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against them.
You are well acquainted with the early efforts of the public
press to misrepresent their conduct, to calumniate their charac-
ters, and to excite fear and prejudice in the minds of that por-
tion of the community from which jurors are usually chosen.
You are also aware that under sanction of the local authori-
ties, and before the Trials had taken place, the shops of New-
port were closed, and thanksgivings were offered up in the
therei's that eeetain alleifed_dasig,u4 hadlipen fruetraiedis64--
were thus takenJorygranted, but-eshich were never Picrieirto
Save been enteitaisfe& This step, however well intended, or
untsbjectionale in other respects. was inevitably calculated to
produce strong feelings in the locality, and to increase the ge-
neral prejudice against the prisoners.
As if these things were not enough, a minister of God, who
ought to have been the messenger of pease and charity, seems
to have thought it consistent with his sacred duty to make his
pulpit the vehicle for alarming the fears of that class from which
the Jury was about to be selected, and fur confirming the ex-
isting prejudice already so deeply rooted and injurious, and
shame ! oh, shame to say ! the time chosen for this display was
immediately before the Trial ; the spot was that where the Trial
^as about to take place, and the audience were those who were
about to try the Prisoners.
Had not a Special Commission been harshly appointed to in-
terfere with the usual course of law, and had the prisoners been
”rmitteul to remain until the regular Assizes, there is reason to
believe that the alarm would have subsided—that reason would
have assumed its power, and that much of the undue prejudice
would have passed away ; for already has a Petition been pre-
sented, signed by a large portion of the inhabitants of Newport,
avowing the false impressions under which they at that time
laboured, and praying for the pardon of the Prisoners.
Add to these circumstances that the Lord Chiel Justice,
whose mind was above the local prejudice, delivered h is charge
(which was in strict conformity with the evidence) decidedly
and indisputably in favour of an acquittal. Have we not then
ample reason to question the justice of those verdicts which the
Juries returned in the ease of the Welsh Martyrs, notwith-
standine.' our devotedness to that palladium of our rights?
But, Fellow- countrymen, we have other and even stronger
ground of appeal against the transportation of these men . We
are authorised, by the solemn decision of six of the Judges of
England, including a majority of the Special Comm scion,
which, in this case, ought to be decisive—we have their irre-
sistible and positive authority, after mature deliberatioin, for
declaring that the trials were contrary to the law of the land—
that the convictions were illegal, and that the whole of the
proceedin7s were essentially null and void from the beginning.
Three other Judges, who, with the six, form a majority of the
whole Bench, also decided that the Crown had not complied
with the law ; •but the three alleged that the prisoners had
not objected at the right time. Now we respectfully ask, is
it fair and just that the prisoners should suffer punishment
under a conviction essentially bad, for not knowing the precise
moment at which their objection should be urged, when the
Judges themselves are at issue with each other, and even up to
the present time have allowed the question to remain unsettled
and in doubt
If we turn to the records of ;the trial, we find that when
the Counsel for the defence first attempted to urge the objec-
tion, he was stopped by the Attorney-General, on the ground
not that he was too late, but that he was too soon—that the
proper time for urging it had not then arrived, which dictum
of the Attorney-General was assented to and ruled by the pre-
siding Judges.
These, Fellow-countrymen, we submit are reasons wich im-
peratively call for the pardon of these men; it is for you to
determine whether, with persevering and effective energy, you
will continue your exertions until the authority of the law be
established, end the prisoners, as an act of justice, be restored
to their families.
We are well aware that you have done much—we know
that petitions to the Queen, the Lords, and the Commons,
signed by at h ast six hundred thousand persons, have
already been presented, and we had hopes that during the
joyful ceremony of the marriage of our Queen, she would
have been advised to listen to the prayers of her people; she
would doubtless have been pleased,had such advice been given,
to have dried up the tears of the wives and children of the un-
happy prisoners—to have established the sovereignty of the
laws of the realm, and to have made her wedding-day the day
of liberty to those whom the law had not condemned. Alas,

it has not been so; our hopes are blighted, the law has not
been vindicated, the prayers of the people have not been
re-
spected, and justice and mercy have not prevailed.
What, then, Fellow-countrymen, can we suggest, or what
can you do? The cause of these Martyrs demands your atten-
tion, and we solemnly appeal to you on their behalf. We are
assured that Lord John Russell has declared, " they were sent
away to get rid of the excitement in their favour.' Shall the
" excitement" cease whilst they are suffering in defiance of the
law ? Shall it cease before the law is vindicated ? We are
sure that your ready and decided answer will be, No ! Justice
must be established ; the law must be vindicated, and Frost,
Williams, and Jones must be recalled !
If, then, Fellow-countrymen, it be your determination to
secure these objects, it is necessary that unanimity should pre-
vail, and that system and arrangement should mark every
future proceeding. We, therefore, respectfully suggest the
following recommendations for your calm and deliberate consi-
deration, and if you approve of them, we feel assured that you
will instantly and universally adopt them :
and
1. Let Associations be formed in every village, town,
hamlet.
2. Appoint regular and periodical meetings of those Asso-
ciations.
3. Establish Weekly Penny Subscriptions.
4. Convene public meetings to petition Parliament for the im-
... mediate recal of the Welsh Martyrs.
• Let the people of every district send their petitions to their
Own Member for presentation.
6. Let each Association keep up a regular communication with
their representatives, and urge them to advocate with zeal
the prayers of the petitioners.
I• Let the Association make arrangements successfully to
demand of every candidate at the next general election,
that he will, if returned to Parliament, unceasingly en.
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deavour to effect the liberation of the Welsh Martyrs.
8. Let the people of every city, borough, and county, be uni-
versally informed that en the next nomination-day, a show
of hands will be taken in reference to the Welsh martyrs ;
and, that no mistake may be made during the hurry of the
proceedings, take care to have large boards in readiness
with the following words written in legible characters,
" Hold up your hands for the release and return of the
Welsh martyrs." Thus the Government will understand
the wishes of the people upon this question.
9. Conclude the business of every public meeting held for what-
ever purpose with a resolution in favour of the law and the
Welsh Martyrs.
And now, Fellow-countrymen, to your work. Let no man
lay he is too insignificant for the labour of mercy and justice ;
the cause will sanctify the instruments, and the object to be
attained will speedily produce assistance. Let the tears of
the forsaken wives, the sufferings of the defenceless children,
be an additional stimulant, if an additional stimulant be
wanEti?g
P B .EACEFUL, BE UNITED, BE ENERGETIC !
And may the God of Justice crown your efforts with suecs
G. OGERS, Chairman.es
A. DYSON, Secretary.
Arundel Coffee-house, Strand, March 17, 1840.
P. S.—The Committee will be happy to receive communica-
tions, addressed to Mr. G. Rogers, 58, High-street, St. Giles's,
or to Mr. A. Dyson, Arundel Coffee-house.

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