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      ( Continued from our Slrlh Page . J —kd frrth by the trumpet of fame to every land aad ^ r cliEe . ( Ciee ra . ) Ton have h ear d the rasols-£ « ' proposed by our friend Mr . Mark . It contains jsEenteVIoQ for the various sufferiEgs that pervade V . -working and ioGustriens millions of our country-Is . These lamentations certainly call into exercise J 7 feelirgs of philanthropy , and the anxiety of *^ jt patriot , — . applause , )—and it is a mblime feeling / $ & nature that has distinguished the whole charaot . d oar leaders in seeking to establish the People ' s / jjSeT . iApplauss . ) It is the possession of those feists tiit is * brought into operation those princi-7 ; g that haTe subjected them to imprisonment , banish-£ ~ i , and , in some instances , to death . Mr . Clayton , instance . . Applause . ; But to come more immedi-^ y to the object -which has been the cause of our

      jgesbling toother this d 3 y—namely , to demonstrate a » joyful fee i iEts of the people of this country on the ^ -i d ; a of that great—that distinguifhed patriot , r ^ rfci O'Connor , Esq . —i cheers , }—from York Castle , I z . ^ s ~ - ^ 7 > ttLa * ' Jt affords me the sincerest pleasure to ^ iire the rays of light and liberty extending their jr 5 i ;* ce cTer such a vast multitude of intellectual and jgtr . iTe beings . . Cheers ., I caa almsst conceive that , T vjS Mr . O'Conncr Wis brought to the dungeons of r .-jt Csiiie—when he was iminnred ¦ within the walls / ' iit strong and impregnable citadel—liberty had E -, ; prevk'usly dawEed amongst the inhabitants of yc . ri- Bst during this state of things , I cin readily e-iM ive that when ITr . O'Coimcr enured -within the

      t- ? z ~ s £ TTS-ls , the lore of freedoia becatne impregnated ir :: 22 tie people , and this lore has gene on eTer since jsrriESS' Lc-ud cheers . ) Let then the tame ef (; ranio : —that honest , that EtTenuous , that uniiL-chkig l iiXL - - * of the richts c £ the isen of England and Ire-^ -j , wiriest distinction of birth or class—let his use . I raj . be -written on our hearts , let it be engraver s £ » tabirts of c-cr memories , and let it produce all * si li . Tg , sll that nnarilmity , and a 3- that devctic-n , ^ ih the causa or Chartism demands , and -which it r sst haTe before Britain is emancipated , asd btfore 1 & 2 & S 2 d Scotland are set free . -Load cheers . ' I ) ti kiTe most cordial ! v to second the motion . Loud

      > ii . Wheeler , of Marchtster , "was called upon to icpcr ; tie resoluticn . He ssid—You bare called upon C * J ; d Tetfras in your cause ; and it may be seize apo-> rr f :-r my trcspsssirg thus early epen the n > ert : r ! g Vier : 1 state that 1 cczre here the reprfcsentstive of 20 0 f .-zk cf ManrhesUr , aid of 1 , 506 braTe men—. v ^ j-j -who tave errpr-wered me to coEgratulate and T ^ t ^ sxs Mr . O'Ccnst-r on his releass from the dnnpes's ek-cni . They hit « . also empowered me to t « : i the ITiitJ attf J ^ e Tories that we ire dttermisel t j huve

      ^• i-rcJos . -Arpbnse . / What haTe-they gained by e iine us to the dungeois ? Have they fiigLteuert ^ T ? > "o : "we tiJ defiance to their dungeons . Loud j V i £ T 5 . The ? fest that uscor . proniisiijg champion Mr . o " c-.-Bcr to tie dungeon ; yet here he is unsubdued and I- thirty : n the cause of the peopi-. as eTer , and our zi ' f-i ch ^ Ei'i on he shall be , bo lozg as he continues to lit : kr : hr C . -arter . ipphese . ; I cannot spe&i : my jbtie-ts to you en this cecities , b-: caus = there are so jtj ^ t rrrsr-ns to follo-w ia e , but as an old man I confTitij ' -rjta ; ard 1 -will yield to no man in England in it Eiic ^ rirT cf my sssrfments ' . en the libtration of 3 Ii . p ; . is : r frca T . ri Castia . . AcylE-use .. .

      lit risc ' .-auo ^ jtt cy Ctiirrnan the ^ itirs , ard carried uranimously amidst tremendous isrlsg . IirC £ xiAMi > ' r ~ xt introduced resrgus O'Connor , &-, cL-e . JZiRGr ? O'CO > " >* OB , E « q , then came forward , 2- ; -b-4 ; rece :-ed -erith immense cheericg . Whin it iii rcbsidtd , te ssid—Mr . Ckaitmaa , Ladits , and Br : ± ^ r Ch arrku , I can s ^ ir . ceiy g- ' . Te n : y entire assen ; s ie ir = ' . ris : l ~ t ' on -which has been proposed ,

      ali : cxi 1 agree in tart of the terms of it , yet J cannot --r to th = csaclurlon that th-. t is " crnrlty" which has rr . c-red the r-suit that I t . j ~ see before me . . Lou-J C ? = rs . 1 my haTe fur ^ red u ^ jast persecution , but if ; t j ^ Tsect : ti--n . thouch more ur- ;' -ist if possible , -weje kW -o rtszits like the present daily , then I shou'd ti ? j' 27 hands , 3 jnu « t , -welcome , persecution . '" Sreit cieerirr . No doubt mscy persons suppose iit I in rc : rs to indui ^ e in a vituperative p ' niUipic lit" Y . fk . Ciit ' . e . Xo I this day opius to m-= a future riiii r . Liis me look -with contempt upon the past . Ji ^ ri I Lave u : ua -with York C-itle—but not -with ± m Ti :. s-est ~ e there . Costinut-. l ch = ering . ? Those Pi ; ~ rt rie tier * , r : y friends , are like myself this Tcry 27 . I iz ~ OUI , and so axe the "Whigs ; Laughter a ^ : d ir ^ rj- The ; have ' . . st the s : inr , and they haTe left :: ir :: tie pc-iscn l-elind— hughter —and I trust I i ~ v .

      r . ^ jsy ; r ; Cnartinu . eers . i , et z- ~ lisp-, ard hvp , and hotlle thrcueh the up 3 atd :. v ^ :: " :.: ' .-is best they csn . Lau ; Ltcr End che » rs lr : tirs z :-w sleep tp , ij the l > ed tLit they have made ! : ¦ : tiitiselves , ss best they can . Cheers .. They z ' -J-t Li-re be-en in the position -ffhich 1 have t i : [ ; :

      .:- « j . v . easuie to occupy , li they had rtlitd upon tht ifr . ~ : rs ard support of t "_ ose -whom -hey promised tc En-eirstead of relying urea these vrbo have-watched ¦ liz hie tie rat-catcirr s dog . to snsfie thsm the r : cer : they come cat of their holes . Loud cheers . ) iy ;" rati : 's , I appear before yon to cptn the seTcT . th Ki :- - •_ : ChiTti-m ia peiscn— hr . tr and cheers- —axd ci ; uch my rhysiciarj waned me against the effect - sry exeitisisxt -which my appeararce hi " re might rrirce epen et health , yet I -was not -wiilisg to Zrz -jiii s-.-isicn by pr ' .-xy . Cheers . I have come i ^ ' -re y-:-u merely to tell yen that others won'd and ~ Z ' .: ' ...-W r-. ore fresh from the scenes -wierr those ul ; c-ecurrtnees are taking place than myself . I ' -1 : 7 : ti-y -will submit to you a series of rest ' utk-ns irT : ruz . g the present state asd condition of the "working ¦ -iirii . r . zi iayirg brfcre you the means for their future JSrf : ird acvantage . Cheers .. I have no hesitsttl ^ n -sjirg ths : ihs-e resolutions—and I have read them £ - ieir— do Irsathe the rertirr . tf . s of Lun . irity . is . 1 have no hesi ^ ticn in Hsylng that the prints cirt ^ in ^ d in thtse res c- '; ut ; ons vriil re met cot by cszeudr-tr . t supported by a msjor ' . ty of ninety-. -,:: !—^ tiey "vs-ili be met by no imtEdrcent . but meet the rr ::: it ::- a * the millions . Loud ind repeated isr-. These ref-.- ' iUtU-ns will be spoken to bv ; .-a : rj -who Li-re tl ^ m—Ires fel t the grierar c ^ s c iu-; . XErd of , and I Lave so hesitation in sajiag that the » :-rr . rg classes cf this country vrill contribute their ¦ r ^ E . ti ^ = in supprrt of the Executive Cuec : 1 , in -ter to er . iKc tL ^ m to c ^ rry into tree :, in proper nrcrti , tLe > e re .-s / utier . i CLters . I haTe no hssis ^ : ; : n - ;~ -- ? ~ * - tie "workirg ciaises < .-: this f . trtry . c : jrciieu ar-. I eriliTia as they are . -sriil chrer-: " -J---¦ - ' - "' ^ " . e tit n .-eiEs ia order to "work out their ' ^~ - _ ^ -i ti-ir feilc-ws' saivatic-n . L-osd Cheering .-v -r LiTe &i-- i- >; ected to nJi ki :. ds of tsnu's ^} "— - —! i-ar , —at c- ^ d t : m = TTe h-ve been c-aT . e-: -t- ; Cb-. - . ti .-ts— - _ t Li-. tLtr ' . j-j t * Live t- « n ' ... I ^ d

      •;¦'— - rt ^ ts , —z . - ^ ij . a-n v ~ t tpr . het c-i D-itructivi-s *~' - - -Ji -i ¦ t . » us , — Lr « . r . —but , as your cl-airr-an - ' ' > -.:- in -ir-er . ' .- ? tie pr-. c ~ d : itS cf tLU Jay , ^ - f-. r . : u : t , ? t 3 . " = Lv-etir ? "ii ! jr ¦ :-Te , tricther or ho . " - - * - " : -- " " ; tru . ti 7 rf tz . : jrVc ^' ers ire are rcprr-¦ ' ' ; - ¦' ¦ ¦ - CLf- _ : ' . rt V , " e are E ' .: levtilers . H = ar . - ' ¦ it-. - ¦ - - -x ~ -wcu ' . d t ^ i-orry to reduce the meanest t - " -- " --- i ^ v-. l .: ' an Er «;" . lili workman . Ci . cers . '~'~ - --J " ;"' r 5 ; -we art elsV ^ tors . We -sn ^ a to T * - i "" i-e -- -. ;¦ i : 2 . ' : e .. i existerce . Instead ; > --I Z | tie r-r-.. i . ; - _ - to p . ^ sd , K ^ sia , Pru ^ i ' -a ; -- : : tit ? , rte , or to A : ^ r :.: a . f , r theii brrikfast . ^ :-- - - _ : surper , vre -sriih to t : vt tLem tie r-r-ns &f ; . """ r : - ' tit" . r i-T-tik : _ i ; , diEUrr , a * a jutper Lt h-.-iue . , ' " * -: £ f- ^ ri- ; . We are fcr free tiide ; but ^ e kre Jj - - ¦¦ ' t-irss f ^ rfree trs -i e in l-: ei ; : ativn . Cieers . ' J ' ^ "Jtj quack-. ry or huni " - ug—tre are rot for ^ T " - ? ' -- - r cccS sirarc tlcT ' .-tc-i ; o ttersce-horse . ^ --t uli-j-wci t « be cultivate j "> -y the % > olt nun . yf- ' J 7- ^ :-: ' - -Zc Lim -R-ith the r ..-. a :. s of prcducina ^ . '' : f •—" - d : ucv .-r , end fupr > er , that the rkii T ~ i : £ -t :-et with ^ re-t ^ r ^ ccur ^ cv l * to the amount

      ; - _" -r . ty coitsir . ed in the sod . CLernnc > No , r iI : 2 > --bLt to be rna < : e to yitui t-j the heel cf ^ ^ : i ; r _ an , inftead cf yir ! u : r , g t j the Locf of tks ~ - - ' --=- treat ch = erii . g . But vre are rrtquentiy ^ : Tory Ci . artu ts-. hrsr — atd the Whigs » y - > i * " ° ' --- ^ ^ eartus OXt-nncr : Vr haTirg a Tory K ^~ ~' - ~' - Citrrs L = t ; nem take it ; they are ? ^ - ^_ ( - 'L = ers . Thaci G : > a tha Whits are too few Zi , ? . ^ -. ' ' — *' - -3 u , ^ et for a fiction . If I -were to E 3 y . « —s : L . > V . -. t'i-r—7 a . m not soir :

      ^ . -ji ..-r ^—rut I -R-ere to say anTtiin ? of Whigw . ^'" . ""' ^ ' ^ £ 2 Eie course cf free-trade j ^^ ' , * - ^' - Mr . Cotton T ^ i r . thousbt ft to tak e in / , ' T " - ¦*¦ - -rkltL g ine 3 , I - ^ rcaid say de ! r : or : «! ... ^' . * * ' '"' ' —' -- 1 ^ -: u " . d take the liberty of trans-.. T " , " - " - " " ---Tt is r-. thiiig Itit of " vVLisgery but y " ; f ' ^ L -- ' - --=- * s a- d jau ^ hter .. Tirv are cone : ^ TT ~ * - ti " - ' ' c' = t ktr-t -: ¦ a mere constant fre ^" ' ~ - ~ " - ~ I 'ii'i far rice --ears . Cieers ..

      Suxv-; . ^ T- ----- ' -3 , - ur : r . 2 the ttried the "Whizs -were ^ r ;;^ ^ " ^ Llh " they " tcere sepuratis ? the ' ^ ' . v "'" ' ~ b-i ^ OHi of its rnotber—suppose , ¦ < T . ~ " ~ ' ^ " '""srs drargi 22 the asrd -wife fr-m the home = r ^' . t , ^ ia :: d — suppose , tiy frfr is , \ hz ~ . % \ that ' , ^ / tuey verg Siiir . g tfce country wtth a : i arree-. i , i- ^ " - ' ' -- (^ ' --aarT ? ierie— sui-pv *? J ha-i comsfcrTarci ' * r- ~ 'J'y ~ ' : i ti . tm in ciirjing sut Eucb n ; ea ? Tir £ s , t-T ^ . " " . " ^ c&nauct LiTe (' . eEerTe 4 the execration cf \ > C _ fr t 1-5 air £ - ° f tveiy 1 or . L-st ir-ar ? 'Loud and < & " £ ¦ . ~^~ V : ; - PP--se 1 Lad wrst ^ d them in 1 : ¦ ""< i - ' - '' £ it R-ifcnn—f uttii'g "Ii the rits . bv tfc * -. jz * ttteir c ^ - r : atL 5 _ : ^^ htrr srd cieers

      -5 ^ . , ^ ^ - ~ t Htm my assis ' tarsce , vhzt ivould i j ^ " ^ " ^ ^ * thought of my conduct ? ; Ch-ers . i : ^ . ys - ^ -, iz rny mcrriEg th ^ uthts . s . n d in , iuy j ( rTjr- n , 1 can kok at the ciis without blush-C' ^ :: idur - I have not be trayed tie pe ^>! j ^} Z . f _ % ^ fr nds , I Lure stood by you . >* ow , j < E tl " . . " ' - ^ future ; I Lave spoken only of -what j * 5 v ~ = . iT" , '; : 4 ct , thai lov / of pltOiure , love of ; t ^ . r "" , ' '• - ' - attractions wLlcl : f- ' -sclrate the ; > ^ r , ° ' ~ - &y have no charms f . r me , I am s ^ . / ir . f r ;' -- » J am unassuming . Ch * --r ? . ' I ^ ^ : _ : ; t 0 ete people of my ovrn country , that I ig . J . * - - - ^ pt vf pls . ee , p-. fcsion , or es : oiumect nvm : 5 ^ -- « t tLat might Ik id : l , ertii : s cf Acn . ir . Li . i » i-,. ^ T ; . v ae hs f «« ^" v , r ,-: > u 2 rufe . < j _ . ;^ " "Y " - ^ " &' -3 getLcr uric-c . uutuMe persons ^ , id ^ -- ^ > 7 ^ ^ t : r Ui : -3 ^••^^^• 5 - ' £ = ; tj a E . 't " '" ; vrs-1 t en , cjuni st / , 1 / . i . -r tb ; oarh ij £ % ^' f- . ;^ -te Siicr « scjru n . ight b = '; i ^ iv ' , " "? : K > i * . sy principles are too -well tf-B-. il 1 Ziz ~ - iz is "W-LichlhiT-.- L : ' . Lcr ; oE . (* vocatcd * " K *?~~* ts pursue tc- : ta 3 u : dsy of my .

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      believe , that this feeling was universal , that the peopli were determined to possess their just rights ; lie cam < for ward to advocate the Charter , as the only means U obtain the end which they bad in Tiew . ( Great cheer ing . ) Would Mr . O'Connor have endured ?\ st « ci months' imprisonment aa patiently as he bad done , i he had not thought so ? ( Hear , bear . ) He-would noi detain them longer , but merely thank them for the patient hearing which they hare given him , and h * assured them he took his leave of them hoping thai they would render all tbe assistance in their power ii carrying out the holy object which they had in vievrnamely , equal laws and equal rights to all classes of th < community . ( Cheers . ) TiiO Chairman put the resolution , which was received with great cheering , and was carried without j dissentient voice .

      . Mr . Wm . Martin , of Bradford , moved the fourth resolution . Ho said he appeared there on that glorious and ever-to-be-reiiieinbered day , in a different capacity and under different circumstances to those in which he was wben he was arraigned in tbe dock at York Castie , in 1839 . ( Hear , Lear . ) Ho was placed in the deck a poor ¦ working man , with nothing but the integrity of his principles to support him , and Sir John Campbell , Attorney General , was brought specially from London to assist in his prosecution , and iu obtaining bis incarceration . ( Cheers and laughter . ) But he should like to know in what staspe his gbust ha-1 appeared to Kir John Campbell , wken it was announced to him tlist he hr . d been relumed by the free and unbouglit voices of the people , as tbe real and only true representative of

      Bradford . ( Cheers . ) He was there to congratulate them nofc only on the liberation of Frorgus O'Connor , though that of itself was an event sufficiently important , but he came to congratulate them ou tbe spread of glorious principles of Chartism , throughout the length and breadth of the land . ( Htar , an » i cheers ) The Whigs wfien they imprisoned Feargus O'Uonnor , thought to destroy him . ( Hear . ) Haxl they clone so ? No , nor they never would do so . He was there that day to tell them that he would never ceaae the agitation in which he was engaged till the Charter had received the sanction of tho law , and till liberty was proclaimed to ^ he entire people of the country . Hear , and chctrs . ) It was clear now that the people were deteraiined to place confidence in men of theii

      own order —( hear , lienr)—they placed confidence in O Connor , because he was an honest aristocrat . ( Hoar . ) The politics of the aristocracy weve simply wmle step , ping-stones for themselves to political power ; and wliyn the people wished to p , o further tlian thd aristocracy were disposal to do , they wpre met with tbe cry of , " Oh , yon are revolutionists . " There was ; -ot one amongst the whole c ' ass of the aristocracy that vtotiiJ go with Mr . O'Connor , if it was not to serve their own selfish purposes . ( Hear . ) Not even > lr Uobbuck , who was for sending working men to the Canauas , would compel them to eat a certain kind of fo' d , anr- would do ail he could to prevent an increase of th « population . Hut Mr . O'Connor said that they had not population enough , and in that remark he fully concurred .

      ( Hear , hear , and cheers . ) Tbe resolution be ha-i to propose was a very long one , and the time was fast spending ; he would not therefore take up their time in reading it , but would hand it to tho chairman to real when he put it to the raw-ting , and thus save their time . It was not every Irishman that would think of that ( Laughter . ) He called up < w some of them to propose Mr- O'Connor , jis a candidate for their borough , ami to carry him as their representative to Parliament . ( Hear , bear . ) The Speaker would then have to say " Hark from tbe Ubby the noble lion ' s roar , " and might have to ask for advue as to whether or not heought to admit him . ( Hear , and cheers ) They had lef the lion out of Yerk C * stle , and Lord John RussaH

      would give his ears now if O'Connor would turn ; Whig . Butbe would nok do so , for ths-n he wonlt turn traitor like his countryman D ; : n , and that hi knew he nevsr would do . ( Cheers . ) They had me that day over the grave of Wrvggery , and if the pei > !> lo did their duty the liny was not fav distant wi . ti they would follow to the tomb the hearse at Toryism ( Cheers . ) He appealed to the larlHS < f York not . > ril ; to come forward themselves , but to compel tU-ii- Innba . ii' ! s and brothers to unite with the men and womei of Bradford , in the good cause in which they wen engaged ; and they would enable thtm to taiiie the hyena , and luiike him r . s u » eful as a household shetp ( Great cbeerinf . ) The resolution he moved was : —

      " Thiitthis meeting , reimvmbttriug tho specious pro mises of thu faction who acquired power in 18 . 30 , be . ir ing in mind how infamously they were deceived , hovs bitter hivve bj > . n the fruits of the so-called incs . suro oi refcim proposed to the country at that period , have n < confidence in those who pretending to ! ie tin ; peopleV friends propose to rtmove their miseries by bit-by-b t reforms ; at the same time we avow our hostility tt tf'G prcsont House of Commons , it having alr-.- a ¦¦;>• declirt-d itself , by its decision upon Mr . Saarmtui Crawford ' s motion , the enemy of the liberties , r . nd , consequently , the happiness of the . toiling millions . String the misery in which the working classes of this

      country av' stt * -p *< i—the turn fast overtaking the nr . tUilt elisips—the increasing and alnrming emigration of all who ( ,-an ily from a country that no longer affords tln-m protection—that guarantee ' s not to the toiler tho fmitt of his ktbour : this fetnte of things so deeply to bt deplored by every lovtr of his father-land is to bt attributed to the present unjust legislative system which affords to capital , every facility of preying upon lalour , and solemnly pledging tbeM . « elvt s to stand by their rights , this meeting calls upon the people to giv « nn countenance or support to any agitation wlik-L has tiot for it . s object the tiifrnnchisernvnt of the whole people as defined in tuo Charter . "

      Sir . Lkwis , of Oliiham , secondni the resolution Ho said he had been sent by the men of OJuhuj ;) who were gcneraHj called " OMham roii ^ h-hcidd , '' to congratulate not onl ) Mr O'Connor ou hisre \ - ; - . rk ' but t ! io country aiso . Iu Oldhuin they had = . vi . [ much-ed Chartista , good men and tnus bi-id . ^ nitiety-firo females . ( Cheers ) He had tt . cov . ^ t ^ xtulate them also ihat tho Whi ^ s , as weil a .- ( 'Connor were out . Both factions had been grin 01 : ^ the l ' acc-8 of the poor for 451 ) years back —( htai )— it w . ; .-that tinu- rincc the Tones fir . ^ t luid the foundatiou , which had mhcu been gradual ! v progressing ; and ihouft ' a the Wings had boi-r . in effice ten year ; , they ! iad not donpanything for the cauto of the peopl .-. [ Hear and cheer .-. ) 1 c w . ^ soiily by the spread < jf tho ¦ > r : nciplcsoi' tlifC'harter tha th : s si ate of things couii !

      > e reuier ' u-d—it was ciJy th ' . s Clmrter tt a w . n'd leposethtui fvotx ; ttu : ir loi ; g- » bn -eci power , iCheers . ) Lahore w . re iiuy eountieb a : id places in Kii » ht ! .: vlu-ro Cliarter aesoc : a : ions were already established , - ( hfia : )—and if the l ' i : cuoi « K were deteruiint . 1 to ; riud the faces ' .. fth . ' \> o > r , ti ^ y would find that it vas coo powtrail to permit them to eomnuie their Ui .- ] t > riyiis vvc-ik . Mr . Lewi * aJisn ' ed to the mini ^ - crial conference at Aiauclic ^ t-r , ami ta ' ! thai as u iroofoi' the spirituality of these geiuK .-niPi ! . . thenedger wa- t . iieir bibi-. ' , a'i d the only spirii tL < -y worhipptd was a bottle of brandy . ( Cheui-o ) He onclr . dni b > v . ;> . TT . < sliy calling upon tb . eci ro suppoi ' i he f > . ' jift-r , and not , to cease tili ii , becime law . The resolution was unanimously cai m-d . Mr . Moo . vfcr , of Colne , moved the fifth resolution , t was as it-Jlowr : —

      " That this meeting , consisting of many thousands of the inbamUsits . > f the city ami comity of YwtV , and deltfiaies repiuMiiiiLg the most important distnets of Gvtiit Britain , tender their wannest thanks to William Slanna . n Crawford , Esq ., Gen . Johnson , John Fielden , E = q ., Th'mii . s Buncombe , E * q ., an ; l thy other members of the Commons' House of Parliament , who gave their support to the following nidtion of tbe patriotic rtpreai-ututive of H'jt'hJale . — "Thit we further resptct fully reprtsent to your Mujesty , that , in our opinivir ., the dihtrsss -which your Mr . jesty deplores , is inainiy Attributable to the circumstance of your whole people not

      being fully and fairly represented in this House , arid that we feel it will be our duty to consider the means of so extending , and regulating thb Suffrage , and of adopting such improvements in thesys : ern of voting , as will confer on the working classes , that just weight in the representative body , which is necssary to secure a due consideration of their interest , and which their present patient en . lurance of suffering gives them the strongest title to claim . " And this meeting also beg to express their gratitude to the noble and independent constituency of Kochdale for returning so boh ' , anflinching , and talented an advocate of the people ' s rights . "

      fie said he had the honour to represent Coloe , the bravest and most patriotic constituency in the kingdom , who were determined to sacrifice life and limb to secure the Charter becoming the law ef the laud . ( Great cheering . ) He had been sent there to congratulate their tried friend and champion , ou his release from the dungeou ' s gloom ; and the men of Ro « hdale on having returned such a representative as Sharman Crawford . ( Cheers . ) O'Cosnell's tail was not quite lopped off ; but if they did their duty as men , they would make the pressure from without bo powerful as not to be resisted , and Dan musii be content to walk in the rear . ( Hear . ) The streams of public opinion are continually pouring into one vast resenoir , and if the factions

      did not mind , it would burst , and overwhelm them ^ 11 in irrecoverable ruin . ( Hear , and cheers . ) Ihey could uot be told , after this demonstration , that tho working men were not fit for the suffrage ; their conduct on that day had been a sufficient refutation to such an assertion , and they might throw back the impudent falsehood in the teeth ot those who made it , with all the contempt it so richly deserved . He would not trouble them further , but begged most cordially to propose the resolution . Mr . Ahdbew Gardner , of Leeds , seconded tho resolutioa , and said that though he could not congratulate them on the town of Leeds holding that which it the good

      proud and prominent place was fortune of other towns to enjoy , yet he wbp happy to say they were greatly on the increase , and had recently received au addition of seventy members , and an infusion of fresh spirit . He hoped Leeds would rise in the scale , and be ready , ere long , to accupy a front rank . Mr . Taylor , of Rochdale , supported the resolution . He said he came there to congratulate them an behalf of the constituency who had returned Shaman Crawford—( great cheering)—on behalf of the constituency who had returned as their representative in the House of Commons , Mr . Sharman Crawford , ( Renewed cheering . ) There were men

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      1 life , ilxrad cheers . ) 2 * ow , ray frieiads , -we are told ; that we are destructives , and that -we should unite -with , the middle classes . We might as -well be told that we : should anite with this jnan or that man—this party or j that party—because they aia aa multifarioas as black ! theep and white sheep . { Laughter and cheers . ) What ; cliss should -we unite vrith ? If we unite with the Whig I middle classes , the Tories -would say that we ought to ; unite with the Tory middle classes—and if we uuited I with the Tory ' middle classes the Whigs would say , i you ought not to unite with the Tories who are your : natural enemies ; bat if the Tories be oar natural enei iciea , the Whigs are our artificial enemies . ( Caeers . ) : I am net ¦ one to lead you on to Hiart ' al stii : e , : but on the contrary I have ever decouaced the shedding

      of human blood;—I have ever keen opposed to leading the peop ' s against a well-disciplined , ami a -well-organised army;—I have always set ruy face against that;—( hear ; — but , suppose wben the legislature , while tbe Whigs vere in office , were perpetrating those thingSi-sojne of -which I have named to you , and suppose I were to corae and say " Don't niind firing at tbs front rank , that fireg upon yon , direct the fire over the heads of the Whigs in the front raiiks and fire at the Tories in the rear , " —now , you vrculd coma to the conchision that if I did so I should be acting tbe part of a bad general . TToald yoa not say that the party ia adT&Ece were the pariy that ought to be nrst destroyed ? ( Hear , hear . ) Now , thank G-od , -we have triumphed over the paity in advance , and the Tories

      having triumphed over : he Whigs , and taken up their position in the front rank , and shew me the man that ¦ will keep up upon the Tory party a more continuous fire than I will ( Xond cheering . ; I am not for giving the lliglit Hon . Baronet another trul—ifcear , he ^ ri—he hzs not given my country a fair trial , 'Cheers . ) But , my friends ,. ! vas speakin ? of the middle classes , of -which bvth the Whigs and the Tories are the representatives . >" ow , -whom dots it behove to join the rinks of the people ? Why , who tre the greates ; sufferers from tie present system—not in the political so much as in the social system ? Why , the shopkeepers . Hear . ) Who are the grer . t and voracious sharks that eat up all ? Why , the manufacturers—; hear;—who like so many gamblers , store up all the capital which

      ought to be daily circulating , as long as they plcaae during the time the poor working classes are s ' -arving . ; Applause . j Why , my friends , if the shopkeepers knew their own interest , and would no longer submit to that disgnsting system of long credits , they woalrt see the propriety of allying themselves -with the people . My Lord Wenlock , or any other aristocrat , may purctase a hundred pounds" "worth of goods , but they are nut to be depended upon for the payment of the bill -, the shopkeeper , however ,- may dtp ^ nd upon having the poor man ' s pciicy on Saturday night . ( Cheers . ) They the ehepietpers ; know perfectly well that the Bill or I-jnd of the rich man may be a . good security against the future , but the thing that enables them to go on and make np profits , and by np against the bond of the rich man is the pocr man's ready penny . ( Loud cheers , j That is the nest battery -we are to

      assaultwe must tell the shopkeepers that -we are m # t thtir enemies . " We have not said to the people , " Go and Ehoo : your brother , and £ re his house . " True the Whigs Lave charged this upon ua ;—and -why was it that the Whigs broujht . false charges against us ? Because they could not oppose us by any o ' . her means—fur this reason , that they hid men to oppose who wouid not bend beneath their ignorance and intolerance . Cheers .. I have been blamed for many things —\ hear > —but I stand before the people with a bo ; J front to account for alL Cheers ., I have been placed in a position-which few men could have survived —( bear , hear — bnt this day moid than compensates me fur all 1 have Buffered . ; Chters . ) If 1 have sp ^ nt four days of the seven in anguish and sorrow , I have been compensated en the Efcli by the visits and reports of my faithful , aralible . and trust-worthv friend , who saw me

      on the Thursday—1 mean my pnblisLcr , Mr . Hfbsoocheers —who never failed to bring along with him good tidirgs in reftrence to the progress of cur cause . Hear . ) Oj th ~ Fridays I read the iirit edition of the Xorlkerr . Sisr , and ^ n vht Saturdays I savr it one vi w ill England and S . ttlund , und the nUfcUi ^ jics 1 tbtn Krcuved gladdened my h = art . -Hear , hear This beic ?

      the position of aEairs , 1 wis c ^ nS-itnt that we were able , as we Lave stewn tiie Whigs , to wurk out i-ur own salvation- H ^ ar .. llany is the time , my friends , in the depth of winter , I have been propprd ujr on pillows , and in ¦ anguish 1 ha .-e written letters to yon , as if I were in the eEJjymett of the best oi si irits . Hear , hear . 1 was determined that the suffirings-which 1 tnd ^ rcd I would r . jt c ^ mnmnicate , lest it should have the effect of spreading tLe j . iaruE ui dtspoadencv amongst my working friencs . ^ jud cries of ttai- The time , my friends , is at hand wht .-n our cv > ise stall brc-iine triumphant . The great , the indorciVab !« , the brave S ^ aniian Crawford has hoisted the standard 0 ; the-p- ; o j . ltj ia the H ^ use cf Commons , and thirty-nine have cobir responded to the call iuai ' . r cpon thrm . Aid proud am I to think that it was :-u irisbraan nnd the representative of an English cojiki-; tnency , that Srsv obliged , thirty-nine mem'bers of the 1 House of Gcnun .-r . s to tea her Mijesiy that Veforc ' -be ; ptov ie eould have comfort , they mas ' , have Universal SzSme . Cheers . ; Those men wto supported the j eioticn cf Mr . Crawford represent the ; hirty-niue articles e : ocr T- - 'iiiic . V ; ttlitf . . Hear .. We Will keep th-se men to it ; and let the two savage factions fight liku tLe . Kik-. nny caU . Laughter tud cheers . What do they discuss . ' Is it tuw they may benefit the people or bcf . tr their eon i . tivn ? No , feut how they cau bes : promote their c ^ vn sei 5 = u interests . Applause . > One of the hugbears-tLry have rr . ised to frighten the Wv . rk . ug pecple fr-ni tie scent , is the cry cf " too-Kueb popula- i tioK ; " but I h-veno hesitition in saying that we are in adversity for want of population . If we bad men there , is land endrun in tbe c .-ntry , the gift of G-.-d , ar ; J labour esi-ujh , the inLtritanco cf nan , to mtke in Enslana 3 perfect paradise . iCheers-i I am not one of these rcen that -want yon to be idle ; I am not one of these that want you to live in luxury . N \>; the . value of mj i'Oi .: cs is ibis—that tiey are suitable U > ^ tbe p- ? or n . ins interests and princp ' . es . . Chesrs . ' 1 do n ^ . want to ice yon driving in carriages or riuing on horses— Lcir- ; but I do not -waiit to Bee yuu driven to the hostile , as oce poor feiloTr was lately ; uriven from his cottage by L-jrd Grantlry—hear-, — . and I have been told of a case cf a similar character , . wLich iat-. Jr ccrorrcd near Stockton , where a puor man fras drivt-n fjc-ra his d-ttage . Xo , the iar . u vraj giv-n to man , —labour is his inheritance and capital . God tvid him tkit tlie land was his heritage ; tLat he was to po . ~ i-. is , ai-. i be fruitful , and multiply , and > replenish the earth . . Hear . Th = man that says . otLer - -. viss is tLe enemy of the working classes—is a : i icS-dei , ar . d L ^ . t 2 . Christian . iHear . ; I BtTti took sucL eh airi-g as I touk to-dsy . ( 4 . l&ugh . ; 3 tLauch : I should Lave fallen \ k : ut ^ tLe tsclttuuii t- ; rut . tJ . ank G .-ii , 1 T . ti t qu ^"> * . ' - ¦ ' . I .- - - eii . ers-.-ncy before n-e . Heir . I sha ' , 1 £ j f .. rtn to \ L- _ - i-r .-ct-eaiccs cf ' . he future witt .

      less trvpi :-ai : oa : Il . ~ 1 at first thoui . Lt , t-. < w .. rk a union ££ : ¦ . :: _ ' . ur 0 - ~ n ia :. ks . You i :: - ~ t r-c , ilcc : tact union is a eieat tLi : g—u is cy union ta ^ t : Le ^ 'hi-s . tL ' -Uih a en : ai ; band , hare tet-n able tu kuM aa ui-juss iL - : re ^ acr . ? t , _ p . b > a jiiinority , f ^ r a Itngth cf time . Ylu ii . us : rtccllcci , if " -lLtl be guod fur a luincr . - . T , h ii CvTibly s . j fs . r a ruaj ^ rltv . Hear , L-: ar , and ivU-i cLeciir . c Th-j IrbL ^ aii isk- ^ d , vvhtn tai . ra all applepi- that c . rt ^ intd one qvur . es— " If a ; quiree inai ' tt LD aj .. J .-1-r-J . ie > O EC . ^ d , whit wouiu it be 11 it Wa ? Uli quinces ? " Li - cjLter and applause , i If union f ^ r t-Lc WLjts t ;? 5 ' ? .. > 5 . wLa ; mini Uiiicn te ' ~ cr the -vvLoie country ? - Stain t upon me , thm , on ¦¦} relea-. e ir < n ; the C-stle of Y . rk . if I forget the gratitude I ow « Vj the men , tiit forgetting up this gr-nd dcmonistrat :. ' : ; . but f ^ r havint atttn . pted , and su . ee--uf-iliy a . itmp-. fed , to w ; ie jtlt n ; j tt'Hoc ? hears of imprisjnnitnt , Htar , Lt .-. r . I an : ^! ad t < j fin . 1 tl at on my h ' . ing twice ccnvi-tcd viiou : the exaniiratioa of a single vritneis , a ftrc . ing wa 5 raised in tie ptfple if York against 4-j Eiir . ding a ? 7 > ttni cf epprtssion . 'Hear . ' There werr eo Chartists in Y ^ rk thi ? day two years—now , beholii the ChaTtists of York . Hvar and chetrr . ¦ There 7 ^ u are , ard where i ? th- _ - o - . Lcr rarty of your ot rontnts wh--could get up snch a demonstration ? Loud cheers . They are not iu exiitence . . Cheers .. They suppose tin : they , have triumphed over as , becausf they have sent me to tte cur . gern , and many otters to the cold g ^ sve , yet I trnst in Gd that there is spirit enoneh among ns so long is the cause is righteous , and just , and honourable , to maintain that position to which we have attained . ; Hear .. 1 trust that we have tbos-e , amongst us capable of distinguishing between a future , and preiffnt t : u ; e Hear .. ; I do not live for to-day— j I live for futurity—I do rot lire for any particular , ' moment—1 hope to live for all time—bear , hear . . —and I hu-w can any man ' s time be better devoted thin to tut 1 advancement of the improvement of tie -working > classes . iCbef-rs ; It will not do to tell you that you proiinee all and h&ve something—heur - — tfct i thing that von Ernst have must be defined . . Hear .

      . ! hear , and cheers . 1 . Yon ought to know what jou :--re to have , to make yon independent <_ f ; the caprice of the Crown—independent of the caprice j of the Honse of Lcrd « , and independent of the caprice ' of the He-use of Commons ;—( bear . )—so that when you i see the mnjority in the H-. nsc of Lore ' s or in the Hox : t <;' of Commons , you m 3 y know tLere is no n . ajority tha : ran irig r . nr pig fr-r-m yonr corntr in the shape cf tax- ; aticn . Cheers . > Wbtre is the man that will deny you ' i that ri .-bt ? Wherever be exis t s he is an enemy—a i : man that opposes the legitimate rights of the ¦ working ] classes—he is a man that does so . in order that he may i hoard np millions ont of the labour of the working 1 c ' iE ^ is . Look at Mr . Marshall , of Leeds ; be , with tvro j EJilioBs 01 " money , traDLs a repeal of the Corn Laws , in 1 order that tie may board up more riches . , 'Hear . ) Well , j I if I had two millions 1 -would purchase land , and let it i : ont at a fair rent to the poor for cultivation . When 1 i see Mr . Marshall give cp one million to the poor , and i then look te Poland , Russia , or other continental : countries for his breakfast , dinner , and supper , I will i say " wei ] d * ne . rcoa and faithful steward . " ( Cheer- ' 11 : 2 :. Bn : I n . ust look at hire , and bis class with very , d : nvrer .: : \ el : rcs so long as 1 nnd thtm trying to scrape all ic-y tan from tbe v ? o : king clas-es . They come anil j aik us to let them have another pull ; bat they have had too in-ny r . ' ' ! s already , as we ? ay in Ireland , at granny- , ' Weal . Cntf-r ? and ianchter . 1 These fellows have had V > o j ; . ar . y pul ' s at the r > oor 0 ! England and Ireland , j iH-. - ^ r , r . ear .- T ; : tre is one rtsolution in particular ; to be pr- - -p * --l to -you to-day , which raises every ' , particle of ;¦ risibility in my cemposition—it is that which plfig ^ s you t' / derote ycmselves U > consort in a ' bond of union axd aSVction with ycur Irish brethren . ¦ It Las been said that the English people are ;

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      opposed to the interests of the Iiinh—I deny it . ( Applause . ) There . is no Buch feeling existing in the English mind . Those -who are opposed to the interests of tbe English people are opposed to the interests of Ireland , and those who are opposed to the interests of Ireland are hostile to the interests of the English people . ( Cheers . ) If I -were to canvass this mighty meeting now I should not find one individual opposed to the interests of the Irish people ; but as I am not a nan who -would live upan sectarianism , so I am not one that would liYe upon applause obtained by inculcation of bad feeling and religious prejudice , and I am ready te prove to my countrymen that the English people are with them to a man . { Cheers . ) They may suppose a burnt child dreads the fire—they may imwine they have scorched me , and that I dread entering York Castle again . No—( cheers )—they can never makfi me suffer mere than I have suffered , and what

      I have suffered I am ready to suffer again if it would prove beneficial to yeur cause . ( Tremendous cheering . ) Now , then , yon will thiuk I have rather trespassed on tbe order of my physician , ( CrieB of "Go on ; " "Go on . ") Aye , g « un , but there are & great many to go on after me ; and there ia vet a duty resting upon me to enter more into detail tLis evening than I have done on the present occasion . In conclusion then I must say that so U-ng us I can ho !< 5 a hand to my head—so-long as I Lave existence—so long as I can aid the cause—so li-ng as I Lave a pen to move—so long as I have an arm to wield in defence of your rights , I will stand by you—( cheersi—aad if any man goes before me in advocacy of those rights , he must go at a qaick pace , or I wiil pass him hop , Btep , and jump . ( The Learned Grentlemaa sat down amid immense and long - coiitifcusd cheering . His speech occupied twenty-five minutes in the delivery . )

      Mr . Geoe « e White , Birmingham , moved the second resolutioa . He said be bad been sent there by the men and wemen of Birmingham , in their name to congratulate F . O'Connor , Esq . on his release from the fangs of tyranny and oppression ; and not only to congratulate him on being once moro in the enjoyment i / f tie greatest of ail bk-ssings—liberty , but to assure him that both the men and women of Birmingham were determined never to rest satisfied till the Charter tad become the law of the land . ( Great cheering . ) He would tell them that be had taken up the cause of tbe Charter , because he had witnessed the * sufferings which were endured by the working classesth ^ ar )—and because he thought it was the only means calculated to put an end to those sufferings ; because

      he s w the drones rolling in affluence and plentybecause he saw that there was plenty and to spare in the land , wLile the very men who produce all the wealth are starving in ths midst of it ( hear , and ch . et . rs . i He knew there were those amoegst the working Bk-a who did not agree with him iB his viewswho saw no utility in the Charter ; but if they were willing to be amused , and to go with a ragged coat , they were quite welcome to do so ; for his own part , he was determined , and he hoped they were tho same , not to rest satisfied until the full measure of his birthright— of the birthright of every Briton—was granted to him . ( Lond cht « rs . ) Ha had heard it asked—what if they had the Charter , what good would it do ? He Wuuld tell them . The Charter would give

      them all that was necessary to secure the fnll measure of their rights . ( Cheers . ) What had they , or any other working man , to expect from either Whig or Tory ? He would tell them : just nothing . ( Cheers . ) Who promised them a fair week ' s wage for a fair week ' s work ? Neither of them . ( Hear . l Neither of the factions -would do anything for the working man ; and if woiking men any longer submitted to be the staves of either party , they were not worthy of tbe name of men , much less of the name of Britons . ( Great cheering . ) T litre was not even a pig in existence -which would not grunt if his breakfast were taken away from him ; and if they would not do the same , he would tell them at once they were worse than the pigs . iHear . ) There were thousands of jcen living at 3 treat distance from Yotk who vrould have been thire that day to testify

      their deVution to the patriot and to the cause , but they could not afford it , —' . hear . . —for they could not obtain tLe necessaries of life ; there were hundreds , he knew , who Were actually ptiish'nD ; for want , because t . ' : ey had no means of getting anything to subsist up < _ > n ; and thtis were charitably told , by tha possessors of yreat wealth , that if they bad noi enough to feed on they must starve , and that it was tbe decree of pro-. viiiente Uivy should ttaive . 1 Shame . ) He did not think that providence Lad decreed anything 01 tbe sort . > Cheers > . ' But how could these things be remedied ? He would tt-il them they never would be remeilieU until every i ^ an had u voice in thu niaMng of this laws by which thr-y were to be governed—until Universal Suffrage was tbe law of the land ; and he calls .--i ufn-. n al . to unite ani follow the example of Biru . i :: gbaih , 01 Glasgow , of London , of Manchester ; he called ap-. n ev-. ry town in tbe kingdom to cohib for-, -a ^ rd ; u- ; l unite in favour of that measure . ( Caters . ) lit- cou . il tcli them that he came there as tho representative of the Cinrtists of Birmingham , who were iletenr . iiied to do their duty ( Loud Cheers . ) He had no doubt the deputies present represented tight or nins millions of people ; and if they were determined to have their rights , who could resist tti . ni—who could compel them to live as dave ; r . nd slt ? :-, ur k-- < . p them in the state of starvation , in which thry wtr « . ? ; Hear , and cheer 0 . ) Thtymight tbir . k hi ; w . is rii ' udir . g to physical force ; but if tho pe < .. i . ' , tf "w-. rc united , and go hand in hand together .

      tberu Wwulu bt rsa need of physical forei >; their moral fv ,-rce wcn ' . d I * a nure powerful agent . iCbeers . ) What iiid they -sra :: t with physical f-rce 1 They wanted no man ' s property ; they were not desirous to injure any one ; but vthiie they w . uid respect another ' s rights , as ton sp . CT--1 for tbeir interference , they were determined to hare justice ftt tbenirclves ; and before they could have justice- for themstlves , ttity mu » t Lave the Charter . He himself was one who had been prosecuted , and he would a > k if they thought pi-rstcutii / n had broken his spirit Hear , Lear , avi "No , no . " j No ; he was if

      pussil ' e , rendered firmer in his resolution , and more impatient in his demands . Di asas follows : —

      " Tfat this meeting—reviewing the p ^ st persecution of their leaders in l » 3 y and I > Vi—remembering the 3 rc = s vi . l : ^ r-r . t 1 f law and constitutional us . iees in the tri . iS of thvir fri' -n'is —\ -. v . ' \ forgetting the barbarous C"U - '" . i- « th' - . l— . y . .- Ui-n iriilc : eu . ami are in course of i ? fi . t n , i .: < i *} ' ¦ l . iti'iots wh ' ise only ulject w . - is tLu ir .:: \ i . ' .-: hv :- in of the people ' s ri ^ ht ^—call .: u ' - "' r . ti'tir c uiiiryu . rn to watch with the nu .-t u : iWr . ir : f-. l vigii :: ; : C 3 the . sii ^ titt-f- 't attc-mpt at a revival of p ' . rse . utif / n < n the jrirt 0 ' the oppre . ^ s ( rs . And this meeting . ' - Itnmiy ; . ppea ' d to t ^ epecp ie of O " i- ^ t Britain nr . d Ireland to protect for tl -j fu-ur-j , by tvciy weans in t :. c r puwer , th' > e -who ritk nil ai .. i lir . re all for tho common good . Lst tbe people act upon the principle that wLtre one of the co'u : i : uuity is uppn-s-e- ' . -ill aru oj preset . 1 , and k-1 thtm be prepai-ed to Carry tho said Triiiciile in o vrac : ica ! effect . "

      Mr . El ack , of N .-U-. cghi ' . ns , stcor ^ e'i tho resolution . Ho h- -d bt . wn itr . t there to ivrrL-.- ei .-t tr . e pecpie of Nottic ? hini and its vicinity , and to cvn ^ iatubtL-, on their bthiiif , titir treJ fr : < . ; : d £ .::

      who were dtluiied also . But was it so ? ( Cries of " no , no . " i No ; they wer ^ not deluded by Mr . O'Connor ; they ) ad been c ' eluiled by those who had so long denied them tbeir rights ; and new , so long as O'Connor was determined to place himself at their head—so long as he was determined to take the lead in the mighty struggle for freedom , so ions would they stand by him to the death . 'Great entering . ) Mr Black then alluded to the others who had been incarcerated for the advocacy of their principles , and remarked that since their iinj-risonirierit they cad become mnch more effective amd indefatigable teachers of the people : the Whig College education qualified them better to give instruction to the people . \ Laughter and cheers . ) He rejoiced in the number of those who were so well qualified to give inisructiuii—who had received their College education , and trusted that they woul ' . i ro on , and never rest satisfied—never , for a sinsle

      moment , withdraw their hand—never cvase agitation till the object of their wishes was obtained—till the Chatter was the law of the land , and until they had Tfealised the full measure of justice to tach ar . d to alL tCheers , j He viewed the conduct of the Whig ministry with ' 2 isg-JEt for having carried persecution to the extent they had done . The Chartists hnd teen sjoken of as levellers , and had been represented as destructives ; and all because they did what these very ministers Lad left undoae , and followed tbe advice that had been given to tkem to the letter . Those who received falaries had forsaken the people , and therefore the people vrcnld forsake them . ( Hear . ) He expressed his determination , and the determination of his constituents , to persevere till death in their efforts to obtain the full measure of their rights , —tbe Charter , and concluded , amidst loud cheers , by seconding tbe resolution .

      Mr . GEORGr Julian Har > 'EY , of Sheffield , supported the resolution . He had tbe pleasure of standing before thtm as the delegate from the brave Radicals and Democrats of Sheffield end Barnsjey—men of sterling stiel and hearts of oak , who wtre reany to suffer all and dare all , until the Charter should become the law of the land . ( Hear , hear , and loud enters . ) He was happy to stand on that day , before Buch a most respectable assembly « f his countrymen aou countrywomen ; respectable , not because they were attended by their servr . nta in rich liveries—respectable , not because they were accustomed to luxnrious living—respectable , not because- they resided in expensive and ii ; at , iilfl : ently furnished houses—bnt respectable because it was their principle to give unto others all the privileges they j . -os-

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      sessed themselves—tha t those who worked for all might abundantly enjoy all . ( Great cheering . ) It was a source of sincere pleasure and congratulation to him that they had that day assembled to welcome once more amongst them Feargus O'Connor . ( Loud cheers . ) They welcomed him ia y ork on that day , but every town in England , Ireland , and Scotland , would ere long meet and welcome the nobJe patriot amongat them . iCheers . ) He had beeirselected to support the reaolution which had been se ably submitted to them by the worthy delegate from Birmingham , and which had been no less ably seconded by the delegate from Nottingham , and in doing so he would not waste their time ic detailing the deeds of devilish darkness which had been enacted by the Whigs ia their futile attempts to put

      down Chartism . ( Hear , hear . ) He remembered that Sir John Campbell—lucky plain John—bad boasted that he would put down Chartism ; but now he thought he might turn the table and inform Sir John that the CnartUU had put down the Whigs . ( Cheers . ) He took credit to himself for the part he had taken in putting down Whu-gery . ( Hear . ) The Chartists had put do wn the Whigs , when they gave the Tories the majority , at least so the Whigs said , nnd he was happy in having to thank them for the admission ; for previously they had been told that they ( the Chartists ) were of no use but tp put down and disturb corn law meetings . ( Cheera . ) O yes . tliose Whigs now ' acknowledged that the Chartists had put them down—( cheers . )—they now acknowledged that they were the third party in the

      state—and not the tm . illtst party eitlior —( cheers , jund he vtou'd venture to predict that as they had f . ut down the Whigs , so would they put down all parties who refused to give the people the rights which belonged to them , and to which they had a title so clear us to admit of no dispute . —( Cheers . ) He did uot congratulate them an the Tory majority , for he detei-ted tlie Tories equally with the Whigs—but as he had worked to put down the Whige , so would he work to put down the Tories . —( Cheers . ) The lories had proclaimed , in the debate on Mr . Sharman Crawford ' s motion , that they would maintain all their own old prejudices ; but tho glorious mini rity of ; thirty > n ! ne on Sharman Crawford s motion—the prophetic people ' s parliament—' would henceforth sit in St . Stephen's chapel , prepared to maintain for the people the extension of then- rights . ( Cheers . ) The Tories had avowed all their old prejudices and principles , and he ' called upon them not to rest from their liibours till they had driven them from

      power as they had done the Whigs . ( Cheers . ) The Tories were thy party wbobad involved the country in ruinous aud expensive ware , who had abstracted from the country the bravest of b-r sons , who had murdered Thistle-wood and Brandreth , who had killed their thousands at Waterloo , and who would now attempt to further deprive the people of tho frw rights they already had , and compel thorn to become doubly aerfs and slaves ; but iu spite of this— in spite of the Toriesthey would have their rights—cheers!—they would not rest satisfied until justice , and nothing less tbr . n justice was done to them . ( Cams . ) Had the people done their duty , neither O'Connor , O'Brien , nor hundreds of others would have been incarcerated in Whig dungeons , ar . d he called upon them , by all they held sacred , to resist such another attempt at tyranny ; not because they might attack O'Connor , for that they would not dare to do ; but because they might attack others . He concluded amidst great cheering .

      TheCUAlRMAK put the resolution to the meeting ; it was received with great cheering , and was carried unanimously . . Mr . Binns , of Sunderland , was next called npon to move tho third resolution . He sjid be had been deputed by a largo as-craWy of the united traOes of SunderlaDd , toconjjraml . ite Mr . O'Connor on his release from confinement , and to swear on their behalf renewed alliance to him and to his holy cause—( cheers ) - ^ -to assure him that it was only tbe extreme distance between Sunderland and York that prevented thousands of honest men and women from being there to welcome him in person , and to assist iu filling that extended space of green-sward which he sa ^ r before him . ( Cheers . ) The resolution which had been put into bin hnnda '

      was framed bo as to save him a great deal of trouble , I und them a good deal of time—it spoke for itaelf— ' ( hear)—it called a liar , liur —( hoar )—aud it proclaimed that they , whilst adopting every fair and legal means for the salvation of their own country , would not rust satisfied until they had broken the bonds of other countries , and &ivon lib ' .-rty to all . ( Cheers . ) Dau Connell bad told his deluded ' countiymen that tbey ( the Chartists of England ) ; were the enemies of Ireland—( crits of " liar ' . ") but if ' , there were any Iribhrnt-n in that assembly , he would ask them who it waa thai murdered Euiinett . ( Hear . ) ; The factions could best ttll them that . ( Cheer * . ) ' Were they to examine they would uot find the portrait '• of that lamented patriot hung upon tlie walls of the '

      grtat ivn < A noWe , but upon tbe walls of the poor man ' j cottage . ( Cheers . ) They had tried both tho Whig and Tory factions , —the latter w « re the advocates and supporters of murder , rapine , and bloodshed , and tlui former were the same ; tht-y ha-1 also tried ChimiMn , which they had found every thing that wa 3 u-Ay . < : ( Cheers . ) Their friends b : ul been imprisoned , but tivy had not been defeated—th ' .-y had always returned to their liberty firmer and more determined in their actions than they were before . ( Hear , and cheers . ) He called upon thtin to swear allegi : inco to tho nttn who had done all for them , and to go bolilly forward in the demand for their rights ; he would do this ; he vowed never to cease his exertions , and so long as the breeze waved amongst the green trees , so Ions as the sun

      abune in the firmament , so long would he contend for the rights of the whole peopie , m > long would he agitate , until all bema . le free , and iiiitil the poor man ' s cottage was secure without a lock . 'Great cheering . ) Ho did not know what influence ChariiMn had in York ; but in Sunderland , he could assure them tMat no lenger was v- taltb looked up to as supreme—a " bit of a lad" had been brought forward there to maintain the rights of the people , and though the factions niiuht wonder at himself presuming to take the lead at an election , and suffering himself to be brought forward as a cjtn < ii .- ! ate , he had taught them that their wealth did net command for them respect ; for while the electors—the t < npounders , who are entirely under the influence of tho wealthy , —had given thfir votes in support of the pres . nt system , tho non-electors--the people— -the unpurchaseable—had by their voices dtdared by a

      tre-Jiiendoas majority , that he alone was the object of their choice , and that he alone should bo their representative . ( Great cheering . ) Ho was rtjjictd to see the numbers—the thousands—who were Assembled under the shade of tho grefn banner , on the b : oad green turf before him ; it rc-jMccd him to see their numbers , and to know that they , individually , were determined to have their rights ; but the delegates who hnd met from all parts , w < jre the rcpitsent . tives of thousands more , who were determined tu naii tlu-ir coiuurs to the mast , and , convinced that tbeir piincipk ' . s were true , were resolved neither to turn to the right hand nur to the left , never to let their tongue ctfise in the praises of those who fclood so nobly forward in their behalf , until the Charter , the whole Charter , and nothing less than the Charter , had become tlie law of the land . . Mr . Binns concluded , amidst rapturous i-heenng , by reading the resoluticn which he had to

      propose . " That this meeting feels bouiv ! to express , in t !) e strongest terms , tktir >! ispust at tbe conduct of these who have rtpresenteu the people of England as baint ; tho enemies of the people of Ireland . With scorn and contempt this meeting throws back the vile calumnies uttered against their country and thtniselvs . Thit meeting repudiates th .. charge biuught against them , of being averse to the liberties of the Irish people ; they solemnly declare that the charge is false and calumnious in the extreme ; in seeking their rights , aa embodied in their Charter , they seek Unit justice for their Irish brethren which they demand for themselves ; they declare that they never will accept nay measure of

      reform which shail not be fully acceptable to tlie Irish people , and shall guarantee to them all the rights which may be conferred upon themselves . This meeting , acknowledging and asserting the right of tho people of Ireland to constitute and legislate for themselvos , pledge to the peop le of that country their every support in their present righteous struggle for a Repeal of the Union , beiieviug that only will tho i < eople of both islands enjoy real prosperity when the legislature of each country shall be responsible to the wholo people ; and we further call upon tiie Chartists of Great Britain to embody , iu their next national petition , a demand for the Repeal of the Legislative Uuion of England and Ireland . "

      3 Ir . FrssELL , of London , said he had been deputed by the men of London to heartily congratulate Mr . O'Connor on his release . from the Whig dungeon . ( Cheers . ) He came to thank him for the stupendous exertions which he had made on behalf of the people ( Cheers . ) He had instiuctiouB to declare tliiit the London Chartists we ; e the advocates of equal laws and iqual justice to all ; and that tht . y were , at the same time , determined to obtain equal lawa and equal justice for themselves . ( Cbters ) They had showu , by their acts , they were not only willing , but able , to assist Ireland in obtaining that justice which they wanted to

      secure for their own country . ( Cheers . ) They had always stood up in support , not only of their own liberties , but of the libeities of all mankind . ( Cheers . ) They had always been the defenders of Ireland's liberties ; they had always worked with the Irish ; and they had always found them ready to werk with all who would support them . ( Cheers . ) He hoped the resolution would pass unanimously , as he was convinced that the Irish people had been deceived ; and he trusted that the resolution of such a meeting , at such a time , would show them that the English Chartists were not tbeir enemies , but their friends . ( Great cheering . ) He bad much pleasure in seconding the resolution .

      Mr . Doyle , of Manchester , supported tbe resolution . He said he had been sent by his countrymen to bear their thanks to their countryman , Mr . O'Connor , for the manly and determined conduct which he had manifested . ( Great cheering . ) The mm of Manchester , he could assure them , were determined that the Charter should become the law oi tho land . ( Applause . ; He bad been fifteen years in Eugland , during which time ho had been associated with English working men , throughout five counties ; he had always found them intelligent ; he had always found them anxious for the possession of the same political power which they saw in the possession of others . ( Hear . ) If he had not found them so—if ke had not found that they were all unanimous , he would long ago have censed his agitation , and w « uld not speak another word in favour of the Charier—ibear , bear)—but believing , as be did

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      in Rochdale who were equally as fit to represent them as Mr . Crattford ^— ( hear , bear , hear)—but it was in answer to Daniel O'ConncII , who said that the English were not friendly to the Irish , that they returned Crawford by a triumphant majority . ( Cheers . ) He hoped they would not let the cause drop with the proceedings of that day , but ihat they would . reflect on the principles . of the Charter , by which a knowledge of those principles would be spread abroad , and that great measure of justice to one and to all must become the law of the land . ( Cheer * . ) If they did not do this , but suffered ihemselves to fall into apathy aad

      indifference , they would become a bye-word to tha country , and would be pointed at by the finer ; of Bcorn . ( Cheers . ) The resolution was put and carried unanimously . It bein # now six o ' clock , the hoar at which it had been announced the tea would be serv ; d , tbe sixth resolution , which embodied a vote of thruikstothe York Chrrtists , for the pains they had taken in getting up the demonstration , waa withdrawn , and thanks having been voted to the Cha lman , threa cheers were given for Frost , Williams , and Jones , three for O'Ct anor , three for tho Charter , and three for the Northern Star , aud tbo immense assemblage dispersed .

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      THE SOIREE . After the interesting , . though laborious proceedings of the public meeting ba 1 be ! ! i h : < n ^ ht to a clo'f-, thoso Yt-ho bad been fortunate enoii ^ J . i >> make earl y application for ticket .-, asce : ideti 1 : ^ 0 tlio ep . cious .-aJoon of the Grand S : aud , ar . d took their itats alocj ; the wtil-tiured tables . We cannot eommenco our description of this elegant entertaiuniuut without ot once paying the tribute which is justly due to Air . Beli , the occapier of the Graud Stand , for the spiendid , ' the excellent , tha substantial , the really el'gr . nt

      repabt which he sewed up . Along the entire length of the large and beau . itul room were placed nix rows of tables , so set out that I hi're was a comiortable passa ^! left fo r tho v . 'ahtif . Th" : se tables wore plentifully spread with various cold ineat . s . aud < avt ! ry kind of bread and butter , with tarts , cheesecakes , aud ornamental confectionary—every thing of tl . o b ;» t kiitd ; aud such were the arrangements for the waiters , that the hutneroua guci . is , amounting at the first course to about four hundred , were comfortably aad p ' entifuliy served without ihe slightest cor . fubiou .

      A cross table was placed at the head of tho room at which sa . t the Chairman , Mr . Cordeux , of York , the patriot in w ! - ; 0 ie honour the Soiree was held , the Editor and Publisher" of tiie Northern S ! ui \ Mr . Fleming , tlte Editor of the Xeu- Moral H ' or / d , nud other gciuleHK-tt . All bein # comfortably . seated , tho tsa was eerved up , and was di .- ; cu * sed ia tho mos : friendly and social manner possible—each strivir ^ wiih the otber in his cff ' . Tta to do honour to the occasion , and to make the entertainnaeiit one of pleasure to the numerous ladies by whose presence the Soiree was graced . Indeed , had tho mon fastidious fcruchrzer of good breeding and good order been present , he could not have found any thing to carp at—the

      Such was the demau'd for the tickets , fneh the tfesire to be present , that the spacious room , large as it is , was not .-: ufEoient to contain all tiie company at once , nay , nor twice , for the teb \ es were thrice replenished , and t-hme nearly fiiied with ftuests , before all could be accommodated ; and it was eight o ' clock before all the tea equipage was cuuiviy removed . Tho couipauy having b .-cn re-a ' mitted , the room was speedily filled to pveiflowing , and Mr . G . .. iix h : ivii ; tf taken tho eiiair . a : ; announcement was tsade ihat the delegates pr . ^ uC were prep an . d with ad'Jrc .-ses from thr-ir coiisiiiiu : ;? ' ' c Mr . OY ' ormor .

      jLheso were t ' ien presented , and occupied some time , each delrgate' present beirp : either fnrni .-hed with a wiiUen . ac-ires ? , or bei ' i ; :: deputed by his constituents to express their j ; r .: uiicatH . n at tho release of the nob ' o charopivii cf their rights , and tht ' . v anxious viesirt-to havo a visit from him afc his eariiest convenience . These having been all presented , The Chairman then said—Brother Chartists , and follow c :: iz . ; is , you will all , I am snr- % : ¦ > £ e * - with me , that this aay's procvdii . ga affords abundant cau . so for coi > gia . 'uhi . ion ; z : id , I think I nay siy , that tho men of York , with thy assistance of our brother Ci . r . i ' . i . ' LS . have llcd d a- ; brwno thumst-lves . brother Ci .: u-i .:. \ tiSliavc ucrcd a-. r l-c ^ ano themselves

      , , aud 110 mistak-. ( Che .-rt . ) I . );;'• : the display we have v .-Unesbud this day' ln' . ' . y :-. uppoUs this sentiment . ( Cheors . ) It won !;] ill bstcarie me to detain you iiiiy longer ; but I cannot sk < . ' o-. vn without cxpresskif ; my sii . eere hope , that the glorious sun of liberty is not hlieddipg his light abroad in vain ; I trust die day is uot far distant when it will shine ou ; : n 3 .-11 itrs glorious " brightness , and illumine the hears of evtry individual in the- empire . Then will tiie language of Scripture be fulfilled— " and the people shall beat their bwords into ploughshares , and their spears into pruning hooks ; nation shall not lift np awo : d against > U ' . tK > n , nor shall U . ~ -y * earn war auv mow . " " 'Chef shall ovctv imr ; sit . under

      iiis Vintand under his ov / : i fig-tree , au-i none s-hall ni ; ikcth « . m afraid . "' ( Loud applause . ) Ti fh- ; t sentiment of the evening is A Tht sovertign People , the only source of legitimate power . '' Mr . Hick was called upon to respond to it . He said—Mr . Chairman , Ladies , aii'i Gentl-nic-ii , much baa been said , muvh has been written , and much has been sung , on the subject of sovereignty ; KiLgs have fvn congratulated , and " Queens l ^ ave been praised . Dryden , the poet ; Scuthoy , tho renpg ; aV' ; and liutlrr , the author of " Kudibras , " : < nd iaa : ; y others , liavo ticne their best in celebration of royalty . I iave sometimes thought that it was a suhject worthy > f my own poor ability ; but the fact is , 1 never i i could enter upon a consideration cf it Mh ruiything like gratified or interested ei .., r , ^ . ( Hoar . ) I never yet could fii . d the

      'imU ' n'Lttiuii of sovfreij / nty , when placed in one nu ' iviiiiial at . all plcasirg tu me . i ' uit I never look ipon that fuf'joct when in the mats- I never 1 . ok i ; wi sovciviir ' iity when possessed by the people , but t liund my whole soul stirred witliin EC ( Cheers . ) > I I long to sco the time arrive when tlie real ¦' , v *; c ' jinty of the people will be established in our ) W ; : 1 - ¦ uirry . ( Applause . ) I am not , Mr . Chairnan , prepared to make a speech upon this occaioii , and therefore I' shall not attempt it . fheri : ' itic doubtles- ! iaa ^! y present this evening who ire qnaiih ' L-J , ami \ y \ u » are roach moro di ~ p---xl to dJress the raceting than I am . I n-tvtr ccn l-. Iored uysf- ! f a s [ jeec ! i-maki : r , although I am proui ! lo -. oni'lcr myself aa honest and zcalou ^ worker in ( he a-i .-o of Chartism . ( Chters . ) With thes ^ few ' - i ; ir ! . ^ . 1 h < g to respond to the toast , and to sit • M ) . ( Cheers . )

      The Chairman then said , tho next toast is one which will find an echo in every heart . It is "J'YnrLiis O'CoDnor , Esq ., the persecuted and unflinching advocate of universal liberty ; may he liw to Lie a terror to the tyrant , and the champion of iliu free . " ( Tremendous cheering . ) Mr . 0 Connor then rose and "was received with great cbterinp . He said , —Mr . : Chairman , cad my dear fiiinii . s , both male and female , 1 think I might , without aff eta tion of modesty , follow the excellent and laconic example of my good friend Air . Hick ; and I might , ia truth , offer an apology for brevity . I may say , " unac customed , as I am , to public speaking , "—icheers );—nay , I may go further , and fay , " unaccustomed as I have been to speakicg at all "— Ihtar ' l;—but there is n

      somethirg—I don't know whether it is the scintilla of apr \ king power ; I don't know whether it is tht flint of Chartism ; I don't know whether it is the lueifer match of patriotism ; but you have struck a Jig ^ t in my bosom , and I feel that you have resuscitated ail those dormant energies whxh the- Whits irould gladly have extinguished . ( Loud and continued cheers ) Allow me , iu tho first instance , to return those dak-gates ,. who have come frcra a difctance to attend , this lutetiug , my warmest gratitude , and heart felt thanks , and through them allow me to return thauks to tho-e ¦ w ho seat them heTe , —ihear , heir . )—vhe fustian jackrts , the blistered hands , and the unshorn chins—the poor , — ( cheers , )—those who are , in fact , an ornament to their country ; who have stood forward like Christinas , like

      freemen , in advocating the sacied cau « 8 of freedom . ( Loud Cheers . ) You have placed me in a proud , but hazardous position this uight The runners whom I have this day seen assembled out of resptct to the principles which I have steadily advocated , shows me that that respect does not come merely from within the City of York—( cheers)—but from the people of this emp » e at large . ( Cheers : ) Those seieral addresses which I Lave received I look upon as so many retaining briefs , with the amount of tho fees marked oa the back of them—( hear )—and in refer nee to the request made by JJr . Martin , I have to say that I will take particular care of the address , as a retainer , paying strict adherence to the principles contained within the document . / Cheers . ) I trust , my friends , after

      £ have received sueh an assurance of support for my past conduct , tuat . whenever the time snail come again when I may be forced to be long separated from you , I trust , my friends , that I shall recoiva your reuewed thanks , not so much for what I have suffered —for no man has a right to receive thanks for suffering that for which he has dona for the benefit of the cause—( Tremendona cheers , which drowned the conclusion of the sentence . ) I am not yet quits with the Whigs ( Cheers . ) I look upon this day as a delightful reward of my long imprisonment—I look with delight upon the scene now presented before me on my emerging from received from

      the dungeon ; and tbe addresses I have ir . y friends reassure me of having their confidence . ( Continued cheering . ) The day baa at length arrived when the Chartists every where will be able to do « AMan ««} U that which has been so forcibly described by my PUSVIH Si . « ^ friend from Dumfries , when they will have every STA H thing their own way— ( cheers )—upt , as I understood y ^ VT ^' TT ^ s ^ " \\ the gentleman from Dumfries , that liberty in our hands A ^ yV-l M ¦ ^<> \ should degenerate into licentiousness , but having hberty Afcjty £ &-i ~~ ~ 5 k \ C in our hands we will not infringe upon or abridge tfce J * * C ? Lii ^ v «; H . T' . t ^ V \ rights , privileges , and liberties of othtr people . ( Loud !*!«{* f *^ Vwj ;| JJ'rt . - * j ^ cheers . ) By liberty we mean liberty tempered with \ V -M J !>" ' ^ ' '' ' ^ ' n ' -w discretion . ( Hear . ) Tiie Whigs speak of liberty as some- \ ^^^ S ^ f ^?^? j ( CM " ™ '" *** ° " - " afllSali

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 4, 1841, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct565/page/7/