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      GLOBXOTft DEMONSTRATION ! Monday last was indeed a great sod gkriooi d * y for Ibe -vodciBS ctwiw Tbe men and women of Binning - fcam , aad toe rerrOTjuiiBg ditfricii , fatra on thai day gjj ^ ci sub ft blow at tyranny as & will nerer recover . H » * n * tog classes have now proved , beyond donbt , Bat awy are not only competent to rote , feat that when jjiey do theii own irodc , they us capable of y ^ wi ^ ff an d eo&doetlag ti » mart stupendous sfeira ; i » never tru then & greater display of numbers and a atimriism ttaa was exhibited on this ceasion , and 2 WTET mi Bach a huge man » those who blocked op the streets of Birmingham on Monday better marshalled or more orderly conducted .

      To five ft proper description of the burning Z 3 al and gpisnt enthusiasm of the people , would require a nustsr hand . Let the most ardent loTers of the Charter , or the greatest admirers o ! Mi . O'Connor , imagine irhat a proeeaBioa for sach an important town ought to fee , and they inayrest assured tha * had they teen present they would bare felt abundantly satisfied . 11 really was a glorious display ; one that will confer everlasting jionoui on the men and women of Birmingham , and fee surrounding district ; oaa that -will have an electrifying effect on every town , Tillage , and hamlet in the United Kingdom . The Sat has now gone forth , and the assembled thousands at Birmingham have decided tbe question . ChaMISH is sow omnipotent . Where now are the paltry trucklers who affected to sneer at the working cbssas ? Where are th « y 7 ! But to the subject .

      The towns surrounding Birmingham bad been busily preparing throughout last week to show their love and admiration of the people's champion ; aad , such was their eagerness to be present at the demonstration , that all manner of reticle * were hired to bring the females sad children on Sunday evening , whilst the men determined to prove their sincerity by walking in procession . The men of Wolverhampton walked wrrenteen jniles ! a procession . Bilston , Wednesbury , BronxspoTe , Redditch , Kidderminster , Darlaston , Walaall , fee ., contributed largely 60 swell and enlarge the mass of human beings thst thronged to Hockley Hill .

      The morning looked rather hazy , and appeared inclined to rain , but fortunaitly it cleared up , and at nine o'clock the bustle of preparation commenced . Flags , banners , poles , and all the paraphernalia of proff , anrfTt » were to be seen emerging from the various inns , and wending their way to the Chartist-room in Freeman-street , where the members of the Association had determined to muster pre-rious to proceeding to Hockley Hill ; and in a short time , not only Freeman-street , but the streets adjoining were completely blocked np with open carriages , flag bearers , musicians , && , awaiting the arrival of the Triumphal Car , as the cmal for moTirg . About half-past ten , an immense

      number of men and women arrived in procession from ; Wolverfcsmpton . Bilston , Darlaston , and Wednes- J bury , with numerous splendid flags and banners , sad accompanied by an excellent band , in military uniform , immediately siUr which the Triumphal Car j arrived , whan the ra * r * h % i « took their places in front , i and led the way to Hockley Hill At this time the j streets had the appearance of a river , for the Hying j tide was to be seen moying from ail quarters of the j town in tha same direction ; open carri&ges , gigs , wag- gons , and carts , containing their liying loads , were en- j tericg the town , from the various roads , the occupants : being decorated with green and white rosettes , the ; town at this time presenting a lively and animatingi

      scene . Oa arriying at Hockley Hill , the Marshals , with fifty assistants , who had been appointed by tbe Demonstration Committee , proceeded to arrange tbe procession according to the order laid down in the placards , but so dense was the multitude , all crowding to tbe point at wtish Mr . O'Conner was expected to arrive , that it was found impossible to form them until their eager desire to see Mr- O'Connor was gratified . At lesgth a humming sound of " Here he comes ! here he comes I" was heard en all sides , when a close carriage drove rapidly np to the TBJritPHAL Car , and Mr . O'Connor was handed into it The scene at this stage of the

      proceedings cannot be described by words . A burst of enfchueiistic cheering issued from all parts of the dense mass . Agiia and again , the thunder of the sovereign people rang the death knell of tyranny and proclaimed their affection for their friend and champion . When the cheering had subsided , those who had been the most obstinate against falling into their places , were now the foremost us taking them- With great difficulty , an opening was effected in the dense mass , and the Triumphal Car passed through amidst the most cordial greetings of the people , waving of handkerchiefs from every window , asd every possible expression of approbation and joy . The procession then moved on in the following order : —

      Mr . Corbett and LIr . Rouse , ihs two v » wh « i » , adorned with splendid scarfs , and mounted on beautiful bay horses . Large white h"mt > r : Motto— " Welcome O"Coaaor , tbe friend of the Charter . ™ Females four abreast , bearing wands , to which printed green cards were attached , r *» " * "g the following inscription : — " Remember Frost , Williams , and Jones . " Brass TV * n 1 Bromsgrove , Bedditch , D&rlaston , and Wolverhampton females four abreast . Banner , Bromsgrove and Redditcb ; Kotto— " O'Connor for ever . Universal Suffrage , and No Surrender . " TRIUMPHAL CAB , in which was seated

      FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ ., drawn by Bis beautifnl grey horses , with three postilions in sp . ' endid livery . The Car was the same as that used at York , and was moulted on a very high platform covered with green baiza and ornamented with a fringe , which added very much to ita splendid appearance . Splendid Gr jen Silk Banner , containing a well executed copy of the device on the cards of ths National Charter Association : IIotto— " Birmingham Chsrter Association of Great Britain . " Delegates bearing banners . Members of the National Charter Asso ; Lition four abreast Large White Banner :

      Motto— " What is life without liberty V XHS EXECUTIVE of the National Charter Association , consisting of Di . P . iL M'LVnall , Mr . B . K . Ptilp , Mr . J . Campbell , and Mr . J . Leach , in a beautiful carnsge . Members of the >* aUonal Charter Association four abreast . Brass Band . Large Tzicoloured Banner : Motto— " Hay the hydra-headed monster , tyranny , bow down before the majesty of a united people . " Tie Coondi of the National Charter Association in Two open carriages . Members of the Natiocal Charier Association four abreast . Frost , Williams , and Jones Restoration Committee . large white banner—Jlotto : " We mt-et to secure the

      return of Frost , Williams , and Joaes . " Members fonr abreast . Splesdii banner of the Carpenters , with a beautifully executed device . Men four abreast . Beautiful white banner sunnoante-l oj a Cap of Libert ) . ilorto : " Welcome 0 Connor , the chan : p : oi 3 of the People ' s r ights . " Men four abreast . "LiTK green banner : Motto : — "Repeal of the Union . Universal Suffrage . " RsTerse : — " Green banners Syinr . Civil ad Religious Liberty . " Band in military uniform . Flag : _« Bilston Charter Association . T , ' know our rights and will defend theM Taxation and poverty . " Bilston Chartists , four abreast Blue nag— "We do unto others as we would they should do unto us . " Members four abreast . L *? re banner : Motto : — " The sacred watchword—Liberty . " Members four abrei-t Banner with Motto— " Peace , U- 'dcr , Law and _ rnion . " Fla " ^ ir ' - ' " iTe *^ £ Eipton ^" Et : oD £ : Charter Association . ' Wolverii ^ Ep tcc baar ^ - — Motto— "The rights of L-idnsrrr , liberty ,-security , prcsperity . " Men fear a ' Teisr . A bewtifcl Sag Of the Pairtvr ' s Srcieij . ? te £ - Bilstca National Cb ! irtrr Association , ijUoyr-i by au iiniTseB ? e bjdy of stalTart Collitrs . Kidderminster Nat :- ^ -2 ' Cbaxtrr Aesc-ciition . Fiig . Staffordshire Peateries Flag" UidTersil Suffrase . "

      Frou this part of the proc < siicn , as far bick as the eye could reach , it was impossible to form in . ncmg like wcrer , the streets being blocked completely , the Chartists ircia the country keeping with their fiig 3 in the centre , w "f iV- ^ they could . The following Sirs and bamsers , * ith ac iacanierable host of all Eizes and coloon , were w > be teen fleeting triumphantly over the teads of the eowLkst thousands . Walaa . ll hancerllctto— " Victory iBcreases by concord . " A beautiful figure of Britannia . Stourbridge K&tional Charter Associalion" Tha Charter and nothing lsss . " "The liberty of the People . " •*¦ lcBg line of open Carriages , containing females ekgantly decorated . Warwick Chartists-Beautiful silk

      banner—Motto— " The rights of roma-instruction , affection , proteclion . " Beautiful pink banner—¦ Kotto— " The rights of gexiui—freedom , lase , fortune . "

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      OM Charter floating from the mast-iead , and then yon may shtft for yourselves / ( Loud and long-continued cheering and dapping of hands . ) I have been delighted to near from Mr . Philp and Mjr . Mason " , and , above all , from that fellow with the white flannel jacket , Candy . ( Loud laughter and cheers . ) Aye , aye , those are ruy men . I have been delighted to hear their account of the state of our' cause . You have heard from them many troths ; let them sink deep into your mind , and let neither WWggery , Toryism , or nothingness , that is , Chartist Chnrchism—( loud cheers , and no , nothing)—in any way tarn your minds a nafr ' s-breadth from the one point ( Cheers , and no . ) Just think of a set of preaching working men , praying for tte Charter in the nineteenth century , and saddling us with a Chartist

      church , while we are trying to throw the state jockey from our backs . ( Cheers . ) Why , this would be enough to frighten overy honest man from the Chartist ranks ; but I am told that theftitb . es are failing . But Candy , that honest man , that hard-fisted fellow , ¦ who would like to pray , but not on an empty belly—( cheers and laughter ) , —has nobly prayed to-day that this should be a meeting—a physician to heal wounds ( cheers)—I say , here I am , ready to forgive and be forgiven . ( Cheers . ) But I am not ready to go half way , or any way , or any fraction of the Way , to meet any party by a surrender or compromise of a particle of your principles . ( Cheers and " right" ) Aye , to be sure , I ' m right ( Laughter . ) I should have nothing else to do bat to give up a bit to this party , and a bit to that

      party , and a bit to the other party , until the mere shadow of myself remained . ' ( Cheers : ) One party says give np your minor difference and join us ; another party says give up your minor difference and join us . ( Hear , hear . ) Now hear me , do they mean we will joia you as at present politically disposed ? No , they mean no such thing ; what they mean is , go through the Whig purgatory , and when punned , come forth and join us ; ik is not difference they wish us to give up , but principle . They may call the abandonment of principle by the mild name of sinking influence , but forme it will not do . ( Cheers . ) You have come oat this day in a manner that makes my position dangerous from the strength you give , and-the respect you pay me ; and it is a very bad time , with this great town teeming forth

      its countless thousands , to ask me to sink minor differences . ( Cheers . ) What ! can I consent to see one faction living upon taxes wrung from you , with , the perfect concurrence of the other faction , in order that they may make profit of your helpless state , and compel you to work like slaves , and for less than slave ' s fare ? ( Hear , hear . ) If poverty was the will of God , or If it equally affected all , I would say , well and good ; but while you complain of taxation and want consequent upon over-production , are others debarred of a single luxury ? ( Cheers ,, and no . ) No ! When I see the soldier refused his pay , the placeman wanting his dinner , and the Queen tasting skilly , ( cheers and laughter ) , and Prince Albert sent to tbe Union Workhouse , it the Queen catmot support him .

      ( Cheers and laughter . ) Then , when I see these things made general , I will tell you to pray and fast ( Laughter . ) But I see the aristocratic board bending under every luxury that the world can produca , while you are told to look to Poland , Uussia , Dantzic , or the Porte for your breakfast , dinner , and supper . ( Cheers . ) Now if only one class can be fed at home , that class should be those who produce at home , — ( cheers )—so they ask you to emigrate . ( Aye and groans . ) Well I am a great friend to emigration . ( Sensation in the meetlug . ) Tes , a great friend , but I would not send you far , and I would not have brought one of my brave countrymen here in quest of other means of prolonging existence . My destination for you should ba to some of the lands in Warwickshire—( loud laueht : r

      and cheers )—at a fair rent , and in convenient lots , — ( hoar , hear , and that ' s it)—and for the Bteam-made over population of every other large town , their destination should bo to the land of their country . ( Cheers . ) And then the Irish would cheerfully return to the green land of their birth , while the draw from the artificial to the natural field of industry , would render the artificial slate less irksome , and would make the masters more dependent upon the reduced population for work , having established a full , a fair , and an unerring standard for the price of labour , by the exercise of man's skill , strength , and industry , upon the inheritance which God intended for each at his birth . ( Loud cheers . ) None but idlers were intended to be destitute , and those who dont work , neither should they eat ( Cheers . )

      Believe me , then , that by the land at home , and by that only , can we overcome the unrighteous and formandialng influence ol steam power , over which man ha » now no controul , neither do the steam lords wish to give us that controul , as your comfort is not their object ( Cheers . ) Their object is to make you dependent by Act of Parliament npon any system which will give them the means of gambling in cheap labour . ( Cheers . ) Of course you know what taxes are . It is not the exact amount required which is laid on even of a direct tax ; no , that being for the law maker , a little reserve beyond what is required is provided for , as it constitutes the idle pauper's fund . ( Cheers . ) But let ua fora moment enquire into the nature , amount , and effect of an indirect tax or duty . I think I must

      illustrate thia for you by a story . ( Cheers and laughter . ) Well , then , before the last great European war broke out , a countrywoman of mine , an old lady that in Ireland we call a Collaagh—( laughter )—that is , she used to sit in the chimney corner , and from tbe 1 st of October to the 1 st of March she used to have a halfpenny candle to do a bit of knitting by , but between March and October , a duty was put on tallow , to carry on the butchery , and when the old lady went on the following let of October for her halfpenny candle , as usual , when she got her candle she handed a halfpenny across tbo counter ; whereupon the huckster said , " Ogh , Mrs . Mulligan , the caudle is a penny . H ow , Ma ' am , a penny Mrs . Brady . " " Ooh wiaha , what ' s the maining of that my dear ? " »• O'the war

      you know , Mrs . Mulligan—the war my dear . " "Ogh yea wisba , tben bad luck to their sowla , and wasn't the day light long enough for them , without fighting by candlelight ? ( The rich Irish brogue and inimitable manner in which Mr . O'Connor represented tbe characters , while telling the anecdote , produced a burst of the most convulsive laughter , which was followed by repeated cheers . ) Well , now , continued Mr . O'Connor , that we have had one joke let us have the moral . ( Hear , bear . ) Ab it was with tallow and candles , so would it be with wheat and bread . ( Hear , hear . ) The Legislature may , to a certain extent , fix the duty a ; which , and the circumstances under which , the raw material , wheat , shall be imported ; but when Mrs . Mulligan goes to Mrs . Brady for tbe loaf , what guide is the

      Act of Parliament regulating duty upon wheat , in the purchase of tho loaf ? ( Loud cheers . ) Well , Mrs . Mulligan ' s siiaTO of the duty en her halfpenny candle was about a small fraction of a farthing , but Mrs . Brady's share was almost the whole farthing . ( Loud cheers , and cries of its true . ) Such would be your case as to bTcad . Why tLe corn dealer , the miller , the flour factor , the huxter , and the baker , all hare a profit that uo act of Parliament can interfere with . ( Cheers . ) What tben is the remedy ? Why to let all who choose to give a fair rent for a sufficiency of land , become their own produces , and their own consumers , and then monopoly will cease . ( Loud cheers . ) But than you are over-populated , and others say emigrate . I have told you that I was for

      emigration , aad I have tclcl you of tho sort of emigration I am for , but 1 am » 1 eo for emigration to foreign countries , but I wkh to be judicious in my selection of emigrants , because I admit we are overpopuiated , but it ih with drones and idlers , —( cheers )—and , therefore , would I most gladly see the first transport , xvith a cargo of parsons and a crow of bishops , with Philpotts for a pilot , bidding farewell and for ever to the land which they had infested like vermin . ( Tremendooa cheering . ) Aye , let them go to South Australia . No , no , tot to South Australia either ; we all have friends thereto whom we wish peace , prosperity , and happiness , and tbe holy evangelical emigrants would very speedily kick up a shindy , create confusion , and strife , and iil-will amoDg men , the thing by which they thrive . ( Loud

      cheers ) Mr . Sydney Smith has been most valiant in mouthing about the Corn Laws , but for fifteen days I havo been making proclamation for him in every mooting , and the return always made was , what the sheriffs term " non esl ineentus ; " be is not to be found . ( Cheers . / But 1 am going to put him in tbe '' Hue and Cry . " ( Loud laughter and cheers . ) The miserable wretches say that we won't hear his argument ; why , we . never can . have it ( Cheers . ) They abuse us in their hole and corner papers , written by fellowB without a shirt , —ilaughter . )—but wo never can bring the ; n to the scratch . ( Cheers ) Where are they uow ? Mr . Philp told you that the press was our greatest enemy—it is so . . ( Hear , hear . ) Aud seethe trouble which its villany puts you to , and the expense to which it puts mo . ( Hear hear . ) Bui r ever mind , I'll beat it is too bad

      that also , ( hear , and cheers ) , although that I should be pnt to tno expenceof being the National Gazette . ( Laughter and cheers . ) I wonder how many my grand-mother and the rest of the twaddlers will give us for this meetiDg—this Birmingham full ot people . ( Cheers . ) Not many , because they know what this meeting will give them . ( Cheers . ) Mr . O'Connor then entered into a plain aud satisfactory explanation ot the effect which steam-power , fictitious / noney , and over-productien bad upon the sevaral classes of society , and especially upon every trade and every shopkeeper , whose mainstay was the affluence of the working classes as consumers . He showed that while a night ' s rain induoed tbe corn factor , the miller , the flour-factor , and the baker , each to pnt a profit upon the raw material , by raising its price , that ten days £ sunshine

      bad no effect ia reminding the resolution as to tbe rise . ( Tola was »« V with load cheers . ) He also entered most elearijr into the qoettioa « f landj aud labour ,

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      and tben went on to show tfe * reasoning by which ts » was led to believe in the vast advance which Chartisab bad made since 1838 . He then paid a high comply metofc to Messrs . S . Crawford , Dancombe , and the UUI « band round which we should rally . He implored all to support the Executive , join the only Caartist Assort * , tian which was in existence , and vow before heaven , that what we ware praised *>/ U » Bjefom Bill , w would now have . ( Load anu longtontinued eheeriag . ) Mr . O'Connor concluded by inforaL ^ Sf tto '¦ meetingthat he would make a tour of all Englana , Iceland , Scotland And Wales , and then stop the Charter w £ ? could . He paid his own countrymen maty well deserved ealogiunu , and after * speech which gate general satisfaction , and elicited more applause than we bate ever . witnessed , he sat down in the midst of waving of hat « , and clapping of bands , which lasted for several minutes .

      Tbe Chaihjun then called upon Dr . M'JDouaU to propose tbe next resolution . Dr . M'Dodall rose amidst loud and enthusiastic cheering . He bad met the men of Birmingham in former times , in rough and in smooth times , amidst dagger and difficulty ; bat he never experienced motereal pleasuretban he did in meetijag them once more , notonly to advocate those great principles for which o Connor and many others had suffered , but likewise to proclaim to the people of Ireland that we sympathise witlr theai--that we feel for their wrongs , and that we are determined to emancipate that long-suffering and oppressed people from the shackles of religious and lohtical oppression . ( Loud cheers . ) If we think of ner seven centuries of misery—if we look to the

      existing distress , and to the splendid resource of a country which might become , ia a few years , if justice was done to her , tbe most productive among the nations . If we turn our attention ta her starving people and her luxuriant plains—to » er palaces nud her towns—to her natural riches and to her artificial poverty , we must fe « l confident that powerful and enduring causes are at work to perpetuate the slavery of her people , and convert the blessings of a God into curses , as fetal in their operation as they are enduring , in their mischief . ( Cheers . ) We find a state Church existing In Ireland , not for the Sake ol preaching the Gospel , but for the purpose of plundering the poor ; not to advocate justice for the widow , the stranger , and the fatherless , bat solely for the pur

      pose of robbing where it should enrich—of persecuting where it should protect—and of sowing the bitterness of sorrow where it should convey comfort , peace , and independence . ( Loud caeers . ) Let us remember the massacre of Ratocormac Did tbe representative of the meek and lowly disciple of Christianity exhibit much sacredness of character , or practise the benevolence of the first founders of bis religion , when he ssued from the altar which he desecrated not to soothe the distress of the widow , not to give bread to the hungry , or protection to the weak ; but to steal the sheaves of com from tho fields of her whose protector was gone , and whose stay and support was an only but a manly son—he who bad sown the grain and gathered it in for her support and ber comfort f ( Cheers . ) Did

      the parson practica peace and charity when be went with armed men to rob the weak and the widowed i ( No , no . ) Did he recommend himself to you when , not contented with theft , he became guilty of murder ? ( Loud cries of no , no , no . ) Aye , my friends , That church is one of Ireland's curses . ( Load cheers . ) The parson was not satisfied with the tithe ; he was not content witk the grain itself . He went farther , and dyed the beloved food of the earth In the heart ' s blood of the widow ' s son , and then placed the dripping and bloody offering on ths altar of his Maker , tbore to be an eternal stain upon the character of tbe state church , and a damning witness against her . ( Loud and repeated cheers . ) Away with tmch spurious Christianity . Perish such an . infidel church , and let

      religious liberty be proclaimed from the Cove of Cork to the Giant ' s Causeway . ( Great cheering . ) Let us imagine the results of carrying out the People's Chattel in reference to Ireland , for , unless tbe Irish people have political power in their own bonds , it would matter not whether tbe members of their Parliament were elected by absentees or residents . Unless tha people have the power , it is a matter of no consequence to them whether one kind of aristocracy or another Lave the elective power . ( Hear , bear . ) Repeal , onaccempauied with the Suffrage , would only change in a slight degree Ireland ' s masters . ( Hear , hear . ) Repeal and Universal Suffrage must be tbe watchwords in Ireland . If , then , the political or religious shackles of Ireland were broken and buried , her people would return to their native shores to cultivateber fertile plains , to taise up their social standard of comfort and of wages , and would not increase competition amongst

      tht > English workmen . ( Loud cries of yes ) How many thousands of Irishmen are forced over the channel by tho hard hand of tyranny and oppression , and because they cinnot starve they must work for lower wages than you . ( True ) Justice to Ireland means higher wages , less competition , and more comforts in England . ( Hear , hear . ) ' Justice to Ireland means no rags in their country , no starvation , wages in accordance with their important labour , and consequently , when Ireland ' s rags perish , your manufacturing industry will flourish . ( Cheers . ) If Ireland's tags were six times less , your production moat be as much more . ( True . ) In short , Ireland would be the Poland of the Unien , and her grain exchanged for your goods would ensure a safe and enduring home market , comfort to each country , and religious and political independence to both . ( Loud cheeriDg . ) He concluded by proposing the following resolution : —

      " That we deeply sympathise with our suffering and oppressed fellow-countrymen in Ireland , and throw back with disdain the vile insinuation that the English people ore opposed to the liberties of that long-oppressed country , and as our principles , as Chartists , lej d us to seek self-government , we are , therefore , determined to join our Irish brethren to procure a Repeal of the Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland , and will give all the assistance in our power to its accomplishment " Mr . John Campbell , secretary to tbe Executive of tbe National Charter Association , seconded the resolution . He S 3 id that as regards a repeal of the legislative union , be would not give two straws to see a House of Commons sitting in Dublin based on a property qualification , because such a boose would make laws to protect property and deteriorate the value of labour .

      Have we not a House of Commons , aye , and a Hou 3 Q of Lords , with -a Queen to boot ; now if the Irish people imrjine that such a crew of legislators and governors would ba of any benefit to them , he only wished they had them , root and branch to-morrow ; the fact is , we have them in this country , and yet there ia distress , misery , and poverty widely spread through the whole country . Let Irishmen , Englishmen , Scotchmen , and Welchmen recollect that tbe oppressor of tbe poor man is tbe same in every country , and it matters not by whom the producer is unjustly robbed ; the enemies of the working men are of the same class in England as Ireland , and vice versa . Let then the motto of tbe Chartists be to assist Irishmen to obtain a domestic legislation based en the great principle of Universal Suffrage . He concluded amidat the most deafening cheers .

      Mr . Donaldson , of Warwick l supported the resolution . He said that , as an Irishman , he was happy in having it in his power to testify the fact , that tne English people Were decidedly in favour of the rights and liberties of the Irish nation ; and he hoped it would go forth on the wings of the prtss to his dear frienxiain Ireland , who would b 8 rejoiced to find that the people of England were determined not to stand quietly by and witness the wrongs aud oppressions to which they were subjected , but ¦ wished to hold out to thorn the hand of fellowship and friendship . After a few-more excellent reninrka , lie concluded by supporting the resolution ; and retired aaidst loud eh ers . The Chairman put the resolution to the meeting , which was also unanimously agreed to .

      Mr . Chance , of Stourbndge , proposed the next resolution , and . was received with loud cheering . He said that , after the many excellent addresses which they had heard , he should not trespas ? long on their time , particularly , as the resolution which he had to propose spoke for itself . Many pians had been proposed for the purpose of organioiug the people , bu \ they had all failed . But , from the effects produced by tho plav . adopted by the National Charter Association—from its justice and straightforwardness—he felt : convinced that it embodied all that was required to draw tha people into one strong bond 01 uuioa for the purpose ot opposing tyranny ,

      and ultimately achieving the emancipation of their country . He would , therefore , most cordially propose the following resolution : — rt That , in the opinion of this meeting , tho People ' s Charter will become the law of the land as soou as the people are united for its attainment ; it is , therefore , the duty of every per 3 on desiring to advance the Chartist cause immediately to join the National Charter Association ^ which is the bess adapted to embody tho people in u ^ ovrerful organisation , and has already ' received The ss&ctiou ot nearly 200 importaut towui . " Mr . Chance was loud : y cheered on retiring .

      Mr . Chablton of Kidderminster , seconded the resolution . He said ho felt well pleased at the proceediBgs of thai day . The working classes xiad conducted themselves in such an orderly manner as did them infinite credit ; the principles of the Charter were dear to his heart , as he believed that only through itaestabJishment could the people expect to live comfortably £ i « d happy , he therefore begged leave to second tho resolution , and-after a few other excellent observations retired amidst great applause . The Chaixima ' k then put the resolution which was unanimously agreed to . On tho proposition of Mr " Moire of Wolverhaupton , seconded by Mr . Walter

      Thome , three cheers were given for the chairman , to which he replied in an appropriate manner ; three times three cuthusiastic cheers were given for O'Connor and the Charter ; three for Frost , Williams , and Jones and tho incarcerated Chartists , and three for J . Bronterre O'Brien , after which it was announced that the delegates present would meet at the New Inn , BtomsRTove p . treot . The immense multitude then separated highly delighted with the proceedings of the day , and well they might , for a xaoro soul-stirring ov animated scene was never witnessed . Birmingham hatt nobly performed its drtj , ( Oonclwiedm our Eighth peg * . )

      Triumphal Entry Of Feabgus O'Connor, Esq. Into Bibmitfgham.

      TRIUMPHAL ENTRY OF FEABGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ . INTO BIBMItfGHAM .

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      THE NOBTHERN STAB , carried in a splendid frame . Union Jack . Large green banner—Motto— " Liberty is the birthright of man . " « Union is strength . " Large white banner—Motto— "Addition of comfort , subtraction of Bishops , division ef wealth , the rule of the three kingdoms . " Tricoloured flagsurmounted by a cap of liberty ; Hotto— "For a nation to be freetis sufficient that she will it . " Green flag-Motto— " Union is strength , and industry the wealth of a nation . " 11 Hail , O'Connor the people ' s friend . "

      Bromsgrove— " Universal Suffrage and no surrender . " A beautiful American flag , surmounted by a cap of liberty , with an innumerable bast of small ones , with all manner of devices , which had been got np by private individuals . The scene was now awfully grand , and in the midst of flags and handkerchiefs waving from the windows , and tbe enthusiastic applause of the ladies who crowded the balconies and house tops , to whom Mr . O'Connor bowed gracefully in acknowledgment of their applause , the two marshals took their station , and gave the word " move on . " The procession then passed along Great Hampfon-street , np Snow-hill , along Boll-street , down

      High-street , and inte ths Bull-ring , where by general consent , and actuated by the recollection of former times , they came to a halt , and blocked it completely up . The scene wss traJv awful at this part of the proceedings ,- a pause of solemn silence took place , and although the immense Bull-ring was incapable of holding another person ; yet the streets for a mile behind were blocked up in the same manner . Off went the hats of all , and three of the most astounding and triumphant cheers' were given , and three times repeated . It was a glorious scene . Mr . O'Connor again bowed in acknowledgment of the unpurch&sed honours thus heaped upon him . The order wa 3 i ^ ain given to " move on , " and the marshals led the way down Digbeth , on Rea-street , Bradford-street , Bromsgrove-street , and Pershorestreet , up "Wercester-street , where the great joy of the * people was ag&in exhibited by some thundering cheers . Tbe procession then moved along New-street , on Paradise-street , down Suffolk-street , and

      up Exeter-row , to HOLLOWAT HEAD , where a large hustings was erected for the occasion . An immense concourse of people were on the ground previous to the arrival of the procession . The hustings were placed at the bottom of a hill , and commanded a full view of the surrounding scenery . As each body arrived they took their station in aa orderly and regular manner , erecting their flags and banners in the midst of the friends who had accompanied them . The Triumphal Cor , the great objsct ot the people ' s solicitude , was eagerly looked for , and at length appeared on tha summit of the hill , when a spontaneous burst of cheering issued from the countle&s thousands assembled , and wat continued until its arrival at the hustings , at which time , such was the rush , that the hustinp began to give way , wnich created such alarm , that Mr . O'Connor was requested to remain in the Triumphal Car a short distance from it in order to draw off a part of the pressure . The business of tho meeting tfeen commenced .

      Mr . itosG , ot Wolvetuampton moved that ill . George White took the chair . The proposition was seconded by a number of voices , and carried by accta . ma . tion . Mr . Geoegb White then took his place en the hustings amid lend cheers , and addressed the meeting in the following terms—Men and Women of Birmingham , I . consider myself highly honoured by this additional mark of your approbation , and consider the present moment the proudest of my life . We have this day exhibited such a power as will convey joy and gladness -to the heart of millions of our oppressed and starving feilow-coanbymen , which will fill them with hope and confidence , and make them feel that better days and happier times are at hand , and that the long

      and direful reign of Whig and Toiy tyranny draws rapidly to a close . The men and women of Birmingham bad that day performed their duty , » nd the surrounding towns bad shown by their numerous attendance that day that the lamp of liberty burned bright and clear in their bosoms . The working classes had that day proved that they -were capable « f conducting their own business , by the orderly and peaceable manner in which tbe stupendous procession was arranged . They had met that day in the majesty of their power to declare their unaltered love of freedom , and to shew to the world that they were determined to have the Charter , the whole Charter , and nothing less . They had

      also met to do honour to a man who had proved himself the staunch and faivhlul friend of the people , one who had made immense sacrifices in their cause , and who had provsd himself worthy of all the honours thit could be heaped npon him by a grateful bat oppressed people . ( Loud cheers . ) As there were so maxy to address theni , and as he knew that they would all feel anxious to hear their champion \ loud cheers ) , he would cenclude by requesting them to preserve strict order and listen attentively to the various delegates and friends who would address them . He then called upon Mr . R . K Philp , of Bath , ta move the first resolution . Mr . Philp was received with loud and repeated cheers .

      Mr . B-. K PflUP said he felt great honour in being entrusted to propose a most important resolution to se large an assembly . He felt an indescribable pleasure to see such a glorious demonstration in favour of democracy as had that day been made in Birmingham , and he stood before them &s one from the Chartists of Bath , to show that tbe same glorious principles were prevailing there . ( Cheers . ) Mr . Philp proceeded to mate some excellent remarks on the position of the Chartist cause , and in honour of Mr . 0 "Conrior , and congratulatory of hii release . He stated , however , that he desired that day to be a listener . Mr . Philp eoneluded by proposing the following resolution : —

      Resolved— " That , in the opinion of this meeting , the right"of self-government Is inalienable and inseparable from man , sJl attempts at legislation not recognizing this grand and fundamental principle having proved icsnfiiclent to protect tbe mass ofruan-Xind from the innate selfishness of the ruling few ; tint- the lamentable and unprecedented distress which now exists amongst the industrious portion of the people , and the hopes which the Reform Bill excited having proved delusive , and , as the proceedings of the House of Commons subsequent to the passing of that Bill , hive evinced in ths [ enactment of the Irish Coercion , the New Poor Law , and Police Law

      —in its refusal to economise the expenditure of the country—in its often disregard of the sufferings and misery of tbe nation—its entire incapability and unStnessto legislate for this country ; and , a 3 the oxperienee of years , and tbe h : stor 7 of all natiocs hare fully established , that irresponsible power iQVarin'hJy leads its possessors to use it for their own aggranii ' - z ^ - ment ; and being deeply impressed with tbe truth aud justice of our principies , wo ajain « olemnly declare our unalterable love of freedom , and pledge ourselves to our country , that we will never ceasa in cur sini £ gls for liberty , until the People ' 3 Charter be established as the law of this realm . "

      --3 Ir . He . vkt C . i . ndy , of Wolverhampton , seconded the resolution . He hoped that that day trcr . M be the sigral for union and co-operation amongst thoss who honestly sought the establishment of the Charter . I Hear , hear . ) Teat rs they had battled with and overthrown tbe opposition of both Wfcigs and Tories , they should be nrru- ' y resolved to unite attfl closer in the bond of friendship and union . If the Government , by which they were plundered and oppressed , wished to know the feelings of the people , let them send an ambassador to view the glorious spectacle then before him , and they would be abundantly con-vinoed tbat their machinations ag » inst tbe liberties of the people were cf no avail The working men of England

      defied the factiocs , and were dettrmined to be free ( Loud cheers . ) The principles of Chartism were founded in justice and humanity , and Uiey could appeal to heaven as a witness ot the purity 0 / their motives . The people ha 4 assembled tfcat day in tae majesty of their power to do honour to one of nature ' s nobles , and Queen Victoria herself , with all her riches and fplendoar , could not command tnch a display ef unbougfct gratituda as was that day shown to Feargus O'Connor . . ( Loud cheers . 1 It tfaa true they could not give him ' titles or wealth ; but be had that which wealth could not purchase—tbe love and approbation 01 an oppressed people . As there were many other speakers ' . 0 follow him he would conclude by wcondicg the r&solntion .

      Mr . Candy retire-. l amidst loud cheers . TheCii-UiLXA * then put the resolution , which was carried unanimously . Mr . Mason came forward , amidst loud cheering . He said—Mr . Chairman and Englishmen , if the proud and imperious governors of this vast empire contemplated , in the plenituda of their power , that they could crush this glorious movement for the freedom of our country , let them brhold to-day our myriad majesty —our numbjrs , thaach immense ; yet let them behold the order , decorum , and enthnsiasm of this glorious assembly , and the haughtiest despot who revels in splendour wrung from the bleeding , toiling millions , most feel the impotence of a Government that would thus enslave and plunder us . { Great cbeering . ; Tbe objects of this demonstration have been—first , to do honour to a great and virtuous man , asd , in the second place , to express to the country the opinions entertained by

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      the great mass of the population in this town and district on the causes of publics distress , and the means of establishing the liberty , prosperity , and happiness of the British commonwealth . ( Loud cheers . ) Our Charter is the panacea of all our wrongs—our Charter has justice for its basis , liberty for its superstructure , and universal happiness for its glorious object . ( Hear , near . > Why do the aristocrats of England , who bold their titles , their honours , and their legislative authority , in virtue of a Charter , revile and persecute us for straggling to achieve a Charter still more glorious—to exalt and free the millions ? ( Loud cheers . ) Bat they were the Mogna Chartists . ( Cheers . ) They say we intend to deprive them of their property . Now , I ask y « u , assembled patriots and just men , do you desire to

      interfere with the private property of the nobility ? ( Ones of No , no , no . ) Do yon desire to interfere with the property of the industrious tradesman t ( Cries of No , no . ) But I want to ask you , above all , and over all , while you will hold their property inviolable , will you tolerate either class , as both combined to violate tbe sacred and irrefragable rights of labour ? ( Cheers , and cries of No , no , no . ; Labour , the source of all the property they possess ; labour , which clothes them with splendour and surrounds them with magnificence ; labour , which erects their gorgeous habitations , which cultivates the soil , and gathers tbe golden harvests ; labour , which creates the riches of commerce , and carries it to the remotest parts of tbe earth , for tbe exchange of the riches of other countries ; labour , which

      constitutes the subject of title itself , and for which no title would exist but for the property labour has created—( great cheering );—the parchment title is but the shadow reflected from the substance created by labour . ( Cheers . ) The subject of the resolution I have the honour to propose , congratulatory of the release and appearance of Mr . O'Connor again amongst yon—( great cheering )—Mr . O'Connor , who has this day been borne in triumph through this large city amid the applause of hundreds of thousands—a scene which must have thrilled to his inmost soul ; and if a mortal could ever feel inspired with the glory of real greatness , Mr . O'Connor may this day say , " I have suffered for the cause of tbe toil-worn and heart-broken poor , this day more than repays me ; I have won the unpurchasable gratitude of those whom I have struggled to free , who have proved worthy of more than I can sacrifice , and for

      wboee freedom I am proud to offer my life as a ransom , and seal it with my blood . " ( Loud and tremendous cheers , and hear , hear . ) He is now free ; may he prove as honest to the cause of liberty as he has hitherto done ; the honour we confer is conditional , we are now too intelligent to prostrate our judgments to the greatness of a man ; it is his services to our cause which constitute bis greatness—honour and gratitude are all we can confer , and he who merits it shall achieve it ( Great cheering . ) Let the Government of England reflect on their policy to us as a party , and the powerful position we have assumed ,- the greatest of tyrants ftay be the weakest of mortals . The history of nations in political contests , presents to us the fatality of governors , and , ab ! tyrants remember when your folly or craelcy urge you to persecute brave and exalted men , remember the language of the

      poet—The victor vanquished , tbe conqueror o ' erthrown , Tbe arbiter of other ' s fate—the suppliant for his own . —( Cheers . ) The resolution entrusted to me I have much pleasure in proposing . In conclusion , may all who are yet suffering for our cause , whether it is in the dungeon or expatriation , soon be amongst us again , and may we soon all enjoy the freedom we are struggling to achieve . Mr . Mason then concluded amid great cheering by proposing the following : — " That we hail with feelings of pleasnre and delight the reappearance amongst us of Feargos O'Connor , Esq ., the unflinching and indomitable champion of the people ' s rights ; and cannot find words to express onr

      disgust at the tyrannical and uDJust treatment which he has so manfully borne . We admire his honesty , perseverance , and coui . ' ^ e ; and receive him from his dung eon with gratitude , for his noble exertions in the people ' s eause , and sincerely hope tbat he may soon be rewarded for his labour by seeing the principles for which he is contending carried into full effect ; and having received him amongst us once more , we pledge ourselves to go on demanding the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones to their satire country , and the release of all political offenders from those dungeons in which the Reforming—but dastardly and treacherous—Whigs have cast them . "

      Mr . Moses Simpson , of Staffordshire Potteries , seconded the resolution , and was londly cheered . " He said be felt great pleasure in having an opportunity of testifying his admiration of tha upright and noble conduct of the people ' s friend , Feargus O'Connor . ( Loud cheers . ) He was rejoiced to see tbe glorious display tbe men of Birmingham and its neighbourhood bad that day made , snd hoped tbat now the heart of England was aroused , that other parts would rollow up their glorious example . - He had long been a witness of the conduct of their noble friend , O'Connor , and bad always found him straggling on the right side ; and on thst account be would most cordially second tbe resolution . After a few other appropriate remarks , he Bald he should not trespass further on their time , as so many others had to address the m . Mr . Simpson retired amid loud cheers . Tbe CniiRMi . N then put tbe resolution , which was carried unanimously , amid tremendous cheers .

      The Chairman then announced that Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., would address the meeting . This announcement waB received with a demonstration of feeling that baffles description , and was continued for several minutes . When Mr . O'Co . nnob presented himself he was received with several rounds of cheers , and waving of hats and clapping of hands . He sold , M r . Chairman anu countless thousands and tens of thousands , Englishmen , Irishmen , and Scotchmen . Now is not my voles pretty good for an invalid ? { Cheers and laughter . ) Tha Horning Herald says that it was scandalous tobear a prisoner liberated from ill-health addressing the unwashed with stentorian lungs , immediately upon his release . ( Groans . ) Well , but I will tell you a Btory about that Billy Pitt was cot particular in his dress , but Beau Brnmrnel ) , who was the leader of fashion of tbe day , thought of nothing but dress . Pitt generally wore short breechts

      and dirty top boots ; upon one occasion be asked Brunimell why he never went to tbe House of Commons , and Brummell replied that it was such a dirty house that it was the ruin of clothes . ( Laughter . ) Jlowever , he promised to go , and bvring gone and heard Mr . Pitt , that Leaven-bom minister , whea next they mtt , askea him what he thought of his ( Pitt ' s ) spsech ? Ton my eooi , Mr . Pitt , you ' re a most astonishing man ; but how the devil you can speak from suck boots is what astonishes me . ( Loud roars of laughter . ) Now it was uf my limbs and weakness in my knee 3 that I cumplaiued , and therefore that I can speak from suca kuees is the thing that should astonish my grandmother . ( Shouts of laughter . ) WorkiDg mtn , it is now more than three years since I witnessed tbe finality of humbug on yonder spot— ( cheers;—aad to-day we -witness the commencement of reality in this sacred spot Act wood then told us what he wouiit do if he couM

      get 2 , 0 tf 0 , 000 hands raised round him , but , like ail others of his class who undertake to pilot your bark , he didn't wait for the cargo that he wanted , he freighted the vessel with Mayors and Town Clerks , aud title * . ! placemen , and then tie 6 aid t-- » the poor , now sink cr swim as best you can . ( Loud cheers ) Hio msn doubts Attwood ' s humanity , but we don't want humanity , we want justice . ( Cheers . ) Attwood would rather see yeu all happy than see you miserable ; but then , even that happiness must be of his own sslection und his own gift ; and tbe gift he had in store was nut justice but 'flimsies . " ( Laughter . ) Aye one pound aotts to stick over a mortal wound 10 lieal a running sor « . ( Loud cheers . ) Birmingham was with us till tha BruminagcBis got their ticket ft > r soup , and then Muniz , and that

      cunning Scotchman , Kobert Ktrry Douglas , left us . ( Cheers and "Salt" ) Ays , Salt left us also , and in speakiiif of him , 1 have this moment had a letter iu ¦ which I aminfonped that Salt says I am the impediment in tha way of the people's cause . ( Luugiitor . ) Well there is an Act of Parliament fur reiLov . ' Kg nuisancesicheeis and laughter )—ai . d if 1 am one here , I ani upon vrhec-ls ; and why doesn't Tom Salt come down with the rump of the defunct union and carry mo away ? { Great cheering and laughter . ) These nasty fellows who collected monty from jou to travel about tbo country with samples of muskets —( loud cheers )—asked you in 1838 , if you weuldbe ied by an Irishman ? ( Groans . Well , -when the Yaukte Doodle Republican Ljndburst called the Irish aliens in language au « l in blood , the wrata of your Birmingham patriots wus roused , but they dared to tell you that because I w& * an alien that I was not a fit leader . ( Groans . 1 But when did you ever s * e one alien in language aud in blood , come single-handed

      as I did , and dissolve that union in person , which for years had been a real nuisance —( loud cheers and " true" ) —and the great impediment in the way of our cause . Where are they now ? Again , they said that , if the Duke and the Baronet were in office , I dare not hold a meeting on Ntw H&U Hill ; how foolish to measure iiiy corn by their own bushel . The Puke and the Baronet ore now in office , and here am I to tell them , through the press , that 1 dtfy them to stop me and tbe cause of Chartism —( indescribable cheers);—but where are the fugitives ? it is they who would not continue in tbe teeth cf a " strong Government" to join In a defined and democratic agitation . ( Cheers , and " , that ' s it" ) What would they have given for such a Birmingham fall of people as I saw to-day ? ( Shouts of laughter and cheers . ) Never did the oldest man witness such a procession —( cheers and " never , " )—and oil to see an alien prisoner —( cheers );—and how beautiful , orderly , and peaceably , bat , I am sorry to say , not lawfully conducted ; no > act lawfully , because

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      tb . e haUiptoeratic Mayor , MwOz- ( gtf * . % laughter )—and his new associates have discovered that it to unlawm to block up the "Ball Ring . " ( immense cheering . ) well , wbat did you do , as if bjr common -consent , to prove that onion gives a power greater than the lawa best marshalled oppression ? You had me drawn to the battle-field , to the centre , of the " 3 ull Ring , " under , a Tory government , and there yon halted and Blade the welkin ring , not leaving room for little Jack Rnssell , the bear of the Bull Ring , even to stand on ths hallowed but forbidden spot ( Long continued cheering , followed by waving of hats . ) Now does that , or does it not , in the very teeth of the police , and in open day , and . under Tory rule , prove that what we bore in 1839 , we would not stand in 1-841 ?—( renewed

      cheering , )—and we were none of us afraid . ( Cheers . ) Believe me , I never deceive you , that to carry the Charter we must be brave ; fasting and praying won't do it , —( cheers , )—and upon Birmingham I call to repair the injury that Birmingham traitors have done to our cause . ( Cheers , and we wilL ) Yes , you must ; for had they not deceived us , no experiment beyond tho law would have been tried , the dungeons would not have been filled ; bat if the law should be again stretched , for although I have no objection to sixteen months in a stone coffin , yet I don't want to have the dose repeated ,- ^( laugbter , )—a little now and tben may be well enough , but a continuous popping from light to darkness , from free air to the dungeon gloom iajio joke . ( Hear , hear , and loud cheers . ) You ,

      then , mustreaolva that you will not again allow those who lawfully , honourably , and constitutionally advocate your cause , to be kidnapped , and , af tor tbe mockery of t . trial , to be immured . ( Cheers , and " We witl . " ) Faith , I must have more than that . Yon canuot all meet by day ; you are then engaged in making money for the oppressor ; but all of you who pledge yourselves to meet , and who think that all the blistered hands throughout the kingdom should meet , by torchlight , as the proclamation has expired , if tbe law is again stretched against your leaders , hold up your right band . ( Here a forest ef blistered hands was held up , which was followed by several rounds of clapping of hands , and cheers . ) Now , then , be assured that I shall neither commit one illegal act myself , nor yet allow yon to

      commit one ; and then we shall see whether or not the old oppressors are , as they havo oftentimes declared , ready to concede their rights to tbe people when they know bow to demand them , and gave promise by their conduct that they conld use them . ( Cbeers . ; Tbe promise which I require from you , and which they dread , is that you are resolved to have them . ( Cheers . ) Dont you fill any part of your heads with Whig stuff and Tory stuff . ( Cheers . ) Believe me , that the question is land upon one side , the proprietors of which will bold so as to preserve a monopoly of legislation for their order , —( hear , and cheers , )—and Bteain and fictitious money , on the other side , which the owners of that property will keep to themsolvea , taking advantage of the laws made with consent of the two combinations ot

      unionists , for the purpose , the one of dividing all the proceeds of taxation among their idle families , while the other compound for enactments to screw out Ot you wbat tbe court , the church , the professions , and all sorts of peculators leave after helping themselves . ( Cheers . ) Just think of your present condition ; one set of hungry hounds lick up tbe whole year ' s mess in half the year , —( cbeers and lauahter . )—and then they ask for an experiment to fill the trough again , and the Tories say , oh no . ' we must now havo our turn ; and now , instead of the £ 2 , 400 , 000 originally required , they want £ 2 , 500 , 000 to be quite safe . ( Hear , hear , and long continued cheering . ) So that by no possibility an idle pauper should want a day's meal . ( Cheers . ) Very well , then , in this state of the country tbe

      Parliament meets for the first time ; and when general distress is adm ' tted , and while expectation is on tbe very tiptoe , when we were expecting some nostrum from tbe quacks tor immediate use—when we were to have seen what we ebonld see , what do we find ? Wby , slippery Bobby says , " I'll tell you ; nothing ; for although it is true I have been called in , I have not been fee'd yet" ( Cheers , ) 60 , they go to work , and tbo " heaven born Minister" commences his statesmanlike career by asking for eighty or ninety thousand pounds , to warm the House o / Commom . ( Groans , and " Shame . " ) Well , that ' s Tory retrenchment , and he concludes , or rather one of his apprentices , Sir Thomas Freemantle , concludes , with making provision for kitchen gardens for tbe Queen , so that none of the royal geese shall lack

      an abundant staffing of sage and onions . ( Tremendous shouts of laughter and cheers . ) Alas t alas i my Friends , ia that laugh I recognize much of your grievances and much more of your oppressors' strength . ( Hear , bear . ) It is not because I may have dressed up a fact in ludicrous terms that yon are to forget its consequences . ( Hear , hear . ) If you were trained to what I wish you to do , I would make those heartless men laugh at tbe wrong side of their mouths , who would thus dare to insult a nation ' s honesty and tamper with a people ' s patience . ( Cheers . ) However , it bos had its beneficial effect ; forty-two men have in consequence voted against giving any supplies to such a faction npon such terms . ( Loud cheers . ) Aye , tbat is something ; it is long since it was tried , it is tbe

      principle I admire , although a great many of the forty two weuM have given tbe whole amount and as much more to tbe Whigs , if they asked for It , with no better pretensions . ( Hear , bear , and cheers . ) Now that we are becoming omnipotent and irresistible , all tho smugglers in politics will oppose us . Nothing will be left nndone to destroy our union , which is our strength ; but how my heart bounded with joy to-day to recognize the Irish brogue upon the tongue of mauy a man in tbe procession . ( Cbeers . ) But I am told that the Irish of Birmingham have received a veto from head quarters against joining the Chartists . ( Laughter . ) Nay , more , against allowing the Chartists to join them —( renewed laughter )—for a Repeal of the Union . N « w who ever heard anything like that in the annals of

      justice-hunting ? Tbat one set of working men are not to receive countenance and support from another set ; but I tell you what , we will heap coals of fire on their heads , fur we will carry a Repeal of the Union without them . ( Enthusiastic cheering ) Aye , without them ; if the measure is good , it shall be ftoto and nottcAo shall . ( Loud cheering . ) A new Rat will soon beam upon the Irish Repealero , which will enlighten their understanding , much better than " my dear Ray . " ( Cheers ) Won't let us help them ! Why , I help myself , as I am a sincero , an ardent , a devoted Repealer . ( Cheera . ) Aud if they don't choose to draw with us , in Gad's name they must take their lumbering waggon away , because as fin Irishman , I am determined to elevate my country from a state of provincial degradation to national

      independence . ( Loud cheers . ) Whenever we ore prepared and ready , the fortune hunters tell us that the time is not co : no , and If we were waiters upon them it never would come . ( Cheers . ) We were ready in 1 S 39 , but for treasor , and when our advocate , Attwood , rose to advocate our cause , what did he do ? Why turned to * he one pound notes . ( Cheers . ) He never said a word of the Charter , except that he did not agree with our means cf agitating for it , —( hear , hear )—and then up gets little Jack , counsel for the crown , and he very cunningly shows that the very principle which Attwood uses over a million names to er . force , ia one to which the Cliartista are opposed . ( Laud cheers ) Now was this , or was it noti using us most unfairly to splice his own broken crotchet ? ( Cheers and aye . ) Aye to be

      sure it was , and so it ever will'be , so long as you laugh at fraud and insolence , and pass by desertion without exposure . ( Cheers . ) But as you are going to have a rising of the Political Union again—( No , no . ) No not if 1 know it ( Loud cheers . ) Again I ask for the accounts . I hava been asking for them for years . I want to see how they lived , and bow much wine the teetotallers drank . ( Laughter . ) Did not I tell them in 1838 that they were humbugs ? ( You did . ) Aye , and I told them that they were marshalled under the Whig banners , but they denied it ; but what would they not deny ? ( Cheers . ) But stop awhile , you don't know yet why the Itieh are not to join us ; let mo tell you . Be it known to you , then , that it ia because sum © foolish bigot , advertised in an

      old woman ' B paper , calkdthe Tablet , for a cook , and the advertisement stated that no IriBh Catholic need apply . ( Laughter . ) You may well laugh , and Mr . O'Connelt uses this ae a . reason why the English people are opposed to the Irish Catholics . ( Shame , shame . ) But suppeae i was to tell all here to holdup their hands who have been dismissed from service or prosecuted because they are Chartists . How numerous would he the blisters . ( Cheers , and " True . " ) Well , then , comrades , is it not high time that this blighting dissentient , this blasting difference , this odious traffic in prejudice and disunion should cease ? ( Criesof " It is . ') It is , and it shall ; for , so long as Englishmen ore pulling one way , and Irishmen are taught to pull another way , so long will the common enemy , no matter under what name , pull our very life's blood out ( Cheers . ) Talking of requiring the Charter ; why , not

      a working man in all England requires it so much us I do . I require it for a few days ' rest ; aye , one day's rest , and one night ' s sleep ( loud cbeers ); for , on my soul , I never get one except in prison . ( Cheers . ) Just hear me for one word . I most solemnly declare , and most religiously swear , that I would not in any other service in this woild perform the duty which I have performed , for tbe last eight years and a half , tor ten thouxind a pear ! ( Loud cheers . ) No , on my oath and conscience I would hot ; and no other man could do it , and live . ( Cheers , and "True . " ) Well , then , I am not like others ; preparing you for my own auction , and to make merchandise of you . ( " No , " and cheers ) No ; for after all , hen I stand to swear before high Heaven that , as I never have done so , so I never daring life will , buy you , sell you , ortake from you a fraeUonfor anyservieelcan reader you , neither will 1 abandonyomtiU w « are all ntooctf fe $ & same haritow of freedom , with

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 25, 1841, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct568/page/1/