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WHERE IS THE MONEY ! OW TO GET AT IT . " Salomon was &-wise man , and Sampson was . a jfeong man : and yet neither of them codd pay . jnoney if Its iad ' nt it . " Unpalatable as many of our truisms are to £ he cars of farad and oppression , * we hare neyertheJess ft xight to expect universal -acquiescence in the above axiom , Wisei * hen , as ont present * Solomon " ( Peel ) may be 5 and strong as our present * Sampsons" IWhikgtosI may appear : yet 'mil all who liave'been accustomed to rely upon the wisdom and strength of former * Solomons" and " Sampsons " ind that to-pay money a man must first have it .
The gambling system to which we hare referred upon many , rery many , occasions , lias had precisely the tfiect that TrehaTBEO often foretold . It lias so centralized wealth , By the operation of artificial « on- « mn ^ ain ^ power , that its owners may safely defy the " wisest statesman to devise means to gel at it ?' -while iheiiecessity for . getting at it compels Teekless expenditure to hold the greatest sufferers from the system in silent subjection . CssTBALiZATlOii is the rock vpon which ihe system zcill split ; lor stsxeh is one thing , and : ho : cet is another iking I A msn may be a great admirer of , and yery loyal to , a system
which ias enabled him unjustly to horde millions out of the labour of others % Inl his god will not fesnotbe upheld , or even worshippedj at the expence of the fortune of any portion of it , that it has conferred upon him . So long as the production of ell vsere in some measure -cq-rrt-gr- g jhsthjboted- among aR , —capital sad speculation beiDg jusfly Mgalted , while labonr vras partially protected , —so long teasii easy to devise means TO get jo" Ihe general labour -and capital fund , through ihe usual channels of taxation , Some regard was then had to demand and supply , not only in the
pro-^ Bdng , bnt also in the mercantile and agency departments . When ihe markets were sufficiently stocked , production and speculation in business slackened i that is 5 whea manual labonr gave the sterling stamp of Tahxe to real money , and when capital consisted for the most part of that real money , a combination of both interests checked the ei 3 of oTer-production in its infancy ; wbSe trade being also carried on for the most part with real money , the agency , or shopkeeping , market was regulated by demand and supply . These two circumstances then , traffic being carried on in real
money , and prudence forbidding too great a venture in a lalaneed trade and shopkeeping market , insured the expenditure of the whole labonr fund in such commodities as onr " Solomons" could de-rise means * io gtt aV This process was aided by the law of primogeniture , winch closed the land market against speculation- and all these circumstances combined ensured the circulation of the great national fond through such channels as would flow , in one shape or other , into the GoTernment Exchequer . The insiduons means , however , by which taxation could be brought to bear npon the necessaries of the many , ' cannot , by any posstbUUy be made to reach the Jorge fortunes amassed by ihe feu ! The ^ reat" extension " of onr trade in artificial produce , has led to a
corresponding extension of artificial money to keep it afloat ; and what aiacniXERY is to iabotjb , ticunotss capital is to bjsax mosey ; each depressing and hourly rendering less valuable that ichich it proposes to represent . Hence the existence of a sound labonr market ib incompatible with the existence of an unsound monetary system : and the straggle is now between nature and arianee . The Government ^—would it continue to exist , —and ihe whole body of the people must take the side of aatnre ; while THE THIKG , which fte Govern mentis said to represent , " national faith "; and the fxiteners upon national folly -and GoTernment jmbe cllity , must marshal ! themselves nnder the banners of artifice .
The system of producing by an gncongnmrng power has driven the otmers of real capital out of Ihe market . Men with £ 3 , 000 , £ 4 , 000 , or eyen £ 10 , 000 , and without artificial credit , could not bold up against men who , though withont any real eapit&l , are still in alliance or partnership with the Manages of the " joint" funds of others ; having an unlimited use of " I promise to pay , " and as many ** " Renewals as they please to accept " , * t an interest by no means commensurate with the anticipated profits from a bustling trade . These are the * ft * Tfr * of the speculating order ; and hare not
only deronred ihe profits of those who , -withont large bank-credits , were compelled to buy and sell "Bith the day ; bnt they bare also swallowed up the remnant of every bankrupt ' s fortune , widow ' s pen sion , and eonfiding " shareholders "' all : the total of which constituted ihe supposed Beeurity of ten times the amount of " paper" it wa 3 said to represent . The command of capital and of machinery -enabled ihe IevixihaSS of trade to hold and to over-bold 5 while the small fry , with the prodnce of real money , were compelled to compote with the worthlSfe speculators in the same market . Hence
has arisen a system of gambling in &e mannfae-4 nring market npon the necessities of Email traders : established precisely npon the principle by which " stock" in the money market is affected by persons merely transferring it from side to side of their ledger ; speculating upon a " rise or f all * in the ¦ value of oihei ' men ' s money 1 How many small manufacturers have been mined by one or two depressed markets ! while those vho have caused ihe depression hare made thai profit which legitimately belonged to fte fair trader , by merely overholding their prodnce for a " rise" 11
Let as now see iow this system affects ihe shopkeepers . We will sappose twenty or thirty small traders in clothes and woollen cloths to be making a Bring , with moderate profits , npon xea 3 capital . T ?« will also suppose that a portion of " snrplas capital" is applied by some adventurer in the Eame Use of business . With a bank-credit , he starts in opposition ; adyerfees ; sends out Ms placards snd perambulators ; raises money upon appearances ; undersells all ; till he fails himself , with full tcckeis 1 and when be has Bwallowed up ihe profits of "brisk trade , " and destroyed all without credit , he makes a settlement . with the
Tepresentatrre of the shareholders of some ncfortnnate "joint stock" 1 To pnt thB climax on the " ¦ wise" proceeding , aB the costs of Jegal proceedings are saddled Hpon those who , by the ststix , fcaTe lost allcontronloTerthelr aH ; andat length another respectable class of the community , composed of retired tradesmen , widows , and these who anticipated seenrity for the remnant of ibeir fortunes , are thrown helpless and nnpified on ihe world ! while eonsnissonera , lawyers , and law sharks , langh' at their misfortunes , and fatten upon the fragments of . the ^ stoclr ? >
In the midst of this general confusion , brought s abbEt by iMs fictitious system , w « find the parties . whohave fattened npon it characteristically bawling ; lns for it 3 " extension ' ! And in this bawl " thej aJE joined by the men who iave been stripped of ihar u aii » Dj jts operations so fail This is most ^ m&ccountable 1 Therenecd be no wonder why
men shoveHing up iheusacds and hundreds of then-1 saads in a few ytars , strennonsly strive for the con- ; taaxnee and " tzwnsion '' of the system which j btaps upon them wealth fester than they can co * nntj it ; int why men whom it ii-eees as bare as a deal { ^> oardEhonld aid them , is indeed wonderful 1 The ' fc « xtent 37 to which the system ias already gone , has « nsed all that porerty to the working classes '! ¦ Rhich the leviathans now so " humanely" deplore , i
*» ihe hope nf rallying pauperism for another mm- j * Sdtd hlcm < igaixiii those vho Rnger under its repeated ; iAocti . - I The Birmingham " paper' * -merchants trumpet j forth their own sufferings , and demand each an \ increase of * paper money" as wcnld siifle recollec-« on of the past , and asstbedlt ixad 10 x wobse j future . They will not sneceed , however ! for , fiiose whem they hare plnndered , hsve di = cov : rf ^ j ihat iTEET iXTESSIOS" CI FlCrj-jS JS A PVjLTJlUa J un-Eissios op Sj ^ rxai iiBOia ! and t hat the ?
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OBJECT or IKCRSASED XBtlFiaAl MOKKT IIS AW INCREASED ARTIFICIAL PRODUCING T »| -ITTTTJT » 1 3
POWER So enormous is the amonnt of the present - M kites " necessary to keep pace with our artificial system of production , that bsjll monet , like real labonr , has been driven from ihe market ! and is , at the present moment , lying dead in the coffers of the bank . Having allowed this state of things to gain an ascendancy ** without" and which is now struggling for ascendancy vnihin ? the Government have closed the Parliamentary Session , in | the vain nope of propping corruption npon a threelegged stool ! The H coming mam " may reBt assured , however , that neither an "Arms Bill '
for Ireland ; a " Chelsea Pensioners ' BiU" for England j nor a " Constabulary Bill" for Wales will keep THE THING from the groand 1 Nor will they make him do , at the present time , what neither Solpxon nor Samso * could accomplish in their day . He CAiraoT get ax the mohet ! It is in tbo hands of the few , whom no possible system of taxation can reach ! and although the ballet and the bayonet may be used us collectors , they will be oseless , nnless the fundlords will take payment in blood , and the soldier be satisfied ; with the game that he bags J 2 Hnnran flesh and ; blood is but a bad substitute for that ssai moket 1 b whiofc taxes must be paid ! <
Having discovered that "the jewel lies m the toad's head , " we would recommend cur a Solomons ' to devise means " to get . 4 T it" 21 !
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THE CONFERENCE . It being now arranged that the Conference shall be holden at Birmingham on the oth of next month , we have , in common with masy of our correspondents , to express a fervent hope that none but good and true men wOlbeappointed&s delegates . The forthcoming meeting surpasses in importance all others that have ever been holden by the Chartist body ; and will consequently be looked forward to with an intensity of interest . The Teeent dodgings of the ATXWO 0 D 3 , the Mtwtze 3 , and the Edmokb 3 give an additional interest to the place of meeting ; while the reception of the people ' s friend , Mr . Doxcombs , will be calculated to furnish an additional test of popular devotion to the principles of" the Peop ] e ' s Charter .
It will be well to remind the delegates of the opinions expressed by several Judges of the land , as to the legality of agitating for the People's Charter ; and further to remind them that to the MODE of agitation , and not to the principles contended for , has legal authority been enabled to stretch the quirks and quibbles of the law . Baron Rolfs has said : " The advocates of the People's Charter have a LEGAL RIGHT to endeavour , by all peaceable means , to induce others to join them , in order to make the Charier become the law of the land ? ' Again the samegrest constitutional Judge said A man cannot be TRIED FOR CHARTISM . It is perfectly legal to be a Chartist and to advocate Chartist principles ? Mr . Justice Ebskixr has delivered the following
opinion— Let it not be said that a man can be tried for being a Chartist : it is absurd . " Baron Aldebson has said : " Any man , or body of men , have as good right to be Chartists as other men have to be , Whigs or Tories . " Chief Justice TisDAi has said : The people have a right to meet when they like and where they like , for the discussion of the Charier * Mr . Justice Ebsxixe ha 3 further said : " The people of this Empire have a right to meet whenever they please te promote ihe People's Charter \ by fair discussion and LEGAL MEANS . " Sir P . ; Poiaock * Attorney-General , has pronounced the following opinion : " / do not say that Chartism is unlawful ; on ihe contrary , J beg you to dismiss from your minds all idea of Chartism being unlawful . ; WHEN
THE PEOPLE DEMAND IT THE CHARTER MUST BECOME THE LAW OF THE fLAND . " Mr . Judge Fmtiisqs , in passing sentence npon Coopeb and Rioubds , said : " / wish to correct an erroneous impression ichich appears to have been , made -upon the mind of one of the defendants , that he has been convicted of being a Ghartiit . It is no such thing . He has a right to be a Chartist . BUT HE HAS NO RIGHT TO BREAK THE LAW IN
HIS ADVOCACY OF CHARTISM . " Fow these several opinions , given by a majority of the Judges , and all within the last six months , ft may be safely inferred that to public opinion , and not to diminished hatred of the principles of Chartism , is to be attributed even so much of judicial toleration , The growth of opinion since 1839 , when " to be a Chartist was to be a traitor , " may be gathered from this altered tone !
Having the assurance of the Atxossky-Gsserxx that ^ ichen ihe people demahd the Charter , it MUST become the law of the land" wonld not its advocates be culpable and highly censurable , were they to fail in so fencing those principles , the legality of which is admitted , as to defy the intrusion of the law ?—the vengeance of the Executive !—the whim of the Jndge I—or the caprice of the Jury J Elsewhere , in our number of to-day , will be found an elaborate disquisition upon the question of questions —ihe Organization of the pnblio mind : and , while
we invite the most searching inquiry into ; its principles and details , we trust that those who are prepared to oppose it , trill be also prepared with a substitute « juAi , i . r cawtolatsd to achieve the general object . Relying , as we « ver have done , upon the vigilanee of the popular mind , we wonid invite it to a close perusal of , and serious deliberation upon * The Plah to which we refer : while we would further suggest the propriety of meeting any objections in detail , in a written foim , to be transmitted to the Chairman of the delegate meeting . '
Am ihe petty machinations of those who have hitherto lived npon the dissension in onr ranks have failed ? There has been an under-ground struggle to circumvent all attempts at Organization i But the voice o' the faithful has silenced the growling of the disaffected . In the combination of the Improved mind of the woriing classes , the " trafficking politieian" stes the destruction of ** his trade f and trembles at the exposure to which its continuance wonld subject him . ¦
To be free , we must be nnited . To be united , we mnst be of one mind . To be of one mind , we most thoroughly understand each other . And , to Hnderstand csch other , we must be completely Organized . ** Oar strength is in our Union ; our power in our ¦ voice : and onr sneeess in onr perseverance . "
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Cabdiff . — "Will some friend at Cardiff be eo kind as to call on Mr . J . TVUliaais , Librarian ofjtke Mech 3 sica' Institute , and say that "we are sorry that we csmnoi oblige him . We have not a copy of the Star left containing tise account he requires : nor are we aware that it was ever published in a separate form . Machiivebt asd the Woolcombers . —last wetk ¦ we aiiEGiinc-. d that the woolcombers of Halifax had bren trying to obtain some sllgfet adTacce to their miserable vages , prompted to the step by the auccess of tbeir brethren at Bradford , and the vastly 11 improved" trade © f the present moment . In several instances they had met with the kind consideration of tfeeir employers ; and the advance was sgrced to . In other instances , p&rtacnlariy amongst those -wno iaxd for " HIGH Wages and cheap bread /* they "were not so successful Some of these , ^ however , were so ashamed of their position , that they gava a conditional consent : " If the men could indnce the
Messrs . AeroydTs to give the advance , they would also . ¦ Whether the Messrs . Acroyd ' a have given tse advance oi ska ,, 'we have notyethesrfi ; butwe cansotbulT * -fleet on the eoxduct of those leadly professing HIGHWA « £ S-gentlemen , who dtmnr to give their poor toiiiDs slaves , from "whose labonr they so soon engross their thousand * , some little share of the " bustling " trade they now boast of ] These men are skeb inordinate advocates of a " large loaf , " anfl cheap bieaa , and withal to pious , that they seem aa If they , one and &u , -were " going to oeaTen" with a " large loaf " nuder tfeeir anna J While this Is the atate of things ss regards the woolcomoers in Yorkshire , let us h&ve a look at tbe condition of their brethren in the West of EcglaDd . There they are in lie mosl deplorable state . The sufferings and privation ? endns *^ are horrible in the extreme . There , m 3 cfeiiK-iy b&s done it « wort . ' It has displaced ] mx-nzl labonr ; and it has nor ovetteg up another '
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channel ! Ten yean ago , when the oldest firm In Kidderminster manufactured much less than they do now , they employed upwards of ttarse hundred hands . Now they manufacture considerably more ; and the number of hands employed is materially less ; while the condition ; of those still left on , te materially worse ? The decrease in wages , and in nnmbers of employed , has kept pace exactly with the " march of machinery . ? ] For years past the poor woolcombeia of Kidderminster have been but partially employed ; many haying frequently been for eight , ten , aad twelve weeki together without a " hand-stroke . " Three months ago they were reduced to the lowest standard of wages in the kingdom ; and now , to erown all ; now , ; that bade is improved ; " now .
taut masters have orders , and there is a likelihood of employment ; now , when toe poor worker should nave his Bhatelel the Tariffcaused " cheap food ;" now it is that A ^ FURTHER reduction is attempted ! When will these thiDgi have an end 1 WHEM f When the worterieta to work in the natural market for himself , and there establishes a standard of wages , below which none need work ! Then will an end be pnt to these redactions . Then will the relations between employer and employed be changed ; the former seeking Jhe latter , and tempting him with " HIGH WAGES ; " bnt singing precious small about the *• plenty . to ^ dw" to obtain them . The Victims , * hd the Victim Tdnd . —Agaia we must reiterate itbe calls of the Victims for help 1
Xolhixg worthy of the name is being done I We linow there is the Conference on ; and that that takes up the attention ^ and engrosses almost all the means o ! the Chartist body at tbe present moment . Still tbe Victims Bhouldjnotbe quite forgotten ! Amidst all , and amongst ail , they should be present before the mind ' s eye : and that presence indicated by Berne small sums for their relief . Let us implore those who have done nothing to get to work en the Instant ; and let us urge on those who have already done something , to . try osce more I See tbe numbers in KUkdnle Gaol i Remember the appeal of HOTfLE and WILLIAMS . Forget not their generous , thetr magnanimous tffer to be without assistance
themselves , sooner than their brethren in bondage should be tnrned onfc ' of prison penniless , and destitute J Remember , too , the fate of the wife of James Heague of Datinfleld , who died for want of the common necessaries of life ! Remember that she has left four motherless children te be provided for . Gail to mind these things ; and a "mite " to succour the distressed will surely be found and forthcoming . Happy are we to say , that some towns have nobly done their duty in this case of the victims . We lately published an account which redounded much to the honour of the London men . We now present a record of some of the " country doings " : doings which deserve to be recorded : —
Dear Sib ., —For some time past , I have observed , with mach pain , your columns occupied with complaints by , and on behalf of , the political victims . Now , Sir , it does appear to me that gross and unfeeling neglect has been manifested by the various towns and districts where those victims reside , and also where tbe men themselves are ; goffering their terms of imprisonment Nottingham has had its share of difficulties to encounter ; but it gives ine much pleasure in being able to Baj that tbe Chaxfistsiof tbe district generally have nobly performed their duty upon this occasion , —they having sent about £ 40 to the General Defence and Victim
Fnnd , -without receiving any assistance in return from such Fond , although twenty-nine victims were made here , twenty-six of whom were convicted and served various terms of imprisonment in Ssutbwell House of Correction , whose defence , and the support which their families received , cost the sum of £ 106 . Independent of this outlay , we have rendered assistance to tbe wife of tbe martyr'd Ellis , and the sick wife of tbe indomitable Cooper ; also to Dr . M'Douall , and Mr . Leach , of Hyde ; and , thongh last , not least , we have bad to find means : to fight our enemies at four contested elections Id the short space of two
years-If , Sir , tbe country generally had done their duty as they ought to hive done , I am certain that sufficient fnnds wonld have been at tbe disposal of oar worthy Treasurer to h * ve relieved every one who had been so unfortunate as to ; have fallen into the " League Trap " of August last Hoping that my brethren will endeavour , to tbe best of tbeir abilities , to wipe aw&y tbe foul stigma , from their characters , and bo longer see the wives and families of their persecuted friends suffer , and also learn a lesson from tbe past , 1 remain , dear Sir , yours respectfully , : James Sweet , Secretary te the NettiDgham Political : Victim Fund .
The Brighton Chartists desire us to notice that any locality wishing to correspond with them are requested to address to Mr . Ellis , £ 6 , Edward-atreet , Brighton , Sussex . They state farther that they Bhill be glad to correspond with any other locality , to urge one another to be *• np aad doing . " Mow , simple and praiseworthy as the act here invited is , yet the doing of it , without Organizition ; n with an Organization not enrolled ; would subject both parties , the sender and receiver of the letter , to imprisonment for three months ; or to transportation for seven years I if j the " authorities '" choose to wreak tbe " vengeance of the l&w" on them 1 Are not these heavy risks to ran ? Is there any sense in running those - risks , when we can so easily avoid it ? Agree to some snch Plan of Organizition as we this day publish ; get it enrolled nnder the Acts of Parliament now in existence on the Statute-book ; and these ruksare at an end .
The M . » kchaster Victim Fund Committee . — We have received tbe following from the Manchester Committee . We had been given to understand , by Mr . O'Connor , ih . it tbe matter had been arranged . We understood him to Bay that he had seen gome of the Manchester Committee , or the Manchester Council , and had suggested to them that tbe best conrse to be pnrcned to get rid of the difficulty that had presented itself , was for the Committee to examine all cases referred to tbem ; and then issue thfcir order for Mr . Cleave , as Treasurer , to honour . And this suggestion , we understood Mr . O'Connor to
say , tbe Manchester friends had acceded to , as the best conrse to satisfy all concerned . In reference to the following appeal we would say , that tbe Manchester Committee should disburse the sums now in their bands of themselves ; examine into tbe other cases needing relief ; and then say to Mr . Cleave what sum they think each particular case entitled to . We wonld farther suggest that tbe Committee act on this plan immediately : for " while tbe grass grows the horse staives . " It will not do to be eternally coquetting abont the disbursement of a few pounds . Here is tbe address : —
Address of ihe National rictim Fund Committee , to the Chartists of Great Britain Brother Chartists , —It is with great regret that we feel ourselves bound to issue tins brief address calling npon yon to give unreservedly your opinions as to the line of conduct you would wish us to pursue . You are aware that repeated calls were made upon the Chartists of this locality to appoint a committee as tbe almoners of your bonnty ; and after a great deal of deliberation they complied with what appeared to be the national wish . We were appointed pro forma by the Council ; and duly confirmed by the members at a special meeting , ealled expressly for the consideration of this important : subject ; bnt although we have met several times in onr official capacity ; and thongh
applications of a most pressing nature have been made , we find ourselves utterly powerless . We need not inform yon that Mr . Cleave has signified , his intention of disbursing the monies in bis possession , till tbe forthcoming Conference ; and we find he has regular communication with ¦ partieB who are . or have been , incarcerated in Karkdale Gaol . Now as Mr . Cleave states that he hopes to be perfectly coguisnut of the circumstances of each applicant bo es to be enabled to lay them before the' country , we consider it would be presumptuous in ns to proceed to aa investigation of the esses , pr recommendation , of tbe applicants alluded to by Mr . Cleave * especially as not a line haB been sent to us from any of them . There is another feature in this unpleasant business which we wish to have satisfactorily arranged , before we proceed to the
disbursement of monies sent to us : and in erder that all of you may understand what we mean , we will ask two plain questions : 1 st "Are we justified in withholding monies frotn Mr . Cleave sent for oar appropriation ? " 2 nd . " Shall we transmit tbem to him , or proceed at once to the relief of the cases we have been invtstigating ? ' ( Our Carlisle brethren will see these questions have a reference to tbem in particular ) . Decide either way , and we shall be satisfied . We disclaim any desire to deprive Mr . Cleave of tbe pleasure be experiences in tbe alleviation of misery « Dgent ? ered by tyranny . Nor are we ambitions to remain in office ; but will willingly resign upon the first intimation that it is the wish of the country we should do so . Let us then know your opinions as speedily &b possible .
In conclusion , we will jnst advert to Mr . Cleave ' s remarks upon " the Committee of the Carpenters' Hall Locality having appointed a Victim Fund Committee from among themselves . ** To this we answer that the appointment was made to meet thB exigencies of the case . Thoy never iad it in contemplation to elect a Committee without consulting the members ; and as the members ratified the appointment , Mr . Cleave may now add tbe Manchester members to bis list of those who voted for the appointment We wish alao to set him right relative te bis Bt&tement that the Council met on the Sunday night They did no such thing . The business was discussed on the regular meeting night ; and arrangements made to procure the sanction of the members on the following Sunday . We remain , brother Chartists , till yon have decided to the contrary , the members of the National Vittim Fnnd Committee . :
George Marsdeo , Thoa , Roberta , Wm . Hughes , Win . Grocoti . John Hudson , Chairman , MauiucE Dona van , Secretary . ts ^ When the above was in type the following came lo hand : — Manchester , Ang . 17 tb , 1843 . My dear Cleave —I have the pleasure to inform you that 1 have Been a deputation of tbe most active of the Council Bad othorsj who entirely agree in my suggestion , that jou should continue to fill the office of Trea-
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2 SL ' m . th 8 t the Man-eater Committee should aTt ^^ v for M"ef , yoq distributing the fund . tnlcI ^ L 1 wa 8 ln < luty ana in kindness bound , I represented the trouble of your i office , and the faithful ^«« ^ tcto namw ta which you discharged the fniil o > i " ^ J , 110 * ° H < Hsaented , but , on the contrary , fully acquiesced in the just tribute to your services . Yours very truly , ! F . O'Connor . tv , ih . D , Xondon , August 23 d . uo me feople . —l have much pleasure in being able to announce tbat ( without any further interference on my part with the subject ) a deputation of the National Onarter Association of Manchester , called npon me on lastand
Tuesday , expressed their entire acquiescence in , and approval of , the plan which I suggested for the management of the Victim Fund ; namely , that the Manchester Committee should recommend those who stood most ia need , and that Mr . Cleave should , as Treasurer ; adminitter the fond on such recommendation ; in order to relieve Mr . Cleave from the apprehension that any . jthe slighteat , offencei- * as intended to him by the pr oposed arrangement , I beg to atete that those of the Council—as well a « some of the most prominent Obariista | who were present—concurred in tbo ap-? r .. ^ l Clea *> ' » ** M , honesty , ana usefulness { while their anxiety that something should be done , and promptly , ; led to misconceptions on both aides ; which I trust the present arrungement will destroy .
I Feargus O'Connor . We are happy that the affair ijas taken this turn . It has been a most annoying one to u » . It placed us in a wrong position with one with whom we have been intimately connected for a great number of years . Still that connection could not make ns forget what was due to others . Having been instrumental In calling into existence ftbodygT { men for a just and nehle purpose ; and having done this withottt the slightest intention to do any man even the semblance of wrong ; we could not desert them , because a friend had suppdseith&t rilght to him wa intended by the step . Now , however , the matter la arranged . Both , parties will understand each other ; and both go unitedly to work , f
Of conrse ] the committtee will disburse the fund * they have in hand . It wou'd be folly to send to London , to have' to come back again . Defence Fund , —Mr . O'Connor begs to acknowledge the sura of , £ 2 7 s ., received from that excellent and indefatigable gentleman , Mr . Lonsdale , of Manchester , who , by lite own exertions , has largely contributed to every fund for general , local , and individual purposes connected with Chartists and Chartism . MR . J . Shaw , of the Tower Hamlets , would wish to hear from Mr . Lowrie , late of French Park . Mr . Peplow . —Mr . O'Connor begs to acknowledge the letter of Walter Thorn relative to the charges recentlyiaade against Mr . Peplow . In every word of Mr . Thorn ' s letter Mr . O'Connor entirely agrees ; and is happy that his conduct in the afftir has entitled him to the thanks of Mr . Thorn . The course pursued by Mr / O'Connor was in strict accordance with a resolution proposed by him , and seconded by Mr .
O Brien , and carried unanimously , iu the Convention of 1842 . The object of Mr . O'Connor in proposing that resolution was , to put a atop to tbe cowardly and brutal practice of writing private letters for the purpose of creating prejudice against individuals whom the slanderer hoped , by snch means , to destroy : and If every person who receives such communications was to adopt the same course that Mr . O'Connor has taken with resgect to Peplow , it would go far to check the evil , to expose the assassin , and to protect'the victim . Mr . O ' Connor begs to assure Mr . Tbornl that all attempts to undermine Mr . Peplow in hlfl estimation will fail , as be believes him to bean honest j man and sincere Chartist : and ho further begs tojstate , that all lettera addressed to him , containing ! charges against individuals , shall be forthwith transmitted to the party accused . It should be understood that Mr . Peplow declines receiving anything for his services .
PLANS FOR Organization . —Mr . H . T . Morrison , of Nottingham , will see that it would be useless to give his outline at the present His object is fully cariredoutin the plan given in this day ' s Star ; not an outline ^ but in full . Points of detail can be best Attended to at the Conference . We were much pleased to see that he has aimed to compass exactly the B-une ends as ourselves . It is , to us , another evidence that the time ; has come when we can take a step in advance ; for mind is much more
forward than it was only twelye months ago : and we must keep up to it . Mr , Morrison ' s reports were also received ; but when they came to hand , a notice furnished by another friend was in type . Mitti Grassby and the Hull Female Chartjsts . —We fear the publication , of their letter to Mr . Thewiger would not do inucb good . It is better to leave him to his own reflections , knowing that tbe abuse he sputtered forth was paid for , and that he ¦ Was but & VILE HIRELING . Todmorden will do next week .
Mr . Maurice Donovan desires to acknowledge the receipt of the following sums fox the National Victim Fund : f-Mr . William Tatlow 5 a , Mr . T . Bennett ° d ., A few Friends 6 d ., Mr . J . Huges la . Cd ., Manchester Local Victim Fund , per Mr . John Nuttall 15 s . 7 £ < L Mr . Djxon , Manchester . —We are glad to bear that Mr . Djxon is recovering from bis severe offitction , though it is but slowly . l John Addison . —Certainly : he can have either the National Petition Plate , or any of the large Plates or Portraits , by sending for them , either direct , or through his agent . The best way is to send sixteen post stamps ; and then the plate can be forwarded direct by post The Durham Colliers' Delegaie Meeting . — Their report was much too late last week , as was then noticed . This week tbe request f <* r its insertion only reached us again on Thursday morning .
The Election op Delegates to Conference—Again we repeat that all meetings for the election of delegates to Conference must be public ones ; publicly aunounced ; and the election must be free and public . It must be stated too , what the object of the Conference is ; and tbe day and place of its meeting . Credentials , signed , by the Ch&frm&u of each meeting , setting forth the election of each delegate to " a Conference of Delegates , to be holden at Birmingham , on the 5 th of September , 1843 , to consider npon and devise A Plan for the Organizition of a Society to enforce upon public attention the principles of the People ' s Charter , and to devise means for thtlr practical application ,- ' should be given to each delegate , to entitle him to take his seat .
There seems to have been some misunderstanding in North Lancashire respecting tbe delegate to represent them . . It appears that Burnley and Padiham would not have been represented by the gentleman fixed on : for his opinions , on a vital point , were diametrically opposed to theirs . They feave , therefore , resolved on sending ' a delegate for themselves ; while tbe first delegate will represent the other localities in the district . In this matter we think the Burnley men have acted properly . They have a right to be represented : ; and if that cannot be done by general representation , special representation can alone get over the difficulty . We are glad to see tbe resolution of the friends relative to this matter . It shows that they are too wise to make it aground of quarrel . The
bare fact of objecting to the ; fitness of parties for office is too of tea sought to be turned into " personal attacks "; and many a man has been suffered to step into office unopposed , tzota a fear existing that , if grounds of objection were stated , it would be construed into "an attack upon ; his private character " . This nonsense we mast have done with . A man either is fit , or be is not Those who elect are the only judges . Before hfs election his merits ana fitness ought to be canvassed over . Opinion should Dot be fetteredS ; but be freely given : and the decision , when come to , generally abided by . It shows a weak mind , or is evidence of bad intention , when any man objects to have his quaKficationa questioned , or his fitness disputed .
Another peculiarity connected with this choice of a delegate , for North Lancashire deserves a passing notice . - Some one there , it Seems , thought of Mr . D . Ross ; and mentioned him -as One likely to serve ihem . It was stated , in answer , that Mr , Roes was fixed upon by some place in Yorkshire ; and , therefore , he was fore-gone by the North Lancashire men , they not wishing to have one man representing two places . It now turns out that tbe story about Mr . Ross being "to be elected for some place in Yorkshire , " was unfounded . The North Lancashire District Secretary writes us : ^~ " I have Mr . Rass's authority to state that he never anticipated being sent from Yorkshire nor did he author za any person by word or letter' to make snch statement . " Now this ia
unfortunate . It is not acting fairiy to Mr . Ross . Tbat statement , and its publication ia the report of the doirigs of tbe North Lancashire Delegates , has most probably prevented Mr . Ross from being fixed upon , by some locality or other , for a representative . Thus he has bsen placed in a false position . Now , howeveri the Cbartist body will know that Mr . Ross is at liberty ; and We have no doubt will be as much inclined , ' as be ia well able , to serve them , should they deem his services of value to tbem . Place of [ Meeting fob Co > 'FJEfiENCE , —The friends in Birmingham ought at their very first meeting , either on Sunday or Monday next , to appoint some
three active business-men , as a Committee , to arrange for the meeting of Conference . There will need a place of wetting . This should be secured beforehand . What is the Aaton-ttreet Room ? Is it convenient ? Is it adapted ? Then there is the Hall-of-Science , another Chartist meeting place . Some place or other ought to ba secured . And the committee ought also to prepare a list of Udgings ; clean and cheap lodgings , where the representatives of the poor may live at as little cost as may be compatible with comfort . Let the Birmingham friends see to the appointment of such Committee . Of course they will communicate their arrangements through next Star .
Communications for Confebence . —All communications for Conference should be addrt-sscd to the " Chairman of Conference of Delegates , care of Mrs . ( J . White , as , BioomBgruvc-stieet , Birmingham . "
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The Birmingham Demonstration to Messrs . duncombe , o'connoe , flelden , crawford , and Leader . —We tave a letter from Mr . O Conner , authorizing us to state , in answer to an invitation from the Chartists of Birmingham , that be will have much pleasure ia meeting bis friends at the tea party on the 5 th . j J . R . Kidderminster !—His first communication was received , and used before tbe second one came to hand . We did not refuse it , [ when we saw that it referred
to the condition of the suffering workers . His mode of addressing it , however , was wrong . There are many Mr . Hobson ' s in Leeia . There are two in Briggate alone . This } very communication went , in the first instance , to Mr , Hobson , of the Leeds Times Office . Addressed as it was , it was rightly delivered . Mr . Hobson , of the Northern Star , does not reside in Briggate , but in Market-street All communications for the Northern Stan ought to ba addressed " Mr . Jos . Hobson , NoithentSter Office , 5 , Market-street , LeedB . " 1
Mb . Linion and the Conference . —Glad are we to perceive that the Bast and North Riding Chartists have nominated Mr . Linton as their delegate to Conference . We sincerely hope they will send him . This is tbe first time we have ventured or desired to interfere in any election : but they must permit us to turn canvasaers for once : and solicit "the favour of their vote and iotereat . " Mr- LlNToH ' S experimental and practical knowledge will be invaluable en the discussion of the Land question , which will most assuredly come upon the carpet ; and however It may be decided , it will be of importance to adduce all the Information possible to guide to such decision . Information of the most valuable kind can Mr .
Linton render : then fore bis presence at the Conference is most dpsirable . He is , besides , as good and as hearty a Chartist as breathes . We trust , therefore , that the Chartists of the North and East Ridings of York will send him . lathe letter which we have given from . iMr . Linton in another place , he also says ;— " The Land most be combined with the agitation for the Charter . I am convinced it will , if properly carried out , very soon give every man his political rights . Probably I may attend the proposed Conference ] at Birmingham . If I cann < $ make it convenient to do bo , I will endeavour to state my views to you on the subject In a letter . This will be a mighty movement , if arranged with judgment ; and I sincerely hope we shall have no more false steps—do [ more imprisonments—ao more transportationa Majr God protect you in the righteous cause you are engaged in . ' * Mr . Linton must " make it convenient ! to attend "; and the Chartists of the North and EistjYorkshire must send him .
Mr . Hill's Scheme of Organization . —When the long article on Organizition which appears in another part of this sheet was made up for press , we received from Mr . Hill his promised plan for organizing the public mind . As we anticipated , in the main we agree . Indeed the body and s ' eeves of the garment are identical . We halve both been at the same well ; both drunk from the ] same spring . We have both tried to compass the same ends ; and we have both gone to work in tbo same manner . The only difference between the two plans is , that in some of the
detailed duties of the ] several divisions or the Grand Army , Mr . Hill is more precise and more de / tnedevea than we are- Some of his rules are amendments of our own . Eaough is however given in the article before-mentioned to [ show the general scope and beaiins of , the question : at the Conference Mr . HILL ' S details can be considered along with owe plan . Indeed we sh ' all contrive , before its assembling , to weave those of tbem we deem improvements into tbe plan , so that it may be presented to Conference as perfect as it can be made by ourselves and Mr . Hill .
Way to Welcome a' Victim . —All honour to the Dawsbury " lada" ! They have set a praiseworthy example . They have not contented themselves with shouts , and clapping of hands , and blowing of horns ' , and . beating of drums , aa a welcome to their lately liberated VICTIM : but they have let their friendship and respect manifest ] itself in deeds of reality tbat will be found another day . They have clothed their victim with their good opinion ! Now , shew , and noise , and clapping of hands , and meeting by thousands , are all good in tbeir way . In such a case as that which lately called them forth at Dewsbury , they are an expression of good-will and respect to worth and integrity ? and calculated to have a good impression upon tbe public mind . But
when they are followed by deeds of plain palpable good , those deeds give a force , and being , aud value to that expression that make it lasting and endurable . The following account of monies received and expended will show in what manner the good opinion of the Dawsbury " lads" has been substantially manifested - . ^ Receipts— Second subscription , Dawsbury and Dawgreen , | £ 5 i % lid . ; Do . Batley Carr , £ 1 5 a . 3 d . ; Do . Bailsheaton , 10 s . ; Do . Birstal , 83 . 4 $ d . Total , £ 7 ] Ss . 6 jd . Expenditure—Tailors wages , £ . 110 a . ; cloth , 4 c &o . £ 2 15 s . lid . ; brass band , £ l > bills printing and posting , 6 s . ; banner bearers , 5 s . ; carriage ! hire , 2 a . 6 d . ; carriage of banners to and frem Bradford , Is . 6 d . ; sundry expenses , is . lid . ; paid to Mr . } Ddwhirst , £ 1 63 . 8 ^ 1 . Total , £ 7 8 s . eid .
The Spitalfields' Silk Weavers . —Thursday ' s post brought us the following short communication : Sir , —I am directed to inform you that on last Saturday evening , it being the usual weekly meeting of the Union of the Operative Broad Silk Hand-loom Weavers of Spitalfields and its vicinity , Mr . Ddlaforce in the chair , tbe report of tbe general meeting of tbe Trade , which appeared in your valuable paper of that day , having been read by one of tbe members , it was unanimously resolved , ion the motion of Mr . Moles , seconded by Mr . Poytoii : — " Tbat a vote of thanks be given to the Editor of the Northern Star , tor the excellent report he has given of tbe last general meeting of the Trade ; and also for his advocacy of the interests of the working classes generally . " I am , Sir , your very humble servant , W . E . Burroughs , Sec .
We sincerely thank the silk weavers for this expression of their good wishes and gratified feeling . If we have rendered them the leaat service , in their war upon the unholy aggressions of unrestrained Capital , we are more than repaid . ThiB Journal only exists to aid in fighting the battle for the WORKING men ; therefore ! in giving currency to their valuable and important " sayings and doings , " we but performed onr duty . Of course the testimony they boar that we have done that duty , is gratifying and honourable to both parties . Will they be kind enough to furnish us jwith a copy of the memorial adopted at the meeting in question ? Our good Friends ! Messrs . Galpin , Stollmeykr , W . H . Clifton , Algernon , and several other contributors , will see in the present state of our columns a sufficient excuse for the non-insertion of their favours . !
William Brown , Glasgow ; and Mr . Peddie . — We refrain from publishing this week . Inquiries are being made . We await tbe result ; anxious to do no man Injustice . ] Next week we hope to be able either to clear the matter up , or to put the Chartists on their guard . John Thomson , Hamieton . —His report of Mr . Hill ' s lecture in tbat town on Thursday evening , the 17 tb , only reached as this ( Thursday ) afternoon , as we were making-up fjr press We have often had to complain of the iatt sending of news ; and more often still had to bear tbe blame of other people ' s dilatoriness or neglect , when reports have not been inserted . We trust our
Hamilton friends will assign this one to the right cause . Tbeir report ( ought to have been here by Monday last , at the latest . a . White , Queen ' s Prison , London , writes to inform us , tbat throngh the praiseworthy interference of T . S . Puncombe , Esq ., his visitors will not , in future , be annoyed by the officials of the Queen's Prison , but may have j free access to him , as usual , from nine in the morning to six in the evening . He returns thanks to Mr . Dunoombe for his prompt application to the " Home Office , " at his request . London Letter Founders were too late for this week . Squibb Auty to Lord Ashley next week .
VICTIM FUND . j- s . d . From DiZston , near Carlisle , per J . B 5 0 „ A few woolcombers at Haley ' s Mill , Bramley 1 0 „ Henrietta Barter , Woodhouse 0 4 „ A few operative masons , per Simeon , Bristol I 8 „ J . Doherty . per F . W . Simeon 0 6 „ Mr . Thos . Smith , S * htffield 0 3 James Sinclair , Newcastle , must send his order one day earlier ; at present it arrives after his papers are sent off . | Several letters have this week been returned in consequence of their not being post-paid .
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STOCKPORT . — - "Ph eap Bread amd High Wages . "—The weavers in the employ of the " Morning Star , " alias Tom Stuart , have stru ck work , owing to his paying as much as twopence per cut under tbe regular ] town ' a price . The lying Guardian , as usual , states that they have turned out for a rise . ThiB the dirty scribe knew to be as false as himself . They are simply demanding the earn ^ price as is paid to other * weavera in the town 'weaving the same description of fabric . This Stuart is one of the foremost menj of the "Plague "; one of those hypocritical knaves , who are eternally bawling
out for ' cheap bread . " He was one of those who aBsembled on the bloody plains of " JPeterloo ; " and was , at that time , a "flaming Radical , " one who kept a Bbarp pike . " Vow , he is a manufacturer j and can afford to apply only bucu epithetfe as " faggots , ' damned bitches , " and " strumpets , " to the women in his employ . ' He has been brought up twice within the space of a week , for attempts to defraud his hands of their jy&gea . He loss botfi cases . Tnis ha 3 so enraged him , that if be be not well watched , . suicide may be the result ! What a pity , if it should !
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Way to do Wohk . —Borough Court , Moaovy , August 21 . —Before Jonathan Thornhill and Wm . Nelstrop , Esqrs . —Case of Wages . —Thomas Stuart , manufacturer , appeared , by proxy , to show cause why he refused to pay the sum of 4 * . 6 d . wage 3 - alleged to be due by him , to Edward Shelracr-iine , powerloom-weaver . It appeared , from tho statement of the complainant , that the whole of the weavers in the employ of Stuart , with the < xception of a few "black sherp , " had given notice : o leave their work , in consequence of hiBpaying considerably under the "town ' s price . " Thisso en ' raced iho lord of smoke , that all ( but biting bis finger nails off ) , was done to shew how much hi 8 m ^ btuiess was exasperated at the * ' b—y thieves , '" sviio had
dared to say they would no longer enrich his coffers at the expenoe of their hungry children and famishing wives . On Wednesday last , the man oi cu ' . ton had an opportunity of spitting his venom on . Shelinerdine , whom be suspected of being or . o of the rebel chiefs . On Wednesday , then , it appeared , the complainant took four " cuts" into the warehouse to be examined . Stuart was preitii ? ; and on looking over the work , found fault wi n it for being too heavy , and remarked " such Wtnrk sd ihafc would not do . " This called forth a r ? ply fr'u complainant , to which Stuart demurred . An a ' : ercatiou ensued , which ended in the master tel ' . iu" the complainant ° he should weave there no more
, after be had furnished the pieces which wer « iheu in his looms . " Accordingly on Thursday , as soon as the " cuts" were finisbed the overlooker , a' tho instigation of the master , seized the shuttle and would not allow him to weave any more , notwithstanding that there were printed rules hung up through the mill , stating that uo weaver could lease work without giving and having one week ' s notice , except ia cases of mutual consent ; and as Shelmerrfine's week would not expire until the following ( Frida }) evening , he determined to claim tho wa ^ es for the remainder of Thursday and Friday , as thd separation was , not mutual . Three witnesses were called on the part
of Stuart , who merely proved tbat a dispute had taken place . One of them , the son of Stuirf , swore to tho complainant calling his father " a liar . " Another of the witnesses , M'Mahon , an overk-oker , proved that the complainant was a good workman , and had never before been found fault with . The Magistrates decided , that though the culiag of Stuart "a liar" was very wrong , nevcrtheieaa ( hat did not justify him in fending the man about his business , without paying him his fall wa ^ s . The decision was , that "hemust pay the sum claimed . " This gave universal satisfaction . It w » s no more than was expeoted from Mr . J ^ elstrop , who is justly esteemed as an impartial Magistrate .
BRADFORD . —On Sunday afternoon , a camp meeting was holden at Id ; e , near Bradford . Mr . Joseph Alderson addressed the meeting at ro ^ iderable length on the present state of the com wry , and thei position of tho Church of England ; and scrougly exhorted hfs hearers to take care and not be entrapped again as they were last year . Mr . A Idersoa said his term of bond to keep the peace had just expired . Ho was charged with attending a meeting on the 14 th of August , 1842 , at Bradford Moor ; and although he produced most respectable witnesses that he was several miles from the meeting during the whole of that day , yet he was bound to keep the peace for twelve mouths , after spending thrt-e days in a dungeon . The next camp meeting was announced to be holden at AOperley Bridge .
- The Woolcombers of Bradford hold district meetings , daily , to organize the town ; each locality to consist of eighty or a hundred members , with a delegate from each locality to act as a general councillor , a sub-treasurer , and secretary for each district ; to keep record and report according to the division of bis district , at . the council meeting . When tho whole is organized , the general council to determine on the beat means of appropriating the means . The Duelers .. —At the Central Criminal Court the Grand Jury have found a true bill for wilful murder against Alexander Thompson Munro , as principal , William D . T . Grant , H . L . D . Cu ^ dy , aa seconds , and George Gulliver . The trial wad fixed for Friday .
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• Fbidat , Aig . 25 . —The harvest has partially commenced in this neighbourhood , and will be pretty general during the next week . To this day's market there is but small arrivals of Wheat , aud tho trade has assumed a more steady aspect thad cf late ; an abatement of Is . per quarter was submitted to upon tho lower qualities of Wheat , but for fine fresh samples the holders were firm in demanding last week ' s prices . Oats and Shelling are in limited request at rather lower rates . Beana U per load cheaper .
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PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT . On Thursday , the second Session of tbe Whigmade Parliament for Tory purposes , was pat an end to . [ Only the Session , reader J It is riot tho Parliament that is put an end to . ( rod forbid ! What ever would become of us , were such an even ; as that to happen ?] The first Session was distinguished for the passing of The Tariff and tbe Income Blister I Tbe present has passed the Irish Arms' Bill . Having done that , our female head ( " would you give the vole to women V'J despatched the legislators home , with the following prattle . The only point in it , is the " Royal pronouncoBgent" AGAir « ST Repeal . " A FIHM DETERMINATION TO MAINTAIN INVIOLATE THAT great bosd of coNNECtiON "—the Union . Well ! our paper of tbiB day containB O'Connell ' s PLAN OF REPEAL . He says , " he will 1 ave K" Victoria says "he shan't . " Which of them speaks truth . I We shall see I
Here is the " pronouncement " : — My Lords and Gentlemen , The state of public business enables me to close this protracted session , and to release you from further attendance of your Parliamentary dunes . I thank you for the measures you " have adopted for enabling me to pive effect to the several treaties which X have concluded with Foreign Power ? . I ha ? egiven my cordialassenfc to the BiJl , which you presented to me for increasing the means of spiritual instruction in populous parishes , by making a portion of the revenues of the Church available for tbe endowment of additional ministers . . I confidently trust that the wise aud benevolent
intentions of the Legislature will be aided by the z ^ al and liberality of my subjects , and that better provision will thus be made for public worship and for pastoral superinteadeudeuce in many districts of the country . I view with satisfaction the passing of the Act for removing doubts respecting the jurisdiction of the Church of Scotland in the admission of Ministers , and for securing to the people and to the Courts of the Church the full exercise of their respective rights . . It is my earnest hope that this measure will tend to restore religious peace in Scotland , and to avert the dangers which have threatened a sacred institution of the utmost importance to the happiness and welfare of that part of my dominions .
I continue to receive from all foreign powers assurances of thoir friendly disposition , and of tbeir earnest desire for the maintenance of peace . Gentlemen of the House of Commons , I thank you for the readiness and liberetV' fy with which you have voted the supplies for the current year . It will be my constant object to combine a strict regard to economy with the consideration , which , is due to the exigencies of thd public service . Mv Lords and Gentlemen , In Bome districts of Wales the public peace has been interrupted by lawless combinations s ad disturbances unconnected with politioal causes . I have adopted the measures which I deemed be-t calculated for the repression of outrage , and for tho detection and punishment of the offenders .
. 1 have at the same time directed an inquiry to be made into the circumstances which have led to insubordination and violence in a part of the country usually distinguished for good order and willing obedience to the law . I have observed with the deepest concern the persevering efforts which are made to stir up di > Qontent and disaffection among my subjects iu Ireland , arid to exoite them to demand a repeal of th " . Legislative Union . It has been and ever will be my earnest desire to administer the Government of that country ia a spirit of strict justice and impartiality , and to cooperate with Parliament in effecting such amendments in the existing laws as may tend to improve the social condition and to devolope the natural resnnrces of Ireland .
From a deep conviction that the Legislative Union is not less essential to the attainment of there objects than to the strength and stability of the empire , it is my firm determination , with your support , and mider the blessing of Divine Providence to maintain inviolato that great bond of connection betweea the two countries . I have forborne from requiring any additional powers for the counteraction of designs hostile to tho concord and welfare of my dotninicm& , as well from my unwillingness to distrust the tfficaey of the ordinary law , as from my reliance on the good sense and patriotism of my people , and on the solemn declarations of Parliament in support of tho Legislative Union .
I feel assured that those of my faithful mbjects who have influence and authority in Ireland , will discourage to the utmost of their power a . system of pernicious agitation which disturbs the industry and retards the improvement of that cou- ; ry , and exoiteB feelings of mutual distrust aud animosity between different classes of my people . The Mouthpiece of the Ministers having thus spoken , tho" school broke up" the ** damo" wanting to go enjoy the sea-breeze , and the mischievous " boys" to return home to their " matters . " For a while then we shall be spared the infliction of tegiskitorial " cackle . " And now then for" the Recess . " We shall now have the sectional agitators at . work , to "let of the steam . " There will be manr dodges tried . We shall have some prime fun . —* ' Wait a wee / ' and we'll drop oh their toes .
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