Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-07-17
LIBERTY.


Bntnns must be, &c.
Men and devils ill may rare,
Their united pow'rs engage
lnfd-li,y shii all.
CnRisT shat b. str ALL in ALL.
Britons must be- &c.
| Slav'ry's chains shall then be broke
l We shall soon cast off the yoke.
| Inae ls~nd nee is our right,
1 Victory soon sra crow. fight
4 Br tons mustbe. &c.
| Let ms then he firm and strong
L,wi IS Pow'r shall fail ere long
400 thr iaurels we shall wear,
| Freed.n'' NUMEROUS h"ssing, share
BritoIs must be. &c.
What ,houc III infAels dprioe-
Laugh Ia scorn our naiion's pride,
Curt nays trinmph shall ere long
Brtons must be, &c.
Corp'rae bodies then shall erasc-
They're destructive peace;
Party spir tshsl oue'e
TyranoIr win iawless pow'r.
Brtous must be, NC.
Then, when vcrry'spam won,
Glorious rs the SUMNER
Shall Lord C0urirnay's cause arise,
shinns . tor , Ia Ia c'naIe's s ssss.
Truth bears of the victory!
An HIsroaIcAL PAkALLEL.-History offers a re-
markable parable! to the character of the unhappy
man, Thorn, or Cour,enay. The resemblance be-
tween him and person who disturbed Kent and Lon
don in the reign Of Richard the FIRST complete in
all IT'S points In the following sketch of the charac
ter and career of William Flzosbert, or as he was
called in his day, William Lonsb eard, nothing is adj
vanced without authority and that Imagination has
not been strained in the sghtes, degree make re-
sembance more like" In the year ll95 there was
considerable dIsconrent among the laborIng popua-
ton of London, Kent and Sussex owing to the
pressure OF tai age or poll William Fzosbert
a citizens son, made himself pecsliarly conspicuous
in his opposition 10 II, and acquired by that means a
most extraordinary influence over the minds OF the
peope. He was a huncnbaek, bat his features were
remarkably fine and prrpossesslng and he allowed
his black beard gov To such leng IN, that il hung
down hs breast, and acquired for hun the name
A.,h r., hoe
known. HIS HAIR was parted the middle in imila-
ton of the portrait of our Saviour, and he fond
OF being told tina, likeness existed between him and
the Redcemer. Hseoquence rs represented as having
been Of n kind we'll calculated To eaptvate and per- |
suade the VI. Jar, who thrpnged about HIM in great
crowds whenever II was known that he weud ad |
dress them He was usually dressed IN long flow |
ing robe sometimes 0f serge, and sometimes OF vel |
vet, and armed with enormous battle axe, !
which he welded with the strength Of giant. He |
sometimes adcrs ssed his followers IN the open space
in trent Of ST. Pauls Church, but more q. neray in
Blackheath and IT'S ncg lborhood He styled himself I
the Saviour and Apostle of The Poor" and pretend
ed to divine mission of vengeance against landlords
and oppressive rich men. He said he was sent into
the world IL plead the Of the poor agnHst the
rch To free the poor from all TAX and imposs what
ever, and to bansh poverty and hunger from the face
of the earth. HIS favorIe expression was, Come
unto me ye poor and needy, and will open a well |
oil Joy and salvation. / am The Saviour of the poer
aud woe To the Norman and rich man who trampes l
explaining, The mob became so excited that the Na-
q strates Of London became seriously apprehensive
that riots would take place. Lonrbeard, as usual,
was surrounded by number Of his most jealous adj
herenIs, armed with pixies and saves among wh-m
was one Jordan, substantial tanner, who supported
hun not only with his influence but with his money.
THIS man was exceedingly resolute and knew that
measures were contemplation to put stop 10 Long
beard proceedings; and had cpnseq ,ence drilled
his adherents resist to the death any attack that
might be made upon him. The authorizes OF The city
act,d with much forbcarance, until they that the
passions Of the mpltiude had become so inlamed
that perlous TO iorbesr any longer, and they
ordered their officers 10 seize him. Lpngheard felcd
to the ground with Stroke of his enormous axe,
the who FIRST put hands upon him, and a general
fight took p,ce, IN which fourteen or fifteen persons
lost their lives, and as many more were seriously
wounded.
Here the parallel between the character and pre-.
te the dress OF this man. and that of the
self dub"ed SIR Wllllan Courtenay ~ complete. The
subs quent career # each does not offer the same
points of resemblance Langbeard, after this ARRAY
NJ st. PsuPs, a qnrcd more power than ever, and
raversd the country for months, attended by tram
Df two ,hou-an men, well armed, and well received
by the rural population wherever they went. The
Archbishop Of Canterbury, who acted as High Judi.
cary Of the realm, summoned Longbeard TO appear
AZ Westminster 70 answer for his misconduct. Tae |
. Apostle OF the Poor obsyed the luminous, but
came with rpsoluie mob OF more han twenty thou. |
sand people his heels, and SO overawed the Arch.
his hop that the latter was glad to dismiss him with
slight rebuke, and rqueu that he would no mere
ruahle the y ace II The country Thi. success made
!. aghrard 80 Insoent that he determined 10 lake no
ms abods p,rmanrn,y N Lpndsn, and give laws TO
no " rsle Ssxon population from HE head quarters at
Eau s.cro =. tic was NJ last met by "delachmentI
SOLDIERS IN On, spsde,' when he had no more than
nlnc followers with hlrn, aud attacked vigorously