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MAJTCHBSTBH . SBSOPSSIQtf BETWEEN THE REV . J . R . . STEPHENS AND ROBERT BUCHANAN , 3 G € IAL MISSIONARY . "tESteCall « f Seieaow « a > attended on Mond » T evening ?^? a cataerous and respectable audience to hear a dis-^ ss-k « s between the above gentlemen , which had been r-3 » e » Ss £ for many week * . at'S&e after the thae appointed , the two disput&ntf _ il « ji tiViI fee platform aad ware received , by the cheer * 3 * : & » 3 <» 9 le , __ _ _ chair aid that
M * . Wasd was called to the . He & £ s& 2 & feeen called -npoa rather unexpectedly to take < £ st » s 3 ttk to that occasion . The Gentleman who was in jmini ta officiate as Chairman that evening' ( Mr . = r 3 ^*» oJj tad baen compelled to leave the town on ~ ji Mm he hoped that the apology which he bad sar-sAe would fee sufficient . He then read the ' placard ,. trfSiag the meeting , which stated that the su b ject for i-5 £ emn&an w&b the troth and practicability of Socialism , *^ 3 &rJ&tepbeas to take the negative , and Mr . Buchanan v ^ ii -sSnaative . The overplus of the receipts to be v ^ sge&Sr divided , and one portion , tint belonging to i ££ k Stephens , to be given to Mr . Oastler , and that v-jwt « emg to Mr . Buchanan , to be glTea to some ether ; jat ** fctV » purposa . After a few farther remark * , he r-Tria ^ affced Mr . Baeanaan .
JBr . Scchasas rose and eaid , the rohject which the c £ ? ra&flrs had met to discuss , and which they had met nsir £ mc , was oae of great importance ; one which in-¦ = T "« iSS * a 4 { fee temporal happiness * cr misery of the human v- ^ sew * . -fie hepsd that the present discussion , like - r ^ = » j- ' * there which had been held of late , would be ATsa&seted in a proper and becoming spirit ; that they * rs * a 6 * « hibit in aU their proceedings a sincere desire to --. vwi-statnowiedffe « f the truth , and leave the people zOf . ¦ && » $ & that system which to them appeared best t ^ sti 3 Bai . ^ d to remove the evils which afflict the human sajii He had do sinister object to serve , his whole <^ & * & € U that occasion , u veil as on every other in cac& *« k-bs had been engaged , was to arrive at truth , and ^ . ^ . j » y . iin » lj h- ^ d beea actuated by a desire of
accom-^ " SgSTwg , as faros bis ability -wouH permit , the greatest : ¦ mxxtMX of good for his starving fellow-men . He con .- ^ sKeeed tha « the views hs entertained were trne , m * s 3 S 3 Eiited to accomplish a great amonnt of good . He ¦ ? S *^« d that they -would pay every attention to what ¦ csssc ci ^ xicted to them , and thru be enabled to came to <^ acA ? xj £ . conclusions respecting tbe tcerita or demerits w _ a ^ f * £ a eocial sjstem . Before going into their prin-^ s % -3 si it wou ld be necessary for him to point out iSk , -3-saie extent the condition of the people , after --a& £ : h he Tronic endeavour to saew a remedy T ^ Scfc ^ Sid the Troriiag classes want ? They wanted « - ^ fa « tiua , food , clothing , emp ' . ovment , and a proper -sarBBtaeration for their labour . Under the present system —ZS « F « e * e not enabled to secure these , hence the
neces-_« j £$ f-& a great radical change , before the people conid ¦ zie&K . 5 obsession of the foregoing requisites . As an ^ s » £ Z « aea of the corrupt state of society , they would fiud - - ^ t- ' , * " **^ in government documents , that in the county -aCT £ j * mcesU ; r there was only ane in every- thirtwn ^ scJeiSSfced ; in Birmingham , one in thirty-two ; in Man--cr % ^ V i -the great emporium of cauim-ree , one in thirty-£ fyt ^ in Lc-eds , one in forty-oce ; and other lunnukerilxJM £ to ^ ras in the saiae proportiun . The tables of -: sr 5 steih ~ w that in Ea ? l * sd and Wales , in 1805 , there ssaaat ^ . . 600 eoinEiiitcJ : in 1815 . 7 800 ; in 1 S 31 i'if . K" * ; ih 1838 , 22 , 0 i 0 ; an . ' , fiotn the following cjxsancA ft would seem that not on ' . y had crime increased r ^ ci « ke ps >»\ ilaxion had also greatly increased . The - ^ iasssta th&n of the pspslation from ISOo to 1838 tras
jiS ^ eccfent-, while tha increase of ciime in tn . e tame -sSisse ¦*«« 3 * 8 per cent . Froaa a return of persons " » ho ? % kx £ be «» in L ^ eds Borouzh Giol , from the ^ aes * 1 « 16 to the ye * r 1 B 37 , there were ths ^ Afeiiag facts : —In 1 S 1 G , St--4 ; in 1821 . 1 , S 8 < ; - ^ £ : iia . 3 S , 1 . 9 S 3 ; in l $ al , 2 , 12 d ; in 1 SS 9 ; 2 , 202 ; Kssfa ? aa increase of 773 per cent , in twenty years . In £ 2 e * 9 rpool . cut of » population of neariy 3 uO , OOO there « as 2 T « vS , Gt ) 0 who lived in cellars and courts , disgu&t-- > £ i 5 $ ^ f- 'fiithy . In Mancbestsr and Sa ^ ord ; 2 o , 000 livc . 1 - * aa oeliars ; and other 1-irge totri . s were in & similar con--zssOsb . The sssaker then wtnt on to iio » the rate of ¦ easssstslity . In . &sgoir , tie rsle of mortality was one as «* ery forty-four ; and , in 1 S 37 , it -was , ts high as one xSSE-erery twenty-four and a halt . Ha then went into
• sSssatject of employment and rate of wag ^ s . A family S 3 &-&S . persons , tLree of whom were weavers , in 1814 * arseid « % rn £ 135 » -ye « r . Trhich , arter paying for food , «« a& , f « el , &c ., left £ 97 for clothin ? , whiie at the prejjfcSt time , the same parties would not earn more than ^ £ 3 £ , which ltft nothing for clothing . There were ;^ 3 S ** , eO « hand-loom wt-avers , who only earn from * is . 6 d-¦ s ^ St < Si per -week , the rate of-wages in c- > tton factories : ^ B 3 & £ ag from aa low as 2 s . 3 L ptr we-k for children . - ^ as _ y is as higM as 20 s for mnle tpinrwrs ; and among e&aedes , from 2 a . 3 d . to as high as 9 s . per week . In < --j ^ a » -wr trade it was much lower , running from 3 * . for •^ ntgcsg persons , up to only S * . The numbers employed -iirSe power-loom were 230 . 000 , of which , at the end - ~* E -8 T « y two » d a half years , 25 000 were cast off ; a : £ 3 sa « pears , 50 , 000 , oi one-fifJi ; and very few were ' emj 5 f * e ? e 4 in mills of any description after th * y were fortj -gjte-aaEji ? age . In the flax taw ' . e , in 1 S 35 , tbere were
r 3 S-33 * employed in the factories ; of thwe ? 3 . 000 were : s 35 sa . tes ; number discarded every fivey « ars , 815 . In > &Ss& « iik trade , in lS ? -5 , there were 30 , 000 pereont -tsss ^ rofed , of whom 20 , 008 were females under eighteen T ^ sex -cf&ge In the wooUen tra-le tk e re were " 1 , 000 - ^» at <« y operative s , of -whom one-balf were femalesVand cafee'sssj -rity youths . Tne trade of this country had Gsee * , Quring the last twenty years , vastly increasing . -x 3 e » « D&c > iiijery to a vast extent . Hating , be tbongbt . ^ SES ii » * at a strong case , he would proceed to describe •^ Sfcs ^ ziios for meeting those eriis . He then proceeded ^ 3 * «<* d from docnmezits an explanation as to the .-3 « £ ailsts' views on edecation . He likewise read the j ^ eaxeiples , respecting human character , from a book . —* 3 ~ a "dechiratioB of principltsi , " and also the rules of ¦ iS >* a 9 ciety . He was proud to have an opportunity of * £ BE ££ 2 iaiog those principles , because be was aware that TtSasx were many in the numsruus assembly who might cotssmt have had thB fchance of bearinc them exolained . He
•; j 3 * rj > 9 Kd to carry ont this great lUdical change by puriSbaksg lacj upon which , by uniud labour , they would S <* cbio to support « aeh otter , and prevent one frcm ^^ p ^ -isirg tha other . Mr . Buchanan then went on to -aes ^ ssia tbe influsiice of good ur bad ciicnmatances in ^ 3 «« jeag the character ; reasoning that by surround--S ^ an individual by good circnm stances , he 3 B « reasonably be nude a superior character , z ^ msA K-xt r « rsa . In fflustra . \ on of this portion of his -fc ? gswfnt . he inferred to Mr . Owtn , st Ntw Lanark , yssfe&sd so surrounded his work-people with favourable -rsBC 5 * x * jtar ; ce 3 , as to lead to no inducements to commit i-5 » flt * , * nd -who continued in that way for thirty years , ; % 23 g 'which time there ¦ w- ^ 8 no necassity fo r citber the y ^ amrrer «? the magistrates . He r * ad some txtracU from
? 3 iS « s MartiDeau . rtspecting the lUppitesand Shakers of rSE-t srica , which sp ' . ke of thfm as a moral , virtuous , 5 £ Is 3 gpf , and contented people ; likewise ti ^ racts from cStSLsT travellers , sll of whom spoke in the most f rronrable 5 S * £ - « e the people's conduct -when placed in good cir-. rss » i * Unces , and when they bad v \ emy to eat , to drink , rseai-t * wetr . The economical pjtrt of their principles ' ccps- % 3 work ont s change in the production and distri-> i ± rr ? ir < jK ef 'wealth , and to carry out -which ihty would ~ 2 fpp-trf- ^ ma land on which thpy wou ' . d erect workshops , - ^ sjx . « rtry ess -would be enaVm ' . to praJuts for himself . . - ^ ai te barwr the overplus when all tbe wants cf the * rs »*» 32 ity were amply supplied . Mr . Bucbanan tbtn i ^ 23 « dd tfce number of people > rbo live merely by- the ^ jssa ^ er of property , —that is , -srho live by tin ; profits ,
-jg % i <( which would be saved -anler a system cf co-opcraiS * s , * ad pUced the rules and plans by which thty in--zZami ta govern tLeir syt > Vtin of ci-n »> nnnity . He consi .- « ssie 4 ttat under their system they would prevent dis-<« dise £ , and thus eave-a great sisoarit which is spent in < - ..-3 ? -Ce £ * s bills , and by preventing crime they would save rr £ e 'isTryt . 'r ' a "bills . Indeed , It was tie orj ^ t of the S ! r « c'ere to set oce tradesman azainst the other , for tht-- - <« 3 f o * a of getting the fers . ilr . Bnch&nan proceeded .-ti * . iia end of the time allowed him in an able manner . Sir "Stephens -sras then introduced by tne Chairman . ¦ Ts 3 £ * sci-: 1- that he stood bef > 7 re them that night unwil-. ' aEagT ? . Si far as he knew anything of his o-srn mind , Z& 2 -felt li : iuseK unfitted for a great debate . Hitherto r-3 &s t ^ ti fctood up before the publ ' . c , from time to time ,
¦ & 3 S . 4 splain his vie ^ rs broaclj , boldy , and fsarlessly , ^ assi Vj gire his unq ^ a ^; Sed tliss « nt to the principles of ife ; fiee ' aV . ets . This he bad done without any ill sSadSag agiirit any individual -wko might hoM such prin-- ^ triisfesi he tfis proud ttst night to stat « puM : c * y that S&t-isrt the hoconr to be parliculirty acqo =. 5 sted with ~ £ 31 z . -O . vea , Mr . Buchman , and many oth rs , « hn ~ 3 e * ees to the Social body . He was h-ippy to say , jndglijE £ "fr < ja thtirc-mdaci towards him , that they rvgardeO « Js < s witn the siais f-selinga of resp » ct and esteem a * v&s Kgar >; e < i them . They never should hear a word •? cit 3 E 2 tit ! that -wools go to iiaTTcga the motive , or dis-. —niss . ^ the charact er or intentions of any individual C 2 s ? -sa& ' : i « i . He believed in bis heart , Si far as he knew Sifeiss men . that they -were as rirc-re , as disinterested ,
j . ^ ssA CtfVctsd their endeavours improve the ^ SS ^ ides ard condition at the human race , as he { Mr . - ? sE 5 ar ; i 3 « s . or aay other b ^ dy of men had & right to c's-lm . ja £ * c , " « Foti ! d he tike any advantage of any hasty assertion ; -= ¥ Kr . Bcchanaa , or Mr . Owen ' s premeditated stater ^ sssna on the question . of inarriaje , o » any other > iwrwnn which might hr . ve betn moct-d by them , > r » i « 2 * s their opiajen ? have been laid fnily before the rrarficie « f this country . He shon-d consider Umsel ; vs : ses » ersaliy disgraced in the estimation of his own cna-- «^« r , -were he to do anything of the kicd , as ihey havo sa ^ essc " " . right to have their opinions as those of the « SE& * rch of England , or of nny of those of dissent , or raesgy jiartf wio profess to take their opinions from the - ^ ansszi of -God . Ntither be nor any other man , or party ^ 3 ^" aj » 2 H , bad any right to fix any man to his . or thfeir
. rgfsSfa ^ ar brfief . He Trould , there . ' ore , ob that oe-• ssTSXjcs came to the cons iUdatod standard , aod take th » ^^ w asthey Lad given it . He wished to be perfectly ^ . ^ saCrrsiood by evsry man who bad come to bear him , " ^ 5 eH he irouid not in tbit discussion adopt tie line of < rrcsi : ti which oth ? r miidsters have in thtir discussiens " ** = 5 & the social niissior . aries . The impression in his « SMt i xf xs , that they bad not acted fair , bnt , on the ^ :-vbl . -sTy , that they have acted towards the SocialUts ^ ac y ai fair , by , drawing extraneous matter into the -= * St"S 3 ts , which they ought not to nave done . To s ^ . •« z-3 » extent , they h * ve rather tecded to excite the ¦ ^ tcsi . 1 f % s ons of « ar nature * h * n to bring the mind to ^ rgjr »»; & ) differ , and iuculcste ( the principle * of loving « 3 fe * sr ae ghbour m themselves . Tae present ducussion 2 £ u& 4 d 2 iuato 4 by big sajicj , . wfcil « pre * cbiai tX |
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Ash ten , that the five fundaniBntal facts propounded br tk 9 Socialists were "fadge . " He entertained strong feelingB ag « inst ttw views taken by tbe Socialists . We live in times of turmoil , and tumult , and when things seem to be crumbling , tottering , and tumbling to pieces . The easy mac will go on so long as he lives , embracing the religion -which has grown with hia growth . t has stood still against the storm , and he satisfies himself with the idea that as it has stood so long against the diversities of opinions , 4 c . that the pelting storm of the present day i > not able to plough it down . He looks upon Socialism , Chartism , or any other ism , and all those who advocate a change in the political world , "With a cool smile . After going fully and Tery eloquently into this part of his subject , he said every man had an interest in promoting that which aDpeared to him to be
good and hindering that which was eviL He ( Mr . S . ) was not the challenger but the challenged . He should not have been brought to discussion had such not been tbe case , became hefe ' t incapable for the task ; he conceived that men who took such important subjects should be msn of superior fitness . Mr . Stephens informed his hearers that he had no sinister motive in view ; he was agreeable that tbe overplus should be given to so-me charitable institution ; but his friends , the Sttiaiists , had told him that when they had taken sums to varions ins : i ! ution » , they had not treated them courteously , which they ought t » have done , but had in many instancs grossly insulted them . Mr . - Stephens denounced the conduct of such men as Brindley , "who go a 6 out the country stating that tbe principles were athe stical , raising large meetings , 4 c . for the purpose
of filling their own pockets . He Dext touched upon the conduct of the Bishop of Exeter in the House of Lords , and stated , that till be nude such & noise about it , there were tens of thousands in the country who had no idea that inch a thing was in existence , and thousands m-re , who had not the least idea that it existed to the same extent as it did . His belief was , that Socialism would prevail and occupy a much more substantial position than it did at that time . He had been looking at the word of God , and from what he could gather from hU views of the matter , from his experience , and from his study , he came 10 the conclusion that the whole sum and substance was embodied in the following words , which he found recorded in one portion of tbe word of God— " Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart , ¦ with
ail toy mind , with all thy * -oul , and with all thy strength , and thy neighbour as thyself . " Mr . Stephens then put tbe following questions to persons of every ilenomination . Did they ever hear their ministers blow one single blast against the rich oppressor and in favour of the poor oppressed ? How do such Ministers then « how that they love their neighbours as themselves ? Mr . S . said they , as Ministers , might as well give np their principles to Mr . Owen ; they might as well give that book to Mr . 0 * en for hira to burn ¦ t , if they could not shew something mare than mere ¦ words , if they could rot show by their actions that tbey bad a practical love for the orphan , the widow , the iame , the bibtd , &c-, and that they truly and faithfully loved their neighbours as themselves . Mr . Stephens then wsntvery elaborately into the subjectof the miseries of tha poor and showed up the inconsistencies of tbetniniste r * Co which he attributed more than any thing else the rise aud progress of socialism . The time allotted to Mr .
Stephens huving expired , Mr . Buchanan sdid tbat Mr . Stephens had said cothing to which he had to ivply . He would ju ^ t explain one part of Mr . Stephers ' B statement , which was in reference to the monies which have been derated to the funds at v . mous times . He then related several instances -where the money had been given by the mutual consent of both parties to the infirmary , ilr . Stephens said that the snm and substance of religion consUted in loving G-od and their neighbours as themsuives . He ihtn read from one of their official documents , which enjoined a duty upon every Socialist , to endeavour to ciake his ffcl ' ow creatures happy up to the point of temperance . Mr . Stephens during his last ten minutes , expressed his intention of fully going into the subject on Tuesday night , lie wuuld therefore call upon Mr . Suchaaan to explain the first fact so that both hrind tLe meeting might properly understand and c-m prehend -what - was meant by it . T : e discusiiju then terminated , and the meeting broke np .
Tiie secjnd night's discussion on this sn'ject reached us on Thursday morning ; we could not by any possibility find room for it , and have therefore reserved it entire four our mxt .
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THE LIBERATION OF O'CONNOR . Ox Monday next , the bonds of the captive will be unloosed—the entombtd O'Cowgr will break the cerements of his grave^—tbe " caged Lion"' will again come forth to the terror of the snarling cur » who already tremble at the prospect of encountering the frown benca ' -h which they have so often qiriiled . Yes , on Monday , fell-tyranny reliuquL ^ hes its hold of an uncompromising foe , who , with renewed energy , will again enter the fitlJ against the
confederated hosts of corruption , who hare in times past writhed beneath his castigating rod and must agiin submit themselves to the scorpion whip of him whom they cannot conquer—and for why ? because he is supported by an invincible army of well disciplined blistered hands and fustian jackets—an in vulnerable phalanx whose bosom . 3 are fired wkh the unquenchable spirit of patriotism ; and because his scourge is made up of thongs twisted from their own villsnieS .
Through tbe p-erson of O'Cosxob our enemieBthe enemies of Univ «> a ! right , essayed to extiu-? uish the sacred flime of libany which pervades the breasts of the millions ; but how futile the attempt as well migbt the p : &m ; e 3 attempt to wJak creation into its ori ^ isa ! nouentity , as to stay the rapidly increasing torrent of democracy which , in its course , will inevitably sweep dowa the strongholds of our oppressors" And leave net a -wr-: ci behind . "
The bloody-minded monsters who lord it over us , " sentence ci G ' Connob to eighteen month ' s incarceration , but Le will emerge from his pri .-aa-house ere thai pero ; d has expired . And why comes he forth before the expiration of his full lime of doom 1 Shall we say that mercy has found a seat in the callous hearts of tho ^ e who usurp seats in high places ! No , their hearts are imperrious to every fxtiiiiK that ought to adorn humaii nature . We cannot talk here oi mercy er clemency . Fear aud craft hare dictated : he order for O'Ccxxor ' s liberation , and had it not been so , ho would have continued cell-bound to the last moment of the specified term .
" The powers that be stand m a very awkward position—their tenure of < - £ 5 .-: e haugs upon a very slender thread—they stand upon ths brink of tha prec'pics and a siugle gust of popular indignation would hurl them from their em ' . ueace and en ^ uii them in irretrievable rain . TiiLs , ihe / well know , having so re : tir . ly experienced the effects of an appeal to the pop alar voice , Agaiu , the ruling fac :. on know that O'Co . v . voR is
beloved by the people—that they look up to him as their chief , and that they look r ; pan every injury done to him as bi ' mg inflicted upon tucin . It is known that the cif . cts produced upou the constitution of C'Con . nqr , by a lon , ^ pe riod of confinement in & felon ' s cdl , are- of a svriuus caxure , and that his life is in j £ opat ; dv . Aad should his lift be thus sacrificed , tha tyrauts know that popular indignation will seal their doom , aud that speedily this thev fear , therefore they order his liberation .
The crafty scouiuireis are also awa . ro that the people are preparing to receive their advocate ia a manner that wiil ba rather aunoying to themselves , and which will not quadrate with parly designs . They must frustrate the intended demonstrations to afoid aa expose of iheir viliany , and as ^ ajjging bills , ar . d proclamations would be ineffective for the accomplishment of this design , they hit upon the expedient of unchaining their victim before the arrangements cf his friends are complete . Bat will this craft achieve tho " consummation" so devoutly wished by our tifik-masters 1 No ; in this they will be foiled , and the result will b « the reverse tf their expect * tioa .
Now , then , a word about Monday next . The Chartists of York will be at their post , and will prove to faction that tfitir intentions axe not frustrated bj the crafty , tremllkg , mock-merciful Whigs ; ud , &s we doubt not that other parts f
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the country will vie with tbe citizens of York on that day , we would impressupon themthe neeessity of attending to the plan load down by the Delegates at Hebden Bridge—let each delegate appointed to attend in York have his flag , describing the place he is deputed to represent ; and we would also say let as many fustian jackets and blistered hands as possible march to York , en masse , to give the welcome to the un- caged lion , " and another stab ut expiring despotism .
Meantime we advue the people through the whole country to ro just quietly and peacefully on with the perfecting of their arrangements for receiving " the man whom they delight to honour" in the beginning of November , at the expiration of his legal doom ; just as though his new-shot germ of Whig mock-mercy had not been . Xet not the cunning foxes thwart yon ; but rather turn the scales upon them , O'CoMNoa is sick now and ill able to
bear the fatigues of such welcome as you will give him ; thanks to the rile wretches who now tarn Mm ont to save their own bacoa from the legal guilt of murder ;— " not legally guilty ' pon honor . " Let him have time to rest awhile ; to recruit his strength —to recover hifl voioe aad his sight and get rid of the Bwellings in Ms legs and feet ; let him become " himself again" and then let the base wretches see ( hat their fear-prompted quirk is lost upon you because seen , through .
We have not communicated with Mr . O'Connor personally on this matter , and therefore know not what his feelings may be ; but this is our opinion aud advice , ws say let York be filled on Monday with delegates from all parts of England , bearing the banners of their respective localities , and let aa many of the honest-hearted people as can go there en masse—so will the first dorapastration
be a little forestalled—but let the rest go on jast as if he bad remained in his tomb tilll thu appointed day . go * Since the above was in type our Publisher has returned from York , where he has learned that it is Mr . O'Connor ' s intention , at the close of th « York Meeting , to repair , for three weeks or a month , to tho sea-coast , to recruit hia health and energies . The people will therefore see what they have to do in tha meantime .
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THE ACCURSED SILENT SYSTEM . Wo again call tho attention of our readers to this most infernal of all the systems of human torture which has been invented by the Sends of h « sil for the prostration of all that is noble and generous in the nature of man . In another part of our paper will be found the petition now ; n course of adoption ou this all-important eubject , which appeared iu only a part of our itapression of last week , and which we hopo will meet with a cheerful reception by the wholu kingdom-But let it be done at onco , let all our frieuds recollect that while we delay , the blasting , damning system / is not only continued , but is increasing in its
horrors . We deemed that it had already reached tha climax , but the letter of Walkbr , which will be found in cur 7 ih page , proves that wo were mistaken . Lot that letter , in connection with the one which was previously published , b 8 read at every public meeting . We shall next woek give a letter of iike character , or worse , from another of the Hells—Northillerton . Let meetings be hold without a moment's delay . We leavo the letter of Walker to speak for itself , only aoking our friends to note well the condition to which their fellow meu must be reduced by continued bad food
and a reduction in the miserable pittance of bread which has been hitherto allowed . We call upou the West Riding to do its duty . Thanks , eternal thank ? , to Dcvrsbury , for the bold manner in which it b . 3 s opened fire upon the thrico damned system of Whig experiments . Thanks to Birftul and to Birnsley . L ? t Huddcrsfield , Halifax , Bradford , Keijihley , Kn&rcsborou ^ h , with all tbe surrounding districts , follow in the noble contest . Haiiney will rouse Sheffield , and Wakefield must speak out , so that the " Gentle Shepherd " may bj under no nv . stake . Bat this
demand for inquiry into the secrets of the prison-house , must not be confined to the West Riding . All Yorkshire must be up to the mark . La . ucasb . ire must leud its aid . Birmingham and London must respond to the calls ot humanity , aud wo pledge ourselves tbat Scotland and Wales will not be behind hand with their Eaglisli brethren . We advise , that in every place a deputation wait upon the ministers of all denomination ? , asking their concurrence in this advocacy of the causa of humanity . It would be of much use , as they must eiihev say yes or no , and thus
they would be subjected to a test of principle , from which , if they shrink , their base hypocrisy and practical infidelity will be apparent to the whole world . There is a cireumstaike connected with tha letter of Walker , which ought to nerve every advocate of right with ten-fold energy and resolution . For wntiug this letter to his wife he has been deprhtd of the food , which , in consequence cf hii illness , lie was allowed instead of the usual prisou diet , and he has been again placed
on the mill . »> e ask tho peoplo of Great Britain , wiihout resp ; -ct to sect or party , shall these things be ! Ws reply , mm must not ; they ought not ; and tiif . y shall not conmnue . The hellish miscreams shall be deprived of their power to torment men , who , if thty are the very worst of felons , are Mill superior to the Ministers , Magistrates , and CSbiais , who contrived , sanctioned , and carry iuto execution this atrocious system , of slow dsliberate murder .
We know tho cause , tho motive , of tho incarnate fiends in all their holiish barbarity . They seo that vhe peace aud order of th « pooplo are the death of fXc : ioH ; and aU means will bo resorted to to raise their indignant feelings and drive them into outrage . But it will not succeed : tho people are wide awake ; and much as they di .-liko paying a set of idle fellows for doing nothing , they aro resolved to do so rather than giro the red-coated aud blue-bottled cutthroats they are coinp .-lled to pay , a chance of exercisiDg their respectable vocations . Act within the law ; and let , at least , 500 petitions on the subject be in Mr . Du . nxosibc ' s handa by tho Ijih of September . TUE DHTESTAELE AND INHUMAN SYSTEM MOST BE ABOLISHED . AND SHALL BE .
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MEANS TO AN END . Nothing can be of more im ^ ev ' -ance to tha success of the glorious cause of democracy thau the enrolment of the Chartists in every town and village of the einpiro in the grand focus of all cur energies , tbe National Charter Association of Great Britain . Tins is , in fact , esssential to the progress of our principles , both as forming a perpetual CommitE . ee to watch , tho course of events and to rally the people on every emergency , and as the most efficient moans of raising those
funds which are so indiypensible to the speedy and saccccsful attainment of the objects of our holy union . We de 3 ire most especially the concurrence of the Lecturers employed in the various localities en this most important suhjjet ; we think a moment's rcfi . jci . ion will convince them that their labour an-i exertions are more than half wasted it iho enrolment of members is not the result . We are seLsible of the valuable aid which Lecturers do afford to the cause ,- aad the reason why we wish them to make continuous tffortB to add new thongs to tho national band of contenders for the nations weal , is that we wisk to see their eff jrts crowned with
tho moat triumphant success , and productive of of the largest possible amount of good . We trust every lecturer , who explains our glorious principles iu a town or viliage whore tho National Charter Association has no members , will deem i $ his duty t » invite such persons aa approve the principles he h » boen expounding to enrol themselves immediately , and to meet him at the c ! oso of the meeting for ibat purpose . Of course every frieud euijaged ia this good work should have laws and rules with him on every occasion of his visiting a town so situated , in order that ao delay migh ; occur f * r wanv of the auchinery necessary .
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DAN AND HIS DOINGS . We are sorry that the large influx » f important newa by tbe last post , mnoh of which we ought to have bad sooner , prevents the possibility of onr inserting an article which we had propated on the brutal and villanoua personal persecution of the DubUn Chartists , especially Bsophy and O'Higgins , by the rampant old knave , Dan , who , feeling his day to be come , is absolutely frantic . This article will keep , and will appear , along with the letters of Mr . Buophy » nd Mr . O'Higgins ia our next number .
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THE MANCHESTER » CONFERENCE . " Well , the much-talked of " Conference" has completed its onerous duties , so far as regards its sittings in Manchester , and wo are now at liberty to speak of it as a thing that has been—the remembrance of it may be but ephemeral ; however , we cannot avoid giving it a brief notice . first then let us look to its origin . It was , indubitably tho spawn of tho Plague , ' and , liko every thing else emanating from that monster , it was doomed to be short-lived and to die unr < .-grettcd . The " FtAQue" was on tho brink of .
annihilationits suicidal career had brought it to the point of dissolution ; and disgrace , instead of laurel ? , enwrapped its hideous head . " What must be done in this emorsesoy 1 " was th ) cry of every fool aud tool touched with tho " Plague . " At last the plan was hit upou , as a dernier retort , to call in the aid of the " Messengers of peace , The legates of tiw skies , With iffice sacred , And credentials clear ;"
In the hope that this would resuscitate the dying " Plague , " and enable it to leavo the world , at loaBt , with a semblance of decency . Well , those iunoculated with the " Plauub' cast aside their sacerdotal robes for tho time being , and entered the arena of politics , though they would rather have the affair baptised by tlttf uame of " a doiug good for the poor . " However , the large fry , the small fry , and the oddffchwvro drawn together , and it was dubbed a- " Conference . "
Now then what did tha " Conference" do ? Lay dowa plans to bring to pasi that wished-for era when " every man should sit under his own vine and his own fig tree 1 " Alas ! they were unacqua'uted with tho disease , and like all ignorant empirics , they talked about anything save the remedy for the restoration of tho body politic . Being ignorant , did they seek information from those conversant with the origin of tho evil aud the means of effectuating its removal ! ° Did they evince a desire to be made acquainted with the cause and tffect , in order that by removing the former they might counteract the latter \ No such thing , they were preud of their blindness , elated at the thoughts of their assinine character , and delighted with their happy Btate of ignorance .
These meat sought not information—they had no desire to probe the woands therefore tho course they pursued ha 3 proved the ruin of the " Plague , " instead of its restoration . Had they desired to promote tho well-being of the mass , they would have courted information from men daily made familiar with the stato of sifairs . This they did not do ; but ou tha contrary , they turned a deaf oar to their superiors in informati * n , and closed their doora against
experimental knowledge—else should not we havo beeu refused a hearing , who are the receptacles of intelligence , derived from almost every sourco , and more particularly are wo tha ra 3 ervoir into which the operatives of every dosoriptiou pour their information . We say this without tho least fear of being charged with «* gotism , aa , wo confess , our knowledge to bo , in a groat measure , derived from our numerous correspondent ? , who are iu situations to furnish sound data , and form correct oonolusions .
If tho stupids desired to do good , why did they not admit tho Chartist aud Siciii proacliors to their deliberations!—these nion wore deputed -by their various congregations , and wore familiar with the subjects which the "Conference" were ostensibly convened to discuss . But their presence- was not congenial to tho ignoramuses , because tho paucity of intelligence possessed by the 709 would have been exhibited aud subjects mooted not palatable cither to the managers behind the scenes or the puppetb on the stage .
Why was Dr . Sleigh refused ingress to the assembly and hb letter burked ? Because they wished uot to havo tbe scales removed from their eyes . He was deputed by the " Society established in London for tho protection of Agriculture in Great Britain aud Ireland , " aud beiu& the accredited servant of such society , ho communicated with the Chairman , aocuying his dosiro to arguo tho subject with the " Conference , " however , his letter was kept from tho body of Ministers , and his application unnoticed .
" 0 I but ho was not a Minister of Religion . " Very well , was Cobdsn , of Steveusoa-sqaare notoriety , a minister ] Certainly not , yet he was admitted and allowed to cake a most prominout part in th 3 procoQdinga . Was Mr . Custis a minister ? Why was this pilpable and barefaced distinction ma . de if not bsoause tha parties managing tbe " Conference" knew that their cause was bid , and were therefore determined to be Jirst therein , and to-prevent their " neighbour coming to search them J "
We speak thus of . " the Conference" as represented by its ac ' . iug guiding clique : the mass of the persons constituting it , wo bolievoto be simple well-meaning men , who . utterly ignorant of the matter on which they wore to confer but earnestly desiring to do any thing which might tend to good for the poor gave up themselves to the guidance of the leading few , who , as tools of the Plague , pulled the puppet wires on the stage .
Of the speeches of these " reverend" political debaters , it would be-worse than folly to waste time and ^ paoain attempting adescription . The most rabid of tho plague-spot press have not ventured to lay them before thoir readers . Aid wall they might not There was one argument however , usoJ by the siugle solitary Episcopal State Priest , who presented himself at this reverend prayerlesa conclave , deserving gome attention . He said , that while it was common to bandy words about the relative advantages of a repeal of the Cora Laws to the agricultural aud commercial classes , there was one class seldom thought of , but whom he must not forget , —persons with small fixed incomes , poor widows , &o . Ah 1 ah 1 Parsoa
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SpjjftcEB , that was an incautious popping ont of the cloven hoof . How many poor parsons have fixed incomes I aad what wonder , that-tbe poor parsons with fixed incomes should be so easily induced to joia in the "Plague" cry of cheap bread and cheap clothing through the medium of cheap labour \! What wonder that their well ceared eyes could see no polities in snob & cry as this ?! How happy would it have been if the "bag " could have been filled for the use of "the poor , " without tho cry of "thief " being raised after them What stupid bunglers were these political psaudophilanthropio priests not to throw a thicker cover
over their holy purposes of plunder ! Go , parsons , go ; ye wolves' in sheep ' s clothing I It is well that you have cut you own throats . Ye have too barefacedly exhibited tho cloven-foot . Ye are bunglers , and have excited the risibility of every thinking man in the empire . Meddle not with matters you understand not ; but as you have broken the back of tbe " Plaguk ' s" hobby-horse by your fantastic tricks , we can only advise you to stay at home and sin no more . Don't fly out of your element again , if you do your eraft may be ruined as completely as you have ruined the " Plague . " Go , Parsons , go , and take care you burn not your fingers again I
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We regret much that we cannot persuade onr friends practically to ^ observe the very clear and plain directions ¦ which -we have bo otten given and repea ' ert about the sending of matter for tho Star . The extent of our circulation obliges us to go to press en Thursday afternoon ; and , therefore , our friends seem to think that if their communications re * ch ns by Thursday morning it is quite soon enough . This is a great mistake . They should remember that every word of tho paper has to be put together by single letters , and the whole space rilled before we can goto press , and it Is impossible to do this in one forenoon . Our men are bnslly employed in filling up the paper with matter which , from one source or other , we must supply during'the whole
week , and it seldom happens that more than one or two columns , besides the necessary space for editorial comment , remain to be filled on Thursday morning . This shews the importance and necessity of all . matters of newa , occurrences of tha movement , reports of meetings , &c , being sent to us at once , immediately they occur . Instead of ¦ which , it often happens , that on Monday and Tuesday we hr . ve scarceiy any letters , and on Wednesday comparatively few till the night post arrives . The consequence is , that those letters which do arrive in the eai iy part of tbe week are carefully attended to and given generally at length ; while we are obliged to have recourse to the London papers , and various sources , for matter to fill the remaining portion
of 80 many columns of the paper as must be set np bofore Wednesday night Wednesday night and Thursday morning ' s posts bring as a shoal of letters from all parta of tho country ; these come upon ns just in the hurry of writing and attending to what are called the leading articlds ; whila In the -airly part of tbe week we have more time to attend to correspondence . The consequence is that oho h : tlf of these letters are passed over entirely ; and the other half compressed into the smallt st possible amount of space—and tho next consequence is , that in the following week we have letters of I complaint from various parties about their com- ) munications bains ; treated with neglect Somo I vrhose letters or reports may have been omitted for j want of spaee , refer occasionally to the police
re ports—tbe column of " varieties , " or some other j portion of the contents of the 2 nd , 3 rd , 6 th , or I 7 th pages of the pnpor , -which are always set up first—and ask indignantly if their communication ¦ was less important than-such or sucli a thing ¦ wh ich appeared in the sama paper from which I it -was excluded " for want of space" —others accuse us of partiality and unfairness in cutting down their reports to s mere annoucement , while those of other towns are given nt greater length . I We have hud many most angry letters of this ' description , the causa for which has rested entirely ¦ w ith the parties themselves . Now if our friends will but bear in mind that we are filling up the paper every day ; that the same column cannot be filled twice over ; that we must give out such matter as we have JUST WHEN THE MEN
want it , or there wuuid be no Star on Saturday , and that therefore we em't wait for the mx : post—we must go on ; if they would remember all this , and send their communications promptly —in the early p-irt of the week—all would stand a fair and a goud chance ; and if they would also remember that we have only one weekly paper for all England , Scotland , Ireland , and Wales , and that , therefore , bo one place can be allowed to monopolize an unreasonable portion of tha paper , we should have no complaints of inattention to ] any party—because we know thtre would be no ground for them . Onr anxious desire is to make the Star a truly national organ , equally
representing all ; but we cannot de this unless the country will aid us rightly in tho sending of tbefr matters of communication . We have this week received at least twice as many letters by Thursday ' s post as during the "whole week besides . Thero will , therefore , be much disappointment , nnd probably much dissatisfaction , for which our friends have no one but themselves to thank . The above remarks apply , of ' course , to news , facts , meetings of the paople , Chartist intelligence , &c . Original papers , letters to tbe Editor , personal correspondence , poetry , &c , must be here at the beginning of the week , or we shall not hold our-Belves bound even to notice them .
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W . R . Pttrt . Br . —The n&emlgifor his > ' » addrcu " he will find , on reference <» ovr columns , lo cate been superseded . .. ' :. ;¦ Joseph Bboo *^ Bradford , intends to visit K . ' brother bitfoTihallert ^ n . Gfett en cr about the ell of September . tftU ChitrtiHsofNdTthaUlerhn or any other place in hi * route , trill get uoJ ¦ public meeting , he will address ( Item oft the KZ pie ' s Charter and polities {/ eher ' atly ; orhe ^ have no objection to spend a feat < day $ mj ^ j luring . ^* All Applications frm Armagh for Stars mu $ t he made by letter addressed to Peter Heaney No o Whittle street , Manchester , - » A Shareholder in Tag Leeds Zoological G « . dens . — We are sorry M » letter cannot appettr m our present number , but hope to give it in (> & . ' next . : ¦'¦ "¦ ¦ - ¦ ' ¦ . - '
J . -W ., Salisbury . —We do not reserve the copies of rejected addresses . We do not remember hd nor the reason why it teas omitted . It would now be stale . The Commdxications of "A Loughrea Chartist " . John A . Hogg , Thomas Davies , J . Law ' s M'Carlney , and many others , were received on , Thursday evening , too late for notice . By some stbangs accident we have only receive d the reply of the Manchester Committee to Mr R . J . Richardsorion Friday morning . It cannot appear this week .
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k Chartist , Southampton , will ensure his Portrait by paying as he proposes . The agents hate heai supplied with the Portrait he mentions fwr months ago D . T . S . received . Do not know the address . Seni to him , news agent , Barnsley , and he tmUU found , J . Ri'sseix , Southampton . —Appl y to the agent . G .. P . —Sixpence-halfpenny . F . , Grey . —Yates is correct . B . Nkwlut , £ iondon , can have the Plate of Arthur ~ O'Connor same price as the Paper , Ma . Williams , Sunderland . —His letter pouted et Sunder land on the 18 ! h , arrived at Leeds on fa 2 lst . A ChartkSt , Wisbeach . —His Utter has betn f » warded to Mr . Cleave .
CHARTIST CONTESTED SEATS . £ . r . < L From the Isle of Wight Working Men ' s Political Uuion ... — ... 1 f Q _ Bindley , by a few friends , per William Tippin o 1 « j .. a few Tailors , 16 , West Register-street , Edinburgh ... ... ... ... 055 ^ Can terbury , by a few Chartist Friends 0 10 0
FOR MK . HOET . From Canterbury , by a few Chartist Friends o * 0 FOR MR . DUFFY . From Mr . Slocombe , London d 0 s
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. BUADiJ'OIlD . —Oddfellowship . —On Snndaj last , the members of Pilot Lodge , No . 110 , of tha Ancient Noble Order of United Oddfellows , Bolton Unity , wiih a few visitors from the neighbouring Lodges , assembled in tho large room at the Waite Hart Inn , Thornton Road , for ( he purpose of attending tha funeral of their deceased brother , John White , of Cannon-street . The procession , consisting of two hundred member ; , headed by tbe three district officers , moved from the Lodge at tone o ' clock , to the houae wh « re the corpse was laid , aad from thence to Westgate chapel , where thi bodj was interred .
Bradford—Stealiso for Want . —On Frid » y night , about eight o clock , a person w « nt into tha shop of Mr . Brooksbank , watchmakir , Market-street , aad asked if some one had left % watch , and before an answer could be returned he snatched one from tho counter aud made off with it . Mr . Brooksbank rbllowt J him and caught him in the Roebuck back yard , and brought him to \\\ z shop . On the man giving the watch up he would havo let him go , bni he refused , and said that he wanted to be sent to prison , a 3 he was starving . A constable was sent for . The man gave his name John Smith , and stated that ho was a plumber and glaz : er from Sleaford , Essei and could not find work . On Saturday he was com * mitted to take his trial .
Destitution . —On Monday last , at the Couri-House , Bradford , Wm . Hoidsworth , an old man , sixty-six years of age , was charged with having stolen somo pit rope . Moses Sagclen , constable of Bradfur . 5 , stated that he met tho prisoner on the road with a . bundle , and suspecting all was not right , lie examined it and found a largo quantity of pit rope , &c . Ho stated that ho asked him how he had got it , when ho oonfes 3 ed that he had stolon it . Magistrate—You hear what he charges you nritfi *
Prisoner—All that he has stated is very true ; for I had nothing to eat and notuiug to do , and I was never before a magistrate before , and I knew that if I stole something I ghould get to prison , aad t ' neu I should be sure of having something to eat . Magistrate—Did you not know that you waro doing wrong ? Prisoner—Yes , I kn * sw that I was doing wrong , but what could I do when 1 had nothing to e-at . The magistrates , after consulting together for a short time , committed him for a month , aa t vagrant ;
BISMIWGHaia .- ^ -PoLiCE . —The braWfty and impudence of the Birmingham " Blue Bottler are creating a strong feeling of disgust in theaiadl of ail classes . Scarcely a day passes that reports arc no } in c i rculation of their miscoaduct . List week , a man named Henry Hill waa taken into custody by policemen 443 and 485 , and on their arrival at the public office , instead of taking t !» inan ' d handcuffs off in a quiet manner , he was throwa on his back with great violence . 01 conrse he wa 3 nothing but a mera working man , or he would have been treated differently . It is worthj of remark that those'" preservers of peacs" and "?** - tectoi-a of properLy" co 3 t this town £ 600 or £ 7 W weekly . It will , perhaps , be thought that they p » J rather too dear for their whistle .
KEIGHZ . S'sr . —Ou Sunday last , the Rev- w . V . Jack&on , oi Manchester , preached two imprcssiTe sermons in the Working Men ' s Halt , in behalf « his new intended preaching place . TheH »' JwM crowded on both occasions , aad the coliecUoaa amounted to £ 4 8 s . THIBSK —A few parcels of corn were erf Ja 3 t week , and this week harvest may be considered * o have fairly commenced in this neighbourhood Wheat looks well and promises to be fauj"W average crop , especially on the 1 'ghter soils * bus from the quantity of wot we have had , the corn on strong lands is uot quite so good ; other kinds ox grain also look welK
B&B . iSTSiE'Sr . —State of Trade . —Trade in Barusley never was so bad duriug the memory oi the oldest man in town ; s ^ me of the largo houses have all but stopped . The greatest distress prowl " in all parts of tho town , and though this baa been feast week , nothing but famine has been found in tbe land . BlRSTAIi .-Thia spirited village has tilen « P the subject of the silent system , and the inh&bitan « in public meeting assembled ou Saturday nigntf ™ 2 K < t . inst ., resolved to petition parliament on SD 9 subject . Mr . T . B . Smith attended , aud g « » soulstiringaddress , which was listened tarlit }^ X . deepest attention . On the following day Mr . an' ™ delivered two able and talented ChartU s « n s " mo 3 t atteutivo audiences , in which ho explained va practical nature and tendency of ohristianity in sow a mahrinr as * nnne .-i . rArI in « . irrv conviction " > ""
minds of hia hearers . As the weather was u" ^ T 0 ? "j We , the sermons were preached in a large sc . w > room , which was most kindly offered on the otcaao * Let every village go and do likewise . HUNSLBT . —The Chartists of Hcmslet bj their usual weekly meeting on Tuesday ffi * h when , after several new members being a " ^ , ' ^ other important bu 3 iuesa settled , a cougratuttt ^ address was agreed upon to be presented % " r aobla and geuerous frieud Feargus O'Cpnaor , . *^ ontheduyof his liberation at York . Mr . wuu »» Hick waa appointed to act as delegate to present \ address . Tho prospects of tho cause are eiceemv nrnmia ' mir a . nrl nnthino i >« . n i-Yntutd th ( 3 fintUISW *; ill ft dVfeV 4 4
f * w * fcj Z ) f * V ** ^ ** W WA * a «^ M ** - *» w w — ^ « ana , delight felt iu anticipating the aPP ^ f L . their great chieftain once more in the Heldo i i «^ dom .. The Sunday School is also-in-a floan ^» state , aad bids fair to become exceedingly us *"" the neighbourhood , as all sectarian nonsense a ' eluded , and only plain and useful trutn'nc cated . The friends around are desired to seflfl w ** children . KIUKHEATOISr . -A poor widow ¦ ¦ wgg named Sarah Copley , is at present iu gr ^* wiwf of mind , in o . onseqaence of her daughter Janfl ' i jfaf abfenled herssif eighteen weeks ago , * " , f [ , fcW , bf . en heard of since . She w ratner tall , b . a ¦* rather dark complexion , had on wbeu snoieii * a printed bedgown , a brown shawl , ana » bonnet . ' aiIDpZ . ETOK .-Mr . Hill pw ^ V * J * j& aaII . «* „ ,.... „ .. ¦ ., * I ..... A . . «¦» Cnnrlntf I ' tQL 111 U— . ..
¦ a mii and evening , onhia return from Mje'att" * . ^ Conference of Ministers . He selected as iw ^ of his diswTUse ibe popular Corn Law V ** x jtf that withholdeth corn , the people shall curse _^ and , forcibly descanting on the yarieos » ^ by which com may bo and is ^ . ji ^ jjia from the people , he showed the »^ 2 unfair , and almost blasphemous proatitBM * this and other texts by the "Plagne J *^ , lay and clerical . The attendance w ^ « ° « CW singing , principally by the choir of tns xw » tf | salem Temple , was suctt afi we . have seldom , " heard ' excelled ,-
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u The Chartists have proved themselves more aCCDIUTK CALCULATORS TIU . N THE Mli ) DLE CLISStS . WhETHEU THLIK - NO THIM WUl'LU HAVi : 11 E . VDLD MATTERS IS JiOT -NOW THIS QL'tSTlON ; liUT THE RESULT HAS SHEWS THAT TIILV WERE CORRECT IN THBIU OPIMOS—TOAT l . N THE PHESL . NI STATE OF THE UEVB . E-¦ E . VT . ATI 0 N , IT WAS VaI . N TO T .-IISK OF A BJCPtAL OF XUK cork monopoly . ••?*•?* Political poweb is this coustry , though it resides in a comparatively sjlvll class , can ( j . nly BE EXERCISED BY THE SL VPEBA > Ct ; OF TUE JJaSSi . S . " 'Morning Chronicle for gun of llie Whig Ministers J , Friday . July 16 th , 181 L
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THE "MUMMING" SPEECH . Ei&Etvii&BE we hare giren tbe piece of atrocious impudence which the national sheep-shearers have presumed to eall the Queen ' s Speech . We have also given a condensed report of the sparring between the two bauds of public robbers orer this fence before the mess trough , so far as it reached us through the medium of the London press , at this present writing ( Thursday . ) The speech is remarkable as an exhibition of tho sly cunning of the Whigs . They want to throw tho Tories into a false position ; The old bloodhounds , however , refuse to take tho false scent offered to them , and return for answer the biy of " No confidence . " The Whigs are evidently determined to
draw out a discussion on the Corn Laws in the debate on the Royal Speech , and the Tories are evidently equally determined that they shan't , ' meantime both parties are most handsomely belaboured by tha respective aides of the " Establishment . " The Times declaims against the unconstitutional proceeding of the Whigs in putting the repeal of the Corn Laws into the Royal ppeech—and the Chronicle , of the new-fledged Baronet , blows up the iaipudenco and disrespeotfulnegs of tho Tories for telling the Queen in thoir amendment to the address , that neither they uor the country have any confidence in her ministers . The influx of much more valuable and important matter in the shape of reports of divers Chartist meetings , precludes us from devoting space to any lengthened comment on tho mummery .
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Plymouth . —If Mr . Philp intends visiting Plymouth in his tour through Devon and Carnival / , wl ! he be kind eniiu / lt to open a communication with the friends there , through Air . Samuel Thomas , 10 , Adelaide-street , Sionehouse , in order to lie prepared for his reception . Mb . Woutiu . ngton , the chairman of the Middlesex delegate meeting on Sunday last , witlobige Us if he will favour us with his address by an early post . A Chartist , Southampton , would see . in last week ' s notices , the direction to an Engineer , at liaih , about sending Siars to Ireland . They may be sent in any quantity throw / h the po < l , only leaving the ends open , and taking care that nothing be written on Ihrm save the address . The Patriot ' s Fakkwell , by a Juvenile Chartist
declined . D . Cator , London , will observe that we have abridged his communication : the whole of the information it contains might have beenfurni / hed to us last week , and then ii would have been of interest . Ah Elector , Plymouth , evidently writes in utter i / jHjraiice of the matter upon tehich he treats . Mb . ViiVEES , Huddkrsfikld , is informed that the money intended for Peddie has been handed over by Mr . Hick to the proper quarter . M ., Birmingham . — " No . " John Condon has our thanks for his friendly and patriotic watchfulness : we shall be glad to Iicur from him as may Le necessary . Henry Horabik . — We hive a great deal more poetry on hand than we know what to do with .
Several other poets must take a like answer . Richard Spuro . — Tlie organisation of the National Charier Associationis compelled by law toreguire that the Executive Committfe should be elected from the General Council : if they were not , the Society would be an ilieyal one . It u clear , thcrejore , that no persons but members of the General Council ought to have been balloltedfor 2 'Ais point was elaborately discussed at the meet ' ing of delegates , by whom the organisation was revised and amended . This effectually clears Mr . Cumpbetl from the charge of " arbitrary conduct , " and renders , unnecessary the insertion of Mr . Spurr ' s letter .
J . Boylasd . — We apprehend that each petition will probah ' y cost £ \ , W 0 . J . Buttep . y has sent us a letter cut from the Monmouthshire Beacon , in reply to Air . Edtvards We cannot insert it for three reasons : ' First—It is not our custom to copy letters from other papers—local organs are best adapted for the discussion nf individual and local differences . Sscond'y—Ii wou' d be unfair to Air . Edwards , as that person ' s letter d ' d not appear in the S . ar . Thirdly— We think that Edwards has had quite enough : his character is irretrievablygmte . The vote of the Committee of investigation cautioning the ivho l e country agn ' uiit him settles the matter . The Chakturs oh jjllby are desirous of a visit from Dr . AI'Douall or Air . James Leech , and would tie glad if they could make it convenient to cad when they are in Yorkshire . The
Secretary states that he wrote to Mr . Campbell a month aqo , and his letter was returned . His address is "Mr . Sutherby , slioemaker , Gousthorp , Setby . " Perhaps Mr . Campbell will write to Air . S . It is quite necessaiy . Joseph Lawton . — You may get the Dublin World by applying to any news agent in Liverpool , and giving a proper order for it . Edinburgh Chartists . —Their delegate meeting , and the address which emanated therefrom , only reached us on Thursday ~ lco late for insertion this week . A Constant Reader , Ayrshire . — Will he favour us with his proper addr ess , and give us the names of the parties he alludes to , and some particulars of their proceedings' * We shall keep a sharp look out . U A Voice fxiom Nortuau . ert . on Hell" next week .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 28, 1841, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1124/page/4/
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