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TO , THE OLD , GUARDS , - «« FUSTIAN JACKETS . ' THE BLISTERED T HAKDS , ASD UNSHORN CHINS . - ; . ¦ : ¦ - ¦; .: \ :: ' --- _ -r—;¦ - . . . ,: •» - ;¦! . ¦ > ; BS i . oT ' Truk » & Tausir . Old Friends , ^ ' ¦ ¦ -. Jor now full fifteen . yearsypri have struggled ; foug ht and suffered for the principles that are ijar to you ; for the recoyeiyofthefrightsihat tare beea filched from youi / for the privaegei that were promised t « you , and for the independence to which you are entitled : You have gnigg led as > meir never straggled- before ; ^ odds so fearful , that the contest has 2 ^ all but hopeless , and yet our policy , has
dceeeded ; and now , upon the eve of the aprfoaching batfle , I-feel heart arid hope , and jnrage and confidence . Harken to what 0 , at policyihasbeen . ' It has been to weaken Jl sections of thejenemy , by withholding our fluntenance and support , thereby turning the ^ pons of faction to the destruction of Action . In the olden times they made you ( the people ) the instruments of party warfare , jut , learing to trust to your increasing knowledge and growing power , they are now ciimielled to bid , NOT FOR YOU , but AGAINST j&CH OTHER . In 1835 I announced my intention of preparing you for the 'day of auction , and I stated the price at which 1 was nK pared to knock you down—namel y ,
ANItt jAL PARLIAMENTS —UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE-VOTEBYBALLOT—EQUAL REPRESENTATION—NO PROPERTYQUALIFICATION—and PAYMENT OF jiEJIBERS . Your increased value from those jjOTS does not warrant me in abating a single Action of » y price , KOR SHALL , L ffon all remember ; thoseidayv when I stood jatrly alone and scbflfed at By ^ y ^ eKP . You ^ eiaberTiow ' th&n ^^^ iaisfo " Feargiisj don ' t separate vsi from tlie Whigs , " and yet you now find the , men of Halifax foremost in the battle against ; Whi gpre , and- second to none in their " arrange ^ jaents for the conflict , and their brave resolve TO DO , OR DIE . I have now reminded vou
of the policy by which we placed ourselves fceyond the reach of faction , and our principles above the scoff of party ; and I snail next draw yonr attention to the attempt now being made in Westminster to undermine that policy , and pure more to adopt the temporizing tactics by fhich our cause has been so often jeopardized . In calling your attention to the VOTE OF CENSURE passedupon me by the METROPOLITAN COMMITTEE , let me not be understood as opposing their rights to the free expression of their opinions , while I . feel myself bound to satisfy eveathe three gentlemen who disapprove of my conduct . . ... I ask for no further demonstration of popular opinion upon . the course I pursued at the
GREAT CROWN AND ANCHOR MEETING , than that signified in the columns of last Saturday ' s Star , and I should be most mevously distressed if the conscientious discharge of their duty was to cause between the Committee and me , or between the Committee and you , anything more than the most open aid friendly understanding . If , however , ! was deserving of their censure ,
I equally deserved your condemnation , - and as I do not imagine that any lessening of my in-Suence just now would tend to the advantage of the popular cause , I feel that I owe it as a duty to myself , a duty to you , and a duty to those gentlemen , to state wherein I differ from their policy . I am bound to presume that the offence I committed was the weakening of Mr . Cochrane ' s pretensions to the
REPRESENTATION OF THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER , and therefore I feel myself called upon to canvass those pretensions . In the outset let us see what Mr . Cochrane ' s qualifications are , as set forth By one who Las very insolently used the columns of the A orfhem Star , to advance the interests of Mr . Cochrane , and who , I understand , was the concoctor o the justly-condemned resolution , and which , if carried , would have inevitably broken the Cha : tist party up . Now , here is the qualification offered in last week ' s Star for Mr . Cochtane , bv Mr . Stallwood :
lit Stallwood , in opening the debate , said there ins & great enl attendant in having either military or naval officers as representatives , isit too frequently happened that they left the loDonr of representing the people to the more honourable and profitable one of cutting throatson foreign shores ( lood cheers ); and a Parliament , havingmany such members , was , to a great extent , tie mere creature of the government of the day . Looking at the votes © f General Evans since his h < t election , he had been pretty tolerable , and would do very well to follow , but was unfit to lead . The peat demerits of Mr Lttstungton were that he refused
tOTote for Universal Suffrage , nnder the pretext that the people were not intelligent enough . He also objected to a repeal of the New Poor Law Act , and to a limitation of the hours of labour ; and then his peat age , sixty-five , precluded the possibility of his performing the duties of an efficient legislator , ( load cheers . ) On the other hand , Mr Charles Cochrane bad evinced great merits and fitness for a lefislator ; by his successful exertions in behalf of the poor victims who were deluded away to Portugal and Spain to fight for Don I ' edro and Christina , and then refused their hard-earned pay ; by his establishmeet of the National Philanthropic Association , and thereby laying thefonndation of the measure— " The Health of Towns' Bill" -by the establishment of the
"Poor Man ' s Guardian Society , " and the bringing of the witnesses from Andover , and thereby enabling MrWakiey to bring that inquiry to a triumphant issue ; by his adoption of the great principles held by iiajor Cartwright , the same principles so long and feirl ? cherished by the electors of Westminstertader the title of civil and religious liberty ; by his warageia attending White Conduit House on the Fast day-by his visit to O'Connorville on Whit Monday—and by his courtesy , diligence , and activity , ud great attention to the wishes of the people on all cccasicns ; and by his great and unprecedented humanity . Ihose things convinced him ( Mr Stallwood ) that Mr Ckwbrace was the best fitted of all the andidates to be a representative of the city of Westminster .
-N T ow if any sane man ENTITLED TOTHE SUFFRAGE has read that old woman ' s twaddle without laughing , I would ask what opinion he has formed of Mr . Stallwood ' s Chartism ; and I would ask if a greater string of nonsensical , puerile , insignificant , unmeaning rubbish could by any possibility be strung together . I would respectfully demand an explicit declaration of princip les from Mr .
Cochrane before any Chartist is asked to vote for him , and if that is not required in Mr . Cochrane ' s case , I would then ask SOME of the LONDON GENTLEMEN—not the committee—THE WHY and THE WHEREFORE an exception is to be made in the case of Mr . Cochrane . Now , laying Don Pedro and Queen Christina aside , and the nonsensical stuff abaut" HEALTH OF TOWNS' BILL ,
andPOORMAN'S GUARDIAN SOCIETY , and ANDOVER , " let us hear what one princi- ; pie Mr . Cochrane professes that Major Cart-* ri ght professed ; let us understand the v alue of the COURAGE which prompted Mr . Cochrane to go to the White Conduit House on the FAST DAY ; and to O ' Connorville on tbe FEAST DAY ; and let us have one single defined and understandable expression of Opinion from Mr . Cochrane upon those SIX POKTS , which , if carried , would stri p all the gingerbread so pompously paraded of its gilding- Will any man point out to me the difference in point of promise between Mr . Corfirane and the veriest Whig in the House of Commons , with this difference indeed , that ^ res of Whigs not only promise more but
'' dually go farther than Mr . Cochrane promises 10 " Would the men of Nottingham accept J upon such pretensions as those pleaded in Jjr- CocJirane ' s behalf ? Would the men of ^ Kfax accept Mr . Jones upon the same declaration of princip les ? No , to their honour they * ould scout us from the hustings . Of what avaii then , has been my twenty-four years of ^ severance in England and Ireland , if excep-J'wisare tube made in favour of a NEW-^ MEIl ; nay , not even anew-comer , but one ^ uo refuses to come ? "What inducement to Perseverance and consistency would such a Micy hold out ? Personally , I rather like Mr , ~ ° < : liraiie , and I honour him for not pledging ^ niself to wiia t he ^ does ' . not propose to realize ; Jut have the most thorough and unmitigated
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contempt for thegrovelling slave who professes Chartism , and recommends an anti-Chartist candidate . - Eternal honour to the men of Westminster , they saved us from a disgrace that would have paralysed Chartism throughout the kingdom , and notwithstanding the attempts of ' ELIZA COOK ' to cast disrepute upon me and tbe cause I pursued , I would much rather have the approval of the Chartists of Westminster than the adulation of SHOT *? DBSPATCff and Mr STALL-\ V OOD . People say , « As Mr Cochrane paid all the expenses of the meeting , it was
ungenerous to baulk him of the anticipated results . " To such my answer is— " GentlemenArou mav be caught on the GOLDEN HOOK , but I am not to be snared in the golden trap ; " others say " that I should have mentioned my intentions to the committee : "I DID DO SOJmd I refused any compromise . IrefusedMr Cochrane ' s request ,. and all . attempts to seduce me into the temporizing . policy— " LET ! US '¦' , BLEND THEM ALD IN THE RESOLUTION TO PASS , and PROPOSE YOURS as a SUBSJANTiyEj ^ RE ^ OMiopf ^ Siw ^ JlJaita have often been taken : Iwillnot swallowthem
ELIZA COOK * says I , packed the meeting , while net a soul fcnew of . , my intention to be present-till r entered the committee room : Justice to the men of . Westminster enables me to state that there was no necessity for packing the meetings but if there was rpack ] ng , it was on the other side . I now . dismiss the . sub : ject , which has been very unfairly forced upon me , with an expression of hope thatthe difference existing between a portion of the Metropolitan Committee and myself may be allowed to pass unnoticed b y ¦ the .. Char ^ st ^ . bpdy as dissension in our own ranks stiengthens the hands of the ehemv .
Allow me now to call your attention to a more pleasing subject—the duty that we shall shortly be called , upon to : perform . In every instance where a Chartist candidate can beseeured he should be proposed at the forthcoming election , so that the representatives of faction shall riot be able to plead ignorance of our principles . 'The Chartists should select a straightforward and honat f Chartist , and the most eloquent they can secure , and when proposed and seconded , if another "RAM OF DARBY" should interfere with the poor remainih g mockery of holding
up the blisters upon Labour ' s horny fists , the people must be prepared to defend even that BADGEofSLAVERY ; committeesofnon . electors should be formed forthwith , to make the necessary arrangements , and if the returning officer threatens to call his blud geon-men to assist despotism , the people must not be frightened . Jf POWER STRIKES ILLEGALLY , power must be struck in return . If the people ' s friend is heard , the people will hear their enemies ; if the people ' s friend is struck or insulted , the people must strike and insult in return . In short , our resolution to have a fair
stand-up . fight , this time , should be made known ; the poor privilege that the fear of faction confers at a general election must not be surrendered— and , independently of our principles , we must let candidates' of all persuasions , creeds , and politics , understand that we mean to have an instantaneous inquiry into the title of those who have stolen the common land which we are now obliged to re-purchase : this inquiry only to extend to recent enclosures , say of fifty years back and within that period , in the FIRST INSTANCE . We must be prepared to resist the crime of MONOPOLISING , FORESTALLING , and REGRATING , and insist that no speculations
shall be made in articles of food , as , under the present law , a few capitalists , without reference to the supply in the country , may easily create an apparent scarcity and raise provisions to a famine price . We must have ho traffic , except between farmer and miller , miller and baker , baker , and consumer , and , Heaven knows , that ' s enough . We must , by all means ; take especial care not to tolerate a FREE TRADE MAJORITY ; if we are cursed withjsucb an infliction , labour will have but the option of revolt or famine . We must scout the RELIGION-MONGERS , who are already raising thecry of « NO POPERY , " out of the land , and show them that , if Protestants have heretofore been made the instruments for
oppressing their Catholic brethren , it was when both allowed themselves to be- used for the ends of faction . Let English Protestants have the manliness to confess , that when their ancestors abandoned their BELIEF FROM TERROR OF THE FAGGOT , that the ancestors of their Catholic brethren showed more true religion , as well as courage , in adhering manfully to their faith . In short , on no account let ' an English Chartist be party to any Teligious cry whatever , and let them tear down the printed blasphemy and hoot down the uttered blasphemy of those hypocrites who
would DISHONOUR GOD BY DARING TO JUDGE HIS PEOPLE . Of all things the Chartists should keep clear of fanaticism , and should hoot the RELIGION-MONGERS off the stage . They should respect every man ' s conscientious opinions , but they should allow no man to denounce or interfere with the religious opinions of others , and , above and before all , the Chartist CREED should be put to every candidate , anO , if for no other purpose than ibis , the value of proposing a Chartist candidate will be seen .
In short , Old Guards ! England and Ireland expects every man to do his duty ! Your country , your cause , your famil y , your interest , and your God—all call upon you . By the poor blood that runs in your veins ; by the love of liberty that burns in your breasts ; by your devotion to the cause of freedom ; by your toil-worn wives ; by your stunted children ; by your bastilled fathers and mothers ; by your weeping exiled friends ; by the memory of your murdered patriots ; by the broken vows of Whiggery ; by the violated faith of Free Traders ; by the death and burial of Toryism ; by the hope of Chartism ; by the
glorious prospect of a free home , a homestead , and a labour-field *; by all that is dear to man , and worth living for and worth dying for , I implore you to be up and doing . Let this be our SACRED MONTH—not sacred to idleness , but sacred to Labour in Freedom ' s cause . Heed not the courtship of Toryism , the tolera tion of Whiggery , the courtesy of hypocrites , or the insolence of the confident , but stand by the purity of Chartism . Hold the old standard proudly in the breeze , and let the minions of faction see how we have repaired the rents that deception had made , and how whole it is when theirs is shivered by the gales of expediency . Hold fast by , " MORE PIGS AND LESS PARSONS ; " "THE CHARTER IS OUR BIRTHRIGHT , AND WE WILL HAVE IT ; " "THE LAND IS OURS , THOUGH TYRANTS STOLE IT ; " " DOWN WITH THE PERSECUTING WHIGS ; " " EVERY MAN SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO WORSHIP GOD ACCORDING TO THE DICTATES OF HIS OWN CONSCIENCE ; " "BUNCOMBE , THE PEO' PUB'S FRIEND ; " " THE PEOPLE'S CHARTER AND NO SURRENDER . " THOSE WERE OUR MOTTOES : surely ? lie OLD GUARDS have kept them in the
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bottom of their knapsacks , as Napoleon ' s old Guard retained the tricoloured cockade till the day of his return . UP , CHARTISTS , AND AT THEM ! Let . us have a month of a glorious resurrection , and prove to expiring factions that . our hatred of oppression shall be as lasting as our love of justice . ; These were the words of the immortal Dr Doyle , ; or nearlv so : he said that
, the Irish people ' s hatred of tithes would be as lasting as their love of justice . " On Monday , the 5 th Jul y , I will visit Norwich iri companywrth Mr Jones Ton Sunday , the 11 th , I will attend the Blackstone Edge camp meeting ; and on-Monday , the 12 th , I will attend the tea-party at Warrington . . . : WORK , CHARTISTS WORK ! - GOD HELPS THOSE WHO HELP ¦
themselves ! ; . ;; - ; . ; ,= ; :: ;;' Faithfull y ^ yours , ^ .: ' ; FBARC ^ a ^ 0 'CoNNOR ;
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- ¦• <"¦> - . *> ¦ ¦ ¦ , . ¦ ., . ¦ ,.,:, . ! ~ :. * m ... . . . .... ¦ ¦• ¦? > : " •* : HOW-TO SECURBJTHE RETURN OF CHAR ! ^ TISTS TO SHEi . iim PARLIAMENT . ' / ' -3 ¦ . - . ¦ •¦ V ' ;¦¦ : ; . v ;!> . ;• .. - .- ; . ! . « rr— <;¦ -, ' -i , , ;•• : ••> - . ¦ : ¦' - : TO THE EDITOR OF THB NORTHERN STAR , " ; , ™ r * * ^ when there exists hjore specnla-^ K *? : *? . ' ifc ^ Vp ? . the coining Election ; than generally happens to fall to the share of such events , ctich Ptrty , Whig and Tory , being equally sanguine in ^ tf ' anticipations , it behoves the people to make t he best of the general scramble , and to have their
interests truly and honestl y represented . It cannot be supposed for a moment that a party so powerful , so united , and so deeply interested in this election as the members of the National Land Company are , will let the present opportunity pass by without claiming their due share in the representation of the country . Already have the directors of that body taken the field , and it is their friends' duty to support them and every other gentleman who comes forward to assist them , in their struggle against oppression and misrule , by every means in their power .
If we are to have candidates let it be no mockno sham trial ; let us not have any such beasts as the "Ram of Derby" insulting our friends , and denying them their rights for want of money ; let US not subject ourselves to even the chance of being thus treated again from the same cause . The members of the National Land Company of Stockport have determined to set their brother members in other localities an example worthy of imitation , and have from their own local levies voted £ 10 towards the electioneering expenses of Mr F . O'Connor , and
the other friends who have si gnified their intention to contest the next election . Now , if Stockport in the very depth of poverty , with a bill passed through the House of Commons which will saddle the berough with the interest of £ 70 , 000 , in addition to the very high rates alread y levied , —with a greedy and rapacious set of freebooting cotton-lords , who are at this moment offering a reduction of ten percent ., with one-fifth of its operatives unemployed , and the remainder only working about halftime ;—if Stockport , thus situated , can do this , 1
feel convinced that every other locality can do the same—at all events , they can contribute according to their numbers . To work then—let your contributions pour in to the Election Committee , whom I am sure will use it with prudence and economy . If you fail ia this , let us hear no more of your desire to return Chartist Members to Parliament . Furnishing the sinews of war is generally a sure test of sincerity—the men of Stockport have proved theirs i and I say to all others , " Go and do likewise . " I am , Sir ,
With best wishes for the success of the plan , Yours respectfully , . ( Onbebalf of the Meeting , ) Thos . Webb . [ Julian Harney acknowledges the two Post Offic Orders for TEN POUNDS , which accompanied the above address . J . H . has handed the money to Mr T . Clark of the Executive , who will pay the same to the Election Committee at their next meeting . ]
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COURT OF EXCHEQUER . —Tmsdat , June 22 . [ Sittings at Nisi Prius before the Lord Chief Baron and a Special Jury . ] HOBSON V . O ' CONNOR . This was an action against Mr . Feargus O'Connor , as proprietor of the Northern Star newspaper , to recover damages for a breach of contract , in dismissing the plantiff without ntitice . Sir F . Thesiger , with Mr Hoggins , appeared for the plaintiff , and Mr Watson for the defendant : It appeared that the plaintiff acted as sub-editer of tbe Northern Star , which was published in Leeds up to the month of December 1844 , when the publication was removed to London , and tbe plaintiff , who was in business as a stationer at Leeds and
Huddenfield , was engaged at a salary of £ 312 per annum , payable weekly . In September , 1845 , the defendant left England on a tour to Belgium , entrusting the superintendence of the newspaper to the plaintiff ; but upon the defendant ' s return , after an absence of about five weeks , h ' e ' ascertained that the plaintiff bad also absented himself . from Londonbating left town a few days after the defendant pro ceeded to Belgium , and not having returned until a lew days before the defendant ' s arrival from the continent . The defendant , therefore , discharged the plaintiff on the 30 th of October , 1845 , paying hiB salary up to that date . It did not appear that the newspaper suffered ftom the plaintiffs absence , as he had supplied it with editorial articles , and
otherwise superintended the publication , although not on the spot . It was also stated that the defendant had previously sanctioned , the plantiffs absence , and knew that he was an active member of the Town Council of Leeds , and engaged in tne publication of an almanack at lludderutield . Several gentlemen connected with the metropolitan and provincial newspaper press were called upon to depose as to the existence of a usage as to notice upon the dismissal of editors or reporters ; but their testimony certainly did not go to establish the existence of any uniform practice , although they
were unanimously of opinion that a hiring without any specific limitation , or arrangement was understood to be a hiring for a year . The defence was that the plantiffs absence without leave of his principal for a period of five weeks was a positive injury to the newspaper , and such a breach of duty on the part of tke plantiff as justified his dismissal . It was also contended that , ai the plaintiff came to London in December , and was paid up to the 30 th of October , his claim at all events was only for his salary from the 30 th of October to the period in December when the current year would terminate .
The Lord Chief Baron left it to the jury to say if the plaintiff bad been properly dismissed in conse . quence of his absenting himself from London in the manner described whilst the defendant was in Belgium- if the jury thought the defendant justified in dismissing the plaintiff , the verdict should be for the defendant , lfthe defendant was not justified in the dismissal of the plaintiff , he was entitled to some damages . It waB for the jury to Bay what was the amount of the real loss the plaintiff had sustained by being dismissed without notice . The evidence went rather to prove that there was no established usage as to notice . The damages the plaintiff claims were the amount of his salary for the current year , ending in the month of August . The jury , however , were at liberty , in estimating the , damages , to take into consideration the value of the plaintiff ' s time after he was dismissed , or , in other words , what he could earn up to the end of the year .
Tne jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff . Damages £ 78 , being the amount of three months ' salary . —Morning Chronicle .
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' !; - ; ' ENGLAND . m Dissoi , O TiON OFP iRIluMKr ( I . « We believe that we & K 0 Ilfi , denfIy 8 tatcthat the ; Session will be broucht to a close on or about the 15 th of July , and SSSSSfflLSiSS ? :- ^^ i «» M ; ^ TIST candidates . s £ 5 ^« SEyw »
{ .. £ & ££ ?¦ & ¦ m thkborough seems now inevitable , qt -, understood that Sir Charles Wood . Chancellor of the Exchequer , and Mr Protheroe ,-the present members , will- aram-solicit the suffrages of the electors . Mr Ernest Jones , a barrister , of London , who is said to be opposed to the government scheme of education ; but inclined to support a * secnlar system , has been brought out in theraaical i nterest ; and it is not improbabletliat a fonrth candidate , in the person of-MrEdward Miall , . TC ^ flimtatt ^ i ^ BentitiM ^ lMA'Acrattiyi-f ^ i ., : ™ r Tne celebrated 'Joseph '¦ Barker-has issued the followinifstrikinff address : ^ - - < v % ^ -il-: * . t
- . ¦ I : ftereb y ; d « ol 8 re myself a candidate for the ! office of representing you in Parliament . But ; let . me not bemisundeMto 6 « . » I onlir stand till . a worthier or more popular oandidat ^ jjpefl M . I hsva <'» 6 « -, , cMl 6 ti or being *?^ JiWi& ^> i ! taK * - ** 'd » tt » tl » toor « ighly iiberal ^ Iqftnffan * Kori ; Bleetom'of ' tti * Borough an opportunity , ' of « taowibg their ' h « nds , * of raising their voioes , or of registering their votes , in favour of TWO whose princjples agree with their own . I shall with - draw in favour of any popular candidate of similar principles , who may possess a good character and fair abilities . To -snch candidate I shall gire my vote , and exhort my friends to give theirs . Meanwhile , let me state to you the leading principle * which I feel myself in duty bound to advocate . They are ;
1 . The entire abolition of the law of Entail and Primsgeniture , and [ the eitablishment of Free Trade in Land . 2 . A Tax on Land , whether cultivated or uncultivated , in place of every other tax , whether on Light , on Knowledge , on Commerce , on Industry , or on the Necessaries and Conveniences of Life . ¦ : ¦ ¦ . ¦ 3 . The utter abolition of the Game Laws . . 4 . Th « abolition of all Restrictive LawB on Commerce , and the rtstoration of every branch of trade to perfect freedom . 0 . The abolition of the Navigation Lnws , and the destruction of all monopoly in ths Carrying business , C . The Separation of Church and State , the abolition of all Ecclesiastical Courts and Church Authority , of all compulsory Tithes , Church Rates , Easter Dues , and PrleBti * Pees , and the appropriation of all Church Property to the relief of the poor , to the support of the htlp . less and destitute , and to the education ' of the young , in place of Poor Hates and Government Orants .
7 . The Restoration of all Public Property to public , popular uses ; 8 . The abolition of all Sinecure OfficcB and Undeserved Pensions . 9 . The greatest possible Reduction in the Expenses of Government , andin the support of all Public Institutions . 10 . The abolition of Hereditary Legislation , and the Restoration of ; the People to full and undivided Sovereignty . 11 . The Simplification of all laws , find the abolition of all partial , unjust , and mischievous Laws . 12 . The Reduction of the Standing Array and Navy , or the Employment of tho Military and Marines in useful public labours , to which private industry or enterprise may not be equal .
13 . No armed intervention hi disputes between Foreign Nations , or in disputes between a Nation and its Tyrants ; especially no armed intervention in favour of Royal Ty . ranny , and in opposition to Popular Right and Liberty , 14 . The Restoration of all Charitable Bequests to their proper objects , « r to useB moreimportant and benevolent , 15 . The abolition of all Capital Punishments . 16 . A thoroughl y Peaceful Policy towards all Nations . 17 . Perfeet Religious Liberty to men of every Sect or Persuasion . . 18 . The Elevation of Ireland to a perfect equality in Rights and Privileges with England , or a Peaceful Dissolution of the Union . 19 . No State support of any Church or Clergy . In order to the attainment of these objects , I advocate 1 . Univeml Suffrage , or the right of every man who is come of age , to vote for Members in the House ef Cora . rnnnn .
2 . Vote by Ballot in the Election of Members of Parliament- ; . ¦ 3 . No . Property Qualification for Members of Parlia . ment . —No Oath Qualification . —No Qualification but such as the Electors themselves require in their Representatives ,: 4 . Annual Parliaments , and equal Electoral Districts . AU these reforms to be sought by peaceful means alone . These are the principles which I hold and advocate . These are the principles which , if sent thither , I should advocate in Parliament , in the face of banter , onoers , or violence . As I have stated , I have not the slightest expectation of being chosen , but a dozen or score of those who vote for Mr Sturge may be desirous of registeriug their votes in favour of the principles here laid down , an 0 others may be wishful to raise their hands in favour of them , and I stand forward to afford them the opportunity of so doing .
I shall tabe the earliest opportunity of stating my views more at length , and of answering nny questions that may be proposed to me in Public Meeting * of the Electors and Non-Elpctors of this Borough . Toura in the causa of Thorough and Universal Refor . mation , Joseph Baukee . Wortley , June 15 , 1847 . Nottingham . —The Noitiwoham Election Commiitee . — -To the Chartists of tho United Kingdom . Friends . —We are very glad to perceive , by last week ' s Star , that our appeal had not been in vain , as many places are adopting means to assist us in carrying out the glorious object we have in view . It is with great pleasure we can Btate that our pros * pecta look brighter and brighter every day , and there
is not the least doubt on our minds that if you will rally as you ought to do , we shall gain the victory in spite of all opposition . Only imagine Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., M . P . for Nottingham , and T . S . Dnncombe , Esq ., M . P . for Finsbury ! Those two alone , if seated together , would be enabled to fell the whole structure of oppression to the duet . Now , friends , let us convince the country we are in earnest by publishing such a list of subscriptions as will terrify our foes . Send in your subscriptions to Mr Sweet , who will acknowledge them in the Star . Chartists , subscribe to a man , for it is your cause as well as ours . We are determined to do our duty , and we hope you will do yours . Men ot England ! rally round your friend and champion oh this occasion , and our cause will be triumphant . —Signed on
behalf of the committee , John Skeriitt , Secretary . Sheffield . —A numerously-signed requisition having been presented to Mr Thomas Clark , requesting him to allow himself to be nominated for the representation of Sheffield in Parliament , —Mr Clark has signified to the requisitionists Mb willingness to take his stand on the hustings at the general election , to break a lance with Messrs G . II . Ward and Parker , the present Whig members ; both of whom will seek for a renewal ot the confidence of their constituents . It is to be hoped that the Mayor of Sheffield will not attempt a repetition of the Dorby brutality ; but , if be should , it is expected that tho men of Sheffield , from their long training , know better than to take down their hands at the bidding of a mayor , and that they have too much spirit to allow policemen to do so for them !"
TiyKBTON . —The speech ef Julian Ilarney at the meeting recently held in London to protest against the Whig intervention in Portugal , has excited great sensation in this borough . Mr Uarney ' B threat , that he will meet Lord Palmerston on the hustings , has been echoed from mouth to moutb , and the Whigs are everywhere asking , " Who is this man that will dare to oppose his lordship ? " Mr Harnoy has not yet declared himself a candidate , but the Tiverton Chartists are in correspondence with him , and Mr ll . ' s declaration may beehortly expected . We should add that a thousand copies of Mr Harney ' s speech have been printed for distribution amongst the constituenoy ; a wise ' stop , calculated to open the eyes of the people to the enormities of the reigning faction .
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Bolton . —Dr Bowring and Mr John ' Brooks , of Manchester , addressed the electors on Friday evening . Dr Bowring made a speech which seemed to satisfy the electors , but the non-electors were not so readily satisfied , especially the Chartist and Ten Hours' Bill people . The former wanted a pledge for tho " five points , " and the latter for the contiuuanee of their newly-obtained measure . Dr Bowring said that , though he had not agreed in the policy of that measure , he would undoubtedly , now it was carried , be willing to let it havo a fair trial ; and this promise obtained a round of applause . —Daily News . Cur op London . —William Payne , Esq ., has declared himself a candidate for the representation of the City . Gatesuead;—Mr Ilutt , the Bitting memoer , ' walks the course' without opposition . Gueekock . —MrDunlop ' s public meeting and address having gained him much eclat , Lord Melgund is to give a similar demonstration ; but , as in the
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ELECTION MEETING AT HALIFAX . The " good men and true" of Halifax are all ob the alert , and feel confident of being able to carry a Chartist candidate at the ensuing election . In pursuance of tho requisition that had been forwarded to Mr Ernest Jones , on learning thatthatgentleman was to be at Bolton on Saturday , Mr W . Thomas was appointed by the election committee to proceed to Bolton and require his attendance at a public
meeting , to be held at Halifax on Monday , at half-past twelve o ' clock . Mr Thomas , on entering the Temperance Hall at Bolton , found it crowded with an audience of between two and three thousand persons , and , on announcing the purport of his mission , waa greeted with enthusiastic plaudits . Although the bills calling the meeting at Halifax could not be issued until Monday morning , and although it rained heavily , the Oddfellows' Hall was densely crowded in all its parts ; and on Mr Jones entering , he was received with much cheering .
Mr J . Gaukroger having been called to the chair , introduced the business of the meeting in a highly appropriate speech , concluding by calling on Mr Ennest Jones , who rose and said—Mr Chairman and Fellow-countrymen ! I do not come before you as tho advocate of a new and untried theory , not as the exponent of unpractical reforms , but as tho disciple of a political creed that has weathered many a storm—every approximation to which is attended with success , and that measured by the standard of opposition shines gloriously forth upon the front of politics . I ask y « u to record your votes in favour of certain political changes , —nor am I asking you to do that fur which there is no precedent . Many are the ohanges that have occurred in this country—many
are the steps you have taken on tne path ot progression ; I now ask you to take another—and the greatest ) ( Cheers . ) Were it not tor this necessity , you need have no parliament—were we to be ruled by the dead lotterofastonylaw—we need have no deliberative body—but an executive machine would suffice our purpose . Therefore , none need take the alarm at the signs of change—it is tne duty of the living law to adopt its ministration to the exigencies of the time —not bending with expediency , but advancing with progression . I conceive , if a law be sound , it must be to the advantage of all—on the principle that ho . nesty is the best of policy , I cannot conceive any sectioncf the community to bo injured , « ithoutsuch
being an injury to the . community at large . I do conceive that a class may rise into temporary prosperity by the depression of ethers , but you will always find the ultimate re-action take place , and therotten foundation at last Binks under the magnificent superstructure of Monopoly . I therefore hold it to be the duty of a legislator , in propounding measures for the sufferings of an oppressed class , to see that such measures should not infringe the just rights ofothers -and , indeed , I feel happy to think that the political creed of which I ani the advocate will , and this w beyond a doubt , raise industry from serfdom into ireedom , without dashing wealth into beggary , or doing unto the rich as they havo done unto the poor . ( Loud cheers . ) I hold , Sir , that a legislator ought
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cognise theT « hroRSfr W H ™ ? . fiMtdtee - Ir * rise another & a S ? - ! ' ^ " , r l ) ut l w& * ; thcvastiadu , tria | tS ; : i ^\ K ^^ sw ell--theright of of labour . ' ( Lond „'„? , }* ? ' ^ - " ^'' untry-tnwi Kht rights of factory C ' '" * * ' - , ' recoaniw the of them to rccognisb « h « - ri ., i H "" - ' ? lti 8 ~ I < - " = « c \ the labourer . Sir , - ' " X ?™ tf " : '" eohSiic ; u , d rights of capital , you ™ mx ™ . «^ " )^ . th . of that by which ir , w rro . iri-, 1 7 / - lheviv ; llt * labour has the \ ml ohaftee o ; Jl > fcliin ; ,, J na 8 miloi ! ** ^ ' ^' l ^ A ^^^^ 'oy ^ S hu ih i
x «« . ... . ciy . em-y : sa ., wilt , nnstaine 1 h » crime , bems in the p > - ^ sion «> . ' the fra i ' ( Vehement cheering . ) flhe ' . speakerthen dS himaftll an . advocate of vote by ballot , no-pr ,. ^ qualification , ann « ialuHrlinHi « it 8 .. pa . vment of «•«¦{* uers , and equal electoral district advancing mv <\ i sive . reasons why he supported rach of tho a'iove Hr « . T i ^ Uie c-nuinuoiOare the doctriaea ol the People ' s Charter-,,, . thise , 1 stand fau « * i axUhL Letth " * «» . mi * wkfc Klectorsof Haltprinciples . I do not wish to sail ivukr fal « e cc ' -n-va ' Z ^ 'UZIT ^^™ ^^ s-mmms
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,, Kha S , \ ^ l - B ^ ^ b ^^ erovR tfi A ? haTe been con 'P elltii «» BTOvei to the depths o * misery von have nnf vet ZC ?;/ i t catch hJS •?»• ( S » SSi sewiSfafa Sf * !!" 0 A fftttlemanneariueob-SS ^ LSL ' SRSL ' Sa' -a s ^^ Ffe ^^ s ES ^ ' W- "« tST AC dSt ™ 2 SH- Urch ^ 8 t 8 len the Property of the yaSMfl 1
"''*" ^ Th ! rfte , 5 ^ » I ° ? -Nothin | could bo more absurd , donend on tS t ^ - ° uld ^^ titute fair wages must fiTmmfJ ^ thingB : - ° ntb e number of haudstfeKS k ?? , the country-and the quanaminfftvn , ; r SUt T Iwi 11 tel 1 the gentleman wLt I * ^ ia Jn o r u . . ot I Prefer a man ' s working for tant £ J 5 fr K for ? wa 6 « - ( Loud cheers . ) Gon-St m fn n ' 1 bl l s rem « k reminds me that I must nab vo . r wnrU S' $° " > 0 U are anxious to ^ » \ TJ& h Can il [ 8 P ftre the time t 0 come here . i . ™ ' \ oweyer , to express my opinion on one ShE - P 0 in T l J » m opposed to - capital It&l ? l 8 ! / Mieve it deprives the cuiprit ThnnBh ? S rtUn - of r ? akiDB his peace witlf KiTGod . ShS rH ? " - I ^ Md between judgment and c-xe cution , that period is filled with earthlv h « nM .-nrf nno
of . kRth !^ ' . W » to repentance from the term at £ .. £ ? ? ! - 8 hamc ' ' and y ° u flin e brother toinpf , ° ^ eternit y without giving him a chance feSf 2 L ^ on S thwgl «> - ^ oud cheers . ) ffpKflrfh 8 myenlar e 8 on other subjects , but , gentlemen , the greatest favour you can do me is to JnvttT as t 0 a . ? points 1 mayhaye omitted « oc Z 2 « ilmay u B 0 thave been explicit in . In conelusion , ihave but to say I do not solicit your votes SL A ground ? Pa ^ y Politics , but I ask you to reoordtnem on the ground of principle . Many ofyoa may be opposed to me on some points , and coincide wub
me on otbws . It will be the duty of those to consider how far the cause of progression and the objectathey advocate will be benefited as a whole , and to vote accordingl y . ( Mr Jones resumed his seat amidst enthusiast and long-contikued cheering . ) Several questions were then put to Mr Jonesamong others , whether he would vote for a repeal of the window duty . Mr E . Jones -Yes ! I do not consider that tho poor man slight and air ought to be taxed ; and if tne civil-list and pension-list were cut down a little , it we were not so read y to slaughter the working men ot Portugal and other countries-we need not tax the poor man of our own so heavily . ( Loud cheers . ) ' v Mr Moobhousb . -I wish to ask Mr Jones if he would vote for a repeal of the certificate duty , which bears so heavily upon solicitors .
Mr ii . Jonbs . —I would—inasmuch as I do not see the justice of it—or even its expediency , ttut I am not much in favour of my own profession . ( Laughter . ) In fact , we have too much law , and too little justice ( Loud applause ) . An Elector asked Mr Jones whether he was in favour of the law of primogeniture . Mr E . Johbs .-I am opposed to the law of primogeniture , because it maintains a class monopolylocks up the land from the people , and keeps , in the younger sons ot titled houses , a constant swarm of ready tools at the beck of government , as placemen , pensioners , and sinccurists — from George . " the M 8 ingyoungman , "to John , who ia too stupid for anything but the Church . ( Laughter and cheers . ) Several other questions having been answered to the satisfaction of the meeting
Mr J Sutcliffe moved a resolution pledging that meeting to use every honest means in order to effect the return of Mr Jones at the ensuing election ; Mr F . Maud seconded the resolution . Mr Milungton amid some interruption rose to exp lain some circumstances connected with the meeting , and disclaimed the idea of personal hostility towards the advocates of any particular persuasion . The CnAinsiAN then proceeded to put the resolution-and for the purpose of the better ascertaining the balance of election power , the electors , who had attended in great numbers , had been separated from the non-eleetors .
The resolution was carried amid thunders ef applause with only one Jdissentient , and after a vote of thanks to the chairiran , tho meeting separated in tho cenhdence of being able to return their
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case of the Elgin candidate , his lordship is " unac customed to public speaking . " IlAJiPSHmE . —It is rumoured that Lord Palmerston will beat a retreat from Tiverton , and trv his luck in a county contest for South Hampshire ' The Hampshire Independent at&tfs that a requisition is m course . of signature , inviting "his lordship " to come forward on tho . "Liberal interest . " ' . LiVEBroot—The conservatives have not yet finally hxed on their candidate or candidates . Lord Sanoon . it is understood , would stand , if necessary to prevent a split in the party •' but as his lordshi p may be suddenl y called , to the upperhouse there is some intention of allowing him the leisure he desires , and electing Mr Cardwell in his place . By doing so . Mr TW 8 ^ n / 8 u Cha e ' a Oxford would be increased , ine high church nartv . KnwAvoi . ni « n «»« ^ .- »
, „„ SKr ^^ ^^ ^^ Ipiis ^ til ^ j . uldham . —An active canvass is amria n » ;^« , n
parts : of the borough , on behalf of MtM Cand A 'HnAW <} . ~ £ he . Berkshire Chronicle bms that a deputation have ' waited upon Mr Apsley Pellatt . and S'fW ^^ ^ " ^ ' « &Wf' and that the hon . gentleman Has ' consented . ^ ^ SouinSHiKiDs .-The contest here will be severe between the sitting member and . Mr Whateley the barrister , who ^ canvassing the electors as a conservative . Mr Wawn has arrived amongst his con-Btituents , and is also engaged in ; his canvass . Both parties speak confidently of success . . Subrbt ( EAsi ) .-Itha 8 been rumoured that Mr Alcock wil reb ace Mr Kemble without opposition this statement is without foundation . " Messrs . Al ! cock and lung haveexpressed their determination to They advocate an extension of the franchiw , seba ^ ration of Church and State , and un « ectariau educl lion * .....
Tower HAMMTs .-. Mr Edward Mini !; the editor of . the Nonconfomtrt m compliance with a mimerously signed requisition , has consented to stand for cL ^ t , th « !? rlhc 6 ming . election .: ' Major-General Fox , the sitting member , has issued an address to the electors of the Tower Hamlets , stating , in contradiction of a report to the bontrary , that ho intends again to solicit the suffrages of the electors on the election of the new Parliament .
_ , . SCOTLAND . east LoiHiAs .-Mr Welford has retired , so that the contest will now be between Mr Charieris and Sir D . Baird , Conservative and Liberal . . Gusoow .-Messrs M'Gregor and Hastie will run m couples ; Messrs Dennistoun and Dixon stand apart . It is generally believed , however , that there is an understanding , between their supporters ; and there may be though it is doubtful whether there is much cordiality . The excitement , as yet , is confined to the electioneering agents and friends of the re- peetive candidates ; for the public generally is quite quiescent on the subject . At least , the only matter of interest
or gossip in connexion with the elections , has arisen { rom the ousting of Dr Charles Mackay from the editorship of the Argxu newspaper . Both the doctor and his quondam employers addressed the public through the newspapers—the one in complaint , and the other m justification . In the meantime , the Conservatives have given no sign ; but the leaders of that party state privately that they will assuredly be prepared with a fitting candidate or candidates , in the event of the Liberals carrying out their present disunion to the poll . . RoxBURGH .-Mr Elliott again offers himself for his oounty . In 1837 he gained it against Mr Scott by a majority of ii ; in 1841 he lost it with the same gentleman by a minority of 82 . ¦
• . IRELAND . Cork CouNp-The election is fix . d for Monday , c »* ? ' ne conaervativesh&ve called a meeting or Monday to fix upon a candidate ; the repealers nave called a meeting for the same day . DuBLiK .-The Rev . Mr Gregg ' s party in Dublin have issued a circular ,, announcing their determination of opposing , the re-election of Mr Gregory on account . of his . desertion to Sir Robert Peel , and theirintention to get up a requisition calling upon Mr Busfield Ferrand , the present member for
Ivnareaborough , to start for the Irish metropolis . t Messrs . Grogan and Gregory ' s canvassers are out n -. S ^ ayowe . .. They have been pushing through the hall of the Four Courts for the last two days , but the promises were fewer than the refusals , . r ° L L . / . , 1 UYBBSI" « -Other candidates are coming into this field . Mr Whiteside is one . His friends are inquiring for votes amongst tho barrister 3 , though he 13 himself still in England . Professor M'Cullogh is to look after his chances of success . Another candidate spoken of is Judge Keating , of the Prerogative Court . Mr Shaw on all sides is unpopular .
Ennis . — "She Limerick and Clare Examiner says : — Mr O Gorman Mahon , who is at present residing at Pans , intends to offer himself to the electors of Ennis at the ensuing election . Limerick Cur . —The Limerick CAronicte states , that Mr Meagher , of " sword" celebrity , the Caius Gracchus of Young Irelandism , will start for tho city . Louth . —A candidate on Repeal principles will dispute the representation of this county . Sir Colman O'Loghlen will come forward as one of the candidates . Report also says that Thomas O'Hngan , Esq ., barrister-at-law , will bo a candidate . Tippbrart . —Three candidates are in the field . Mr Bagwell appears as a Whig , Mr Penaefather as a Conservative , andTapt , B- Osborne as a Ropealer . Trakb . —Mr Maurice O'Connell ia threatened with a contest by a nominee of the County Club , a Mr Bateman .
Wesimkath . —It is stated William H . Magann , Esq ., Phillipstown , is about to offer himself to the constituency of Westmeath as a Repealer .
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IIOSOUR 10 OUB IlEROBS Op ' Pe aCE , AND ADORNMENT to oto TOTM . ETento wait for the right movement and the right man . To honour the heroes of peace was at first a wild notion , entortaincd by individuals only , but it has grown and widened , and it may be expected that la a score of years from this time , the result will be a orowd of statues sf England ' s great men , to perpetuate theic memory , exalt the ^ character of tho country , refine , and elevate the rising generation , [ and incite to a generous emulation in noble duings . We would have every available nook in the metropolis filled by a statue ; presenting the lineaments and tho mind ,
in enduring marble , bronze , or 3 tono , of all our " great captains" in the fight between light and darkness , ignorance and wisdom , human happiness and misery . Nor should this be confined to the metropolis—our provincial towns ( many of them larger and more important than some States ) should adopt tho same course , especially towards their own notables , to honour the past and stimulate the coming . Let our sculptors prepare for it : the day wherein these things will be done is approaching . —The Builder . Poisoning . —In the late poisoning case at Carlisle , the coroner ' s j ury have returned a verdict of" Wilful Murder , by administering poison , " against John Thompson , who was committed for trial at the ner . assizes .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 26, 1847, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1424/page/1/
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