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rO 0 MMU > 'ICATIOXS OMITTED LAST 1 WEEK . ] „ —« . m O'BRIEN TO HIS FRIENDS AND CORRES" ^ PONDENTS . Vr O'Brien beg * , through the medium of the Star , a acknowledge and i retum hi * grateful thanks &r , the L—i congratulatory addresses , invitations , sad other oktokry communications wnieb hare been presented ohim ft 0 ™ TarioM I 1 " * 8 o * England aad Scotland L & tis liberation , tlutmgu Mis . O'Brien , Mr . Hey-!~ hL and ether" channels ";" " and begs to aware his 2 g £ ( ii md correspondents , { hat the communications Ended to shall command Mb respectful attention , the scanent he gets relieTed from his present enfagements - Lancashire and Yorkshire . He has noted down the -mflisnd addresses ot all the partial who hare -written T un , and would reply to item iaaedistelT but
ludB it impossible to answer all , partty owing to the ipidity of his moTements from Un to town , and Krtlr to extreme bad health which renders him , for be present , incapable of any farther exertion than is iaolutely necessary to meet the engagements on hand . le wishes also , when he does write , to be able to inonn hi * friends , ( in tiie distant parts of Englaad and jeotland , ! o ! the precise time they may expect him in beir respectiTe localities , —which he cannot do note , iwir < to the causes already stated , particularly to the yecarioos state of his health , which ha sometimes ¦ gjjg trill compel bin to postpone hia intended visits to jcotlsnd and the West of Bnglaod tall next sammer . ) Wic ? to this latter cause Mr . OB . after attending sixbed great meetings within the first seventeen days of ] jj liberation , ( in Westmoreland , North and South rjnofikire and Cheshire , ) was compelled at last to take ; o hii bed on Monday last , and put himself into the jocttrt hands , who tells him that he will not answer to bis life , if he resumes agitation otherwise than
iJoTiJ and leisurely , not lecturing or addressing jorded assemblies oftner than three times a week , asd JTSJ then always taking care to set to bed . sa soon as pjgjbte after the meeting * are ova , without subjecting Ijiiajelf to cold or Bidden changes of temperature . In gjueqaenee of Ms illness Mr . OB . was obliged ( tar the lot time ) to disappoint the men of Oldham on tbe fTffiings of Monday aad Tuesday last , but thanks to Heesrs . T > oyle and Yiheent , whj kindly Tolnnteered to xke hii place , and thanks to the men ef Oldham , Ikemselves , whosehumanity anff ^ ttmslderate feelings pere conspicaoos on the occasion , the dissppoinment ras not Mt , save on Mr . O'Brien's own aoconnt To prevent the like dissppointaent in fntare , Mr . OB . wUl not haw more than three or four meetings preimaged for hia within a gtren time , and in and at rpecified days and placet , during the remaining portion rf ldiTpolitieal tour , bat if his health and strength rill posit , he iriB visit other places in the immediate [ iejaityon the intervening days .
, When Mr . O'B . finds himself convalescent , he wQl lodresi his friends at greater length , throagh the Star , od meanwhile he wishes all future commanications rom then , / till farther notice , ) to be addressed for him a the esre of Hr . Heywood , lwokseUer , Oiahsm-street , y ^^^^ ter u Mrs . O'B . and family , are about to renore from Lancaster .
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HrpDEESFiELD . —lit Duffy lectured here oa Monuy tTeaisg to a eowded aadlenee , HiCKSBT . —At a public meeting of Chartists , held i Mi . Weston ' s Temperance Hotel , on Tuesday last , ill . Rowland in the chair , Mr . Wheeler delivered an xeellent lecture to an intelligent audience , on the prinspies ot the People ' s Charter , proving it to be a com-Dtete remedy for the numerous political evils which ifflkt society . At the conclusion of the lecture , Mr . ioirland , in an eloquent address , supported the views i the lecturer , and recommended , in glowing terms , be Norther * Star newspaper to their notice , it being
i » only English newspaper that advocated the right of labour . The address of the National Executive was jhenread from the English Chartist Circular , and hi g hl y ipptovwl . [ The spirited proprietor ot this work is lighly to be commended for the prompt manner in rMeh he has inserted this aad other national doccagnta amyjMttjng from the Executive . ] Several sew ambers were enrolled , class-leaders appointed , a xxmeQ elected , aad this yoang branch of the association saving got fairly under weigh , will , we trust , speedily xcome the parent of many others in tw « truly shopo sa&e district May it increase and multiply .
Si . Piscras . —Mr . Martin delivered an excellent bddree , at the Feathers , Warren-street , on Sunday last , on the best means of obtaining the Charter . An seelknt spirit was evinced , and much good will be the result Liiibeth . —Mr . Stallwoodlectured here on Tuesday let , at the spacious Hall , China Walk . Subject— " The iseesftj of a change . " The lecturer in an able manner Ispkted the evOs of otrr present system of legislative atqaslity , and showed the superiority of the Charter > ver every other proposed remedy . Middlesex—A delegate meeting was held October Lfch , at 55 , Old Bsiky , Mr . Rowland in the chair . Beporto of a satisfactory nature were received from the various deputations appointed to wait npon the
ocalitifia . Much disappointment was expressed at the tep&iatians appointed to wait on two bodies of the afloa having negi acted to attend according to engag » - aat Credentials were received from Meters . Dale led Mills , as delegates from the city of London locality ; ¦ is sub of £ i 6 s . 2 d . was received towards clearing i » loans due on account of public meeting ! . The bpeta&ra appointed to attend the discussion on the 3 * rter , at the Social Hall . John-street , Tottenham-3 oBrt-Eoad , gave in a satisfactory report , and announced ibat the subject for the ensuing Friday evening would x " The Comparative Benefits of the Repeal of the ^ m Liws , and the attainment of the Charter ;" Sassis . Martin and Oeodfellow were appointed to
( Send . Mr . M'Gtath , assisted by Mr . Knight , was tppomted to attend a discussion on the following evenmi , sabject— " Were the People intelligent enough to possess the Franchise , " The various lecturers and lepnaSons to the localities were appointed . The &z ot the shareholders , of 55 , Old Bailey , to allow ±£ comefl the uae of their room for lecturing every rirarsdsy eranin / , on condition of paying Is . 6 d . per night for Bghfeig , &t was accepted , and Messrs . Dale , ttaitm , andWaiina , appointed a committee to matage the busmess of tba lecture-room . After consideims aiscosaon on the subject of the late article in the iHspaich . headed " Politic *! Bloodhomxia . " it -was
carmo , by a majority , that the oomdl should not waste eta time in discusRag the frrvolooB « t malicious a-tt ^ rV * < those parties who , fearing our strength , and dread-B ? our honesty , were anxious to sow the seeds of Sseord amongst us . Mnch in ^ jgrnat ^ " was expressed t | he conduct the new journal , the Weekly Erprest , a fadaing for pabUt favour , by promising to give faith-M and extended reporta of til Chartist proceedings , aa treating the St . Pancras meeting in the manner it ad done . Mr iiarUn gave notice of a motion conwnining the visleat langu&ge contained in the sermon gittiihed by Mr . TTatkins . Mr . Foasell moved , and at GoedfeEow seconded , the following resolution . — That this
meeting , having obtained the professional mice of Mr . OConnor regarding the payment of the W . P « month to the Delegate Council , declare , in « nrer to the correspondence from Finsbury , that it is aeur opinion that it is strictly legal , and impress upon ¦ as tae necessity of immediately furnishing their Pwte , " Carried unanimously . Various loans were ^ efcwged , snd ihe meeting adjourned . *^ STJI 1 ? : STEB - ~ Oa StU 3 day . Oct . 10 th , Mr . Stall-| ooaiecsiaed u the Charter Coffee House , Stretton toonnd , on the •¦ Xeeosity of a change . " He stated * a . manimd continualJy boasted of their intelligence , ¦^ rwtaa , their knowledge , arU , scieDce , &c as if ?? ? ^ PP ^ though we were by
m JHZ * , ew . " ^ surrotoded want , misery , prostitution , and ho * f c . » v ¦ Hwae of c ° mmc ^ instead of considering Kw w * ° ^ S Wtei " ° beneat ^ P « Ple- ^ o » hBwfS ^ , WeatiTe of ^ PP ^ ess . considered only ? ££ ^ to" «*«« . Qaeen , Lord ., and Commons , iSK ^ l ?™ UW | ^ closure Laws , Enlistment ?^ ttng the nec *« ity of a change : he then showed ttnlth * - » v ««« kjr ui a caange ; fle men snowea 161110 the
, ad wtte' !^^ " ' « «« 1 . Ireland , Scotland , rWr ^^ SU ° Bd th&t cban «" ¦ honld to tte pardetwcS ^ ' . EhowiD 8 &e * dTantages which all * % m ! £ i £ anbomi * ^ "PHon . &ndconcluded foe aSj ^ JS * ^ ress ' amid the plaudits of II SS ^ T , ^ * «• » good room here , and if dTet ^ Si ^ ^ locslit 7 ^ d tat ex ert them-SjerTcan * - ; * v eTvdeaToaT to get the steam up , " ? Ss toll OTbt t ^ Sreat good might be effected * Srts ^ rP r p : ed l 0 < alit y- Lecturers can be found * re Bernees , but they in return expect an audience . . kt Sh . ' H , ° ? ISGHAllSHIBB -- <> n > Ionday evening , »» fflB-S » Si '" fwas gave a lecture ' at this place , to tetttK S ^^^ &Qdi e = <» . and the result was ~ 7 »* wua ? dlage , where th « « t » n ^ , » . < «? r < h . ^ sm
^ ch of ft «? ? Uedl te ^ c ^ eeded in establishing a Wg'St ^""?^ ^ eTenin « ^ » oTer - JduS % . nl * weaTera of Oonglet on SK ^^ f ^ rooms , Moody-rtree ^ to con . ^ Mi ^? Pr * ty of rensting an attempted reduction jSctES ; t ^ T ^ £ rom ^ acdesfield , attended , kftTZ * . ? tenn « ° » *• business delivered a SS ^^ . the utter impossibility ef * K £ Kf 1 S * i »*»•«« of Trageswithontthe Swwith * S ?? J * ^ meeting seemed im-St ^ iS ? ^ tUil o £ " ¦ « mstks , Md a general » Wt ! a * ^ f P «>« eded with the * immediate bosi-^ a ^ toousiy agreedto xeai * the proposed re-» K powtf ST ^ , ^ . tnrn - - ° by " ^ eans ' « «¦ peVwVS . « rednction viil amsuntto from 4 s . ^ « ndotbT « Oasm « 1 stated that forseveral weeks > t & _ were . oniy able te earn « ,. per week , and
'• qmorT ^^ m 3 t P ^ ^ eek . ieaTing thum 5 s . ^ S ^ ^ ** wpnld taT <» h » t 3 * . i iThe n toSi ^ ^ pubU 8 il ^ ^^ g * ' ard to seek tbe " * Me of the press in tbeix contest .
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Chelsea . —A public meeting of Chartists took place at George-street , on Monday , Oet 10 th , Mr . Dallibar in the chair . Minutes were read aad confirmed . Xhe Secretary reported from delegate meeting . Considerable discus&fon arose on the change of the meeting night from Monday to Sunday , when It was resolved to continue to meet on Monday evenings for --the tranaetion of bast seas , and -devote Sunday evening to leeturioc It was resolved-that in future w » meet at seven o ' clock instead of eight The Committee appointed to get « p She late public meeting at the Bath Gardens having reported that the © eltection for the meeting had defrayed all the expences , Mr . Banker mered and Mr . Wheeler seconded a vote of thank * for their energetic services , which was carded unanimously . The address from the Executive was then discussed ; some abjections were raised
respecting the number of delegates for Middlesex and the surrounding counties , and other minor details , but eventually Mr . Stallwoed moved that the address be adopted , which , being seconded by Mr . Wheeler , was carried unanimously . Mr . Wheeler was instructed to communicate with the Executive for petition sheets Mr . Stailwood was appointed to lecture on the Corn Laws , on the ensuing Sunday , and Messrs . Wheeler , Dallibar , and Bowling , on the following Sundays , in consecutive order . Mr . Stailwood , in consequence of the increase of members , was elected by a majority of four over Messrs . Heath and Dowling , to the offlce of Delegate to the London Council . The Treasurer was authorized to transmit to the Finance Committee the money for fifcy cards . A vote of thanks was given to the Chairman and the meeting adjourned .
Tecao . —The Chartists of tais place met at Mr . John Eudean's CoSee-hoase , No . I , Castle-street , when We Wale , jun ., was called to the chair ; he addressed tne meeting with good feeling and spirit , calling on them to unite for the purpose of supporting the movement under the guidance of the Executive Council of the National Charter Association . Having laid the future plan of operation bef » re them , and the notice calling a delegate meeting at Bath , * resolution was passed to support to their utmost , any decision they , the delegates , might come to . A good feeling generally seems to prevail amongst the working classes , and many middleclass men , and the hard bands anticipated at a future day that the bold and true to the cause of the poor , will pay torn a visit in his agitating tour . The cause puts . on a new face , a fresh impression seems to prevail , and the people anxiously await the arrival of somo good aad determined lecturer amongst the miners of Cornwall .
Wikchcomb . —Mr . Melsom , of Cheltenham , lectured here on Sunday last , to an audience composed of upwards of two hundred agricultural labourers . He was accompanied on his visit by Messrs . Perry , Welling , and Hayward , and much good has been done In the district . WlGAX . —The Bav . J . R . Stephens paid a visit to this town on Tuesday , and in the evening delivered an eloquent and impressive discourse in the Commercial H « IL At the conclusion , a vote of thanks was moved by Mr . Dixon , and seconded by Mr . Birtwistle , to the lecturer , for his able defence of the rights of the labouring classes . Oudhak—Mr . Doyle , of Manchester , ind Mr . H . Vincent lectured here , to numerous audiences , on Monday . Mr . O'Brien was to have lectured , but was unable from indisposition .
MACCLEsyiBij } . —Os lloiidij evening , Mr . Linney , of Manchester , delivered a very Impressive lecture in the Chartist rooms , to a crowded audience , who seemed deeply impressed with the wholesome truths which Mr . L . brought forward . At the close of tile lecture thirteen members were enrolled . BraniNGHAM . Progress op Chabtism . —The good cause is advancing steadily here , and nothing is ao much required as a large place of meeting , in a central positicui ; such is the increased desire of the people for political information since the
demonstration , that Freeman-street room is found to be too small for the accommodation of the public . The members of the council have therefore determined to procure a larger place as soon u possible . An association has also been formed at the Ship Inn , Steelhouae-lane , at which place several of the moat active and leading m&mbera of the old political onion have taken ont cards . Another is about being established at the Domestic Coffee House , Henrietta-street , and it is hoped that ere long there will be a place of meeting in connection with the National Charter Association in all parts of this densely populated tows .
i Public Meetings . —The usual weekly meeting of . the members of the National Charter Association was j held at their room in Freeman-street , on Monday even-| ing last , Mr . J . Williamson in the chair ; the Chairman | delivered a long , instructive and humourous address , in ( which : he ably exposed the villanies of the present j system , and concluded by stating that he had been a i Reformer throughout the course of a long life , and was i determined to finish his course in the same / way . Mr . George "White then addressed the meeting at some length ,-he reviewed the opposition which the Chartists 1 had U contend with , the steps which had been taken to 1 break their spirits and intimidate them , and then : alluded to the glorious position which they held in de-. fiance of all opposition ; he then shewed substantial
reasons why every working man and every friend of jusuee and humanity should give their active support to the Chartist movement , and concluded by proposing " That the general meeting should be held en the ant Monday of every month , when the secretary should call over the names of the members , and each person would afterwards be expected to pay up his arrears provided he was in employment" The motion was seconded and carried unanimously , after which Hr . Fassell addressed the meeting concerning toe charges which were made against his brother naw resident in London , and stated that his brother was determined to c « me to Birmingham to have them investigated . The usual notices were then given , after which the meeting separated .
StMui Evening . — -The usual meeting was hrid at Freeman-street on Sunday evening lust , at half-past six o ' clock , and although the rain descended in terrents , the attendance was numerous . Mr . George White delivered an address on the principles of the People ' s Charter , and the benefits that its establishment would confer on society , and showed np the infamous robberies perpetrated under the present system ; after which the meeting separated . Chartist Meeting is Steelhocse-lane . —A numerous meeting took place at the Ship Inn , Steelhonae-lane , on Tuesday evening last , for the purpose of entering the names of those who were willing to join ihe Jfatiosal Charter Association , asd also to elect members of the National Council . Mr . Taylor , printer ,
Steelheuse-laoe , was called to the chair , and opened the business by reading the circular and address of the Executive Council , and then stated his willingness to to hear any person who thought proper to address the meeting . Mr . Horsley then rose and stated , that they had met there for the purpose of strengthening and assisting the National Charter Association . They also meant to . embody themselves in tke Association , and would endeavour to eenciliate and heal up any breaches that might exist amongst the real friends of lioerty . They had mo intention to create division , but intended to . act in the some spirit as they had done at the demonstration- They had a good example shown them by Mr . OConnor , whose every speech breathed a spirit of conciliation ; and be hoped to see the same spirit
breathe throughout He would propose that they immediately proceed to elect a Council as they had now got the number of members which they had originally fixed upon . Mr . Fellowes , of Monmouth-street , seconded the motion , which was put from the chair , and carried . The election was then proceed with , when the following persons were unanimously elected . Mr . Sampson Davis , Marshall-street ; Mr . Horsley cabinet maker , Steelhouse-lane , Mr . Taylor , printer , Steelhouse-lane , Mr . Samuel DiVis , boot and ah * e maker , Newton-street , Mr . Bnrdett , Pritchard-street , Mr . Richards , of Moseley-street , sub-secretary , and Mr . Followes , of Monmouth-street , sub-treasurer . It was then agreed that a report of the proceedings abould be sent to the Norther * Star , through the reporter for that paper , and also to Mr . John Campbell , secretary to the Executive . Mr . George White
afterwards addressed the meeting , and expressed his satisfaction asthe good feeling which prevailed . Mr . Eames of Lionel-street , delivered a feeling and truly patriotic address , in which he commended the manly , consistent , and straightforward conduct of Feargus O"Connor , Esq . and expressed his approbation of Mr . O'Connor ' s manly and honest bearing , " as contradistinguished to the vaccUlating manoeuvres of Attwood and Co . Mr . Eames concluded by expressing a hope that every man that held ChartUfc principles , and intended to carry them out , would do . so in a friendly and amicable spirit He -waa looly cheered by the meeting . Mr . J . Wilkinson , sub-Secretary of the Association at Freeman-street , also addressed the meeting , after which it was adjourned to the following Tuesday evening , a vote of thanks being previously given to the chairman for his upright conduct .
Feost , Williams , * Jones . —Tbegeneral committee of Birmingham , for the restoration of Frost , Williams and Jones , held its usual weekly meeting , on Tuesday evening last , at the National Charter Association-room , Freeman-street , Mr . Cresswell in the chair , when it was resolved , " That in future all communications for tola committee be received by the corresponding secretary . " A deputation was also appointed to wait on Mr . Guest , to esquire concerning Mrs . Roberta ' s soiree , in order that this committee may fix the time for holding tteiraoiiee for the benefit of the funds . Haslet ( Staffordshire ) . —Dr . M'Douall delivered one of his able and talented lectures , in the large room of the George and Dragon Inn , New-street , Hanley , October 5 th , to a crowded audience , which baa done immense good in the cause of Chartism in W * district , and caused our numbers to increase .
Todmordek . —The Chartist cause is getting on bravely here . Since our last notice in tke Star we have got . twenty-four new members , and we have formed a debating Bociety connected with the society , which is likely to do a great amount of good . At the weekly meeting , October . 12 th , it was resolved , "That the Secretary write to either Mr . or Mra . O'Brien , to ascertain the reason there is no answer come to the letter -we sent some time back giving him an invitation to ccme to Todmorden ; that a number of Chartist publications be sent for to distribute amongst the indifferent to the cause ; aad that Mr . Bill be eent for to give a lecture ee the Corn Laws . "
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Skipton . —Mr . Knowles , of Keighley , kindly gave as another visit , last night , Oct 9 th . He lectured on the law of primogeniture , and shewed is a masterly style that class legislation was the source of all the poverty and distress which prevails in this country . Teed eg ar . —The men of Tredegar and the neighbourhood met oa Monday , the 4 th of October , to form a reading room and debating society . Mr . Joseph Perry was called to the chair . Mr . Charles Powell delivered an address ea the necessity of spreading intelligence amongst the working classes , aad after other business bad been gone through , Mr . C Powell moved , and Mr . Thos . Bray seconded , the following resolution : — " Viewing , as we do , the present state of society , with the distressed condition of the industrious millions , it is the determination of the members of this society to inquire into the cause , aad do all in their power to remove the evil . " The resolution was unanimously carried .
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w STRIKE AT THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT . NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC ! We , the masons employed at the above works , having observed in the public papers of the metropolis repeated attacks upon our character , relative to our recent strike , we therefore considered it our duty to defend ourselves through the same channel we were attacked ; but to oar surprise we found such channels only open to one Bide of the question , whioh must at once convince a discerning public that ear opponents' position cannot be maintained by fair and just means . In consequence of a letter having appeared in the Time * of Monday the 4 ; h instant , signed Messrs . Grissell and Peto , we felt ourselves called npon to answer the same through the medium of the same journal , and therefore sent the following letter , which was refused insertion , and which has also been refused by several of the daily press : —
To the Editor of ihe Times . Sir , —A letter having appeared in the Times of this day , signed Meurt . Grissell and Peto , stating that tbe charges made by tbe Masons lately employed at the New Houses of Parliament , against Mr . Allen , their foreman , are without tbe slightest foundation , and that the secession of tbe workmen has not originated in any oppression on the part of their foreman , we trust in your sense of justice to give insertion to the following reply in vindication of our rights as men , and to substantiate our charges : —
It would take up too much of your valuable space to enter seriatim into a refutation of their assertions ; but , suffice it to say , that we regard them as mere glosses and evasions . Allen himself has not denied our charges , and Messrs . Grissell and Peto have merely made an attempt to shift the question , and to throw the blame upon what they are pleased to term our idleness and inexperience . This charge comes with an ill grace from them , after having posted bills oh their own gates , declaring us to be sober and industrious . We would also beg to remind Messrs . Grissell and Peto that they themselves virtually admitted the truth
of our charges against Allen , for when we made a complaint to them , on a former occasion , they promised that Allen should alter his conduct He did alter it But how ? He merely changed from one species of tyranny to another . He adopted the system of encouraging what they are pleased te term chasing , whereby one man who might be gifted with greater physical ability than another could be excited to do more work than his companions ; his performance is then made a standard for the quantity of labour demanded from all the rest , who are bullied and abused if unable to come up to this mark .
We do not wish to have the nomination of onr superintendent ; but we wish that a tyrant might not be appointed ; for no man possessed with a spark of manliness can submit to have his feelings outraged in the manner which Alien is constantly doing . The public will bear in mind that we are not the first who have struck against this man ' s tyranny . The masons of Birmingham struck against him in 1837 ; and Allen , we are sorry to say , has not mended in temper , if he has in circumstances . In conclusion , we beg to reiterate our charges , —we could odd to them , were we disposed to do so , and are prepared to prove them by the evidence of the sufferers and eye-witnesses of his tyranny . Instead of shrinking from them , w « court public enquiry and investigation into them ; -we challenge it . aud are ready at any convenient time and place to meet it
it is not of the quantity of work required , or tbe rate of oux wagea , tbat we complain , but of the unbearable insolence and oppression of a taskmaster , who resembles those of Pharoafa ; and who would reduce as to a bondage worse than that of the Egyptians ; and because we complain of it , it is to be said— " Go to , ye are idle ?" We have all along separated our employers from the tyrannical foreman , for we believed that the conduct of the latter was not tolerated by them . We are , therefore , surprised and sorry to observe that they have now made common cause with him , and identified themselves with him . Bat they eaoaot justly constitute themselves arbitrators in their case , any mere than we in ours .
All we want ( and surely we do not ask too much ) is that a more civil man than AHen be appointed as our superintendent , and in the mean time rest our cause upon the candid and impartial consideration of the public . From the Operative Masoks , Paviera' Arms , Westminster . Oct 4 th , 1841 . This has been thought unfit to appear in the ' libeny loving" and impartial daily press of the metropolis . Bat mark their honesty : an article appeared in tbe columns of the Times of last week , containing the greatest amount of unprincipled falsehoods in so short a space it was ever our misfortune to behold . Mr . Jackson , of Pimlico , ( to whom tbe said article principally alluded . ) was so
disgusted with its audacious falsehoods , that he immediately contradicted it in tbe same Journal the following day , but , nevertheless , it appeared in almost all the metropolitan press , both daily and weekly , although it must have been obvious to them all that they were promulgating the grossest falsehoods . Under these circumstances , we have been forced to the alternative of placards , by which means we beg to state to Messrs . Grissell and Peto and the Public that we struck against a system the most degrading to the human character in ezistence . We have maintained our position hitherto peacefully
and manfully ; and however far they may have recourse to error and mystification—however far they try to persuade the pablio and us that injuries are not injuries , we have felt the lash , and have withdrawn from beneath its excruciating inflictions ; and when they are prepared to remove tbe slave driver , then , and not till then , are we prepared to resume our employment . Resting our cause with an impartial public , we subscribe ourselves , Your humble Servants , Thk Masons lately employed at thb New Houses op Parliament . Thomas Carter , Sec
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he might stop away altogether ; with an assertion that he ( Allen ) would not keep a job open for any man that length of time under euch circumstances . ' It has also been quite customary for AUen to order , in the most domineering manner , many a good tradesman to " pick up his tooli and be off , " beforeJie had been many hours at the jeb ; also fox the most trifling mistake have bees discharged at a moment ' s notice , without the least consultation as to whether they were blameable or not Again , one of the men had hia leg broken by a fall from the scaffold , and on his return , to his work , expecting , of coarse , as he had been lamed in the tertioe of his employers , that they would continue to giva him work . But no : Allen Immediately discharged him , with an execration that he wanted none such d d hobbling fellows as him there .
The same foreman told one of our shopmates , who had been at home ill for some time , and whose wife was also very ill , on his return to his work to go about his business , as he ( the foreman ) did not want any men there of his description . We Immediately made a collection for him , to enable him to procure food fer himself and hlfl sick wife . Another of the men had been called from bis work to attend the death-bed of his wife , and when he came from that scene to his work , he was told to go back and die with her , and be damn'd . In fact , his general conduct has been so debased as to be quite unbearable . He damns , blasts , and cursea at every turn ; and to terrify us , has made a practice of threatening to discharge two or three dozan of us at a time , if we even complained of such conduct
We now leave you to judge how fat we are justifiable in the steps we have taken to suppress such inhuman , monstrous , and intolerant conduct ; and while we return thanks to those trades which have so generously tendered us their aid , we solicit that amount of assistance trom our fellow operatives who have not yet done so , as shall enable the working , toiling millions to maintain that independent position in society which , aa the producers of all we&Ub , they have a right to occupy . We remain , Fellow Workmen , Tour ' s , respectfully , The Masons lately employed at tub Houses of Parliament . Thomas Carter , Sec . Pavior ' s Arms , Westminster , October , 1841 .
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TO THE EDITOR OF TUB WEEKLY DISPATCH . " 'Tia a cruelty to load a falling man V '—Shakespere . Sir , —Weekly attacks having appeared in the Dispatch npon me or rather npon a sermon ot mine , I trust you will permit me the right to teply—and first I would state my astonishment at the severity of these attacks , from one who " neither knows me , nor is known by me . " I can only account for this on the ground that yon have been actuated by the prejudices of others rather than by your own , and , if so , candour will incline you to he % r the other side .
I am a country Chartist and cannot bnt think that the Chartism in town is not ao healthy , norao free-toned , as that ia the country . There are many country Chartista in London , but their efforts are in a great measure neutralised by the town Chartists . I am not opposed to these men personally—but their opinions . I wish a line of demarcation to be drawn between them and us—that they may separate themselves from us and not come among as for the purpose of sowing dissension to create division . It was to effect this , to make these individuals disclose themselves , and be known for what they are , that I preached the sermon complained of , and it had the desired tff-ct I was challenged to a discussion , the result of which was more effectually to separate the sheep from tbe goats—the cbaff from the corn .
Now , I would ask with what trnth can it be asserted that I would kill or even harm the men ? The very passage you have quoted , though picked out for the purpose , will not sustain such a charge , and I could pick out many passages that contradict it , that confute it . As for instance— " I wy ' uld not harm these men' I would not hurt the serpent but to make The Berpent hvurtlefis . Let us set a mark upon them that all men may see , and know , and avoid them—then let them depart and freely . '
I cannot consent to your opinion , that tbe sermon is a " disgrace" tome ; it has been pronounced " right , " useful , valuable , well-timed ; too lenient , Sec , by men whose judgment is morally , and not physically , directed . I readily admit that some portions of it might be modifled with improvement to the whole , but should not some allowance be made for the beat of that indignation which is prompted by pity and by zsal for suffering humanity ? I am , Sir , Your obedient servant , John Watkins . No . 9 , Bell Yard , Temple Bar .
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TO THE EDITOR OF THB NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —I expect as an act of justice , yon will insert this , my reply to the letter of Mosely Stott , to G . J . Huney . I am , Sir , Your obedient servant , Mark Crabtree . to sir . george julian harney . Sir , —In the Star of 2 nd October , a letter appears from a Mr . Stott , Secretary to the Chartists of Dewsbury . In this letter he states , on the authority of four persons , of the name of H » igh , Atkinson , Wass , and Simpson , that I said "that the Chattiata , er leading Chartists of Dewsbnry , were a set of poor , mean , shabby humbugs ; and this , said he , is the opinion of William
Martin , of Bradford , and poor George Julian Harney . You behaved in a most shabby manner to poor Harney , said he ; yon paid him as your lecturer , a paltry thirty shillings per week , * while I paid him fl ve-and-forty shillings per week during the late West Biding election ;' that after this , Thomas Wass challenged him to prove his assertion on the Market Cross next morning at . ten o ' clock , and he ( Thomas Wass ) would at the saute time engage to prove to a majority of the inhabitants that MBrk Crabtree was a lying , two-faced political villain . " Now , Sir , I ask you whether , daring the time you was st the Convention , tnd at any time yon ever met me , yoa found me to act the part of a double-faced man , or even a two-faced political villain . "
Yoa all knew my sentiments ; I never disguised them . I throw back , with scorn , the term villain apon Haigh and Co ., with the contempt they deserve , and assert that they are base and infamous liars , when they state I ever mentioned I bad paid you 45 a . per week daring the West-Riding election . 1 did Bay , that ' the Chartista of Dewsbury were " mean , " Jtc ; so far they tell the truth ; but I did not say I paid you weekly such a buui . I did say , and do still say , that during the election , J let you have money , because I felt that the man who was doing the dirty work of Haigh and Co ., and enlightening their ideas , upon the Five Points of the Charter , was meanly , shabbily , and rascally paid at 30 s . per week . What money you bad from me I never considered as politically advanced ; but as a stir baa been made , perhaps you will let these Chartists know how much it was you received
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fiom me ; this is nob my eeeking , yoa most blame Stott and Co . for It ; it was them who sent you oat to aspire to senatorial honours , at a price that Stott would not ofiur to his journeyman barber , if he kept one . A fair day ' s pay for a fair day ' a work , is my motto ; bat these high-minded Chartists of Dewsbury , think differently . They want their man to do their work , and to starve while doing it , - . Provided , Sir , yoa bad received Tory money to advance the Tory- cause , it must be remembered by the Chartist * , thatby the late Convention , an addteas was issaed , advising toe people , in can they could not
return a Chartist Candidate , ta do all . in their power to return a Tory . Had you then , I say , received Tory money , you would . poly have acted ia accordance to the Conventional advice . Yoa mast , be paid for what yon did . - " .. ¦ •¦¦ \ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ .: ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ - . ' \ . ¦ ; I never said yon did receive Tory money—I never suspected yoa did—I have too great an opinion of your political honesty , and I wish yoa would go to Dewsbury and instil a little of that honesty into the tailor , and bis three geese , for they seem as deficient in political ffdnesty , as they are in the knowledge and practice of the ' ninth Commandment . lam , . Mr . Harney , Your obdt . servant , Mark Crabtree .
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TO FEARGUS OCONNOR , ESQ . Dear Sir , —Ever since you commenced your career as an agitator for the rights of man—the People ' s Charter , I have watched all your proceedings with great care and attention , and it gives me great pleasure to be compelled to acknowledge you to be the most zealous , the most upright , and the most determined opponent of corrupt Government that ever lived in this or any other age . You have displayed such admirable tactics in tbe arrangement of your forces , that you are in a fair way of gaining a complete aad triumphant victory over all who oppose you .
Such being my opinion , of your hoseaty and skill , I have a sincere desire to have your opinion upon another " new move" which has begun to shew itself in this neighbourhood . He is one of your own " fustian jackets" who ia at the head of it , and -one , too , who would not , for Mb life , utter another woid upon the subject , if any one can prove that , by so doing , he would be injuring the cause of Chartism , or that the Charter would be retarded one moment longer from becoming the established law of the land , in consequence of him giving hia opinion upon another but not less important subject—tbe National Debt The individual to whom I have just alluded has delivered two lectures upon tbe National Debt , and the best means of liquidating it
He declares that he has discovered in the taxes which are appropriated to the purpose of paying the interest of the National Debt , a mine of wealth which may be worked with ease and advantage . Its treasures may be easily made available for the benefit of every class of men in the United Queendom . Trade may be promoted te almost any extent , and universal prosperity reign throughout the land for ages to come . Our present currency he designated a paper currency , based upon a metalic standard of value ; that its base is too small , that its diameter is too limited to bear the immense superstructure of paper tbat is necessarily built upon it , in order to raise the taxes , and carry on the ttade of this great nation . The consequence is , that when the paper building is raised samciently bigh for the purposes for which it was designed , it looses the centre of gravity ; the line of dimstion falls without the base , and down would topple
the whole superstructure , if the builders did not discover their error , and be glad to take it down with as much ease aud promptitude as they had manifested a short time before in building it up . Hence it is that we have such fluctuations of the currency—such universal bankruptcy and distress . The case is the same everywhere where paner money exists as the representative of gold . And why ? Because , if there were as much gold as is represented by the paper in circulation , there would be no need whatever for a paper currency . It is the want of gold to exchange tor paper that Is the cause of such sudden alterations la tfee T » lue of money . But sudden and ruinous alterations in the value of money is inseparable from » peper mreency that is based upon a metalic standard rf value ; for , aa no skill can make a cone stand with fimtnesg upon Its apex , so , neither can any ingenuity of man make a monstrous paper balloa balance itself upon tbe Mmited circumference of a goldeu sovereign . - ; .
So much for the lecturer ' s opinion of tbe false principles upon which bur present currency Is founded . Let us now see what he proposes as a remedy . He says his propositions for the remedy of the evils of which he has been complaining , are the strangest propositions that ever were made in the world ; but no leas strange than practicable . He says let the Government turn bankers—let the stock of the National Dabt be converted into a floating capital , and the taxes which are appropriated to pay the interest of the debt be converted into a bank stock for the redemption of the capital so created . Let a national paper be issued to be called crown notes of tbe value of £ 6 and £ 3 . Let not one of these notes be iaeued without paying off as much debt as the declared value ef the notes , These n « tes . tobe ; a legal tender , and continue
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to be , bo long as they are in existi nee , for taxss or any thing else . Any , amount of debt being discharged , toe interest will be saved ; that amouut of interest so saved , whatever it is , to , ba employed for the purpose and for no other purpose than . the redemption of the notes . . ¦ .. ¦ - . . . : ¦/¦ . ' : ¦ : ' ' ¦ - . ; . - ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ' : ¦ :.. .. ¦ - ' jLJLpBTUATlOtli ¦¦ ¦ Suppose the Government owe to the Governor and Company of the Bank of England the sum of five millions of pounds , for which they are paying five per cent Pay it off all at once in these notes . The interest will the * cease , and at tbe end of twelve momths tbe interest saved wiU be a swpUsof taxea of ^ 250 , 00«—let tbat amount of these notes be collected by the Chancellor of the Exchequer , or some othtr person properly authorised , and be destroyed—let them be burned , then will so ranch of the National Dabt be reduced to smoke and ashes , aad so on of any other amount '¦' . ¦¦ .
Again , the National Debt is said to be £ 809 , 000 , 000 ; five per cent of tbat would be just £ io , ooo , eoo . If five per cent of stock be paid off in these notes to each creditor who has stock , for which he receive * interest at five per cent perannum , would be £ 2 , 000 , 000 , and the taxes continuing the same , that amouut of these notes might be annually destroyed . Thus by making money apon the new principle which he recommends , the National debt would ba rapidly liquidated , without imposing auy additional buthen apon any class ef the people ; a healthy tone would be given to trade and the revenue , and individual and national distress would vanish from the land without noise and tumult . These notes , befcg legcl tender , would soon find their way into the Banks , and would be equal to so much added to their stock of gold : while tkese notes lasted they would never be under the necessity of parting with more gold at oncts than the difference between a five and a three pound note .
Some persona may be ready to . compare these notes to the assignanU , which circulated ia France from 1786 to I ? 89 ; but in the opinion of the lecturer , the comparison cannot be made good . The as ^ iguanta were a mortgage on the national estates , and no means were provided for their redemption . The means for the redemption of the Crown notes are provided , and would begin to operate the moment the netcs were
issaed . , Hoping that I have said enough to enable sen . ta understand the , nature of the scheme , it only remains for me to request that yoa will give me your unre served opinion apon it , in time for the next lecture , which is to be delivered on Wednesday the 9 th inst , and beg , Sir , to subscribe myself , Your obedient servaat , Abraham Whitehead . Scholes , Holmflrth , June 4 th , 1841 .
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TO THE CHARTISTS GENERALLY . ( From tht English Chartist Circular . ) The position in which we find ourselves justifies as in earnestly directing attention to the following communication from a Correspondent of the Northern Star , as inserted in that Journal of the 9 th
inst—TO THK JEDIT 9 R OF TBS NORTHERN STAB . Dear Sir , —I have just learned from . what I have every reason to believe is good authority , that the proprietor of tbe English Chartist Circular does not find that encouragement which the excellence of , the work and the cheap . rate at which it is published , fairly entitle htm to expect It is , I am told ' , at present , a Using concern ; aad this , I must say , Is a disgrace to our extensive body .
This work ought to be in the hands of every Chartist , and no Chartist who smokes tobacco or drinks beer , can say he cannot afford to take it . If he will not forego the price of a pipe of the one ,, or a small portion of the other , in order to fiad good intellectual food for himself and his children ; he ia , in mj opinion , unworthy to be considered a worker in our glorious struggle , since he proves , by hia acts , that he prefers to support the revenue of a corrupt Government , rather than aid in the maintenance of the Char tist press .
I hope this bint will be extensively acted upon . I would also propose that every Chartist Association should spend sixpence in the purchase of Circulars to be sent to the parsons , magistrate , and other influential persons in each locality . Thus , the work would be made to pay , sad the : glorious principles of the Charter would become more generally known . I will conclude by . requesting the lecturers to strenuously recommend the work wherever they go . I am , yours , A Chartist . Hunslet
We are in utter ignorance of the source from which the above originated ; but , whoever its author , we thank him most sincerely for the favourable mention of as , and forcible statement of our case ; regretting , of course , that the talent he evidently possesses should not rather have bad an opportunity of congratulating us , and those for whetn we labour , on our permanent establishment , instead of thus fraternally appealing to the Chartist body to extend to us thai ; " help" which , failing—we perish . It will easily be gathered from these remarks , that our friend . " A Chartist , " has correctly stated that
" the proprietor of the English ClMrtist Circular has not found that encouragement which he had expected . " The Circular baa now reached the fortieth we&k of its existence . Of each number has been printed & quantity which , if wholly disposed of , would barely co ? crthe mere cost of paper , composition , and press-work , ( leaving out all consideration about editing , - publishing , bo . ) , but we must add on no one occasion has the week ' s sale done this . There ia , therefore , a heavy stock on hand —that is to say , the proprietor has from first to last sustained a pecuniary periodical loss , which in the aggregate amounts to a sum that may take years of toil—if ever—to recover .
Hitherto , and unreservedly , we have spoken of the Circular as a matter of trade , and the only question a casual reader might infer would be , whether it shall stand or fall as a remunerating publication . But we hare higher ground to take . It is due both to the Chartists and to ourselves , that we should place the question in a different light We entered apon the task of establishing the Circular in the high hope of becoming useful to the masses ia their struggle ., against oppression . We a ' . med at becoming a medium in the hands of Chartist readers of expressing their feelings—of aiding the extension of their principles by evidencing their justicer-of strengthening the community in the one great cause ; not that we sought to become a son round which the whole
body of Chattiata might revolve , to the exclusion of greater lights , but an earnestness of purpose—a coaviction that our own energies ought to be employed in the utmost degree to forward that great social and political change , the necessity and justice of which we have long asserted and believed , induced us to fondly imagine that bur exertions would be appreciated—that wo might be accepted as an interpreter , a mediator , and a teacher by the Chartists themselves . Confident In our own integrity , we have laboured in ihe good work . Shall , the labourer sink for want of a helping band from those with whom—for whom he has toiled ? Shall he be suffered to lie in exhaustion , and none put a eordial to his lips—hia energies prostrate for ever ? *
We appeal to the great body of Chartists for support or rejection ; by their decision we must abide . It must be speedily pronounced . If adverse to us—should they tacitly allow as to close oar career by not granting the aid we seek , we shall carry into our retirement the same deep hopes for the restoration of tbe millions to their . rights ; while we shall of a surety regret that the sphere of our own action—we can assume from the kind patronage we do receive—oui owa utility—has been narrowed . It is for oar Chartist brethren to declare whether the Circular shall come to an untimely end , and its proprietor be thus crippled in a pecuniary view ? Chartists answer—shall we go on with you ?
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Something New . —The pupils of a school in the neighbourhood of Wolverhampton , havine exhausted every ordinary pretext for obtaining a " holiday , hit upon a new one , which deserves notice . They signed a round robin , expressing their anxiety for the health of their masters , and begging them to take % holiday , which the the pupils , on the part of themselves and guardians , wonid wiJlingly consent to for the sake of the precious health of their " much approved good masters . "
The Cast-Ibon Ornamemts op Berlin . —The raw ore from which they are manufactured does not cost more than Is . 6 d . per owt ., but wrought into ear * rings ; the value becomes £ 2 , 734 2 s . € d . per cwj . ; and made into shirt buttons , about £ 3 . 000 per cwt . ft would not be easy to point out any other metal in which art can increase the value of the raw material 40 , 000 fold ;—[ We should like to know bow muob , of this increase goes into the pockets of ihe artieaus in the shape of wages ; and how muofc is absorbed in profits . ]—Ed' . N . S .
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Stockport . —The Stockport Committee hearing of Mr . ViDcent ' s arrival in Manchester , and wishing him to pay them a visit , appointed a deputation to wait npon him for tbat purpose , who saw him in a few minutes after he left tbe train , and to whom he promised he would attend on the Tuesday evening . In accordance with this , the Stockport Council took the Socialist ' s Room , appointed a person to meet him at the Railway Station , according to promise , ordered the bellman to go round to announce it , and made all necessary arrangements . Notwithstanding the above , some personB in Manchester persuaded him to go to Oldham , consequently he did not come on the Tuesday evening , and the room which had been previously taken could not be
spared on the following evening , which completely frustrated the arrangements . Persons waited from three o ' clock till six , but no Vincent came ; and at length a message was received to say he would be there on Wednesday evening . The bellman went round in the forepart of the day , and in the evening , at eight o ' clock the room at Bomber ' s Brow , was nearly filled . Had no disappointment taken place , a large room would have been crammed . Mr . Bradburn was called to the chair , and after a few remarks introduced Mr . Vincent , who delivered an excellent address on the progress of tbe cause which convulsed the audience with laughter at times . An address was presented to him from the
young men of Stockport , and a resolution conveying a vote of thanks and confidence was moved by Mr . Clarke , seconded by a person in the meeting , and carried unanimously . A vote of thanks was likewise tendered the Chairman , and the meeting dispersed highly gratified . The Committee attach no blame to Mr . Vincent , though they regret that tbe cause should be injured by apparent neglect . No one had any right to engage with Mr . Vincent for Tuesday , after they knew he had given his word . It was given out at a large meeting , on Monday evening , at the Socialist ' s Room , tbo consequence was that scores of people went who had to go away , not knowing the reason of there being no meeting .
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TO THE MASONS LATELY EMPLOYED AT THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT . Sirs , —The energy which you have displayed In resisting the tyrannical proceedings and cauduct of Allen , have won for you golden opinions from your brethren in every part ot the empire . More and more am I convinced that something besides a mere trade association is requisite to procure for tbe toil and industry of our working population , an adequate degree of proteotie&against the encroachments of legalised but unchristian power and insolent domination , and without constitutional liberty , without the safeguard of the franchise , without the fsir , just , and adequate representation » f your labour and industry in tbe Commons House of Parliament , without such protection , be assured that yoa will continue to be employed aa mere machine * . for accomplishing the ambitioua projects and luxuriaus gratification of a sordid , tyrannical , and hard-hearted aristocracy .
For tbe moment resist the mandates of the cruel and vindictive disposition and temper of the tyrant Allen , and for the future , with a view to the permanent and legal establishment of your rights and liberties , not only as workmen , bat as good citizens aud patriots enrol your names as members of the Charter Assoclaticm of Great Britain and Ireland—unite with as in the arduous bnt glorious undertaking of achieving the emancipation of ourselves and of oar children , from the monstrous tyranny of exclusive legislation , with its long train of insults , misery , degradation , and ruin . May the blessing of God—of that God who is the avenger of the oppressed , accompany and reward , with the most ample success , the undertaking in which yoa are embarked . I have myself been a persecuted man , and have more than onoe been made the sport of Aliens despotism and caprice . Your friend and well wisher , A Warwickshire Chartist , And an Operative Masom .
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The Masons' Strike . —To the members of trade societies , and others , throughout Great Britain and Ireland . —Fellow workingmen , at a general meeting of " The Original Friendly Society of Carpenters and Joiners , " held at the Running Horse , Dukestreet , Grosvenor-sqHare , on the 4 th of October , it was unanimously agreed that a circular should be addressed to you , aud to coffee-shop and publichouse keepers , expressing their sympathy for the masons now out on strike from Messrs . Grissell and Peto ' s employ ; and to call general attention to an article contained in the [ Weekly Dispatch of the 3 rd ot October , headed "The strike at the new Houses of Parliament , " wherein , by its misrepresentations , the interests of the working classes are very injuriously affected ; and that they therefore pledge themselves to discontinue their support of that paper , recommending all friends to the rights of industry to adopt the same resolution .
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TO THE EDITOR OP THK NORTHERN STAR . SIR , —On the 4 th of last June I addressed a letter to Feargus O'Connor , while be was in York Castle , requesting bis opinion npon the subject of which it treated . To that letter I received no answer ; but I have learned , within these few days , thai it never reached the imprisoned patriot A friend of mine was at the late demonstration at Sheffield , and asked him if he could recollect receiving a letter from Holm firth , about the beginning of last June , signed "Abraham Whitehead , " and the answer he received from Feargus O'Connor Was , " No , never 1 " My friends , and your friends , the readers of the Star , have prevailed npon me to write out a copy of the letter to which I have alluded , and request that you will insert it in the Star . With this yoa will receive the copy , and I hope you will find room for it in your next impression . And am , Sir , Yours , Ac , Abraham Whitehead . Scholes . Holmflrth , Oct . 9 tb , 18 < 1 .
A New Mode Of Payino Off The National Debt.
A NEW MODE OF PAYINO OFF THE NATIONAL DEBT .
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THE OPERATIVE STONEMASONS LATELY EMPLOYED AT THE NEW HOU 8 ES OF PARLIAMENT TO THE TRADES OF GREAT BRITAIN . Fellow Work hen , —Seeing that a great misunderstanding exists among the Trades of Britain relative to our reasons for withdrawing from ear employment , and which we have every reason to believe has been caused by the reports that have been circulated through the medium of the Times and Observer , wbicH we axe
prepared to prove are the grossest falsehoods it is in the power of man to otter , —we , therefore , take the opportunity ef laying before yoa s few facts , ( and which we challenge the world to deny ) that were the cause of us withdrawing from our employment , and then leave yon to judge between as , our foreman , and our employers . In the first place , one of our shopmates had the unwelcome intelligence from Manchester of the decease of his mother : he informed Mr . AUen ( the foreman ) of his wish to go and see her interred , stating tbat he would have to be absent for a week or fortnight ; when Allen informed him . if that was the case
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— » — . . NOTICE TO BRICKLAYERS . A false statement has been circulated in the neighbouring Towns round Manchester , that the strike had been settled , and men were at liberty to go to work agreeable to all partie ? . Bricklayers , this statement ia false ! The Bricklayers of Manchester are as determined not to go to work aa ever they were , until their former rights and privileges are granted . Therefore , be not deceived by any false pretences ; for the three hundred men are still . on the strike ; and feel themselves called
on to disabuse the public mind relative to a placard , purporting to have emanated from Mr . George C . Pauling , where he appeals to public opinion respecting the charges brought against him by the operative bricklayers of this town . He affects to deny that men ' s wages have been reduced , and says , except boys , and a few inferior men , every one is paid 5 ? . per day . This statement is incorrect , for when a new hand claims full wages , the answer is , that very few get five shillings per day , and several good men left , rather than crouch , while others have to crouch , lest their families should want . He states that fto advantage is taken over men . jfv > Now . reader , listen . -Men have been Btoppettffcn
Saturday , because it being what we call a short day and one man refused to stop off work while there was plenty of work and plenty of materials . On refusing to stop , he was discharged ; but would cot leave the ground without hiB wages , whereupon the police was called to take the man , 1 suppose to a dungeon . The man resisted the police , and was paid before he left the works . Weil , why did not the police apprehend him ! Because the man ' s cause was just . The said man got work in another place , and was pursued by the parties , and turned off by his next employer . Again , another man was ordered to throw down his trowel , and set bricks with his two hands , though
one of hie hands was bleeding , yet he was coreed and damned by Mr . Pauling himself in person . Another man got kicked , and several were threatened to be kicked , treatment each as renders Mr . Pauling intolerable . The men are cursed and abused in such indecent language as the framers ot thia appeal must shrink from publishing . Another man was discharged on the spot for having been making inquiries who were in benefit in the Bricklayers' Sick and Burial Club , though these inquiries were not made in working hour *; which institution is not only recognised by the most respectable authorities in the town , and appreciated by the wisest , but even based on Acts of Parliament .
But it is not the protection of widows and orphans —it is not the support of honest men laboaringunder acoidents , that Air . Pauling aims at . No ; but to trample upon , and to debase , and grind , and pauperise the poor man . That is his aim , and he has proved , to a demonstration , that he ia the decided enemy of the working classes . We have stated our grievances before public opinion , which we , the operative bricklayers of Manchester , look up to as the throne of honour . We were never trampled on by any contractor . We esteem our character as men , and we respect the laws ; we were the first class of men in the kingdom to expunge from our Society that which we found illegal , namely , secrecy . We support a Society with a view rather to relieve the wants of one another than to raise wages beyond our value .
With this appeal we make to publio opinion , we ask , must our cause perish ! No ! a thousand times no J The Operative Bricklayers op Manchester . October 13 th , 1841 .
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TO THE CHARTISTS OF THE COUNTY OF DURHAM . There will be a delegate meeting for the above county at Mr . Bradford's Temperance Hotel , Durham , on Monday , the 25 th inst ., » t eleven o ' clock in the forenoon , when delegates are invited from the following places : — Sunderl&ndy ''"" itahdp Auckland , Gateahead , " West Auckland , South Shields , Barnard Castle , Stockton , Hartlepool , Darlington , South Hetton , Durham / Thornley . ' To take into consideration the better organization of the County . ' . ¦ ¦ . Commanications to be addressed to John Mowbray , 80 , Framwellgate , Durham . Yours , Ac , John MowBftAT .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 23, 1841, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct866/page/7/
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