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( Received too late for our last . J -Bii ^ VfOOD . —Mr . Lund , from Lancaster , lectured feere on the 5 th Instant . Seme new members "were enrolled , and as enthusiastic feeling" for the Charter manifested . Ttn shillings ¦ were toted for tbe Con-Tention . OaKEJ ^ SBaw . —A csrrespondent writes to- inform ns tba * a few spirited Cbarttsts of this place have subscribed £ 1 £ >?• fox the CoDTeatljn Fund . " WWvebhampton . —Excellent and successful lectures have been delivered here by Mr- Bairstow and M * . Moek .
- " VVestbitrt . —A connty delegate meeting was held en Sunday , the 6 th instant , at the Chartist Boom , ¦ Westbury . Delegates -were present from Trowbridge , Froma , Menckton Deveril , Kingston Deveril , Westbury , and "Warminster . The delegates gave cheering accounts of their respective localities . Resolutions ¦ w ere adopted to hold soirees -wherever possible , on behalf of the Conventien ; acd to support , " to the utmost extent Mr . FlrAzr ' a Blacking Establishment .
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i BANBCinr . —Jt having been announced that Mr . i Stallwoc-d would visit this borough , a Urge j-arty awaited j the arrival of Y . 'gEtr ' s coach in t ' ua eTening of the Sth j of March . On 31 r S- alighting at the Weavers' Arms ! Inn , Jfewtborp , he -was received trithsnch demonstrations of applause that perfectly-astounded his fellow passengers . The large room adjoining was filled to oveifiowing . On Mr- S . entering , he was again saluted j ¦ wi th every demonstration of welcome- He addressed , the audience for npwarda of an hour on the principles J of the Chaitar . A vote of thanks -was given to Mr . I Cocherill , the chairman . A deputation vras present j from the village of Shutford , -who rt quested Sir . Stall- j ¦ w ood ' s services on the following evening . It was also j resolved that the Mayor be waited on &nd rt qutsted to grant the Town Hall for Thursday evening . Tne meet-. ing then broke up . <
The Mator having granted the" use of the Town Hall , and placards being issued announcing that Mr . Siallwood , one of the elected representatives of the ' people in the forthcoming Convention , would lecture on . Class Legislation , ita evils and tbsir Teroerty , at seven o'clock , the time appointed , the Hall wa- > filled t > over- i flDwinf . Mr . Cocherill was called to the chair , and in a J few neat and appropriate remarks introduced Mr Stall- ] -wood , who , on rising , was greeted with , loud and long « oniinned applause . He paictad t » the intinansa , un- ; precedented distress now prevailing throughout the land ; to the mass of oppressive laws ; tooar miscalled j national debt ; to the excessive taxation ; . t \ the people being called on to support in profusion , luxury , and splendour three Kings aad three Queens , while
great masses of the industrious people existed upon less than twopence per head per day ; showed that wo ware cursed with monopoly in religion , monopoly of legislature , &c Be pulled to pieces the various allurements thrown out by the eleventh hour sympathisers , with a masterly hand , amidst the most enthusis ± t c plaudits of the audience , aad clearly demoastn-t-ed that the People ' s Charter was the only " complete safirs ^ e , ' and ixhorted his in lience not to accept nor support , or encourage scything less than the whole Charter , dcta- ls and all , ¦ which was responded to in a manner that muss have cnvtcced the most sceptical that the good den : z ? n 3 of
Banbury were whole hog" men , and no nmtake- Mr . S . concluded an address of considerable lenjta and ability , amidst rounds of applause . Opposition was invited fcntnons given .- A vote of thanks was then given to the Mayor fcr granting tie Use of the Hall ; also to the Chairman . Three enthusiastic cheers were then given for Henry Vincent and Banbury ; three for Mr . Stall-• wood ; three for Feargus O'Connor and the Slar ; three for Frost , Williams , and Jones . —Banbnry is determined on having Yincent for her representative at the next election . They have taken the requisite means ; their Electorial Association is well organised ; and by continued exertions success will be certain .
SHUTFORD . —( Oxox . )—This little Tillage is about five miles frem Baubury , and coLtama a population of about f-nr handred . The news of Mr . Stallwocd ' 3 arrival rapidly spread through the village , and notwithstanding the rain poured in torrents ^ it appeared that the ¦ who ' e actflt population was present I Hstfieid House never was so : uL Mr . Wrench was calletLto the chair . and brkSy introduced Mr . Stallwood amid great cheering . ? Jr . Stallwood lectured on the a ? pec : cf affairs ; livetting the attention of his audience for two h-urs ; receiving the freqaect approbation of his audienc ? . Mr . Amos Wrench moved in a neat speech , the following resolution , " That the evils we now labour under are to be tiaced to clis 3 legislation ; and the only means of their removal is in the enfranchisement oi the whole people , in accordance with the principles
coEtainid in the People ' s Charter : wa , therefore , plec ;© oicra = \ Tes tn agitate for the S"S ! c , until it be enicted as law . " One of the villagers , whos = nrme we forget , seconded the resolution in a speech th : ; t did honour ta his head and heart It * was carried unaniiQoas ' . y . A vots of thsuks was siven to the lecturer , and also to the chairmaa , the meeting dissolved , elated ¦ with their evening ' ^ labours . In this ard the neigtbcuring villages , seventeen hundred sirm . tarts have been attached to the great National Petition . At present they are not members of -the National Caarter Association , bat wish to be so , having written to Mr . Campbell , Executive Secretary , for cards ; but they suppose from sosse mishap , Mr . C . has n-1 answered "iiair letter . Tatn hurrah , for Shulfoid , the pattern of Tillages . ' -
FO 1 MONT BY FATJSIRK . —Mr . Lowery has been lecturing here with much satisfactien to his auditors . BRIGHTON ! . —The failnre of the banking house of Mr . Vrigney , having caused a vacancy in this boixugh , Mr . Brooker , of Alpiniton , a thorough * Chartist , is in the iisld , determined , we hear , to contest it to the last . We give the following from Mr B . ' s address tj the Sectors : —•• If placed by you in Parliament , canceiving its principles are equity to all , my first or foremost aim ¦ would be to advocate the adoption of the People ' s
Charter , the main pomts of whlua are Universal Suffrage , AnEn ll Parliaments , Vote by Ballot , Payment of Members , Xo Property ( Joalificatisn , and Equal Electoral Districts , being per .-uvled the Parliamentary adoption of the six points of this Charier weuld , as a whole , incalculably bfniSt and bless , both temporarily and Epirituallv , the imperial kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , -wotild tend to the protection of property , the keeping -up of public confidence and credit , and to the promotiea of peace and order in the kinrrdoic . " This is the itan fir the people . Let every utrve be fctraiBed to re ' . urn him .
CAR 1 XSLE . —Pcblic Lecture bt sir , James Beosterhe O'BaiES . —On Tuesday evening , March 8 th , the above-mined rent ' ernan delivered a most interesting and ititruct ' . ve iettura on the necessity of all friends of the people , Corn Law Repealers , Socialists , Srpsal Unionists , &c , abandoning eviry other ai'itation »; » be present crisLs , in order to concentrate their -effjrts towards the attainment of the People ' s Charter . Tbe . heatre , wh ? ch bn-1 been taken fo .- the cccation , w-2 . 3 weli filled in all part 3 cf tb . 9 house , and Einibcr 3 "were tmiV . e to gain acmittaDce . On " Mr . O'Brien making his app ? -. racM , he -vras Icudly chetred . On the motion of Mr . J . B . Eanson , seconded by Mr . J . Be ^ by , Mr . J-itsts Arthur , bookseller , was unanimously caiiea to the chair . After making a few remarks
he introduced Mr . O'Brien , who was-received with loud cheers and clapping of hands , whicE continued for some tinie . After the applause Lad subsided , Mr . O'Briea Kiid— My worthy friend ^ of Carlisle , I am a poor , broken- ^ owr tra veL ' tr . just c- 'me from Edinbmvh . 1 have lately attendf-d many public mettings , all of which \ rc-rz crovrded—Dundee , A : breath , ? Iontre ? e , Glasgow , EJinbnrph , Paisley , Aberdeen , GaenDck , and several ether phets , all of which vrere larrc nieetiogs , with the exception of DonfermliDs , which is ridden by anti-Corn Law hurutnc--. ( Great cheering ) Nothing could exce ^ I the enthusiasm of the ir . en of pcotLind , and what is hatex till ., they -will not take bribes , though soms of the leaders Lave tried hard to get the peopla to backslide with ti > in ; txt this they
cannot accomplith , so that onr security is in tht tt-dfastess cf the pe-. pis . The mointrnt the Char-ists join the anti-Gorn Law Lea , ? ne , there is no hope . If the anti-Corn Law party aTe siccfro , v . hy don't they come over to us ? The Charter would treat all alike . If thtrj wcuid ba asy uL £ ^ rorca . it ¦ w ; ui fcs all in iiroiir of tuo laliit'lj and " Li » h = r classes . A ru-h man , fur Instance , can perform a number of ben& 2 ctnt acts , wliich secures him re ? Dtct fr . > m the t-torile , who will look npon him zs 2 . kicd ar . d b = r : evoknt man who is asxious to do good , so that the ' people wiil t ; iduSTc-ur to strergshen his hands . If the wealthy vrill csa their wealth in a juKmaci ^? , they cinhavenotkios to fear from the Chsiter ; but ihc-y kLow if we had iue powtr , we would ioon destroy all corniution . The
Anti-Corn Law party are a pares ! of hyuecrites . for they i form £ rly contended for the Ballot , but ' now they say the Ballot is a mere detail , bnt sarcly you would ' want it luors ' . han you do at present . Is there . ai > y security in a ' boiy cf men who will claim protection for thereselves ,: ard will not grant it to you ?¦ I solemnly deck re that j we ciBcot advance ons yard with the . anti-Corn Liw ; party—without being destroyed and split up as a . party . ; 1 sec no ground that we should join thtml until they . ccnie ever to the people . Indeed a change h ^ s alrtauy ' come over the spltit of tiieir fiieam , J-: i they ara now . ^• esinr-ir . ; to treat you -with respect , though it is not nntil they see yen are determined to cjnmar . d re-, spect . Th . jy perceive that you value men only from their good acts , consequently-they must make atonement for
wh = t they hire done , before the peoj 1 = c-n respect them . Por these twenty-five w . efcs , I have , on an average been lectcring three hours uai ; v . and I ha-re the saty fiction < f knowir- I hsve raised up a power that cannot , tssily be pnt down . When we have -tilted absut the Charter , they Luvs rdd Ah ! you have no proper * r . - I h 3 Te £ iid how eomes it that these fellows ! : avs 2 !! the property , and y > . u who make , propeity valuable Lave none ? It is btcaiise the people have besn uLri .-yi-css-d of political power , which / they had retained , 1 ruperty Tronld never have been distributed as it now is . There if ' ao hope for the middle classes , but by joining the people . You cannot conceive the alarm which ha 3 b&a exhibited ac ? nf ths i » 3 pecttble class as they aje
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cal'ed , at the maDjjer in which I have opened up the question of property ; and they Eay " ThiB fallow O'Brien 1 xplains nsnv ? , exchanges , taxation , &c , and he ¦ wishes to make the people belieye that we , the respectable people , are robbers or receivers of Btolen goods , " and they look daggers at me as I walk along , becsu . se I have convinced the people of the folly cf receiving the-e old fashioned notions about property , and the jargon of cheap bread and free trade , -which a certain class would still force down the people's throats : bnt it wont do now , the people are prepared to meet them . Yon never hear of a middle class man aslcing a poor man to Aine with him ; no ! they neve * bettow their f ivours on those who want them mosh Why did they lock five hundred of us up in gaol , and drive
thousands of poor but industrious and honest men from their native country ? When this was done they abould have then come oui , f . > r they thought then that they had completely destroyed yon , and that you were all dead , but we have sounded the trumpet of resurrection , and will soon have from three to four millions of signatures to the National Petition ] now they are frightened to death that we must only tike the Charter , tut God knows how much more . Do net bust the middle ciasses , nor believe that they will covie to the people , except with the expectation of leadinc and . deceiving them . But this will not do ; they may destroy the leaders , but they can never destroy the movement . There is a mass of intelligence abroad , which will withstand all their efforts . The
only way for the middle classes to flo now , is to say to the people , " we have hitherto deceived ycu , but we will now go with ycu , and have new institutions , which will not allow certain classes to get property as they have hitherto d ma . " They charge me with being a destructive , but there never was a puMic man whose doctrines are sortrtctly conservative as mine are . I wish to leave to ail men the privilege of retaining what they have got , however dishonestly , bu $ I would take care , that they get no more in the same way . I have said , that while the landlords and others have increased their wealth forty f M , I see no means of patting a itip to that , but by allowing them the value of what they have got ; only giving us the hope that at theii death , the people should get their own . When I was
in Manchester with Vincent , two men came into the room where we were , and one said to the other , ' why , that fellow , O'Brien , has got at large again" ! " Aye , " said the ether " and a world < f mischii f he is doing" ! The fellows know well , that if yon get into the habit of looking into abuse , the devil himself cannot Btop you from going on . These men have never consulted neither your feelings nor mine ; tien surely I may say a few hard words agairsi them ; nor shall any power on earth prevent nis from making my fallow men f dlly acquainted with the causa of theif suffitings , and the means of remedying them , which is , the adoption of the People's Charttr . I was afraid that some might have been tampering with you , and I warn you against giving ear to any man who would attempt to
persuade you to abandon one single point of the Charter . If the middle classes are really in earnest , they will at once adopt the Charter , for it contains nothing that would ala m any honest man . If they are inclined to be honest , I , for one , wculd not be intolerant with them ; I would not attemjt to interfere with their priviit-9 meetinrs ; bat if they call a public mseting , tben you should convince them that you are the best naif of the meeting-. You should not interrrupt them , bat stop and hear wbnfc they have to say ; you have a right to listen to humbug , for the law acknowledges it When Curtis ithe anti Cam Law lecturer ) shows the treasures of the Mississippi ; if he consents to do . , it is because there is no law against it ; but if you think he should not humbug you , then ycu can
stop away . Those interfering with meetings of this I kind ,, imur the opposition of many a good man , for ! they say , if the Chartisis break up such meetings , j Ihey might do many worse things . To return ' then to the middle classes , "what ought to be lour policy now ? Why , as Chartists , we cannot ! unite with any party , but for the whole of the six \ points—( cries of bravo , and that ' s the point )—; while we keep aloof from them , let us remember , that i it is only fair to give others the same liberty that we ¦ claim for ourselv-s ; or else they will say , " are you I not interested in having things all your own way , t-jr ; we are now for complete suffrage . " We say you have j got the franchise , and we want it ; and what is to prevent you middle class to go with ns ? for we can only
give you our physical force . This will not do , for if we wer « j to follow in your train , hy getting up the pressure from without , then they would leave us in the lurch . It is impassible they can be honest nale * 3 they join us ; for the Chaitar ; or elsa keep their agitation to their own class for covnplete snfirase ; bat if they will try to briba our leaders , their object is to break us up ; hence I denounce them aa villains for wanting to destroy us . There are many circnir . stances which create my suspicion , as to the honesty of the new move . Why do they gonnsong the Ica-Jers ? It id because they cannot bribe : the whole people , but may deceive the people by brib-; ing ha f a dozen of their leaders , which may weaken ¦ our strtcifa . Is this their calculation ? I cannot search
into mea ' a hearts , but I have a right to inf-r , from their acts , that they are cot honest . The moment a leader begins to talk a language , that we should give way . then I would say , " g « od byo old boy , we have done —ith you . " They always apply to our leaders at souig h : ie and comer place , and not openiy , and in the presence of the people . When in Edinburgh , I siw a correspondence between the Anti Corn lavv party and some of the Chartist leaders ; but I told the latter to have nothing to do with them . They urge the difference between us is so small , thst it is not worth while to cavil about : then why do they cavil ? We wish to know what they mean "by compltts suffrage . They say it ought to be given to every man fit to use it . Their exceptions are greater than the general ruie . They
' would consult Mr . Sharman Crawford , who is lying on a sick bed , so that had he died , the complete suffrage would have died with him , I suppose . O , they are as ; slippery as eels , and we mnst keep aloof from them , : until they yield to the Charter Suffrage . There is ! ancther ground of suspici-n , and that is , they always ; mix up the question cf the suffrage with a repeal of the corn laws , as if they wero matters of equal importance ; ; they say , " you muse sign our petitions , and we will 1 sign yours . " But they are only thousands and we are mil ions ; so that by thus acting we would bs carrying ; their measure . This is an abominable condition which we must never accept ; for it is evident they wish to : take us by surprise , and then they -win leave us in thd ; loreh . They have no faith in their own measures , and
hive no ground for hope ; fur it is a h « rib : e delusion , and would add fifty per cent , to all monty contracts . Taxation tnnst come down , whether tbe Corn Laws are repealed or not . If thty repeal tL « Com Laws , without other measures , then they wi 1 give fif : y percent , advantage to all the monied inttrtsts , anti all those with fixed salaries . Mr . O'Brien then dwelt at som'j lbn > . ta on the saV . ject of free trade , and showed , that while our foreign trads increased , just in proportion / IM . the comforts of the Trorkini ? man decrease , and if the Curo Laws wcre repealed , that we must produce as cheap as they do in France , Napks , Prussia , and other countries , whera labour is cheap and taxes liglt ; so that we would be compelled to produce at a lawer rate of wages . Basidts , our home trade under such
circumrtancts would be destroyed . If the Krpsul be good ! coatir . ur ;' : Mr . OBrJon ) , then it will bo carried when we gf t t ^ s Charter , and not till then . Then why , in God ' s mras , do the Repealers n > t go foi the whale Charter ? If I had the Repi-al to-morrow , I would not have it on their term ? . Wtra the Corn L : iwa repealed vrithott other measures , we would soon have the agricultural labourers coping with the manufacturing labourers , and a pretty state of society we would have But thesa men csnnot be sincere in this matter , for we have tventy grievances far greater than the Corn L 3 ws . Mr . 0 Brien here narrated a nunibtr of the moBt glaring grievance 3 under which tbe people laboured , and proved that . they were much more oppressive in their nature than the existing Cam Laws .
If the Kepealers ( coi . 'tmued Mr . O'Brien ; will come to us , I would receive them with open arms ; for if they were never hone 3 t before , this will be a proof that they are going to be so now : " There is more joy over one sinner that re ; - - enttth . than over ninety and nine just persons who never went astTay . " Ltt them ceasa to abuse your leaders , whom they dara not meet My frienos , think -nullon the surj .-ct . and tell the middlecliss men that the oiily measure to work out the general good is the Charier , find anything short of that will ntver take tho people ( ut of the iron grasp of their oppressors . If a thitf watts to set Sre to my r . roperty ., or to i-tsal it , he do . s not begin operations by Riving mewarsirg of 'wbjit ha i 3 abaus to do . I have PttCEdsd 13 fl mestlllts iiiice 1 carae out of P 1 iscn , and such have betn my . sertior . s lit-.- ! y that I am quite txh ^ Uiisa , and at present very uiifit to address you
longer . Mr . O'Brien thtn retired aeiidtt loud and continued cheering which lusted f . r several moments . Mr . Arthur , Ciainnan , then ir . vited ar ; y one to come forward nnd express his oj-ininns , or put any question to Mr . O'Brier . Mr . Jehu Moonoy wished to hear Mr . O'Brien ' s views on a repeal of the Union . The latter gentleman explained , in a manner which satisfied Mr . Mooney . In consequence of some other question , Mr . O'Brien entered into a . feeautiful and clever exposition of the various points of the Cnarter , and proved , to demonstration , that by giving up any portion , the tfficicy of the whole would be destroyed . Mr . O'Brien spoke for nearly three hours , and was listened to -throughout with the most profound respect and attention . His loctures made n deep and lasting impression on the minds of al ] thinking men , and are well calculated to prevent their being misled by fallacious arguments , such as me practised by cunning and selfish
men . A Large Public Meeting was held in the Theatre on Saturday evening , when tke people were addressed by Messrs Marsden and Tattersail , who were on their return to Lancashire from Scutland . Mr . Marsden made a clever and impressive spi-ech He went into a lengthy exposition of the matrufiem-ing syitsm , with which he seems to be most ultimately and minutely acquainted . Be eulogisfd Mr . F « = rran . l , iLP . for Knareeborough , for the bold and f iiries 3 manner he had fcrauglt the abuses of the manufacturing system before the ccuatry , in his able speech ia the House cf Comm-ns . Mr . Marsden then spoke on the subject of the Corn Laws and other matters connec-. c-d with the wtllbeinj ; < f the working classes , and cccc : u : ed an excellent speech by calling on the people to stand by the Ch : irt £ r . Mr . Tattersall then addrts&ed the meeting in a very e ' oqn-r . t and animated strain , -which elicittd considerable bursts of applause .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), March 19, 1842, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct882/page/2/
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