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EEABffDS ( yeOKNOB AT HULL . Hi . O'ConaorartiTBd about twenty mfantem past ftm , pan ^ i ^ seBlB to met by » £ «> d number of his ineoda » na adnnrea . Sereral of Ihea acaompanied lam to his lain . - A few minutes alter eighths entered ihBTTeemoBcsB * iIiodge , Jtad ¦» & » xec&red -with several TOnnaBrfenaiudasticaiJplMBe . jfc W «* -wM ^ injKriinomfff tailed to the chair , and ffljahsfeltiQwiliononred in bring called on to-pre-» de on tkafc occasion . Thej -were honoured by the prsseuee of the moat dlsiingiilshed patriot of the present auo . peflxaps of any age . Hz . © Connorlad been
atvaja found the uncompromising and nnpnTckaBable { nsad of iheTrorMnginan / aiid the enemy ofhia oppressor —icheen ) . It -would ill ie « ms him IMi . "West } ie ^ and there merely toJenlogae Mr . O'Connor * character sad talents , as Iheset&mgs "w ^ re now matters of hustory . BjelatetiiiJBTTonldhepointea to as a precedent , hj jgesyefnnboin . The factions had lad high for him , sod he had Bpnrned them . "Without further remark he-wpaldintrodncelo . them that esteemed Wend of the poor man , 5 " e&rgus O'Connor—( TremeudouB spplanse which lasted for some tkne ) . When it had subsided
33 z . CCOKKOS rose , and spoke to &e foHowinj effect —Mr . -Chairman , and-worMiyjmeB-of HuH , itifl "many years since I had the honour of w ^ P'g yon - bni I think 3 may truly a » y that , lioweTar long the lime may save ieen , no « aiangelixa taken place , or is Iitely to tefce place , in my prindplas—iche « s ) . Within that period theyhad seen many and important cbaBje * , « nch as neither he nor they -were then prepared to witness ; but e-rery one of these dsngBs h&a only had tbe effect of iscreaainfthe devotion of the people to the Charter —jtBaryhesr ) . 2 o olden limes , it was onlyneoessai-y for the leaders of the people to throw vp a straw to tan Ihe tide of feeling ; hot now fte state of things is altered , Asoss of intelligence has been acquired by the Trc&ingx&aes , and they haTe fonnd that it is all bnt
Sowj »«* shorter tiie People ' s Charter . It -was for Slat reason he had Btnck to them through persecution and proseraiMon , and -vronld controneto dn so to the esd—{ spplanse } . - It i « impotslble : bow for sny msB , be his talents or professions what they stay , long to decenw the people . This -was a change , and & great benefit - They { the marking classes ) -were the greatest power in the state ; and , although they could not point to the statute book , sad p * int to 3 aw » of their fraxa-3 Dg , and say this is an evidence of oar power ; or to pies of buiWings , and say , *• Behold here oar power j jBtihey conM tmly say look HERB , sod behold < rar power—{ applause ) . Since he ( Mr . O'Connor ; had last xes ~ &em , many of their late popster leaders had deserted th « mt but in x&tnm the ranks have been
ably fittednp by those who have nocked to the standard . 2 fo porSos of the middle classes stand in the sitaation job , the "working classes , < loj and , as-they have failed 3 n Tnaking yoa sHhservient to Iheir ^ lesfee , you are Aenonnced by ttiem as " abettors of physical force . " The CfcsrSsts have never refused the assistance of themiddle dasse ^ and they aeaiea the charge of violence . H » iMr . O'Conaor } looked upon the conreraion of a nan from "Wbiggism or Toryism to Chartism tobe as great a change ssjposaWe to bem » 6 ein him ; andjt&thischangevrss apparent eveijTrhexe aronnd them . They never saw a ( SarHst converted to * Whig or Tory , Tmleeihey siw him clothed in the bbae coat of the police , or get some sinecure sitnafion—( hsarj . Somstfrnes they even sa . tr a ctmsQUtency conTerted to CSiarSsmj as at If ottinehasz .
IMi . O'Connor next alluded to the Catholics and Protestsnte . of Ireland , and compared them with the Chart-Ms , and "Whigs , and Tones , of England . The Protestants make a great ontay abont one poor pavetfy-striefcen Catholic Joining them ; but say nothing about the scores "who desert them lor Catholicity Bo -with the Whigs and Tories ; they boasted about one flesartifln from the Chartist ranks , but said "ftff'T j about the hundreds -who desert them to join the ranks : cf £ ha Chartists . : He ztext spoke of the bad effects of imrestdoted machinery . AJthongh in Hnll they hai but twoiaiandxotton mills , they had a large quantity of other kinds cf machinery . Sere 2 b > O'Connor ex * plained the difference between natural and srtLfiei&l labour . Twenty years ago they did sot see strangers ,
ai bow , walking their streets seekiB ^ employment Tithout bsang able to find it The landlord considers himself better off when he can gel a coat for 16 s . by jnkbinery , aian whenit costs iOs . by labour- labour ii the source of alt wealth , and -wealth is the source of all power . Tcey nerEr saw any portion of msehinery gtaog into soy of the shops hi Mylon-gste , to ask for bacon , bread , or cheese , or any erticle of wearing appueL ATI ther ' srtieles of consumption used by machinery -was a little -shale oil to set its Joints agoing . Hx . O'Connor next alluded to the different reception hs met with in Leeds , the last two nights , to what he had . eight years ago . Then he met-with a cold xeceptSoa from Its middle classes ; last night he csnld scarcely speak Chartism enongh for them—( hear , hear ,
heat } A great objection -was raised to their name ; Sot he would submit to the delicate ears of the ladies whether Chartist did not sonnd as sweet as Whig vt Tory , especially -when we found the Tory ruled by force , the "Whig by fraud , and the Chartist wanted to xnle by persuasion . This reminded him of the old man and his donkey , who , -when the donkey refused to flaw the cart , held a bnneh of carrots before him , andieinrmeaiatelyfollowed them : truly Slnstntin lie principle that " pergB * Mon 3 s better than force ** " Japptensej . He fl ^ O'Ccamor ) war Jha bundle of errota , « ndeaTouring to persuade men of all ranks and persnaaocs to gire In . their adherence to the principles of Chartrnn . He did not blame them for sot joining than ten years ago ; they -were then comfortably
situate ! and had not given the matter a conaderaUon—( hesz , hear ) . England was tt that moment the greatest damaly in the world . Since 1 S 29 the greatest changes Ssreieen msda . Tbeyhsd had Catholic EmsndpatiOD , Bs ^ ro SSaTerySmsndpaticrn . QieBeformBin , Mmdeipal Bemnn , r-a *» * & ; and instead of these conferring benefits npon the producing classes , they were actually * otsb off than before . Machinery had paxalized them , » a taken the bite from cut of their mouth ; and porerty hid found them without a penny . Mr . O'Connor next ^ seabed the cansa of the failure of the Beform BUI tfecSng to accomplish : wha . t it promised , by taking the jciWErirointb © Ian 3 JorfB « tdg 5 Tinj ? ittoibe nachinelorai . Before the passing of the Reform BUI porsrty ? as not conriilered a crime , for a proTiaion ( though
a « so good as should be ) was made for the poor by fee * 3 rdof EErabeth . After the passing of flat bill , poTer ^ y had become a edme ; and , instead of a provision for the poor they are doomed to a bastSe . Machinery did lotwant them , either as producers or eonsumers , but iti owners wanted "fee trade" with all the world They wanted to put English labour in competition with fee labour of the white slaves of all otier countries ^ sad , in xetarn , bring the producers their breakfast , dinner , sad supper from abroad , fTo ^ pj as cost of transit , it , what they chsostd ; and they would be enabled to dose ; because , there Js so real power in the hands of GoverEmen ^; yri ^ - yhn Govenunent } isve so control « Ter iheiBtailinaikets . As a proof Mr . O Gonnor cited JiiS-difference a rainy < 6 sy made in the price of flour and bread , though there had been no or very litCe-change a Hie wholesale market Suppose fiaey gave tbesemen power to have a rtfreetrade" in labour : they could
« aargea » labonren what they Mked for -what they isretheminietam , They say their object is to give * plenty to do , tfceap bread , and Jiigh wages . " There ^ CTfirwas greater nonsense ; because the yerj fact of ihs meaning of - " ftee teade , ^ , is to undersell the foreign Sstts in their own market . He -ffanted to fix their ttenfinn to as Siomess items , Hie . Charier , and Vie lad . Sere Mr . O'Connor yave a lucid description of &s capabilities of the land , and said every thing they ^ atsadwore was from tie land ; andnnJess they were ^^ e to jet placed npen it , he would not give them a Cap of the finger for the Charter . The Charter isOe seaajj -and THE li 2 fD IS IKE BSD . ill . O'Connor sot shewed teem how legislation at home could no ; ^ Seefcwhsfc "free traders" promise . Wfcen year goods fo to IPrnssia , Germany , Prance , or Amnrinaij they can ttduae them by exhorbitant tarifis . The land at Is&t is the only thing they cannot interfere with . El . O'Connor than detailed the -evils of the law of
pmnogenitare , sna the effiarf ; a iad » ieepmg tb » land in a state of uncuMvation ; showing the intereattits supporters had in making the people 'believe the land could ~ not produce -enough &r its inhabltaBta ; whereas , tinder a proper state of culture , ft would be ableto support at least sixty milliona . He next de-Kdbetl the emigraaon jebemea of Ellis , Orey , 4 c . to Canada and Aus&aliaj and corapared the landlords tadcetton-lorda to ihe Balkenny cats . Cobden and Co ., he said , were seekiiij -for » "free trade" in the proauce ef machinery . These irj ^ K darknesses were Paging 2 ago for adbereois , and talking loudly tf the ieneSto it would bring ts the » . x 3 as 8 ; hut when he tomd there was a class in society more valuable than
tt * y ; Qi&fc was the dan he would oontinne to fight S » baffles of , against « rery oppMHon- Mr- O'Con-»< a next exjaainediow the monopoly of the land in-J « ea $ » jrert body a H » people : The landlords "owtfaat 5 n CHryimj = c » i theai francbiset , fanes of ten 1 Qe > would make a man as dBpendent as nvs hundred . 3 hej found thai land was sot like eonsenmce ; they » oM not airsstcb . it And yet laaalerds hold Qie land >» tb ^ y ^ i sf ^ y jBBsiga Jt has not been subdi'"iflea , although five ^ eBerstionB of janpen have passed oat of edBten 68 _ infiSrj ; r jfcey -who rale ns , « ay , *• we ??**<* marry too early j It Is out tit all course for the ™* rarfarannfc ofmarrying before he be s £ ood age" ; ™ aaey seem io thmk that he oofhtnb * tonarr / , — M » att , lSQ he bs nfaiav —^ ilanebtefl . Whereas they aat
«^* a x ^ ionFTom , jjed , Jade , or Hairy , r ^ fM topjyii , Bdd , e «« a * aeventee » to my lady *® * **> -JSei , or Sally , -what * nreet , amiable yonnpaajjg , ^ , s ^^^^ jar ijufyoee , they were * ° « topt hiB iesHaiBendation about lie 3 * b 3 , it would f ^ w the Ta Joe by &re « r aix : arilfion » « mnaliy . ^ je leason Ihs landlords sacrificed & 3 * ssm was , ir * f ™* 8 * h « drea minions bj pateonage , representa-^ andpeaioa ^ m ^ Connor ^ UeteriBedifc :, dift ^ wefijswasj xaBa ^ aAiiMsyeaa ago , whtathelr ?^« re the oeeupien of the aoHr and « ak that f * " * " -Oat tana to &e preseat , Encash TrnmuTactarea ^* » o « a eonfijmaQy loong their chiracto in the ?* % ** & ^ ttket , so " that now we hare Jjard work ^ i ^^ _ pBrchaser , He " then staled thst a "wnter S ^** agnate * of » Gofto * TB&" « aid "Mr . ^^ tnr want , fa , ^ b jbe peopje &a 3 and ; « an f' ^^ . bB mere foolish : whan la A » erJc » th * y
£ rLM l 3 t 3 ^ and fiy to the jbUI * - In « ply « 'fflcfe he aaif , thai in Amerlba ttere - was " **** a flemand ; for agnculhual labour , and by 11131 means the labourer knew what be was woxih **» muter inaBBf aetBier wh obfixed to go lit *
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&b field a » 3 bid W"i a high price for Ms labour . He ( Mr . O'Connor ) did not wish to hinder any one from going into the mill—( hear ) . Let the labourers be once placed on their four acre farms , and then the manufacturer will go to Mm and say "Well , you know what you can make on the land , I will give you the ame , or more , for lighter work . " Mr . O'Connor next said the retiring grocer did sot live in the house he was bom or made his money in , but went to the land . The statesman after spending the best [ of his days in the busy hauntst of life , betakes himself io the land ; and the American operative leaves the mm , after he has spent a few years in business to enable him to return to end his days hi comfort on -the land—iapplause ) . Mr . O'Connor next allnded to lord
Brougham , that political nondescript , "who had begun to talk of TnfflHng «« fixity of tenure" treason , and threatened that it mnst be put down by ths atrong torn of the law . Pretty talk this from the man who said that the people mnst be lhrown on tb « lr own resources , while he himself agreed to accept a "retiring pension of five thousand pounds , -which had been ' fixed' at four J—{ hear ) . They all knew thai sense was worth as much as it will bring in the market ; and nonsense worth no more . The nonsense ; of lord Brougham when he talked " of kings being rolledln the gutter for litOe boys to play at football with , " was aplanded . Were ha ( Mr . O'Connor } to speak such nonsense , they would think he might hs better employed . They were told they were not in a fit state
to enjoy the franchise . He would admit they wero not all Mathematicians , Logicians , or Historians ; but they were in possession of what was of much more value , they fiod knoidedge and information . Herd Mr . O'Connor allnded to the anomaly of England at the present time , when it contained more money and mannfutures than ever it did ; and yet , at the same time was deeper steeped 5 n poverty than ever had been known before —( hear ) . If that was the case , which nene would deny , why were they not to have a choice of remedying the evils-wbleh created such aa unequal distribution ? Our enemies declare our views ** would lead to revolution , aaareby , an equal distribution of property , and general confusion . * No sucbfthiBg . They would bziDE such a chance , that the preduetlon would be
increased an hundred fold ; and is there no man In society 'who would not be benentted by that ? This nBEqcal distribution has made the Government so poor that they have been obliged to tax the Queen upon tbe ihrone 1 When they cannot live by tbe customs and excise ; that moment they are obliged to tax the accumulated capital to make np the deficiency . Mr . O'Connor alleged to the small value of capital in comparison to -what it had been twenty years ago ; and said , let them Took ' north , Eouth , east , or west , and every where around them , and they would see every where disaffection . In Scotland , the squabble in the church ; in Wales , thP toxapike-gates , sad their nocturnal destroyers ; in England , hreaking-up smoag the Bishops and clergy ; and in Ireland , Vie Repeal ! Mr . O'Connor then
alluded to the altered state of society . The trader was ashamed to live in the house he bad made his fwrbme in ; the Queen was not satisfied with tbe mansion 9 l her father ; the msnuf&cturex must be elevated to a princely mansion ; while the poor mechanic is obliged to go into the cellar . Their labour was the battle field for all who lived without work ; only for that they would cave to be like Nebnchadnezaar , to feast upon the grass spontaneously , growing on the land . He next allnded to the difference between himself and Cobden . He ( Mr . O'Connor ) never charged any one of them a farthing for his services , while Cobden Bever travelled a mile , ate » meal , or slept on a bed in bis agitating tours , but what was paid for onlxf the anti-Corn Law League Fond—( hear , hear ) .
Mr . O Connor next described Mr . CoMen ' s manufacture of decayed shopkeepers into Herefordshire farmers , much to the amusement of his audience . Cobden at tkst instant , while he waa declaring for their rights , was takiDg advantage of their poverty , paying abont eight shillings a-piece for goods woven in Paisley ; and after expending about four shillings more upon them at his print-works in ianeashire , he then sold them for twenty-eight shillings each , netting a profit of 16 s . on eseh piece of goods sold . { Hear , and cries of " Shame / ' ) Don ' t say «• shame" tin yon hear the shame . While Cobden was thus filling his own coffers at this enormous rate , he had reduced Ms workmen ' ^ wages five-pence in every sevenleen-penee they earned J ( Shame . ) Them ' s the man who thanked God "he was not born a
Catholic" Let them cry " shame * now if they Hked . Mr . O'Connor next passed sn high eulogium on " the immortal Patner i&stixent , " who has brought the people of his unhappy country from a state of beastial inebriety to one of soberness and thought . Yes , ihe £ iriah were turning their attention to the land . What was ** fixity of tenure but the land ? He next stated the right of the people of Ireland to the Repeal ; and described the struggles he had had twenty years ago with the *• Whkfeboy * , in order to effect it " Suppose , " said he , " Prasce was to rule England , as England rules Ireland , would not the "Kngiiifh cry out against it , and against a Parliament legislating for them in Paris ?" ( " Yes . **} A Parliament sitting in London is as repugnant to Irish feeling 22 s French dominion would be to
the English . The English have a country . The Irish have not a country . The Bepeal of the Union -could fail in its object without the extension of the suffrage , or , in ether words , the Charter . He would enfranchise the Catholic man , instead of ( as at present ) the Protestant land . Bepeal of the Union is 3 principle j and it is i&e interest of tbe people of England to go with them to establish that great principle . What was the reason the French , with a population of above forty millions , were satisfied with a constituency of two hundred and eighty thousand ? while the English were not satisfied with one of three times tbe number . Toe French had snore practical liberty than the Eaflish have . They have no laws of primogeniture ; and the citizen , as National Gu&rdsman , was allowed to bo in possession
of arms to defend his liberty . He had gone over large domains in that country , of three at four thousand acres , more thnnhnlf of which belonged to the peasantry , the nappy position of whom be beautifully described He next aL ' uded to the cry of the middle classes not joinis ;? tbem , because Feargns O'Connor has been so " jShfsicaiftrcy . " { Jjsxxgbier- ) They cant do with the Charter name ; but say , they will go for the principles . They make us like two sects of religion , with only a ahade between them ; bat evei having tbe greatest animosities towards each other—( hear ) . Why did he come among them then ? He -was a barrister and had property of his own , and had every thing that could b « trfshed for . He came because be saw they were worthy of ali ,- ? or not being led astray by faction . In alluding
to the late Conference , he said if it had consisted of 501 members , and 500 had voted for another name , ha would have still stuck to tbe old ene , and have gone on the same as now— ( applause ) . He had suffered so much for it that he had become , as it were , wedded to it RisfamDy bad lost above twenty thousand a-year for it Ha next -went into thenatare of theproseculioBB against him for the hat ten years , end described the battles he hid had ai Manchester , Birmingham , acd Nottingham j and if he had not been what he professed , would treats mentsnehasihathavemadehimso*—( applause ) Snp--poses child is naughty , you flog it tall you impress the mind . Whig and Tory had so flojged him . so imr pressed the Charter upon bifl mind , that the devil him . self could not ! get it » ut—( tremesdeus cpplauE ?) . He
next alluded to his action against Ihe Times , ¦ which would be tried at Croyden that day , where lie had given them an opportnnity of proving their slanders against him—fhrar ) . He would put his life ia comparison with any bishop or parson in the world . If he were a drnnkard , gambler , && , it would soon be brought sgaanat binj- What did they think of tbe notion of the old physical force men of 1839 , coming dorm among them in 1843 , to preach " moral force" and completu suffrage ? Ifeesom , fee then friend of tbe Anti-Oora Law league mea , saying Isrt night , in that room , " he who opposed the lepeal of the corn laws , was a knave or a losi , and hB who opposed the League was a tyrant and a despot . " | A cry by Ueesom of ' false . ") Mr O'Connor thought his friend Neesom would have beea
as well received at Leeds preacking physical force , and ne ^ O'Connor ) » t » dl advoc ating " moral force . " They nb / . -wanted Organization to secure their position ; and this he expected they would accomplish shortly after Hie fifth of next month . They only wanted Organ-zv ; tion to get tbe Charter , and then they wonld destroy all the evils in the constitution . Although they were not meeting as they used to do , they were thinking among themeelvBi , and siiently bnt surely extending their principles . They only wanted twenty members in the Hosse of Commons to sit with the speaker and rise with the bouse , to obstruct all pnblic business ; and lie hoped at the next general election they wonld jet them . He reminded them of the saying of Leech , who had often told tsem the Charter would never come to them—( hear ) . If a nanghty child wanted a bit of bread and butter , and says " oovte mother gitx me some oratd and bvUer , " the mother would tell it to ask
in a proper manner . If they were to go to Peel ana ; say , " Come Fed give its the Charier ; ' be would say : they must ask as they ought before they could have it : —( hear sad laughter ) . It was now more than eight years since he told them a truth . He told them he . would sell them . He now told them the same , and the price -sras the Chatter —( applause ) . He would put them up by auction ; Bussell would bid for the Whigs ; Pee for the Turies , and he wonld knock them down wb ^ n tbey came to the Charter—( applause ) . Peel said fce would throw himself upon the people for support , if he conld not carry Mb measures . The only pay he ( Mr-O'Connor ) wanted was to * ee them all happy and com-i f ortai » le in their homes , their wives well clad , sad their chafiren / nQoyandneaiaiy , cheerfully playing around them . He conld then g& in peace to hi 8 grave , and say with the noble Penrrian , " Thank God , this , this ii my work . * ' —{ tremendous applause which lasted for acme
time ) . Mr . Neesoe ascended the platform amid groans and hisses , and after they ixad in part subsided , he said he-was an individual at all times prepared to give an account of his stewardship—iOh « J » r .: O'Connor sfastcechampiOB « fCnartiBm , andhe ( Neesom } begged to seVhsmright respecting a statement hB had made the other night . He did not Bay he who opposed the Repeal of the Corn Laws , was a knave or » fool , aad ha -who opposed the leagaB was a tyrant and a despot —(•• yon did , yon did" ) . Here , Mi . Neesom made an attack on the Star and its reporters , and hoped the reporter would io him justice . He \ Neesoni ) stated the Corn Laws to be » monopoly , and that man who opposed a monopoly was a knave or a fool—( laughter ) His-answer to the other charge waa : —He bad taken no active part with the Anti-Coxa Law League , who were
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endeavouring to remove a monopoly , and he said that man was a tyrant who would oppose them in trying to do Bo—{» n 8 wed laughter ) . Mr . 0 'Coiu . or had stated that hia friend Neesom , : as he pleased to term him—[ amid the confusion which prevailed through the meeting , we conld not hear the conclusion of the sentence ] . He conld not give him any credit for calling Utafi-lend . He should be a hypocrite if ha were to call himself Mr . O'Connor ' s friend ; for he knew he was no snch thing . ( Mr . West and Lundy both tried to get Mr . Jfeesom a hearing , which , they partly accomplished ) . As to Mr . O'Connor ' s talk of being at Leeds , aaa physicftt force ChsrHsk , andae ( Neesbm ) here as a moral-force Chartist—( laughter)—he jwonld allow Mr . &C . to state to them that he had been * phyaical-force Chartist . He
had had certain ideas of physical forco , but they have passed out of his mind , and he new declared that the people are neither physically nor morally prepared for a change—tdJsapprobaaon ) . He had great attention paid him by a gentleman pa his right , without his coat —Ithis was Mr . Lundy , who was endeavouring to stop the clamour of those around him ) . He was no finality man . No people had a right to make laws this year which should be binding for ever . Mr . O'Connor denies that ever he was * professor of physical force ; and tbe only difference there is between us is , he denies that he ever professed it , while I acknowledge it . Did he not call it physical force ! when he recommended the people to gain their rights by every means in their power ?—( laughter ) He would ask Mr . O'Connor if he
ever knew an instance of a national leader deserting bis friends hi the hour of danger and turning bis baofc on them ? Bid he ever at Bristol say he would , have the Charter before forty days passed or the ( aoIdTera should pass over his dead body f . ( "No . " ) Howdoyoufcnow ? I have only got to say , that I am prepared to prove he did . He has denounced every ™« n who was a leader that did not suit him , till he has no more to denounce —( disapprobation . ) ( Mr . fWest had again to endeavour to persuade the people to ] hear him vut Mr . Richardson , from the body of the ball , said they were only showing Chartist freedom ; in answer to which Mr . West said , he hoped that r t ; eptlemen would endeavour
to show a little Complete ) Suffrage good manners . ) I beg to state that I was never heard either to pray or cry in prison , but prepared to bide my time 1 I did not cringe and cry to get out of prison before my time ] ( Regular confusion ) . ( Mr . Lundy ' again begged of them to hear him out , it would be snch a beautiful speech . ' ) Mr . Neesom was new very much out of temper , and began to abase Mr . O'Connor with nothing but personalities , calling . ; him a coward , &c The disapprobation was so great that scarcely a word could be heard , and tbe Chairman rose to order , and wished Mr . Neesom to go on without indulging in person ' alities , but he still proceeded with them till the audience would no longer tolerate him .
This BEPOfcTEBrose and said , Mr . Chairman , Ladles , and Gentlemen , after the ' insinuations that have been caBtby Mr . Neesom -upon : the Northern Star , and the generality of its reports , 1 hope you will all endeavour to see the Star next week , and judge foryonrselves whether this meeting is reported one-sided or not ; as it will ever be my duty , whether employed by Mr . O'Connor or any one else , to state nothing but facts as they appear before me—( hear ) . ' Mr . O'Connor rose saluted by vollies of cheers . Be said his authority about last night ' s meeting was Mr . West ; and that Mr . Neesom had confirmed his words . He wonld ask Mr . Neesom if he knew anything of a resolution pMBed in 1841 , to oppose the League ! He would now answer the mighty charge of "
advising the people to ; use all means in their power to gain the Charter . " The reason why he had not recommended physical force was , be knew it was out of their power to be successful . To the charge that he had said he would have tbe Charter in snch a time , or the soldiers should walk over , his dead body , his answer was that he said at Birmingham to Attwood , Muntz , Douglas , the Cobbetts , fcc " If you continue with us , . we will have the Charter before Michaelmas day . But these parties ran away ; toe Government then broke into their ranks ; and the getting of the Charter was at that time defeated . It was too much , however , to taunt him with the failure , and charge him with the defection and cowardice of others 1 Had he ran away ? No , he stayed ; and he
got Ms share of the Government Chartist pay in a sentence of eighteen months solitary confinement in York Castle 1 Bnt Ht . Neesoin says , " I cringed , and cried , and crept ont of jail before my time . " If I could have passed through the key-bole I -would—( laughter)—but 1 never bvgged to be let out before my sentence transpired . It was in consequence of the Doctor ' s certificate that my life wu in danger that I was released . As to him ( O'Connor ) being a coward , he would let Nott ingham , Manchester , and ; Birmingham answer . Was he a coward when he had ; bayoneta stack in bis body in his endeavours to return Repeal Members in Ireland ? He had worked at : thirteen contested elections , and never received a farthing , even as a legal fee , though he was entitled to it—( cheers ) .
Mr . W . Q . Bdrss , frpm the body of tho Hall , stated , that he wished to ask Mr . O'Connor two questions . The Chairman invited him to the platform . ( While he was ascending it , he was greeted by cries o < . Moscow , " •« Dundee thief , " " Traitor / ' shouts , groans , and other marks of disapprobation . ) When they had partly subsided , he asked Mr . O'Connsr if he had ever applied to him , personally , by delegate , or letter , for the loan of £ 40 , as had been repeatedly atated T Mr . O'Cokkoe replied that Mr . Burns' daughter , a young and unmarried woman , wrote to him in Mr . Burns ' s name ; and , when be declined the request , be v ; &s exhibited in the Leeds ITimes , by Mr . Burns , either the following week , or the weak after that , as tbe " Caged Lion . "
Mr . Burns said he believed the Chairman had a relation that was transported ; bnt had he ( the Chairman ) anything to do with that ? He ( Mr . Burns ) was not then at homo when that letter waa written , and had net been there since . He was quite irresponsible for what his daughter might take into her head to do . { The next question he would ask Mr . O'Connor was , as he denounced the use of machinery , { why was it he used a steam engine in tfrfri"g off the impressions of the northern Star ? ; Mr . O'CONNOR—So long as its circulation was limited , we took them off by hand , and did not use machinery till it was impossible to supply the demand by manual labour . Mr . Burns—Do you mean to affirm that the demend cannet be supplied by manual labour st present ? Mr . O'Connor—I do mean to affirm that we can't do
it now . Mr . Burns retired to the body of the Hall , saluted on every side by disapprobation . Mr . West rose and said , he was glad this gentleman ' s questions had been so readily answered by Mr . O'Connor , and particularly as it had generally been said , " O ' Connor durst not make his appearance in HuU during llr . Bums s slap' '• ' He introduced Mfc Smith , who proposed the following resolution , " That we , the inhabitants of Hall , tako this opportunity of the visit of Feargns O'Connor , Esq . to tender him our grateful acknowledgments for hia almost
superhuman and untiring exertions in behalf of the Impoverished and oppressed working classes of this country : and , as we have long watched his every action , and ever found him the unpurchaseable friend of the Buffering -poor , we feel it our : bounden duty to declare onr unabated confidence in his patriotism , his wisdom , and bis discretion , as the leader of the great movement for national regeneration . Nor can we allow this opportunity to pass without expressing our special gratulations for the glorious victory achieved in the late trials over Whig and Tory tyranny and persecution ; by the frustration of the plots and schemes of the "Wellknown enemies of the people . "
Mr- Ldsbt , in rising to second the above resolution , felt himself highly honoured at the opportunity of listening to Mr . O'Connor that night . He considered tbe personalities of Mr . Neesom were quite unbecoming b man . If Mr . N « esom would attend that room on Monday next , he would prove Mr . Neesom to be a traitor and a coward , or he would never attempt to prove anything again . ( Here Mr . Richardson caused an interruption ) . Mr . Lundy , in continuation , said they were to let Win have his own way , and to mind and dont bite iheir teeth ; tot it they did , he expeeted to get a job to pnt fresh ones in—( laughter ) . ivlr . O'Connor hod stead by them through trouble and
distress , persecution and prosecution ; he had spent a fortune in advocating their cause . He ( Mr . Lundy ] did not think there was any one present who would not agree with the resolution , and give him their thanks for his able leeSare . The collection that night had been a large one ; but Mr . O'Connor received none of it ; it went to pay for the rent of tta , t room and other expenses they had to contend with—( hear ) They did not like to make a charge , but were at times obliged to resort to it—( question ) . He hoped they wonld excuse Mm for rather divergiBg from the question ; but he wished to let their enemies as well as friends know how they spent their money . He cordiailv seconded the resolution .
The Chairman pat the resolution which was carried without a dissentient . - - Mr . OConkoe . returned them his thanks , and proposed a vote of thanks to their chairman , whom be bad ever known as the successful opponent of both Whig and Tory . Mr . Smith seconded it , and it wan passed with acclamation . Mr . West , in responding , said the best thanks they conld tender him would be to register themselves members of tbe National Charter Association . Tinea cheers were then given for O'Connor—three for the Charter—three for Repeal of the Union—three for the victims , and three for the Chairman .
Mr . O'Connor , before he left the room , said that one whom they had hitherto registered among the victims v » as no more . Poor Williams , the companion of Frost and Jones , had been hung in Van Diemans Land , for killing an old man . This announcement caused masy to go away with a heavy heart .
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THE POLITICAL VICTIM FUND . TO THB CHESTS OF GEEAt vniTAlH . ^^ pSiSS ^^ S H ^^ S isgsgsfflsasa s ^ ss dictates of my judgment . ' I do iddSS ' ew that if aafS * 1 be 6 a PMdTftSFpKta Snou ^^ Vnrdone " T V ^ «*
man , and tWsthe present Editor of the Star has had m T ^ n O ff ^ ° ******* : *> ' SToahuaHobson and JohnCleaveiarenot yesterday . made friends- they were co-Iabourera ( and co-victim / too ) in the glorious f ^ f ' ^ .. - *""* ' » » **» press ; the " unstamped' stamped them friends . Mr . Hobsonj -even the slightest-desire to be personally offence , 7 vii htot L » t nad hB dealt somewhat more probable that « this m 08 t perplexingi and annoying *? •?« * W * * M » i > een altogether * avoided . I do think that , previous to his having publicly proposed the appolntnieat of the Manchester Commfttec-the only S , ' ,. n ^ ** reaU y totte-be ought ( I say it with aU defereace and respect ) to have addressed some shod communication to me as this —
« FJUENP Cleave , —Urgent and affecting appeals ^ iFiSS Jn st received at the Ster-office . on behalf of the jPoli «« al Victims . You are the Treasurer of tne fund . DO , tnerefore , communicate to tne , per return of post , wliat amount of fund yon have in hand , and how yon propose ] to disburse it . Something must be done , and that quickly . " If I had even delayed replying to such a communication as thiSj thej editor of the Star would have been perfeotly jasfcifledf-nay , he would have performed a duty—in censuring me , and proposing some plan by which you would have got rid of snch a wrong-headed , indolent , and unfeeling fellow of a treasurer as I Bhonld have proved myselt But , as you know , no such common act of courtesy was exercised towards me ; and henee the consequent misunderstanding .
As regards the jpoint upon which we differ , I reiterate again and again that I am anxions toco-operate not alone with the Manchester * bnt with every other Local Committee . I repeat , too , that the people of every district should immediately elect a committee , seek out the victims in their own locality , and then forward me , ( as the legitimately appointed treasurer ) the names of those victims—the number , ages , and circumstances of each family , and such suggestions as to the amount ef relief necessary for each case as snch local Comtnittees would —from their residence on the spot , ' and personal acquaintance with the respective claimants—ba best
qualified to supply . } If this plan were generally adopted the Victim fund wouldi be more satisfactorily disbursed than if left exclusively to either a Committee at Manchester or to a Treasurer in London . But I must repeat something more , and that is that I conceive a General Committee should be appointed ia the same manner that I was appointed the General Treasurer—viz ., by a National Conference , and not by any lopal body whatever . Yes , Bays the Editor of the Star * ^ but the Manchester Committed is merely proposed as a pro tem Committee . Well , then , i de not perceive the necessity , « nd deny its existence altogether ; for any such pro tem . Committee—especially as we are so speedily to have a Conforenoe .: To this the Editor rejoins that : —
"The manner in which our proposal for tbe establishment of this Committee pro tem . hat ! been received by THE COUNTRY , ' at iartfe . makes it , for all purposes , as good as ifappoinUd by the CONFEREHCEiitself 1 Nearly every Chartist locality have voted their acquiescence with it ; not one has voted against it The present and last week ' s Northern Star affords as good an expression of Chartist national opinion on the point , as it is possible to obtain ! under present circumstances . We certainly look upon the appointment of that Committee ( Manchester ) and tho duties assigned to Ifc , to be as NATIONAL AS IT CAN BE I "—Northern Star , Aug , 15 tb , 1843 . : Well , then , mjr friends , I have searched , the two numbers ef the Star to which the Editor ao triumphantly refers me , -and will now just direct your attention to the resnit of my search : — Expressions of the " national-as can-bb * opi * nion reported in the Northern Star , July 29 .
1 . Sheffield Council—say twelve members . —vote approving of the Editor ' s suggestion to transfer Victim Fqnd to Manchester . 2 . HuddevsQeld Council—say twelve members—same vote . ¦ ; 3 . Golden Lane Locality Meeting—say thirty preracresolution in favour of " General Victim Fund , " unaccompanied by any . opinion as to election of Committee . , " National Opinion" reported in tho Northern Star , Angustotb : — ; 4 . Brighton meeting of " Cap of Liberty" section of Chartists . Probably not more than thirty present . Vote approving of Editor ' s suggestion . 5 . Halifax Delegate meeting . Eight present Same vote . 6 . Carlisle Council . Say twelve present . Voted a collection for Victini Fund .
7 . London Delegate Meeting . Say twenty-five present Unanimous vote " Approving of a local Committee at Manchester , and also in all other districts where Chartist victims may have resided ; such local Committees to act conjointly withJMr . Cleave , the Treasurer appointed by the Birmingham Conference , transmitting to him the names and circumstances of the parties applying , and their opinion as to the amount of relief required , " < tc . &c . Q&- Had all the meetings above-mentioned assembled toeother as one meeting , there would have been less than 130 persons present . Of these' about sixtytwo , less than half , constituted the " national-as-can-be " appointment of the Manchester Committee . The London delegates unauimbasly passed a resolution adverse to the plan , and the remainder expressed no opinion other than & mere hope that the people would uphold the Fund t . '
Thereupon " the ; Committee of Management for the Carpenters' Hall Ideality'' appoint snch "national-ascan-be" pro tem . Committee . Thore wis not even a public meeting , but a Committee . ' . assemble * on Sunday evening , end elect a Committee from aCamprittee ! Is this such a national expression of opinion as I should be called on to obey ? Is it in reason such as ought to set aside my appointment by tbe Conference 7 I leave yon , my Friends , to determine . 1 will not hazard even a remark upon this point , lest it should be said that it proceeds from some of that " hot blood " of which the Editor speaks , but which certainly does not flow in my veins .
The Editor asks lin last Saturday ' s Star " What is to be done ? Are each party to stand storing at each other , and there the matter end ? " To this I answer that the victims are' the onlg " party" at ¦ which / have baen staring" —to their benefit alone should I look placed as I am . The Secretary of the Manchester Committee says the same . " Applications , " writes he to the Editor , " have been made , and each case is being investigated . " I rejoice ; at this assurance , because it shows toajt both parties are much better employed than in " staring at each other . " I hope that other parties in other districts wilt apply themselves to their woik in the Bame manner . Hoyle and Williams will then have Bhamed you—tjie CUartist body—into doing your too-long deferred diity to the victims . I have no means of ascertaining , aa I Bbould have , what information
tho Manchester friends have collected ; but I will tell you what I have been enabled to collect I must first remind yon that last week I received an application from Wjlliams nnd Hoyle , oa behalf of the aeventyflfe victims in Kirkdale gaol . I mast refer you to No . 131 , of the Chartist ] Circular , for a correct copy of my reply to that application , it having been incorrectly printed in last Saturday ' s Sfar ; the centre paragraph ef my letter having been transferred to the end . and a form of return ( which X requested Williams and Hoyle to fill up ; haying been omitted . The Editor certainly gave an abridged statement of the forms in question , but I desired that tbe form ttself should be published as I sent it , conceiving jthat it might be advantageously adopted by such local committees as are or may be established .
Here is William ' s and Hoyle ' s reply to my inquiries : Kirkdale G < iol > Augusiil , 1843 . Esteemed SiR--Your letter of the 7 th instant we have received , and agreeably to your instructions , we have prepared two reports , from which you will be able to form a particular idea of ttw cases of the men therein named . In report' No . 1 , there appears only one Chartist , and ia No . 2 , eleven Chartists . No doubt this will appear a very small number ; bat there were amongst those whoj were sentenced to six months imprisonment , and jwbo pleaded guilty , a very large number ; and amongst ttnse who will have to remain in prison after the persona named in ibe reports will have been liberated , { there will be six . Notwithstanding there are eo few who can ba said to have belonged : directly to the Chartist body , we can state
that the whole of . them are Chartists in principle , and at heart We therefore sincerely trust , that there will be no distinction made . You and our friends generally will reflect tbat the whoie ; are Buffeting the cruel and nr just ; lash of the law ; and as they are a section of the unjustly persecuted millions , we trust that the policy , as well ad the justice of making no distinction will at once b ' e apparent . If the cause of the people is to progress , tbere is nothing ia the world can give it a greater ( iwputua than to tate . by the hand all who Have bean uuju'atly immttred within the dungeons ) for it must be quits clear , that if such men are made objects of putuiu sympathy , it will at once induce them to join that causa in which you and we have ao deep an interest ^ There are many appaling cases thai might be sekcieu from tbe reports , especially tbaV of poor Ksaman , who has died here , and
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whose wife died from the murderous blow of a Policeman , previous to his trial , and whose son is now suffering in this gaoL j It is the wish of the Chartists herd , that no distinction should bemada They are even-willing to sacrifice what might otherwise be given to tf * ra rather than that thereat of their suffering fellow prUoaers should not receive some relief . We need not inform you that these poor men will have to face a dreary winter , j and with debilitated bodies be destitute of employment ; bnt we feel convinced that the benevoleace of yoor heart will at once prompt you to make the most jindefatlgable exertioES for the welfare of all , aad therefore we leave the mattor in your hands , confident that ] you will enter Into our feelings , and cause , if possible , that to be done for ua , which yon would pray for were ] yeu in tbe sitaatien of the prisoners , on whose behalf we have written thiB letter . Your reply , when convenient , will gteaily oblige your very humble and most obedient servants , j Isaac Hotle ,
James Williams . To Mr . John Cleave . The two returns which accompanied the above letter ate highly creditable to the industry and intelligence of our friends Williams and Hoyle . j I have written to the parties to whom reference is made in these returns as knowing the prisoners enumerated in them . I hope I shall be enabled next week to submit to yon the result of the inquiries thus instituted , together with a copy of the returns made by Williams and Hoyle , and the decision in each case . 1
I await with anxiety the appearance of this week's Star , trusting that it will contain ] some satisfactory , and really " National-as-can-be" answer to the question addressed to yon in my previous letter— " Whether other than Chartists tire entitled to relief from a Chartist Political Victim Fund" I You will observe tha generous and aff-cting offer of the poor Chartist victims in Kirkdale ( as communicated by j Hoyle and Williams ) , rather to relinquish any claim they may have upon tbe fund , than that their fellow-prisoners ahauld go unrelieved . But , however greatly [ we may admire this admirable trait of generosity , we mnst yet remember that the question with as is—notjwhat we might wish to do , but what we should and can do . In conclusion , permit me to express a most fervout hope that tho misunderstanding j as to the appointment of the " Manchester Committee" will not—as too Editor of the Star fears— *« eventnat © in hot blood , "' but that it will only give rise to ) a noble rivalry . In at onca seeking out and relieving the victims in our great
cause . j I am , your friend and fellow Chartist , ! . John Cleave . London , August 15 th . [ On this we have bnt a few words to say : and that is to reiterate the disavowal that fin suggesting tee appointment of a Committee at Manchester , wehadosy intention of " gettingrid" of Mr . Cleave , as treasurer . la making that suggestion , as we have before explained we but proposed to bring into existence the machinery that had been employed before for a precisely similar object . That machinery worked well Uteti . We fancied it wonld do so now . ( The error , however , or misunderstanding , has all arisen from the non-observance \ ' of a common act of conrtsey" on our part We are sorry for it We feared wounded feeling was at the bottom .
Great parade is made of the } " probable" numbers attending tbe meetings , at which positive expressions of opinion were given in favourj of tbe proposal we made . Now , thiB " setting-forth" is more ingenious than fair . It may do to say , that a Delegate Meeting only counts eight , or twelve ; and thus sink aU tbe electors ia the persons of the represented . -On this rule tbe very body that eleoted Mr . Cleave Treasurer , was only « a meeting of some 130 persona" 1 Therefore , on bis own showing , ( if it be good for anything ) tbe appointment of the Manchester Committee is as good as his own ! | Bnt is not this , as we before pat ( t , mere child ' s play ? Is it becoming of as to have a quarrel as to who shall give the funds to tbe distressed , j There Is very little to give . That la the cause for regret ; not who shall be the distributor . f
It will be seen that Mr . Cleave has not explained why he did not object to the appointment of the Committee , with its proposed functions , in tbe first instance . There was time enough to have have done so , without letting it be appointed first , and then objecting . It mighthave been more courteous for ns to have written to Mr . Cleave in the way he snggosis ; but the ] letters of Hoyle and Williams were intended for the public ; and our observations on them were for the public also ; and were made publicly , and without reference to any individual or party whatever , other than those named in the documents on which we commented .
It is time that this " pretty dispute" was ended . Once for all , then , we disclaim all , any , the least , intention to offend , or slight , or pass over , or " get rid of any man or body of men , in connection with this business . All w « purposed j all we aimed at ; was to call pnblic attention to the grievous wrong we were committing in Buffering the wives and children of Chartist Victims to starve to death ! and we wanted to set agoing some machinery or other to get them relieved . This was all we intended ; and we feel that we had a right to expect co-operation and aid , rather than difficulty , in the quarter where the latter has manifested itself . 1
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UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD . LETTER XXI I . TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE JnORTHERN STAR . Sir , —In my last letter , I endeavoured to potutray a faint outline of the present position of the social , political , and religions affairs of j this country . From the heavy pressure of important matter upon your columns , fourteen days instead or seven have elapsed since I wrote ; and tbe downward movement in the meantime has been so rapid that this letter might well be filled with new evidences of decay . Bnt as the
time for preparing fee the great change that is to come will necessarily be limited , in proportion as the destruction is rapid , I shall merely ask your readers to bear in mind , that I am not regardless of events as tbey pass ; and that it ia also their dntiy , calmly and coolly , to look at all new movements , j for they are all the necessary preparatives for their ' improved condition ; aud I shall now go forward to the next division of my subject , namely , " To examine theivarious remedies that have hitherto been proposed to remove what has been found oppressive . " j
The improvements and discoveries in mechanics and chemistry , Aided by the general diffusion of the elements of knowledge throughout society , have placed the people of this century in a different position to those of any former petiod ; and wh&n they shall have been enlightened to discern truly their own interest , nothing will be more easy , plain , and simple , than the introduction , as it were by magic , of everyjmeasare necessary to give high prosperity and happiness to tbe people of this country ; aud , through them , to extend throughout the
world those high and noble gifts which tbe Gfreat Creating Power 0 / the Universe ( bas so liberally and bountifully provided for tbe use ofjhis creatures . Steam power , aided by superior mechanism , and as * sisted by tbe daily growing intelligence of the people , has been the means of introducing changes which never could have been contemplated by the people even of the last century ; and these changes are tbe merest trifle , when compared with what ; could immediately be done in this department . I
There is one man alone , Mr . J . A . Etfler , who is soon to arrive in this country , whose views you will see represented in the letters of Mr . Sjbollmeyer , now being inserted in the Star , who possesses ideas which appear most simple and practical for the introduction of power ? u much beyond anything "we bow have , as the most powerful engine yet constructed [ is to the unassisted physical strength of a single uneducated man . Knowledge and power may now be procured to any extent that can possibly be conceived desirable ; and there are aU the elements at ; hand for giving to every individual what ho mayjreqalre ; bat there is one thing wanting that cannot be too soon , or too eagerly sought for , as the bond is to unite us for every good work , and' this is love .
Nearly two thousand years ago , a precept was delivered to his disciples , by one who was intimately acquainted with human nature , to tbe following effect : — " That they should love one another ; " and in describing this feeling , he Bays , " Itjbas been said , thoa shalt love thy neighbour , and hats thins enemy . But I eay unto you , love your enemies , bless them that curse you ; do good to them that hate you ; and pray for them which despitefully use ( you and persecute yau ; " and it Will not be until our practice is in accordance with this precept , that we shall enjoy all tbe benefits that are in store for us . { I must not , however , digress ; my business is to eall
your attention to the essential points of difference between tbe present and former ] perisds of human history . We have now plenty i > f power , plenty of knowledge ; and when we have ah equal amount of love , we shall immediately place tfiis power and knowledge in such relation to the universal good as shall supply all liberally with every thing necessary for their well-being ; whereas , at every former period , the main body of the people wete ignorant and unlnstructed , and were the dependents of a fewj who could not see h ow others were to be provided for as well as themselves , and who were therefore afraid to act liberally , lest it mig ht prodnee their own destruction , and that of their immediate relations and friend *} .
To the reflecting mind it must !; daily become mote evident that the universal good is tha only road to individual happiness ; and tbe indications on all sides of as testify that , however alarming and terrifying events may for the moment appear , we are on the eve of procuring advantages such as man never before possessed . The love of war appears to have subsided to a great extent among tbe people ; and although ambitious or disappointed raters may desire to revert to it , they are very considerably checked by a far more enlightened general public opinion I than kas ever been
known befere . Religions disabilities have been much removed to what they were ; and although men are still too much shocked by the expressions of those who cannot believe with them , yet an immense difference in this respect exists between tie present and any former period . A desire for assooj ation has also been gaining ground among the people of all ceuntritea ; and wheo they shall > have made aj little fmther profit experience , they will be in a state to assist most essentially in the intrjunction o ( the new order of tbiflga whioh it will ba my duty to aoiat oat r
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Ia examining the various remedies that have hitherto been proposed to remove what has been fonnd oppressive , I most first call your attention to the present position of tbe British Government As I stated in one of ray early letters , it Is most highly advantageous that we have what is considered a strong Conservative Government ; and every friend of erder must rejoice that such men as the Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel ore entrusted with the task of calmly watching passing events , and adopting snch measures its shall be rendered necessary by the circumstances that
are to arise . It is to be hoped , that no one will unnecessarily press upon these individuals ; for , however painful the position of the mass may be , theirs is equally so ; and I have it on no common authority , that a more unhappy man does not at present exist In tbe three kingdoms than Sir Robert Feel , as he has come to the conviction that five out of six of bis party detest him , and express it , and the sixth only profess friendship from the hope of remunerations . We cannot have a better view of their state of mind than was given in their respective places in Parliament during the past week . Oa Tuesday night i n the Hoasa of Lords , the Dafee of Wellington , as reported by the Times , says , " I feel confident that all that could be
done bas been done in order to enable the Government to preserve tbe peace of the country , and to meet all misfortunes and consequences which may result from the violence of the passions of those men who unfortunately guide the multitude in Ireland . My Lords , I do not dispute tbe dangers resulting from organization in that country * I hare stated it publicly en more than one occasion . I do sot deny it—it is notorions , it is avowed , it is published in every paper all over the world . I do not deny the assistance received from foreigners , who are anxious to bavo an opportunity of deteriorating tbe great prosperity of this country . I don't deny all this ; bnt still I say . I feel
confident that the measures adopted by tha Government have been such that they will be enabled to resist atl , and ultimately to preserve the peace of the country . " This was spoken by theJDuke with regard to tbe afflira of Ireland ; and every good man , even tha moat ardent of Repealers must rejoice to hew it Whilst confessing his own inability and that of his associates to give relief , or rather justice , to Ireland , he very wisely limits all his endeavours to the preserving of order ; permitting the Irish people , calmly , firmly , an * temperately to examine every bea ring of this moat intricate question , and to obtamJHjiii an amount of practical' experience as shall direct them to the true path for their redemption and consequent salnation .
Sir-Robert Peel , on Wednesday evening , also speaking of Ireland , when replying to some strong observations of Mr . D * Israeli , who has hitherto , acted entirely with him ; remarked , " the Right Honourable gentleman says , 'he ia surprised at the apparent apathy and calm composure with which I view the present state of things in that country . 1 assure the Bight Honourable Gentleman I view that state of things with no other feelings ihan those of deep anxiety and pain . I know that I have done all I could . '' These are I believe admissions made in all truthfulness and mesfc painfully made by the respective individuals . The hero of a hundred fights' * bas already found in one very imperfect moral organisation of a section of the people , a power for greater than Napoleon could ever bring against him ; and as to poor Sir Rofesrt , the reading of his speech must disarm hia most powerful opponent , if he can but give himself time to reflect upon the mental change tbat must have taken place in him Bincethe day that he accepted the reins of -Government .
The Duke however , and Sir Robert , aa well as the other members of the Cabinet , in common with all other claases may most heartily rejoice in the knowledge that a remedy will be at hand ia dne time . There is a power beyond all they see , or know , or perhaps have leisure to think of , that iB , under the divine influence , now actively employed in laying a cure and certain basis for man ' s future happiness ; and I trust they will all be made large partakers of it The government arc the instruments of this power in the praserving of peace and order ; and aa they perform their duty well , whilst they continue to do bo , they are not likely to meet with any effective opposition . They admit that they have no remedies to offer ; they will therefore be glad to hear of any , from any quarter , and I have no doubt thoy will in due time eagerly listen to them , and their adoption will be aa rapid aa the preparation of the minds of tbe people will permit
Tha flist remedy that I shall call your attention to , is'tbe temperance movement of Father Mafcbew ; and a most important one it is . As far aa Father MatfaeWs public career bas gone , I have not known a single deviation from the Universal , and his efforts hate been crownei with proportionate success . He lias taken under his care a most important preliminary step towards a universal brotherhood , and ia a brilliant example of what one man can effect , who is able to act practically what he theorises . The influence possessed by Father Mathew would appear miraculous , could we not discern that tbe laws of nature ara universal , and that a single person in harmony with tbe laws which govern the universe may extend hia influence as that harmony can be brought into contact with others prepared to become the recipients ol the Divine love .
Whether we regard the moral , Intellectual , or physical well being of man , temperance la of the highest importance ; and must not be confined to a mere abatinence from stimulating and fermented Uqiiora , but pervade out whole beings in every action of owe lives ; er we shall aot be prepared to overcome those obstacles by which we " are surrounded , or to enjoy that happiness which is now destined to be conferred on ns . Tbe value of this step in progress cannot be better shewn than in the iramensa change made in the people of Ireland ., Relieved as they now are , from the confusion , strife , atsd discord , always consequent upon intempe * -aDce , tbey are becoming prepared for the manifestation of that further light which is being exhibited to them ; and this will 1 b its turn again make them ready for being farther acted upon , until they may soon be so placed as to eDjoy an amount of happiness Which they are not at present even capable of conceiving the desire for , in this , or any future state of existence .
Tbew appears n « w © very probability that tho exertiona of " Father Mathew will daily become more and more efficient , and thaA he will overcome all the evils of intemperance , and thereby prepare atl minds for the reception of those high truths that shall develops with unerring certainty the path of progressive happiness to man . The next remedy that I have to notioe is the agitatation for tbe Repeal of tbe Union with Ireland j a subject that should occupy an entire letter instead- of being crowded Into the small space now left me . As , however , your space is valuable and my business crowds upon me , I can only say that this agitation , although far short of tbe Universal , and one that will not be effected in any manner resembling the present wishes of its promoters , is a step in the right direction . Many of the shackles and burthens now imposed upon tha Irish people will be removed ; and when this is done , all parties will ba ia a better position for discerning
what is best for them j and tbey will advance in proportion as they use the knowledge they acquire in harmony with the universal good . Mr . OConnell promises fixity of tenure in land , plenty of occupation for tbe people at good wages , and tbe removal of tha church revenues to educational uses , as the highest advantages that he can at present hold out ; but ho will soon he made to discern that the commonest capacity witt be placed faT above being agitated for buc ' u purposes as these ; and in the meantime he cannot do bettar than go on , giving and receiving that experience which will adapt him for still higher purposes , and enable him to increase that great amount of good which he has already been made tha instrument of acquiring for his countrymen , and through them for humanity at large . I am , Sir , your obedient Servant , William Galpin . Concordrom , Ham Common , Surrey . August J 4 , 1843 .
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Seriou 8 Collision bktween H . B . M . Ship Elec-THA AND THE FbBNCH FISHBRMElf ON THE COAST of Newfoundland . —The brig Science , winch arrived at Cork late on Friday night , in sixteen days from St . " John ' s Newfoundland , has brought over James Tobias , Esq . with despatches from Sir John Harvey , the Governor of the island , Co tho British Government . They relate to a serious collision which took place , a few days before the Science left St . Job as , between her Majesty ' s stup Blectra . ojf 18
guns , and the French fishermen . It appears that the fishermen had began to take bait on British ground , were repeatedly warned off , but refusing io obey , were fired upon by the Eleofcra , stationed there for the purpose of protecting the British ground , when one man was killed and several woanded * This untoward collision had excited considerable sensation at St . Jonas , and the Governor had deemed it of euch importance aa to forward despatches home , by Mr . Tobin , on the day of whose departure a French frigate had arrived to demand explanation .
The jcight of Visit a » d op Seabch . —Mr T- *——— , one of the deputy Bberiffd , of manners most polite and of bearing most gallant called yesterday at a house , in execution of bis duty ^ where he met an amiable and interesting young lady . . " I am come , madam , ** said the organ of tho law , calmly raising hia hat from his head , and mailing , at the Bftme time , a gentle inclination of the bocly—** I am come madam , to pay yon a Visit !" " Sir /* said the lady , "you are welcome . —Pray , be seated . To whom , may I ask ; am I indebted for this unexpected act of courtesy V " Why , the fact is , msdam , " said the deputy , " I h&ve an attachment for certain articles of proportT
which I have reason to believe are secreted in this bouse , and for which I feel bound to make a searon . " ' * Reaily , sir , " said the lady , from your manner when you first entered , I imagined it waa for mysqlf you had the attachment , and I therefore bade yom welcome . I must now tell yoa , however , that though in favour of the right of yisit , I am decidedly opposed to the Tight of search , bo with your permission I will show you to the do ©?/' Mr . T——— had too much t iatiya gallantry ia him to offer « ny opposition to the will of eo pretty a lady ; so , potting hia groy castor on " what ph * onologiBts call the chamber o ( the brain , he bade this female follower of tho . Cass policy , a " very ^ ood morning , " and withdrew . —N . O . Piea # uns .
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HeBBiBLB Murders . —At the Stafford Assizes on the 91 b , Charles Higginson aged 26 , & / arm labourer ¦ was convicted of the murder i of biB son , a &oy of five yewsoffigeby buiylng him' alive . While s witnew was under examination the prisoner admitted tbe fact , and 6 aid , •* I put Mm in 'alive—that Is all I did . " James Batcliffe , aged 58 , was eonvicted at Chester on the same day , of tbe mordcr of his wife , on tbe 25 ad of Jnne last , by stabbing her in 4 be abdomen with a fenife . Both prisoaetB «« e teatenoed to be executed .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 19, 1843, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct815/page/7/
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