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^ vtxrrE ON THE SOCIAL POWER OF BBONWBf u MlDDLE CLASSES > fVaM a Mltr to 3 friend in E 3 * nhur S h . ) 1 Lancaster Castle , March 18 th , 1 S 41 . ,,,, -a , —I h *™ Ja * t received your long * U %£ * S let *« ° the 15 th . butfaetoe I notice , tb . mi ^^ tf ^ ow me to resume my fbnner subject that P ^ " * failT BiMl «« tan done Motheras to the obstacles ** " ^ taoom bfct , and which must be overcome before ir * t « w b »« tfce ^ S htert chance of being able to trt « ° ^ n « dy for the evils we complain of . Bfj ^ wrlttt that , enormous as it the nsnrped 1 J ^ ffiM ^ cbuaes t * "" ? tbe org&nisatiwj P ° ** " « moent , it S » as co * iu » g in comparison with tf «* ~\ ^ f hold in Virtue of the existing organisaenP ^ rLj ie W . —in other -word * , that their social *** far greater than even tieir jovernmental f «* er " j-aeed , the latter is but a consequence of the po ** " fh ^ nrfi in this , as in many other cases , the
**** isuien for il ; &nd > ^ trutb ^ e ^ S soci ety as ^{ giBit ^ Britain , we may well be excused for is * ° * ^^ jjj is caase and -which effect ; » e # ing th&t ^ ciaWBf ^ ^ pe ^ j-fc , operat e upon each other with *** ° i ! ssai reciprocity that every increase of the ^ r wiil oljoltrf by an increase of the govern-•^ wirer , and every increase of the governmental ^ i- * Kwn 3 iM ineri-ase of the social . By the si > cial tr , w 3 *™^ middle classes 1 nitan , of course , the P ° * a ibsr can iraf to t > ear 0 ° tbe Body Politic ov P * , ; ,. ^ -wealth , position , and facctioM as man-B ^ t ^ L ' tT . Ttia species of power they had already * SJLd . tio ' w enermous extent , before the passing of ^ R ^ nn Act ; ' . which , indeed , was but a natural -Msee rf that powers but . having obtained a vast f ^ L s { ro-teniinent&i power through that act , they Pi - ^ ifce power so acquired U > augment their ~ v , r js thrj had btfore used the social to
^ L ja ^ geTcrrnic -Btal Witness the relaxation of 5— - »? liw ; ^ infimons N = w Poor Law Ac ; ; the ^ tt 3 tica of tie funded debt ; and tne numerous Star Acts tiey hire got passed , in virtue of which £ * tore- tenwd Uie poWie- highways into private ^ r ~ r and slrttrfy invested more than sixty millions ? iciiaJ , - wi ^ * prospect of socaer or laier geitiag L os cent , on the whole , besides otht ? advantages . S ^' . vjt is Uie Corp- 'raUon " Reform " Act ; the act 7 ii \ 5 . vhica m&kes Biak cf England ncles a le ^ al ° ^ bj wc = try iKiniers ,. ar . d divers other acts of KfinaaaTtfy minor importance , such as the act for fc ^ ViES cpea tie trsJe with Ia'iia , &c I ffiigbt cite ^ 1 V _ IT j ^ j rariois other acts , every one of -srhich
« u " ~ ~ -OT ! ibd Mni doe 3 actually tend , to angment the KchTwirer of the middle cb-ves . But the truth i =, mr ' rrfii tia : tTtry gOTemmental measure pass-. d S-3 tl » lasp i ^ s of v \ n - reform ^ - Parliament has + vj " tedaeT ; » ad so is it is necdirfa to specify parh ^ . sessiei . Bo you just take . a glance &i the Tsfednl Eitotes of tte last nice yeara , and marii their i ^ asia spes lbs in ^ rtst of the mid dle classes . Y on tAs fed tcK it ' - tiving thtiu amore comylfcte monopoly of Sa nerspsper prtss than they ever had beforei- .-. ipraj lite cheap pos ; age— another ext ^ n-rme thir t *» er &T 6 r ie fc ^ a of Po Utbtors—an ^ tber h ? to smaJi
en&ifi ^ ± STn : ssE-sury process' recover deba ty isKilreeca . and , in default of payment , to tetBiKn for er-ry hu ^ nien : — an tier giving iccrsased l ; --3 Ld-a their usari ju > practises , f > y cxtecdiBg to all bilj Thit -sras befcre iimiied to bills net exceeding thrae tms ± i" daK -,-saiier enablitsg country bankers to pi * ± tsalacriiErd facilities " -. that is , to cisc . unt men = « J " ^ ehssply for there —by btirg pr-Jtected fKiB ^ J » jm £ u . s ondsinand—otli = r acts opening up to ± ga " frtib Sells is 1 pastures new * " fur the lucrafR iiTenxent cf their " capital ; " tLtt is to say , fpsV "?; them to convert siagnan : pools of fictitious va ^ i— ior szch is lie tree charsrtc-r of their
rag-E ^ rr ^ i 2 d scrip , "sec urity" cat-: ; =- »—into r >? rexii s ^ raaa " cf real and solid wci'Tn . Of this eisi-arssd tecdescy are ail pari : aE ^ nury acts which exMTtX f-npaiives to inste railways , canals , bridces . or Via puViic w- -j i «; as wtli as those which enable piri £ = 1 ? mortfare the poor ' s rates , or -which augment the T-i £ eCebt ci'irr by » -u : hr > risiss new leaas . or the lusikz of excheqirr biiis . The o > jtci of all smh acts is , fc sibie- tbe ricb middle closes to prr . cti ^ s nsyrr on i ' iEri « t seals , asd in a mors secure -way . than they o ± = rri c .-nM 3 y enaMing Vfcc-n : tu Oerive in tern : itaM « xirr . ^^ frr-as definite ca rrtal "while they still
prestTTc ie apital entire , or mayhap aurraent its value is tiiK *< ei nnriet ; the law j-uts tJ ' . ein .-n an eqa < tf fssrsc wi ^ i the lords cf the soiL While on this Kt ; =: : 1 st = ; = reniark ; , thit here -we L » ve the true origin of oarii&ui debt , and of all the national debts that cte s ± t Tforid . The 3 « debts were not caused as ttapleaa tt- ^ . Ht . ^ -, by txtrsvagai . t traj-s or prc-aigatt--mkis : ss ; h-a : were mveated for the purpose of caKi * mosey cspisaiists to derive the sanie advantafssfrsa tieirsioney that the lords of the soil do from rai ensa ; and the wars we : e got up to furnish pjstrXj ior borrowiaj , so that , instead of the debt l ) dlg is conifrqssns- o ! wars , royal fxtrarafance , 4 c . thaeTatbct ejcseuaeccts cf 8 predbpc'Eiion t * have the Ctbts , vhith Tould have besn crtated eo , Biliy withan the irsrs at -with them . It was the capitalist *' bUtm &ai there eboald be national dtbts ; afid * -fe alwsTi ijvg interest of aris ' -jcratic goTemments to borro * ; pKtlT betsufc ths-y have all the spending of the mcsnET-rialc -ifTisTe ncse of it to pay , ( they leave the peoplfc-to & tiat . si . d parJy becauae \ bc- e * ta . bKnfa-EfEto' ajtcE-y ariitocrtcy -nas Eecesiary to the protectia of the haded arut-i : racy ,, * whJ would , long ago , hsTc 5 ok their usurped coainion ever the soil , but for ti = lid of the fsndlcrds , and other descriptioEs of SDisa , irha , b ^ i cg a , aoiori ' - ns robbers as the lar . dtea iLgnsKrei , are eaui ^ y int-a-Mfed in proscribing CssTTtreinity of tie prcip : e . If you doubt this veTEvs 5 ? ths a ; : ter lock at the fact that the debts of
srsrr Btssr EcroptSE Stsw . as well as onr own , * have b&z * i inse the genera ! p-e&ce of 1515 . See France C iia moaiest ugatnticg her dtbr TniJer the prefewsol " paV £ c- « o : \ s "—S ^ e the St&Us of America P ^ Ep - irtercsl improTe ^ ints" for the like pur-P « -sfc 8 tie Amencan ' "VThy pspers lamenting that tsnafj ; a G-Ecn : tr Uniwd States DeVt . as -well as toctasbts for each kdepetdent Sate . If all this dots tXB&T yea . then take up Eiackitone and il-Culloch , ^ T ^! ? 05 oariS !> dt * F'iiticil tconciuista , and you tj o 2 flat thfy . ore and zll , ooLsidtr a national « K "J «» K » dvnalbl £ SsinE , pr ^ vidrd it be not too fj : - -r . jt , prt . rided the inter ??* ... f it can be wrung ^ ^ = p * .. p ! e without the riik t-f r / otliion tr a blow Ww * . f ^ -- * = * e no tniall ihare of En-^* " Mr iTSiltd T > rosr ^! itv ms a radon" to b ^ r ^ « = » I <* te &na tbe » g . ^ " £ siA" she h ^ always iSaS * " prblie " eilitur - " Credur l 3 £ t liiL ; Jy
^ I V j-g jjj . ^ j ^^ ^ sn bject In , cf erf ; ng t 0 ^ f ?^ " f ^ t he i 7 esK . I triihed ru lea : t ; g n-u . idieciasjss havi enit- ' o-id i > g . jvtm-^¦ Mjer wrferred ti ^ - / n-, Ref-nsi Act to c ^ t- ^ < : il P ° wer- a ; ti .-txrvr . ee of t > e e , cial ^• : - t . a ? j * oF i . ; . . ^^ fc . , ^^ . g em . y ^ - asa do s : r . i employ , thtir * ol-: J to in crease ^ PTtmaental power a : the expenc-.- i-f the political te w' r . aid P ^ -Ple- A ^! ths 3 c-s ab-. re allude ? *» pJrec : tendency to incrw-a iht miAiU-cia . ss scs ^ . TT ' ^ ^^ P '^« 'er &Ter the iibcuuT ; i . e . to X ,-. ~ t ^" - ~ > i **' ' P ^^ er ; and , in prupon . i-. il aE this iar ^ fC ^** ' ' Toa * ^ d iira tiup ; ..-.: ng it to PE £ afc-. § r DTaEalelltal power , botfi in aad out of fci , - ^\ ETery "wre *^ of his wealth nrrunrr , us u 2 ~ - ?} - * hiir-sirred labourer .. wi ; 2 hric ? T 7 ith it
Csa ^ ^ ia ^ r t 0 ^ e possessor , and , conieqi-ntiy , ^^^ iiCeKi ^ for coercion acts , spiw , ana arnic-1 la ^~ TZ ^ l }'' - ^ -1- E ¦ ¦ ¦!"» tit- C-.-W Honii Police ; l- ^ . ^ . ' ^' - ^ Bonsaution of our nn . i : ary furt-.-- . tar-X . ' ; ; " ^ f ° 1 Mi l ^ -ditsoM - »^ . m for this £ r ^ - ! T ^ :. ^ s 5 n > Vj « tort , nj , r . -rtuie- ^;^ - : £ : i ' 'ict , ir . fui-E . 5 us thti " . thb m ^ rii-ci rise- " " * " : Ecre ^ - . * = < i n- ^ re * nip 3 put in con ; - S . ^ 7 ~ ^ r . k not , my fri&ad , thai -h& * auci ^ C : ^ ° - * ac pubik forca , are owing to the wiiiike - ; - : tla !
^ tr' ^ n cln - 'tighbours , or mi-Is for the « C ? E ^ ~~^ - "_ - ^ r M-onial j-cssessioEs , ™ •' navnl rtt iCVU ,- L ?^ "Whig ar . d Tory papers nay ^ i-rs . v ^ - : t > b :: t th ? true version is a rs . ' . i ' . & 3 ^^ , V - ' ^ p-i ^ i of cur vpper cj .-d -mii-i ' t-K -V 1-. ' ^*^ d ! "rn l ? ' Z ' -riVjCracy c / Gr £ aJ BHi : \ n ; ^ -a -vTt * - ^ 1156 i ? r ° ^ af the I :. ^ e augmtn : a ; i . ' :. E tisay ^¦ -ia-and aarise forces cf most of the c-r .-c t : E- ^ . * : ^ . ^ or . betEnred , that the saiae dt : u > ^ - ' fia ^ T ^ . * . ' K " Qr ^ ^ to ovctthT u-w Grasr- . *!* ti *' t ; cns , L = aJ » o at-srcTk in France . ta- fH-. ^ ^^ in fict all over Europe , to cv-r-^ v ^ T . ^^^^ - ^ iriti ' . ciioLS . Indeed , Ihow ^' i ^ 'v ,. 1 ^^ 1 ^ 5 Fras ce and Gtra . ny , and I ^ it i » ' £ " * . P * " -nt ; p : e 3 of Ciirtifm are txien-£ t « a s o- ~ 5 pain - Ir ^ - - 22 d ° th « European p-,- ^ - ^ 2 ox the best and mc 5 t ealigLttntd ^ -n -4 ^ - soc ; il P ^ fonnsn I havs ever ^ i 3 » j ^ t , ? : *? laris Md poles ; ; ome cf * * i EoT D 1 ! a Lon ( loa - In fact , nothing but ^ Uss ^ ^ 1 * 23 . ^ c ^ preven : a brw . tiii ^ up of ^ i ^ . "t" ** Cial or ? aai 2 * 'Jc-n of sfcitty thrsugh-^^• Vii , * ' ** ^ » ati- » tial and aristocratic f *^ TL " - S
l !" ^ Uh , * * lrj mai 1 ' Md ^ it } l sBourbon ^* » aid >^^ eTery t 0 * of ^ e kingdom , to act S >^ for Affl- ^^ P *^^^ « » in onkiEg up §?* * Mm ^ i . ™* ^^« . I * m told , are *?*• C m ™ tn ^ « 'm the atighbonrhood of S * » aed 0 'RJS ^ 'ort- My iiformant a a ^ * IJB t . i ' I » y Hs " « hc-oii = 3 fc . ^ r" a fare-A legs ^ £ U jU £ t j ^ -jj to Hm A - i
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WORCESTER . —At a meeting of the Chartists held on the 12 th inst ., it was resolved , " That we look with suspicion on the leaders of the Christian Chartist Church of Birmingham , &o ., believing they are striving to promote their own individual intere&t and middle class approbation , who have always proved themselves the bitterest enemies of the working classes ; we are determined not to give any countenance » r ftipport t » that party aa they do not belong to tho National Charter Association . " That we hereby protest against Mr . Collins beiug elected a Delegate to the Petition Convention , for tne reasons above . " BRADFORD . —The Chartists of Wapping held their usual weekly meeting on Monday evening , at the house of Mr . R . Corrodns , North Tavern , JN ' orthstreet . Several sums were collected for the Convention , and petition sheets delivered cut for signature . All is activity and zeal in Wappiug ; adeputat ion from Idle received sheets for signature and promised to have them filled spcdily . The meeting adjourned to Monday uext at seven o ' clock . X . OUGH 3 OROUGB . —At a public meeting held at the Charter Hotel , on tho 22 ad March , Mr . John Skevington was elected as a fit person to be delegated to the Petition Convention about to meet in London .
TOTWESS . —At a meeting of Delegates for the Counties of Devon and Cornwall , ht'ld here on Sunday last , for the purpose of appointing a lecturer for the above counties , tbe following resolutions were unanimously adopted : — l > That this meeting considers it highly desirable that a lecturer should be appointed for the counties of Deron and Cornwall . " " That this meeting considers Mr . Henry Vincent to be a fit and proper person to be appointed as lecturer , and that a coiamimication should be opened
with him on that subject . " " That Mr . John llorswill , one of the Delegates for Plymouth , be appointed to communicate with Mr . Vincent respecting the terms , &c , and to state the result to the other Delegates . " "That in tho event of Mr . Vincent ' s being unable to comply with the rtquest , that each Delegate do write to f ' eargus O'Connor , Esq ., stating tho weekly sum the counties could devote tovraTds the payment of a lecturer , and to request him to use his influence to procure an efficient person .
WHITE ABBEY .-The Chartists of White Abbey met on Sunday , at their meeting room . The letter of H . Burnet , to Fcar ^ us O'Connor was read , which called for ; h severe EiiimadTersious , and a resolution passed to institute an ir . quiry regarding the meeting of the 24 th instant , empowering Mr . Riley to demand an esphnation . Petition ? heet- are rapidly filling , which looks well for the Charter . Maw ?* x « GHAin . —Tho Chartists of this place have , changed siinr time yf meeting from Monday to Sunday , at ten o ' clock in the morning . SAWLEY — Mr . Bairstow delivered a lecture last Saturday evening . DERBY . —Od Sniidsy evening last , an immense body of the workiijrf and iniciuJo clis ? ej assembled in the Market-pi ; . ce , to hear Mr . liairstow , who addressed them for upwards oi ' au hour . Tho cause is going on righi gionou ^ ly .
WARWICK .-O . ' ] Tuesday , tho 6 th inst ., Mr . Colans , of JSirminghaiD , g-tvo a lecture , a ; the iheatre in this piace , to a iarge audience , the subjer . beii : _ ^ "The intimate conn'icuon b > , 'J » veea ChartJSm aud Christianity . " Tho Mayor was applied to for the us ,,- of the Court House , by requisition , signed by upwards of fifty inhabitant householders , but refused the use of it . NOTTINGHAM . —On Sunday last , a chapel was opened at Arnold , four miles from Nottingham , when serKOns wt-re preached iu the afternoon by Mr . Barrait , of JsoUingham , aiid at night by Mr . Harrison , of Cajvertoa , to full cougrt- 'gations of Chartists . On Monday week , we gave the base Whigs another specimen of tho power ot the vrorking classes , by returning tweniy-ihree pledged men as Guardians of the Poor for this
Uniontwenty-, four being the number required . The candidate highest on the list of the late Giardians , who were for building a new basiilo iu ihis plac- " , ha 4 only 408 votes ; while the lowest candidate nvmed by the Chartist ? , a * opposed to tha new ba . tiJe , had 1 , 263 , ibus giving a majority of 857 tor the lowest caudiciate named by the Ckartists . 3 ir . H . Vincent gave us a lecture in ike Chapel on Monday night , to a hi « njy gratiEed and overflowing audience . The ladies of Nottingham have kitu'l y presented Mrs . Vincent with a cap , some gloves , aad other articles of the manufactures of this place as a small token of their respect towards her . We elected Mr . James Sweet , of Gooie Gate , as our delegate to the London ConventioB , it a public meeting ht'ld on the 22 c d of March last , in tho C&ar . Lsc Caapel of this Dlace .
IPSWICH . —We have received a letter from th < - Char ; utB of this place , stating that a meeting of the trades had bsen hold ; when resolutions had beau agreed to , pledging thetradcB to support ihejournoymcK tailors of Sunderland in their resistance , to their tyrannical oppressors . It was also stated that their attention had been first called to the tubj-ct by the paiagraph in the Star . On Good Friday a meeting in favour cf the Charter was heJd , when a resolution to that effect was passed , and addresses were delivered by Messrs Macuherson ami LUoIing .
FONTYPOOL . —The last ot tha Whig victims made his appearance here on Thursday , the 8 th o : April , irom the dungeon of Oakham ; tho peoplo of this neighbourhood have been axpe :: tiii s him fur some time , aud nothing Could exceed the y > y manifested bv his fneiicii ( he lias no enemies but what are jj ort-ly aihaiueci to bo thought no ) m liu return ing amongst them again ; even Fleichcr , the principal evidence against him , runa to Mrs . SiuHaid , and preff rs the utmost friendship by ciferiiig hiintelf as Mr . Shcllaru ' ^ buil . The magistrates , on this occasion , got a fc < v handbills stuck -. ibout the town , statins iha . t it was intended lo have a procession which was likely to disturb tho public ptac ° , and commanded a l officers of tho peace to prevent any breach oi the peace , and to bring the offenders to justice .
HALIFAX . —On Sunday evening last , Mr . Arrau ddiveretl a soul-ftirring address , in the chartist Room , back of Waterhouse-street , to a numerous and attentive audience . MIDGET . —Mr . Arrau preached at this place on the afurnoan of Sunday last , and gave great satisfaction to his hearers . Chartism is assuming a very healthy appearauce here , which promises to vie with , any other village in the great aud glorious cause of nniversal liberty . BRIGHTON . —At a meeting of Chartists , held at the Cap of Liberty , on the 7 ih instant , resolutions were , unanimously passed " That Mr . Flowers do send the ium of £ 1 to Mrs . O'Brien ; " " That ; 5 s . be forwarded to the Frost Restoration Fund ; " and " That a petition be got up for the liberation of Mr . Hetheringion . "
LKIC" STER . —The Easter meetings have been delightful ones , and have tended to augment our strength . Since the new plan of organization was adopted , our local society has been re organJZ- 'd , and , in the formation of rules , an especial regard has been had to providing against discord by tLo spread of TeeioiaJisiD , or other principles among 133 . 'Warned by O'Connor , care has becii taken by the committee to present such a body of rues to the society as should secure its unity , and yet give perfee liberty for the stated separate mcaing of the ditf ^ rc-nt " sections of it . Twenty-six mure have taken the Chartist Teetotal pledge , during the week T . R . Smart was nominated , on Monday last , as our candidate to serve on the Executive Committee .
srRATHAVEN . —The National Petition has been unanimously adopted at , a public meeting , held in the West Relief Church , on the tiih instant . A soiree took place in tho evening , when , after a substantial repast , the meeting was addressed by Messrs . Moir and M'Cartnty , from Lcsniahagow . The addresses were replete with sound reasoning , and were of a most effective character . SAtpoaa .-Mr Clarke , of Manchester , delivered a * excellently impressive lecture on Sunday evoniug . On Monday evening , being Easter , there was a free ball in the Chartist Association Room , corner of Great George ' s-street , within two doors of the Mechan cs' Institution ; a dancing class is held on every Wednesday and Saturday evening , at seven
o ' clock . Oh Tuesday evening a lecture waa delivered in the Repeal of the Union Heading Room , by a Mr . Robertson , on the Corn Laws . The lecturer admitted discussion , beinj the first of that party who admitted discussion . The lecture occupied three quarters of an hour ; at the conclusion of the lecture Sir . Campbell replied for a quarter of an hour . He was followed by one ct their best men , namely , Mr . FinuigaH , and a spirited discussion eusued , in which several speakers took part . The discussion will bi resumed on next Wednesday eveniag , at eight o ' clock , when Mr . Campbell intends challenging any ef them on the question . Let , but the Corn Law KepeaJers but continue to »<* mit discussion , and the principles of deinocracv shall sojb send their views to tho " tomb of all the Canulets . "
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tOW » OW . T ^ pltTT OF WESTMINSTER . —The weekly meetings of th * Chartists of tue City of Westminster are roaoYed from the Paviour ' s Arms , Johnsonstreet , to the Charter Coffee House , 32 , Strutton Ground , Westminster , every Wednesday evening . BEIV . 'YIONDSEY . —At a meeting of tbe Chartists in this locality , at their New Room , Horn ' s Tavern , Crucifix-lane , on Tuesday evenintf , the 13 th inst . Mr . T . Wall delivered a talented lecture on the Chatter . The lecturer waa solicited to continue his lecture on next . Tuesday evening , the 20 th . Four new members joined .
KORTH * MPTON .-At a m « etin « of the Northampton Working Men ' s Association , held at their Meeting Room , Castle-street , a circular received by tho Sooretary , from William Lov ' ctt , and signed by that gentleman and others , wp read , and a disoustion took place , at tho conclftsjpn of which the following resolution waa unaniiapaaly carried : — " That tho circular be returned by to-morrow evenings post , aud that the Soctetary write to the effect that we consider tho National Charter Association quite sufficient to carry out the objects mentioned in the circular , and that the establishing of another Associatio n will act in jujrioitsly to thacause . "
* ffil * teAS-NEfc . —The National Petition fa getting well on for signatures . Wo are determined to exceed our last number , 100 , OOt . The sheets lie for signatures , at Mr , Tlios . Horn ' s , Market-street ; Mr . Thos . Grey ' e , tobacconist , Grey-sireot ; Mr . J . D . Edgar's , Nun-strset ; Mr . Lawery ' s , Nun-street ; Mr . Crother ' s , Shaks . pearc-utreet ; Mr . William Graham ' s , Nag's Head , Groat-market ; Messrs . Byrne & Co . ' s , booksellers ; and Mr . J . Blakoy ' s , Side ; Messrs . D . France & Co . ' e , Foot of Butcher Bank ; Mr . Richard Ay-re ' s , Bri ( i ^ e-6 nd ; Mr . Wo . Cook ' s , Blue Bell ; Mrs . Whito'a , Cannon-street ; Mr . Kirk ' s , Oakwell-gate ; Mr . Palmer ' s , Oakwellgate ; Mr . Biagburn ' a , Hi {{ h-8 treet ; and Mr . Martin's , 13 arn-close , in Gateshead .
Mr . Deegan has been elected as tho representative of Northumberland to the Convention . Meeting . —The Chartists of Newcastle and Ouseburu held thoir weekly meeting , on Tuesday night , in the Chartists' room , Chaacellov ' t ) Head-yard . Mr . Hail having been called upon to preside , the Sacrc'ary read the minutes of tho previous meeting , likewise the rules to bo observed at all general meotin ^ s of tiio amalgamated Chartists , which Messrs . Hail , S'arkey , and Sinclair were appointed to draw
out . Having been pat from tho chiar , they were adopted unanimously . A lengthy discussion was thvii entered into respecting the projocrnd Heading Room . Mr . S nclair reported tho result of the inttrview which tho deputation had with Mr . Gray , whin Mr . Bruce moved and Mr . Q , iin seconded , " That Mr . Sinclair be appointed to draw out the copy of a circular , to solicit donations from any person who may be considered friendly to the mental improvement of the working c . Iaosos , for tho projested Heading R urn iu Newcastle . " Carried .
OUS' BUiiH . —According to tho recommendation rif the Delegates assembled in Manchester * on the " 27 ih Ftb ., a penny subscription was entered into iv , r tho wives and families of the incarcerated Cliartiyis , which will be Jcft open for a week or ti * o , to j ( ivo our fii ' tnJs her « au oppurtmiity of snbifcribi ! : ^ for this cliariuble purpose . Any one that i ;< wishful to give any thhi £ > by attending a * the School Rjom , on Sunday mornings or Wednesday evening .- > , can do so , us proper persons are appointed for that purpobo . —There appears to u-i a general
movement among the trades of' NewcastJe in favour of the Charter ; tho shoe-makera have alroauy brgun to form themselves into tho Charter Association , and numbers upwards of fifty ; aud wo hear tell of other trades beginning to follow their example . May God speed the work ! The men here would Jike Dr . li'Duuall to be put in nomination as a member of tho Permanent Executive Council . We enter our protest against Juhn Collin 9 being sent aa a member to the Petition Convention , or auy other man tlut is not a moinbor of the National Charior Association of Great Britain .
BIRMINGHAM . —Frost , etc . Restoration Committee . —This Committee hold their usual weekij meeUpK w Tuesday evening last , Mr . Lyntll iu the chair . ' '" Messrs . Dally aud Trucman were uominated as members of the Committee . The report of the Glasgow meeting for the election of a delegate to the Petition Convention was read to the meeting ; when it was resolved to request Mr . Culien to present the memorials to her Majesty , iu conjunction with Messrs . Pitk » lhlyand Williams . Letters were read from tho following places : —Ashlon-under-Lyne , containing ill 3 ai . l'Od ; VVigau , 5 « .: Stafford , ¦ 5- . ; Nottingham , 10 s . ; Monmouth , 5 < . ; Liverpool , 5 ? . ; Brighton , 5 s . ; North West district of Glasgow , i'l Us . 6 J . ; Trowbridge , 1 « -:. ; and W . D . Siull . of LoiMoa , 103 . A letter was read from Markii : ch , lxqairiug information concerning tho mode in which money should be remitted .
The Committee request ail their members to attend on Tuesday evening next , as butiness of > ; reat importance will be brought forward . All collectors and persons desirous of assisting arc likewise invited to attend at the Chartiet Meeting Room , Freeman-street . R £ DDXTCH . —Mr . Wm Dean Taylor addressed a numerous meeting of the Chartists of this place on Monday evening last . The worthy lecturer was loualy and deservedly cheered ; anil at the conclusion , fcovcral enrolled their names as members of the National Charter Association .
SHEFFIELD . —At a meeting of the Sheffield Chartit'H , iho following resolutions were passed with acclamation : — " That it is tho opinion of this meeting , that the attempt now bmn ^ made by Messrs . Lovcit and orh-. Ts , to cause a divisioii amongst the friends ana tupporters of the Cnarter , isunjuaiifiable , uunecc .-. iiry . impolitic , aud unwise : and therefore it entirely disapproves and condemns the whole proceeding ; and will do all it can to support and make permanent tho present organisation of the people . " Thti resolution was moved by Mr . Oitiey ana seconded by Mr . Parkes . " That tho above resolution ba sent to tho A ' orrtgrn S ( ar for insertion . " " T ^ ai Mr . Parkes bo our delegate to Dewsbury on the likh inst . " STOCETGff-ON-TEES . —Mr . J . Williams , from Sunderland , delivered two lectures here on Easter Monday , to an attentive and highly delighted audrc-nee .
ROCHDALE . —Tho foraalog favourable to the PeopUV Charter sat down to tea on Easter Tuesday , the IS * . a inst ., in the Radical Itoom , Suhool-lanc , when u ;>; vardd of one hundred partook oi ' an exceSie . it r : j .-ast , Kot "p in tlie best or . ior , and well calcniait'i to r < fl ot crtdit upon tho fair managers , aiid on tli j company . CUSLBY BIL& . — Every exertion is making here to strengthen the Convention , by signatures to the petition . Ail hands aro at work . SUWDERKANP . —On Sunday afternoon last , Mr . Deegan lectured at the Life-boat House . The audience was very numerous , and . judging from their puat success , there is every rrason to hope that ? hw > 6 open-air meetings "will be productive of much good .
AiHTON .- On Friday evening , April Oth , in accordance with announcement by placard , a public discussion took pi : icii in tha Charlestown Chapel , between Mr . Campbci :, the Socialist Missionary , and 31 r . Leech , tLe Chartist Lc-turer fur South Lancashire , on the relative merits of the do ; triues of Socialism und Chjvrtiam , in removing the evils that afflxt society . Vlr . Camphell opened tho discussion , by Mserting that Socialism is a pasacea for all complainta that afflict the boiiy politic , aud that society mint be trained by Socialism beforo it will euj-y huppiueea and comfort . Mr . Letch couimenced by snowing that Socialism is impracticable with the House of Commons as at present
constituted—that it in erroneous in not holding tha responsibility of man . Ho contended that responsibility was not acted upon , nor ever had been , properly speaking . The respongtbtfity , as now acted upon , was a one-sided thing—one that tquiuted horribly—Uie people liaving no po « rtr over tie law makers . Mr . Campbell said , that Mr . Leach meant ansvrerability , aud ¦ when driven from that , he said it was accountability from which ho vms driven to preveutabiiity , and then waa compelled . to admit the fact ,-that Without responsibility no society could l « governed , which was fully illustrated by the members of the Socialist Congress being chosen on the principle of Universal Suffrage and Vete by Ballot .
Tea Party to Celebratk the Release of tihothy hlggins , jouk broidbent , and the rev . j . R . Stephens . —Pursuant to announcement by placard , the ubove tea party was held on Monday evening , in the Charlestoim Meeting Room ; Mr . James Mitcheli , Mr . CharlesDavies , Mr . John Wrl « ht , and Mr . Isaac Arraitage , were invited as guests . The arrangement * were such as gave general satisfaction , and reflected great credit upon the females . Tea being over , Mr . T . Hig ^ iDS rose amid leui cheers and dapping of hands . He said , Mr . Chairman , Ladies , and Gentlemen , it W 33 vith no small gratification to him thflt he had once more the opportunity of addressing them . Ho was sorry to see the apathy of the people of Ash ton . There was the aatno tyranny and oppression practised upan them , as there Were previous to their incarceration , lie contended that the people must not depend upon strangers or foreigners to -to thoir work , b « t must do it themselves , if they wish to get their emancipa-
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tion . ( Cheers . ) The bodily 8 ufferin § 8 while in prison were nothing to the suffering of the mind at seeing the cause for which they hod been incsicttratsd , neglected , and tbo people divided among themselves , fle again warned bis hearers against bfeing deluded by men who wish to thrnstthemselves upon them , < 1 ec ! ar « ing what they had undergone tor tho sake of the cause , in order to create sympathy . They musk not depend upon tbe middle class to do their work for them , nor those men who go about with black coats upon their backs as though thejr were independent gentlemen , and when their debts were paid , had aot tiva shillinga to spare . He said that we might as soon expect to see or ask the moon for sunshine and ths sun for frost , as to ask the present Government for a mlrts 3 of their grittvancw . He thought tho man who made and
produced everything good and valuable in society ought to enjoy them . He never believed that God ever commanded or ordered such a shite of things to exist . Mr . Rigging then commented npon tbe difftrunt plans which have been put forward for the organisation of the peopie . One plan was agreed upon one day , and the & * xt they were meeting to discuss whether , what was doco the day before was legal or not , some base scoundrel comes in before it can be finally put in operation and frustrates their designs . Mr . Higgins . condemned the document put oat by Lf rett r . nd Coiiins , and said titMu individuals were acting in » ' *» - — y "Tri > r > Hpj ^ tii would not let th « ni have the disposal of their monies . This document he called humbug and noneense , and again said that the people of Ashton must do their own wotk or tfeey would be cheated ; some * body must
make a beginning ; somo pJan must be adopted , and he for his pa . it knew no plan half b * good , half so lifeeiy to bring things about aa giving the ;< eop ! o . political power , whether it was called the Charter or anything else . The people ought to havo the bivad , clntb . es , houses , blankets , and all other necessaries , aud , if they were all like him they should have thtmi . ( Cheers > Cheering and eloquent speeches Were then Wade by Messrs . Mitchell , D : ivies , Armitage , Wright , Broadbent , and others , which our space forbiils the reporting . Mr . Stephens said , he would give his compliments through the press , if they would allow him , to the Poor Law Commissioners , und tell them thfiy may bring tho Poor Law into Ashton as souu as they liku ; and be wouhl likewise send his coniplinients to them , if lie could be reported that the bastile would receive no harm . The
men of tuglaud , from one end to the other , begin to eeo that it is now gone too far ; that th&y will not to for a redress-of ono single measure , but that they tvr . determined to have a general reckoning . ( Hear aud cheers . ) He had told the Governtaeut , that hail it not been a wet night at Newport , the people would have been successful . Had it not beena wet nigbt . he would not have been talking to them , Newport woutd have been taken , and the news would have run like wild the . Mr . 15 . Baidthe peoplo were preparing their minds fjr the worst , for they hud como to the conclusion t ' .: at no tinkering can mend the kettle . Hu said that very few working people had sigued the petition against tho New Pour Law . It waa signed by the respectable men and the clergy of tho Established Church . Mr . Stephens spnke very highly of Mr . Fielden . M . P . Hi .
considered him the only honest man iu the Hous ; - . Mr . Stophens , in conclusion , sMd , thai the precediag speakers were his frieuda . though they were Chartists He did not wish them either to b « sttpheni ' . es , U'Conriorites , or any other ites , but Engluhmsn . He then concluded a long and humorous speech , by exhortic ;/ the people to hammer away . Mr . John Wright spoke in favour of the late plan of organiz * tion . IIn knew nothing could be done without unity aud a proper understanding on the part of tho people , therefore , ho would ricuuiuend the people t « join the Cnavti-T AxaocinliuB , ami obtain political pon'er . Mr . Wright made a sensible speech in favour of the present organizition for the Suffrage , and was repeatedly applauded . A votd of thunks was given to the Stockport friends and the chairman , and the meeting broke up at a late hour .
DEW 5 BURT .-A public meeting has been lately held in Dewsbury to appoint curvv . ytTB of the Highways for tho ensuing year , and to examine ihe accounts of tho Board of Surveyors for the past year , when several very heavy and bjection . ibio payments being found in the accounts , n Coicmitteu was appointed to attend the Special Sessions at Wakefield , on Monday last , the 11 th of April , to apptat aK&iBSt their being allowed ; but the magistrates decided upon allowing ; all the charges with the exception of £ 14 14 s . 9 J .. 1 expended by tho Board at their various meetings for eating and drinking . Hor taking a part at the public meeting on this qucfction , a poor man , a rate payer , of the name of Joshua Joy , has been refused any more
work by Li .-j Whig master , Mr . John France , carpet-manufacturer . So much for Whig liberality MANCHESTER . —The Manchester Local Conimiitee for the relief of Messrs . U'JBrion , Bcnbow , and Barker have received sinco the Jast notice the following sums : —Tib-street box , £ 1 15 s . CJ . ; Tibstreot dancing party , 19 s . Jd . \ Patricroft , 5 s . ; New Garrat block printers , per Hubert Mahon , lite . ; Salford box , Ss . 3 d . ; from a friend to the cause per Airs . Richardson , 6 d . ; and 2 i . for lira . O'Brien ; and 2 i . for the support of the lecturer . The committee hope that many other middle class men will go and do likewise , and shew to their order that they do in reality sympathise with the suffering families .
JMKETING . —The following resolutions were unanimously paa . ied at a numerous meeting held on Sunday evening last : —1 st . " That in the opinion of this meeting , the attempt now being made by Messrs . Lovett , Collins , Hetherington , Cleave , Kogcrs , and Mitel' . ell , to form a new National Association , instead of joining the present already powerful Association , ia as mean , base , and traitorous an attempt to divide the energies of the people , and paralyse their efforts to make the Charter the law of the land , as our most icsiiHuus and inveter&t * enemies , vfith all their powers of iu . v- ~ n . tion , could bave devised . We therefore embrace the present opportunity of publicly denouncing it , in onier th . it
our more unsuspecting brethren may not be deluded by its Rpeoi » us pretences , and do most earnestly request them to examine the letter preceding the address , in which they will find that the first move of tlio party i . i secretly , and without our knowledge , to win over our most talented and powerful advocates , in order that they may be enabled to sell us in a mass , and keep up a continual agitation ( profitable to a few parties ) , without accomplishing tho object they pietend to aim lit " 2 nd . " That this meeting moat cordially agrees with the proposition made by the people of ( ilasgow , tha * . thu Convention do meet on tbe 3 rd Ot May , instea . l Of tile i ! ay previously prop <; s « d . "
Manchester West ( Haroman Street ) . —Mr . James Cartledge , of Manchester , delivered a very eloquent and impressive lecture to the cordwaiuers and tailors who meet at No . 53 , Hardmau-street , on the evils of a standing army in time Of peace . The lecturer was warmly applauded throughout . Lectures are delivered every Sunday evening at the above room , also a discussion every Tuesday evening . The Liberation of tue Rev . W . V . Jackson from Lancaster Castle . —At tbe bo-ginning ui l : wt w <; ek , the above gentleman wvote to his friends at Manchester , stating that an order for his liberation had arrived at Lancaster from tho H-iiuo Offico , on condition of bail being given , according to tho sentence passed upon him at his triai . His friends lost uo time
in procuring bail , which was accepted , and the Itev . Gentleman was liberated on Thursday niorui :: g ; he « rrived in Manchester iu tho afternoon of the game day , an-. l immediately placards were issued , announcing that he would preach on Sunday last , in the meriting and afternoon , at Brown-street Chartist Room , ami in the evaning at tho Hall of Science . The services were well attended , and great enthusiiism was manifested by tbe people generally . So much for Whig imprisonment putting down Chartism ! We are glad to say that Mr . Jackson Iook 3 remarkably wul , pud th . it i , n fearlessly asserts that imprisonment has only iaore fully confirmed him iu the principles * f Chartism , because those principles are the principles of justice and equity .
CHOHIiTON AND HTJiTttE , —Mr . Charles Conner delivered a very able lecture here « n Sunday evtning last He was listened to with great attention , and at tbe close , the following resolution was m « jved by Mr . Yarwood , seconded by Mr . Carlow , and carried unanimously— " That this meeting viows with extreme regret the course that Messrs . Lovett , Collins , Cle * ve , Eetherington , Rogers , and Mitchell , are pursuing ; yfet , with all due respect to the gentlemen and their plan , we will not leave the present plan of organisation that was a&i'eed to by our delegates , and follow the plan of a few men , who act without the wil ! of the people . " MR . Do ? le addressed the people of Brown-street , and Mr . Lewis , of Oldham , addressed the peopld of Tib- « treet , on Sunday eveni /
itr-STOCKPOaT . —At the usual meeting hold in the Aitociation Boom , on Sunday evening , Mr . C Buwraan in tbe chair , Mr . Fenton , of Ashton , delivered a long and interesting address on the Church and its abuse-:. At the dote of his address , Mr . Thomas Clark said ho felt sorry , indeed , that it should be hi « painful duty to move such a resolution aa the fo llowing ones— " lhat we , theCbwrtiitaof 8 to * kport , in public meeting assembled , take lhl » opportunity to disown » : iy connexion with any of the six ' moral gentlemen' whoso names aro attached to the address to ' Leading Chartists' which appears ia theStar ot the 10 th of-April ; and , farther , that we Bhall consider any man who joins this cltq . ua asnn enemy to tha working mi'lk-ns of this country . " Mr . Jysepb Carter seconded the motion in a neat and appropriate speech . The motion was then put aid carried unanimoosly .
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- - , c . - c . « -8 y / 'L COXHOE . —A good meeting « u held / at this place on Tuesday evening , -which waa addressed by Mr . Edward Lawaon , and Mr . Doegan ? at the dose of which several shares were taken in tho Joint Stock Provision Shop intended to be ftsttkblubcd ia tho dty of Durham . ' BAHNSJEY . —Tho Chartists of BarasTey held thefr weekly meeting on Monday , the 12 th instant . When the usual business was gone throngh , the new schema , or the secret move , was discussed , and after a calm
debate on the snoject , the fo ] l » winf resolution wan ., £ g unanimously carried : — " That we , the _ , Chartist * of ' ^ ? BarnsJey , are satisfied with tha present National ' Charter Assoeiatioa , and that tro / feel ^ b sorry and indignant that any men calling themselves patriots ' ¦¦"' eheuld be found feise enough to attempt to destroy 0 DB of the best plans-for organising tha people that baa erer yet appeared , which plan , if carrfcr t out vita * that spirit that ought to actuate men determined torccovet their just rights , will be certain to obtain tho People' ! Charter . We abb feel grateful to the editor of tha ; Northern Star tor hia sble exposure of the fcul and bocret move .
The wives and families of Crabtree an 4 Ashton are now in a deplorable state , and the Chartist * at ; - Barnsley can give them very little assistance , owing to the depression of trado iu the town ; indeed it « a « -. never known to be worse , and what adds greatly to tbs distress is , that ^ t appears that the chancels of charit * are dried up amongst the rich leviathans .. It is only aatut of justice to those poor feliows to l « l them hav » . that portion of consolation , tlm th * ir fiut » ih «! will not suffer want whilst they axe incarcerated . G / abtree'i ~ wife Las throe helpless children to snpport , wtthoat r afcang , aa waa observed beforo , aad Asljto . T's "Bttthnff one . It is to be hoped that public sympathy \^ Lbe J ^ 0 extended towards them . . ^ tlt >^^ m ^^^ " : - STRoirowATER . —Tho roomjately occnpiedW ^ Tr " a chapel by tho Rant « w ; liaa been opened for Cbar ® ¥ ' . purposes . Meetings are held ^ weekly , « n MonAwf '¦? ovenmgs , » t seven o ' clock ..- ? 2 U a uueting holden o £ he 12 th , y arioud jc . =-olutions , including one of thanks to tuo Ldiior « i' the Northern Star , were un , &nimoual » ; . CAB » ifP . _ At a meeting of tb ^ GJ&ar ^ « f t ^^^ ' - - town , it waa the . 'unanimous opinion that Mr . Morgan Williams is a fit person to sit in tho Petition Convention ; and they will contribute thei * uimust towards the expenco .
HBYWOOD- Mr . Leech lectured here on Thurs day night week . KEKSIHOTON . —Mr . Stallwood lectnred at the United Temperance Coffee-Mouse , Lewer George * street , Chelst 3 . Several new members were eir 1 rolled . 41 17 s . was appropriated to the poiitical vie Jims m iho Kensington and Ciielsea district . Tfa © cause proceeds well . GLASGOW . —At- » public meeting -of the North West District of Glasgow , held on Friday , it was resolved— " Thai tho Glasgow Chartist * again record their determination never to cease agitating until tha Charter become law , that a subscription be entered into to defray the exjieiices of a delegate to tbe Convention , and of getting up the National Petition . " Resolutions wereal > iyspoken toby > lr . Abrsm Duncan , to whom thanks were voted . Subscription-sheets were ordered .
PR 5 TST 0 N . —Mr . Bernard MCarty delivered a talented and eloquent . iectureon Wednesday evening tho 7 th inst ., Mr . George Loydin the chair , to a c > -o- \\ iod aud attentive audienco in tho Chartists ' Meetin ^ -toom , Prestou-street , after which the maniiig waa addressed by Mr . Benjamin Dix , who powerfully exposed the free trado agitation and administered a eovcre castration to the Com Law iiepealera . KUCOKRSPIELO . —On Tuesday , Mr . Arran , ihe Wosit-Ri'jing Lecturer , visitrd Huddersfield and delivered a very impressive lecture to a crowded auuienee in the Ntw Theafre , Quoen-8 tree 5 . At thfl conclusion of the- Jecture , Mr . T . Vcvers took iho eliair , and resolutions strongly condem ' .: a ' . ory of the wholo Byatem of class legislation and affiraiing liio determination ui' the people to persevere in their demaiid for tho Charter , were uDauimuusIy passed .
Ki . IGKI . EY . —The National Petitioi has been adopted here . CITY OP LONDON . —At a meeting of Chartisfs hfW at tho Dispatch Coffee House , Bride-lane , Ficsc-sfrcet , on tho 5 th inst ., it was resolved unanimously , ' Tfiat this meeting , having read the plan of org . iuisatiou proposed by Messrs . Lovett and Collins , arc of Opinion that the Organitation of the National Charter Association , i 3 perfectly legal , aud consider * it i 3 b ; : st calculated to carry the objects of tho advocates of the Pcjpie ' s Charter ; and ere hereby determined to adhere to the present plan until it has proved a failure . "
tors . —At the weekly meeting the following wa « proposed , seconded , and carried unanimously : " That this meeting views with the xreateat contempt aud disgust , the conduct of Messrs . Lovett , Collins and Co ., in attempting to rai&e a counter agitation , purporting to ba for tho attainment of the Charter , as we feel convinced that tho pian of or ^ aai ^ ation laid £ down b y tha delegates in Manchester , and which is now being carried into operation , is in every way qualified to answer the best wishes of the people , and we hereby pledge ourselvos to agitate for nothing iess than tho Charter , aud that upon the plan above-named . Onward , and we couqu-r ! backward , asd we ialL Universal Suffrage ,. and No Surrender !
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Mr . Editok , —By iiiferting the following in your Slur of Saturday next , you will oblige the undersigned . Mr 3 . E . Brow . n ' s , Suprom Fund , Bikuinghaii . We tho undersigned members of the above committee , feel it to be our duty lo make the following protest public , viz : t—That tho leaders or pmohers of the Christian Church meetiug in Ncwfr&ii street , Birmingham , have acted bjosi unfair , unmanly , and unchri . stian-Hke , and c » lcul-itetl to injure tlie funds , and consequently the family of Mr . E . Brown , by affixing hia name to the " Secret Move" party , and we feel eonfidfmt that sunn signature must have bcea obtained by pirty stateaent , misrepresentation ,
Wo strongly call into question the sincerity of that man , who would swell hie own lists at , tho exp ^ nce o ' . any Citartist victim , who cannot possibly kuow anything m the present rxiFtingcircunistancea oat of his pr ! F = , and must give his name through th © party statement and recommendation of the person making such application . From the triflig amount that has come in lately , and from verbal statements made , we are assured
that the beat of Brown ' 3 collectors aro , at thi » tim » , against tho "Secret Move" party , and we further etate , so satisfied are some of them of the intentions of the secret pany , that they havo signified their intentions of abstaining from meeting with us 60 long as we meet iu our present com mitteo room . Tkus we trust , they .. will not persevere in » after w * Htato our reason" for changing OHr committee rooai , which reasons , we bopo , will recall soma of our Chartist friends to their former duty .
It is veoll kaown we rented ar . d paid for the room we occupied in Moer-otreet . The Newhall-sireet party ofcrwl their school-room gratuitously ; no reasonable objection at lhat time was &een , and conseq -. jf . iuly theiroS ' lT wa ? accepted . ¦ We do hop ? that tho good Cbarfcitjfe , who havo ao nobiy done their duty sine « Mr . Brown ' s incarceration , will not desert h ' iai for pirty t&ke . No ; let it not bo said , that you who havo kept from starvation , tho seven amaii children of that innocent victim , £ . Jivown—Jet it not be said , » uain we repeat , that you forsook his helpless family on the eve of his liberation . Rally to the committee , 'i'he time will toon arrive wlien Mr . Brown will be out to answer for himself , and whatever may be his future actions , let it not be eaidthat tho Birmingham Chartists forgot their duty to a brother victim .
We wish to be understood * 8 having no party motive in this protect ; we stand ad pavt of Mr . L $ row : i's Commiuee , and we feel confnlent that th name of Mr . li . beh ; g affixed to the "Now Move nieut , " will , without tno jeast doubt , injure him i . tiiistowa . Fur his family alone , a « d for their intermit , wo r ' cel it to bo our duty to make this publi * announcement . In conclusion , we do assert that without the mew bert of Mrs . Bro wu ' s Support Fund Committeodo » tteud , our funds muse fall short . We know of monie 3 we have lost since meeting in Newhallstreet , in consequence of no t being able to form * quorou ) , pari of onr coaiinittee beiug engaged in tha lecture up stairs , and tho other part stajiBg away altogethsr .
Again we most sincerely call upon all good Ch » s > tuts to mako one more bald effort to raiso a fund , not only to maintain hia family , but to give him litile start on his liberation ; the time is but thort now and we assert it to bo the duty of » U thoa » who took part with him in hia agitation , toasaisl hit family during his incarceration ; therefore , rally to the committee ; and , if y « u are Cnnstian or Chartist , be ou tho side of humanity—recollecting that Mr . Brown ' s incarceration was for his advocating the rights of the people . We remain , In the cause of Decwcraey , ( Signed ) Samuel Davihs , late Secretary -ei&S £ H £ ?«» Kr »* Rf-Charles Bettam . ^ _ JL ^_ •' — David Potts , Secretary ^» i' ^ jrif ?~ 5 £ « >\ Brown's Committ * % ^ ^ sy- ^^^ . A P . S . In the original , each hss signed /^^ aMr ; - ^ . ^^ - ;^ » which Mr . Whito shull &de , and havo it , f ^ c ^ wl Sf ^ f | V | * - * j . \ - Tito above is a correct copy . vA ~ ' ^ U ^^ nri ^' ^ I I Y * Ti' *\ ijr ? \*» _ J 1 _ ~~ - ~> v < * f ¦ HMV dSMSli
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SAJfBXTRT . —On isoncisy , the 4 th instant , three sermons were pretehed in Li : e Lecture Rcx / m , Binbury , by Mr . Coliiai , from Birmingham . Scores wer * obliged to go awsv tor want cf room . —Mr . C . lectured on Political Econsiny , in the Theatre , on ihe Monday evenit-g , and was weil received . The cause is gaining ground in this place ; many who have sic&j tioof are now begianiEg to ii&ve " their oj £ » opened .
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through his \ rife , and , like s prudent man , he is about to take it with him to the other side of th « At anUc , well knowing that if he remains hsre , it would soon get into the hands of landlords , usurers , lawyers , and tax-eaters . I was grieved to see one of my old disciples thus obliged to leave his native land in quest of the right of free existence , but 1 could not , and , of course , did not , blame him , under the circumstance ? . A num , having a trife and family dependent upon him , is morally bannd to do the best he can for them , consistent ¦ with maintaining his principles and his honour ; and , therefore , so far frvm blaming my countryman and ( Visciple , O'Rurke , for bttaiing himself to the land of Democracy , I hishly approve of his conduct ; though , I confess , I should not do so , if I sa-w Ma brcther Chartists , or rather the workbig' people of England
geaeraily , tiling proper steps to put an end to the despotism that is destroying tho country , and driving so many of them to exile . That being , unfortunately , not the case , I think that O Rorlce , aud all who act a sinniai part , are doing precisely what they ought to do , under present circumstances- While on this subject , let me mention that since I wrote you last , I hid a rlsh from another Manchester man—one of those included iu last year ' s batch of indictments , got up by the Whig auiiwriiies of that town . This poor fellow has not been able to get a stroke of work for the last three years , owing tohiabeiag a . " ni » iked ou ! " One overseer in & mill had 7 by chance , employed him , but jiLst as he w = 5 going to his wyjk , in steps ihe cottonlord , and , Wi ' . kiai ; right up to him , says , " Yonr name is so and so ? " " Ye . « . " " You eorae from
Manchester ? " "Yea . * ' -Oh ! that will do ; we don't want you here ; you may go V So there was an end to that job . This - poor fellow has lfttterJy depended ¦ wholi . y on tbe labour oi his wife for subsistence . 1 ltave you tu eoE&sive what must be his feelings when his wife leaves him—an able-bodied rean—behind her in btd , tu be off at six o ' clock in the miming to the accursed factuiy ; to tarn some seven shillings a week for his and her subaisttnee ' . T&lk of imprisonment , indeed ; "Why , solitary coi-flnement is a luxury ia comparison w-i : h sucq daninaKe tit gradation aa this . Tho man ¦ who would icHjvlly live un the labour of his wife , is a heArtle « s villain , and the man who would not , but must fritb * r do so or starve , ias is this poor fellow ' s
case , ) that man is more punished by society , f- - -r no crime at . all , than society has a rigkt to puaish any mnn for any crime—not excepting murder itgeif . Xow , this punishment is irflict-. d by the social _ power of U , e middle clisses ; and , as these classes possess a similar j-uwer over almost every othtr member of the race of Ub « , artrs , I find my ^ lf brontht back once more by this digression , to tbe original piirjvjse of this lfctier , which was to sh » w that the 5 ociil power of the mi-Idle classes is tvun greater than tfeeir governmental power , njid that , consequently , it is vaiu for us to txpeci any real political or social reforra in this country , unless we can put an end to the usurpation ef the middle cesses .
I have said that by the social power of the middle classes , I mtaa , of c > urse , tfce power thty can briug to beir opou the body i » oliLlc by aw « 3 o ! ^ titiTweal ^ tl l position , and functions , as members vt stcifty . Thii power they hold to a great extent , independently vi acts of Parliament ; and is , 1 as ^ rt , greater than their eovemnidital power ; Xbat is , greater tLaii any powtr tiiey potstss , thrcugh the orgairzition of the Governmtntj and , it W . tuid be inSaite ! y greater , if they chose to exercise it on the side of buin . inity , and tho people . To cot . vir . ee ar . y one of this , I VOAld jvist aik the following questions : — 1 st . D-oes tUe artisan er labourer rvceive a farthing of wages , save through the luiddle tiaj *;? ? And , if bs docs not , have i . ot ttitse classes sonieUiiQi v-ry like a power of life or death over lie arti « an or / ah ; urer . '
. 2 nd . Q . m ; he iaudiunl rKeive a fArthiiig of rent , ; save thrcugh the middle claioes ? For , were all the j firmers to combine against him , what remedy has he , ! or could he have . ' He could have none , for not a . labourer in the kingdom , would raise a hand in support : of the landlord ' s ciaim . 3 rd . Does not tUe . government receive almost all the I tares through the middie claates ? It does ; and if the 1 middle Classes trere to combine aeaJDi . ; the payment ' of taxes , not one labourer or artisan in the kincioin ; wonid raise an arm to assist the government in collecting them ; and as for the soldiers and police they always go with the purse-holders . I Here , thtn , i * a pow « t oi ^ Copping the government at once ; nay , cf annihilating it withsut striking a ;• bi-ofr ; tnd this power , mind . U pus ^ esBed by the ¦ middle elapses . independciiUy of their re ; restntatives ; in the Bouse ef Comaons . Tnough they had not n t single representative in that Hun 3 e , tbty would still , a * the direct p » yers of alru .-st all the taxes , have the : power of cutting off the supplies . This power the ! Working classes have rot . even to tbe smallest t-x-lenf . j They , poor souls , cannot rtfoss to pay taxes without ; refusing to eat and drink ; for as the great bulk of our 1 taxation is indirect , or mixed uy with the prices of ; the commodities we -daiJr con'unjtf , we cannot escape ! paying tbe tax tritLout mskicg war upon our live I senses , and punishing curselv ; s eT » n more tlian we ; are punished by tfce Uix . But it is quite a diff .-rtnl I case wiih the middle ciisj-a . TL * y pay dirtcUi / t-j
i the government , whr . t we pay oniy inJirtctly through '• tliem . The hop-trower , the sc ^ p-bcijler , the taHow' . chaLdler , the malister , the brewer , the distiller , the j tanntr , tha importicg merehjLnt , < fcc , tfc « se are the , lsd » that can put a stopper upon taxation whenever i they like . Xow saj-posing they cntf like . Supposing j thi . they were to give notice to the working c ' . assc . : ! to-morrow , that of : tr the first of Dt-xt month ( April ) | they would pay no more duties on spirits , malt , hops , ; tobaceo , brandies , wines , leather , soap , &c ; supple , : I say , they were to ia-ue this ncrice , at tbe same time apprising tie workibg classes that their oV-j-ct ¦ wxs two-fold . one , to t-Eabie thtm to get everything . for half tbe munry tbty p 3 y cow ; the o : hcr , to induce ' : the government , by tha mural povrer of " passive re-: sistai ; ce , " to make Univcrja ! Snfirace tbe fundamental
Istt cf th # land . Supposr , aciin , the above section cf » h- middle classes to ii- ^ ue snch notice , and all tbe otl ^ er sections of the middle cl-js&es to issue a manifesto approving of the same , and inviting all Icyal tu ' . jecu to use their influence with t ; : e Cr-j \\ a BXd Pirliam-nt , to : "< iacs them to join in the new " Ho ! y A 5 Jiar . ce . "Sa : pose , furthtr , the middle clas es , at the sa : ne time , t o suipand th'j p . ijTntni of KiDg ' s tsxts , which are di ; cct , an-i the grt ^ t hulk of trhich is obtained from thtm . Just . I say , suppose- ail this ; : * nd , mind , it is ali as easy fcT the mvlale c ' . a&se 8 to do—and a vast deal etsi' -r—as to become caT 3 lry nun , act p . s special coiifitabKs , measure cut cb » eie and skilly to unfortunate psnp * rs , fcc ; and what , 1 tik , would bee on us oi the excht quer ? IVouJti n' jt rhc ari * £ c . Mcy and the govercment hive to surrender without -j . blow oa eiiher ii-. ' tr ?
Y : a see , then , my friend , that r . ur destinies p . re alto-¦ i \\ : ix -at pr : si : st > in the LiC'is uf ths maid ' t ; class ; . . li ' iUi Eov ^ rnniental poweT or without it thtv have it always in tfceir power to obt . vn jaitice for us v ;> ie : ievjr they like ; an- ! more than jnttic * thu wcrking ciasses have nevtraskf d . Indeed , ttey wculd becuuttnt with if »!; for tli-j mc-t thurou ; h ? u ; rf of us hsve bctct aihed more thin sccuri ' y for l- ' . e future , though we are equilly welt oLiitled to vidtmnUv / or the puU . S ^ rirg , tbeD , that the middle ciaj-sts Lato poUiicjUii as I have before shown ) and aocia , ' y tiie power to reiire ^ S all our ¦ wrongs , and setinj that , ia ; , tead of-doing > j they ha ^ e nstd : and still us *) both tLcir social and pi-l t ; cal power t « und ^ r OUT posili » n aiore an" ! more I ' jchilesa at-d degi tdc-ti ev . iy ytar ; wh ^ t other inference c . n T'e draw froui tht-sr conduct thau tli ^ t they are onr iiicst in-. plidab ' . e ezivv . iv . s '! Ar . d whit othtr resolve uUirht the opprttie-. l cLi *« . es to c » . m ? ti > tL : in a tesolve tu baEil themselves tosciher p . « one ujib n , ah .. \ t the common crprt-sor , and n = ver to re ' . ax their fclT--rts until t . " 'y L * vt ; tumbled LU p » wtr in tbe duit ar . d raised up U : e L . ! r ; c of their cwn ii . dcpeiidence en its nuag . " But ;» p- rtion of the wMdie clissts , " y-ju fcay , are friendly t-o the working cls . fc .-fe ) and why not unite with them ? . My ar . swrr to th . * , as -wi ;!! as to otbtr paints of ycixi letter . I r . iuit reserve till a fut-ore ccmiuuriicatioii , and ::: ean \ rl : " : ii ; bt-g to rewind you of what I said on a fornicr uc ; . &s > . ur ., v z- thut if there bt a }> ortion of the mid > .: e clatiri re-j > friendly to us , they will units witfe tit . inrtca ' . l of asking as to unite with thtm . "We -want Eothir . 5 1 ut wLt is jus * , and ri ^ . l . t . ous . We W . ' iDt to icra- 'le no msjz ' s rights—no wun's property—ro iii . in ' i peace or liberty . We wr . ut only equal justice and equal proUction fruia the law srith onr cp- rcs 3 trs , so that we may fceDctforvard hsve the- free u ^ d unihickled use of our bodily and mfiitr . l {^ tultie > , to provide for our own maintenance , and to obtain kuch rank , position , md hoDL-ur 8 ia SDcif-ty as cur X'rivate snJ public wt * rrh may entitle us to in the eyts ef our fellow cit z ; ns . If the poTtio-n of tbe mii ' idle daises which you say is friendly to us . Las only these , or the like , or jects in view , they can have no rational objection to nnite with n « . If thiy have other and different objectsif they have orj . cts in view hostile to ours—or objects ¦ which they dare not avow , I must , in that case , conelr . de that they are rot friendly—and that , consequently , tax tulinexi is to unite against , ar . d not iri ! h them . Yours , fcc , Jauxs B . O'Bhiei . + ^ -. ^
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Mr. E. Brown, Birmingham.
MR . E . BROWN , BIRMINGHAM .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 17, 1841, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1105/page/1/
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