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      MANCHESTER ATTEMPTED MASSACRE . LETTER FROM THE WHIG VICTIM

      WHEELER , TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR . . " The world is my eonntry , and to do good my religion . " PAINE . My Dear FEARGrs , —© wing to the various reports in clrcul&vion , methinksyou will like to have the plain facts from old Wheeler himself , which are as follow : — About half-past one , on Saturday , Jane the 5 th , ret-irninj home to dinner , I found onr friends from OidLam , waiting in Tib-street , and in a few minutes I proceeded with them to the plaoe of meeting , intending so soon as things were settled to leaTe them in tie Hall , and return to my labour . On arrriTing at , the end of Oldham-street , a procession of Forresters irere going fij , and which , of course , delayed our pro-1 cession for ten or fifteen minutes , daring which time

      an Irishman , whom I do not know , often urged us to ; push forward ; but myself and a man by the name of ' . Johnson , and Mr . Smethurst , of Oldharo , determined ; ai : sr the affray on Wednesday , that nothing should be 1 ofcrei on the part of the Chartists to serve as a j pr-ruxt to disturb the peace . j While the procession remained , I stepped into j Piccadilly , and was hailed by some of our friends that j asi ^ d me , " who "were the parties that had taien the ; Biii ? " for they believed the money had not been paid , j A person replied " Mr . Mahon had taken it , but did ; not pay for it . " They then asked me to go back and ; borrow the money from some friend , as they had not then ! wtertwith to p ~ y for it . I told them I had promised I

      to iccompany Mr Smethurst and his men to the i Cur niter ' s Hall , and I could not think of going back i w .: r jut first performing my promise . The answer was , " Yi'hteler , you can go and open the Hall , and the ma . i ; vrill take your word until such time as you fetch ' tLe money , which will not be more than half an hoar . " Tils I agreed to do . The Forrester ' s procession had : by this time all moTed by , and we proceeded along ¦ Piccadilly and Portland-street , at the end of which we \ rere stopped by reports that the brutes were at the j end of Carpenter ' s Hall , and had been running •; Charles Connor , no doubt to bludgeon him . After a few minutes hilt , during which Mr . Mahon came up , : au- ; 1 wished Jehnson to go with him to open the ' Ba ¦ : . bnt he said stou till we get a little further . We j

      • £ ¦ < .:- proceeded uctil we came near the canal bridge , in DiTid-sireet , where a number of people was returning fru ;;; the HM 1 with various reports that caused an it * rant halt , —same of the reports went to state that sp ~_ Lal care must be taken of the band , as the Tillains were determined to break eTery instrument . They , theitfore , deemed it idrisable to withdraw the band , anil likeirise the females who formed a part in the proc . asion . During the confusion , occasioned by the ab . tr reports ,, mj&U and a few fr ends made tfce bist of or way towards the Hall , leaving the procession behind . We were sgain stopped by " the crowd , and WL : e there pausing , an individual said " If the Hall wa > opened , all would be right . " I then perceived SiaL-ja at my elbow , who said to me " come on . " Wt

      pro : < -sded along the pavement bni a short distance wh . n I saw the infuriated scoundrels flourishing their blu-ieons in a fiend-Hie manner , over their heads ; and in the ntxt moment I saw a villain whom 1 btli-ve to be Finn&g&n , pointing to myself and ilahoc-1 K'd "Do yon see that Flanagan pointing us out " U . r . Mahon said " Uiivei mind him , coma oil" Hahon had now stepped six or seven yards in advance of me , » nd was in the next instant attacked by six of th ; rcfti ' . ns who stepped out of the main road for the purpose . It was but the work of a few seconds when I a ^ ain distinctly Baw the same villain whom 1 believe to be Finnagan pointing from Mahon to myself , no d-mbt a signal for their attack upon me , for no sooner was it given than three of those who were belabouring Mahon , left him and came to me , when

      thry .. with six others which had come ont of the main Toad , nakiag nine in number r fell upon me , sad in as assassin-like manner aimed several blows at tts , when one stepped from amongst the rest , and with a blcriF feUe 4 me to the ground . The moment I was dowi .. « ae of the brutes exclaimed , " Pnll off his hat , and let us have a fair slap at the old b ' s bare head . " This they did ; and having taken it eff , they threw it in the air , shouting at the time , as if in triumph : they began to beat me over the head and . boa . " , which did not end until they considered I had a sufi . ieacy to deprive me of life . I attempted to regain my -walking-stick , which fell from my Land when 1 was firs : knocked d 6 wn ; but one of the villains saw me , asd 'kicked me over the elbow , and by that means ¦ wre ched it from my grasp .

      Having flnishs-i me , as they thought , one of the monsters exclaimed , ' Hell tell no more tales in the Star f and one , more fiendish than the rest , while 1 lay bleeding on the ground , gave a jump and upper-cut Vita it , which inflicted a very deep incision in the back part of my head , at the same time txclaiming , " Ah , na ma dhouL , " of whick words I have since leaxut the m .-aning to be , * ' Tour soul to the Devii . " After this , 1 was taken from the ground , but by whom I know not , for it was dangerous for any person to so fai Eynii'athiie for me ; and 1 was therefore transferred from une friend to another , until we arrived in Granby Row . the blood flowing copiously frem my head all the whr : *

      From this time I have bnt a slight recollection of \ rhi ~ - took place , until I reached the Infirmary , where there were several more waiting to get their wounds dressed . The surgeon immediately came ts rae , and said , "This man must not go home to-night , " and ordered me to be washed , dressed , and put to bed , whieh tras done accordingly . Too much praise cannot be given to Mr . Furniford , the house surgeon , for his kind attention to me ni ^ ht and day , and to whom my wife and four helpless children owe a debt of gratitude , for the saving of my life . It was net until the Friday following Uiat he prououceed me ont of danger , and on Saturday he kindiy offered me to return home , which 1 readily accepted .

      And now , my dear Fe&rgus , I am in a fair way of rewTery , trusting it will not be long ere I shall be able to take my part with my fellow-labourers in the great cause of democracy , and to convince tie tools that ' club" law cannot alter truth and justice , is the sincere desire of

      Tae Old Veteran , lAs M'Douall calls me , and I now will adopt it , ) And yours truly in tie canse , , J . Wheels * . S , Whittle-rtreet , Manchester , j June 2 llh , 1 S 4 L \ P . S . I hear the villain Finnagan does not deny having told me to " Prepare to meet my Grod , " but said ; it ¦ was but a joke . Such jokes had nearly deprived me : of liie , and left my wife without a husband , and I my children witheut a father . Aud as my labour is their only support , I fear the New Poor Law Bastile ' would have been their lot , which I dreaded more than meeting my God . J . W . »— . .

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      MB . O'BRIEN OX THE ELECTION M 0 YEiIEN * T 3 . Lancaster Castle , June 22 nd , 1841 . Mt deab . BovrUA * -, —I see by the Northern Star of Saturday last , that the Editor has promised *¦ to reason teith Mr . OBrien , " ic . &c , in his next number , —with a view , no doubt , of reasoning you , and me , and all who think with , us , out of our opposition to the new pro-Tory Chartiai heresy . I hope he will not do 60 . I hope he will better employ his valuable time and talents . I hope , instead of vainly endeavouring to convince me that black is white , and that Chartism is not the antipodes of Toryism , he will endeavour to get the country to act , at the approaching elections , the part we have both recommended—the part to which we ill stand pledged by the Manifesto of the first

      Convention—and which has already received the sanction laid promised support of innumerable public meetings , at no one of which did any Chartist leader , great or tmoii , crer dare to propound the infamous policy fchainng the Chartist body to the chariot wheels of either faction Wltig or Tory ) to noeJZ their triumph at the txpence of our own degradation , and , as it were , in mockery of our own political impotence and nonentity . By following up his own excellent advice , and the country's excellent resolve , to create a national representation by the show cf hands' saSrage at the coming elections , the Editor of the Star may even yet effect a world of good for us . By reasoning with me in favour of pro-Tory Chartism , he will effect none at all ; for I promise him before band , through jo » , that bis reasoning will have so more weight with me , than mine has had upon

      In his mode of dealing with my letters , and in the few comments be has appended to them , I see much to admire , and such to regrei . I admire the frankness : and promptitude with which be has given insertion to opinions adverse to his own , ( and that too , at great length , and involving the inconvenience of a seeond < edition . ) I admire this unequivocal manifestation of bis ! lore of fair play ; I also admire his deference to public . opinion is subjecting his own dogmas to that tribunal , i acd consenting to abide by its award , I admire the ! complete absence of egotism , personality , and diets-, tion , -which characterizes his few remarks , and , above all , I admire the friendly feeling and spirit of good fellowship with which he has met my opposition . All : those an goodly features not often found in editorial : controversy , and for which the Editor of the Stir . ( however he may have behaved towards others ) is , entitled to mg best thanks , at any rate , as regards the j present subject in dispute . But I regret that , in esti- ; mating the comparative merits of my opinion ! and hit own , ha should affect to regard mine j m only that of an individual , and his own ; as that of the great majority of the Chartist public . \ To this I demur is toto , 1 deny that his opinion on j the point at iasoe between us , ii the opinion of the j Chartist public I deny that what I call the new " pro-Tory Chartist boesy" is the established faith of the . Chartist body in general ; and I most vehemently pro- tect against Ms covert attempt to isolate me from the eoBgregatioa I cl * im communion with , by not only ex- ' hihiting my opinion as that of an individual separatist , but also making me ajpear in the invidious lLjht . of dogmtAtang to ay brother Chartists . Tis true , my op- j position to the policy of supporting Tories at the . elec- ! ttoBS , / or iktmere take of Urwtg out Whig * , is my own ]

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      independent opinion , but I know that ifcis also the inj dependent opinion of thousands of the best Chartists I all over the country—of men who are as incapable of ! being dictated to by me , as I am of taking my opinions j on trust from them . I will bet the Editor of the Star what he likes , that j he could not get five Charter electors in Brighton to ) vote for a Tory , merely to put out Captain Pechell , < although almost every man of them would support a Chartist candidate against even Captain PechelL There is an example in the South . Now , take one in the North . j There are four candidates in the field for Preston , 1 two Tories , viz : —Parker and Swain , and two Liberals , ' riz : —Sir G . Strickland , and Sir H . Fieetwood . About

      | ! ' a week ago , the four gentlemen were waited upon by a | deputation of font ¦ persons from the Chartist Associa ; tion , to be tested as to their opinions , touching exten-! sion of the Suffrage , release of Chartist victims , recal ' of Frost , Williams , and Jones , &c . 4 c Well , the result was , that the Tories would give no pledge in fartut any Chartist demand—they thought the Suffrage " too much extended already !"—that Frost , Williams , and Jones , were "justly punished , ' kc—and the other Chartist victims " treated as they deserved , '' dec . 4 c The Liberals promised to go as far as Household Suffrage , the Ballot , Triennial Parliaments , 4 c ., and to vote for tbe liberation and restoration of the Chartist victims . Upon this a public meeting was instantly held , at which 13 , 000 people were present , including all the principal Chartists of Preston , and their opinion taken as to the course to be follewed .

      The result was an all but unanimous vote of both the electors and non-electors present , to support the Liberals and ke ep out the Tories , if possible !! What will the Star say to this ? I will bet the Editor what he likes , that not ten Chartist electors will support the Tory candidates at the Preston election , although there wereagood Chartist candidate in the field , he would have all thenon-electors . andaveryrespectable minority , if not a majority , of tbe electors . Here are two striking instates of the error of the Editor of the Star , in supposing that the policy be recommends is sanctioned by the Chartist body , in general . I have eiven him two ; but I could as easily give him twenty . His other errors I shall notice next week , when I have seen what he has got to say . Yours , &c James B . O'Biuen .

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      "The length at ichich ire have given Die important Leeds meeting , the e ' ectiom , and immense inriux of Chartisi and other ueux , has shut out , this uy-sV , o larpt 7 nas > of most interesting matter , much of which we icoa ] d Aare gladly < riven , but are ttnaJAe to cnim it in . 0 ¦ ' J or cur daily paper J Our readers hare no idea of the misery of having but one uxtkly paper for the ichole people . Me . O'Connor icill cheerfully accept the offer of his Bumtey fustian friends , but only upon one condition , that is , that he i . ha / 1 be allowed to pay all

      the expence . Ma . O'Cosa'ob asd the Bab . nsley Iri-h Chartists . — We feel convinced that ( he slate of our columns this werk , and the recollection of the fact thai the elections are all but on , trill p lead our excuse for the non-pubhcation of their address and signatures this week . II shall be at-. tended to upon the very earliest opportunity . Esbatcm . —In Mr . 0 Connor ' s reply to one of the " fustain-jacket and check-shirt Chartists , comical men of Marylebone" inserted in onr last , for " comical " men , read councilmen .

      G . Gra ^ i , Banburt , may ebtain Hiils Lectures on English Grammar , through the medium of any bookseller , from Mr . J . Cleave , of London . Mr . W . Hill has not yet published his New Sysjcm of Short Hand Writing , but intends doing so shortly . P . "" W . BcCHiSA ? i . —His verses are declined . J . Blu > t , Hadfiklp , has sen : ics a letter about some religious mountcbaTik , called Slater , for the chronielt ' tng of ichose pious mendacity ice connot find room . Joh . x Mullollon . — We have given notice twenty times over that we never preserve rejected communications : parties who wish copies must keep Ihrm .

      P . YaXaSTTSK . — We are sorry he is angry , but cannot help it . J . "W . Parker , Londos , writes thus : — "We have 2 " 0 , 0 C 0 working men in this wen of corruption ; and if the so called leaders would but unite upon principle , and principle alone , I am persuaded we should , in a very short time , have the massive portion with u- ; as the late great meeting at the ' Crown and Anchor proved that the great mass are essentially democratic , but unfortunately we hate been destroyed by dissension . I imp ' ore the active Chartists to unite , and in this , the eleventh hour , to give our enemies a drubbing , and scout every man from their ranks who would attempt to destroy the influence of each other in the good cause . Now is the time for every good Chartist to prepare himself for the coming struggle ; and when the elections are over , we shall be able to turn our attention to the liberation of Messrs

      O ' Connor and O'Brien , and escort them into London with at least 150 , 000 men—not so much for them personally , as to show the attachment of the people to the principles for which they have suffered : if so , we shall soon have the Charter . I hope the Chartists of London will at oriee unite , and carry out the above objects , as well as t » assist the patriots , Vincent and M'Douall , and srnd their mites to Mr . J . Cleave , treasurer to the Metropolitan Election Committee . "A Foe to the Bastiles . "—There is no law against his having his verses printed and posted on the walls . P . D . Snipp . — Yes . G . M ., Socthampto-v . —His verses are declined . W . Swatton . —His verses are declined , T . Lordisg . — We have no room for his letter to "Pubiicola : " the proper vehicle for it is the Wetkly Dispatch .

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      Joh > " Robinsok , Jlfossley , is entitled to the Plates . S . U ., T . C , & E . R ., Cabbington . —The Plates . were sent wrong directed . Messrs . Shearman and Co , carriers by railway , were applied to some time ago , and they then promised to forward them from the place they had been sent to . J . D ., PoRTSEA . —Send Is . 6 d . A Chartist a . nd Commercial Traveller , Norwich , is very much mistaken with respect to the agency for the Star in other towns . Our rule is , to supply any person who pays in advance according to the terms we give them .

      J . A . Hogg . —Call upon Mr . John Cleave , Shce-lane , Tendon , for the Plates wanted . W , Edwards . —If the papers are addressed to Pontypool , they will be there with the others . The papers for both places leave Leeds at the same time . Charles M'Kat . —Send the account in full , including this week ' s number . G . Whits . —Cannot be acknowledged till received . M .. Wilson , Wbexham . —The error in Mr . France ' s - Papers was at the office . J . Smith , Pltmocth . — Ten , from Feargus O'Connor to Attwood , inclusive . FOB THE WIVES ASD FAMILIES OF THE INCARCERATED CHARTISTS . £ . S . d . From the Loughborougb Chartists 0 5 0 Collected by a few friends at the Bell and Bear Inn , Shelton , Staffordshire ... 0 4 6 FOR MB , HOET . From a few friends in Alnwick 0 13 6 POLITICAL PEISONERS' AND CHARTER CONVBMIOK FUND . From a few friends in Aberdeen , per J . Legge 0 18 FOB MRS . FROST . From J . Badford , of Wiiland , Devon ... 0 1 0 FOB THE GESERAL EXJ » ENCES OP CHAKTIST

      CANDIDATES AT THE NEXT ELECTIO > "S . From a few constant readers at Parkfield , Middleton , near Manchester ... 0 3 6

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      Coventry . —A handbill was pretty freely distributed about this city , announcing that the Rieht Hon . E . Ellice would address the electors of this city at Bix o ' clock this ( Mendaj ) evening . The Honourable Gentleman made his appearance from the balcony of the Craven Arms Hotel , at the time specified , accompanied by a good muster of shopocr&ls and manufacturers ; and we should think there could not be less than two thousand working men present . This Poor Law Whig Member made three ineffectual attempts to address the people ; and , while so doing , his friends in the room held a secret conclave , and advised him to rally the town , to drive his opponents before them . This , however , was more easily talked about than effected . He was from six o ' clock till nine making innumerable efforts to speak ; but only able to articulate , audibly , the word '' Gentlemen" each time . Mbetik « of Electors . —A meeting of electors , called by placard , was held on Tuesday last , at Bindley ' B ( late Beardsworth ' s ) Repository , for the purpose of bearing Mr . Spooner state his political creed . He was closely questioned by Mr . Thomson , on the suffrage qaestion , and declared himself opposed to any farther extension . Alderman Weston , Messrs . Douglas , M'Donnell , and others , who are favourable to the return of the present members also took part ia the business . Mr . George White addressed the meeting also , although the chairman , Mr . Alston , at first refused him an hearing . He denounced both factions , and showed that whether a Whig , Tory , or " Liberal" was returned , they-would equally oppress the people , and exposed the folly and deception of those who talked about an extension of the suffrage .

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      Carlisle . —A very active canvass is now going on for the Eastern Division of the county , la addition to the old Members , William Jamea , Esguire , of Barrick Lodge , and Charles Howard , Esquire , son of the Earl of Carlisle , and brother of Lord Morpeth , there iB a William W . Stephenson , Esquire , of Scaleby Castle , who it appears is a high Tory The general opinion is , that Mr . James will be rejected by the freeholders of the Eastern Division , as he is looked upon as the enemy of the farmer , being in favour of an alteration in the Corn Laws , and a thick and thin supporter of the present Government . He is , moreover , a cold-blooded

      Malthusian , who would starve the people to death by the accursed New Poor Law . On Saturday last , tits present Members for the borough , William Marshall , Esquire , and P . H . Howard , Esquire , issued addresses to th « electors , calling upon them for a continuation of their support . A Sergeant Goulburn is talked of coming forward in the Tory interest . The Chartists are actively engaged in forming committees , and using every exertion to bring forward a Chartist , who will legally contest the borough . Should a coalition take place between the Tories and the Chartists , there is a great probability ef pulling out one , if not both , of our present Members .

      Hawick , Junk 22 . —John E . Elliot , brother to the Earl of Minto , our present county member , has this day , after canvassing the county , declared the contest hopeless , and that he retires , leaving the field clear for his opponent Francis Scot ? , the nominee of the Duke of Buccleugh . J . E . Elliot was one of those very liberal gentlemen who voted against the relaase of the political prisoners . Worcester . —Mr . Robert Hardy is in the field here on Universal Suffrage principles . We give the following from his excellent and manly address : " In announcing myself a candidate for the representation of the City of Worcester , I do eo without having consulted any person , or having been solicited by any party . A 6 I have always considered

      canvassing disgraceful to the candidate , and insulting to the electors , 1 shall neither degrade myself nor insult you by asking any of you which way you mean to vote ; aud as I shall not expend one shilling nore than the law compels , I shaU leavo tho choice entirely in the bands of tbe elector ^ , which is where it ought to be . I Rhall uow give n . y opinion on some of our national affairs , both in Cnurch and State . My religion I take from the Bible , and that alone ., therefore my Church is n « ver in danger ; and I cannot find , iu any part of either the Old or New Testament , any authority for man to make a religion for himself , or a Government to make a religion for the nation . I , therefore , consider all national religions auti-Christian in principle , and all history

      proves them to be decidedly so in practice . My politics I take from the same source as my religion . The Bible tells me I should lo ? e my neighbour as myself , and to do unto every one as I would wish them to do unto me : this command is as binding in ail national transactions as it is in the affairs ot private life ; therefore , he that professes to believe Christianity , and denies his neighbour the same right in making those laws ho is bound to obey equally with himself , only proves that he disbelieves what ho professes , or does not mean to practise it . I say , the right is , orou ^ ht to be , in the man , and not in the property ; I , therefore , wish every man that has

      not been found guilty of crime to have & vote . I object to all wars , and to standing armies , as the working tools of tyranny and oppression : one-half of what is expended to keep up these hired bauds for the purpose of destroying their fellow-men would be sufficient to give the whole of the rising generation a good moral and scriptural education . I am opposed to all taxes on articles of consumption ; property alone ought to bear all the burdens of the state . " The Chartists of this place have determined that the Solicitor-General , late Sergeant Wilde , shall not go unopposed , and have invited Mr . George White , of Birmingham , to tell him some of his evil doings .

      Newcastle . —At a public meeting of tho electors and other inhabitants of Newcastle , held on Thursday , the 17 th , Mr . Byrne , in a very eloquent speech , moved the following resolution , which was seconded by Mr . Sinclair , and carried unanimously , namely , ' That the present weak but wicked administration being no longer able to govern the country , it behoves the people , when thus appealed to , to mark their sense of the tyrannical , foolish , and hypocritical course pursued by the Whig government , and to use their best exertions to thrust them from their

      bad empeum , and to prevent their return to power until it becomes useful te the people . " Mr . Mason moved tbe second resolution , which was seconded by Mr . Crothers , and carried , namely , " That Jas . O'Brien , Esq . is a fit and proper person to represent this borough in Parliament , and that the Chairman be authorised on behalf of this meeting to request Mr . O'Brien to become a candidate for the suffrages of this borough at the ensuing election . " Mr . Mason very beautifully eulosised upon the talents of Mr . O'Brien , and hi 3 attachment to the cause of truth , and showed the benefu which would be derived by the middle classes ami industrious classes in sendiag such sterling characters as Mr . O'B . to represent them in Parliament . Mr . Famlough moved the third resolution , which was seconded by Mr . Bruce , and carried with two dissentients , " That the

      meeting cannot find epithets sufficiently strong to repudiate the cowardly , brutal , and bloody conduct of the Whig ministerial clique in hiring bludgeon-men to enforce their unreasonable and treacherous arguments at ihe recent meeting in Manchester . " Thanks and three cheers being given to the chairman for his condun in the chair ; three cheers for the Charter ; three cheers for O'Connor , O'Brien , and all the incarcerated and exiled patriots , the meeting separated about half-past ton . The Council of the Charter Association meet every Monday evening , at eight o ' clock , in their own Room , Chancellor ' s Head Yard , Newgate-street , instead of Tuesday evenings , as formerly . Mr . Turnbull , of the firm of D . France , and Co . booksellers , foot of Butcher Bank , was duly elected treasurer for the election fund for the return of Mr . O'Brien to Parliament .

      Bakburt . —The Whigs are quite chop-fallen , and are driven to their old trick of hurling calumny aud misrepresentation at their opponents . They are certainly " hard up , " when they have no other chance of making their way , except by representing Vincent as a physical-force man , a denouncer of the shopkeepers , traders , &c . ; while the whole country know that Vincent never either countenanced vi » lence or offered iho least insult to the shopkeepers . Yet we have the pleasure to state that Vincent stands unscathed , and can smile at the imbecility of the clique who oppose him . Men of Banbury , do your duty , and shew the factions that you are " up to the mark !"

      SCOTLAND . Rutherglen , near Glasgow . —A public meeting of the inhab ' nants oi this ancient burgh was called by tuck of drum , to be htsld in the Town-hall , on the 17 th instant , at seven o ' clock , p . m ., for the purpose of hearing Alexander Johnstoue , Esq ., of Shieldhall , explain his political views , and his reasons for soliciting the votes of the electors at the forthcoming election , for the Kilmarnock district of boroughs ; but from the vast coucourse who attended , the meeting was held in front of the gaol , from the balcony of which , the would-be MP . addressed the surrounding throng . Provost Steel , a strange compound of shrewd simplicity and half-daft kindness , walked into the chair , and addressed the meeting to the following effect , in broad Scotch : — "Noo , folk ,

      you'll be a' quit , here ' s Mr . John ? tone , a fine kind o ' a gentleman , wants to speak to ye aboot being a member o' Parliament ; here he is , haud a' your toungs . " ( Loud laughter , in which the Provost heartily joined . ) Only two of the electors appeared on the balcony , the others kept peeping out of the gaol windows , like owls out of tho ruins of an Aid castle . Mr . Johnstone spoke at considerable length against the duties on corn , timber , Bugar , coffee , and other monopolies ; against lay patronage in the Church of Scotland ; in favour ot the Ballot , and shorter duration of Parliament . At the conclusion of his speech , Mr . James M'Cormack , a Chartist , asked him if he would extend tho Suffrage to all male adults of twent > -one years of age . Mr . Johnstone

      replied , that he was not prepared to do anything of the kind . He considered that the ten pound qualification was low enough in large towns , but in small towns like Rutherglen he would reduce it to five . He had read the Charter and could not say much against its principles although he considered it unfit for the present age ( hissing and confusion , in the midst of which the Provost was heard roaring at the top of his lungs , " Haud a' your tongues , haud a' your tongues " ) Mr . Johnstone then made an attack upon physical force Chartists , ( renewed confusion , and ones of the " Whigs are physical force men , look at Manchester , &c ") Mr . Dodds asked him if he would support a bill for the abolition of the law of

      primogeniture ; he replied he would . During tbe time of Mr . Dodds' speaking , Nanny Maxwell , one of the elector ' s wives , cried out to stop Dodd ' s mouth with a cauld potato , apon which Mr . Dodds retorted " Ah , Nanny , the day is by when every kiss was a guinea . " ( Roars of laughter . ) During which Nanny cut and ran . Considerable noise and confusion took place at this stage of the proceedings , when the Provo 3 t offered Alexander Gilles half-a-crown to go and drink , and take two or three of bin noisy companions along with him , but which Gilles indignantly refused . " A weil , " said the Provost , " that

      beats a '; once in a day they would have done oney thing for a glass o' whisky . " The Provost he « caught some one speaking about the fall of the church , A weil . " said he , " what about it , if it fa ' s , let it fa ' . ( Long continued laughter . ) Mr . M'Nair then moved a resolution , "That as they had no confidence in Johnstone their proposed , or Colqahoun , the present member , they should preserve a dignified neutrality . " On hearing this motion the party on the balcony seemed quite dumbfounded . " Dog out , " said the Provost , " when I brought forward Mr . Johnstone , I thought he would please yoi a '; if you are no for him or Colquhonn , who axe ye for ; bring foret your ain man ; where ' a tout ain man ! " ( Laughter , in which the Provost

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      \ ' ; - ————joined chorus . ) The resolution being handed up the balcony , the worthies refused to put it to the meeting . Mr . M'Gaveney , Chartist , from the north quarter of Glasgow , then commeneed to address the meeting , when the following colloquy took place on the balcony . Mr . Allan one of the two electors leaning over the balcony remarked that he was a Glasgow man that was speaking . Provoat—He ' s a Glasgow man thai is speaking ; then he has no right here said some other person . Provost , he has nae right here , and the person then said it would be better to keep things quit to let him go on . Provost—It would be better to keep the thing quiet to let him speak on . ( Laughter . ) Mr . M'Gaveny then went on and cut up in detail the whole fabric of Mr . Johnstone ' s Whigified webof incongruity amid great cheering . The Provost then asked for a show

      of bauds from all those who were for Mr . Sandey Johnstone , when only five hands were held up ; the Whigs were petrified . Mr . Johnstone then attempted to get up a cheer for the repeal of the Corn Laws and the downfall of all monopoly , but it was no go , while he was assailed with cries of " you want to keep up the monopoly of the franchise . " Mr . Juhnatone , along with his party , then proceeded to leave the balcony , when the provost seizing him by the ooat tails , said " Stop a wee , Mr . Johnstone , stop a wee man and divert them a little longer , " but the whole body , Provost and all , went off amid the jeers and taunts of the meeting . Mr . Rodger of Bridgeton , then addressed the meeting at considerable length , after which the crowd dispersed . This is the first defeat of the Whign in their election movements in Scotland , and it was firm , funny , and decided .

      From Our Second Edition Of Last Week.

      FROM OUR SECOND EDITION OF LAST WEEK .

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      MR . O'BRIEN AND THE ELECTION MOVEMENTS .

      We received the foil owing letters from Mr . O'Brien to James Arthur on Thursday , too late late for insertion iu our first edition , which was preparing for the press . We now make room for them at considerable inconvenience , in order that they may reach Newcastle , Carlisle , and their districts this week : — Lancaster Castle , June 11 th , 1841 . My dear Arthur—I write to yoa upon a most important subject , to which I claim your prompt and serious attention , as also that of our brethren , the leading democrats of Carlisle .

      Now or never , Arthur t is tbe time to strike . an effective blow for the liberties of England . If the Tories obtain an overwhelming majority at the approaching Oeueral Election , we shall have the bloodiest and most remorseless Government England or the world has ever seen . If the Whig * get a majority , we shall not be much better off . Nothing but a large infusion of Chartism into tbe new House of Commons can save us , er , failing that , the election of a Great National Council , clothed with the publicly-declared eonfldence of at least five-sixths of the population , the-said Couucil consisting of all the Chartist candidates to be put in nomination , and carried by show of hands at all the elections throughout Gteal Britain ! ! ! It is to bespeak your co-operation and that of the men of Carlisle towards effecting this object , I now address you .

      I have received a letter from Newcastle-upon-Tyne , inviting me , in the name , and by the authorisation , ot a large pablic meeting , to become a candidate for the representation of that borough at the coming election . The letter states that the intention of the men of Newcastle is to put my plan ( which yoa have so of ten heard me recommend ) into successful operation—namely , to oppose both factions at once , by putting two men of our own in nomination , and carrying them by a show of hands . The letter also states that hundreds of the electors have promised to support a Chartist candidate , so thut I have every prospect of an overwhelming Majority on the day ef nomination ; and even a good chance of being returned on the poll , provided a coalition can be effected with one of the two factions , on the principle of giving us man for man—namely , one Chartist Member for one Whig or Tory Member , no matter which .

      Now , I ' have written to Newcastle , giving my assent to be put in Homination , upon the express condition that no compromise be made i with either faction which shall bind me to give up one iota or hair ' s breadth of the Charter . And my advico to my friends there is thisaud I have already given the same to several other Chartist towns throughout the kingdom -ray advice is this : pray give it your immediate consideration . No coalititm tcith either faction except on terms of equality , or perfect mutuality interest —/ . e . —unless on the condition that we shall have man for man . Whichsoever of the two will accept this condition , let us close with that faction . If tbe Tories will agree to give tnun for man , that is , will pledge themselves to help us to return a Chartist candidate , on condition that we help them to secure the return of their candidate let us close with the Tories . If the Whigs be the party that will consent to our terms , let us , in that case , close

      with the Whigs . But if wither faction will agree to split their votes with us , or . cou ' esce ieith us onsuc / i terms a * to ensure the return of a Chartist candidate , ( and this should be ascertained immediately , ) let us in that case , wage" war to the knife" against both—let ua have two men of our own ready to be put in nomination—let us carry them by an overwhelming majority , on the Bbow of hands—let the successful candidates then enter a solemn protest against all the subsequent proceedingslet the immense multitude of Chartist electors and uonelectors , declare the two men so chosen ( by show of hands ) to bo their real , their only accredited representatives , and then let the whole of the immense multitude forthwith retire from the scene of actioa , as having no further Interest or concern , whatever in the election , thns letting the factions clearly see that the country regards them in the light of usurpers , and making them quake in their shirts at the consequences likely to ensue .

      Now , Arthur , if tho Chartists generally , throughout the country , will act tipon this plan , they will strike a blew at the factions , from wkich they will never recover . Depend upon it ; rather th . in risk a complete severance of the millions from the recognised authority of the usurpers—such a severance as the creation of a new and distinct body of representatives will imply—rather than risk that , you will find one or other of the factions but too eager , in scores of places , to recognise our just claims , by entering into the required coalition with us . And even should it be otherwise , it Will not much matter , for we shall , at all events , have created a real national representation clotfied with the confidence and authority if five-sixths of the nation , ready at a moment ' s

      warning to take the field for us , either as a great council of the nation , or as a petition body , according to the state or spirit of the country . And as to the power which such Council or Petitioning body , would have to work out the ends of the Charter , I will not insult your understanding by treating the subject as problematical . In fact , a national representation , chosen in the way I have stated , by five-sixths of the nation , in presence of the constituted nmthoritiea of the realm , would be the de jure sovereign power of the country , requiring only vigour aud ability on their own part , to render them , within three months of their first sitting , the de facto sovereign powers , as well ; and that with the consent of Queen , Lords , and Commons .

      Now , Arthur , I wish you the moment you have read these few hasty suggestions , to send for Bowman and some of the other leading Chartists of Carlisle . I wish yoa to give the foregoing your serious consideration , and , if you approve of the same , ( as has already been done in several other places ) I shall expect you immediately to call a pnblio meeting , and have resolutions and an address proposed to the same , with a view to giving my recommendation the weight and sanction of the Chartist inhabitants of Carlisle . Meanwhile I particularly request that either Mr . B » wman , or Hanson , or some other leading man amongst yeu , will writ * to Newcastle , by way of spurring up the people of that town to carry out the work they have so nobly begun ; so that an example may be set to the rest of England before it is too late .

      What I should best like would be an energetic resolution or two from the' Council of your Association , to the men of Newcastle , expressing your admiration * f their public spirit , thanking them for their glorious determina tion to carry the Charter practically int » tjfeel in their borough , and calling upon the rest of the country to lose no time in following so bright an example . You may say what you like of your humble servant , only let your eulogium be for the men of Newcastle , and your expressions of confidence ( in my zeal and integrity ) be fcr me , —that is , provided you are conscientiously of opinion that I deserve their confidence , and that I would sooner die at my post than betray it .

      Now , Arthur , let not a moment be lost ! Brighton is up ! -Newport ( Isle of Wight ) is up !—Northampton and Manchester are up!—the West Riding is on the move ! a score of other places , I might name , are in favour of my plan!—and preparing to give it full effect at the coming election . Let not Carlisle be behind !!! Get your men ready for the scratch—and if neither faction will coalesce or split votes with you , r « turn him by show of hands , to b » one of the great council of the great nation , that I hope will meet on the very day Parliament U opened *

      Write off immediately to Newcastle : spirit the fellows up there : tell them , England looks to them for a bright example ; tell them , if the work is well done in Newcastle it will electrify the whole country ; tell them I shall stand by them to the death , either in the Commons House , or in the first National Council to be chosen by a show of hands , in the teeth of , and in defiance of , both factions ! Youn , tec , James Bbokterbe O'Bbibk . Lancaster Castle , June 12 th , 1841 .

      Mt dear Arthur , —I have just seen the Northern Star of to-day , and rejoice to find that the Editor , at last , sees the necessity of acting upon the principle of meeting the enemy in practical style at the general election . Had he done , or advised , three months ago , what he is now doing and advising , we should have 300 Chartist candidates now ready to take the field agaiust both factions , and qwtitfed to represent the people either in the Com *

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      mons' House , or in another and better House , supported by five sixths , at least , of the whole nation . But better late than never 1 Even now , at the eleventh hour , an effective blow may be struck for the liberties of the people . Pray , let no ; a moment be lost , then . ' Have your two men ready to start for Carlisle ! And if neither of the two factions will agree to split their votes with you , put your two Chartist men in no * ruination , and carry them , on the show of hands by an immense majority . I know Carlisle well enough to know you can do that if you like . L « t the men of Newcastle do the same , and pray do yoa , the men of Carlisle , keep up an active correspondence with them ; and , with their co-operation , endeavour to get every other Parliamentary borough in Cumberland , Northumberland , and

      Durham , to have Chartist representatives elected in the same way . The men of Sunderland will , I know , give you every assistance for that purpose . Let Carlisle * Newcastle , and Sunderland , then , be your three great centres of operation , for the three great northern counties , and don ' t forget poor Westmorland , particularly Keudal , in your operations . There are some capital Chartists in Kendal , who will follow up your instructions and example . Pray , correspond with Kendal , and Wigton , and Penrith—let them know what you are doing ; and get them up to the mark . The men of Newcastle will , I hope , do the same for Alnwick , Morpeth , North Shields , &o . ; and Sunderland for South Shields , Durham , and the other boroughs in the latter county .

      Remember , the objects to be kept in view are :--First—To get as many Cnartist candidates as possible elected to the House of Commons ; and second-Failing that , to create a real national representation for the country , by the show-of-hands' Suffrage . If neither of the factions will split their votes with us , we nvist necessarily fail in the first object , But we cannot fail in the second and more important object , if the people will only be true to themselves . Events are fast thickening upon us , Arthur ! The times look most menacing < We know net the moment when necessity may call every man of us forth to defend our lives against the two murderous factions of thieve- * , b « jtwe « n whom the nation is being crucified . Should that moment arrive within

      a few months , ( as most likely it will ) it is of vital importance that the millions should have councillors to look up to in the crisis . Well , the Chartist candidates elected by show of hands will be their councillors , mayhap , their legislators !~ iot , should the factions drive the country to a Revolution , it is impossible that the millions will not prefer for their legislators men who have been chosen by fivesimthsofthe nation , according to the old constitutional wage of the country , viz . by a show of hands—to a horde of infamous conspirators , abhorred by the vast majority of the people—openly disavowed and rejected at the hustings by that

      majority—representing only a contemptible fraction of the country , who , like themselves , live by robbing and murdering the poor ; and who have no other claim or title to represent or make laws for us , than what they derive from hired assassins in their pay , and the ignorant fears of a part of the people . Down , down with both factions , then at the hustings ! and let us , for the first time in our history , have a veritable national Representation !!!! Hoping you will lose no time in getting the men of Carlisle up to the mark—nor that you will not fail to keep up an active correspondence with Newcastle and Sunderland , &c . &c , until the elections are over , I remain , My dear Arthur , Your ' s , very sincerely , James B . O'Bhien .

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      West Ridino . ^ -Mt . George Julian Harney will lecture at the following places : —On Saturday , June 26 , at Huddersfield ; Monday , June 28 , and Tuesday , June 29 , at Barnaley ; Wednesday , June 30 at Wakefield ; and on Thursday , July 1 at Horbury . Sundbrland . —Mr . Buuib will lecture at the Life Boat House , oh Snnday , in the afternoon , at half . past two , and Mr . Williams in the Golden Lion , at half-past six in the evening .

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      The Strike of the journeymen hatters in Lancashire has terminated . They have been out sixteen weeks , and at last have acceded to the masters ' terms . It is calculated that no fewer than 5 , 000 persons have been out of employment for the above persiod , and that upwards of £ 40 , 000 in wages have been kept of circulation . A Posefb or Obthoepists . —A gentleman recently received . the following bill from a tradesman . We copy it verbatim el literatim for the benefit of the curious : — Mr . —— , Detr . to Jno . Smith a . d . Anos 7 6 Atekenonomtm o 6

      8 0 The following is the translation of this singular document— "An oss , " " A taking on him home . " Who can say now that the schoolmaster has not been abroad to some purpose \—Bude Light . It has been announced that Mr . William Power the eldest son of Mr . Power , the comedian , ( a passenger on board the unfortunate President ) has received a government appointment in the Commissariat . The generous promptitude with which the office was conferred by Lord Melbourne is deeply appreciated by Mr . Power ' s family .

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      The Armstrong Liver Puts are recommended as an Anti-bilious medicine , to every sufferer from bilioiB complaints and indigestioa , or from an inactive liver , and are procurable at all Druggists , and * t the Noriherii Star office . It is only necessary to see that the stamp has " Dr . John Armstrong ' s Liver Pills" engraved on it in white letters , and to let no « ne put you off with any other pills . N . B . The Pills in the boxes enclosed , in marbled paper , and marked B ., are a very mild aperient , and are particularly and universally praised . They are admirably adapted for sportsmen , agriculturists , men of business , naval and military men ; as they contain no mercury or calomel , and require neither confinement to the house , nor restraint in diet .

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      Leeds Corn Market , { June 22 . —The arrival of Wheat to this day ' s market is larger than last week , other kinds of grain smaller . The demand for Wheat has been limited , and barely supported last weflk ' ^ prices . There is very little doing iu Oats and Beans , and bo alteration in prices .

      THE AVERAGE PRICES FOR THE WEEK ENDING June 22 nd , 1811 . Wheat . Barley . Oats . Rye . Beaiis . Peat Qrs . Qrs . Qrs . Qrs . Qr 3 . Qra . 3479 131 701 9 185 4 £ . B . d . £ b . A . £ b . d . £ s . d . £ ' s . d . £ s . d . 3 3 7 J 1 9 6 J 1 4 4 1 19 0 1 18 4 1 16 0 Manchester Corn Market , Saturd ay , June 19 . —The imports from Ireland with the exception of Flour , of which there are 1 , 721 sacks reported , ar » again only very limited : those of Wheat and Malt

      coastwise are ta a fair extent . The foreign arrivals consist of 9 , 505 quarters of Wheat . The attendance at our market this morning was moderate , and as there were few samples of Wheat offering , holders were enabled to realise an advance of 2 J . per 701 bs . For Flour we raise our quotations Is . per 2801 bs . with a tolerable free sale . In Oats or Oatmeal the transactions ' were limited ; and we note a decline of 6 d . per 2401 bs .. on the latter article . Beans brought an advance of Is . per quarter . No change in the value of Malt .

      Richmond , Corn Market , June 19 . —We had a good supply of Grain in our market to-day . Wheat sold from fe .-to 9 s . ; Oats , 2 s . lOd . to 43 . Barley , 3 i . 9 d . to 4 s . 9 d . ; Beans ; 43 . 6 d . to 5 s . 3 J . per bushel . LivEHPOfor , Cattle Market , Monday , Ju . ve 21 . — The supply of stock at market to-day has been somewhat larger than the preceding week , and of middling good quality . There has been a pretty good demand for Btef , but for Mutton and Lamb the sales have been very dull , and a reduction in price on Mutton and Lamb was the result . Good Beef realized fully 7 d ,, varying from that down to 6 d . per lb . agreeable to quality . Wether Mutton may be quoted at from 6 fd . down to 6 d ., inferior 54 < i ., and Lamb from 6 d . to 6 Sd . per lb ., sinking the otf * l . The principal part of the Beasts were sold up , but a great number of sheep and Lambs were left unsold at the close . Number of Cattle at market : —Beasts 614 : Sheep and Lambs 9720 .

      Liverpool Corn Market , Monday , June 21 . — The arrivals of Briti&h Graiu , Flour , and Oatmeal into this port during the week are of very moderate amount . From abroad there are reported 9 , 900 quarters of Wheat , and 371 quarters of Peas ; but duties have been paid upon only 440 quarters of Wheat , and 125 barrels of Flour . With an inanimate inflax of supply , and a tolerable demand , we have to quote higher prices for most articles of the trade ; 10 s . has been paid for fine Rostock Wheat , 9 i . Hi . to ds . 'lOd . for good Baltic red , and 8 s . 9 d . to 9 s . lor Odessa ; being 3 d . per bushel above the rates obtainable at the close of last week . Of free Flour the stock is at a very low ebb , and 38 s . to 39 a . per barrel

      are the prices demanded for Umted States . In the early part of ; the week several parcels of Oats were cleared off to county buyers , and at Friday ' s market there were few ottering ; best mealing held at 3 i . Id . per 451 bs . Oatmeal has still met a slow sale , and no material change has occurred in its value . Grinding Barley has been in more request than for some time past ; the middling qualities of free foreign- have advanced 2 d . to 3 d . per bushel . Beans were also rather dearer . Peas unaltered in value . In bond there have changed hands from 3 , 000 to 4 , 000 barrels of United States Flour , at 22 s . to 23 a . per barrel , about 700 quarters of fine Baltic red Wheat at 6 s . 4 d . per 701 bs ., an * two cargoes of Egyptian Beans at 22 s . per 4801 bs ., the latter

      to arrive . Corn Exchange , Monday , June 21 . —There was a fair fresh supply of Wheat from Essex , but a moderate quantity frpm Kent and Suffolk , with a limited arrival of Barley , Beans , and Peas , from all these counties . A few vessels were in this morning , with Oats from Ireland , and a considerable proportion of last week ' s supply was left over for this day ' s market . The imports of foreign grain since this day se'nnight have been to a moderate extent . The weather during the past week was dry up to Friday , since then it has been showery and boisterous . — There was a fair steady demaud for Wheat , but owing to tho favourable change in tho weather , and somewhat improved supply , no advance could be

      established on last Monday ' s prices . For the best uescriptions of foreign free , a moderate gale was experienced , ' and quite as much money obtained for such . Bonded Wheats were held for rather more money , which checked the businesj in this description . Flour was without alteration in value , good marks meeting a steady aala .- Grinding barley brought fally , the rates of last Monday , and suefl was in fair request . Malt wae held for former prices , but there were few transactions in-this article to-day . Beans and peas steadily commanded last week ' s currency . The sales of oats were mostly confiued to the consumers , who gave about the rates of thi 3 day- se ' nnight for good corn : the lighter samples were riot generally offered lower , but 6 d . per quarter decline submitted to in transactions to clear vessels coming on demurrage . London Suithfield Market , Monday , June 21 .

      —Our market to-day was again , the time of year considered , moderately well supplied with Beasts as to numbers , but there was a great comparative falling-off in their general quality . The attendance of buyers being pretty numerous , the primest Scots , some lew of which lealised 4 . 3 . lOd . per 8 lb ., Devons , runts , and Herefords , commanded a brisk inquiry , at fully last week ' s quotations . In the middling sorts little doing . The receipts from Scotland did not exceed seventy Scots . There was exhibited for sale one of the largest supplies of Sheep within the recollection of the oldest salesman in the market ; upwards of 10 , 000 more being shewn than at the corresponding period last year . The primest old downs moved off readily , at full currencies , but a large number , upwards of 12 , 000 , of the other breeds was turned ont unsold . Lambs were in good supply , and heavy demand , at late rates . In Calves and Pigs next to nothing was doing .

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      Middlesex , by JOSHUA HOBSON , at his Printing Offices ,, N «» . 12 aid 13 , Market-street , Brl # gat *; aid Published by U » « aid J «» uo a . Homoh , ( for th * said Fkaksus O'Connor , ) athUDwei-Ung-hoos « , Wo , i , Market-strMt , Briggate ; a » internal ConumuBicatiom existing between the said No . 6 , Market-street , and tbe said Nos . 12 and 13 . Market-street , Briggate , thus constituting the whole of the said Printing and Publishing Oflo « one Premises . Ail Communications must be addressed , ( Post-paid ) to J . Hobson , Northern Star Office , Leeds . gatutol . Jwa * 3 « , 1841 .

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      POSTSCRIPT TO O'BRIEN'S LETTER To Mr . Bowman , of Carlisle , inserted in our hthpage . P . S . I pray you again , Bowman , to discountenance the policy of voting for Tories , under any circumstances ! unless where they coalesce with the Chartists . The recommendation of that policy to the Chartist electors , by tbe Star and by the late Petition Convention has already done us much mischief . It has furnished a handle to our enemies to exasperate the poor deluded Irish against us . It has been , in a great measure , the cause of the late deplorable events in Manchester . It has greatly neutralised the good which Mr . O'Connor ' s letters to O'Malley had unquestionably effected for us in Ireland . It lowks unprincip ' td on the face of it , and is as ill-timed and impolitit as it is dissonant with our

      principles . How , in God ' s name , can any Chartist vote for a villain who abuses the Government for not having hanged our friends , Frost and his companions ? How , in commmon decency , can any honest Chartist lend his support to a party that has supported tbe present abominable Ministers in their every infamous , truculent act , and whose ground of quarrel with them now is , that that they have not been bloody enough ? that is , that they have not massacred when they imprisoned , and put down Cbartism by martial law » I tell you , Bowman , I hav « heard Peel ' s supporters , not less than twenty times , calling for the blood of O'Connor and O'Brien , and denouncing the Whig Government for not having " got rid of us long ago ; " that is , for not having batched a plot either to assassinate ^ is , or to get us judicially murdered under the shade of tbe law !— And we are , forsooth , to vote for these murderers !—only

      two of whom voted in the House of Commons for our liberation , and even those two , only for party and seljish purposes ! No ! d- —n me , Bowman , if I would not rather be hanged than incur the disgrace of voting for such villains , merely to put out another batch of villains , not one jot worse ( if so bad ) than themselves . I could Lavs gained my liberty ( and more thaH that !) long ago , had I barely humbled myself so fa as to beg for it in respectful language . But I shal rot in this dungeon before I ever degrade myself by owing to the favour of either faction what belongs to me , by right , and what they were robbers for depriving me of . 1 shall yet have my liberty in despite of both factions , and my cry then shall be what it is now , —doum with both factious alike , and no peace , truce , or alliance , with either , until either they have , destroyed us , or we have rescued the natisn from their

      assasMin-gnpo . Remember , Bowman , that the Chartist who , by his vote or otherwise , supports either Whig or Tory at the coming elections , —does by such act at once practically sanctiun their past crimes , and make himself morally responsible for the futnre crimes of the factions he helps to put in power . It won't do to say— "My motive was this or my intention was that . " A plausible motive can be alledged for any act , and " Hell is paved with good intentions . " No deubt , the advice of O'Connor and the late Convention , sprang from the best intentions , —but , in a case like this , it is to the act and its tendencies we are bound to look , —and not to the intention of the advisers .

      If we vote for either Whig or Tory , we at once recognise the usurpations of tho party we vote for , and disqualify ourselves morally ., for future resistance to their domination . Ws vote for them , with a full and distinct knowledge of their acts and character , and therefore lose all right morally , of afterwards calling them to account for the same before the tribunal of public opinion . It is only , as I said before , when one or the other parties agteeB to split their votes in favour of our candidate , that we can conscientiously or honorably , vote for their candidate . We can do bo , then partly

      because , while ostensibly voting for them , we are in reality vating for our own man , and our own principles , —but chiefly because the simple fact of either faction so recognising our claims , as to agree to split their votes with us , is , pro tani ; an abandonment of the usurpation we charge them with , and does , therefore , entitle them to our approbation and support in return . But no vote !—no support!—to either batch of usurpers , —till they first recognise eur political claims ! I ! J . B . O'Brien .

      Having apologized for want of space , it would ill becomo us to make any lougthy comment upou the above letters for the present . But we must regret that Mr . O'Brien only discovered in our last number the course which he expresses a wish we had pursued three months sooner . We did not wait till within three months of the approach of battle ; we recommended it two years ago ; have since kept it prominently before the public ; and four months ago , at the hazard of being thought tedious , we re-primed a letter of Mr . O'Connor ' s , written in Sept . 1839 , furnishing details for carrying out our recommendation , which we again pressed , and which is precisely what Mr . O'Brien how approves of . We shall do no more for the present than perform that

      duty for Mr . OBrien which he has failed to perform for himself . We shall point the attention of our Newcastle friends to the machinery necessary for their work . Let a general election committee , consisting of seven electors and eight non-electors , making fifteen , be at once appointed in Newcastle . Let a non-elector be the chairman . Let committees of seven , consisting of three electors and four nonelectors , be appointed in Gateshead , Sunderland , North Shields , South Shields , Durham , and Carlisle , a non-elector chairman of each . Let a district committee of thirteen be then formed , consisting of the six non-elector chairmen of the smaller towns , six of the electors of Newcastle , and their non-eleotor chairman . That done , let tbe Newcastle committee meet every night , and the district committee twice a week or oftcner , if need be . Let exertions be then

      made , and in order to insure O'Brien ' a return , coalesce with the Devil , and offer up the other six towns as willing sacrifices to the parts most capable of insuring success . This we call the- balance of power ; and perhaps expressed in terms in which Mr . O'Brien will fully comprehend it . This we recommend in the case of Thompson ; this we recommend in the case of Vincent ; while in order to insure his unssspected support for his friends similarl y situated , Mr . O'Connor has refused numerous applications to allow himself to be returned at the expence of sacrifices which , in his own case , he could not justify . We shall reason with Mr . O'Brien in our next upon some portion of his letters ; but in the mean time— To the work ! To your tents , men of the seven towns ! To your tents , and -prove yourselves the seven wise towns of the North ! Hurrah for Newcastle and O'ilrieii J for Newoa&tleand O'Brien hurrah !—Ed .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), June 26, 1841, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct555/page/8/