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      ^ c FUSHAN ^ JACKETS , THE BLISTERE D HANDS , AND UNgH 0 BN CHINS . Jfr FfclEXDS , N > Bv tlus time you 4 iave had leisure to re-^ t upon the effect likel y to be produced by aI N ottingham election not only . upon but the future

      " ug ministry , upon prospects V f { he country . Do not set this down f . vanity , and suppose that I mean my return L © neb as the defeat of one of the most po-* 1 st members of the Russell Cabinet . Can L man now look back to the strugg le that t have been engaged in , backed only by the juiorest of the poor , without being convinced | J the truth of my teaching , that , with the unsh ackled expression of public opinion , and t j , e fearless , consistent , and untiring advocacy the

      rf ihe p opular cause , poor , but des pised , of even- nation may , by CONFIDENCE , UNION , and , PERSEVERAS CE , establish any form of Government they please . Your pride , in the result of the Nottingham Election , willnotjbe that 1 haveheen Teturned , j , utin the fact that I have repudiated all support not coming from the conviction that bur princip les « ere right . If I had modified my [ one to suit the presumed temperature of my political opponents , you would naturally and

      jnstly have aespisetl me , and would have esteemed ray triumph as the bartered price of vour principles . Bat I did not do so . 1 comf enced the battle of Liberty WITH YOU , j , nd , FOR YOU ;? nd THROUGH YOU , and jflR YOU . I wiUfigtitit to the cfeset ' . The same pledges upon which I stood for my native county , in . 1832 , 1 repeated in your country in 1 S 47 . I will not accept PLACE , PENSION , or EMOLUMENT , from any Cabinet , NOR

      tflLL I SEEK FOR PATRONAGE for others ; and , when , the Charter is the law of tlie land , like Quintus Cincinnatus I will return to my plough , the agricultural instructor tf the honest peasantry of Great Britain and Ireland , because I am res « lved , in return for a s . mnd and wholesome constitution , to execute that commission which , in my conscience , ' believe was assigned to me .

      My friends , will you now reflect upon the persecution I have borne without my temper king soured , or without harbouring a single vindictive feeling against any living man . Humanity , I have always told you , is the only pure source of just legislation ; and when * I jromto the House of Commons , it shall be my Polar star . My every hour shall be devoted to the poor , and my object shall he to p rove that the PROPERTY OF THE RICH can only be secured by the

      INDEPENDENCE OF THE POOE . Asuponourown demised platform , so ! was upon the hustings at Nottingham , and so I will be on the floor of the Senate House ; aidin ? and assisting OUR LEADER AND CHIEF—Thomas Slin « -sbv J ) unconibe—obeying him like a faithful soldier , and feeling no other jealousy than that which will be ever prompted by my love for the man who has consistently advocated our principles , and who had the boldness and the honour to visit me , to comfort me , and encourage me , in my felon ' s dungeon .

      My friends , the jealousy of leade rs has been the ruin of the people ; and , therefore . I have made up my mind , and have solemnly resolved , that my situation in the House of Commons shall be SUPPORTER OF DUNCO . MBE . I will not attempt to LEAD in any national or popular question ; while , as regards my own country ( IRELAND ) , I shall hold

      myself free to take my own course . I am one o ! those constituted b y Nature for hard work , snd it is my intention to devote Tuesdays ^ "Wednesdays , and Thursdays—or rather nights -the three important nights of the week , te my Parliamentary duties ; the days of Wednesday and Thursday , which will he receiving days , to our banking operations : and Fridav ? * && ^ J ^ lfe . ™* ^ t of Tuesday ,

      to BUILDING HOUSES , AND CULTIVATING THE LAND for you ; and all this 1 undertake to discharge with more attention and punctuality than if I had onl y one of those services to perform . On the first Monday in each month I will meet my constituents of Nottingham , enfranchised and unenfranchised , in the Exchange of Nottingham , there to confer with them upon those subjects interesting to their town ; that

      is , I shall devote that day , not to a public meeting , but to confer with committees ap . pointed by the several trades , professions , and classes , to instruct me in local matters , interesting to the town of Nottingham ; and I Trill present myself in the market-place at the d' jse of each session , and will tender my resignation , if required to do so by a majority of the non-eleutors or of the electors ; as I would iwt consider myself free and unshackled , if not supported in my office by a dear majority of loth .

      flie -Nottingham election will read the "Whigs , and the world , a great moral lesson ; and it will teach the press the utter hopelessness of hunting down , or silencing the man upon whom the people have set their fondest affections . Jt was a novelty to see bankers , merchants , lords , and capitalists , votinsr for one styled a "FIREBRAND" and' -DESTRUCTIVE ; » ' but , I doubt much that the wanly vote of the noble Lord Rancliffe will lend to lessen the value of true nobility in the Is le ' s eyes , it was an indepondent act of

      j « at nobleman , who , upon the last election , fcad the manliness to propose Mr Gisborne ¦ apon Chartist principles . Doubtless you will recollect that 1 have told you that the time ^ ould come when the two ends would meet , and oeatroy the corrupted body of class legislation , * nu is it not so : You now see the ' anomaly « r the proprietor—for y « ung Mr Walter may « e considered the actual proprietor—of the Umes newspaper , the leading newspaper of tne aristocratic and middle classes of Europe , and the propr ietor of the leading democratic

      Journal of Europe , being representatives of the town of Nottingham . And in passing , my friends of Nottingham will do me the justice to sty , that when I su pported Mr Gishorne against young Mr Walter , and after I had seen and heard the latter gentleman , I expressed great contrition ; I regretted it because i was prepossessed in favour of Mr Walter , by his voice , hi 3 appearance , and his eloquence ; * nd in him , I may say , that Nottingham has a considerate , an eloquent , a humane , highminded , and gentlemanlrepresentativeSo

      y . _ 1 ¦* o ™» a «** f — UU 4 V ^ V 1 IVI » M » t » W wat upon the whole , the ' people and the constituency of Notting ham are better suited "iau if in the hands of two confiding Whigs . la discussing this important election , we Mast not overlook one of immensely more importance ; one more striking , more startling , . aore convincing and prophetic . I mean the election for Sheffield ; there we find 328 indep endent electors plumping for Tom Clark , the weaver Boy ; there we find him returned ba

      y «» ov of hands against two demi-official Whigs - ^ ere we find him proposed and seconded by town councillors ; and there we learn that his Si anl yeloquence , the eloquence of "anonlector , " left the demi-officials in the shade . ** s » this young , this honest , energetic teetotaller , read Whiggery a lesson which "Whi g-| « r jwill not soon forget , nor will it be soon ^ " " gotten by those who witnessed the exhibition .

      TLen . turn Are to the glorious triumph of the * n < "lest , the eloquent , the amiable , the incor-^ 1 'UWe M'Grath ; and there we find 216 of the ustituent body giving their unpurchaseable nnl ? i 5 m Tuen look at our Demosthenes * wng 279 independent menat HaIifaXj , yJl 0 of L , with his eloquence , convinced anxfoL ? 6 Lteousness of his principles , and « fi £ ^ r . . tWelvcs f ™ the double ^ VnTr wto ff and Tory misrepresentation , frited \ Z * e toBlackl > urn . where , though devour incorruptible legal adviser , the legal

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      Ssfu ^ f T rjhaslaidthefoundationof think « f w mpl 1 ' and fconglFlast , not least , S - « West ' ourDi * 'n ? our Linney . our ^ » ^ j Hainey , and all others who relied upoii popular favour alone , snatching thereal victory from the oppressors . . ' , Now these are our greatest triumphs , these are the triumphs w hich foretell the certainty of our future success , and warn faction of the ^ nder groun d on which it stands . But , more than all that , my friends , reflect upon the impetus that jthe , expression of our sentiments win ^ mp ionofthe ^ . ^ M ,,. ^^ .,

      give to the ; cause of freedom . Not only has much nev ^ bJobd been infused into the old corrupted body ^ fthe old blood will now be , m part , purified . " Many who , if unopposed , would rejoice in the distinction of UNALLOYED WHIG , will , now be guided by the straw ' s current that we have set upon the breeze . Then , look to the ' defeat of ministers in the rejection of Hobhouse , Macaulay , Fox , and . Hawes , a lesson which will teach her Majesty ' s Ministers that , a nation ' s pride , is not t

      o be insolently tampered with . ' : * ' % ''" Moi ^ verJ ^ iiaW * secure 4 : GMr ^ Thbm ' p ^| son , Charles Pearson , Muntz , ScholefieldJ Sharman Crawford , Wakley , and our Leader , and , though last not least , the incorruptible O'Gorman Mahon . Now , are not these things to be proud of , and are they not an answer to those « ho feared that LAND ISM WOULD DESTROY CHARTISM , and undutifully weanjmy affections from my eldest child ? These are things not only to rejoice in , hut to reflect upon . These are events which call for

      a re-union of all the dissevered elements of Chartism . The O'Briens , Lovetts , Vincents . Coopers and all . Now is the time , if their honest fears have been dissipated , to return to the popular embrace and join in a national jubilee . A good general takes care that execution shall follow upon the heels of design ; and now is the time to sign your petition sheets , to prepare for the election of your delegates who shall meet the new parliament as n national Convention of Chartism .

      I will feel more honoured b y being elected a delegate to that Convention , by my old constituency , the West Riding of Yorkshire , than in being elected member for Nottingham , and I will feel pride in seconding its prayer when proposed by our leader . Will you , then , OLD GUARDS , join with me , in spite of derision , in winning our old friends back to our cause ? Believe me , factions will conspire and parties must unite . Without the slightest recollection of the past I will cheerfully shake hands with every man who has honestly

      differed from me , and I will zealouslv struggle with him as a soldier in the good fi ght . I was naturally pleased with my success , but it was only for the service that I shall be enabled to render you ; and while 1 shall be engaged , night after night , in urging the consideration of the Land Plan , upon Parliament , yon must he watching over the interests of the Charter ; for " that alone / ' as I told you , can make the Land Plan national , and the adoption of the Land Plan alone can produce Peace , Happiness , and Contentment , in the Land .

      When I appeared at the Exchange window , to address the countless thousands that stood before me in the market place of Nottingham , I addressed them in the character of which I am proudest , as

      BAILIFF TO PAUPERS , and instead of gratifying myself by receiving the congratulations of my friends , I started for " MY COLD QUIET HOME /' to prepare my BALANCE SHEET and YOUR CASTLES for the forthcoming Conference ; and there , as I promised you , vou shall see no such ITEM as "SUNDRIES / ' and no charge , even for my travelling expenses to visit or purchase estates . No , you dear confiding fellows , it shall be my joy through life , and your children ' s jov when I am j \ o more ,

      that HERE LIES THE BODY OF ONE WHOSE LIFE WAS DEVOTED TO THE POOR , —WHO NEVER ACCEPTED PAY FOR HIS SERVICES , —WHO LIVED DOWN PREJUDICE

      LIVED USEFULLY , AND DIED A PAUPER , INSCRIBED UPON MY TOMB . 1 have shown you that I fearlessly advocated your principles , that I mean to carry Universal Suffrage and Annual Parliaments into practical effect , and I mean also that you shall carry into effect the PAYMENT OF MEMBERS;—that is , that the naiion , not Nottingham alone , shall pay me £ 600 PER ANNUM , at the close of each session , if the people are satisfied with my services , and

      that that sum shall be spent to the fraction in enabling me todischargedutiesincumbentupon the office ; such as the payment of secretaries and clerks , in transmitting parliamentary papers and reports of parliamentary proceedings to my own and other constituencies . Of this expenditure I shall also furnish a balance sheet each year , and I claim the compensation as a means of remunerating those without whose services I could not transact your business .

      Upon stated occasions I will meet you in public , but no power on earth shall induce me to neglect the interests of the Land Company . I look upon all parliamentary honours as pigmies , compared to that increasing giant . When you read my speech , of which you will find a verbatim copy in this week ' s Star , you will then say whether or no I advocated your principles upon the hustiugs ; and bear in mind , not a passage in that speech was written

      by me , it is printed as it came from the pen of Mr Cocken , a reporter of Nottingham , and in justice to him , I must say , that I did not think it possible for any man to report me so correctly , I speak so fast . It would be impossible for me , it would be impossible for mortal man , to describe the appearance of Nottingham from three o ' clock till ten on Thursday ; I did not think that there were so many human beings in the county ; I did not believe there was so much enthusiasm in the

      world ; and you shall now learn my mode of canvassing . A party told me that an old gentleman , a Mr Weet , over eighty years of age , would vote for me , if I asked him , but that he should have a carriage to be taken to the poll . To please my friends I visited him , and said , "Sir , I am tofd . ' that you have been a supporter of Sir John Hobhouse ' s , but that you are dissatisfied with him and wished to " see me , and 1 have come to say , that if voting against Sir John , or for me would cause you a moments uneasiness to-night , that I would rather you voted for him and against me , but m any case you shall go unpledged , and I will send a carriage for , and a careful person to take care of you . "

      Now that was my mode of canvassing I now turn to one of the most pleasing of my duties—to tender my thanks and gratitude to our old friend , James Sweet , my former and late proposer , and friend William Mott and Hemm , my seconder ; to honest Roberts who was ever by my side , and though last ' not least , to the Old Guards who constituted my non-electors' committee . I cannot find words to thank them , but perhaps they will receive the following announcement as a welcome substitute . A gentleman , from whose mental resources , from whose capacious ] mind and philanthropic heart ; and from \ vlioseJP « rse

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      Sjf ^ ^^ 8 tore , cental improvement andnecuniary aid ^ and in whose society l . J ^ ir ^^] 1018 * * «« e milk but the creamof human kindnes s ^ -has , in the excess of his joy and fulness of his liberality , presented P mrvi ^ r noa electors > committee with FIVE fUUNDS for their services . Can words describe an act like that ? And when the time comes for his sitting by my side in the House or ^ ommons , will not the nation consider him d « ienti ? Again thanking you , and again assuring you that I will adhere to your pr inciples and advocate your cause , I remain , ~ Tour faithful Friend and Bailiff , Fbargus O'Connor . . , . . ,,,,, , .

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      TO THE ALLOTTEES OF LOWBANDS . My Dear Children ^ v ; . I am now about to give you instructions as to y ° S £ S «» k of proceeding on your journey to the pro . i ^ jSi !*!!! £ : i »^ make me forgetful of r ay duty towards you . It is necessary that you observe my directions minutely , as it will save you much trouble , anxiety , inconvenience , and expense . Mark them , then . All those occupants who come from Manchester , or from the north of Birmingham , will come by rail to Birmingham ; from

      thence to Tewkesbury on the Gloucester line , or to Gloucester , which is 13 nrileB further , and where there may be a greater certainty of procuring the me-ns of carriage for luggage or for yourselves All those coming from 80 miles south of Birmingham , will also go to Birm i ngham and on by Tewkesbury or Gloucester ; and those coming from within 30 or 40 miles of London on the Birmingham line , will find it more convenient to come by way of London , to go from the Euston-square station to the Great Western station at Paddington , and book to Gloucester .

      Now every person should inform himself minutely as to the hour when the train leaves his own locality , and how its arrival will suit the departure of the third class train from Birmingham or London ; and in all cases BRING YOUR LUGGAGE WITH YOU , even if it costs you a trifle more ; and for this reason , because one of my Warrington children , Thomas Richardson , a child of whom anv man mav

      well be proud , left his furniture at the Warriugton station , on Monday week , to be conveyed by way of Birmingham to Tewkesbury . and he hag been to Tewkesbury every day since , and has not yet had tidings of it . I have sent to-day to the station master at Tewkesbury , as attentive and civil an officer as ever I met , to make inquiries about it , and I trus 1 that RicUardsons fnends at Warrington will also make inquiries .

      Tewkesbury is about 7 $ miles from Lowbands . Gloucester is about 9 miles , by the road I am going to direct you . When you come a little beyond the seventh mile stone to the Feathers' Inn , you will go straight on , leaving the Feathers to the right , instead of turning to the left , and that will save you more than a mile , and a very steep hill up , and a very steep hill down , from Gloucester to Lowbands . Now , I trust that these instructions will he attended to , and the same ^ pplies to parties coming to the Demonstration . This demonstration is not to be in any

      respect like that of last year . On this occasion , there will be refreshments and amssements in abundance , but not a drop of intoxicating drink of any kind shall be sold upon the premises , or within reach of them , if I can prevent it . A Mr Aston , a neighbouring farmer , has appropriated a large field to receive horses and arrange carriages , and erect booths for refreshments , but under this stipulation , that no publican SHALL SELL A DROP of intoxicating drink ; and now that that privilege has been accorded

      Mr Aston affects to say that he cannot prevent those persons who take the booths from selling what they please ; but I tell you , as I told him , that if the stipulation is violated to the extent of a glass of spirits , or a pint of beer , I will use all my influence to prevent any man , woman , or child , from entering the premises ; and in the event of those parties wishing to destroy our festivity , by making profitof intoxica tion , you will see boards erected all along the bounds of those premises , with the word— ' BEWARE' upou them , as I am resolved that this location shall not

      commence in drunkenness . Dixon ofManchester , the secretary for that branch , who keeps the Teetotal coffee house , will have the use of the school rooms , and I have engaged a marque capable of accommodating 500 persons . Further , the police will be in attendance . There are four deep ponds on the estate , and I will assist in ducking every drunken man who presumes to enter our premises . Now , my children , I think I'll show you such a picture as mortal eye never before beheld , on the 16 th inst . I'll show you forty-five cottages in the

      centre of forty-five allotments of two , three , and four acres , built with the best materials that could be purchased for money ; and with outbuildings to each , consisting of dairy , back kitchen with pump , cow-house for two cows , stall for poney or donkey , house for roots , place for ducks and fowls , privy , place for four pigs , all in a walled-in yard , with a gate to each ; a half acre of potatoes , and ten perches of cabbage plants , ten perches of Swede turnips and two acres of late turni ps , manure with guano

      and ashes , an acre of fallow prepared for wheat , and sixty perches prepared for clover and tares , and from eight to tentwo-horee cartloads of the beit stable and cow-dung behind each man ' s house , and firing enough for two years , with roads through the estate , every inch made by myself , as fine as any in England ; three grand entrances , with gates and wickets ; and a magnificent sehool-house in the centre , with a room for boys , a room for girls , and amaster ' s house in the centre .

      Now you may ask , which of all these things I pride myself most upon ? and I will answer you , upon the duug , which I have made since I came here . I shall have made enough of dung and ashes to manure over seventy acres , and have purchased enough of the best guano for seventy-two acres ; and I will show you twenty-two such horses as you will not see in any distiller ' s yard in England ; and I will show you , what is better than all , twenty-five or thirty sweet little children , that came to me from

      the alleys , and lanes , and back slums of London , and the manufacturing districts , with bright eyes and blooming cheeks , with good appetites , and signs of life about them ; and it is my pride , when the men stop work , to take a walk with those little children , to sit down amongst them and hear them prattling about their own affairs . When I tell them they are to go back to London , their eyes fill , and they say 'that they couldn ' t ; ' and thus , my children , one of my fondest desires has been realised , that of taking youth from unhealthy , temptations , and placing it where God intended it should abide . ' GOD MADE THE COUNTRY , MAN THEiTOTC

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      } n ^ on ^ Bon , what you will bfcIno 8 t pIeased to l » earl , tha ^ lnv balance slleet iSew ; fQr ^ " ^ ponies , there « u be no ^ wordas . s » n * ies , ' no stationery , postage o charge or vising nearly Olie hunted eLtes ' ; all pans ; rf Englaad ; no charge for attending auctions to b , d for thosfr estates 5 so that I may preset . th > ^ m ofbeh . g ^ to . ay that ineve ; travel m , leor ^ e . m l . at yOur KK [ m ^ Wishing ojj all 'b ^ ness that this lift can secu- e , and praying thatthose- . wUo expected to find ) detractive firebrands as neighbours may discover their error in seeing Vpeacefal , moral , industrious , and respect ful cojumunity , L . . r Iff 1 liave the % ' ° , ur tQ reman * , ¦' ., " : . , , 7 Your fond Father and honoured Bailiff , FeARous O'Connor . ¦

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      NOTTINGHAM ELECTION . The writ for a nevr election of members to represent this town in Parliament , was received by John Harber , gent ., sheriff , on Saturday morning , and was immediately proclaimed . The nomination was fixed tor Wednesday , and the poll for Thursday . Sir Juhn uobhouso and T . Gisborne , Esq , the late members , amvtd in Nottingham early in the week , but no meetings of the electors" were held , either Whig or lory , ' nor was there any canvassing uatil after the nomination . F . O'Connor , Esq ., the Chartist canaiaate , arrived on Monday night , and his supporters have been most active throughout the week , holding mKetinsis and strengthening his interest in every dobsible manner .

      PfiELIMINART MEETING Some tbousandB of persons , clii . fly consisting of the peorer classes , assembled , on Tuesday evening in the M'irket-place , . to hear an oration delivered bj Peareus uoonnor , Esq . At twenty minutes past seven , Mr f , O Connor took his place in the waggon which formed n « rostrum , and wag received with loud cheering and other demoiigtrHtlona of approval . On the motion of Mr Sweet ; Mr . UetDtavras appointed to preside over the meeting , and madu' a . short openini ; speech . " " MrSwsei * then ' made the following harangue : —You uavt » ntxw an opportunity afforded you ( 9 aVd MtS , yof

      showing to those who are Bhut out from the paie of the 'toaititution , that youroall y have the welfare of your utmntry at heart . You have now afforded you an opportunity which seldom occurs . The Whigs would spin out their term f office to the very last moment , but I fan assure you , that they come now with a very bad « race before the electors of this itreat country . ( Applause . ) They have bDtrayed the confidence you placed in them : They have gone to that Hou 3 e of Commons , anrf instead of legislating for the whole people , as they ought to have done , they have gone there to suit their own sclO ' . h purp » ses . ( Hear , hear . ) The time is now

      arrived wlien you can teash these gentlemen , that if they n .-Klect their duty to you , you will not neglect the duty you owe to yourselves , to your wives , and your children . Remember , ray frii-nds , that it is a sacred duty which jou havoto perform ; rememfer ' that you hold this vote in trust for the iu nu >« who are shut out . Renu'raber that thero is only on « raanin seven that po 83 es 8 es the dative franchise . ( Hear , heat . ) Remember that tho time is come ; that the mass of the community are knocking ut the door of the constitution for admission . Remember that they will never rest satisfied until they ; ottn . ( 'No . never . ' ) I hope the non-eloctors will look after every one of those men who hold the electivo tVanchise . I hope they will reason with them ; » how ' oihem that it is nothing but a pure act of justice for liiem to vote for the candidate of their choice . " I

      never'have advocated physical force , though the blessed Whigs lmve pritctiscd it upon me . ( Great laughter and tpplaHsn . ) I thiink God that though cast down , I was uol destroyed . 1 thank God that they never can de-? iroj thu priDciplt-s which I advocate . ( Loud cheering . ) And although hitherto , the base and brutal press of this country hu 8 misrepresented your feelings , the time liiis come , when we can teach the gentlemen of tin ; press a sound moral hssun . ( Hear , hear . ) Yes , my friend * -, I will go to Richard Sutton and LowliamU . The man who is not for us is against us . The man « ho , under a oloalt of liberality , profee . ies to bean ii'lvocato of the principles of eternal justice to the peo-| . l « , and then writing » tirade against them , is no friend vfyiiurs . ( 'No , no . no . ') That man is your friend

      who acts consistently ; who , when the day of trial , of ttimvgl . comes , isfojnd at his post , denouncing every n > im wlio wiU not stund up for just and righteous principle ( Hftnr . hear . ) Iain toldthnttheman who wrote that article , ii abore all other men a professing Chris tiaii . 0 dear ! O dear ! ( Commotion , and hear , hear . ) Now friends , I love a man who practises Christianity , but not a wolf in sheep ' s clothing . ( Hear , hear , hear . ) ( abominably detest the man who uses religion at a h ) I ) Ocritioul giirb to cover bis rascality . ( 'Shame on film , ' ) My friends , I stand here fearlessl y , to speak the truth . I care not who I please nor who I offend ; if truth is to mnke us free , we will be free . We will oppi > w error . Let them show that we are wrong , < inil we "illbecoma sincere con \ erts;—If not , they are base in

      wi . holding our just rights . Another of our beautiful pipers says , that when Mr Feargus O'Connor baa got the Land Pian at work , and the people are in possession <> f thes >! cottages ; that they shall turn roumt , and become sincei-K advocates of the six i , oint 6 of tlin People ' s Charier , Then , by the powers ! th « must begin to prepare —( he . tt , hear)—for I shall call upon them to come up to the scratch . ( Great ehe . ; rin ' . ) If they don ' t come up to the mark , I will burn their paper as I did before . ( Hear . ) And I toll all the local press togthor . tlmt U ihiiy are determined to go on and misrepresent the people , we'll wage war with them . ( Hear , hear . ) Let them speak the truth , n-jver minding who they please <> r who they offend . I hate all . their sneaking iiurabuagery . ( Uear , hear , » nd laughter . ) Now , my

      iVirnds , I will give you a caBO in point . You all know that Ciiiiks Tawes—one of thofortunato allottees who went from Nottingham to Herringsgate , which Herringsgnte vie- hare turned into O'C . nworville —( cheer *) , ;—be has suffered separation from his wife and children in a Whig Imstile . ( ' True . ' ) That man i « raised to com . parative independence . ( Hear , hear , ) That roan , at tht : f . r . atnt moment , has four pigs in his stye . ( Tre > menious cheering . ) Now , what time of dny . do yon think , that poor fellow would have ever commanded enough to purchase four pigs bj sticking in . Bedford workhouse . ( Laughter and applause . ) Why , my dear friends , this man has cost the union in which ILudford is situnte at least on& pound per week ; and yet these guardians of thu poor will uphold a system liko this ,

      which , if they would only exurcise common , humanity to tho poor man , we could totally and utterly , destwy . 1 told the Whigs , when they built that bastileat the top of York street , it would not he half large enough . Is it not true » ( 'It is ! it is ! ' ) . I told them , if they would spend one-half the money in purchasing land , employing Inbour upon it , it would destroy tha aysttm . ( Great applausu . ) I tuld them , if they would only pawn us it you like—we arc pawned —( InughterV-they have panned ui for twenty years to pay for the emotion of it;—if we were to be put in pawn , why not put us in pawn to ret deem our country ? ( Very great applause . V I should have cheerfully paid , to the last l ' . our of my being , to have emancipated my countrytnea . ( Cheers . ) I woul have puid my fair quota cheerfully , to havo

      emancipated my poor fuUow-eomnrjaien . ( tirvat cheering . ) But to place them in a bastUe—! I will wage war with such a system . And if ever it should ba my misfortuue to come to that place , and if any ono should attsnii'tto Aeparateuie Irom that womnn they havo taught me to river .- and love , I shall do my best to send Iiim to bed ( L-JUghter and chee » s . ) My feelings upon this subject remain unaltered ... I cannot change about with . very wind of doctrino t » please this gentltman or that gentleman . I believe in ihe eternal principles of justice . I Uflievif that the priiieiples I havo advocated hitherto are bused upon the pur- basis of Caiistianity ; and I look upim all men n * rither rogues or infidels who oppose them . ( Hear , hear . ) They are eitherkuaves who profit by thu evils of misrule , or fools , because reason v

      can make no impvession on then ' , ( Loud pluudits ) Now I will mill your attention to tho business of to-morrow . You , the non-eleciors of Nottingham , have a sacred duty to perfoim to your wives and children . I tell you , that you never e . 'in liato fair play while you are in your present condition , for the fact is , man isselfuh ; a-. id c inseiiuthtly bo looks—the great mass of mankind look to their oivn iml . vidual si-lf-interest . Now , I want you to hivo the power to bo selfish in turn . ( Applanse . ) I want you to possess the same power as the class abovo you . I am sorry to say th . it hitherto you have fought the battles of faction ; now turn round and fight the battle of truth . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr Sw ^ et continued in thu sumo strain for a short time , and thou made way for Mr F . O'Connor . I * [ t i J > ' | j

      Mr Fearcos O'Conxmi hereupon took off his hat , and got on his legs , amidst the utmost demonstrations ef welcome which the waving of hats and raising of voices could effect . His speech was as follows : —Mr Chairman , my friends , this is just such an exhibition as aftei the passing of th e Itoforin Bill I was prepared to witness at every election . 1 did hop * that all those pwftons who were candidates for tlw voices of the paaple , would have the dectney , upon Jbe night before the no . initiation , to-develope their piiiiviplcs , their picas , their system , and their motives , before the elector * , and tionalectors in public meeting assembled , for tlie . . pu » poso of allowing them time to deliberate upon theii ! eligibility . H &pp 3 Ma that they who to-morrow imfltfifl- & > y after \ ill ask vou for your sweet voics 3 , arc nsw it * their hid . ing-places , afraid to i ' aco public opinionle&t they should roceive public censure — ( hour ) — but I would ask jow , can there b » a greater kolf . c . t »> damnation!—caa ! i

      thaie be agroatev ooniessiun of otijor upon tho part © j& those who have before represented you , Omn the fact , that they are now afraid to preBent Hwaselvcs before you i ( Hear , hear . ) If their votes mw such as would wconu mend them to youi favour - tf-thoir conduct were suoh as would ensure your commTOaation ; if their priooiples were such n 8 deserved , jour support , would they not liavo tulun the opportunity of the idle hour when labour would bo relieved from its oocupnlion , tomeetyou , and receive jour thn- . ^ s for their services . But , my fritnds , whero is tho minister > In tho proper place , —at the Flying Hor- jo , ( Laughter . ) Sir John is now most pi'Ohably Counting over bis notes . Sir John is now probably in . conference ' With' his committee , asking thoiia whetVjer £ » or £ 10 a hona , or £ 15 a head bo necessary to carry the election against mo . Some of the shopbieopors tell me that it has been unfair on my part I to tell the peoplo to uso their only privilege , that of I dealing only wilU those who give their voice fairly for

      tHefir support . They ny--. it Is unfair to recommend ex . cHuWe dealing ; but hot ?* do they put it in practice t IAiSt nltht , when I allghtetKrom the train , I desired to bsvdriTeatothe Georgians Fourth ; and , a man said "Don't go thiTu , because Mrs Ward eaysahe won't re « ceiveyou . " .. Now there ' s exclusive dealing for you . ( Etas , hear . ) I am shut c-. ti of the inn I thought molt comfortable , because the lafydid not choose to endanger herielf by harbouring one of my principles . ( Hear * hearr ) : 19 it not fair to meet them with thoir own we «« ^ pons * ( Yes , yes . ) And if Mrs VVnrd thought it improper to hsrbour me , should 1 ' . not consider it improper to support ht r friends ? ( Hear , hear . ) To-morrow ita

      sballihaveaneld day . I am sorry Lord Lincoln is not here , f should tike to meet the representative !) of alk the advene principles : Sir Robert Peel , Lord George > V--. Disraeli , Lord Lincoln , Sir John Cam Hobhouse , and ^ « Lord Brougham , if he were a man , but ne ' e n lord , v ( Laughter . ) And I should like to have them all upon ^ the platform , so that we might have a fair devekpe * ment of all thesoveral princi p les of every name aglra « ting this country . But I have the satisfaction to know , that if they find it necessary to change theirground , because their masters have found it necessary to changO ' their poliey ami tactics , jou may bear * bm > thing more upon the-old subject fiom me , and you will bear no new princi ple with it . I am . not one of those who frame my words Top theoccasion . I am not one of those who hold

      office upon the biise tenure of a falsehood ; mid if to . morrow twy Whig , ilnd Tory in Nottingham were to ., proffer me their support , upon condition that I would forego thtt smallest of my adopted principles , I would ¦ ¦ rather go to my own quiet home without tlve letters M V . appended to my uame , than dishonour myself , and die . ¦• . grace you . by compliance . ( Hear , hear . ) B . n !> Mr - Sweet and our excellent chairman , have developed soma ! little of the- Land Plan to you , and they told you of the- . censure of the press of Nottingham . I am quite easy 5 upon it ; : it was no censure ; it was praise ; becausu tho censure of aJavcft was ojfcUatiou . But I wiij tell you a story about each of these gentlemen , —tho JouK » i& first . The iTooaNA . L hopes some cne will have prepared

      acatechistafor me to-morrow .- I hope thu man who has the daring to recommend that , wiS have the honesty to perfornv . it . ( Hear , hear , and grca , t chctring . ) I hope he will be . Uwre , and I nill answer him , av . e if » oi 1 « ill ,-m . ke somebody ittand eponEor ,-fcv him , and answer themselves . To show you . Low much , h « knows about land ; be went last Sunday into ISadfurd , and walked into the place and said to a man , ' " My « ye ! Uieso are finepotatis you ' ve got !—but these were young apple trow . " ( . Ihimense laughter . ) " Why , " sajs thu man , " I though * they were potatoes growing upon the bran , ches ; " and he actually naked a man to guther one of those potatoes . ( Great laughter . ) I think it is the JoURNALi-thatsaja , he will turn Chartist as soon as the

      land is bought , and the men fixed upon it . God furbid ! I should be sorry to see the Joup . sui turn Clwnist . for we want only honest men to become Chartists . ( Prolonged laughter . ) Now for ' thellSTiEw . The very week after he wrote that article , be wrote to motoomplay him as editor to the Nobtbern . . Smia . I have his letter , and I will publish it . ( Hear , henr . hear . j . He wrote to . me that he had some idle time upon his hands , aud that nothing would give him greater pleasure than to ilevote that time to the editing of the Noatiiern Stab ; and he wished the land aff . iir Go * spetd ( IIcar , hear , hear . ) Now is there a nnm « in the rocnbuliiay bad enuugh to call tnt-n of that kind ? Men who will dare to look for wages out of a

      principle that they profess to despise . Wo here have tbe representative of M th » Nottingham pnpi-rs I suppose . Of course , I make no allusion to those young men . ( poimins to the reporters on the « uggoti ) who are Prepunng . oar speeches for their masters , You'll have a olaze of the Review at the end of the w « ek ; and among those wlis are obliged to take it for the quarter , 1 will p : eilgo myself you will make a Gm of it . ( Hear , hear . ' ) I am ths only man on earth whs > , tvir ilared to dare th ' s press . I caro nothing for the prtss of the coun'ry , so long as my contluotis capable of undergoing the ii . 'u ' icgt scrusiny . The press is a powerful engine , and it' u man can withstand the press , why tlay hate him ; they hate me , beoause I have taught you to disregord the pi \ sa .

      ( Hear . )) There ' s a knewledge grown up in this wnsiw try , that is a security to morals-, property , lif « . How did I find you in ' 39 ! You were uneducated ; you were mid .:: you were goaded into resistance , and then U . rtui- «< 1 because you did resist . I did noStrent \ ou as sans mtii , ( Laughter . ) I was the mad-dodtor . ( Hear , lu-ur , tin A laughter . ) I knew how to treat madmen . I have now takeayou out of tho asylum , Ii ' . wive chmiged your mind , I ha . ve instructed you ivi jour dv » i % s , and i can apply the ' ! ru B'sofa sano doctor , and toik to you as saim men . ( Hear , hear , and laughter . ) Tberei ., no people on the face oftlie earth soprepar . d , erso well entitled to liberty as tbe English people . ( Applause . ) And ivh v ?—booauaeyouare now instructed in the mode ofusii . git

      properly . You know tho value of liberty tenipuredwiitk reason and discretion , and nos . a liberty which would degenerate into licentiousness . "Sou are now upon the eve of a . great domestic charge , for you ate n the tve of a great foreign outbreak . England nevtr receives any change from tbe steady influence of its own poaplt ; if it were not for "the three glorious dsjs , " « s ti :-y ax a called in Purls , you wonl . J noser liuvi : n : } t tba lu ' ujrrn . Bill here . A word or two on . frue ir ; . ( W I U . lil jou ' oc-; & >!»; , thatiustead ' of fcigu .. wages usul riuwp Ire-id , you . would have low wages ami dear lirnail l » j tin , r . >] n ' al ; . aodlnow tell you that be !«> w > yoimreVh months oluer you will see such a rewliHioaall over Pr . iiict : i . nu thu continent of Europe , as this world never witni-F > eil

      hufoie . It is from that , that lilhKy will khec toF . n # ! - . nd ; . biiS it will come sufely ; aini why '• It is Ihcmu . i' 1 Imvn Uiuuht you to look to homo , and only to home ; let the Frenchman . S 'ht for the liberties of biivcountry , and the Engiishmou fur the liberties of his ; aud let all men confine thetnseivis to their own domeatic affairs . In France 4 hero will be a physical revolution ; In England there caanot be cue . And why !—booause in France the people are noc allowed to tnlji ; and in France all that titty look fur is a destruction of a bad system , whereas in England we look for the attainment of anew system . In Prance ? they place themselves at the disposal ot the middle and high orders ; in England ' , you place yourselves at ike disposal of sound sense und iu . lgment . Who lins done more

      than any man towards this feeling ? ( Ciics of "You ! you ! you ! " ) The Jowaolsays , be should like ts > know what became of tho mosey . Why , uiy friends , thvre is nineteen shillings , and twelve pence fur every puund- — ( hiUKhter)—and if the editor of the Journal had been , ihtj treasurer , I doubt h'd have been a bankrupt long ago . ( Laughter . ) , How what can he morefantastic . il , than for a fool with a goose quill in his l . nnu , to sit down , in his garret , and write sentimentality ! ( Laughter . ) " And I -will protect the poor ";—and " Goa forbid we should presume that i ' eatgus O'Connor was ili .-hone 6 t ; no that would hi wrong , and may be libelfuus ; but wu will do tho next tiling to it , we'll tell the people to watch him for fear he might be . " Even this man , fall of

      honesty and sentimentality , writes to you in language whick youknoiv how how to understand , C" We do . " ) This is anotheslssson I have taught you , to understand the language of the press , A banker in Nottingham charges for land at the rate of £ 40 an iicre ; another gentleman charges £ 20 an acre . Is it not uMunU of theBe men ,. to . have an objection to the competitive articla bsing bwaght into tlio raniket 1 Ent what do we charge ? As i { ood land may be bought of us tor £ 1 5 s , an acre , ( tllear , hear . ) Every man in Nottingham should understand that by my plan I would relieve then from paos > ratos , police-rates , and all oilier rates , n ' hich they are now obliged to pay in conscqucure of your pauperism . . ( , Qear . ) Is it not an example to know that I

      have tiiken a man out of jour workhottse , who now has fourpigs and two acres of land , and : i oomfortublo cottagf .. l Applause . ) Now nhethcrwould he rather havo thuse four pig » , or four parsviiR ; do jou think ? ( Hear , hear , and loud laughter . ) Well , if Sir John Cam Hobhouse stood here , Sir J ,- C . Hobhouse would not tell you about the poor man ' s pigs , Vut he would tell you about tho new Bishop of Mandu-sur . iVas thnt to bo a part of t >;« Keixrni Kill ? Recollect what Mr Duncombe saiil to Lord . Johu . Lord John always says the popular , voice is lor it ; and rha 'Iimtz . professes the same . And John says ! n > imiise * the bishop upon the peopl p ,. because , he knout . ! . );? pro . pie want a bishop . ( Laughter . ) ' Well , now' ( s » vs Mr

      Dunoombe , ) ' I should like to know how a m : in I ' te !* whvsi he wants his bishop ? A avm knows liow Jit feuis ivimn bo is hungvy , —lie kuows lion ! ie fsd- when ha his thirsty ; but I should lika to know what a man ' s feelibgs are , who wants a bishop . ' ( Loud laughter . ) I cannot tell what my feelings would be if I wanted a bishop . ( Renewed laughter . ) Well , tomorrow I meet Sir John upon the hustings ; and if the Jtomial is not there to othechise me upon Die land , I will be there to ca ' . echiso Sir John upon his measures . I will not only ask him questions , but I will tell him a few wholesome truths . I will tell him what he premised when he waa here . I am told Sir JoSp has not paid his last shot ( ' True , true , ') I ain tcld Sir John owes one poor fellow £ S 0 .

      another £ 80 - ( r * voice 'Another dElS ')—and I am told they won ' t vot ^ for him again . unle-s he pays the old shot . Now I think i ;« i » very likely , ti ) fy will most of them vote for me ; and if they do , 1 think I sin in duty bound to pay off Sir 4 pl » n ' s old scores for the amount . ' { Laughter and applaujw ) As for goor Gisborne , I aia sorry to snylhelpsdto recommend him to you , but 1 confess my error , asi am about to . atono for it . If , however , ha deceivc ^ e electors again , it was their fau' . t . Sir John Caml ^ bbouscoljectei to any further tooasuns oft . tefora , aisipty bc <; auso hs was safe with the preknt dec tou , Tho slop gup ^ too soup kitchen , anil nlms-givlnR gw . Si'ument , were goi » g to bavo another election ; but what would they g ,: aa 1 The fact is , tiey loose * tr . m ; tb . I OTes . v time they c « aie to the trial , ar . 2 he ( Mr O't . 'jr . GW )

      S Wi > et \ strength He would not deceive them : t ' .-v i « t » p » a hart trusted hi » with thousands ojpounds , ami his [• & ¦ :-. ciplo waa to fe » y more land than bo had roomy to paj for , andthntbc people must be safe . ( Hear , ! u : ar . ) lie had no * asksd a man for his vote , nor would he - . k was u paox dog that is not worth a whistle ( Laushttr . ) llo would fight tho entmj w « h ln 3 own wnv'ans ; if hlioppwira ts BIWPP «* 4 ° brlbo ha woutd k »»« l > ort sooe one h * " l < " ^ eam 0 acr 05 S lis plUl 1 lie woula appeal to the Irwj bo would put the bribery oath to Sir John Uobhouso and to Mr Gisbornp , and should they resort to bribery ho would unseat thstn , though as for poor Gisborne ho did not think he had : iqj thing to bribe with , ( Hear , hoar , and laughter . ) If Sir John Hobhouse should , bribe , U would toe with the 8 Ccrc ' 5 S ' 5 ^ r 5 ^ . money , and in proof of his surmise being wP $ fifV&S £ { Jf \ he reminded the meeting that the secret s ^ Ce ^^ nojjD ^^ X . ^ was ten times moie after on election than U ^«* F ^ M / SJsV 2 What did they do in France with peculSfo 'Mf ^'^ 'Qf &S rataistew au 4 Uft jceya had teen . fl ^^ VB : !^ - ^^ : , ) J ? S IMS H ^ Md Vhrr ^ l ^^ H

      ^ The Old Guards Of Chartism.

      ^ THE OLD GUARDS OF CHARTISM .

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      ~ " ' ¦» " , ¦« ¦» ^ . . ~*~* J ~*~* ,. T 0 " 5 $ $ NDEPENDte r ELECTORS OF NOTTINGHAM . Gentlemen ,-I embrace the first available opportunity of tendering you my grateful thanks for the sonfldence you have reposed in nu \ and it shall be the study ot my life to convince you that that confidence has not been misplaced .

      Gentlemen , you have consoled me with the reflection that I am living down prejudice , and the greatest value I attach to the position in which you have placed me is , . that it will enable me wholly to destroy those false impressions which the Press had established of my character . Gentlemen , I d ^ no t despise a rich man because he is rich , any more than I despise a poor man because he is poor ; and therefore I wage no battle against wealth which is fairly and honourably accumulated , while I war against a system which enables idlers to live upon the labour of the

      industrious . Gentlemen , one mode by which I propose t « equalise society is , by the annihilation of all those duties and taxes which press upon the illustrious portion of society , whether employers or employed . I shall make it my study to reduce the taxation ot the country to that point which will preserve harmony amongst all classes , and substitute a moral for a physical-force government .

      To give the people a good e iiicatiou , uninterfered with by any religious denomination , shall be one ot my primary objects , leaving to the miniitcrs of the different religions the unopposed exercise of those functions which of right belong to them , and are indeed imposed upon them by the choice ; aud the will of their flock .

      Gentlemen , you will not find me the rash and headstrong Destructive that I have been represented for , as I told you upon the hustings , 1 now repeat it , I would not owe my liberty to the shedding of a drop of human blond . Gentlemen , you have read a great moral lesson to England , and to the world . You have proved thai the time has come when Nottingham , at least , is prepared to carry out the principles of the Raform Iljll ; and I am sure it must be cheerin g to you , as it was gratifying to me , to witness the peaceful demeanour of such an immense concourse of your fellow-men as crowded your streets at a period of no ordinary excitement .

      Gentlemen , for your credit , and the , credit of the people , it should be proclaimed to the world , that I , who was amongst them by day and by night , did not see a drunken man , witness a siugle » qualtble , see a blow struck , or hear an indecent expression throughout the contest ; and , ere long , these things must convince you that people who so demean themsslves may be safely entrusted with the possession of their political rights .

      Gentlemen , while the wealthy are traversing the world in search of foreign , uncertain , and capricious trade , it is my aim and object to create for you * home-trade , through the ability of your own people to traffic with you , larger than the world now affords , and thus make you i ndependent of foreigners . This I seek to accomplish by making the

      natural labourer producer of yo ur food and consumer of the artificial labourer ' s produce . I seek to make machinery tributary to man's wants , and not the controller of his household . I shall endeavour to make England and Ireland great abroad , by being great ; at home and to make you honoured as merchants . instead of being despised as competitors .

      Gentlemen , as to Free Trade , my objection to it , from the outset , has been , that it was one-sided , restricted , and capricious ; and that , even yet it ha > not gone to the extent of my notion : but , understand me , 1 do not halt in the journey , as classes , sections , and parties appear inclined to do ; I am for national , not mere class Free Trade , and the benefit that I seek from it for labour is its total emancipation from the possibility of idleness aud the chance of casual dependence .

      In conclusion , gentlera en , I am for the altar , for t'ae throne , and for the cottage ; but I wish to see the altar the footstool of God , instead of the couch of Mamraen . I wish to see the throne supported , upon the affections of the people , instead of upon tho caprice of an oligarchy—and I wish to see the cottage the castle of the freeman instead of the den of the slave . 1 have the honour to remain , G entlera en , Your grateful , your faithful , and your independent Servant , Feargus O'Connor , Lowbands , Aug . 4 .

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      The ., ClTT Costest . —Wo hear that in the course ot Friday , the committee of tho Liberal candidates employed themselves in a careful examina- tion ot tho returns made to them by thoir ckeck clerks at the respective polling booths , with a view t » account for the surprise which the declaration of the sheriffs , plaoinj Mr Maaternwn above Sir George Larpent on the poll , had created ammgit thorn , lue result of this investigation , we learn , has been to cortTinoe them that an error ha » crept iato the return made by the sheriffs , and that Sir Georg * «?« a cleai < ma iwitv of nineteen over Mr xMast « rman ~ a gentleman to whose character , honour , liberality , and ability we are quite willing to pay ths tribute of our perfect unmitigated respect . It is said , that from the Sheriff ' s poll books two sheets ar « missing , and hence the error which has given thatgentlsman an ascendancy—unexpected by him , at his absence from the hustings at the commencement of the proceedings at Guildhall onFriilay indicates—ovoi 1 his competitor , the honourable baronet already named . Conidcnt in the accuracy of their own check-books , the Liberal Committee contemplate , it is said , tho presentation of a petition to the new Parliament , on its assembling , to have the return amontled by the substitution of Sir George Larpent's name tor that of Mr Masterinaii , This procedure would incur a lengthened inquiry and an enormous expense . Wt give these on dit $ as they have reached us , even thaugh Sir George Larpent ' s farewell address to tho electors is silent on the subjsct , and doesnot indicato any suoh movement aa that which mniQur hag auggasted .

      Election Itaotoement*.

      Election itaotoement * .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 7, 1847, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1430/page/1/