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Bnarox .-At a meeting of the membera of the N tionai Charter Association , held at Mr Lumey s , Malt Shovel . BiLtan , on Sunday evening , Mr Parker in the chair , it was resolved : — nn . _ .. Tint a subscrip-. ion be entered into for the . pnpm of wppljins ti-o veteran Daidy Richards with a nu . ot warm clothing : for tie ensria ? wioU' - ,,. „_ , * aDOl , t Tha call wMimm cdiately res ? ¥ M o % oian-25 * . ww cMlectcd ; two ofthe menibcW ako voian teer-: d a pair of strong shoe 3 . Kisstrsssw- * **• i— 1 ase * ^ iffSS goffered the ft » use of his large to-m for our mectings . , ^ fin 2 of the ^^ SS ^ cSrabb number of new memf B BS ^ S *? t te roon ,, BuUerworih S %£ « 4 toS « resolved to meet * n Sunday KoK r . aeo ' clGci . toarraiige iortheorganui tioneftbe di-. trict . .
......... Bhimton . -A public meeting of the Chartists , land members , nnd fr-ends , was held m the large room , atthe Artichoke Inn , on Thursday , the 14 th tit . to hear an address from Mr Sewell , one Ot the trustees 6 f the National Land Company , and although no public notice was given , the time being too short , the room was crowded . Mr George Giles la * in » been unanimously called upon to preside , bri-flv addressed the meeting , explaining the object for which they met ; and at once introduced Mr Sewell . who ia a speech of two hours and a half durati-in , which gave the greatest satisfaction , folly explamsd the benign tffsctsof the Glorious British Can > tstution' in our own country , in Ireland , in the Canadaa , in Afghanistan , in China , in fact
whereeTcr the British Government bad placed its trraniziaj ; hand , and next proved to demonstration ; that nothing short of those principles ( pointing to the tablet containing the Six Points of the People ' s Charter , which was sus pended at one eHd of tie room ) , becoming the law of the laud , can remove the present evils flayer wfaich society is now labouring and suffering . Mr S . then stated the only way in which the people could obtain their josi rights as embodied ia the glorious People ' s Charter , wssto onite and assist their present leaders , for says Mr S . t ' ae people of other times might toast their Tylers , their MassBiellos . their ; Hampdens . their Washingtens , their Esuneta , their Tells , &c , thank Gad we in our day , can boast our Duncorabes , our O ' Connors , our O'lligrfns , our Barrots , oar Pope
Piu 3 IX , and a whole host of noble minds and undaunted spirits , and if you rally round and support each men as these , yoa will emancipate yourselves fcom yourpresent degraded position . ' The speaker , ib a lucid manner , explained the objects < i the Land Company and Land and Labour Bank , speaking in the highest terms of their founder , Mr O'Connor , and completely dispersing the froth of the'Whistler . ' and the would-be-thought ' patriots' and ths pedlars' of the preient day . not forgetting tha 2 ?« . patch , Manchester Etwminer . and the whole fry ot the Tenal press-gang . The cheering having subated , Mr William Flower , a veteran of 77- in an energetic and telling speech , proposed the following resolution , which being seconded by Mr John Page , in a brief and pithy address , was unanimously a&wtsd : —
That after hearing the abU address from Mr Sewell , this unsung entirely agreeing wit . ) the sentiments expressed toy tuat gentleman , do tender him our most sincere ana heartfelt tunics ; and we pledge ourselves fey all legal raeans in oar power , to carry oat toe principles contained in the People ' s Charter . A vote of thanks having been awarded to the chairman , the meeting dissolved highly gratified . GuiBsawEU . axd WiLwoBiH . —On Wednesday , t&el 3 : a inst ., Mr J . G . Clarke , of Manchester , delivered a very instructive and interesting lecture to & crowded audience . A vote of thanks was unani niourly voted to Mr Clarke for his lecture . Cap . li = ltj . —The following addres 3 has been circulate I in this city and neighbourhood : — The Cocscir . of the National Chaeteb
Associa-TIOS . TO THE CHAKTIfTS AKD PUBLIC IN GgSEBil , OF Cisuslg—Fellow Hes , —In laying before you onr BeBtimeats we have co private purpose to serve—no petty ambition to gratify . We come forward advocating what ire consider to be truth ,. We believe we ban seize 1 it , and are therefore , anxiosa for itspromulgatioa . T 7 s have a calm coascioosness of the justice of our claims , and , consequently , we wish them to be ¦ thoroughly understood : The General Elections are cow over—the fierce con . tsts have now ended—a&d what benefit have the people derive-i ? Have men been elected to the House of Commons f&o are prepared to legislate for the masses .
Save men brea elected who , regardles * of party purpose ? , uawBling to join heart and hand in supporting the cause of troth , of righteousness , and of justice t Alas ! So . With a Yew honourable exceptions , the Bimsmen , or the nme class of me ' . have been appointed , eo , of coarse , the same interests willhave to be observed . the SiHie system will have to be bolstered up , the same laws have to be enacted , and the s&m « tjrannles « atcreed . To da away with thU is oar object ; to make the House of Ckaimons a national and not a sectional representation is our intention ; to include the people within the pale of citizenship , our ambition ; and for thf be ends trs adrocatc _
Firstly , Uhiveksal Scffsaoe : Bccaese we consider tfast as all men are equal in respect to political rights at birth , and as it would bs making a mockery of common sense to say that there was any distinction at death , ne consider that nature intended man in his pas-B 3 . ee through life to be the same . That had she intended hereditary ciril distinctions , the individuals so SUiisgrahed would have borne the marks in such a in-inner that the ; would Hot have been disputed . Secondly , Vote by Ballot : Because it U the only plan fcy which intimidation at elections can be prevented , and honesty of voting secured . The master would not then have the power to compel his workmen to vote for the candidate he might deem proper . Too candidate would n .- . t attempt bribery , becau ? a it would not suit his purpose—it would sot secure him the votes . You
• would not then have to feel your o <* n d « fradation , as you had at the recent dection , by witneulng some of the most ignorant and regardless of men men , totally aestitate of every principle or moral rectitude and honesty—going to the polling booth and voting for the candidate who had furnished them with the means of psy ng their adorations to Bacchus . Such men are , in reality , not men . Their cry at the hustings was a Biech raalian cry . Self asgranaisement , and not public weal , was ttwir object . They Viewed thelacre , and not tha principles , of the candidate , and they would have YoteS far any man who would have allowed Jhem to wallow ia beastly inebriety . By the Ballot this would fce prarented . The actions of the candidate would be trsr ? d , by these he would Etsnd , or by these he would fell .
Third ' y . So PxoPEttr Qualification : Bscausa intelligenceaa . i honesty are the principal necessary quailfi-M : ioR » which ought to be required of a candidate for the su&aees of the people . We see no reason why a man siosM be denied the privilege of . representing a con-6 tr : nescy simply because he may not have the good fortuue io p ' . ssess a certain amount of proputy . whibt another individual who , perhaps , may be inferior both in fctd ' ifcct and honesty , and every other requisite fora legislator , is allowed this privilege . Such system is at once u : juit aud tyraHnieal , and ought not lsnger to dUirr . ee our statute book .
Fourthly , Ak . vcal Pabiiahektb : Because under the present stptcanial system a iuccesBful candidate may bethe-mo *! iacorrigible sconndrtl that ever disgraced a senate , or the most arrant hypocrite that ever existed , vet ( f he and the Parliament live ) he most remain the r epresentative seven years , whilst nndera system of Amual Parliaments twelve months would put an ead to his carer . Fifthly , E 0 . UIL Electobal Distbicts : Because it is nnfwr t- ; 2 t Totness ani Tfeetford , with aunited populatioa of little more than 7 . 000 , should send as many members ts Westminster and the Tower Hamlets , with a trnitei population of upwards of 503 , 020 ; that Cockermc-sthnith a population of 6 , 000 , should send as many UHT » b-is a « Cariide , with a population of 24 . 000 . Such a rei ^ s . titat'on as tirisia mostnnjust , ina » muth as it gives t ? :
aisthiy , Pathcst of Membeks : Because as therepresvnt-itive is the public sc-rraat he has aright to remuneration from the public treasury , at the same time he woal 5 be mure under the control of his constituents , and woaid , therefore , pay more attention to their reques-s . F £ iww Mes , —These are the six propositions which iizzoTr-i basis of the 'People ' s Charter , ' we wish them jo l >« ifcoro-iihly uaderstood , because we consider they r ^ quirs ualy to be understood to be appreciated It 1 » the < iuty of every man to interest himself in this agitation ; to make himself acquainted with the oMrcts , and
tis :-r p » ra himatlf wilb arguments in their support . Thj quesa « n is a most imp-Rant one . It Is Rut tliO mere changing of a law * which is ur . iuportant to the gr ^ at bal k of the people ; it i * not the mtre transfer of oae ttt of partisans for another ; it 13 not a question which will merely affect us r . tth-present time ; but it is a . question on which hangi the furors destiny of or ? country . It is a question ws . idi tfficts every marj , b « his condition high or low , tvhether tie toils it the anvil or the l-jsm , the bench , or Iks wtiiint ktdntss .
Let every man , then , who feels interested in the moverittt com" forward and join the association . There nrrer wjk i : a o > j ? ct gaintd without onion and psrsever-ac ? . Tie railways which intersect our country , aHnifc : i . < t ; : ijfisi : wcrs time acd space , are all the result of mr « i ini , - 'rK 6 V £ -rance . The ti .-na was when their con-¦ trucuoa was thought impoisibls . Their first projector ( a working man . named Thomas Gray , ) was laughed at , and looked upon as a madman . His reasonings were foari lvr ? a visionary , and his whole scheme unworthy the atteotiva of the British public . However-time bai
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shown that the visionary was a philosopher—that hi « reasonings wer « most conclusive—and that his scheme was one wMdT « & » deatitt 6 d ' ultunfttels to bis bioaghl into o peration , not only in England but throughout the whole civilised world . And may not this be the case with Chartism ? Her advocates have been treated with derbibn the dungeon has been their doom—persecution , they have endured ; yet , withell 8 he stalks through ttsc land , whispering gently into the ears of her follower ! the worils of the ( sifted Robert Nicol'The war shall be better yet . * In conclusion , ws call upon yon to come forward and assist in this righteous struggle . The cause ne advocate is not merely Ur tha benefit of a particular class , but for all ; not merely for the present nge tut for posterity ; therefore , it is the duty of every rasn , and more especially every working man , to coma forward and do hit utmost for its attainment .
By order of the Cenncil of The Natioku . Chameb Association . CnotDOs .-On MondXy evening , October 18 th , after the books were closed , conversation followed on the attacks of the venal press on the Land and Chartht movements , which resulted in the following resolution being unanimously carried . Moved by Mr Frost , seconded by Mr Wilmot : — That viewing the Weekly Dispatch , and the rest of the metropolitan weekly press , with the exception of the NoKTHttH Stab , at oppesed to the intsrests of the working classes , we regretto see such journals sHpport # d by our order , and we hereby call upon them to witbd ^ w such support , and bestow it on the only paper that has constantly and consistently advocated the came of the people .
Edisbdroh . —The Chartfctaof this locality held their usual weekly meeting in the Painters' Hall , Mr M'Farlane ia the chair . Arrangements were entered into for carrying forward the grand democratic : banquet , to be held on the occasion of the visit of Feargus O'Connor , E ; q ., M . P ., and E . Jones . Eaq The deputation appointed to engage a suitable place of meeting , reported that the Musio Hall , eorge * street , had been secured , also that Dr Hunter , F . RC . S ., would take the chair , and that he
considered it a very high distinction conferred on him to preside ; as he looked on Mr O'Connor as an honour n < t only to the Chartist party , but to the age in which he lived . Letters from Mr Sharraan Crawford and John Fergus , Esq ., M . P ., ware read to the meeting . Hautai . —On Sunday evening , our usual meeting was addressed by l&Iessrs Clisset . Ambrose , Tonilinson , ( late of Burnley , ) and Mr Howarth . Use following resolution was moved by Young Tomlinson , ia a speech of thrilling eloquence : —
That it is the opinion of thU meetiDg that tho « e who are engaged in endeavours to establish the National Alliance as a counter-society to the National Charter Associatioa , are bat attempting to turn the current of popular opinion to suit their ml object , the overthrow of Hr O'Connor . Seconded by the old veteran Benjamin Rushton , and carried by acclamation . Kesdai ,. —At a meeting of Chartists of this town , it was resolve ! tors-organise the Chartist society . A committee was appointed . Resolutions were adopted pledging the meeting to renewed exertions to obtain the restoration of Frost , Wiiliamsi and Jones ; tiianking the electors of Nottingham for returning Mr O'Connor ; and inviting Messrs O'Connor
and Jones to visit Kendal when on their tour . Maschester , —People ' s Institute .-On Sunday evening , the meeting commenced by Mr Grocott reading several articles from the Star . The chairman then introduced Mr Chad wick , who delivered te a crowded but an attentive audience , one of the best lectmes ever delivered in this hall , his subject being the Charter . He commenced by admonishing his hearers to refrain from intemperance , and to be industrious and persevere in the pursuit of useful knowledge . The duty of government consisted in protecting the lives , liberties , and properties of the people . The British government was following the ruinoua example of former governments . The lecturer showed the beneficial results of perseverance ,
especially in the case of C olumbus , the discoverer of America . The Charter and the Land were worth struggling for . At present the proud aristocracy monopolised the land , and nearly all the produce of the land but only let their well-directed efforts suecred , and the Charter would soon become the law of 'he had , and the land would then legally become the property of the people . He advised the audience to become total abstainers . Sixty millions annually were spent in intoxicating drinks , which gave strength to the government , and weakened the people . He afternards showed up some absnrditiesand self-contradictions of the * Whistler , ' and concluded amidst repeated bursts of applause . The meeting shortly afterwards separated .
liusris MosiMK » , «* At the UBual monthly meetir of the Manchester Chartist Association , it was unanimously resolved : — 'That an active committee be appointed to make a final , and we hope a successful effort , to complete the monument to the memory of that indomitable pioneer of progress , the late Henry Hunt . ' The committee think that this question is one in which reformers of every shade might unite to raise an enduring token of respect to the rasn whose pure spirit no dungeon ' s gloom could bend , and whoso persevering patriotism throughout an eventful life , will , like Emmett , the gallant chief of democracy in ill-used and betrayed Erin , long keep his memory green in our souls . The time for closing this good work has , we think , at length arrived . Let us then emulate the noble conduct of the ancients , who thus honoured their worthies by
p acmg before the eyes of all men a memento of one of tha finest feelings of our nature , heaven-born cratitude . "We trust that this pithy appeal will not be made in vain , but that the democracy , not alone of Manchester , bnt of Great Britain , will respond to the rail , and by so doing entitle themselves to a share in the grateful honours awaiting the success of this undertaking .-J . O'H .-P . S .-AU monies to be forwarded to the treasurer , Mr Thomas Rankin , 1 , Fortune-place , Fortune-street , Oldham-road . NEwcAsris-OTON-TiNB . —Mr James Watson , bookseller , delivered a lecture on the People ' s Charter , to a respectable audience . The lecturer was listened 0 with every attention , and seemed to give full satisfaction to all present . A vote of thanks was unanimously giyen to the lecturer for Ma aWfl and instructive lecture . ' ¦
Norwich . —Th « Fratkrhity 01 Natioss . —At the generalmeeting of the Chartists of this locality , held ) ctober 16 th , the following resolutions were moved by C . Spnngall , and seconded by J Hurry : — That this meeting sympathise with our Italian brehren in their struggle to throw off a foreign yoke , but in so doing we hope they will put an end to domestic oppression by establishing the rights and liberties of the people . That we are of opinion that nations sheuldgoTera thercstlves , we therefore protest against any foreign intervention in the internal affairs of SwitEerland That this ir . eetinjt send 10 s . to the Democratic Committee for Poland ' s Eegeneratlon , to aid them in keeping the cause of our Polish brethren before the British public .
That thu meeting giveB its most cordial thanks to Mr Weerth , the Rhenish delegate , for his able'defence of the English Chattista at the Free Trade Congress held at Brussels , and that we recognise in him the true reprs . tentative of the principle ! and objects of the English working clagiei ; that we deny the assertion made by D * Botnlng , th&the aad his fellow free-traders repre ^ sented the working classes of England , Oibham . —Mr James F . M'Cormick , secretary to the Stockport Election Committee , attended a meetingjit Oldham , on Sunday , the 17 th , on which occasion the democrats voted £ 1 to the above-named committee . Stockport . —O p Sunday last , Mr Shaw , of Lced * , delivered a very instructive lecture , to a numerous and attentive audience on 'Labour ' s Wrongs . ' At the close ef the lecture , a vote of thanks was given to Mr Shaw *
Tower Hamlets . —Globe and Friends , Morganstreet , Commercial-road , October 15 th . At a meeting of the committee for getting up the late public meeting on behalf of Italy , Poland , &o ., Luke King in the chair , it was resolved : — That the thanks of this committee ara respeetfoAlj tendered to Meisra Dwaine , Obowki , Jones , M'Grath , Dixon , and O'Brien . That we also tender our grateful thank * to Dr Epps for his very liberal subscription . ADDBESS TO THE CHAET 1 STB . AHD INGUSH AND ISI 8 O
FRIEHDS . Brethbe * , — Deeply impressed with the necessity of uniting our energies , for the purpose of teatl . fjing our approbation and admiratioH of the patriotic conduct of Pope Pius IX . and his valiant and faithful subjects , in their resistance to the encroachments and aggressions oa the Papal territories by the tyrannical Emperor of Austria , the Chartists of the Tower Hamlets organised themselves and appointed a committee to as . certain the amount of popular sympathy in favour of Pops Pins and his noble band . Believing ttat in what , ever part of the globe , liberty may be assailed , there Is a blew aimed at the universal happiness of mankind , and that therefore is the bounden duty of every right minded maa and woman to promptly and determinedly assist the oppressed by every means in their power ; sin . ccrely entertaining these opinions , your committee engaged the Eastern Institution for a public meeting on
Wednesday , 13 th of October , which was attended by an overwhelmniag gathering of persons of various political and religious creeds , and at which very eloquent speeches were delivered by Messrs D waine , JoaeB . Oborski , il'Grath . Diion , and O'Brien , nfiveral spirited resolutions were unanimously passed . Th s maeting creited , w « trust , a favourable and lasting impression 0 B the mindl of oil present . Frieads , your committee being a body of but poor working men hvre not the means at their command to defray the wholo of the necessary eipenges incurred , aad as there now remains a balance duo of some five or 6 ix pounds , they confidently appeal to the generosity of yourselves and others to enable them to discbarge the debt due to the treasurer ; on the completion of which for the satisfaction of all a balance sheet will be published . Hoping you will on this occasion rally round us like men aud brethren , and help us out of our difficulties .
We are , in the hely cause of Right term Might . ' Yours Fraternally , —W . Brett , Traaiurer . Messrs luke Kins , Bradford . E , Ford . Pesrce . J
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Knowles , Nensom , Docksey , Cannon , Ford , Fairtreather ,, Comtnln » , C . ' Nqrris | ' committee ; . any ene of whom will * eeet « e flubierlptions , as will also MessrB' Dwalne , Jones , Slallwooo ,. and J . Shaw , Hon . Sec . ' . . ; Resolved tliat the secretary forward this addresB to the Star , respectfully requesting itsinBMtloa . , At b meeting of this locality on Sunday evening , the Mowing resolution was moved'by John Shaw , seconded by Mr Cannon , and unanimously carried , viz .: — Tnat in expressing our unbounded and unalterebk confidence in the integrity and ability of the undaunted champion of the poor , Feargus O'Connor E « q . , M . P ., not . withstanding the vile slime of the hired serises of the aotorious Vltpatch , and the degrmled old soldier , Alexanier Soracrville the « Whistler' of Bright / a MuncUlttr Examintr , the Nottingham Mtrtws , da ., wa are of opinion that the vtry oble and impartial article in the
Wakefield Journal of Friday Oct . 15 th , is a vindication of the rights of the toiling millions and a complete refutation of the base calumnies of the foes sf the people , and that the editor of that Journal deserves the grateful thanks of the iudmtrioue classes throughout the country , and we respectfully beg to tender to | that gentleman the thanks of thi » meeting . We are further ef opinion that any old soldier who would exhibit his dastmdlj ingrati . tufle to the labouring classes ( whose sincere sympathy was formerly so generally enlisted on his behalf ) , by at . tacking the unsullied private character of Mr O'Connor , and give publicity to his vituperative slander , richly merits a sound application of the ' cat o ' nine tails , ' , to feh already lacerated back , but we confidently anticipate that Mr O'Connor , will deal him outhis deserts through the pages of the Northern Star . ' Oh I that a whip was placed in every honest hand , To lash the rascals naked through thn world . '
Wkstminsibb . —At 83 , Dean street , Sebo , on Sunday evening last , Mr Wm . Dixon , late « f Manchester , delivered a Rented and highly interesting lecture . Subjeot : England as it might be under the Small Farm System . Mr Dixen examined the various objections which have been : urged against the plan ; objections evidently propagated with a view of shaking the people ' s confidence in a system comprising the means whereby the working classes ( the bees tbat make the honey ) , could , in a short spr . ee of time , ameliorate their present deplorable condition—a system whioh would not only enable them io secure the social and physical necessaries which their nature and circumstances require , but which would confer upon them their political rights ,
and make them independent of taskmasters and tyrannical employers . Mr Dixon reminded his attentive and crowded audience , that the great beauty of the National Land Company conaiBts in the faot that-it makes its members , independent freemen;—not freemen merely in name , but in reality!—that it not only conferred the vote but gave the ' members the power of using their own judgment in the exercise of it . ( Loud and long continued cheering . ) Mr Dixon said one difficulty which had been set forth by our opponents was ; < that the occupants would not be able to find a market for their surplus produce ' . ' Mr Dixon did not know how this statement could be reconciled with the continual cry which our opponents were in the habit of makine nrevious to the passine
of their pet measure , the repeal of the Corn Laws . The lecturer thought the allottees would hare nething to dread on this head ; and , said he , ' should they not be able to meet with a market—what then ? Why the husbandman would return home—not with the same feeling as the factory Blave , who , applies to a capitalist to purchase his labour and gets refused ; not with the prospect of hunger which the factory slave has before him ; no , but with the consolation that he is in possession of the means of supplying the physical wants of himself aml , his family . ' ( Immensecheers . ) The worthy lecturer continued ,
Thu bugbear , | this futile objection , is a demonstration tbat the Land Flan is replete with the greatest advantages ; not merely to the working classes , but to society at large , inasmuch , as when it is f ully carried out , it will produce food , sufficient for its own population , and not be dependent on foreigners for subsistence . ' The lecturer sajd , ihad this system prevailed in Ireland , would a million of her inhabitants have been murdered by an artificial famine , created by speculators in human food ? No ! N »! He quoted the lines of Oliver Goldsmith , and said they had made an indelible impression on his mind . ¦ HI fares the land , to haiViniuf ill a prey ,
vfuere wealth accumulates , and men decay , ' The worthy lecturer said the quotation but too plainly pictured the present state of society!—it was true that no other country beneath the canopy ef heaven had accumulated such an enormous amount of wealth as England had done , during her years of manufacturing prosperity;—but ( and he was grieved to make the statement ) , no other country in the world presented toviow such an alarming amount of physical , social , and moral degradation !! Yes , whilst [ England was held up as tha fnspltu « ftra ) Jof manufacturing greatness , her sons , who
produced the wealth , were in a state of the most horrible misery and degrading slavery ! whilst those who contributed nothing towards the requirements of bociety , were in the enjoyment and the possession of all the wealth which the working classes have pro duced ! This state of thing must be altered ; and the lecturer showed that nothing short of the Charter and Land would ^ produce the required change . He had made a quotation of an unpleasant nature from Goldsmith—he would now quote from the same author , one of a pleasanter nature , and which he * hoped yetto see realised . ' There was a time , ere England ' s griefs began ,
When every rood of ground maintained Its man . ' He hoped to see England ' s sons in the possession of the land ; and in the enjoyment ef the fruits of their own labour—the time when England would be , ' great , glorious , and tree , ' net merely in name , but in reality , TO THE ELECTORS OF MANCHESTER AND ITS VICINITY .
( From the Mandiesttrtlmei . ) Gentlemen , —We , tho Chartist Registration and Election Committee , deem it eur duty to inform you that we Intend to bring forward ome or more Coartisteandldatfs at the next election . We presume , from the deranged itate of things , there will presently be another dissolution of parliament ; coniequently , we shall lose no time , but at once endeavour to prepare your minds for the re . eeptioaofour great and sacred principles , and alaoto solicit your BuflrBgeg in favour of such candidates as we may consider qualified to carry out the same views . We , now , therefore , take the liberty of laying before you some of our principles and objeoti ; principles such as we advocate ultimately mutt aohleve both civil and religious freedom . Our mala objeot is first to obtain , by
legal enactment , what Is commonly called the People ' s Charter . We fear some of you are utterly unacquainted with the principles for which we are contending ; others amougBtjou hare imbibed erroneous notions and prejueicedoplnlens against the politics we advocate , and so closely adhere to ; consequentl y , we will now , and from time to time , endeavour to establish in yeur views a correct knowledge ef our righteous principles , aud also the objects ire are Booking after . We Bet out with a legitimate claim for universal suffrage , that ie , all men who are untainted by crime ought to have a voice in the choice of representatives , or in other words , to have the right to vote for a member or such members bb will , in his estimation , legislate justly , and expend frugally anl wisely the taxes he , in conjunction with others , Is called
upon to contribate towards , and for the maintenance of , the state . We ask for the ballot as a shield of protection In favour of the honest voter , upon Whom tho landlord or employer may be disposed to exerclBe coercive and undue influence in order to Induce the eleotor to give his vote dishonestly to whom he may be directed ; the ballot would , at all events in a great measure , pra . vent it . We conceive , as short reckonings make long friends , we are consistent in asking for short parlia . ments . Annual , or onoe a year , is what we deem mm . cient duration of time for members to legislate ; at any rate , we think if members have acted honestly towards their constituents , they would have no reaion to fear , as they would ia all probability be re-elected . Our next great principle , and one we deem of vital importance , is .
no property qualification for members of parliament , as Nature makes no distinction , 10 all men are equal in the general term , and all ought to be eligible to title * , immunities , placeB , and merit . Neither waalth nor poverty are sufficient of themselves to guarantee probity , « isdom , er intelligence . Let the elector have the power to register hit honest vote In favonrof the just and the most meritorious , candidate , considering character and competency , which is the true and proper qualification necessary for a member of parliament . Payment of members for their services is another ef our principles . surely no one can object to this , as it Is not right to expect any individual to sacrifice his whole unrequited time and services te the cause of his country . No ; but let us act in accordance with tbat beautiful Scriptural phrase which says , The labourer is worthy of hit hire . '
Lastly , which winds up the whole of our fundamental principles , is what we call equaj electoral districts ; for , we contend , tho country ought to be equall y proportionttely divided in order to insure an equitable system of representation . At present we find many small boroughs possessing as many representatives as large towns or cities ; for Instance . Harwich , with a population of 3 , 730 , and only 181 electors , returns two members to parliament , whilst Manchester , with a popula . tlon of more than 300 , 000 , and about 12 , 000 elactors . returns only the same number of members . We hare new briefly laid before jou the whole of our fundamental principles , and we trust that you will considerately and d * . Uberately give to them due attention , and let that importance be attached to the just mentioned enumerated principles—the principles contained in the Peoplo ' i Charter .
We must conclude with , no system of reprejentulon can excel or surpass the one wo have here submitted for jour deliberate consideration ima wise approval . It is framed on the broad basis of universal justice . We are nloy aiming at unWersal juBtice . We are onl y aiming at universal protection , so that our legislators may make only such laws as will harironise with the laws of God and nature , and that the laws of the land may be made to accord with the moral precepts of Christianity . As we intend soon to appeal to you again , wo trast this may for the present suffice , and remain yours , faithfully , in the Chartist CBuae ,
• . Wh . Asbsetoh , Chairman , . . . G . H . Smith , Secretary . Committee Room , People ' s Instltute / Heyrod-street .
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waa in the habit of amusing himself by reading 0 kings , with all their " splendour , of the army with al its victories , the navy with its bravery , . tho countrj with its greatness r ' but since ho had arrived al years of reflection he had discovered that kings , tne army , the navy , and the country , owed their greatness and their splendour to labour . Then , since labour is of so much importance , I ask , ought it not to-be ' protected ? But is it bo ? Ifeve ^ you , the working men , not only been obliged to do without protection , but when you have attempted to protect your own labour have not many of your own order been sacrificed for making the attempt ?—bave not many noble spirits had to s jffer through struggling for their right ? Let the Dorchester Labourers answer the
question . But you have hitherto struggled on with your local unions , spite of opposition and partial failures ; but having discovered a better system , it ia jour duty to adopt its principles , which ave oalculated to improve your condition . Mr G . was led to inquire , as the working classes are really tho producers of all the wealth of the country , are they in that condition their merits deserve they should be placed in , either by the receipt of an ample amount of re . rnurieration for their labour , or by their interests bring properly represented in the ' legislature ? and the result of his reflection is a deep conv-ction that the working classes do not receive a cerresDonding value for the services rendered ; nor are their interests a matter of sufficient consideration with the
legislature . What , then , is the cause of this eruol injustice ? why the want of union among all grades of working men . If tho princip le of National anion were properly carried out suoh a state of things could not exist . He believed the meeting weuld fully agree with him , that the principle of sectional union , although of great good , yet experience had shown its inefficiency to meet the increasing wants of the toiling millions , Mr Green then gave a history of the origin of the National Association , and a detail of its nature and objects ; and commented at some length upon the growing desire for , and necessity of , the principles of-mediation being more generally carried out ; he did not believe that one thousandth part of good had ever been effected by the money of the
Association whioh had been achieved by means _ of deputations waiting upon employers , and appealing to their reason , in cases of dispute and difference , He said , I am not ono of those "ho would change any old system for a new one for the sake of change , if tbat change was not for the best . Although he thought strikes had in many caseB been ineffectual , and in some had done mubh mischief , yet when mediation has been ineffectual , and a strike was inevitable , they should not let the masters see that they ehtunk from its accomplishment , and instead of ( as heretofore ) paying the men who were on strike to
walk idly about the streets , let the employers see that the workmen are determined to act upon the principles of th o National Association , by setting them to work at their own trade ; which weuld tend sooner to bring the employer to a sense of justice , than the old system of Btrikes could possibly do ; and while the money of the working classes is invested to carry out the principle of self-employment , it would be used for instead of against them , as it has been too generally the case . Ia propounding this plan I am not advocating a system that will act in opposition to the present organisation of working men , but one that will run parallel with ib .
The Association for the Protection of Industry has invested in the sister Association £ 2 , 500 , for the employment of its members who are resisting the encroaohments of their employers ; and have now on hand for sale many hundred pairs of silk and cotton eloves , made at Duffield , Leicester , Ac . ; about 1 , 000 yards of serge , made at Collumpton ; some tons of horse nails , from Worcestershire a great quantity of cotton shirting , the produce pf the band-loom weavers of Wilmslaw ; besides an . immense qnantity of stockings , drawers , &c , manufactured by the frame-work knitters , and a great variety of boots and shoes , the entire of which goods are the work of members of the ABBOoiation , who are , and have been , resisting the encroachments of capital ..
Mr Grebs then " stated that there was another principle whioh the Association was carrying out as far as practicable , vie , the protection of its members from the baneful effects of the truck system , which has hitherto been practised to a considerable extent in some of the manufacturing districts . The Central Committee had already prevented several cases , and had , inmost instances , obtained convictions—which he trusted would tend , in some measure , to put an end to so flagrant a mode of plundering the working man . Mr Green was listened to throughout his address , which occupied above an hour , with the utmost attention , and sat down amid loud applause . a Hague rose to move the following resolution : —
That this meeting , having heard the principles and ebjects of the National Association of United Trades for the Protection of Industry and Employment of Labour , fully explained , are of opinion that these associations , from their extensive organisation and Immense numbers , are better calculated to benefit the working classes than an ; isolated trades' unions , however extensive . This meeting , therefore , pledges itself to use all its exertions , individually and collectively , to support the same . Mr HimTE then said , that ho had been of opinion ever since the Builders ' and Consolidated Union were broken up , that the working classes had been going downwards , for the want of an institution of the same magnitude , that these bodies were . The means at their disposal , at the present time , to
resist the innovations of capital , were comparatively small , acd were getting smaller : but the pence of the millions , with its moral power , will accomplish every * thing needed by the workineclasses , and resoue them from their present degraded state . This meeting being held for the consideration of the National Association , wo should deeply consider that question . The co-operative prinoiple he considered to be the onlyplan bywhich the working classes may hope toredeem themselves . He believed that their present distress was in a great measure attributable to French competition , but the graatestevil arose from the competition among themselves . Should the weavers ever become so great as formerly , and removed from the present degraded condition in whioh they
areunhaopily placed , it will be the result of union . My Cumii seconded 4 lt 6 resolution , and said , that all who are acquainted with the progress of the Society of Weavers , which now exists in that locality , are aware that I have done all in my power to for * ward the object ef union . I find that the weavers in Spitalfieldshave beep more united formerlyjthan they are at the present time . He felt the desirability of using every effort to cultivate union to the fullest extent , whioh he conceived to bo the only means by which the working classes may ever hope to gain their rights and privileges . He , therefore , hopec that none of the common influences of life would operate , so as to prevent the silk weavers uniting in greater number ' s . The present society of Spitalfields
weavers ia willing to co-operate with any other body which is actuated by a deeire to do good for the ma s . Our object is national , union . Mr Berry recommended that every man present should use every legitimate means in his power to carry out union . < Mr Jones said : I rise for . the purpose of supporting the resolution . The question with the weavers is , whether they shall be connected with a union which shall enable Ihe workmea io resist tho many encroaohments that are continually beihg made by the capitalists , or whether we Bhall allow ourselves to bo
isolated , and her further degraded ? If we unite with thisgeneral union , we shall have a power that will really effect much good for us , ap . d enable us to prevent a great many of the evils which are contmually being inflicted upon us . The rich who produce nothing , have plenty wherewith to supply the waatsof their families , while the poor weaver . by reason of his wants , is compelled to submit to any re « auction upon his labour , however great . He conceived this crftat national union to be one ( if proDeriv supparted ) , highly calculated to defend and maintain the poor man from the injustice to which he baa been bo long subjected .
Mr Fersando very , much approved of the ob 3 emturns made by the previous speakers with regard to the amount ef good that is likely to arise from the National Association , and the principles ef self-empioyment . andwould . asfuras lay in his power , forward tho objects of the A saooiation . Several questions having been put to the deputation , and answered to the satisfaction of the meeting , the resolution was put , and carried unanimously . It was then moved by Mr Cuim , seconded by Mr Jones , and carried unanimously '<—That tho thanks of this meeting is highly due , and hereby given , to the honourable president of the National Association , T , S . Duneombe , Esq ., M . P ., for his noble conduct In behalf of « he Association , and of the working classes generally . ¦ ?? It was then moved by Mr Staines , seconded by Mr Cutter , and carried unanimously : —
That the thaults of this meeting are respectfully tendtred to the proprietor , editors , and reporters of the N .. RTHE&H Sm for their advooacy of the Interests of the working classes in the columns of that journal . Votes of thanks were also given to the deputation who attended from the Central Committee , for the explanations they had given . Also to Mr Sullv for jus . aba and impartial oonduct in the chair , which having been briefly acknowledged , the meeting WiOAK .-On Monday last , Mr J . W . Parkw attended a public meeting of the trades , at tho Bear ' s Paw Inn , and was ably assisted by Mr Lcnesnn ani others , in pourtraying the principles of tho National Association of United Trades . Resolutions approving of the same , and a determination to join were carried ut . an-mnuRlv .
BiRMiNonAH . —Mr J . W . Parker attended a public meeting on Wednesday , the 13 cb , in tho People ' s Hal ) . Mr Hill in the chair . The lecturer dilated at great length upon tho necessity of general union , and set forth many pleasing , facts of the progress of the Association ; and practically demonstrated , to their great satisfaction , the improved .. method ndopted by the Association in their management of strikes . At the close of the lecturo Mr Smith proposed the fol
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rO THE EDITORS OF ^ THE NOTTINGHAM MERCURY , &c , &c . { Continued from the Fifth Page . ) the proposed reduction of 10 per cent , rather than remain out of work for the winter . At Ashton , no fewer thaa twenty-one firms have given notice of an intended reduction of 10 per cent ., and , under these circumstances , tho operathes think that cessation for a Bhort time would b « preferable to a total suspension , ia the expectation that markets , with the turn of tho new yea . - , may improve and prevent any permanent re . ductiou , The reports from Bolton were to the effect , that they did not altogether 6 ide with the cessation proposal , thiuking it might disturb the good feeling that ought to exist between the employer and the employed ; but , on the other hand , there was the ominous fuct sta .
ring them in the face , that firms in Bolton , that for years had not worked short time , were now running only at the rate of two and three dajs in the week . There wore only six mills in Preston working fall tune ; the otherj went at two and tliwe days a-week . Chorley , DuWnfield , Hindley . andHeywood . gnvein their adherence to stop page for a short time , ratherthan a reduction of ten per "' •¦ ' ? r as understood from the Manchester delegates , that the Manchester board of guardians were sending spinners who sought relief to fill tho places of those who had determined on turning out . At Stockport the sta » of feeling appears to be unanimously in favour of cessaturn for a period . Most of the mills are working short time , and between 100 and 200 mills ave standing still . Therein some talk of a public demonstration on the subject . At Warrington , where the same stagnation exists , the
unemployed operatives have gone to tho relieving officers in a peaceable procession of some 700 , asking for reprc . ductive employment in the shape of land reclamation ; the answer of the guardians hemp , that they will take t&e subject into consideration . Every cotton mill is closed , thmving upwards of two thousand , directly and collaterally including families , four thousand or five tliousand hands-out of employ . The abovo is a pretty clear reflex of the condition of the districts , of which Munchtster , with its ienendent po . pulation of two millions , forms the foctl , lltt various delegates appear to be of opinion , that leliatio 1 for a short period from labour is , on their part , tLe moat sensible policy , rather than , submission to a redu- tin t'wt may possibly prevent them from recovering then- crtelaal position . They think that the proposed reduction viotU not give relief to the manufacturing firms in the present state of trade in
the country , and that it is more in the nature of a n «« on their part , to lead—if circumstances compel-fora time / to a total cessation of . labour . Tho well-known deficiency oi the cotton crop had no doubt rendered theshort . time measure necessary ; and it was tne opinion of both masters and men . that acessatioa would fee mutually to their advantage , and that in ths meantime trade wouid approximate to an amelioration . Others , however , were of opinien , thatif trade , at the end of the proposed period , was no better , the operatives would be worso off . than before . There was not onethird the production now that there was this timetwolMinonth . At present the opinions of the manufacturerl were conflicting . Some wore in favour of short time , others for a partial , othors for a total cessation . Nearly twenty mills had stopped in Manchester since last Chnstma 6 , and . the total number stopped to the present time was thirty-three .
Blame is attributed to the Ashton firms , who commenced this movement of reduction , Ashton being cob * sidered the leading place of the district and as regulating the policy of the others . It ^ is consequently to the interest ! of the operatives to oppose this movement , seeing tbat if it bo adopted all the other districts . will he compelled to submit to the redaction . The present drain for railway capital was cited as being a considerable element . it work in producing the present manufacturing depression , upwards of two thousand millsbeing at a stand-stili . It is feared that the present state of things will result in the overcrowding of the poor law unions , aud should the appeals aud representations of the delegates to the Ashtoa manufacturers nnd the government be of no avail , a S ? nernl public demonstration throughout the districts i ' expected to take place .
If you have read the above , coutrast it with ( he announcement that I am just going to start with Messrs Doyle and Cullingham , a director and overseer , to walk over 611 acres of ground ; of ground to build cottages upon , for slaves rescued from you ' grasp . I fovgot to tell you * that I have eig liteen pigs , and that on Monday I am going to buy fitty head of cattle , to make dung of the straw , to grow potatees and cabbages for your foodless paupers .
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, " UnionforiheMiOion . " ¦ . :. ¦ ¦ . ; FRiENDS ^ We feel still great pleasure in being able to congratulate you upon the encouraging aspects of the Association , but at the same time it is with feelings of unmixed regret that we view the future alarming prospects of the industrious classes , in consequence of the increasing depression in trade , and the extension of the threatening commercial panic , that ^ promises to surpass in magnitude its predecessors , and to overwhelm in distress and suffering the working man , for which , indeed , he is but ill-prepared . For , strange to tell , the most
prosperous times , when everything appears tq go smoothly on , are often times of penury anddestitution to the man who has to toil hard and long fc * little wages , in consequence of the extremely reduced condition of our industry . And if it is hard to make a comfortable liying when trade is good , what must it be when the Vfliole nation is thrown in . to convulsions , in consequence of one of those periodical afflictions which so regularly visit this country paralysing our commercial operations , and throwing into disorder and danger our manufacturing and industrial Undertakings , and thus become a prolific source of failures and bankruptcies on the one hand , and of Increasing misery and starvation on the other , deplorable in its effects to all parties , more especially to the working classes .
To dispel the dark prospects of the future is beyond our power ; but we would say , by way of ad . vice , let us endeavour to bear the evil with fortitude , and with magnanimity of spirit , and firmly resolve to obviate the recurrence of such destructive and national calamities , almost as pregnant with evil for the capitalist as the labouring man . Now , there is one thing against which we would like to prepare the working classes , and that is , employers , generally , make such afflictions subservient
to their own pftrsonal emolument by effecting reductions in the price of labour , and which , if once obtained ,. the poor workman seldom or never recovers , though trade becomes everso brisk . And thus , what should only have been a temporary evil to the operative , is converted , by the dastardly conduct of some employers , into a permanent curse . This infernal system of reduction has already began where the panic exists in more fearful reality . -In AshtQR no less thau twenty . one firmi have given notice of an intended reduction of ten
per cent ., a great number of others in Dukenfield nave signified their intentions of imposing a similar reduction . In other places the factories are entirely closed , while great numbers more are reduced to short time , some working no more than one , two , or three days a week . Now , bad as the BhorMime system may be , yet it is noble and generout to that : system , that would transform the present momentary depression into a perpetual source of unmitigated and increasrng wretchedness and slavery ; as is the inevitable tendency of reducing wages . If we are only reduced to short time , as trade revives our condition will improv , bat if the
price of our industry is reduced , it is a thousand to one ,, ( however good trade may become ) if ever we obtain an advance . No , for capitalists are not the men to restore to ; the labourer that which they have relentlessly taken from him . Our object , therefore , must be to prevent the employer from taking such undue arid unwarrantable advan t age of the workman during these stagnations in trade . Let us rather prefer short time , therefore , with full prices , than submission to a reduction in wages , and after be compelled to labour full time at reduced prices ; and , depend upon it , the
latter will be the wisest step that we can take . Where the employers attempt at pulling down your prices , under the plea that there is no demand for your labour , be prepared and meet them with short time , if you please , in preference to a reduction in our prices . For if you are doomed to suffer the evil results of these commercial panics , it is only just that you should realise a portion at least of the advantages of commercial prosperity ; which if it were so , your present intolerable burdens would become comparatively light . But no , according to the masters' plan of reducing wages , you are for ever prohibited from enjoying such advantages .
_ The keen and distressing results of these stagnations is rendered deubly . keen and distressing to you in consequence of the base and unfeeling conduct in so cruelly pulling down the price of your industry , to preserue themselves from the losses they are exposed to , in consequence of their unfair and unprincipled competition , in their mad speculations . And when the danger they so much dreaded is averted , they will continue to exact your labour at thesamereduced standard , increasing the hours of your toil , and paying you less for it , thus rendering you the helpless victims of ruthless poverty , ; consign , ing you and your families to abject wretchedness , to unmitigated distress , to innumerable diseases and to premature death .
Now , we ask , is this right ? Is it not cruel in the extreme ? and from which the mind imbued with the least [ . spark of humanity and fellow feeling would turn away in disgust . Working men , if you would obviate such evils , choose to work short time rather than be reduced in your prices . Let the employers know that yon are determined to abide by your derisions , and to a man stick to it , for in the end you will be great gainers . Another suggestion we would throw out is , that you must not abandon Association . You must continue firmly united , and your organisation will guard the rights of your industry . We are not at all ignorant of the low condition to which many are ,
and to all appearance will be , reduced ; but , at the same time , we feel fully convinced , that if you are induced to give up your societies—to abandon your co-operative principles , things will go worse with you , depend upon it . We have no power but in our organised capacity . "We have no protection but in a spirited combination , and if we give up this power , this protection , we shall be left to the tender mercies of the factory lords , and you well know that the tenderest mercy of the wicked is monstrously cruel , and from which we say , ? Good Lord deliver us and our children . ' But rest assured , that if you abandon the means of your safety , and do not strive to rescue yourselves from bondage , you will be left to perish ,
But we are satisfied that you appreciate the advantages of association too highly to desert it . That you are too much enamoured with the labourredeeming tendency of our principles ¦ to renounce them in despair ; for you know full well that , if you are disorganised and split into sections you will become the helpless and unguarded prey of devouring and insatiable capitalists , whose interests it is to exact your labour at the cheapest possible rate ; and , we may be sure , that they will strain every nerve to make your disunion , as well as the present commercial panic , subservient to their selfish purposes .
It is against these things we wish you to be prepared , and unless you are you will sink into ruin in consequence . The evil concomitants of disunion in times of prosperity are well known , and from which we may rationally infer the increased misery that wc * ld follow it in times like these . Nay , the primary cause of our present suffering and penury maybe attributed to our disorganisation ; for had we been thoroughly united we should not now have been compelled to toil hard and long for nought , continually breathing a pestiferous atmosphere , inhaling diseases every day of our lives , and destroying our physical constitution before we have attained the meridian of life .
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The Central Committee of the above progressing institution met on Monday and following days for the transaction of general business . A great mass of correspondence has been received from different parts of the United Kingdom of an extraordinary character . Also adhesions from the Chester boot and shoe makers , Crowle hand-loom weavers , Northampton boot and shoe makers , Rochdale woollen spinners , &c . The following reports have been received from the agents and members of the Central Committee A public meeting of the trades of S pitalfielda and its vicinity was held in the large room of the
Whittington and Cat , on Monday evenicg , the 11 th of October , for the purpose of hearing an exposition of the nature and objects of the National Association of United Tradw . Mr Sully , . ilk weaver , was called to the chair , who opened the business by readinc the placard calling the meeting ; ho then said that the question for which the meeting had been called was one of an . important character , and he therefore rusted that every speaker would have an attentta hearing , by which means they would berffi enabled to arrive at ajuafe conclusion . There was a
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' owing resolution- ^ 'that this meeting havin ™ v ' with great satisfaction the principles and aS ^ that the National Association of United Trad * ^ out to the working olagsea in general , and fi ™ L r good already effected ,, is fully convinced that iti , ° only far superior to the ; old system , of conaWr ' trades' unions , but that it is capable of effecting !? & emancipation of the working classes , by prevent * ' the unjustifiable reductions that are continn 11 * taking place in wages ; and that this meotini ; nui themselves to become members forthwith , and 1 $ render every possible assistance to the district co mittee , to extend tho strength of the Association Birmingham : and also tender its thanks to 1 ? Parker , for his able , explanatory , and practical 1 « J ! ture . ' The resolution waa seconded by Mr Welsford who instanced the moral power of the Association i » the recent caso of an advance in the gun traJe «* cured through its influence alone . The resolut ^ was carried unanimously . After a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting adjourned .
On the next evening , Mr . Pabkerattended another nwetiug in the same Hall , to give any information that might be required . The following trades ka ^ a given in their adhesion : — . Tin plate , workera , small ware weavers , tailors , wood turners , gun stocked gun fiaishers , gun polishers , spur makers , and crown glass makers . , ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE STEAM ENGINE MAEKBS *
SOCIETY . The delegates representing the above important body met during the week , for the transaction of business , at the Swan with Two Necks , St Martin's , lane . A deputation waited upon Mr Parker to request his attendance at tho Conference , fur the purpose of rendering such explanations of the National Assoc : a > tion , aa were required on Saturday . Mr Parker attended in accordance therewith , and answered all questions that were put to Mm , to the satisfaction of all parties . Several delegates who had hitherto been opposed to the Association , doubting its efficacy and practicability , boldly and frankly declared , that from the explanations given , their opposition ceased from thar moment : as , until then , they were ignorant of the real principles of the Association , and wished it all the success that auch an institution truly deferred .
A delegate moved the following , re 8 olutiqn— 'Thai this meeting express their great satisfaction at th » able exposition Mr Parker has made of the National Association of United Trades to the meeting , and ap . prove its principles ; and beg to award him their best thanks . ' The resolution wa 3 unanimously adopted . A question having been put to Mr Parker as to his opinion in reference to the stability-of the Land aad Labour Bank , he stated that he believed it was pir . fectlv- safe , notwithstanding the ravings of the Dispatch , Ztojd '« , the Manchester Examiner , andothen to the contrary , and that Mr O'Connnor would take care to shield it with tho necessary security of which tho working classes would shortly t *
cenvmced , as landed security , upon which he believed the bank waa founded , is the best of all . se curity ; and when this poiht was fully established , it would be for the interest ofall who lived by labour , to invest their funds in such a bank , as then their monies would net be used for the purpose of crashing their order , as is the case with the present banking system , which gives incr ° ased power to the holders of capital and employers of labour , and becotnc 3 auxiliary to the degradation and oppression of the operative classes , whenever they dare to assert the faot , that they are entitled to a fair equivalent for their labour . To this principle the delegatesgenerally assented . Mr P . then retired amid the greetings of the meeting .
Manchbstbb .-The strike at Messrs G . Smith and Co ., - of Lower Mosley-street , of the silk picker and weavers , which has lasted upwards of 18 weeks , still continues , and the infamous document is now required to ta signed , that the hands in his employ shall not belong to the Union , this act of Messrs Smith is universa'ly reprobrated even by the respectable portion of the trade ; and redounds very little to their credit , as humane and benevolent employers , whih they were very anxious to make the delegate of the association believe . They are earning an unenviable notoriety among all classes by their acts of persecution , of which the following is a sample : —
Rochdale . Silk Weavers' Time Tickets . —On Monday at the Rochda ' e Petty Sessions , before Me 3 sr 3 Clement Royds , James Taylor , and George Ashworth , mRgistrates , fJames Beardmnn , Bilk weaver , Ton * - lane , near Middleton , summoned Messrs G . J . aid G . Smith , Bilk manufacturers , of Manchester , to ob . tain wages for weaving eighty-one yards of the 3 , 000 reed , double , plain sarsnet , at 4 d . per yard . araouctmcr to £ 1 7 s . After a lengthy trial , the magistrates consulted for a short time , when Mr Royds stated that he himself and Mr Tay loi * were of opinion that the weaver was deserving of his wages , and they made an order for the full amount and all ex . peases . Mr Smi-h declared he had been badly used by the Middleton wcarew , and he would give up takis ? work to that town . s
K »* VUUI Once more has justice been done to the poor weaver . Let us hoge ouch aota of tyranny are nearly at an end .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 23, 1847, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1441/page/8/
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