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¦ 38 THUSIASTIC RECEPTION OF MR . GEO . •* : WHITE ,-OF LEEDS , AT NEWCASTLE'~ - BPO&rTYNB . Ob Monday 1 m *» a Urge procession , meeting , dinner , asd acine of tb » Newcastle Chartists 4 ook place irifcoaosr of Means . Collins , White , B ^ yrne , Oireo , and Detgan , ttfr > ietim 8 of Whig Busruie Bad pvaeestian . Aboot twelve o ' clock , the Qjartis&W » A to assemble ia St . Niebolaa-Bqaare , » ad ai 9 oe , formed tbeawelTw in proceasian , and moved towards the Soote wood JRoad , to met fee patriots at the Carlisle Railway Station . Tbe men wore trr-« oloared ribbons , and w « ra a * ieo 4 ed . byaa excellent fcand of moaie . Having mat Messrs . White , Byrne , and Deegaa ( Messrs . Owen . and Collins not having tfr ired ^) they were handed into an open auTiue , « ad the procession moved towards Newcastle iu the ; following order t—
Bssd of marie . £ » rge tri-eoJonr flag snmonnted by the Cap of Liberty . An open carriage , drawn Ijy four grey * , in which vy Messrs . White , Byrne , andDeeg&n . Large green and white flsg—Motto , ¦•• Welcome , patriots . " About one hundred and fifty female Chartists walking two abreast . To-colour flaf—Motto , " liberty 01 Death , " Keweastlfi Council of Charter Association , three abreast Large silk , tri-coloured flag , surmounted by the Red Bonnet , hating on it in gilt tetters , " Liberty . - Tite members of the Charter Association , three abreast There were a great many other bwrows in the procession , but we were unable to catch the inscriptions on them .
Having arrived at the Oreus Ground , in the Spital , the carnage stopped . At Ibis period the place presented a most animating eoene . The musio and banners , the thousands of good and trne men , and , above all , the eheerfol and lorelj faces of the females presented a sight of the most gratifying nature . Mr . Braxs predated himself to the meeting , and briefly insrodaoed to his Newcastle brethren that nnwh-abosed Whig victim , Mr . George White , of Lee * a . Mr . " Warns here toss , and "was received by the Meeting with deafening cheers . He addressed the meeting at great length aad . with much gpirit &nd humour ; he eloquently described the villaoy and injustice of the Whigs , and the misery of a larjpe portion of the people ; and sat down amid thunders tf applause . Mr . Bybxb a ^ ain rose , and said he begged to iatrodnce to them another good and irae advocate of the rights of human nature , Mr . John Deegan , the Chartist missionary for their brothers of the county of Durham .
Mr . Dsesxx proceeded to address the meeting , and in a clear , manly , and talented manner , laid before the meeting the manifold evils of ihe present accursed ByBtem , pointing out in energetic language ihe necessity of duty ofaetmt , and calling npoa * tt wh © had ast already joined th « Charter Assod-* tion toooate &rw » wi aod daasth « n «» l » e 8 , with 4 h « r Wlowi who were itrufRliag for theiroammfta x ^ bts . Mr . D . adverted tn » spirited Jtoanner to the New Yaart Day aarahaneooa demaastratbns for the restoraiioa of Frost , Williams , and Jones , and concluded aaid great applaus * .
Mr . Btbhs here roee , aad after bneSy adverto * iothesaeredness of the cause which he m common with kis brother victims had been permeated for , said he could not allow the present opportunity to pass witbont putting to the meeting a resolution , which he considered kighly essential . The resolution was as follows : —• This meeting pledges itself to put in immediate operation the Manchester plan of organisation , as the most effectual means of obtaining the People ' s Charter , without which we have little or no hopes of obtaining justice , or enjoying happiness . "
Tke resolution , having been seconded by Mr . George White , was passed without a dissentient Toice . Mr . White took occasion to explain the reason why Mr . Collins had not come witn him , which was owing to Mt . C having go : severely indisposed by exertions used on his northern tour , and beins obliged to return home with inflammation of hi * longs . The business of the meeting being now over , the people formed in procession , as before , and , having paraded the principal streets of the town , stopped at iir . John M'Donald ' s Temperance Hotel , where Messrs . Byrne , White , and Deegaa aisled . The orderly , bat at the suns time spirited , conduct of the people assembled at thf . meeting was most gratifying . The numbers conic not be less , at the most moderate calculation , thsn ten thousand .
THE DINNER . A most exodiieat diaoer w * b provided at the h » nse of Mr . John M'Dunaid , Te-Eperauce Howl . The company , which was numerous , having arrive' . ! , Mr . Tflomaa Doubleday was called u > the head of one set of tables , and Mr . Anderson , an intelligent working man , to the oihar . Tae fare w » s most excellent , a ^ d the activity and obliging attention of the worthy host deserved great commendation . Dinner ha ring concluded , Mr . DorBi £ DAT rose to propose the first toast—* The People , the only source of legitimate power . " This was spoken to by Mr . Geoecb White , in a speech of great power . Some other toasts having been drunk , The Cuxnutuji ro 3 e to propose the health of their honoured guest , Mr . George White .
After the applause with which thi 3 toast was received had subsided , Mr . White rose to re tarn thanks , which he performed in a most pleasing manner . The CHAimtAit then proposed the health of Mr . William Byrne . Mi . Byr ^ e bTieflj returned tharsks . He observed that fce a . ivoc »» ed iheir cause even at the expsnce of imprisonment , ajad he only asked oi them an energene adbereiica to those principles which he and his brother victims had endeavoured to point out . This request was surely consistent and honest , aud based upon % ' az . i eternal principle of ju > nce , " Do unto orhtrs as ye would octiers shoalu r . o an : o roa . " Mx . Byrne sat down amidst great appiause . The ChaibmaS then , in language highly complimentary to the gentleman , proposed the health of Mr . Dee ran .
Mr . Deega ^ returned thanks , and made maDy iLiuermg aUiisions to the literaTy genius and classic attaioments of Mr . Doubledav . Mr . James Bail Owen ' s heaith having b 5 en drunk . Mr . Btr 5 e , in the absence of Mr . Ovren , returned thanks iu language very cojnpHmeatary to Mr . Owen . The Chaibhajts health having been drunk , he returned thanks in a most luminous speech , and sat dtvra amid ioud appkuse . As the hour at which the Soiree was to bs held had nearly approached , the dinner party broke up .
THE SOIREE . This fete was given in the New Music HalL , Kelson-street- The Hail was most tastefully decorated with evergreens aDd fitters , and 3 good band of music attended to enliven the company . In tha Hali there were also hung portraits of many eminent men , namelr ;—Tiomas Paine , Robert Eaimeit , Arthur O'Connor , Dr . Jftha Taylor , Frost , - Dr . 34 'DouilI , Collins , and miny others . The decorations had a beautiful effect . Tne Hall was also hung with banners , having patriotic and complimentary mottos ; amongst others , " Welcome , Patriots ; '' Tha Females bid you Welcome , " &c Mr . Amjebso . * was called to the chair , and opened the bnsiness in a plain , straightforward , manly way , and concluding by giving the first Bentiaent— " The Sovereign People . "
Mr . Chasles Cboss , in responding to it , showed that without the people—tha working people—all other classes would be brought to misery and ruin , and that they were the real source of wealth , and ought to be of power . The health of Messrs , Whits , Collins , M'Douall , Loven , an # Wiiitams aud Binns . was then given , and responded toby Mr . White , in a strain of manlj eloquence bui seldom hew-d . ill . W . spoke for a coasiaerable length of time , and sat down amid thunders of appiause . A beautifully composed and spirited address from the female Chartists of Newcastle , to their victim guests , was then read , and elicited much applause Westfe unable , from its length , to give it . Two oi the fcm&ie Chartists having taken their seats near the Chairman , then rose , and after a pretty and suitable address , threw over the necks of Messrs . Whiu and Byrne two massive and beautiful silver chains , as a testimony of their approbation . Messrs . White and BvB * fE returned thinks .
The Chatkjus then gate the ieakh of Messrs Byrne and Owen . Mr . Bt&xb briefly returned thanks for himself and Mr . Owen . The next sentiment was " Frost , Williams , and and Jones , and their speedy restoration to their country . " Mr . Deegai responded to this sentiment in a beaatifnUy pathetic strain , and so powerfully did he affect his audience that numbers were brought to tears . A female democrat sang a beautiful song of her I ovb composition concerning frost , Williams , and ; rfonss . ; ¦ The next sentiment was " The memory of Thomas :- Paine , Henry Hunt , Robert Emmett , Augustus > ' Beaumont , Wm . Cobbett , Robespierre , and the rest of the illustrious dead . " Dr . Hcke responded to this sentiment in a very powerful speech . After each sentiment the band played appropriate tones . The meeting , after giving three cheers for the Quarter , three f <» the Northern Star , Northern
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Liberator , and the democratic press , three for Feargos O'Connor , and the other incarcerated patriots , broke np about eleven o ' clock . There were from 1 , 000 to 1 , 200 persons present , and the most enthusiastic spirit was displayed .
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BIBWIXSHAW— National Chabteh Association . —At . the weekly meeting of the Council of the Birmingham National Charter Association , held on Monday last , at Bill ' s Coffee House , Moor-street , ( Present—Councillors Pare , Earrett , Williamson , Hill , Lincll , Ball , Herbert , Penn , and Cotton ; Councillor Barrett in the chair ) , the minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed , the secretary was engaged in the delivery of tickets for members , and taking the names of persons wishing reallyto join . An interesting discussion then took place relative- to the town ' s meeting that is about to be held to congratulate her Majesty on the recent addition to public plunder , which ended in a resolution being submi'tedexpressiveoftbeir determir . a ' . ion
to give tha factions a jolly lickineshoaldthey d&re to be at tbeLr dirty work again . Between 30 and 4 V persons entered their names , Mr . Smallwood read an account of the meeting at Norwich , which was well received by all present . The meeting then aijoumed till Monday next , when all lovera of Chartism and friends of justice are invjred to Mtend and assist in so glorious and sacred an undertaking . The chair to be taken at seveu o ' clock precisely . By wierof the Council , W . H . Cotton , secretary . PERTH . —On Monday evening , according to pibfce annonncement , Dj . M'Bonill loctufbd here , uJTfce ^ First Relief Chnreh , ' to a nniaerousiand highly t&teutiye audience—indeed , it would have been impossible to attend the Doctor ' s lectures without the whole attention being engaged ; he seems to possess
a peculiar kuaek of commanding the attention and rivetting the affection of his hearers , having departed completely from the beaten track of Chartist agitation , and being fully acquainted with the statistics , both ancient and modern , of the decline and fall of wages in this country , together with the beautiful and convincing illustration he brings to bear upon his subject , in contrasting the amount of labour now necessary , to procure a given quantity of food , with that necessary to produce the low quantity in . the different jean from 1810 to the present day . The powerful impression leftbysach a mode of treating the subject , is sure to produce a luting effect , for ovea the most careless cannot get rid of them . Mg «* ng _ Tmosr , WirjtMw : jj ot Joints . —The Gsneral Conmittoe of Birmingham held their usual
weekly tteetiaj , at Bill ' s Coffee House , Moorstreet , on Tuesday evening last , Mr . Rouse in the chair . The minutes of the last meeting having been read , aai the > fame confirmed , the following gentleman were elected honorary members of the commits , vis .: —Messrs , Leech , Tillman , and Griffin , of Manchester ; Mr . Bairstow , of Yorkshire ; and Mr . Chance , of Stourbridge . The duly authorised collecting books were issued for the town of Birmingham , aud no per&on can obtain them unless their name , trade , aud residence , ba known to the committee , and they be proposed and seconded by themsmbera of the commit tee as fit and proper persons . The collecting books contain a concise history of the manner the victims have been treated : and the
rule 3 , objects , and mode of doing the business of committee . Many collecting books were voted to different individuals , * nd the public are requested to contribute thereto . They can be obtained on application to tho committee only . Communications were read from the following places , viz . : —Manchester , Lougbborough , Stockport , and Plymouth , expressing the warmest feeling 3 iu behalf of the victim ! 1 . Mr . Brydger * vaa duly elected a member of the committee . It was voted that the subscription boxes in Birmingham be opened on the last Sunday on each current month by the two secretaries of the committee , aud a receipt given to those who have held them , for the amount contained in them . Also that the several sums received by the committee be accounted for in ihe monthly balance sheet of this eommitf-e . There ire in Birmingham paid spies doing all they can to hinder justice bring obtained
for "Frost , Williams , and Jones ; but the unity and the determiued honesty of the general committee vrili work out their object . The men who obtained upwards of 70 , 000 signatures for Fruat , Williams , and Jones , wiil never be conquered by any faction , nor give place to any class for humanity , intelligence , love of trath , or principles . They who prevented innocent men from being executed will direct ^ heir energies to obtain for Frost and his companions , what they hoped to gain for the psople of England —ju » tice . Let every city , borough , and town prepare for the first oi' January . The petition to the Commons , and the memorial to the Queen , will appear in the Northern Star , Scottish Patriot , Northern Liberator , ai , d the Western Slar , of next Saturday . The friends of Frost meet every Sunday evening , at the Committee-room , for discussing the best means to assist the committee .
Mks . Robekts . —Cash received bv James Guest , Sieelhouse-lane , Birmingham , for Mrs . Roberts , the Whig-made widow : — £ p . d . Amount acknowledged in last Star ... 2 6 8 Wjgion , per J . Turnbull 0 5 0 Shoemakers and Tailors' Charter Association , Manchester 0 10 0 Journeymen Curriers , Birmingham , per Edward Edisbury 0 5 0 Wolverhimpt-on , per J . S . Farmer ... 0 7 6 Mr . Johuson , per J . Cleave C o 0
Total £ 3 17 2 iO ? 73 > O ? f . —NiTio . vAi Chabteb As » ocjatio : v or Great Bai tain . —The members of the above Association , residiog in the city of London , held their usual weekly meeting , on Monaay , the 30 ih ult ., at the Dispatch Coffee Room * , Br ; de Lane , FJeetsirect , ilr . Bradbury in the chair . In the course of the business of the evening it was agre . 'd that Messrs . . Waters , Bradbury , and Parker do form part of the committee to assist the County Council to get up the demonstration in favour of the liberation of Messrs . Frost , Williams , and Jones , to be held on New Year ' s Day . Tha ; as &ome of the members of the above Association reside in Westminster , that the same do form a division of the ab-DTe Association in that city , with the assistance of their brother members , at the Crown . Portlandstreet , Berwick-street , on the following Wednesday evening . That the treasurer , Mr . D ^ vid Cater , be
requested to send teu shillings to Mr . TiUman , which is due to the Association by the contributions of the members of the above locality ; and that Mr . Parker will lecture nest Monday night , December 7 th , to begin at eight o ' clock , at the above roomssubject , " Tiie rise and progress of tlie People ' s Charter . " In the course of the evening feeiin ^ s of plea-ure and rcerrt were evinced—of plea .-ure on account of our Slar containing so much valaabie information—of res ^ ret that room could not be afforded . last week for the account of the important meetings sent , which vrere held in this locality , considericg the encouragement and publicity we need in our 1 xtraoruiniiry exertion 3 in behalf of the Associates , as the nightly resorts of the working classes are public houses , tentwelfths of which are gambling hells . After which the chairman left the chair , aud the meeting broke up .
East Lo . vdon Chartist Tehfekajtce Association . —At the quarterly meeting of the above Association , held on Tuesday , December 1 st , the fallowing resolutions were unanimously agreed to : — 1 . " Tnat the thanks of this association We given to Mr . H . Vincent , through the medium of the Northern Star , for his talented and heart-Etirrins * address to ibe working men of Great Britain , on the neee .-sity of abstaining from all intoxicatiug drinks . " 2 . '" Tnat this association return its sincere thauks to each of- those friends of liberty who have affixed their names to the above address . " 3 . "That the
thanks of this association are eminently one , and hereby ftiven , to the Editor of the Northern dlar , for the prompt insertion given to the laws and objects of this association , and also for bis advocacy of the principles contained therein . " 4 . " That the pledge of the association be forwarded with those resolutions for insertion in the forthcoming Star , " Pledge . — " I voluntarily consent to abstain fr-m ail intoxicating liquors , except prescribed by a m <;< i : ual person ; and , as temperance applies to all thiu ^ , I renounce the use of tobacco as a common habit , injnrious . aiike to health and good morals , and pledge myself bos to nse it , except as a medicine ; and do further declare that I will use ail moral and lawful means w cause the People ' s Charter to become the law of the land . "
BRIGHTON . —A pnblic meeting was held Jn this town on Friday last , at the Town Hall , to congratulate her most gracious Majesty on the birth of a Pxineess , and such a raree show of parsons , lawyers , doctors , magistrates , Whigs , Tories , mongrels , and sham-Ralicals , ¦ were seldom witnessed . It was called for two o ' clock in the afternoon , to keep out the Chartists ; but at that hour a small but determined phalanx of patriots , ¦ who had many of them sacrificed half a d » j ' B wages , attended the meeting . An address , full of fulsome flattery and adulation , was proposed by on aristocratic parson of the name of Anderson , and seconded by the ei-M . P . for Brighton , J . N . Wigney , Esq ., and was on the point of being put , wh&n , to th * dismay , and horror of the shopocrats , Mr . Woodward rose to pro-
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pose and amended address—an address congratulating her Majesty on the birth of a Princess , and breathing the purest spirit of philanthropy and humanity , and in -which was embodied much real Christian benevolence and charity . To the shame , the everlasting shame of Brighton , that address was rejected with scorn and contempt . Tois address was aeeonded by the veteran Wm . Rowers , and supported by Mr . Allen , who in the coarse of his address was Interrupted by Lewis Slight , who , on bis appearance on the platform , was himself greeted by the most discordant yells from all parties , " turn-coat , " " traitor , " " Old Slight , get your coast-guard-men again , " " arm the soldiers , " " vagabond who sold the poor com pound voters for one hundred pounds a-year additional salary . " In fact ,
the meeting was in a complete state of nproar . Though the men of Brighton lost their amended address , they need not despair of ultimate success . Their opponents knew full weil that , had they called their meeting for the evening , the address of the Char tuts would have been carried triumphantly , and , as it is , they cannot boast of numbers , for the meeting altogether did not exceed two hundred , one-third of whom were Chartists , and In that town with ft population of 60 , 000 inhabitants . Had they called the neeting in the evening 2 , 000 ¦ working men would have been present , and then the hnmbuggery and the sophistry of U 19 combined factions would then have been scattered to the winds . At the conclusion of the meeting , on the call of Mr . Flowers , three hearty cheers were given
for Frost , Williams , and Jones , and three for Feargus d'Conaor and the imprisoned victims . Since the foregoing was written , the following circumstance basjbeeii related to as , upon an authority we doubt not the least . The factions , feeling that the majority of the meeting at its commencement were Chartists , actually sent out their scents ; the slavish middle-class men who . were present , sent orders to thoir different workshops , that tho 3 e who could be spared should immediately attend the hall ; aud we know , from personal observation , that one middle-man had , at the meeting , the -whole of his clerks , though at the time we did not perceive his intention in having them there , when it was their duty to have attended in the counting-house . A pretty set
of slaves , truly , that could come to a meeting to support an address that they knew nothing of , not having heard it read , and on the same grounds t » oppose the amended address of Mr . Woodward . Oh t thame on ye , ye slavish young men , yoa are all known as enemies of the working men of Brighten . The following hai also eome to ov "knowledge , which shewt how the defplcahi « Tagabo&d * woold wiih fi » « n opportunity to ^ plajr ttopttty tyrant The polioe-offioers wew ordered to go below sad get their bludgeons ready ; they actually did wt there was a batch of the blue devils in an adjoining room , and we noticed the chief officer and superintendent in the room , watching every one that went out
rocbbais , —A lecturer having been promised by the Manchester friends , on Suuday last , the meeting room was filled with anxious expectants . Owing , however , to some misunderstanding , thay were disappointed . The leading articles , and some other interesting matter from the Northern Star , were reswi by way of substitution for the expected lecture ; and the victims of misapplied machinery retired to meditate on the advantages of their position . On Sunday next , in the Bame place , at two o ' clock in the afternoon , Mr . Thomasson will deliver a lecture , and in the evening , at Milmrow , at halfpast six , in their new association room .
CHESTERTIEr . P < £ » BRAlttPTON . —National Charier Associate jr . —At the weekly meeting , hu ; d on Monday evening last , it was resolved , " That the thanks of this meeJ ; nR be given to our brother Chartis : s of the city of Norwich , for their noble conduct at 1110 late anti-slavery meeting in that city . " After the usual business was transacted , the president , Walsintfham Martin , read the reporl- of tha Norwich meeting , aud tlio address signed Henry Vmceut , Rev . Wm . Hill , &c , which gave universal satisfaction ; after which , tiie following fahort address wad dra-. rn up and rend to the uieetiDtf , and it was unaninj « u&ly carried that it be sent aioD £ with tho resolution for insertion in the Star : — " Wo , the members of the Chesterfield aud Br&mpton National Charter Association , having read the address in the
Northern Star of las ; week , siened Henry Tincdut , R-iv . W . Hill , J . Cleave , H . Neesuiu , and H . Hetheriugton , do believe an observance of the iniportuj ; i&cts contained therein greatly calculated to piouote the success of our cause ; for drunktJDnets 13 the prolific fottuUin « ' ignorance and vice , and our oppressors' best frien . i—binding men in mental darkness a . nd bodily infirmities , aud raism ^ an insurmountable barrier in the way of obtaining our just rights . We do hereby pled ^ i our .-. elvea to abstain from the nse of all intoxicating liquors , and most sincerely hope that our brother Chartists in general vi ' .-w it in the same light ; for the talking 13 gone by , and it is high time to work , by all the moral and ltgal means in our power . Up , ihen , brother Chartists , and be doing ! Uuiver&al Suffrage , and no surrender !"
fcTJDDERSFIEUJ . —Chabteb Association . —At the weekly meeting of the Charter Association , held at iheir room , Upperhead-row , after entering new members and receiving rubscriptionp , the following question was proposed for discussion on Tuesday uext , to commence at eit ^ ht o ' clock : —* Art ) the operatives more justifiable in agitating tor the Charter ti : an for a repeal of the Corn Lawo V As an Operative anti-Corn Law Aasueiatum is established , aud have issued their rul > ' ? , it was thought nt-cessary to solicit discussion . A number of bills were ordered to be printed and posted in the town ; and , therefore , the operatives who support a reptal of the bread tax will have an opportunity of advocating the measure . All classes are respectfully requested to attend , and may depend upon being heard with patience and civility . The Chartists solicit discussion for general information .
SIDDV 3 RIGXNS 4 TE 3 The Kidderminster National Charter Association o ; ' Great Britain held their niouthly ms « ti : i ^ zi the Freiitnisoris' Arms Inn , in this town , 011 Monday , November 30 th . Mr , Juhn Divies was unanimously uaUeu to the chair , who opsued the business of the meeting in a neat aud appropriate speech , and called upon those persons present , who had not recsivod their cards of membership , to do so now , vrht-n several came forward , and the secretary filled up their cards , and enrolled ih 9 ir names . Mr . Ei-ary , upou being called upon , then read to ihe meeting , from the Northern Star , the report of the ami-slavery meting at Norwich , which received very great applause , in consequence of the maaiy conduct of the fustian jackets at that meetiug . Oh ! that we had many such as Dover and Hewitt and tha peoplo ' e rights would nos long be withhold from them . Mr . Holloway theu moved the first resolution , " That
¦ we , the Chartist Association of Kiddermiusier , do hold a publienu-eting on New Year ' s Day to petition ; he Qu ^ en tor the liberation of FrtMt , Williams , and Jones . " The resolution was seconded by Mr . Green , and carried unanimously . It was tbe . i announced to the meeting , and the association take this opportunity of informing those ^ friends who may . ftake an interest in the proceeding , ' that they { intend having a tea driukmg and ball ou Tuesday , the 29 th oi December next , for the benefit of the wivos and families of the incarcerated Chartists , and the association call npon all friend 3 to come forward thsn a&d assist in this undertaking for the relief of the families olthe ur . justiy incarcerated victims . Tickets for the tea party aiid , ' oa ^ l , or tickets ior the ball unly , may be had upon application to Mr . George Holioway , Oxfoid-road . It is anticipated that a numerous assembly wnl then b \> present . After the abo \ e annouueemeut ha-i been ma tie , and other business had been gone through , the meeting broke up .
tEITH . —Having pondered over the distressed circumstances of the wioowed mothers a « d orphan caildren of our incarcerated brethren , a few of the friends of liberty iu this p . acj resolved , tiiat a grand musical melange shouiii be held iu S ' . orrio ' s Alley Chapel , on Wednesday eveaiu * , the 25 ih ale ., the proceeds of which was to be applied exclusively for the benefit of the wives aad families of the imprisoned Chartists . Mr . Miine , the Scotch comic singer , aud a few more professional gentleaien , and a lady from Edinburgh having offered their valuable services for the occasion , gratis , together with the Cannon Mills instrumental baud . As was to bo expected , long before the hour of meeting , crowds were seen wending their way to the chapel , amongst whom was a good sprinkling of the fur sex . The hour of meeting having arrived , the church "wa 3
crowded to excess , which holds upwards of seven hundred persons . Mr . William Pattison Smith was unanimously called to the chair , who briefly stated the object of the meeting . The festivity of the evening having began by the band playing Lord Lennox ' s March , a spirit of sociality pervaded the meeting throughout , every one appearing to appreciate the benevolent object for which we were assembled , when the baud concluded by playing " Good ni ^ ' nt and joy be wi' ye a ' . " A vote i > i thauks was given to the band , the singers , and the chairman ; after which three hearty cheers were given for Feargus O'Connor , and all incarcerated Chartists , and the meeting quietly dispersed , every one highly delighted with the entertainment , resolving at no distant period to meet in the same manner . Thus ended one of the most glorious meetings ever held in Leith . We inclose five pounds as the proceeds , to be disposed of among the families as the manager * tmay think proper .
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XSBD 8 . —Total Abstinence Charter Association . —The following resolutions were passed at the usual weekly meeting of this Society , held at the house of Mr . J , Oldroyd , Quarry Hill , Leeds , on Monday evening last , Mr . Parker in the chair : — 1 . "That this Association being fully convinced that no measures of reform , short of those propounded in the " People ' s Charter , " can effectuate the political salvation of the people , determine to lend no aid or oountonance to those politioal charlatans who advocate partial measures , merely to subserve factious purposes , and perpetuate the thraldom of the industrious portion of tke community . "
2 . " That thi 3 Association will not only contend for the enfranchisement of © very male adult of saue mind , and uucontaminated by crime , but will render every possible assistance to our Irish brethren , while struggling to obtain a Repeal of tho Union , a removal of the causes and effects of absenteeism , and an eradication of all the complicated and aggravated evils endured by the people of that ill-fated land . " 3 . " That this Association will ( while keeping an eye on those who "lord it over us , ") use the most strenuous exertion 3 to extirpate tyranny wherever ita banofal effects may be experienced , and to promete the happiness of the whole human race , regardless of dime , colour , or creed . " ¦
4 . " That this Association will use every possible means to obtain a remission of the unjust , inhuman , uri-Christian , and fiendish sentences inflicted by kt the base , bloody , aad brutal" Whigs , upon those now expatriated patriots , Frost , Williams , arid Jones . " . , 5 . " That this Association shall not hold its meetings at houses where intoxicating liquors are vended ; neither shall any person iu a state of inebriation be allowed to take part iu the proceedings . " After which the propriety of having a public tea party , on New Year's Day , was taken into consideration , and the following resolution being proposed by Mr . Hick , and seconded by Mr . Oidroyd , was carried nem . ctn .: — - ' V
6 . That this Association and friends da tab * tea together 00 New Year' ^ Day , im the School Room , No . 82 , Hijjh strett , at eevea o ' clock in the eveniDg ; when resolutions condemnatory of the treatment of oar friends , Frost . Williams , and Joaea , will be submitted , and their case brought before the iaeetijBfr ** Tioket 8 , 9 d . eaob , inaybe hsd AttheStar Office ; Mr . Joseph Oldroyd ' s , ( our news agent ) 11 ° , Quarry Hill ; Mr . Joseph Parker ' s , 89 , Marsh-lane ; Mr . William Rider ' s , 67 , Lemon-street ; or of Mr ; . Wm . Hick , at the School Room , HAMFAX . —The recently formed Association ib progressing rapidly . On Saturday evening last , a large number of persons from Illingworth and other out-township 9 came down to tho place of meeting , and enrolled themselves , the number being so great as to completely exhaust the society's number of tickets , although it was calculated that they had enough to serve them for two or three months .
txyEnPOOIi . — Although the proceeding ^ the Chartists of Liverpool have not lately received auy great degree of publicity , they have , nevertheless , not been apathetic , as their position at preseut , compared to what it was six months siuce , bears ample evidence . They havenow a public room , where they hold their weeidy meetings , capable of containing 600 persons , which on every Wednesday evening is crammed to suffocation ; indeed , so inconvenient have parties found it to gain admission , that a motion was submitted on the last night of their meeting , by Mr . George Lloyd , to the effect that another large room bo opened in the south end of the town , which was carried unanimously , and the Council are
empowered to enter into arrangements with any parties having such premises to let or Bell . They havo likewise made arrangements for holding a tea-party and ball , on a grand scale , in the Hall or' Science , Nelson-street , 111 h < nour of tho liberation of Messrs . Johnston and Aitkin , of Ashton-under-Lyne , and Mr . Richardson , of Salford , from Kirkdale Gaol , whose term of nine months' imprisonment expires on the 2 iid of December , when it is expected tl . a ; all who sympathise with tho victims of Whig persecution will on that occasion i-stily by their presence their love of freedom and attachment to tne principles of the Charter , as well as thoir eternal hatred 01 tlioso who have doomed thoir best friends to the
fe- 'On ' s cell and the felon ' s fare , ior daring to advocate the rights of tho people . At the last meeting held , Mr . Bernard McCartney in the chair , the following resolution was submitted to the msetin # , in a splendid and powerful tpoech , detailing all tho horrors and atrocities of war , by Mr . David Roberts , aud seconded in a neat speech by Mr . John Robinson , and carried unanimously : — " That we viow with feelings of abhorrence and indignation , the sanguinary and cold- blooded conflict iu which thu present Government wouid involve this country , under tho specious pretext of upholding the dignity and stability of the Ottoman Porte , convinced , by woeful experience , that tho primary objects ever
contemplated by tho originators of war have been an oariii . iit though base desire of crushing , wherever ir appeared , th' ? iniaut sp : nt of liberty , awd iuvoiv ^ tfi communities in an additional amount of / iricvons aud uiijutft taxation ; grievous , becauso the condition oi the ptople , who are most heavily taxed , is such that they have scarcely the meana of subsistence ; unjust , inasmuoh as they are taxed without being represented ; and , moreover , nnuocensary , as we , thu people of England , lave had no cause ofquarrei with the people 01 France , Egypt , Syria , or any other
country in the worJd ; and we further protest against engaging in war under any circumstances or provocation whatever , until the levying of war rests with those upon whom ihe experice must . fall , through the medium of Universal buffi age . " After the resolution was carried , the Chairman called upon Mr . William Jones , who delivered an admirable address . He is a young mati about twenty years of age , and promises to become one of tho brightest of our order . The address , which occupied an hour and a half in delivery , was sent to us , but we have not room for it .
LOtfGHBOItOUea .-On Sunday last , a very ably sermon was preached here , in the Market Place , by Mr . bairstow , the talented lecturer for the West Riding of Yorkshire ; it made a great impression , aad will be long remembered . Several u { the middle class were present , la the evening the Council met , and transacted tho business of the Uniou . On Monday evening , the Association assembled , when an increase of memberd took place . Tho cauao of Cb . art . iRin . is looking up here . The females also met , and their AKsodation is prospering . Mr . Mason , t ' vom Newcastle , is expectea so preaoh ou Suuday next . Mountsobbel . —On Thursday , the 26 th ult ., Mr . Bairstow lectured here to a orovvded asbtshibly , who listened with delight to fi ; is ablo advocate of the people ' s cause . Chartism is progressing here .
WIGAN . —Since the late visit of Mr . Leech to this place , the Chartists have a # ain taken the ficlo with renewed vigour and increased number * . At the weekly meetiug , held in the Association-room , Miilgate , it was suggested by Mr . Biwtie , treasun-r . that the books should bo examined , with a viow to respond to the Executive Council in Manchester . The income and expenditure of the week having been booked by the Becrt : tary , Mr . Greaves , and examined by Mr . John Myers , it was moved and seconded that ten shillings ba seat forthwith to
assist in defraying the expeuces of the district lecturer . Carried unanimously . It was next proposed that the doors of the Association-room should by thrown open on Sundays , aud devoted to the reading of news , and tho promulgation of th « five principles contained in the Charter , aud advocated bj iheNorthernStar , waena debaie mibued on tho merit 3 of the Radical pi ess . The Wond ( Dnblin paper ) occupied some time in discussion , whether it should be admitted , when , after a very interesting and hum rous debate , it was filially agreed that the World should be tried .
CAIiXiANS > ER . —Several total abstinence leoturos have lately been delivered iu this village , but every attempt to establish a society upon these principles has hitherto been unsuccessful , although the greater portion of the inhabitants adm ' it intemperance to be a great evil ; yet , notwithstanding , they consider that ardent spirits is necessary iu giving life aud ardour to ( heir social meat ) rigs . In order to convince them of this error , a number oi' placards was poster ! up , inviting the inhabitants to cumo forward und devote ona night at least in partaking of the
pieasHres arising fry . ® Irit-ndshiji and sobrie'y ; consequently , thoise willing to try tho experiment met , and after tea was served np , a bueoesbiisn of appropriate adarestses , songs , ( iaucmg , &c , was the order of the evening , aud if blyiruJ ' . aces be an iadcx of a mervy andohtjertul heatt , the amusement gave general Batisfac'ion , all admitting that thsy never d&nced their favourite " tulioch-gorum" with greater -life aud spirit , notwithstanding t ; io absence of ovary drop of " mountain dew . " If meetings of this description bb persevered in , it will bo the meaus of removing prejudice and establishing sobriety .
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XOANSFXEIiD . —On Thursday evening , Nov . 26 , Mr . Mason , of Newcastle , delivered a lecture on the principles of Chartism in the Chartist ^ Chape ] , in the Bottoms ; the lecture was well attended . This was the first opening of the Room . At the close of the lecture , Mr . Charles Callor proposed , and Mr . James Renshaw seconded , " That the Working Men ' s Association be dissolved , " which was carried . Mr . Thomas Dutton proposed " That a National Charter Association be formed in Mansfield , and that all friends of freedom , residing in the town , are particularly requested to come forward and enrol their names , that cards of
membership may bo sent for to Manchester . " Mr . Samuel Hollows }! seconded the resolution , and was carried unanimously . A number were enrolled as members , andaotice given that tho room will be open every Thursday evening for discussion , and for receiving tho contributions of the district collectors , and every Saturday evening for reading trie Slar . Three cheers were then given for the Charter , and three cheers for the "caged lion , " which was nobly se-Bjpondedto by three long , loud , and hearty hurras . Three cheers were then given for Frost , Williams , and Jones . A vote of thanks was given to the leoturer , and three cheers for the worthy Cfea-. rman , Mr . W . Tborouchmau .
Tketotalisk is spreading like wildfire in this neighbourhood ; its beneficial effects are visibly sees on several townsmen , who are now consistent and respectable men , who were , a few months ago , deemed outcasts of society . The Teetotal Society of this town has upwards of one hundred members they have a room to meet in in the Lawn , which is thrown open every evening in thewetk for all who choose to attend . Sbkmon . —On Sunday , Nov . 29 , Mr . Harrison , of Calverton , prtached in the Chartist Chapel , iu this town , to an attentive congregation , who were highly delighted with his primitive method of explaining the Scriptures .
ARNOLD ( Nottinghamshire ) . —Mr . Mason , the Midland Counties lecturer , has been lecturing here to crowded audiences on the People '* Charter . Mr . Bairstow has also lectured here . The addresses of these gentlemen produced a very strong impression
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8 DKDEttLiHD . ~ -Mr . Deegan lectured In the Cooperative Hall , on Sunday evtnlng . the 22 nd ult , on the advantages which the working classes would derive from the passing of the People ' s Charter . In the course of his observations , he pathetically alluded to the cast ) of Frost , Williams , and Jones , earnestly beseeching bU hearers to do their duty on Now Year ' s Day , by meeting in thouaanda , and proclaiming their determination to have thoae cruelly treated men restored to their native country . He was euro there was not a man or woman present who would not use their besteneigiesto accomplish eo laudable an object . Where was there a father who would refuse to aid in restoring those men to their children , or a husband , who had ever experienced the ftlicity of the marriage state , toat would
not devote his earnest attention to effecting so desirable a consummation ? Let the people of Sunderland do their portion of the good work —< io it in the manner so humaue and sacred a cause demanded ; let the working classes of the whole kingdom evince their sympathy tor Frost , Williams , and Jones , and then we may reasonably antkipnte the pleasure of speedily beholding those unjustly and tyrannically expatriated men onco more enjoying the society of their wives and the communion of their families . Mr . Deegan addressed thu audience at considerable length on behalf of tho above individuals , anil produced a great impression by the feeling and eloquent manner in which ho < ielineatu < l their sufferings , and the tortures , physical and mental , they would be compelled to endure in their present heartrending aud melancholy situation .
South Church . —We had the pleasure of listening to another lecture on tho principles ot the Charter , delivered by our county mi »( ioi > ary , on Tuesday evening , the 2 Uh ult . ; and , although the meeting was held in the open air , the attendance w . is exceedingly good . Mr . Deegun commenced hia fiiscourae by expressing the happiness ho experienced in having an opportunity of once mure addressing the people of Soutli Church on thf ) principles and objects of thfe People's Charter . He was deliyhted to perceive that , notwithstanding the efforts that had lieen mads by ignorant or dishon 6 t men to prevent him fiv < m discharging his duties as Chartist missionary , by denying him the use of a rcoiu to lecture in , that the peop e were fully alive to their own true interests , and
¦ wtre resolved to hear him—no matter what inconvenience it might entail upon them . This certainly was cheering—it encouraged him to go on—and he was confident that ultimately the cause must triumph . Formerly there was the greatest difficulty ir . prevailing upen working men to come and listen to an exposition ot their condition—they would scarcely believe tbat they were eppresaed ; they considered they had no grievance—that they had no right to interfere in governmental matters—that it was Providentially arranged that they should be " hewers of wood and drawers of water "—that they should submit patiently and contentedly , no matter what laws were passed , tviXes imposed , or grievances unredressed . Now the case was ultored ! The principal difficulty
was to ( ihtr . iu imoiiis sufficiently coin : > ij < l ous to eusit ; ii ;> tlio uuiiibcxs ""'ho regularly flaked to hear a CharUat address . Such was the cast ) with tho puople wkoni he wv .. s speaking to . Thoir enemies fancied that by refusing him a room they would damp his ardour , and dispirit the people . It had , however , the contrary eft ' tct . Tlify were disappointed in their object , and he nniiied atthtir mortification and chagrin . Some foolish people iraugiiitil tbat it was dishonourable to be a Chartist—that there was something vicious associated with Chartist principles—that the friends of the Charter wished for a scramble , and were anxious to obtain the property of thoir neighbours . He pitioil their simplicity ; and if auy such were present , he would endtavour to enlighten them . For his own
part , he cun * if * ered the upright , honest-minded , and genuine Chartist one of the best , most useful and honourable mtn in society . Their enemies coni . il not appreciate the motives which actuated tho puremiuded Chartist—motives of love , affection , kindness , ami philanthropy , which induced him to ewbutt . in a cau « e tbat was sure to be attended with obloquy , abu ^ e , misrepresentation , and persecution , as far as concerned himself . As to scrambling , the ChartiBts wished to put an end to it . There had been plenty of tfc :. t < : e » ciiption of work for a long time ; and the working mtn knew they were tho sufferers . They wished all men te enjoy their property , if they had acquired it honestly , properly , and legitimaielv . But , kt him not he misunderstood . Tnere wtre parties in
tlie state who were very loud in their expressions of anxiety to see property secure—who magnifies their pretensions to buui'fity—wfco Wcr « cojitiau Aly clamouring about the respect that ought to be paid to " vested interests , " who called this thing aud tho other thing thdr proptr . y , but who , in reality , if thtre were aiiy ie-peet paid to iioucsty or justice , hail iso nit-re title or light to thoni than a burglar who might enter tboir ' iwt-lliiiK at midnight and dispossess thtni of all they ha ' i , or a footpad to whatever little he might have iu his pur » e . The Chartist desired all men , who laboured , whether mentally or corporeally , 10 have their due share of the enjoymentsand happiness which bounteous uatuiv has offered man . That was the chitf reason ¦ w by iho non-productive c ' afses—the drones of society
— the incubuses on the labouring population were so violently oppj * ed to the Charter . They did nothing useful—luey were like tho ' lilies of the valley that toil not neither do they spin ; " they were incumbrarices and pests to the community ; tht-y worked at no profitable trade , pursued no hououmbie ocenpation—they produced none of the ueotssaries of life—nude neither food , clothing , or habitations , ar : d consequently lived and fattened by plundering honest , meritorious , and hard-working im-i ; . The aristocrats and non-producurs know full well Ll ; : itif they cease to exist at ali , society must still continue ; but if the working people stoud stilt , society uiuat bo destroyed . "To put an und to their ulundering and predatory operations , and to cornel them to labour like honest men , to earn their bread by
the " sweat of their brow , " was the object of the Ciiartists , and he fervently hoped they would nev « r relax in their exertions till they were completely triumphant But , say the idlers , tha law is on our side ; the Jaw protects us in the enjoyment of our property ; ihe law will punish any person who may attempt to deprive u » of it , no matter how it may have come into our hands . They say with an an of defiance , the law guarantees us against any encroachment npon our posaessioiiB . Have we not acquired our riches and amassed our wealth in consequence of our industry , application to business , attention , and punctuality to our affairs ; or has it not descended to us as a just and honourable Inheritance , bequeathed by our
progenitors , vtho accumulated it by their steady and persevering exertion * . Such is the language commonly ui ? ei by tke men who have contrived , by fraud , duj-. licity , ' or cunning , by upt < n , notorious , wholesale , ami nigitiotu robbing to deprive the poor of their inheritance , and steal from thorn the fruits of their tunl toil and industry . Aa to the law , it is » ften monstrously unjust , being enacted by knav * s and rogues , for the purpose of blistering themselves . The iaw is frequently in direct opposition to reason , honesty , ai < l justice . It cannot , however , make vico virtue , injustice justice—or robbi-ry an honest means of gaining wealth , there is law , for instance , to give tho Uiu&ell family tho possession of Wobara Abbey , and
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ottvOT estates , »» d tfce Duke of Bcvrfiebhe tte ttth « of twenty parishes in Ireland ; but it is an unjust one , for they oelona of right to the poor , to the stranger , tha widow , and the orphan . Maty of the wealthy dan have extensive estates to which their ancestors had no right , except that which was founded upon plunder , rapine , robbery , or conquest Iniquitous acts of Parliament have been passed to secure them in the enjoyroent of them . The people must clearly see , then , that their enemies invariably appeal to the law . What ore they to do ? What mode of procedure must they adopt f They must endeavour to repeal those unjust , tyrannical , and misery-producing enactnunJs . They must abolish these nefarious statutes , and substitute good , wise , ana equitable ones . Then will they participate fit- the bounty of Heaven . Then , wilt tbey have some prete « tion against misery and destitution . The people hate been sorely and grievously oppressed . How are they to ameliorate their condition ? By what means shall they be enabled to remedy the evils of bad legislation , of , cruel mUgovtrnnient ? Wh . n will their sorrows and gsflferings end ? Wfcen wiil tyranny and oppression cease ? When will tranquillity and joy , peace , plenty , oafi liappintss , be again the portion of the sods of toil ? When they have the power of self-government—the po-we * of legislation in their possession—the good KBsa and intelligence to rule themselves and destroy tho supremacy of
wieked , corrupt , Yeas ) , and designing mento enable you to legislate for yourselves—to have the privilege of enacting eeand , politic , and beneficent laws , laws calculated to jwemote your prosperity—tomate yourselves happy and contented—to cause your condition in life to be-easy , agreeable , and congenialto remove the destitution tha * bow exists to so fearful an extent—to banish want and poverty from the land —to give solidity and permaaesey to wise and juafc institutions , you must havo yow Chartor ; you must labour unceasingly to obtain tTntversal Suffrage . Be iadtfatigable in your exertious—b * { K-rauveriDg in your efforts , and eventually you will succeed . Dsptnd mainly npon your own struggle j do not depend upon the assistance or co-operation of the other clr . s ^ ea . Let
not the prejudices of your opponesis piev < Tit you performing y « ur doty . Paine has beauSiftjJiy rei : i « rk' d that " eloquenee way strike sha tar , a-Eil ifce iar&uage of sorrow draw forth the tear of compassion , but nothing can reach tfce heart that is steeled with prejudice . " Be not ashamed or afraid to avow yourselves Chartista ; why should you ? The demands . of the Chartists ore moderate and well-founded : ihey ' &te"based upon truth , reason , ' justice , Tmmanity , righteousness , and religion . The advueate * of Universal Suffrage reqUiro no unjust ascendancy—bo exclusive privileges r their motto i » , "Equality before the law . " Civil , political , and religions liberty f > r all men thoy are anxious to have : they desire , in the language of Mil (« n " To- &uow , t > Utt « r , to diecuss , to argue freely , according to conscience . "
Your cauie is a good and right-.-ous one . Should yoa , by your union , energy , and determination , vanquish your antagonists , the victory wiil be attended with th » happiest results . Yin cannot estimate the bles&iaga ot good Government—they ate inestimable ; but you ai * experiencing the miseries , and are acutely feeling tb » pernicious effects , of bad legislation . TJnUe , unite , uolte : how can yputtxpect to have your condition bet * tered—your prospeeta improfed—rpur hopes realised while you are disunited . You have beea distracted with division ; your energies have not been concentrated , and jbnr enemJes—the enemies of oar great and glorious cause—havo gloated with eiuitittlon . Combine , then ; let ytiur Association ha cemented by-fraternal affection , based upon , intelligence and
principle . Thf > n will your unjust raters tremble ; then will tyrants be filled with trepidation , alarm , terror , and disniay . Learn the value and importance of unanimity by your affl c ' tion aud adversisy . For want of union yon are we&k , impotent , powerless . You ara robbed of the rights of freemen ; your natural , inherent and indefeasible rights have been violently and tyrannously wrested from you . Remove the veil vrbich ignorant and Eeif-interested political and religious ( inline * have placed before your eyes . Your vision hits been obscured ; you have been prevented fr « ro beholding your true condition—from viewing it as it really is ; yoa have beeti made the dupes ot eorrtipt ; and prrfl gafce speculators , the victims of knavish and furtive villains , the slaves of lyvants aud oppressors . Will yon
continue so , or , rather , will you not exhibit an . inflexible opposition , an unconquerable haired to injustice and misrule ? Store your minds wiih sound political knowledge , then will your minds and understanding-be illuniinated—then ¦ will you behold and acknowledge the btauty of freedom—the lovely ami captivating . attribute * of liberty . You car-not portray Ui 9 unalloyed pleasure , the exquisite delight , the uninterrupted felicity y » U ¦ would onjoy wer « you govermed wisely and rationally . Were mankind to act as brethren , how much superior our condition would be . Were ignorance unknown , how happy would be the lot of mivn . It has been the cause of misery unspeakable—of suffering inconceivable I Acquire information— " Knowledge is power—Union is strength . " The more you become acquainted with the
systtin under which you live , the more you will detest it , and the more resolute will be your efforts to destroy it . Your determination to havtt self-gemrnnient will be strengthened ,. so that you may have the power of protecting yourselves—of enjoying the fiuits of your toil—of pro venting idltrs from robbing you of the benefits of your unceasing toil . What are the evils whioh arise from your exclusion from political power ? Th » B-iV . H . Price answers the question tuhnirably . Attend t-i the words , of that pious ^ nd exviaplavy clergyman . Fn a letter to Mr . Hume , ou the extension of the franchise , he observes , speaking of tNe working classts , " That , without power , thoy must be alway « overpowered ; that , unrepresented , they must be always misrepresented ; that , placed on unequal ground in
soc : cty , they-never can enjoy their rightful si : are o" tho biesxings of society ; that , without their duo eharo ia the Government , they must be always mis-governed j that without a voice in the state , in the making of laws , in the laying on of taxes—in short , in all matters affecting themselves , their rights , their laws , and property , they must be always at the mercy of others ; in plain truth , being unrepresented , they are downright slaves amongst freewen , and nothing else . " Never were truer words written than the above . Without power you must ba always overpowered . Help the men who ; ire endeavouring to gain power for you , to secure your
wtii-bfing ,- who give their time , thair money , their he-ilih and strength fw yoar go ; j ' . Mtn who manfully and intrepidly resist private and public persecution , tho d « sei ti'jn of friends , acquaintances , and relativeswho patiently suffer tha direst privations , the keenest and bitterest pangs of want , because they will not abandon principle , but cling unvaryingly to thO Suffrage , and the advocacy of your rights ami interests-You often treat these men with contumely , spurn their admonitions with contempt , question the purity of their motives , and the sincerity of their intentions . Your enemies are indefatigable in their effji-ts to make yoa foster and cherish iliis mischievous and fata ! conduct .
They know it is . essential to thoir usurpation of power , and strengthens their base and unjust dominion . Yoa have permitted them to obtain tha ascendancy , nor have you properly cousi ^' eretl the base means they have employed to uphold their supremacy . W' re it not for your fermer spathy , indifference , and heart 1 . essness . to tho cause of Cfcartism , to genuine freedom , we should not bo in our present degraded situation . You would not be as you are , almost , at present , deprived of the liberty of meeting to express yeur opinions , and remonstrate against the injustice perpetrated by your soulless and inhuman rulers . Nearly every valuable privilege enjuyed by your , forefathers , under tho English Constitution , has bueu taken from you , although it is the undoubted constitutional right of the peoplo ' . of the
United Kingdom to meet" . freely , wiien , how , aud where they choose , in public places in the Jay , to discuss their grievances aitd political and other subjects , or for the purpose of framing , discussing , or passing any voie , petition , or remonstniuce , upon any , -ubjcct whatsoever . " Yet on many occusiocs it is a dangerous cxp-irimpnt for the pevplt ; to moot publicly—1 policemen aiid s » : diers being frequ-j-. tly called out to awe and intimidate tfiem)—to discuss the fljgrank grievances which they have U endnre . " Notwithdtavuiiug that Jhe intorference of any civil or nuHtary force or authority , for the purpose of sujiiircKsing or ( Sisptrainj ; any meetiag so peaotably assembled aad conducted , is highly unconstitutional and arhitr . iry , " we fiud the OoverDinent interfering to Suppress pubii «
meetings—to prevent the expression n po ^ ul . ir opinion , and " to impede the progress of union and iutfiligenoe amcjhgst the people . Thay daro to prevent you from expreishig your unbiassed sentiments—jour conscious convictions . Why is this ? If the . object of the Chartists be delusive s its artvocatts men wifci . oat intelligence , ability , or character , their proceedings contemptible , their arruHicnts easily refuted , the ! r positiouiunteuable— if such really be the case , why do not ouropp . > neafs meet us in fair discussion and show that we are in error : They eay we aTO deluding the people —let them prove their assertion . They are afraid of the people knowing the truth . Their practices will not liei : r investigation ; they aro so cdious and hateful that , only let tho people become thoroughly a' -quainted with them , and ttwy will visit them with weJi-nieritedreprobation ; Delusion indeed ! Can it be delusion to tell
lh > e ptople that they are proverbial for their industry j thr . t they are living in a land that is goodly , the soil Of which is rich aud the temperature wholesome ; that it is abundantly furnished with the materials of commerce and trado ; that it hat numerous and convenient harbours ; that in facility of internal communication it exceeds all others ; that for fiv « and twenty years they have enjoyed profound peace , and yet with , all those elements ot national prosperity , and with every disposition and capacity to take advantage of them , we find ourselves overwhelmed wiih public and private debt ; that we are bowed down under a load of taxes , which , notwithstanding , fall greatly short of the wants of ou * rulers ; that our workmen are starving—the homes of oar artifleen desolate—the warehouse of the pawnbroker iafollthe workhouse is crowded . They know the »« are
irrefutable facts—they cannot be « OTj * jmHf 4 flfL' and , consequently , they tremble lest theJ * wJM ^ H * wP begin to ponaer upon them . AroiijfejniaMlEfBt ABB battle for your rights—Unive * Bdtjbffid « B * Ttod-a » Burrender . / vl ^ BDMK ^ Mr . Deegan attended mee / inar ^ s ^^ fi ^ tt ^ X land , Wolsingham , and o ^ 4 m »!^^ t £ t ^ i : 'A 1 Mr . Deegan wiil lectnro i ^ hA ^^ M ^ , we . k ^ Sunde ^ nd . on SuX ^^^ i ^ Mp- ' j —South Hetton , on Tuesda *^ J «| fifiiA « u ^ ra nesday-Durham , on ThrvaS ^^ m ^ Sf S ^ / ¦ ¦ . - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ " A ^ x ^ f | ^^ 7 "; - ' . ^ fe ^^ , y
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