Star. — London, England, 1819-10-14 00:00:00

i, TI iy I CARLISLE REFORM MEETING. CARLISLE, OCTOBER 11. About ten o'clock some bustle was ezcited in this town, by people congregating from the adjacent vil lages and towns. Soon after eleven o'clock, a body of about 200 men, from the village of Dalston, marched into Carlisle, with a band of music, and two flags, bearing the inscriptions of Trial by Jury, on a black ground ; and Liberty, and the Right V,,ilecting, on a' blue ground. These men marched to the Commit tee-rooms, behind the West Walls, where, as soon as the whole had formed; the Committee and all who took a part in the Procession, were placed three deep ; and, on the word being given, the whole body, consisting of about 120 men, proceeded onward to the place allotted for holding the Meeting, passing the Court-house, taking English-street, Castle-street, and Annetwell-street, the band playing Scots wha ha'e we Wallace bled, and the large drum, at inter vals, as the whole body moved slowly along, beating *a solemn measure to their march, the whole forming a most imposing and interesting spectact.e. On ar riving at the foot of Annetwell-street, the Procession. moved forward with a quicker pace, .the band ph:T. ing The Downfall of &c. until they arrived at the hustings. We ought to remark, that the Com mittee consisted of about 16 persons, with white rods in their hands, mounted with black crape, preceded by a man carrying a bundle of rods, and two others with placards, on which were inscribed, Peace and Good-will; and, on the reverse, Order. The other flags were—England expects every Man to do his Duty, on a blue ground ; Cartwright's Bill of Rights, on a white ground ; Annual Parliaments and Universal Suffrage, on a red ground ; and Bill of Rights, and no Corn Laws, on a red, white, and green ground ; on the reverse of this latter, Eng land, Ireland, and Scotland, surrounded with a wreath. During the Procession, the Committee or dered that no cheering should be given. Three of the Magistrates, viz. JAMES FOSTER, GEORGE BLAMIRE, Esqrs. and Dr. HEYSHAM, at- , tended on the ground, to witness the proceedings, agreeable to an invitation from .the Committee, where they remained, until the Meeting dispersed. The Troop of Horse, stationed in Carlisle, remained in the C•stle, to be in readiness, in case of any tu mult ; but the Meeting, consibting of about 3000 persons, departed to their homes in the greatest order. A. M.KENZIE opened the proceedings of the Meet ing by stating, that they had received a letter from J. W. Parkins, Esq. declining, on account of the pro fessional duties of his office, the acceptance of the Chair. The speaker then expressed the pleasure he felt on addressing so numerous an assemblage of his fellow-countrymen. He; then begged leave to read the letter, which was acceded to by a general cheer. At the conclusion of the letter, the speaker proceeded to propose for Chairman, John Bell, who, though not a man of affluence, was a valuable friend to the cause for which they had met. This proposition was car ried unanimously. Mr. Betz here returned thanks for the honour conferred upon him. The Chairman expressed his sincere conviction of the necessity of a Radical Reform in the House of Commons: he stated, that his con viction was not merely chimerical, but founded on the following well-known fact—that every man who earns £lB, pays out of that £lO to support Sinecu rigs, Pensioners, Placemen, &c. The Chairman then read the Requisition, and stated that a series of Re-_ solutions would be submitted to the Meeting, which every individual was invited to assent to or dissent from, in order that the unbiassed sentiments of the whole Meeting might be ascertained. The Resolutions were then read by GEORGE LIDDLE, and carried unanimously, with repeated cheers, and many shouts of Bravo I During the reading of the Sixth Resolution the Committee of the Female Reform Society arrived at the Hustingq, and were received with repeated cheers. The Resolutions were seconded by JAMES WEEMS, who desired that ever y person would cease to call Silence! as by so calling the attention of the Meeting was distracted. Mr. Weems expressed his hopes, that if any Reporters were present, they would give a faithful account of the proceedings. Mr. Weems then went on to state, that they had this day assembled upon a most momentous question —no less than whether we are to be at the disposal of Ministers and their crew, or to be free men at our own disposal? The purport of what he had to ad vance would naturally divide itself into three parts: the first, our natural rights as men ; the second, those rights invaded; . and the third, the means of recover iug them. As to the first, the CREATOR of all formed men equal—there was no pre-eminence or inferiority; tne only difference arose from the different states of sodety. By the Constitution of this country the British Parliament is supposed to represent every c;:e—far, then, has it deviated from its original purity. In itilo, it constituted itself triennial, and not long ago, septennial ; and, by the same right, it might have constituted itself eternal : at the present time; seventy Is.uttlemen and eighty Commoners nominate the majority of that House ; that detestable faction made laws to their own aggrandisement. Had the people sent Representatives, would that infamous Bill, the t:crn Law, have passed, or should we have had the ench war ? Britons are freemen, and had the l4pnbers of the house of Commons been their Re pi n r g e s sufferede n t h t e a m t osv themselves s,lv wares woul d afgrfrom have been or would they mintlistdeltehnierriFtcirisillnrsh?Biwsthel*n emancipat have contracted that enormous debt (falsely called national), which the speaker supposed all the specie in the world would not half liquidate ?—the people had nothing to do with that debt. In taking a review of a few passing years, we see the awful effects of that infamous law, the Corn Bill, passed by the Borough-mongering House of Commons, in driving foreign merchants from our markets, in starving the mechanic, and in indulging the landholder in luxury. The people of this country have for 25 years past petitioned the House of Commons for an equaliza tion of their rights, but what answer have they re ceived? They have keen treated with ignominy and contempt, and have lately had plunged into their breasts, at Manchester, the abominable dagger; but he hoped-they would use legal means to obtain a Radi cal Reform in the House of Commons. Radical Re form, by wise men, has been called universal nonsense, but we conceive it to be founded in universal truth and justice; no man has a right to be taxed but by his own consent. Radical Reform simply insists on every man of the age of 21, having a right either by himself or his Representative, to vote for the laws which he is bound to obey; it insists on Annual Par liaments, that if a Representative act dishonestly, a power may exist of turning him out before he commit much mischief; and it also insists on Vote by Ballot to secure the People from the influence of corruption. The principles of Radical Reform recommend them selves to every man who coolly reflects, that were these principles adopted, the most happy results would ensue, and that the interests of the whole People would be consulted. We would hear no more of the 'names of Whigs and Tories, equally enemies of the People. Their quarrels are for the Treasury Benches —they are equally enemies of Reform, which the People have at last found out they must accomplish themselves. The numerous Meetings in every part we hail as the day star of Liberty, and we fully agree with the other Meetings on the necessity of Radical Reform : that a House of Commons so constituted may enable us to sit each under his own vine, and his own fig -tree, and none dare to make us afraid. It would not be necessary out of the earning of 15s. to pay 10s. in taxes, but only a small trifle for the necessary expenses of Government. It has been said by the enemies of Radical Reform, that we are Revo lutionists ; but so far from it, our object is to pre vent revolution and bloodshed. It has been said that Reformers wish to seize on the property of their neighbours, but the contrary is the fact ; we wish the natural right of every individual to be restored to him, and that the natural order of things be fully established. Every art is used to cast contempt upon the cause of Reform, by those desirous of the preser vation of Places and Pensions. The people are as well qualified to judge of their rights as those who would wish to be called their teachers. Mr. Weems concluded, by expressing his hope that a firm, steady, and persevering effort would be maintained, in order to accomplish the great end for which they had met, and that the happiest results would speedily ensue. The Cap of Liberty was now hoisted amid the cheers of the assembled multitude. The Chairman said the Cap of Liberty had been presented to them —that Cap for which their ancestors fought and con quered, and hoped that none of those assembled would flinch when the day of danger was at hand. The thanks of the Mee t ing were then voted to the Ferisale Reform Society for their present : after which their Address was read. Mr. Muarrocu, in supporting the Resolutions, made an apology for his inexperience in addressing an As sembly on political subjects, but begged leave to offer a few ideas which he had committed to paper. He observed, that amidst all the depredations on the free. hold of liberty—amidst all the machinations against the rights of the people, the Boroughmongers have still feared candidly to express their minds respecting the contempt in which they hold the People. They have not dared openly to call us slaves, nor, what is worst of all, their slaves: otherwise the people would, at once, have known what answer to have given them, and pointedly should it have been given. Their corruptions have assumed the specious garb of pa triotism, and they have covered their deceits with the sable mantle of Religion. But the Magistrates of Manchester, ambitious to surpass their masters, after declaring they had no charge against the people, sent forth a band of unrestrained Yeomanry who cut down, indiscriminately, men, women, and children, sparing neither age, sex, nor condition ; even the, bosom of female beauty, which the hand of passionate affection would not dare rudely to approach, was not sacred from their sabres! Mean and dastardly cow ards, to attack a defenceless multitude! Unnaturl monsters, to slaughter women too ! Cars the smile of female affection ever beam upon their • • 6 countenances, or warm their cold and flinty hearts? , Were they the supple slaves of Ferdinand of Spain ? Would to GOD they were ! No ; they were men calling themselves Britons ; whose ancestors had from time immemorial been famed for manly struggle in the cause of freedom—men equally famous for courage and huminity. " [low then are the mighty fallen r' But the efforts of the people to maintain their rights have alarmed our enslavers. The voice of freedom has entered the darksome caverns of corruption, and made our oppressors tremble ; a few more manly efforts, and our fetters, of themselvei, fall to the ground. Ccune forward boldly, my fellow-country men, in support of the Resolutions ;express your sen timenti on the ever-to-be-lamented transactions of the 16th of August, and determinedly tell the authors of your miseries, in unison with your brethren of the South, that the King's subjects must not be put to death contrary to and in violation of the laws." Mr. CoceaunN then came forward and addressed the Meeting Gentlemen, my appearing here to day has excited the astonishment of many who know me. It has-created me several enemies; and many have traduced me, both behind my back and before my face Various means had been employed to de ter him from appearing at that Meeting; but he hoped, when he stated his reasons, that his conduct would be approved—at least, that he would obtain credit for honest intentions. He had been told, that he (Mr. Cockburn) was well enough off himself; then why obtrude himself in this business? To which he replied, that although he was in comfortable cir cumstances, yet it grieved him to see so many of his fellow-countrymen on the point of starvation; he was convinced that their cause was the cause of humanity, otherwise he would not have been seen there that day. He wished not to irritate the feel ings of the people to acts of plunder or rebellion,' but to claim their just rights. It was openly reporte.l, that the object of the Meeting was for a division of the property of their neighbours—he most roundly spurned the assertion—(cries elf "So do we.") He would not advocate the cause for a moment, if he supposed that division of property was meditated by Radical Reformers ; nothing but what is strictly just in the sight of GOD and man did he support; nothing but what is truly honourable in man to defend. It had been said, that a rabble called this Meeting; he did not know what they meant by the term. They were not a rabble, but flesh and blood; the only dis tinction between them and their enemies was a little property, which, although they were not born to, might perhaps have been their lot, had it not been for those taxes which have wrested it from them, The Carlisle weavers, at home and abroad, had been termed turbulent and discontented, but he could vouch for their peaceable conduct and enduring patience under unexampled sufferings. Having the fullest confidence in their conduct, he had come for ward to address that people called " Rabble." An other point he would wish tc touch upon, in defence of his present conduct, was in reference to a charge made against the Radical Reformers, of their being Deists. His conduct would soon be abroad, but it was not his business to dictate to them on religious matters, but he freely gave that liberty he claimed for himself.— He did not come there to discuts religious princi ples, but as a friend of the civil rights of his coun trymen. It had been alleged against his appearance there, that such Meetings formed " a resistance to the powers that be," as consecrated by Goo—they had not come there to resist that power, but to pray for a cor rection of the abuse of it. Did this Divine Authority permit any set of Magistrates to send in upon the People a Military force, sparing neither age, sex, nor condition ? Let us raise our voices against such atro cities—for none but slaves murmur only in secret ! Who, possessing the feelings of men, can be silent on such an occasion ? Distress pervades the whole face of the country—many have no: the necessaries of life, and some have died of want. Whence origi nate these dire calamities but in misrepresentation. It would be to the honour of those rioting in luxury to come forward and soothe the distresses of their fellow-countrymen by uniting their endeavours to promote a Radical Redress of grievances. He was fully convinced that, were all those persons who spoke in private of the necessity of Reform, to come forward and publicly proclaim their sentiments, it would be effected without the slightest turbulence. But an opposite conduct tends to produce those bloody revolutions which every friend of humanity must dread. He then briefly enforced the necessity of Universal Suffrage, Annual Parliaments, and Vote by Ballot, and concluded by a strong recom mendation to the Meeting to depart in peace and good order, moved a Vote of Thanks to the Magis trates, for their conduct in having confided in the prudence and good sense of the Meeting, which ren dered every precautionary measure unnecessary. JAMES WEEMS seconded the motion, and moved that the Meeting be adjourned to November 1, when an Address would be drawn up to be presented to the PRINCE REGENT. The CHAIRMAN expressed a hope, that as they had met peaceably, they would so retire. Mr. COCKAURN then moved a Vote of Thanks to the Chairman, which was seconded by Mr. WErms, and carried by acclamation. The Resolutions passed at this Meeting were eleven in number, expressing, in strong language, detestation of the assault made upon the unarmed multitude as sembled at Manchester on the 16th of August, as cribing much of the present sufferings of the lower orders to excessive taxation, partly expended in use less places and sinecures ; calling the Restriction Bills a State juggle ; asserting the right of the People to have an equal voice in the Legislative Assembly of the Country ; that Annual Parliaments, Election by Ballot, and Universal Suffrage, are absolutely neces sary for the prevention of corruption at Elections ; that the People are not properly represented in the present House of Commons ; that the National Debt should be paid by those who created it—the Borough mongers ; that the Corn Laws are oppressive and in jurious; that the report of the Reformers aiming at a division of property, is a villainous fabrication of an unprincipled Faction, to alarm the timid and injure a cause not assailable by fair weapons. These were fol lowed by votes of thanks, to Mr. HUNT, for his con duct on the 26th of August; to MajorCAserwaicur, Sir C. WoLskunr, and all Advocates of the Peoples', Rights, and to all those Noblemen and Gentlemen who had met in different places to express their de; testation of the transactions at l'arriuo! MANCHESTER, OCTOBER 12. ____ The Meeting which was to have been lid ton to-morrow has been p ostpo:red. Alessrs. t, Ftt l and lIULTON, two of t h e Al anche,ter together with Messrs. WATKINS and Hint:lrk a, Magistrates for the diAtrot of Bolton, gat Meeting to have been called " in direct opp os io, the opinion of the Boroughreeves and (o w . warn heads of families, Btc. that all aner di , ous and tumultuous assemblies ate legally al ` as the principals, and promise the vigorous Lion of all the force at their disposal, to p r y peace." Mr. BowKEtt, Boroughree , . ~t G, ton, and Mr. STANTON, Con;tahle, publu.h nil of the assertion, that the Meeting svas , contrary to their opinion. Another. hand.bil vertises that the Meeting is po.tponeci in cons of an informality in the caling of but give s tive promise of a Meeting in the course of week. The three hand-bill; are dated 11th 0, The Norwich Meretay states, that a Recp for a County Meeting, on the Maachester will be sent to the Ili rs Surnur in a day o r A Requisition, sibned by about a thousand bitants, mostly of die wor king class, has vere.l to Provost ANDERSON, of Dundee, to Public Meeting, for the purpose of considerii distress of the Country, and expressing (tiny don of the wanton attack made on the petit people of Manchester, B,:e. Provost .ANntaso N declined to call the Meeting; but no manner of struction will be thrown in the way of their proceeding. There is a very sensible, dispassionate, and perate Pamphlet just published, addres:ed to friends of Reform, entituled, ‘• A stir,: eel Way to obtain a Reform in Pa;!lament, by ' tional Means; with an ffectual Mode ofEmployn Poor." We have not had time to read it, that it takes up both sides of the co2s.ion, and be read v.ith pleasure by all friends bah to Gr ment and the People. The plans proposed an fool in good sense and discretion ; and, we are tol carried into execution, would effectu illy are the purposes the Public can wi.,h :—and, as its is only one shilling, we should presume every of his country will be anxious to know its come The Gazette de France notices the arrival of ter from Port-au-Prince, announcing the eat Santo Domingo, the chief place in the Spaoish of the Island of the same name, by a body 4" adventurers, who had sailed from one of our p join 31 , (iftEGon. The story does not seem but any thing may be expected from the dar.ir lantry of these adventurers. The Patis Papers of Saturday state, that the dinal PERIGORD was installed as ArclN:hop of on Friday, with great cetemony. He had artera an audience of the KING. The assembly of Ministers of the Getman is to open on the Ist November at Vienna, • stated that the question of Representative tions is to be particularly discussed, althet propositions agreed upon at Carlsbad aprear an extinguisher upon every idea of a free Cei.stil in any of the German States. The King of TEMBERG, however, it appears, expressly icf . . his Minister to state at Carlsbad, that the est& ment of a Constitutional system in Wurtenat ing been agreed upon lletween him and his si the arrangements adopted with regard to dm, could not be applied to Wutterrbetg ; and his ism% as already known, has, with the most good faith, given his sanction to the Co agreed upon by the States. A Proclamation by the Elector of HEssE-CA excites some attention on the Continent. In this dress to his faithful subjects, the Elector btaZeb : " That they must have heard of the secret intrigu..l gerous Associationsexisting in Germany, the of which have been exposed by the inquiries that hive place ; that all the Members of the German Conf. aible that external peace cannot produce the beneficial expected from it, unless internal peace and tranquillity tained, have found it necessary to adopt measures in against such criminal attempts; and have accordi:lfly. Resolution of the Diet of the 20th of September, eta Central Committee at Mentz, to inquire into those ill .1 and check the evil in its origin.—The Committee is not only to demand the arrest of the persons srspected, but that they shall be conveyed to Mentz, there to remain ie gill the inquir y is terminated and sentence passed." lr's Highness then observes, how deeply he should be afilinedif of his subjects should become the objects of such a MeLtUf but flatters himself, that he shall be spared this affliction, as has always had reason to be satisfied with tlie good peaceable sentiments of his Hessians; and is proad of placed by PILOVIDENCZ over a People who have always bet tinguished for fidelity, and atttachmcnt to order and der should, however, any such infatuated persons be found it country, he will do his duty as a Sovereign, and as a 3 1 of the Confederation, and not only assist in the es-cetics themeasures in question, " but (adis he) I hirehy *eine of toy subjects who shall be found r:ilty of such sedidoet binations, unworthy of the name of a litssian, and cr quently for ever excluded front the number of my pecfo, deprived of .11 civil rights in his country. " Given at Cane], Serteraber 30, 1819. (Signed) • " Wn.t.t ex, Tl:crr 11PRO N 1 ON ILIISTON'S •DMlllAllti Till r03.2.1. , NNCT. OP ROVVI. 124 With spirit and frolie s.t tmly his evr.•, We grieve when the Co:nedy's over Sure all must adm!t, tha . if":!da:.:s" are sewn , That Et.t.isivx stil is the Brrer ! TAutAs. The 6th inst. at 11fOr.ks Kirby, Warwickshire, Sir F. R.T.S. to Emily Lissey, youngest daughter of the 1a a •• Powys, Esq. of Berwick !louse, near Shrewslnny. Tuesday, at St. George's Church, Ilanovcr-sqare , Kortright, of the Coldstreans Guards, to Sarah Niz.tbetb.c daughter of \ Vilr.am Gordon Coesvelt, E. u 4, Upper B:o. street, Grosvenor-square. Lately, James Stuart Wetnrs, Esq. of Surrey, to Lotig , ' only daughter of Cnl. G. Blair. DIED. Yesterday, at hS house, in Fark-place, St. Jamess-r- Nathaniel eollver. i,ged 82. At Birmingham, on the ?.6th of September, I'dtrgaric:. of Thos. G. Logan, F.sq. Surgeon, sth Dragoon 01:: 110. . On the 9th in*. at Hayes, Middlesex, John Nal" FFaq. late of the East India House. Tuesday, at the Ilt‘t India Docks, Blackwel, Car" ward Foord, aged 60. 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