North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-04-26
FOREIGN.
Vast Assemblase at Derby.
England.-The people OF
the North preparing for
War-Canadian WRONGS
Prospects of an English
Rebellion. The Women
turn out for Liberty.
From the Leeds Northern Star, FEB. 6

(fTom the Leeds Northern Star, FEB. 81
The people OF Derby, Bepher, and other place
met, by agreement, on Monday week, TO express
publicly, their appreciation of the principles upor
which the Peoples Charter was framed to sym
) pathIse with, and render support to the Rev. J
, H. stephens-and to appoint delegates to repre-
sent their Interests at the forthcoming Natona
Convention. There were fifteen banners in the
procession, on which, among others, we're the fol-
lowing inscriptions -
And fye go TO in your land against the
enemy that oppresseth you then We shall blow an
alarm with the trumpets, and We shall be remem-
bered by the Lord your God, and you shall be
saved from your enemies
Wo unto them that decree unrghteous de-
crees to turn aside my people from Judgment, and
to take away the rights of my people"
"lnjustice has raised her head in the land, and
he that has no slcord let him sell his garment
and buy one."-Luke axii.
"The land shall not be sold for ever, for the
land is mine. Ibid.
" Who murdered the Canadians, and burned the
house of Cod and the bodies Of the dead! The
same men who Cypress u.s.
We unite to conquer the enemies of our coun-
try"
Poland, thou art not forgotten there is swell
ling tide that yet shall purify thy shores and blast
the tyrant's PRIDE"
Mr.. Meakin, when moving resolution, truly
stated, that apathy, and a well founded accusation
OF ignorance or, more properly, mlsappcation off
their talents had been the cause of their nresent
degenerate state. Had their orefathers taken caro-
OF their own rights and Of the children, and taught
them upon their hearths and in their schools, the |
working classes would not now have been misera |
ble-they would not now have been assembled on |
Chester-green. 1t was well for them to know each
other; and he would honestly and fairly tell them
for his own part, that he was Republican. The
system of Monarchy had been the curse Of tho
world. Ii they had had no Kings or Queens, they
would not have been in their present condition
his might sound harsh TO minds more tickle than
lis own, but he would appeal TO the Bible in sun
'ort OF his proposition. (Hear, hear, hear.) Did
lot the Almighty tell the people that if they sub {
ntted to the Pagan system, they would be hewers )
II wood and drawers Of water-in fact they would =
re, as they we're now-slaves. (Hear,O
Mr.. Harvey (of London) came forward next and '
= 'u' AR women oil Derbyshire, brave men of '
'efDyi am proud and happy once more to meet G
gu. 10 many of you am not unknown to the q
o'ers, to the magistrates Of Derby am not I'M /
nown. Three years ago, on winters evening. -
was dragged from my home without the least no.
ce' and consigned TO dungeon by the magis- 0
'ates OF Derby, because | had committed The h
elnous offence OF selling an unstamped newspa- fl
er-because had strven to set the press of ~
ngiand Tree. Ceres Of "shame.'') Yes. nv p
lends, was for SIX months confined in bastile u
scanse dared, in defiance Of wicked and inG. u
Gus laws, to give TO the working classes tina, nm. u
xed knowledge which they have right TO eniov q
he tyrants bound me, but could not subdue mo h.
hey sent me away frendless but retur, 70 ID
erby not as departed come back 10 look ~, =
nts IN the teeth, in the proud character of lea q
II OF the Peope-as one of the chosen chiefiains II
the brave men Of the North. cloud cheers.l
and before you this day a delegate to the IA.
'na Convention, representing the city of Nor
oh, the Counties of Northumberland and Dur-
M and likewise portion of Cumberland: and
come, my friends, 10 tell you what is the present
lie OF the North Of England. All, well NAV
Dry lyrants tremble at this meeting, fearIug. a.
ey DO, that 1t is but the prelude to causing the
70 ell Derby to assume that triumphant front or
nance towards their oPpressors which the men Of
Nofth nave already assumed. (Cheerso Nv oe
ehos' on last ChrIstmas-day, the day on which. n,
coruins TO sacred records, the Redeemer of A.,
lnkihd was born,-on that day ! met in the 7, ;;
eeS OF Ne"caslie-uPon-Tyne one hundred an
NSahu OF 'he brave Northerners, and on that 10,
= as we this day are doing. we raised our vo,. ~
TO heaven upon Gods green earth. and md ~
canopy OF Gods own skies, we swore bv an, 49,
mes and our altars--we sxore bv on, 49, ~ W.
chldren-we swore by the God Of ur c,,bo.s ''r'
oath Of men determined to be no loDrer erl9 =,
we swore TO live free or die (Crea. Chez
} In addition 10 Newcastle | visited man, .rl 49,,
surrounding towns and villages in Nor,b;,r0. AZ