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Giles% Would present the contrasted spectacles of
the best add worst of their species. Mr. Owen hsd..
however, theio.them that the parsirsus of 'the he.
'non mind *eve under the control of discipline.
sad that they *ere to .be influeoced rseSl.MOdified
by receiving instrettion. and by being exposed to
superintendence. les so far pronouncing upon
the utility of Mr. Ostea's plan, he protested against
his engreftiog upon it new schemei of Political
nemsomy, which were by no means amenable
N this species of moral trsining. unless Mr. Owen
maid be considered as holdiag • control over
men teasers, which nothing but Omnipotence could
wield. The Major then went into , • calculation
to chew that there were three operative causes
which had the effect of producing the existing die-
tresses of the country. One was the slow return of
evilsl ins the cohere of a. worse soil than was
found in neighbouring countries t the next was
the operation of the Corn Laws, which increased
~ the ;nice of the food of the pone; and the third,
the bad policy of those taxes on silt. tallow, and
other articles of general consumption among the
working classes. Which by taisiug the price made
their proportion of such articles scanty. In what
way Mr. Owen's plan would remove these evils,
he was at a lose conjecture. Some tune atgo
lie had asked Mr. Owen a question. whether the
products of his village wenetis he consumed with-
in it. or..brought to another market ? He bad
informed him. that arrangements would be
mode fur either, iii local Circumstances might 're-
quire. But if the former alternative were taken, in
order to limit the production of commodities to the
*ants of such a small society. the great powers of
machinery could out he introduced. Each indivi-
dual could not employ himself on any single
branch of a trade or manufacture, he would be
obliged to turn hiniself to massy kinds of ocean*.
tions ; Isis attention would necessarily be divided in
an infinity of ways, and, of course. that dexterity
and miraculous facility was not to be expected
which resulted to • workman from the divi-
sion of lsbonr.—(Hear. hear.)—But Mr. Owen
declared, that he would introduce the great
machinery, and produce as much commodities
in one of his villages as would supply half
the country. It followed, then, that the produce
was to be sold ahrowl--.and how in that case could
the owners of these goods go with • hope of profit
to an already glutted and overloaded market ?
—(Hear, hear. shear.)—The most beneficiel em-
ployment for capital would be created by an styli..
cation of the principles of political economy to the
actual state of the country. In the oteserrstions of
the Hon. Baronet (Sir W. de Crespiguy), a sets.
Minot had lwesi expressed to which he could• not
give his assent; aisd although he saw that it also
had the sense of the present Meeting in its favour,
he trusted he should always be found manly
enough honestly to avow his own opiuions, what-
ever they might be. He said, then, that he in
Isis heart belitved emigration to be the very best
plan the Ministry could devise to relieve the
poor. except removing taxation from the necessaries
of life. Emigration had been called a degradation
to the poor man, but did not well-educated and
professional young aim the suns of our gentry, go
out,every day. in the hope of improving their for-
tunes, to our foreign settlements ; and with what
justice could it be said to degrade a helpless tne.
Online or labourer, that the Government should
send him out free of expense to a fine soil, put
him in possessions of the cacaos of sobsisteuce and
independence, and bestow on hint 100 acres of
land ?—(Hear.)—No. he exulted in the idea of
lands in every quarter of the globe being peopled
with Englishmen--
Waled seeds oat her Olt% 11111 BM On chief,
To people Freestones ramie
He rejoiced in the prospect thus held out of the
English constitution and language, English habits
and manners. being propagated and extended all
over the world.
Mr. TwaLWA Le explained.
A Mr. SAWIDIEILI having then signified a dispo-
sition to address the Meeting, was called to the
platform by the Duke of Erin and then proceed-
ed. Ile was not in the habit, he said, of speaking
in public; having never. he believed, done so he.
fore. he hail to request the indulgence of his audi.
thee. lie then strongly condemned the principles
of the English Poor Laws. and quoted the u; t ttt ors
of Mr. Ricardo, in his work on political ecoloriny,
for the necessity of • total alteration therein. He
then warmly recommended the scheme of cultivat-
ing and settling the people on the waste-lands of
England and the bogs of Ireland. The latter corn.
prised, according to authentic statements, above
two millions of acres, already drained Nesd
and Ise could state. from his own experience. that
the 'radioing used cultivation of it was attended
with very little expense. and would make ass sonde
return fur any capital expended on it. What a
great field was here opened for the Islwrolity and
exertions of &Thanatos. in favour of their dis-
tressed fellow•sebjects in the Sister Islasid.—/ The
cries of " lirestios !" fire &ramie very load and
frequent.)—But be feared. in asking relief fur
Ireland, Ise was asking • boon not to he granted.
The English people sought for objects of misfor-
tune and oppression to fuel the effects of their
bounty and commiseration, except in Ireland ;
they poured brim into the wounds of every aims
but the Irishman. who had twig hero shedding his
blood in defence of her soil, and in support of her
laws and constitution.
Mr. ltewcaorr here rose to order.
Mr. S•un Den then adverted to • colony of poor
people its the north of Ireland, of which it was
delightful to witucsa the admirable consequences
to its population.--(The interruption again became
rather rioletai.)—He should now cool:ludo, return-
ing thanks for the hearing he had received. if lie
had taken op their time ustresecombly or ioised.-
rattly. lie had been led to du so from touching •
chord on which sits honest man would condemn him.
for feeling warmly the wrongs of his country.—

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