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Mt deab SIB , —I h&ve not tad one moment to incite my third letter to tb . 9 middle classes for this number of tie Star . I thought this apology necessary . I havB not even time to "write anything like an account of the meetings at Burnley and Colae . Suffice it to say , that in my life I never witnessed sack brare and starring resolution . The people have been grossly and crnelly deceived aboni the condnct of the leaders of North Lancashire . I never met " a set of men who have been placed in a more trying and awkward position ; and , from the
state of Chartism throughout the district , never did men deserve more credit . It is easy to ceasure youth and enthusiasm ; but not so easy for the most sound to keep down the angry feelings of starvation , and at the same time to keep alive the spirit of agitation . I shall next week give a full account of North Lancashire , We had 60 , 00 ft men and women at Burnley on Monday , if we had one ; and I was at it from eight on Monday morning till half-past twelve on Wednesday morning , without stopping . On Monday , I addressed the people of Halifax , of Todmorden , and of Burnley twice .
I shall be at Keighley on Wednesday next , ihe 6 th day of July ; I shall be at Biugley at half-past twelve , speak there , and then go on to Keighley ; on Thursday , I shall be at Dewsbury at eight in the evening ; on Friday , at York , at eight in the evening ; on Saturday , at Hebdenbridge , at twelve at noon ; and at Todmorden , on the same evening , at six o'clock . I forgot to say that I spoke last night at Colne , over the barracks , and was guarded in by three sentries , with fixed bayonets . I am , dear Sir , Yout h s , most affectionately , Fejlbgus O'Connob . Colne , Wednesday morning , June 29 th . 1 & 42 . "
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SAIFORD . —Mr . Bell , the SduUi Lancashire lecturer , delivered a most powerful and talented address here on Snaday night , to a respectable salience , in the course cf "which he gave an interesting account of his mission through South Lancashire . At . the conclusion of bis address , the following resolution -was nnsnimcusly passed : — " That this mpeticg having seen , through the medium of the Northern Star , that the Chartists of Presten have given instructions to their deleeaie , -who iB to attend the delegate making to be held at Co' -ne , on the 3 rd . of July next , to move a
proposition , calling on tbe country to elect a body of men to sit permanently , for the purpose of securing the people their constitntienal privilege . of no taxation without representation , consider such a proposition unwise and impolitic ; as it is the opinion of this meeting that the Executive are the Duly persons that ought to be recognised at ihe head of this great and glorious movesaent for the principles contained in the People ' s Charter . " At the conclusion of the business several persons enrolled themselves members of the Association .
YORK- —At a special meeting , held on Thursday evening , the 23 d inst ., it was moved , and carried unanimously : — "Thatthe Sub-Secretary be requested Jo collect tbe various fseta connected -with the untimely death cf Samuel Holberry , for the purpose of transmitting them to T . S . Daucomhe , E ~ q ~ in or . ier that thrcngh him they may be brought before the House of Commons , to be more folly inveitiKit-d , the Chartists of York having rtreng reasons for supposing that the Secretary of State ' s orders respecting S . Hoiberry have not been attended to . "
BTJDPERSFIEIiD . —On Thursday , the 23 d of July , Mil James l ^ &th , of Manchester , delivered an able lecture to & numerous andience in the Guild Ball . Mr . Yevers , senior , was -unanimously called to the chair . The subject cf the lecture was class legislation , and the rights of labour . The lecturer was listened to throughout with the greatest attention , and all appeared highly delighted . The Itctnrer and chairman together received a uusuimcruB Tote of thanks , and the meeting separated . At a yraiEEors meeting held in the Association Koom , "Uppt-rhead Bow , the following resolution was passed : — " Teat a vote of thanks is cue , « nd hereby given , to our brother Chartists cf York , for the prompt , manly , and humane manner in which they came for-T ? ard , and demanded an investigation into the cause of their martyred brother , Samuel Holberry " a death , and provided foi his funeral . *
VOTTXKGSASL— The Chartists meeting at the Rancliffe Arms , held their n&n&l weekly meeting on Saturday evening , Mr . G . Atkinson in the chair , when the following bnsiiiea was transacted : —Proposed by Mr . Goodson , seconded by Mr . Carrington , aad unani-IBD-Qsly carried , " That each member do pay one-halfpenny per month extra towards defraying the incidental expenses of the town . " Proposed by Mr . J . Carrington , seconded by Hr . Goodson , and unanimouily carried , " That a deputation be appointed to wait upon our more wealthy friends in this locality to solicit thtir support to the new Executive , to assist them in carrying out their plans . The following- persons to form the deputation—2 a " es ? rs . John Wall , John King , and Joshua Carrington . " Tbe sum of two shillings was Toted to Messrs . Daffy and Bindes , and ene shilling for the defecce of Mason and otters , at Stafford . A vote of thinks was passed to the rh » TrTTMT > , and the meeting separated .
05 SrSDAT M 0 RM 5 G , the United General Council met at the Democratic Chapel , Rice-place , and went through the usual routine of business . Subscriptions irtre handed in , from various quarters , for the victims Eindes and Daffy . A subscription was alio entered into for the defence of Mason and other frieDds , in StafforcsLire . Mr . Harrison preached two Bcnnons , on the Fure * t , on Sunday , and notwithstanding the boisterous state of the weather , there were a goodly number mus ^ red en the occasion . Ou Monday evening , Mr . T . White , from the Potteries , delivered a very instructive lecture upon Pritst-crtft and Kingcraft .
ABJfOLP , > -eab JforriyGHAJJ . —Mr . Duffy vinted tkis place on Wednesday , June 22 nd , and delivered a scul-stirricj ? lecture . At the conclusion he enrolled fourteen Eew members . He also lectured , in Bnlwell lYrfcst , last Sunday , in the afternoon , to a good audi . ence-, and at the conclusion enrolled twenty new members . In the evening , he again lectured in the chtpel , at Arscld , to a large audience . I ^ ICESTER . —Our " Snakspereans" increase bravely , notwithstanding euch unfavourable circumstances as bad weather for epen air meetings , and Mr . Cooper a indisposition from over-work . Our number is now more than 2 . 300 . On Friday se * nni ; ght , Mr . Bsir-Ei- * w gave a thrilling leeture in the open air , to upwards of 2 , 000 hearers . The demoustrauona of respect
and attachment to 3 dr . B ., on his leaving us for a complete period of three months— th » term for Which be is engaged for the West of England—were very great Mr . Beedham ' s labours hare been attended "With increasing success in the surrounding villages , throughout the week . 31 r . Rsbert Jackson , a young local lecturer , Tinted Countesthorpe , and addressed a considerable assembly there , on Sunday morning . Mr . Cooptr was merely able to deliver a few feeble words on Snndsy evening , in the Market place . A collection cf eighteen shUlirgs was made at the close , lor Mrs . Holberry—a tefle more has been collected during the week . We have also sent two pounds this week from our funds , for Mrs . Frost , Mrs . Williams , and Mrs Jones .
OS Sr 5 DAT after next the real Chartists of the South intend to meet their brethren cf North Leicestershire , at the Mount Sorrel camp meeting . A de . ' egate meeting will also beheld there during the day , in order to consolidate the whole county into one active Chartist union . It is hoped that every real Chartist Association in the county "will send a delegate to this important meeting . WCIATEBSAMPTOS * . —A spirit of re-action has taken place in behalf cf onr cause . Mr . H . Candy having returned , and procured employment , he is new among us ; and , after his day ' s labour , he v . eliveTs powtrful and energetic lectures in bthdf of the
People ' s Charter and the rights of labour . On Sunday , he preaches in the open air , and by h ? s efLrts many fresh members are added . A spirit of unity prevails in err camp , and we are determintd to persevere more thin eTer . This hst three Sundays , Mr . Candy hes de-1 / vered three excellent diiconwes ; his auaienee inerfasiB more every time . On Sunday last , " there were Etaiiy thiee thousand piEEtnt ; and three times h 6 lettered in the week ; he is greatly approved ut , and setms to give general EEtirfacticu , and is capable of doiDg great good- Mr . H . Candy Is appointed corresponding secretary for the ensuing three months . All letters to be directed to him , at Mr . J . Wilcox's , news agent , Worcester-street , Wolverhanpton .
SHIPliET . —On Friday , Mr . T > oyle gave a very Interesting lecture at this place ou the ground adjoining the London Tavern , to a rexy attentive audience , composed not cf women ard children , but of intelligent adults . - Halifax . —More Middib Class SniPATHY . — On baturday night last some person or persons put np a placard at the end of Mill-bank Chapel , announcing that tbe Bev . "W . Y . Jackson , of Manches ter , was to preach three sermons in ihe Odd-fellows ' Hall , on Sunday next , Jnly 3 rd , and to lecture on Monday , the 4 th , in the Chartist room ; when a braiuks-s nondescript pulled it down , and in a fit of rage said " It is a radical paper , we'Jl not have it here . " Now this is the son of a- shopkeeper , and a member of the Wesleyan society I When will you open your eyes , and let them know that it is the working class alone that they are dependent on for their loed I
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LONG BUCKBY . The Chartists of this place and neighbourhood , and other friends cf freedom , have subscribed and forwarded thirty shillings to aid . Mason in his defence against the unconstitutional attack which has been made on h ' . m . SOUTH NOHMAN . —On Sunday Mr . J . Simmons again-visited this piomising little village asd received abundant proofs that his previous vista had not been in vain . At the slose of the lecture a resolution in favour of the Charter was carried unanimously . BBABFOF . D . —Masoks * Abms , Clvbuovses . — The question whtther machinery , if properly directed , Wouid be a blessing or a curse to mankind , was discussed by the members vn Sunday last , and at the close , two new mtmbers were enrolled .
BAWBTJRY . —Mr . Bairstow lectured here on Saturday , and on Sunday preached two sermons to overflow Lag and enthusinitlc audiences . HOLLXNWOOD . —On Friday last , Mr . William Dixon ,. of Manchester , delivered a lecture on the village green . —Mr . William Booth , of Xewton Heath , delivered an address in the open air , near Dentou-lane . to an assembly amounting to about five hundred persons , and * . ave great satisfaction . —Mr . Littier , of Manchtster , lectured in the Ralph Green Chartist Room , in the evening , to a crowded audience . Several sew members were enrollsd .
DURHAM —On Friday last the attention of the Durham . Chartista was called to a meeting that was to be held that evening at a small village by the name of Snerborce HilL Tbe person to sppak was a Mr . Liddle , who is believed to be employed by the coal proprietors ef this district to prepare the minds cf the poor miners to r farther redaction of wa ^ es . to mtet the masters half way in t : e loss that must take piaca in const quecce of the duty of two shiiliugs per t-jn being laid on coals for export . The lecture was from first to last a tissue of humbug , and at the close-a few friends to the cause of liberty , asked the lecturer a question or two , when it turned out he teew nothing about tha matter . IS was asked if he ccuM tell what the miners were getting per ton for
hewing a ton of coals , while the duty of 6 ight shillings and iburpenca ptr ton was paid on coa ' s going aVroad , and wkat ttey -were getting when no fluty was paid 1 also what were the profits realised "by ttiu proprietors during the former or latttr time ? When he titiier cou . d or would not answer one of the questions . After rtictivirg a good lashing for his ignorance , he was left to himself , not in a very comfortable stat ^ cf mind . He hai a quantity of tracts for sale , at three for a penny , but it was " no go . " Ok Monday Evening , as usual , a meeting of Chartists took place on the Sands , when there was a good gathering , considering thatthvre was no attraction by way of ^ a lecture . The meeifii ? was addressed by a frimii from Sunderland , and cur old friend ^ Mr . Richmond , of this town .
NEWCASTLE . —The nsual wefkly meeting was holdcn in t ' -e Chartist Room , Cloth Market , on Monday evening last , when a variety of matters appertaining to local business were entertained and discussed . OLDHAItt . —At the weekly meeting of the council the following resolutions Were unanimously passed : — " That a subscription be entered into , and that five shillings be sent to the Defence Fund , to aid Mr . Mason , and others , on their trial at Stafford . " " That the national tribnte , recommended in the Horthern
Siar , be taken up . " " That a deputation of three persons be appointed to wait on tha middle class who art * flivoorsMe to Radical Reform , and solicit their aid , for the purpose of supplying the new Executive Committee with the means which will enable thtm more tffeciu&iiy to agitate and spread tbe principles of GcarLLsnj in those districts wfcere they are little known . " " That Mr . Samuel Yardley , Mr . Tuoruas Smith , -and Mr . Leonard Haslop , be deputed to viiit and receive subscriptions for the above onset . "
LONDON . —Sup . set . —A public meeting was held on Tuesday last , at Lower Miicham GreeB , ib'j Sr ^; meeting ever held in this place for the advancement of tiie principles of Charusia . Mr . Dron occupied tie chair . Mr . Brown proposed tLe iirot resolution — That it is the opinion of this meeting that the present unparalleled amoui . t of distress ari .= cs not from the wans of means , nor from the inability -of the nation to support itself , but from the existence of class legislation , which protects class interests alone , to tbe injury of the interests of the unrepresented miliioES ; therefore the condition of the industrious classes can never be permanently improved until class legislation is abolished , and
universal interests represented by means of the People ' s Charter become the law of the land ; and this meeting therefore pledges itself to agitate for nothing short of tbe People ' s Charter . " Mr . Brown dilated at some length on the causes of the present distress in which the country is enveloped , and contended that the resolutien pointed out the only true remedy . Mr , RaicsJey seconded the resolution , ia a lucid and elegant speech , shewing how those who created all the wealth were driven to satisfy the pangs of huDger to the refuse of the bog-tub or the dog-kennel , whilst those who never created a fraction of wealth rolled in luxury and splendour , and concluded amid the continued cheering of the meeting .
Mr . Fairchild , fen ., supported tbe resolution in a powerful and argumentative speech , showing the flimsy , arguments used by itB opponents , and calling upon tbe meeiiDg to stand firm by the Charter . The resolution was carried unanimously , and it being quite daxk , the meeting adjourned to the long room of the iavrrn opposite . Iilr . Keen , ia an able speech , during which he waa much applauded , moved the nexs resolution— *? That it is the opinion of this meeting , that the true object of government is to produce tbe greatest amoaat of happiness to ihe greatest number , and as a government founded upon
class-legislation will always fail in securing happiness to the great ma ^ s of the people , &uca government onght to be reformed , or eDfrel y aboli .-hed , " Mr . Bedley seconded the resolution , which was ably supported by Mr . Price , and carried unanimously . The thanks of the meeting were then given to tbe chairman , who briefly returned the compliment . A locality was immediately formed , and about twenty persons took up their cards . Another meeting was announced to take place on tbe ensuing week . Hurrah ior the Charter , name and all , and no surrender .
Tee Members of the Walworth locality met at their large room . Ship ai ) d Blue Coat Boy , Walvforth-road , on Monday evening . Mr . Shaw in the chair . Minutes were read and confirmed . Mr . Brown gave in a report from the Surrey council , vhich after some discnsBion was received . Mt . Kppti read the letter from the Star , of Feargu ^ O'Connor , respecting Mason , when it was unanimously sgreed that fire shillings should be voted for his defence . The sum of ten shillings was voted as national tribute to the Executive , and several new members were enrolled . The subject for discussion on Monday evening is , " Can we obtain the Charter without the aid of the middle class !"
Brompton . —The members met as usual , on Tuesday eveniug . Mr . Heath in the cbair . The sum of four shillings and fourpence , was ordered to be sent to the political victimo , being a further portion ol the proceeds of the festival held for tbeir benefit on January 3 rd . The Eum of five shillings was voted to the Executive , and two and sixpence to the London delegate council . A . committee , consisting of Messrs . Whitehorn . and Wheeler , Mr . and Mrs . Ford , Warrirjgton , Budding , Siurge , Heath , and G , and W . Matthews , were appointed to get up a raffle for a violin , united with a concert s » nd ball ,
for the benefit of ibe political victims . After ihe transaction of other business the meeting adjourned . Monies received by Mr . Cleave for the Conventioa : — £ s d Liverpool , per E . Davi 3 ... 2 0 0 Deptiord aod Greenwich ... 0 5 0 Bt-er-lane . Bristol 0 10 0 Bath , Galloway-buildings ... 0 5 0 Norman Yestnor , 2 nd eub . ... 0 3 0 Yeovil . per Mr . Campbell ... 0 7 6
£ 3 10 6 N . B . Dr . M'Douall received the £ 6 . 16 s . from the Theatre Committee , and , all expeDces being paid , there will be a balance of a few pounds to the
Exe-. DoxATiOKS received by Huffy Ridley on account of Provisional Committee Fund : — s . d . Mr . Dobson of Hammersmith . 1 0 Please to add to the list for Mr . Mason and his friends by Huffy Ridley : — Mr Banker . • 0 6 This money ib paid into the hands of Mr . Cleave . Total for MasoB , &c . - 5 4
SOUTBWABE .-A meeting of Chartost silk hatters was held on Tuesday evening at tbe King s Arms , Gravel-lane . A report was given in to the effect that die police authorities had intimated to the landlord that hiB licBnue was in danger if he allowed the Chartists to meet at his bouse ; m consequence of which , it waB agreed that the meetings Ehould be held for the future at the Brown Bear , Southwark-bridge-road , oa Thursday eveningB , where a . lecture will be delivered on Thursday next .
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COVENTRY . —Mr . S ' . arkie lectured on Friday , evening in the George roornR , on the effects cf priest craft on the moral , intellectual , and physical condition of the working classes . MERTHTa TTDVXt . —XlEETING TO ADOPT THE Remonstrance and the Memorial to ike Queen . —Tiiis important meeting which took place on Monday evening ' an , at the Market-square , was held in pursuance of a requisition to thn chief constable , signed by nearly fort / of the middle classes , but who refused on the ground that the requiaitionists , wished to interfere with the prerogative of her Majesty because it mentioned as one of its obj-.-cts , the dismissal of her present Ministers and the substitution of men thus would make the People ' s Charter
the law of the land . The chair was taken by Mr . F . Argent , bootmaker ; several resolutions were passed , and the remonrtrance to the House of Commons , and the memorial to the Queeu were unanimously adopted . Excellent speeches were delivered by Messrs . Thomas , Eilia , Gould , Evans ( who spoke ia English , and promises to be a valuable acquisition to the cause here ) , Jorm , Williams , and Jones , from Card-ff . There was a great number of tbe middle classes present , and they seemed to be very attentive , audit ia hoped the meeiing made a duo impression upon them , and convinced many of them of the in ** , tice of our demands . Before the meeting took place there were all sorts of rumours abroad , that the Chartists 5 i tended making a physical-force display ,
and burn the town , and a Whig clique had been sitting some days previously to make arrangements , as they said , to preserve tho peace of the town . Nothing can be more irnta : ing than the conduct of these gentry towards the working classes . Their odious espionage , and discharging men for attending Chartist meeiing ^ , and this principally in tlie works of the liberal Whig Baronet , Sir John Guest ; so great was the alarm in con ^ quence of ; he officiousness of these gentry , thit they had caused several families to leave the town . But tho good sense of the working people co' . ophuiy disappointed , them , and it was allowtd by everyone that nothing could be better than the conductor ihe people . We are now getting eo strong here that tha tyrantd are completely dumbfoundtred .
Mottram— On Monday evening last , a public meeting of the inhabitants of this place , and the surrounding neighbourhood , was called by placaru , to inquire into the distress of the working c ? asse 3 ; Mr . \ VT ; d was in the chair . The meeting was held in the Metnodist Ckapel . It was agreed that no party politics should be entered into . A greai number of ca ? eB were made in public . Every one gave it as his firm opinion that class legis ' . ation was the sole cause of all the distress which now infests the land , and that things would never bo any better until class legislation was removed by equal representation .
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FEARGUS O ' CONNOR , ESQ ,., AT BURNLEY . GRAND AND IMPOSING DEMONSTRATION . On Monday last , the above gentleman made a public entry into Bnrnlcy among the hearty plaudits of at least 60 , 000 people . Ntver since Burnley stood was such animation manifested as was shown on this
occan . At half-past one o ' clock in the afternoon , a carriage drawn by ti » o ijreys left Burnley to meet the four o ' clock ttain from Halifax , at Todmorden , to convey Mr . O Connor to Burnley . He arrived , accompanied by Mr . Beesley at the appointed hour , took some refreshment , and addressed hundreds , who had assembled , frvm th » window of the White Hart Inn . Sir . Beesley also addressed them . The carriage then started for Burnley , and when within two miles of the town was metbyscortB of pioneers , who on perceiving the carriage , returned by its side until it reached the procession , which had halted about a mile from the town . The scene on the aiiival of th » carriage , beggars all description . The masses , anx ous to get a hold of his hand , literally beseiged the carriage . The cheering all along the line reverberated through the woo s and made tbe welkin ring .
The load , as far as the eye could reach , was one solid mass cf human beings , which it is In Tain to attempt to to describe . It was with the greatest difficulty that the carriage CLuid take up a suitable position- The marshals attempted to f oim the piocession , but was compelled to give it up , so closely wedged and packed was the road ; however it began to move . The living mass pTocteded slowly towards the town , and every wall or elevated position where man , woman , or child could get a foothold , was crammed to get a view . Oa entering the town , the living mass had to pass through an aqueduct , under the Leeds and Liverpool Canal , the hank being raised considerably above the road . Here was a picture—here was an imposing spectacle ; the aquaduct looked like a triumphal arch festooned with thousands of human beings . The procession reached the town about half-past five o ' clock , and the marshals had succeeded , with the utmost exertions , to place it in something like tho following order : —
The Demonstration Committee wearing splendid green Baabes , with the six points of the Charter inscribed in gold . A beautiful green and gold flag bearing the following inscriptions on the obverse : — "Demonstration Committee . " The reverse" Peace , Law , Order . " Then followed a moving mass , as closely packed as they possiWy could be , with flags , and banners , and music mixed amongst them , for with all the efforts of the marshalls it was impossible , in consequence of the immense numbers , to keep them in form . The Carriage , containing Mr . O'Connor , Mr . Beesley , Mr . Chaffer , Mr . Holland , and Mr . Richard . The members of the General Council , ef the National
Chatter Association , Followed by the Members of the Association with Flags , Banners , Music , &e .
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The Bacup Chartists with Flags and Band . Tho Padibara Chartists , with Flags and Band . Procession * , with Flags aDd ' . 'Band ' s * from several ojf the p !» O « H within six or eight miles of Burnley . . To attempt to give the number of Flags , Banners , &c . w ; uld bo impossible , but amongst the number we noticed the following inscriptions : — " Come , let us be united ; our rights and liberties to ¦ . ' - ¦ ' . ' . ¦ ¦ ¦' ¦ ' . V gain- " ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦ : ;' - : : ^ ; ¦ ¦¦¦ « Whig dungeons may entomb the body , bat not the mind . " " More Piga and fewer Parsons . " : We demand the Charter . " Justice and Equality . " "Tyrants , look and tremble . " ^' Bad laws make wise men mad . " 'O'Connor and the Charter . "
" Sweep out the HouseV of Corruption , " surmounted by a broom . "Englishmen ! injured Justice demands tne release of Frost , Williams , and Jonea . " " The haird-loom weavers of Burnley . " " Better to die by the sword than perish of hunger . " " Cursed is he who grindefh the poor . " " Tyrant ' s chains areonly ; -strong , wbileslaves submit to : ¦ : ' . .. " - \ ¦ wear them . ! ' ; . - ¦ ,- ¦ . ' / A loaf given to the Padiham procession , by a military officer as they passed the Barracks , was Btuckorv a pole , and carried In the procession . > ' As the -processsion wended its way through the streets the cheering was vociferous , every window , balcony , &c , was crowded by persona of all classes , unxious to obtain a view of Mr . O'Connor . The enthusiasm was
of the most cheering descnpiidri , and the respect paid , the unbought praises bestowed on Mr . O'Connor , mutt have convinced him thai the Charter Is uppermost in this part of North Lrncasbire . The procession halted about seven o ' clock on a large tpen space of ground , where a platform was erected . Immediately after its arrival the attention of the multitude was arrested by the ascent of a large balloon , with tha words
"FEARGUS O'CONNOR " inscribed in glaring characters . Mr , Sbuthworthi on the motion of Mr . Baesley , wn 3 calied to the chair , and tho following resolution was proposed in a brief speech by Mr . Holland , seconded by Mr . Beesley , aMy supported at some length by Mr . O'Connor , and carried uuanimouBly : — " That it ia tho opinion of this meeting , after years of painful experience that the deep distress we have from time to time suffered , and which now prevails to
a most alarming este . it , is clearly traceable , and entirely attributable to class legislation , and that nothing but the People's Chuter will destroy it . We therefore solemnly pledge ourselves to use every legal and constitutional means id our power to cause it to become Jaw ; and while we thus pledge ourselves to act legally and constitutionally , , it shall also be firmly and determinedly ; being fully convinced that nothing less than an entire change in the representative system of the country will destroy the evils that now exist in society . ''
An address was then presented to Mr . O'Connor by Mr . Holland , on behalf of tho members of the National Charter Association , resident in Burnley , of which the following ia a copy : — The Members of ihe National Charter Association resident in Burnley , to Feargus O'Connor , Esq . RESPECTED SIR , —Wo hail with ; satisfaction and with joy your Tisit to our town . Long have we watched your praiseworthy exurtioKB on eur behalf ; long have we witnessed your hone » t , manly , and straightforward conduct , and the closer we have watched , the more convinced we have beeu that you are— "The Poor Man ' s Friend , and the Oppressor ' s Foe . " Though you may bo opposed by the factions , sneered at by the
proud , and vill'fled by the enyieuS , yet , while your conduct is marked with that magnanimity and disinterestedness which you have hitherto manifested , so loDg as you stand firmly by us and our principles , in our hearts yunr eniiawours will be aided by » warm response ; and ,: in spite Of the factious , the proud , ov the ouvious , you . shall have our warmest gratulations , our most fervent prayers shall be that you may have health , strencth , and prosperity ; that you may live to see the fruits of your exertions ripened by an indissoluble Union ; and the reward of ttuit Union be such as will secure to you tbo pleasing satisfaction of having been instrumental in producing happiness , peace , and prosperity , through the British Isles , and ultimately through the habitable globe .
Accept , respected Sir , on * warmest gratuUtions , and believe us sincerely devoted to tho Chatter , and nothing less . ' ¦ . ¦ ¦'' . ' . ¦ . '¦' . - ¦• The Members of the National Charter Association , resident iu Burnley , Signed on their behalf , C . Webster , Sub-Secretary . Mr . O'Connor briefly replied to it , pledging himself to go on as he had hitherto dene until the Charter should be won—name , title , designation , and all . [ This announcement waa received with tremendous cheering , which niade the welkin ring ] He also stated that he hoped the moment they saw him deviating one hair's-breadth from the principles he bad advocated that they would then throw him overboard and desert him . : A vote of thanks was then given to the Chairman , when the meeting separated .
Mr . O'Connor walked , along with his mends , from the place of meeting to his inn . The rattle of clogs , or uoodeii shoes , as Mr . O'Connor called them , as h » proceeded through the street , was such that he could scarcely hear his own voice as he proceeded along .
THE SOIREE . The Chartista of Burnley have been all along very ill put about to obtain a meeting room capable of con-Uinicg any numbers , they therefore deterniined to build a pavilion for the occasion ; they took a plot of ground in the Market-place for the purpose ; but when about to begin their building , was refused the use of it by the misrepresentation of a mean jack-in-offico who bad the , letting of it . No time was to be lost . The coromUtee set about to pet another plot , and after various applications and refusals , succeeded in obtaining a piece . They set to work to get wood for the building ; but the timber-merchants , to their shame be it said , refused to lend wood , either for love or money ; but the committee was not to be done this way ; they sent off to Padibam , three miles distant , and got wood , worked sight and day , and the result was , that tbey succeeded in erecting a calico-bound tent , in which the soiree was held . i
It was past eight o ' clock before the business commenced , when Mr . Holland was called upon to preside , and the following toasts were given and responded to : — " The people , the source of all legitimate power . " Air by the band— - ' Auld Lang Syne . " Mr . Beesley responded in a soul-stirring and enthusiastic speech at considerable length , which told well upon the audience ; the greatest enthusiasm prevailed daring the delivery of the address ; and he sat down among the hearty plaudits of the assembly . Song by Mr . Lancaster- ^ - " When my old hat was "¦ .-. - ' ¦ new . " . :- ¦ ' . ' •¦¦ : ' " The People ' s Charter , and may it become tbe law . " Air by the band—" Scots wa'hae wi'Wallace bled . "
Mr . Tagg , of Bacup , responded to this in a laconic and powerful speech , but very brief , as all were anxious to hear Mr . o Connor ; he , however , made some excellent hits , which had the desired effect upon the audience , and sat down amidst their cheers . Song—•• When the Sons of Old England . " " Our distiEguished visitor , Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., the Champion of Democracy and the tried Friend of the People . " This toast was received by tremendous butsts ef applause , the band playing—
" See the conquering hero . " After the cheering had somewhat subsided , Mr . O'Connor rose , which was the signal far another burst of applause , which lasted for ebme minutes , when the Honourable Gentleman proceeded to address the audience , which he did for an hour aud three quatters , in a speech replete with sound argument , rivetting the attention of aii around ; proving to demonstration that the Charter and that only was calculated to strip the preaent system of its vices , and to establish on its rains virtue and happiness , peace on earth- and ; good-will towards men . He contrasted the new and old systemai , and clearly shewed that the old system rt quired proping , and patching , and crutching In order to keep it together , and that Sir Robert Peel bad . put the tariff crutch on the one side , and the income tax crutch on
the other j but that the King of Prussia had been able in one moment to knock the tariff crutch down , and that tbe distress of the shopkeepers and others would knock down the other . He also took a rapid review of all the schemes that bad been propounded by oil the parties that bad figured on the political stage , showed the futility of their plans , and placed bur Chartisr in a pre-eminent light , by clearly showing its Buperiority over any other scheme that had been brought before the public He stated Ms * lewa on wacbiriery , the com laws , &o . in a cvear and lucid manner , and wound up one of the most argumentative addresses that was ever delivered in Burnley amid the hearty cheers of the assembly . . \ v ' ' . " . - " . . ¦ . '' .. ¦ ¦ - . ' ¦' ¦/; ' , y . ¦ ¦¦ .- ¦'' .. . Song , ' May O'Connor lire for ever . "—Mr . Lancaster It being now gone far ^ towards twelve o ' clock , tbe Chairman deemed it prudent to dispense with two of
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on , and concluded tha business with " Frost , Williams , and Jones , and may they soon be restored to their native land , " Which was responded to by Mr , Beesley , in " a brief but energetic manner . After which a vote of thanks was given to Mr . O'Connor , for visiting Bornley . Mr . O'Connor ; j n returning tbanSrs , pledged himself again to visit his North Lancashire childrei after he had been in Walesand Cornwall , which he was about to viBit shortly . The reason whyhe had not visit ? d North Lancashire sooner was , that ho bad thought it proper to ; viait those of his numerous family who were infants in Chartism , as requiring from him his earliest attention . He considered the hand-loom weavers of Noith Lauca 9 hire as his eldest sons , better able to do without his schooling than those in other places of a more tender age , and concluded a humourous address by moving a vote of thanks to the Chairman , which was given .
Tho CHAIRMAN briefly replied , and thtte verses of the Chartist National Anthem was sitng by the asaenibty , when the meeting broke up , well satibaed with the evening ' s entertainment . Mr : O'Connor made an appeal to the meeting on behalf of the New Executive , wheu J la . was collected for their aid . Th « afternoon ' s proceeding went off with the greatest fdat % not a airigle accident occurring ; no breach of the pence , which those who are oppoaed to tia aetmto dread ; the Wad followers of Feargus 6 Coraior settingan example of order and decorum which wiil no doubt
bave made a favourable impression on those who have hitherto taunted them as destructives arid levellers , as firebrands , and mad-enthusiasts , The working slashes are in the greatest destitution . Thoir patience has beon fcxt lnpiary . It is true , discontent , a shart . time back , manifested itself pretty strongly ; but there is not a doubt that the advice given by him will have a good effect , inasmuch as he strongly repudiated tho idea of starving-men presenting tlieh' naked ffont 8 to an armed force , < clearly shewing them that it iwaa by a firm union that our Charter was to he aaiued . W 6 counted nine bands of music in the procession .
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Thera Tr 8 Te seventeen or eigLt 6 « n otbar abA . tii 3 int . which they run tb . 9 risk of beaidea those mentioned in the 68 thi There- wero » ixtg 3 n ? uJps for the violation of which jthey were rated from tii'cepenca up t 9 onix pound . He knew two men that were ' ' : *} & * & one pound each for getting kold of eachother in alirft-- ( shaaie j These robberies were commlt'ed every week , -wWch amounted to froni £ 30 to £ 40 per week . " . E& ' ati been , at CHos 3 c-pD . vle , where ho had found another part of their business ia this very honourable way .
The two-ioom weavers were earning from serento eight shilling ' s per week . They coinmmce at flve o ' clock in the morning , and run the mills till e&hfc ; at night Tuere was no such thing a 3 a factory in-Fpector to . be seea there , because it was theirojj heel of capital against Jioaat poverty . For every & ? a mir . utfis thatthe handai . were ' bahind iq coming to the mill in tha moruiniar , they were jBned threepence , [ i . 6 this momect Mr ; O Connor" intercd the HnUi and wasr received with every mark . sf esteem , acsonipahieel with thundering cheers . All . teivinjjr become composed . Mr . Leach was rt'qutsted by . Mr O Cjnnor to iwaeeed . J Mr . Leach said that he felt very proud at the nnexpected interruptiba that had takep place . Ha wa » just te-Jiing theai ' of the robberies cewzsnitted upjn tiie
industrious people of Giossop Dale ;• he would gp on with it . ( Hear , hear , hear . ) ; . H . if ¦ wou'd pive another specinven of the cruel villaay perpsfrated by this mouhtroua ; and unbearable system . ( Hear . ) Tho masters of that district had all of a sulden been transformed from tyrants into veyj thoughtful and humane fceinga , as they vrouid have the paopJa think . They haa given over batteing ; they could not think of fcikiag money from them in that way , now their wages had become so low ; but instead of that they had made them tafea' the piece they had woven themsalTfea ; aud in ; doing this , they ' charged taem two shillings per piece moru than the same pieces cjuld . bar jourcbased for in JVIanqhesfer J This vas the very affectionate and fettling niann » . r in which they . wers theq bfehiiving towards their liacds , Tben , aga ' n , the poor people could , not loose time to com a to Manchester'to BeM their piecesat t ! it ) best price , but weiecorupelied to let a man . 'who kff , 6 a provision store , have them for
tffo-shiliingsiess thau their , value , and werq cotnpelted tp take gootia in return , fer vririch they were charged at the rate of from fifteen to twenty per cent higher than they could be purchased in Manchester— - ( shame , shame . ) Mr . Leach then fiave a raosfc deplorablei ' account of a VTonian with three fatherlesi children—ons in Ber arms , a second could not . walk , and the third could nofc drt ; ss itself—who made application to-the Gcardi ; -us for relief , and in reply to which she was called aa id ! e hu 8 aey , though onca the wife of an industrious u . an , and unable to leave her children ; ho saw the chiidrea sucking at the br «> 3 i , but conld get ik / nutriment f nature was exhausted for the want of nourishment , and she ( the . mother ) prayed that the yeogtance of Heavjju might fall upon the system which w ; : a literally starving both her and her children to < ieath—( execr . i tion . ) Afttr giving mnnymore such appalling narrations , ha ecuctaded , to make way fox Mr . O Connor—( loud cheers . ) ' -
The CHAIR man then rose and . said , that previous to introducing Mr . O'Connor to spsaki he wculd read a paragraph froai the Manchester Times , which i / iade'Slr . Hey wood say , that if Mn O Connor had been at tha meeting of shopkeepers , he would have voted for tha resolution . He thgn read the resolulion passed on the 21 st of June , in the Town Hall , for the Charter , and the Uking off tho itstrictlonsontruie . Mr . O'Cossoa thea rose , and observed that hehad not come thither as a speaker , but like themselves to listen . However , he was glad to find such a giorioua , peaceable , and attentive uioetiDg cf'the ¦ workinv ; men iA Manchester as l 5 e savr btfore him that eveuins :. -Hq wouJd An them tqe justice to ssy that they were tha most soberVm ' ost moral , and most religious congregation
m Manchester ; but where , he would ask . were their Sunday clothe 3 ? Instead of . bsiiig on their backs , they were on the backs of the wolves who were preaching the doctrine « f submission and passive obedience to a system which w « s destroying the . interests of the industrious but fctUl starving people —( hear , hear ) . In 1840 , he slipped his cable from Liverpool and cnnJL 6 to that spot , whon a large meeting had assembled and he told them thiit the present day would come . As , soon as the : shopkeepers got their squeezi they would jjin the association but not before ,: Last April two years , there was not a shopkeeper amongst tbem ; they were asleep ; tbe Chartists were wr ^ ne , aa (\ must be put down . Tnenwbat had caused such a sudden , 'conversion '? Because they wtrni afraid of
losing the Iaat fiirthiog . Ho had etcod by one principlo from the begiifihing , and he v ? cuid stasd to ths . er . d . The man who said the Gbarteir wdu ' d do tbat thing or the other , was assuuiiiig ; : the position of a prophet . He would not , say what the Charter would do , but be would say that whatever it did would be dona by the majority , end he for ona would be bound to obay —Ihear , beiir . ) Sir Koburt Peel had done mnro to » rnaimfactnre Chartists by one single act than he ( Mr . O'Connor ! had done by hi ? sixteen months * imprison * meat and tin yfara' agitaUon . Sir Hubert might bo truly called the wholeialy Chartist . ma ' imfactuver—( laugbter . ) Mr . O'Connor then paid Btfveral . flattyjcinfc coriiplinienta to the workiEsr men , and stated that rr . o&t of the ir / form > iion whicu ho possessed had , been
gathered , from time to time , from ; the lips of working men—( cheers . ) He then went , in a forcible inanner , into the conduct of tha police who shot down his countrymen and women ; at Esnis and Gilway , reminding them at the satnu time of the Rathcormsc affair , which produced a gu-at : impression on the audrenee , as waa exeHiplified by repeated symptoms of execration . He next spoke about tne leaders of . the people , pledeing himself tox ? o all ho could to unite thum ; : at the same tiiiie giving it as his epinion that a division amongst left'leis would not h ; ive the injurious effect now as formerly ; far whatever differences should asise , it ^ v . ould not be possible to take the people from their scent of the Charter—( hear , hear . ) He then produced a newspaper « all-d the Sunday Tiines , a paper which ho caid would cot have mentioned the Cinrtists . some timo ago . Ho weuld read it for them , hid not the Whigs
half blinded him in York Castle . What did this riVnn of the T imes recommend as a cure ; any measure of the Tories ? No . One of the Whigs' ? No . Corn Law Ropeal ? No . The six points without the name ? No , —( cheers , ) were they to . try any thing else ? No ; but they , the people , must come out for the whole Charter . ( L ;; uit cheers ) The . ' speaker , then went in powerful and cutting language into the cases of Shell , Frost , Wiiiiama , and JoneB , Clayton and Holberry , and stated , that had he been on the inquest touching the death of the latter , he would have brought in a verdict of wiifulrnurder against the Whigs in the first place , and have implicated the Tories as accessories after the fact . Ha thea touched upon a variety of subjects ^ at grout length , and concluded a powerful and " eloquent speech , whkh ; occupied an hour and a half . I ' d the delivery , by declaring most emphatically that he -would not have voted for the resolution adopted at the meeting held in the Town
Hal } . ; .. " . ; ,.. ;; ; . . ; : " . ;¦ . _ : . ' A private collection was made for Mason and others , "which auioupttd to £ 1 . 3 s . A vote of coBfldeuco waa then proposed in O Connor , which , after being seconded , was put to the meeting and carried unanimously , -amid the loud plaudits of ihe vast assemblage- Thanks were thengivetrto thechiSirman , andthemeeting disper ^ ad . Such was the enthusiafm of the '' people ' , ' ami their devotedness and attachment to Mr . O'Connor , that he was lifted into tbe coach which waited for him at ths door of the Hall , and saluted ^ by three cheer ? . The following are the subscriptifcns for the defenca of Mr . Masen and others , referred to above : —
s . d . Dr . Hully ... ... ... ... 10 0 Mr . Slason ... ... ... 0 6 Mr . Marsden ... 0 6 Mr . Spilder ... ... ... 10 Ditto ... 0 6 Mr . Soilder ' a wife ... ... 0 1 Mr . John Rawson .. ; ... 0 6 Mr . John Hardinan ... ... 0 2 Mr . John Belle ... ... ... 1 0 Shoemakers ... ... ... 2 6 Hall Council ... ... ... 1 3 Mr . Lee , wine merchant ... 5 0
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COLNE . PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ . On Tuesday last , notwithstanding the very unfavourable state of the weather , the good and true men of Colne and its vicinity gave ample testimony of their attachment to the prmoipleB of the '" People ' s Charter" by giving a neariy vf elcomo to the noble and disinterested O'Connor . The procession , accompanied by bands of music , and a great number of flags and banners , marched out of the town upwards of two mile 3 , ontho Burnley Road , amidst dreucbing rain , which continued without intermission fur several hours . The lads endured the wind and rain with the greatest good humour .
and when tho carnage containing Mr . O Connor and oiher gentlemen came in sight , tho shouting wa 6 trecaeiidous . The procession returned through Barrowfordouitsrouto to Coine , and whenit approached Dear tbe iown the .-pectacle was truly grand , and imposing ; the assembled thousands greeted Mr . O'Connor with repeated cheers through the town . The procesdoH returned to V e Cloth Hall , where Mr . O'Connor delivered a soul-stirring and eloquent adddresa to the assembled audience . The hall , which is capable of holding near 2 , 000 persons , -was crammed almost to suffocation , and tho heat was intolerable . After Mr . O Connor ' s address , ilr . Beesley , of Ackrington , made a powerful and manly declaration of hiB views aud principles .
Mr . Tattersall , from Burnley , followed , who in an impassioned strain of eloquence laid the axe to the root of the tree of corruption with an unsparing hand , bat owing to the extreme heat of the place he was obliged to curtail his address . After the first mealing , Mr . O'Connor and a few friends sa » . down to a good and substantial dinner at the Masou'a Arms Inn . Alter the cloth was withdrawn , a seltct party of professional gentlemen entertained the company by singing several favourite glees . In the evening , another meeting "was held in the Hall , whic ' t was crowded as before , when Mr . Laycock , a gentleman of the town ( and a Charnet ) , had the manliness and candour to state Hs views and opinions on the effects of machinery , in opposition , as he supposed , to the viewa and opinions of Mr . O'Connor on the same subject .
Mr . O'Connor , in reply , entered into a lengthened and convincing argument , showing the evil effects of machinaTy on manual labour as at present conducted , and the direful effects it has had on the Jabouriiig community at large . He afterwards dwelt with pleasing effect on tho capabilities of the 6 oil to maintain four times the amount of the present population , it properly cultivated , and showed , in a ctnking manner , that the blind and besotted policy of the landholders would ultimately prove their entire ruin . Mr . O'Connor sat down amidst thunders of applause . Mr . Laycock jose and seemed quite satisfied with Mr . O'Connor's reply , and would leave his and Mr . O'Ceuror ' a views and opinions to the good and sound judgment of the assembled audience , and thus the matter amicably ended .
A vote of thanks was unanimously given to Mr . O'Connor by clapping of hands and repeated cheering . Tnanks having been given to the Chairman , the meeting broke up .
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~~~ -.. ~—? - ^ - ^ . ^ MR . O'CONNOR AT MANCHESTER . Carpenters' Hall . —Ou Sunday evening , the above Hall was densely filled with an attentive and respectable audience . A large number of ladies occupied a portion of the gallery and platform . Mr . Tnomss Whittaker , arji intelligent and working raiin wascr . Ued to the chair , who rose and observed , that he felt proud to see so many assembled there that evening . It must be gratifying to the heartsof those who bad the principles of the Charter at heart , to know how they were spreading throughout the country , and to know that the trades of Manchester were coming out to join the
National Charter Association . Since they last mot , a few other trades have come out . The carpenters and joiners ; were the first , the fustian cutters and mechanics followed . They bad sent deputations to the smiths , painters , and boiler makers , who had also joined ; the resolutions , having been ; carried without a dissenting voice . ( Cheers . ) The plasterers had resolved to call a meeting to consider the subject , and likewise other trades ; nnd he had nut the least doubt that in a vety short time , the whole of the trades ot Manchester would be formed in one union , to agitate for the principles of the Charter . ( Ctieers . )
• Air . Jakes Leach then rose and addressed the meetin ? . He went on to siy that it was apparent to every reflecting mind that thoy bad arrived at a period that mast speedily determine their triuiuph over despotism , and establish their rights—( cheers . ) He . bad been in Yorkshire , and he hud found that there had been a great depreciation in wages since he was there about four mocf bs since . In some instauces it amounted to as much as 6 s . per week ; and in others , amongst the wpplcombers ,. many who previcudly could earn from 3 Qs . to 35-i . per week , could only get about 10 s ., snd in many cases not more thaii 0 . * . ( At this statenicnfc expressions of sorrow and disapprobation were h 9 ard from one : end of the spacious hall to the otter . ) What was the causa of such depreciation ? The cause was one
which had occupied hia attention for soiue time . Ho fouud , from statistical accounts , that in Germany tha woollen weavers wfere working fqr . 33 . 9 d ; per week , aud they in Germany worked fifteen houra per week longer than those of Yorkshire . The . rents of houses were much larger in Yorkshire than in Germany : in ihe former place the workman would have to pay ' 2 * -. 6 A . per "week for a house ; it would take sixpence for fire , ; ind ant ; ther siKpsuco for candles and soap , xvhich they would perceive was 3 a . 6 . tl . Now , if those men ixi Yorkshire should be brought down t ;> those wages it would only leive 3 d . to live upon . It waa then impossible for the Yorkshire weavers and wooiconibtrs to compete with those of Garmany . Hence it was , that they ware being ruined by foreign trade . How was it that the homo trade had gone ? Because of the
extremely high taxation on the ono hand , aud theextreraely low wages on the other . The supremacy of coinmerce that we once ha . d possession of was now faded away , as a mist before tiie mui . The people cf Germany and ninny other places , in fact nearly all those countries were gettibg as gocd machinery as we have . They ( the people ) wonlci suffer tan times greater depreciation in the next ten yeara thau ihey had in the last , if the system continued . He vrouid tell them how the working men of Yorkiaire Lad b = en brought to six shillings per week . Thoy were cow combini ? wool of that quality which took five , six , or eight hours to comb as much as would bring them a shilling , to say nothing of abatements ; and though the wool was inferior they were txpected to take it in as well finished as if it was Ihe best niatevial in the world ; He met a
man with , a bundle on hvs back , which he said would tnku him from six in the morning till six in the evening to comb , and for which he would only get one shilling . He met another with a load on a tiuck , which he had to drag fifteen miles to get ithoma , and when he had combed it and taken it back fifteen miles , which would be thirty miles , he received for the whole of that labour the enormous sum of seven shillings ; beside , they were so jealous of himhaving a bit of aoap , they -were soriiggerdly about hia having as much soap as would wash his shirt , that they compelled him to wash the woolbefore he took it away which made it much heavier and made him nearly awe . it himself to deatb to drag along . The speaker said he mentioned that circumstance to a gentleman , and asked him how
it was ? Oh , said be , it was because the Government would not let them have free trade , and consequently there wus not trade enough . A Manchester gentleman Writing on the trade and commerce of America , and by way of showing his extensive knowledge of Geology , two years ago , rematfeed that it was impossible for the Americans to compete with the English manufacturers , aUedging as a resson that the ; in America had no coal , besides they had to come to England for iron . It was nonsense to think of euch a thiBg . Now , he had got some statistics from an American writer , which stated that there were 5 000 acres of coal from seven to nine feet thick , so near the surface , that they could be got without the trouble and expence of sinkiiig pits . He did cot know what the great Solomon of Manchester would aay to that ; he wondered if h 6 would say that it had grown within the last two years or not . * There were also not fewer than eighty-two iron works . A gentleman now in Manchester , who bad lately come
from America , had told him ( Mr .-Leach ; that they were building fifty-three new factories in the State of New York ; he founds from a pamphlet written by Mr . Curtis , from Ohio , in America , that the Southern and Northern StateB were connected by railway , which afforded faoiiites for the manufacturers to take their goods , and bring thfeit . raw cotton back ,: whilst tbe Eqgiish manufactuier bad to go to America with hie gopda and bring back cotton . The same writer had declared that America would pot only become a manufacturing country , but one of the most exporting countries in the wofld . It was now become a question of lif « and death , as to whether they must depend on a ricketty system as manufacturing for tha prosperity of England . Mr . Leach then read Dr . Cook ' s letter from the Brilish Statesman , acd commeBted very strongly upon some of the stiiteinents ; and in the course of his remarks , he showed how diSerent the same letter appeared in the Manchester Times . ¦ "• .: '¦
The Speaker then related a case of persona in Colne and other places , having to live on the refuse of the fruit market , and added that the people would sooner resort ; to that for a livelihood—they vrouid sooner die in the street—than go to the bastiles , to be separated from their wives and children ( hear , bear . ) They wanted justice , not charity . They wanted their rights , and not to be insulted by one lot of robbers begging for them of another stst of robbers . It was certainly come to a fine pass whan the industeieuB millionB must be insulted with parson ' s begging letters . ( Hear , hear . ) Let as , said the speaker , examine tbe cause of the wretchedness , and poverty , and hunger , in the manufacturing districts . He had come to this—as to
whether they must resist the cruel and unjust aggressions of property—or make a virtuous struggle against the wicked influence given to it by the law , which places the lives of the mviliona at the disposal of those that possess and wield that power . The speaker here exhibited a long list of abatements that had been taken on the evening before , in only one half of a room in a factory at Manchester . Here then was the bloodstained budget , containing no fewer than sixty-eight abatements in one half of the room , and th « re were only j 25 worked in the room . The amount taken back from the hands in that system of robbery was no less than £ 17 . Beaide that there were so many rules to be observed , the list of which would reach from bin to the bottom of the hall
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Public Meeting in Stevsnsoh's-Sqjjabe , —On Monday eveningthe above meeting was held paraua-jt to advertisement . The hour appointed was seven o ' clock . Permission had been given by the Mayor in consequence of there not being a room : largn enough to hold the people , the purport of tho parties convening it was to pass the Convention Memorial to the Queen , and the remonstrance to the House of Commons . At the commencement of the meeting there could not be fewer than 3 , 000 , and the unanimous opinion of ell in the Court "where the speakers Btood and many competent judges present , was , that » t the con ; c ! u 3 ' : onj there were from ten to . fifteen , thousand people present . Tho Rev . James Sehofefiold was . called to ths chair , who opeiJed . with a fs ' sr appropriate remarks , and tliea called upon ... . . f- '¦' . ' .. ' ' ¦; . " ' • ¦'¦' ' ' . ' :-: ¦'¦ : ¦' . . '¦
Mr . John Bailey to move tbe memorial , which was secondea in a bold and eloquent speech by Mr . John Campbell , secretary to the Executive , and when pnt was carried-un&niHiously .: : Mr , Wm , Pixon in a speech "which occupied three quarters of an boor , moved the remonstrance to the House of Commor . s , virbichyni seconded by Mr . James Leach in an eloquent , energetic , and argumentative speech , which was listened to and applauded by tha multitude . - v : ¦ ' ¦ '"' . ' ¦ ' .-. ' . " - , ; - " " ; " ¦ . ¦¦ .: ' . ; - . . . : ¦ ''¦ . -. ¦ ¦ •¦¦ ¦ The Chairman put it , and it waa carried without a dissentient ' / " . ;' ¦ } . - ' ; ' \ -:. ' , ¦ ¦" ¦' . /; ¦ : ; A shop-keeper next came forward , and in a nfat and sensible speech moved the following resolution .: — .
' . ' " That this meeting views with abhorrence , and condemns , in the strongest terms possible , the atrociously cruel conduct of the unconstitutional police fdri » at Ennis , in the County of Clare , Ireland , for murderously attacking an unarmed , starving multitude . We therefore Call upon the right-thinking and patriotic men of England to joia with us in protesting against , and reprobating , such diabolical proceedings on the tights and liberties of ah industrious people . " The resolution was seconded by Mr . R . Littler , and supported in excellent speeches by Mr . D . Danirtra , and the Rev . W . V . Jackson . It was carried neau
, The meeting was a large one , the speaking good , and after cheers for O'Connor , Frost , Williams , and Jones , with a vote of thanks to the Chairman , the meeiing peaccaWy dissolved .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), July 2, 1842, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct760/page/1/
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