Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-12-11

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lty," said one Of the speakers. '' that
Rsaceabie assembly of free BIN Irish-
men were wantonly murdered in open
day oh, would rather see the bodies
of all my kindred whiten in the sun, and
have my carcase thrown 10 the dogs,
than that such an event should pass with
out a proper inquiry, and punishment
upon the guilty perpetrators. This is
no time to pause between two opinions,
when murder and massacre stalk in open
day when the inhuman magistrates have
received the thanks of those who gorge
their boated carcases with the blood of
the artisan"
Another orator observed that " the
British sword had been drawn upon
starving men and fainting women; has
it desolated every country in the world
to be at last drawn among ourselves
and will you allow your brethren to be
murdered without raising your voice
against the internal deed /? No; sooner
shall the lake wash Benlomond from. its
eternal site, than the sons Of Caledonia
shall be silent"
An orator stated that such proceed
ings clearly demonstrate the necessity of
a radical reform. If the Manchester
magistrates had not concluded upon the
applause and support of the Borough
faction, this tragedy never would have
been acted" i" None but fiends, it was
stated, could have wished the slaughter
| nf onI rl,,l/I,a,,. t.,,+
clergyman, whose duty it was to pour
the balm of peace and consolation into
their wounds, had sanctioned the deed
and imbrued his hands in human gore.
An orator said " pious person had
sent his Reynolds, his Richmonds, and
divers, through the country to ensnare
The people. Sooner shall the wave which
washes our western shore, cease to roll,
than we shall forego the right of assem-
bling together"
A number of resolutions, deprecating
the conduct of the Manchester magis-
rates, were passed; votes of thanks
were given to the most illustrious radi-
Gals. ]. Peacock, Esq. was thanked
with great applause, for allowing the
Injecting to be held on the Moor, and his
portrait is to be painted by the hand of a
celebrated radical relormer, and pre-
scented to him. A vote OF censure was
passed upon the Gla$gozo Chronicle, for
abusing the great leaders of radical re-
form, and for uphol olng degrading and
fallacious plan of emigration
One resolution merits particular no.
tice: that as the contest betw cen the
| Boroughmongers and the people is of
| vital importance, hence it becomes in
dispensably necessary tnat the people
use every method in their power to cut
off the resources of those relentless ty
rants, whereby they may be expelled
from their usurped authority, and the
people regain their legitimate rights
That, at glancing at the vast revenue
which the Boroughmongers derive from
tea, tobacco, and spurious liquors, we
conceive it to be our duty to abstain from
| the use of these articles ourselves, until
a radical reform in the commons house
of parliament be obtained. And we
| hereby strongly recommend to all re-
formers to adopt as far as possible the
same measures. That Major Cartwright,
| MIR. Hunt, sir Francis Burdett, sir Chas.
| Wolsely, Mr.. Woolcr, and other friends
OF reform in London, be respectfully in
| vited to name day for q general meet
| ing of reformers throughout the whole
kingdom, in order that the above reso-
buttons be adopted and carried into eff
feet, whereby it will become truly ma
tional measure"
Anaddress to MIR. Hunt was produced
and read. Hunt was panegyrised at
great length, and the address was carried
with feryent shout of applause.
After the speaker from the east side
OF Glasgow had spent some time in
making severe structures upon the du-
plicity and unfeelng conduct ofthe cler-
gy, the business of the meeting ended
with the speaker requiring the people to
depart with regularity and good order,
and go peaceably home. About the
middle OF the proceedingsa cry of the
8. Hussars" rose, and the people fed on
all sides, and it was with some difficulty
the committee could get them rallied,
and order restored. A collection was
made when the people were retiring for
the relief of the Manchester sufferers.
Some light-6ngered gently honored the
meeting with their presenee Its sup
posed there were from Ia 70 $4,000 pco-
| pie present.
When the people were going home,
those from the west, with their flags, and