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SBSZTXEL 9 . ( From eur own Correspondent , ) Ma . Bbostkebb O'Bei sk . —TMb gentleman has oostpoaed his visit to Sheffield , to Monday , the 18 : h Inst when ih * t « veaiw , aad lbs evening of Tuesday , i £ e " lS « i h « " ^ defirer two lectures . Men of airfield , nobly you responded to oar appeal , when z £ called on you to do honour to the Chjef of Char-« sn O'Connor . Yoar countless masses thronging the streets on the long-to-be remembered 29 th of S ptanber , testified the lore with which you regard I tout leader , and proved , to the most sceptical , your S « TOtion to liberty ' s cause . Chartists of Sheffield , another of " nature ' s nobles" is about to visit your town Bronterre O'Brien , the instructor of the nassk the -schookaaster ^ of the people , will be
x wVh too on the 18 th . Is there a reader of the j > wr Man ' s Guardian remaining in Sheffield , let him come . Is there one Radical who remembers John Bell ' s bold unmasking of Whiggery , and vindication of the principles of Radicalism in Sheffield , let him forget not O'Brien ' s talented prodnctious in the columns of Bell ' s London Mercury , and let him come . Is there a Chartist who has reaped instruction from the effusions of O'Brien ' s pen in the eolrain 3 of the Operative , or Northern Star , let him cos ::- ' Is there a patriot who honours the stedfast princip le ihat oppression cannot wither , nor dunjjeou-punishiaents destroy , let lim come . _ Come one , come all , and cram the place of meeting , to greet with hearty welcome the people ' s friend . Chartists , something more than mere noisy ap-• nli- 'se is required at your hands to support those
trio risk ail , and lose all , to save you ; it is intended jha ; the money proceeds , when the necessary and unavoidable expenoes are deducted , shall be presented to Mr . O'Brien , towards enabling him to procore a printing-press , &c . ; confident we are that you will answer our call , and that giving your aid to th e rest of the countryj Mr . O'Brien will _ shortly be enabled to resume his noble labours of instructing £ he people in a knowledge of their rights and duties , and preparing the public mind for those great changes which must be accomplished , if we vroTiid obtain our own freedom and prosperity , and
secure the liberties and happiness of our children . B si » sKHOtrsES . —This is one of the out-districts of Oi ^ id , * a number of good Chartists reside here , wh- ~* anxiotts to extend a knowledge of their prindx >\ k invited Mr . Harney to address them . In accordance with their request , Mr . Harney addressed rv-nr " canny" little Meeting of the "blistered hands / 5 held in the large room of the Union Inn on Thursday , tie 7 th—all seemed well pleased with ihe address of the speaker , and the feeling was unanimous for the continuance of similar meetings . Ajio-vher meeting will be shortly held , when the tirlcHc&bility of holding these meetings weekly , or forniehily , will be considered—due notice will be riven . We would earnestly recommend our Sheffield friends to adopt the class system , and hold in their respective localities meetings of their classes kit evening but Sunday , Monday , and Tuesday , vrhea their presence is wanted at the general meetings , lectures , 4 c , in Fig-tree Lane .
So'bat Events g Lectues . —Mr . Gill lectured in the room , Figtres-lane , on Sunday evening last , the scb ect of his discourse being— " The basking system and free trade . The lecturer commenced by observing that it was a notorious fact , that the workbg classes of this country had , to a considerable extent , burst the chains of mental thraldom ia which for ' centuries they had been bound . This was the dstv of the people , for only by thinking , inquiring , and " acting for themselves , could they hope to achieve their political salvation . With respect to the ques--fcon to which he wished to direct their attention that evening , let it not be supposed that he was opcosjd to the principles of free trade . No ; he
believed that it was in accordance with the design of God that one country should exchange its superfluities for those of anorher . He believed that the extension of our commerce wa 3 calculated to knit us more closely to the other nations of the earth , and promote peace and harmony among tie states and kingdoms of the world . Bnt , he believed that an unrestricted commerce with all the world , with our present monetary arrangements would be a curse rather than a blessing . The lecturer then entered briefly into the history of banking—stating that we orred to Iialj the foundation of these establishments ; so early as the twelfth century a bank was established in that country to raise the means of carrying on the war against the Saracens . Subsequently banks were established at Amsterdam ; the Biak of England was established in the reign of
"William the Third , to enable that Monarch to carry ea his war with irance . The lecturer then entered into lengthy statements , showing tie immense monetary powers possessed by the Bank of Engliidj tracing the distress of the country at different periods to the doings of that infamous co-optration , sad giving h as his opinion that a repeal of the Cora Lsws would only increase the power of the moneyocraey , and enable them to more effectually grind down the wealth-producing and wealth-distributing ela = 3 e 3 of the community . In conclusion , the lecturer exhorted Ms hearers to direct all their energies to the reforming of the legislative system from which these Bank infamies spring ; it was only by cleansing the stream at its soiree , they could hope to purify its current . Mr . Frost moved the thanks of the meeting to the lecturer , which being given , the assembly dissolved .
Petes Fodkn . —It will be remembered that thi 3 victim of Whiggery was sentenced at the last Spring A 3 ~ az « 3 , at York , to one year and nine months' imprisonment , vnihhard labour , in WakeSold Hellhole . A memorial praying for his liberation or remoral tosoma other place of confinement was transcitteed to the Home Secretary , on Thursday , the Tihinst . Public Meeting . —The usual weekly meeting of the Chartist body took plase in their room , Fig-Treelane , on Monday evening . Mr . Bradweil was called to the chair . Mr . Harney said thev would remember
that on a former occasion , a petition had been adopted in that room praying the House of Commons to appoint a select committee to inquire into the present infamous prison discipline , with the view of obtaining the abolition of the accursed silent syr ^ m . Upon that occasion , is was resolved , that the petition should be ecrrusted to Mr . Duncombe for presentation ; he had , accordingly , sent the petition io the Honourable Member . Some weeks had since elapsed ; but , last week , he ( . Mr . H- ) had received from the Member for Finsbury , the following leiter , wkich they would hear with pleasure : — " The Albany , Oct . 6 th , 1841 .
" IJEA 5 sis , —On my return to town from Scotland , on Sxurday Lut , I bad the fconocr to receive ycur letKr and the petition thit accompanied it , and I have takra tie eariist opportunity of presenting it to the House of C > mmojis . " I bsg to thank you and those you represent for the kind expressions your letter contains , as to my humble exertions on the eceasion of Mr . Sharmaa Crawford's excellent amendmeat of the address . " I resiain , dear Sir , "Yours faithfully , " Thos . S . DrscOMBE .
( Cheos . ) He ( Mr . Hamey ) had another letter to read to them . They would remember thaton . la 3 t Mo-day a petition wjl ; adep-ed , protesting against tat prorogation of Parliament while the people ' s peraseis remained uirccressed . That petition lie had seat to ilr . Shanaau Crawford for presentation . The following letter from that gentleman woa . ; d explsia why the petition had not been presented : — " Cratrfordsbarn , Baagor , riy . Ta . nrT , October Sia , 1841 .
sis , —In consequence of the Parliamentary busi a «^ bems TO HUU 7 concluded oh Saturday , I left LoBaon on Saturday evening . Tour letter and petition ™ t ? T ?^ 6 d tome 1-ae from London , acd I regret f-SL t ? ^\ tosBC 9 its Potation has ^ n ug ; that . dufr a J had r ^ ired " it preens to my to . Tia London , as 1 feel it to be a proof of confidence «* - r » ' * d by those wfc > did me the honour of eoamite ^ S it to my charge . " I am , Sir , "Tour obedient serrant .
"^ IL 1-1 AK SHaB . MA > ' Cai . WF 0 B . D . " Jfe Harney remarked that this letter was , he was r \ 7 li Tery wa 7 satisi " actory to a'J present ; and ilr . c ^ . ^ t rest assured he did enjoy the hearty c- ^ dence of the men of S : u £ eld- ( cheer 5 ) -and S ^ tLS- 'I ^^ had n " ^ n presented , it had £££ ^ 8 th - Xortuern Slar . Thus the In ^ T f - ! » e that the Sh 2 f 3 ; -id Chartists were Chltr ^ * ¦ d J aties - M . er some other business , the vaurmaa said ha -s ^ uid cow introduce to them NoiLi ^ - ^ ied friend , George Black , of wn ^ Sf ^ ( Cheer 8 ' ) Mr . Bkck commenced by wugravuiating the meeting on ths improved position bd » ^ ? nse V prospecw of the oppressed were gg brighter than they ever had been . They knew toll 4 ? time P * 51 he had been " «* to « avei m Wales : he er . nld ct ^ sV t « ?> . « Mn < tw ; nn At of
WW */ ^ *«> $ * . the time the ttubreak at Newport , it was said by the ^ Wers that the Welsh people were andfc 5 1 . "" aft ^ ble , receiving good wages , uu nza , tbaefore , no * , evtn the excuse of poverty tvi ^ ? r ^ lious condnct ; but whatever migh t be SSif ! f * the Vithh Aen » he **** something of weir Etate now . He had visited families innumera-SJ 2 S ? " * * & ** ^^ T' casting in a state of Uteral Sf J ^ fe h * i ^^ reduced four , five , and even « ren sElhngs in the pound . The colliers must toil ¦ W 1 to get fourteen or fif : een shilliDgs a week , and « ny could not make near that sum . ( Hear , hear . ; knJr vv a \ e ot tbiD ^ the Peopte were savage as " » K robbed of their young . ( Hear , hear . ) He had ft * r " v t ^ & ** adTis ed the Welsh to imitate * wr . tigiish brethren , and employ regular lecturers Struct iai organise the people . He believed
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this would shortly be done . ( Cheers . ) If this was so , he would recommend that college-bred lectorers should be employed , men who , knowing what persecution was , could temper their zeal with discretion . Sure he was that he was &ot fit to address a Welsh audience ; and zs to his friend Julian Harney , he believed him to be equally unfit—( laughter)—for be ksew that , like himself , Julian Harney was net fitted to preach patience to an oppressed people burning for vengeance and freedom . ( Cheers . ) N » wonder the people of that country thirsted for a change—the very name of Chartism was proscribed j and death , by want , was the doom of him who , in defiance of his tyrant employers , shoald dare to avow himself a democrat . When Morgan Williams
opposed Guest upon the hustings , and the show of bands was taken for the Chartist candidate , numbers of the men knelt down upon one knee as they raised their hands for their friend , that they might not be seen by their despotic master and bis satellites . In Poutypool , Tredegar , and many other places , not a publican dare allow the Chartists to meet on his premises ; and open-air meetings couW not be called , for the men would not dare to attend . But in spite of all that persecution could do , Chartism was progressing silently , but surely , among the Welsh mountaineers . ( Cheers . ) Aye , they had sworn to die rather than bear with injustice much longer ; and their ardent hope was , that the day would speedily come when they would hear that
their English brethren were risen to a man to demand their rights ; and when that hour came , Englishmen might be assured that Welshmen would not be fonnd in the back ground . ( Loud and long-continued cheering ) The speaker next attacked the parsons , replying to their calumnious charges that the Chartists were robbers , levellers , destructives , &c , The holy hyocrite 3 knew that the Church was a wholesale robber ; it had robbed the Catholics —it had robbed the poor ; but it was said that the Chartists yrere barners . Yes , the fire of principle burned in their breasts , and powerful was the flame rekindled but lately among the mighty masses of Birmingham , of Manchester , of Leeds , and of Sheffield . ( Cheers ) Our breasts burn with the love of truth ; but they
are liars , and the fate of liars they shall share . ( Cheers . ) They say wa are levellers . I well remember that when the bastile at Nottingham was in course of erection ; numbers of the hard-hearted shopocracy rejoice *! . Far readier were they to give five shillings to cage the poor in their accursed den , than to give them a miserable eighteenpence at home to save them from death . But , since that time he had ssen many of them come to the level of the poor , whom they despised . They had come to be inmatea of that bastile they were bo eager to build for the poor . . ( Hear . ) Others rather than meet that lot , had rushed to seif-destructioii , and had terminated their existence by the rope or the razor j he would say a rithteou 3 retribution . ( Hear , hear . ) The
Chartists certainly were levellers , for they wanted all to have an equal voice in the forming of the iaws . ( Cheers . ) They say we are destructives . Granted , for th 3 nk God we have destroyed the Whigs . That faction had some months back made themselves merry with the thought that they were all dead and buried ; aye , but we have risen again and destroyed them . ( CLeers . ) They had gained a glorious point in the destroying of that faction ; they had now bat oue faction to battle with , and never would they cease till they had destroyed the Tories . ( Great cheering . ) The aristocracy were destructives—they had destroyed the happiness of thousands of human beings ; nor had they dropped there—they had destroyed the lives of the people . Some time ago when
in Mansfield , he was told by a friend of a poor creature who walked the streets till he had died literally of want . Some of them would remember reading in the papers the accounts of the unfortunate man at Basfqrd ; be was a widower , having four children ; his rest was due , he could not pay it ; his landlord threatened to seize his little furniture . Brooding over his poverty , he saw nothing before him but the bastile , where he must be parted from his dear motherless babes ; the tbonght wasmadness . In the agony of hiB heart , with his pocket-handkerchief , he strangled his little ones . Thank God ha ( the speaker ) saw on every side evidences of that spirit pervading the entire country , which he had long hoped to see . From his heart be congratulated them that their
glorious leader , 0 Connor , possessed now the undivided confidence of the working millions . ( Cheers . ) That gentleman had Been the mighty myriads of Birmingham , of Manchester , of Leeds , and of Sheffield , in their strength and their might , and he trusted ilr . O'Connor would leave Skeffield with the impression that he could repose every confidence in them . ( Cheers . ) When that Mr . O'Connor had gone through England , and Scotland , and Walesaye , and Ireland too , and had counted the people ' s strength , and seen unfailing evidences of their determination , then he ( the speaker ) donbfed not but -that O'Connor would risk , if need be , even his life , to achieve the triumph of Universal Suffrage . ( Great cheering . ) It was said by some parties that the
Tories would give us a rally : he did not believe it ; he thought they were wiser . But if Peel ' s faction should , dare to imitate the scoundrel Whigs , and wage- persecution against their leaders—S they should dare to lay hands on the friend of the people , and again drag to a dungeon their champion , 0 'GonnoT , he trusted the people would proclaim their resolution , and act upon it , too , to have man for maa . ( Tremendous cheering .. ) He ( the speaker ) bad resolved to do one man ' s work ; let them all resolve to do the same—let them support the Executive , and rally round the forthcoming Convention , then would the year ' 42 be the year of the people ' s redemption . Mr . Bla « k sat down amidst repeated
cheering . —Mr . Haxuey said they had heard a truehearted Englishman ; do ty he would introduce to them a right little Irishman , with whose name they were familiar—Charles Connor . ( Cheers . )—Mr . Connor commenced by giving tho " black slugs" an awful lashing , whom he described as teaching the people doctrines every way subversive of the real truths of Christianity , teaching them to be content with tliftir lot , to come regular to church , to pay their tithes and taxes without grumbling , to honour the Queen , and all in authority ; doing these things , they should enjoy heaven hereafter . On the other band , they were not to think for themselves—they were not to talk about rights , or imagine they had natural liberties—thev were not to listen to seditious
demagogues , on pain of Buffering torments eternal . The speaker excited roars of laughter by bis castigatian of the surpliced humbugs . Mr . Connor next took up the question of representation , remarking that , under the present system the aristocrat's pigs and pig-stye were protected , while his labour was not protected ; our legislative system must be thoroughly reformed , before any change calculated to better the condition of the working class could be accomplished . Ho had no faith in the scheme of Corn Law Repeal . True , we were told vast benefits would resnlt from that change . But they all remembered the fine promises made to them during the Reform agitation—the great reforms the destruction of the rotten boroughs
would lead to . Why what good had we reaped from the destruction of the rotten boroughs ! So long as wood , Bteam , and iron , is preferred over nm ? cle , blood , and bones , so long would the working man b « the helpless prey of the scheming , soulless classes that fatten on his toil . ( Cheers . ) Besides , Corn Law Repeal was not what was wanted ; why should we seek foreign corn , when the land was every way adequate to the support of three or four times the number of the present population i There were not thirty millions of people in Great Britain and Ireland , yet according to Colquhoua , Porter , and other statisticians , the land , if properly cultivated , would support a hundred millions . After dwelling at some length on the enormities of the present
system , Mr . C . said , of ail the cheering signs of the times , the most cheering was the progress of Chartism in Ireland . ( Applause . ) Flourishing Associations were established in DabHn , in Newry , in Drogheda , and other places , and he knew that several influential parties in Cork were abeut to come out in advocacy cf the Charter . ( Cheers . ) All the props of the infernal system were giving way , and he heped to rise some line morning and find the whole fabric of corruption tumbled in the dust . Peel might tell the people to wait , but , thank God , the hour was coming when they would wait no longer , but would take the rights withheld from them by tyranny . Mr . Connor throughout his address was
loudly cheered . —Mr . Harney moved the thanks of the meeting to Messrs . ^ iack and Connor for their excellent addresses . Agreed to unanimously . —Mr . M'Kettrick stated that the Council had resolved to have a collection made every Monday evening , for six weeks , to pay of the debt due to the Execntive . The firet collection would bg made that evening . — On the motion of Mr . Harney , it was resolved that a public meeting should be held the following evening , to consider the propriety of memorializing tbe Home Secretary on behalf of Robert Peddie . Thanks having been Toted to the Chairman , the meeting adjourned . The room was densely crowded throughout the evening .
Peddie , the Whig Victih . —A publio meeting was held in the room , Fig Tree-lane , on Tuesday evening , to take into consideration the propriety of memorializing the Home Secretary in behalf of Robert Peddie , confined at the present time in Beverley House of Correction . The room was filled . Mr . Green ) was called to the chair . Mr . Julian
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Harney moved the adoption of the memorial , which was seconded by Mr . Fearn , and unanimously . carried i—To the Right Honourable Sir Jame » Graham , Bar Majesty ' s Principal Secretary of State for tl » Home Department , The Memorial of certain Inhabitant Householders and others of the Borongb of Sheffield , is publir meeting assembled , this 12 th day of October , 1841 , Respectfully S&bwexh , That Robert Peddie , late of Edinburgh , was convicted at tie YoA Spring Assizas of 1840 , of conspiracy and riot at Bradford , and sentenced to three years imprisonment with hard labour , in Bevariey House" of Correction . That tbe said Robert Peddie was convicted on tbe
evidence of » ne James Harrison , who , according to bis own avowal , web tbe chief instigator of the said conspiracy as 6 riot , and who admitted that he- received tho sum of £ 80 from the attornies of Bradford for hia wicked labours in instigating others to a breach of the lvw . That the said Hamaon was at tbe time a . notorious informer against poor publicans , and continued to be such until tbe magistrates refused to take his evidence . That upon the trial of the said Robert Peddie and others , a witness for the prosecution declared be would not believe the ntd Hazrison on his oath . That the said Harrison has abandoned his wife and children to the care of the parish , and is himself at tba present ' time in Preston Gaol , waiting bis trial for horse stealing .
That in addition to tbe unnatural and degrading punishment of the treadmill , the said Robert Peddie has been subjected to all the cruel restrictions of the " silent Kystem , "—a system , in the opinion of your raemoii&M&ts , demanding immediate reformation , opposed , as it is , to erery principle and dictate of Christianity . That the effects of tbe said punishment and discipline upon tbe said Robert Peddie , have been most lamentable , impairing bis health and destroying his constitution , afflicting him with grievous disease , awl even threatening him with premature d « ath , in the miserable prison-house to which villany the blackest has consigned him .
That the said Robert Peddie has yet , according to the term of his sentence , one year and a half imprisonment to surfer under the unnatural aud destructive system of prison discipline , which has , it is to be feared , already irreparably injured his hoalth . Your memorialists cannot but believe that the Government , of which you are a member , hare only to be made acquainted with the facts of this oase to ensure their humane interference in behalf of the unhappy person for Thorn your memorialists plead . That when it is taken into account the worthless evidence upon which the said Robert Peddie was
convicted—that , supposing him to have been guilty , ( which your memorialists cannot admit upon the evidence of so base a character as Harrison , ) the punishment he has suffered must have expiated his offence ; and lastly , when the deplorable state of his health is considered , your memorialists fervently hope for that merciful interposition in behalf of the said Robert Peddie , which ¦ would not only save from disease , probably death , the suffering prisoner , but would also , in this , as in many other similar cises , impart joy to the bereaved and sorrowing wife , and peace to the afflicted family of the captivo .
That your memorialists respectfully submitting the foregoing to your consideration , earnestly request that you will submit the ease of the said Robert Peddie to royal favour , in order that he may be discharged frem farther imprisonment ; or , at least , your memorialists respectfully urge that , if this cannot tw granted , you will be pleased to direct the removal of the said Robert Peddie to the County Gaol of York , or some other place of confinement , where the cruel restrictions of the " Bilent system" are not enforced . Aud your memorialists , &c Mr . Hearne seconded the adoption of the memorial Carried unanimously .
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DEBBY . —At a council meeting of the Chartist Association , held at the Northern Star , on Monday eyening , it was agreed to call this branch of the National Charter Association , " The Derby Bridgestreet Association , " and that we meet at six o ' clock on the Sunday evening , instead of eight , as inserted in the Star of the 9 th instant . On Sunday evening we enrolled several naw members , and many more have promised to come next Sunday evening , so that in a short time we feel confident that Chartism will wear & more pleasing aspect than what it has done in Derby heretofore . For the purpose of spreading
useful information , we have agreed to establish a reading-room , and we are going to take in the following papers for a start : —Northern Slar , Scottish Patriot , Nonconformist , National Vindicator , Executive Journal ^ Chartist Circular , and Chartist Ru $ hlight . All persons are invited to the reading-room , whether they belong to the Chartist society or net ; it will be entirely optional whether they spend or pay . The reading room will be open every day . from nine in the morning until eleven at night , and the secretary will be furnished with books for the purpose of inserting the names of those persons who wish to be proposed as members of this
Association . TROWBRXCGE , Wilts . —A tea meeting was held in the democratic cbapel , on Saturday evening , for the purpose of doing honour to Mr . Cluer , teetotal Chartist lecturer . W . P . Roberts , Esq ., and Mr . Clarke , attended from Bath . The company was numerous , and the arrangements wero excellent ; the chapel was decorated with various banners , mottos , and portraits of distinguished patriots . The tea having been removed , Mr . John Moore was called to the chair , and commenced the evening ' s entertainment by introducing Mr . Roberts , who delivered an excellent speech , full ofsound reasoning , in which he clearly proved , that no measure short ot the Charter would be of any benefit to the working
classes . Mr . Roberta said he was glad to meet them on an occasion like the present ; he hoped they would still persevere , and cautioned them against the falling into any trap which may be laid for them by their enemies , aud assuring them that they may always csmmand his services . He sat down amidst the hearty cheers of the company . The Chairman then gave the following sentiment , " Life , pure love , and boundless liberty , " which was responded to in an effective manner by Mr . Cluer . The song " Little Moth , " Mr . Haswell . Recitation from " Wat Tyler , " Mr . J . Moore , Jun . Song by Mr . Lamb . " The Gipsey Girl , " by Miss Dicks . " The Mountain Grave , " recitation by Mr . Cluer . The Chairman then called upon Mr . Clarke to address the meeting , which he did very briefly , congratulating
the people of Trowbridge on the exertionB they had made in tbe cause , and urging them to redouble their exertions , which he said was rendered necessary , by the increasing distress of the people , andthefaci , that they had no other source to appeal to for redress of grievances than themselves . Mr . Haswell then gare the recitation " Napoleon ' s dream . " Song , " Social Bard , " by the company . " Eliza in the Battlefield , " by J . Moore , Jun . "Sturdy Neighbour , " by T . Carpenter . " Alas my Country , " by Mr . J . Hasswell . Tke Chairman then gave the " People ' s Anthem , " which were sung with enthusiasm . Three cheers was given for Frost , Williams , and Jones ; three cheers for the Charter , and the meeting broke up , the company highly delighted with the evening ' s entertainment .
I . ONDON . —At a meeting of tailors held at the Red Lion , King-street , Golden Square , on the 6 th inst ., Mr . Ridley attended , and advocated the principles of the People's Charter , after-which a branch of the National Charter Association was formed , when the spirit of democracy was warmly entered into , and it bids fair to ba a strong auxiliary . CITY OP LONDON . —A meeting of Chartists and other 3 assembled in the Institute , 55 , Old Bailey , last Sunday morning . Mr . J . W . Parker was appointed reader for the occasion . The leading topics from the Star * Vindicator , English Chartist Circular , and other excellent Journals of the Chartist Movement , were read , and received with unanimous satisfaction and delight , especially the Executive ' s unexpected , extraordinary great undertaking in the noble cause of social justice .
I » the afternoon of the same day , and in the above place , the County Council again met . Their business was , as usual , very kbourious . The delegates gave in their credentials . In the evening , Mr . Brown , of Walwortb , read the excellent and noble address of the Executive Council of the National Charter Association of Great Britain . Mr . Parker als » read the first chapter of the New Age , from Yolney ' s Ruins and Survey of Empires , after which Mr . William Carrier , although to all appearance very much afflicted and reduced in
physical strength , gave a very argumentative and forcible address , to a crowded and respectable audience of the working class , on the necessity of joining the Association , as the readiest means of procuring a remedy for the present and future unjust system of class legislation , which entails on the human family , so much degradation , misery , and woe . An animated discussion took place afterwards on the sub- j ject , of a very instructive and pleasing nature . After -which it was announced that the subscribers to the Institute are particularly requested to attend their general quarterly meeting in the above place , next Sunday morning , the 21 st iast . by tea o ' clock : that
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the Chartists ateet every Tuesday evening , in the same place , to enroll members ; that the Chartist Youths meet th « re also on Friday evenings , to enrol member *; and that Mr . William Benbow , the tyrants ! late viotim , will preach next Sunday evening , at seven o elock . Free admission on every occasiorx-. It wa ^ also announced , that the Northern Slar rNational Vindicator , EnglishChartist Oreular , and othes invaluable vehicles ofsound political knowledge , can be had on each occasion . Mr . Carrier received a-vote of thanks for his services in tho cause , And at tba-conclusion the committee met to arrange the mean * to carry aut the social festival and . ball , for the benefit of Mr . Wpj . Carrier , which is to some off in the Social Hall , John-street , Tottenham Court-road , on the let of November . T . Dumoombe , Esq . M . P . is expected ? to oreside on the occasion .
At the weekly meeting of the Tailors' National Charter Association , a * the Three Doves , Berwickatreet , Soho , Mr . Medealf in tbe chair , the- minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . Mr . Caffay gave in the report from the County Council . Two more members were elected to the Council . The Council of the Association submitted some rules for their guidance , which were agreed to . Two new members were enrolled , and a lecture announced for Wednesday evening , Oct . 20 th , A vote of thanks was then passed to tho-Chairman , and the meeting adjourned to- Monday , the 18 ; h inst .
Council Meeting . —At a meeting of the Members of Council residing in Surrey from the following localities , viz ., Wandsworth , Bermondsey , . Lambeth , and Daptford , held at Mr . Fox ' s , Frogmoro , Wandsworth , Mr . Ha-yter , sen ., chairman , reports from the various localities wejro read and received—each locality increasing in numbers . Mr . Morton nominated for Lambeth , in room of Mr . Seales . Bermondsey reported that they had resolved , to have , at each meeting , a lecture , or an open discussion , and they had agreed to- get up , for the benefit of the Executive , a social concert , on Monday . October 18 , at the Horos Tavern , Crucifix-lane , Bermondsey ; and they had forwarded to the Executive the sum of 10 d . Waudsworth reported six new . members had
joined ; and paid to the Council 7 s .. 6 d . on account of delegates' expenses to York . Mr ,. Rose reported he attended to tho meeting at the Joan of Arc , where the Northern Slar was taken in and read , and a discussion took place—the hest means of obtaining the People ' s Charter . Tha address of the Executive was read by the Secretary , and highly approved of . Mr . Smith ' s motion respecting the Corn Law agitation was discussed , and it waa resolved— " That we recommend to the various localities tho necessity of their watching the proceedings of the Corn Law agitators , and to attend such meetings for the purpose of introducing the principles of the Charter . " Moved by Mr . Maynard , and seconded by Mr . Rose—" That each locality do
report , by their representative , at the next meeting of council , the number of payable members in each district , and also request each locality to forward , as early as convenient , to the Treasurer , their amount of money due to tho Council , as it is essential that the Tract Committee recommendations should be fully carried . " Notice of motions for discussion at the next meeting , by Mr . Rose— " That the General Council residing in Surrey do take Into consideration the propriety of nominating a person or persons to sit in the Convention in February next . " " Notice by Mr . Maynard— " That wo , the
Members of Council , do take into consideration the best way and means to fully carry out the objeots contained in the address issued by the Executive , and tho same be reported to the various localities . Mr . Morton gave notice— " That penny subscription cards for a Surrey and Kent Political Tract Committee be considered . " After a vote of thanks to the Chairman , the meeting adjourned to the Joan of Arc , East-lane , Walworth , on Sunday next , chair taken at four o ' olock ; each member departed highly pleased with the evening ' s proceedings , not regretting the least the distance each had to walk to forward the cause .
Tower Hamlets' Locality . —At a meeting held at 171 , Brick Lane , Spitalflelds , the following resolutions were passed unanimously : —Moved by Mr . Critchell , and seconded by Mr , Cardon , " That we do hold our meetings at tbia house in future , the Carpenters' Arms , 171 , Brick Laue , Spitalfields . " Moved by Mr . O ^ den , p , ad seconded by Mr . Baxter , " That this Association do approve of the steps taken by the Council in voting the Bum of £ 2 19 s . 6 d . for » he London Delegate Fund . " Moved by Mr . Robson , and seconded by Mr . Ogden , " That instructions bo given to the delegates of the plan that we propose to hear the abilities of candidates for the forthcoming Convention , in order that we may judge which is the best man to sit in the forthcoming Convention . "
Female Meeting . —At & meeting of the females , it was moved by Mrs . Nevvknd , and seconded by Mrs . Downs , " That the sum of 3 s . Id ., in Mr . Drake ' s hands , be drawn from him , and the sum of 5 d . be drawn from the fund , to make np the sum of 3 j . Gd ., aud that it be forwarded to Mr . James Bronterre O'Brien , to help to defray the expence of hia printing press . " London O'Brien Press Fund Csmmitte& . —At the second meeting , of this Committee on Monday evening last , Mr . Pickersgill in the chair , it was resolved that each locality be requested to get up a bail or concert , to raise funds for taking one of the Theatres , to have a grand general benefit for O'Brien . A gentleman in the room made a present of some manifold paper for the use of the Sacre tary , also 4 s 6 d for the press fund . He waa ascertained to be Mr . Smith , of Leamington . 53 8 i was delivered in as subscription , and the meeting adjourned , after agreeing that the following address should be sent for insertion to all the Radical
papers : — TO THE FEOPLE OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND . We , being , members of the London O'Brien Press Fund Committee , severally elected to represent the various Local Associations of Chartists in the Metropolis , beg to lay before the men of tbe United Empire our objects , with a view to solicit their co-operation . It is well known to us all that O'Brien Las voluntarily advocated our cause upwards of nine struggling years , and in all that time lie has never been known to deviate from principle . In all that time , though severely tried by private and public enemies , he has ever proved himself a sound , ft zealous , and » consistent friend of the people . By tue machinations of ambitions and of
selfinterested individuals , his energies have frequently been cramped , aud have sometimes been completely paralyzed , or made to produce » Dlv bane to himself , instead of good to the canse . He has hitherto been too much under the control of adverse circumstances , that have curbed bis spirit , though they could never subdue it And now that be has again emerged from the dungeon ' s tomb in which he has been buried alive for the last eighteen months , what is left for him after having drained to the last drop the bitter cup of ignominy and injustice , which a base , a brutal , and a bloody faction gave him to drink—what is left for the poor , persecuted , broken-dpwn O'Brien , but to leave the land which he has so Ions served , and for which he has a *
much suffered—to leave it with bis dear wife and children , whose interests have hitherto been most cruelly sacrificed to his principles—to expatriate himself in search of a home in the wilds of America , unless the people procure him a press , and place him in a situation that may render him independent of jealous friends and of fearful foes . Let it not be Baid that Bronterre O'Brien did but leave hia dungeen to go into exile j banished , not by the tjranny of government , but by the ingratitude of the people . He has come out weaker in body but stronger in mind—more determined than ever to pursue the noble course he has hitherto held in behalf f our glorious cause . Be it ours , for our own sakes , as well as for his , to give him the means of doing justice to us and to himself .
Let the disciples ot the bold and energetic O'Brien rally round their schoolmaster and fence him in . The more enemies he baa the more friends he should rind . Let us raise him a press—he will preside over it—it will be his , and his master mind will have ample room and verge enongh to develop itself—to impress itself , and freely to fly abroad upon the couriers of the air into every nook and corner of England , Scotland , Ireland , and Wales—into the four quartets of the great globe itself .
O'Brien and tbe cause ! The Committee meet every Monday evening , at eight o'clock , at the Dispatch Coffee House , Bride-lane , Fleetstreet , to give information aud to receive contributions . Donations will be thankfully received by any member of the Committee , aa follows : — Messrs . Hogg and Scott , masooi , Craven Head , Drnry lane . Mems . Ttylor and Nagle , Marjlebone , WotUng M' > , Bail , 5 , Circua-street . Maun . A . Hog * and Smith , Fiwibury , JauA ' m Coff * House . - Mewra . Morgan and J « me » , Iambeth , Chartis * , h » I 1 , 1 China-Walk . . Messrs . Pickersgill and Cooper , Glojw F * jifo , Hit o : Miss Tavern . Messrs . Parker , Osborn , and Watkins , C tfy of Londoa Convention Room , 55 , Old Bailey . Mr . Treadwell , Tower Hamlets . ( Signed ) John Wa » b ' . iNSj gee ? , Bel \ . yard , Temple-bar .
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. ABEHDEBN . —On Saturday evening- , a special meeting of the Council of the Charter Union was beld to make arrangements for the forthcoming demonstration , when delegates from the following trades and crafts were present : —First , from the hammermen , Colin Gordon , convenor , who stated that the above eraft were determined to- turn out m tha full regalia ot their order ; James- Thompsun , from the flaxdressers , who gave in a report similar to the above ; also from the fleahers , who stated
that it would 1 be-impossible for them all to- come , it being Friday , bat that as many as would be able to display the regalia and emblems of the oraft would attend ; delegates- from the ropespinners > the tailors , the wood-sawyers , the bakers , and various other trades also attended , who stated that the various bodies to which they belonged , were all determined to walk- in procession on that day . After some otht * business , and a vote of thanks to the various delegates and the chairman , the meeting separated , highly delighted at the prospeota of the people ' s
cause .. BRADFORD . —A meeting of the Chartists- of Bradford was heW on Sunday night list ? , at the North Tavern ; which was numerously attended . Mr . Brook delivered a short but impressive lectnre on the benefits which would accrue to the working classes by the People's Charter becoming , the law of the land . After tire lecture , the Council oommeaced their business , which chiefl y related to the forthcoming demonstration , to welcome Mr . O'Connor to Bradford . A committee was appointed to make the necessary arrangements ; they will hold their first meeting on Wednesday evening next , at eight o ' clock , » t the srgn of the Three Pigeons , Middleton-Fields . A resolution was also passed to invite M r . J . B . O'Brien to come to Bradford to . deliver a lecture on Monday next , if he be at liberty . A subscription was set on foot for Mr . Du £$ , when 3 j 7 $ d was collected on the spot .
White Abort . —On Monday nigbt last a meeting was held in the Chartists' Association . Room , Gracechurch-street , Mr . R . Sutcliffe in the chair . Messrs . Anderson , Jennings , and Brook addressed the meeting on the evils which afflict this uahapy laud , and the remedies which ought to be adopted to relieve the toiling millions from the effeata of bad Government . The room was crowded , with an attentive audience . At the conclusion , several new members were enrolled , and took theisr cards of membership .
Middleton Fields . —The Chartists of this locality held their weekly meeting at the sign of the Three Pigeons , when Mr . Dewhirst delivered an interesting lecture on the People ' s Charter , and showed the necessity of the working classes mooting to obtain that great measuye , without which * , they will ever be the slaves of the factions who . now govern them . At tbe clos » of the lecture five new members were enrolled t this branch of the Association is in a flourishing state . DAISY-HILL . —Th& Chartists of this place , held thsir weekly meeting , on Sunday , the M inst . The cause goes on gloriously at this ploco ; preparations are being made to receive O'Connor , when he visits Bradford . It was resolved that 5 s . be sent to Mr . W . Brook , a prisoner , in Northallerton hellhole , to purchase flannels to protect him from oold in his lonesome dungeon .
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TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ . Honourable Sib , —We , the Chartists of Glasgow , and its surrounding diBtricts , congratulate you onyoui emerging from the gloom of the tyrant ' s dungeon , where for sixteen months you suffered the persecution of a despicable faction , for merely advocating those principles which would give equal political equality and justice to ail—which would give to the labourer the just fruits of bis labour—which would enlighten the superstitious , inform the ignorant , deprive a tyrant aristocracy of legal plunder , and the monopolists of the fruits of injustice , aud which $ rould give tke greatest possible happiness to the greatest possible number .
We sincerely welcome you amongst us , once more to take your stand with us on the platform of freedom , to advocate the cause of the poor and tbe oppressed . We are happy , dear Sir—we are proud to see you here , unfettered and uncaged , and tender you our most Btncere and unfeigned welcome to the " laad o ' cakes . " Sir , freedom has had , in every aga and country , noble and devoted advocates—men who hive dared to speak the truth , "when speaKag truth Mas a crime worthy of death—men who have loved their country with a love stronger than life , for they have died for their country . E , ut , Sir , of all the ages that have preceded this age , none conW display a brighter galaxy of pataotic nauvjs than the age we live in , and [ amongst that galaxy ( wo flatter not when we say it ) there is not a brigb ' er nor a nobler tfcffith . patriotic nephew of the pat ' . iotlo" Exile of Erin . " ¦ . . ___ ' , _ , _ , _ AWte
You Sir . tove in « y extenuattog . * U * yoa m ght urge in justifying yw to _ k * p _ r toof £ om idvoXg the cause of the poor , th . despised , and the Messed- but , seeing that you urged them not , we ZuTbe ' wSttoV tagratitade . did we not pay you theieed o 7 "Stewat * d , ** , pnre , an 4 devoted ^ Sat " yoa have been , by tbe kindness of PtotIdence , into the lap of fortune , you could have lived at your ease . Refined iwdety , with all the elegancies of life at your command , possessed of that which renders life easy and agreeable , and enjoying that fundamental right of man—the suffrage , you had no occasion for giving up tho sphere of life which fortune enabled you to move in to grasp the blistered hand , and , side by side with the poor and despised , contend with them and for them , impelled not by that stern necessity which 11 <)» us to struggle for justice , that
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we may thereby get Thread . You bad no occasion for exchanging the parlour for the prison , and becoming s ' voluntary sacrifice ia the cause of the people ; but prompted by the feelings of your generous araL humane nature , yon saw the masses oppressed * and feeling for their sufferings , you made their cause your cause , and although knowing iipw dangerous it was to be'in the right , when men in power are in th » wrong-, yon came nobly and fearlessly forward , and with a patriotism and an eloqnence by which the cans * or " truth was honoured , advocated those principle * of < universal justice and right , by which alone the suffer ings of the- oppressed could be alleviated , and for which you did sacrifice that happiness , comfort , sad liberty , which you eoald have enjoyed , unmolested , by '
only turning your eyes from the tyrant ' s oppressions ^ and keeping silenee at their flagrant injustice ; but tbi » , O ' Cenotw ocold not do , and O'Connor wfiered ; and w » glory io the suffering whi <*> for sixteen months , yo * havejendared at tto hands' of tyranny * it has erased every stigma with which envy endeavoured to blot ' your nana ; it his purified you from vrvry calumny ; you had to ^ bear it a * proof , It any werr wanting , thatjou-were not the mu which your enemies , and oar ~ enemies , would have-us believe you to be ; it has proved to wHthat yoo > are the same O'Connor you erer were ; the unchanged—the unsought—ths-unpurchasfcd —the unpurchaiiable—and , if it could bo mad * stronger , it hu strengthened our eonfidsaee in your political virtue * your unyieldiagf integrity , the purity of your motives , and tbe sincerity of" yoar principles .
And let me tell yoat Sir , that in despite of every aspersion to which your political character has been subjected , the resentment , of tho-mean , the-aversion of the great , the subtlety of tbft base , tho misrepresentation , and tiie efforts of your enemies to- moke these misrepresentations effective , have had no weight with the people ; , you still live in their heajts , in their esteem , and in their unshaken confidence . And , Sir , many thanks , and much gratitade , are the
labouring millions of tkisxountry owing yoa for your personal exertions in their cause , for th » personal risks you have-run to promote- our interest Yes , Sir ,, we have much to thank yon foe , and of this much it would be difltoolt to select one from tha nsa » y of your noble actions on which to bestow most thanks ; actions which are not the result of any sudden impulse , given forth for effect and glare ; th « y are undrcumscribed , uniform , an * THritersal , grasping all mankind in their generous embrace .
Honoured Sir , accept the feeble but sincere expression of our , gratitude , and that you may . long live and actsoaa to merit and enjoy the confliJsnca which I * now reposed In you * aa& that , when full © f years , and virtuous-honours , you may rest from you * labours , sure of the yutriot ' s reward , being conscious that you hav » acted the patriot ' s part , is the prayer preferred by that . assembled thousands y « u now behold before you .
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IO PEAR 6 US O CONNER , ESQ . Honoured and Patriotic Sir , —We , the Cbarw ti 3 ts of Larga , County of Ayr , would bail with feeling * of delight , your appearance amongsd us this day , after sixteen months of incarceration in the dungeon of despotism . We deem it our duty bri » fly to address you , expressing our approbation of yoar past career , and our esteem of your public conduct Ab Scotchmen , free ia heart and bouI , though politically and socially held in , thechaias of thraldom , -we scorn to play th * part of sycophants . The language of flatterer * sbaH . not be ours ; . but , in all sincerity , we awasd- yo « our heartfelt approbation of your political career , both as an advocate of the people's rights , and as one wbo > has suffered in the cause of liberty .
Honoured Sir , we most heartily congratulate yoa om yoar release from the felon ' s cell , in which the tyrants of our country Tiad immured you . Our confidence aad support you shall have , so long , as an honest man and sterling patriot , you ara faithful to yon * trust , and no longer ; but , Sir , faithful in the post , y « u have our undirainiahed confidence tor the future . Go on , then , patriotic Sir , go on in the noblo course you havehitherto pursued . Fear not the plots of yonr ' enemies , nor the calumnies of false friends ; the people will support you , and we , the Chartists of Largs , pledge you our untiring -aid until the Charter shall cave become the law of the land—every despotic institution annihilated—every unjust law swept away—and our country ' s greatness established upon the equal rights and happiness of all .
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ADDRESS OF THE IRISH CHA . RTISTS RESIDENT IN GLASGOW , TO F . O'CONNOR , ESQ . BoNOVREDSm , —In the simple language ot one hearts , and with the generous aud untutored manners of our native homes , and with blistered hands , we welcome you to our adopted city . As exiles from ttw loved land of our fathers , compelled by tyranny to leave our miserable hovels , made so by class legislation as tha victims of trafficking and place-hunting politicians , we hail with delight and satisfaction the disinterested and brave O'Connor , the incorruptible advocate of the righU of labour—we welcome you , honoured and respected Feargus , from the dungeon of the base , brutal , and inhuman , but now defur ^ j whigs .
Honoured and r ^ cted Sir , we are not insensible ia « iq many canv < nhies and misrepresentations attempted to be circulated prpjudicial to your unsullied character , ana r > y men too , calling thenueWes Chartists and moral reformers . But , Sir , we know their motives ; they have leagued themselves with our enemies for their own aggrandisement—they wish popularity , that they may sell us to our foes . Avarice and ambition are their Incentives to action , and for this they would sacrifice their brave and noble friend . But , Sir , they shall fail , miserably fall , iu their present attempt to injure liberty ' s best and bravest advocate—our friend and the friend of mankind , Feargus O'Connor .
Honoured Sir , —We are taunted as being men-worshippers , for the honour and respect we pay to suck men as O'Connor , O'Brien , and M'Douall . But , Sir , we throw bactwith disdain and contempt this foul and unfounded chatge . We tell these men from this public platform , and in presence of onr heavenly Father , that we will not place unlimited confidence in any human being —we believe it to be idolatoiy . We are men who are heart and soul for the principles contained in the People ' s Charter . We have considered these principles in all their bearings ; we will agitate for them while we breatke thiB world ' s air ; and we will support to the death that man , no matter what be his name , no matter what be his country , no matter what be his creed or the colour of bis skin , who has moral energy sufficient to brave every danger and lead us on to the attainment of our glorious Charter . This is not man worship—this is principle worship , if we may use the term ; and in this principle or political worship we will live and die .
Honoured and Respected Sir , our beloved brothers , the Chartists of Great Britain , are said to be our enemies , and the enemies of our country and our religion . This , Sir , is of a piece with what we have alluded to in the foregoing paragraph . Men who are living on the credulity of our ever generous and too confiding countrymen maks use of this accursed calumny ; they take advantage of the national and religious prejudices of Erin ' s hardy sons to sever that union so necessary to the acquirement of the fall rights of man recognised in the People ' s Charter . )
Our Honoured and Brave Countryman , We tell yon thua publicly , that the Chartists of Great Britain are not the enemies of our country , nor the religion of our country ; and , in proof of this , we fearlessly point our calumniators to all the demonstrations that have takes place since your liberation frem York Castle , showing that these much-abused and ill-used Chartists hav » unanimously passed resolutions in favour of , and pledging themselves to agitate for a Repeal of the Act of Union between Great Britain and Ireland , accompanied by the People's Charter . Yet , Sir , notwithstanding all this , we are told that we are opposed to the liberties of Irishmen . Base aud foul calumniators 1 what stronger proofs an We give of our sincerity ?
Noblo Feargus , in conclusion , we again welcome yoa to Auld Scotia ; we leave you to the care of her brawny sons and fair daughters ; and as long as you are the advocate of the Charter , the whole Charter , and nothing : less than the Charter , the descendants of William Wallace will defend you from your secret hypocritical enemies , as well as open foes ; but , Sir , the moment you swerve from this Chatter , both them and us will spurn you as we have done all the traitors aad apostates who are now obliged to hide their ugly heads , ia fear of that mighty weapon , publio opinion .
Again we Bay , go on , O'Connor , the lineal descendant of Erin ' s ancient defenders , go on , and follow the example set by yopr predecessors , the chiefs of Auchinrtees go on , as-did your noble father and exiled uncle , Roger and Arthur ; go on , and open up the resources of our lorely and ence-bappj Hiberaia ; go on , and lead u * out of exile , XhvA wa may cDjoy eur heart's desire—thaV we may life and die in our own green isle ; go cm , and may Sod defend you from harm . This , Sir , is the wish and prayer of your beloved ! coualrymen f the Irish Chartists resident in Glasgow .
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ADDRESS OF THE CHARTISTS OF GLASGOW AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS , TO F . O'CONNOR , ESQ . Oct . 11 th , 1841 . Honoured Sib ., —We the Chartists of Glasgow and surrounding districts , congratulate you on your liberation from the tyrant ' s dungeon , where for sixteen , months , you suffered the cruel persecution of an imbecile and despicable faction , for advocating those principles which would give equal political equality to a&t which would give to the labourer the just fruiVof hi * labours—which would enlighten the superstitious , I »* form th » ignorant , and deprive a tyrant aristocracy of legal plunder , snd ~ th « monopolist of the fruits of iajustice , and which would give the greatest possiblthftp plne *» to the greatest possible number . !
We are bappy , Sir , we are proud to see yon ban « a ~ fettered , mncaged ; and we tenfteryom * sincere-wtiteoin * to the land of cakes . Yes , we sincerely welcome yo «» amongst us once more to take your stand with us an thisplatform of freedom , to advocate what you ham so often done , the cause of the poor and the oppWBsed / Six , freedom has had , in every age and country , aobtv and devoted advocat « s , men who faaTe dared to epe *^ truth , when speaking troth was a crime wort > £ of death ; men who have loved their country * ^ iy , - lore stronger than life , for they baya flir ' a for tbe > OOOBtrr '
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: ¦ "' AND LEEDS GENERAL ADVERTISEE .
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THE CHARTISTS OF GREENOCK . TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ . HONOURED and Respected Sir , —It is with feelings of the highest pleasure and delight that we , the inhabitants of Greenock , in public meeting assembled , would now congratulate you on your escape from the fangs of your cruel oppressors , and from that unparalleled and unmerited punishment which vindictive malice has heaped upon you , for your devotion to your country ' s canse , and your straightforward , manly , and consistent career in the path of truth and justice .
The name of O'Connor has long been associated with the cause of universal freedom and human happiness ; aud we are no strangers to those wrongs and sufferings that were endured by your illustrious father and uncle , in behalf of the land of their nativity , and the best interests of the whole human family . Nor can we refrain from reflecting on the joys that must glow in the breast of the aged exile , to see that Northern Star which he planted with his own right hand , but whose glory was quenched for a time in tbe blood of his devoted countrymen , rekindled anew by one descended from the same lineage , and to see it shedding its effulgent rays over the length and breadth of the land , lighting the whole British empire on their way to freedom and happiness .
The bans and perfidious Whigs , envying that eloquence which they could not match , and that honesty they could not imitate , thought , by casting you into prison , that they would destroy your influence , or perhaps silence your tongue in death ; but you have lived to triumph over all your enemies , aud while they are hiding their crest-fallen heads from the faca of that people they have persecuted and betrayed , and while the mantle of eternal disgrace must for ever cover their Administration , you are again marching through the land ia glory and triumph , admired by myriads of human beings who pant for an opportunity to pay you that respect which your devotion to their cause so richly merits . By your precepts and example you have produced a union of the toiling millions that no sophistry can destroy , and no hollow-hearted policy is able to seduce .
We regret to see your deluded countrymen still under the baneful influence of those interested and mercenary politicians that have so long fattened on tkeir country ' s wrongs ; and we bail with delight the glimmering rays cf light on their political horizon , and hope the time is not far distent , when conviction will flash on their minds that they hare been betrayed , and the safety of their country , and the hope of a Repeal of the Union , will be best effected by uniting their efforts with Scotland , England , and Wales , for equal justice aad universal freedom to all , regardless of sect , party , or nationality .
Go on , noble patriot , in the proud career you have hitherto pursued ; let not the calumnies of your enemies damp your energies , or abate your zjal ; but , in spite of every puny effort , go forth , until you have completed the glorious work you have so nobly begun . We have taught our children to lisp your name with gratitude , and their mothers look on you as the political saviour of their little offspring . Thousands , and tens of thousands , have kindled tbe torch of liberty at the patriotic fire that glows in your bosom , and while you hold on the same upright and glorious course , you will live in the love and affections of yeur country , until yeui sun Beta , amid the blessings of your species , and the grateful remembrance of generations yet unborn .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 16, 1841, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct725/page/1/
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