Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-04-16

a'u az 'Ho uiSu soItS OF 1OikS 10 WhOn, not
their Godfathers and Godmo,he,s, but Kings
and Queens, gave nick names ia old times,
| such as Dukes, Lords, Baronets &C., attended.
But no sooner were they collected than body
of'' Chartsts" composed of the meauer sort
| OF folks, came in with their families and show
ed design to rule the proceedings.
The Bishop of Norwich in moving the first
! resolution, stated the object Of the meeting
amidst demonstrations of appreciation and dis
satisfaction. He was allowed to speak Of the
Duke OF Norfolk, and of Prince Albert who
presided at some niger meeting bv command
| Of her Majesty; r.! HI when he spoke abou, abol-
ishing slavery tx WAS saluted with cries of
why don't YOU look at the new poor law a.,
where's the. slavery of your warehouses; y"
felloM1 - Kisses and groans. The Bisbop
en1sm ret on amid the uproar, but was
s Il al ne cry OF look at home
The question of the passage Of this resoIu.
ton was put By the sheriff, when Chartist
named Dover, in fustian Jacket, declared hi.
intention OF taking the sense of the meetno.
which caused an uproar and confusion past de.
scription.
Mr.. Dover declared himself ais nytx1, onno.
sed to slavery as the great folks sitting or TIM
platform but he disagreed with them a, -
the extent to which slavery existed they.
were the Bishops who Were too avaricious.
The Sheriff informed him that he was wan.
dering from his text.
s. hen You should have kept the Bisbop 10
his text also," replied Mr. D.. she saws hat
100000 are paid annually at this place for Ia.
Dor; but that is divided among work peonla
who only get eight shillings week, which |
call slavery, while he alone is eetlinp .Pls.
900 year. Last week he presided at tenn
perance meeting and the next day took bis
share at a wine party.
The Sheriff reminded Mr.. D. that he straw.
cd from his text.
" Fhen' said he, 'fJ am Just comino to the
text. | call it slavery when man does mn,
get an equivalent for the labor he performs.
man who does not receive fair equivalent
is slave to all intenls and Purposes. The
produciieas Of England 43OO 900 600 were
produce6y 100000 of the population, and
the reRSlhing 25,000,O0O enjoyed it. He
would defy the big gentry on the platform to
deny it. Eaese who were. not represented
were political slaves they had to paw taxes
from hard earnings and fight the battles of
the country, and why should not those. Mho
bore these responsibilities, in this land of free.
dom $50 called) have voice in choosing rep
resentatves. France in 1893, wished to deliver
herself from the odium of being nation of
slaves; but England and other smaller states
exerted themselves TO prevent it. Talk about
freedom! What has England done for Po-
land and yet emancipation from slavery was
talked Of. There was another slavery to which
the English people were sub jected he meant
the mental slavery, system that pursued for
near 1000 years, now allowed one man to en-
JOY 440O year, at the expense of another
man who was made to live upon shilling
week. His speech having been loudly ap-
pIauded throughout by his own party, he NOV
ed an amendment,
"That this meeting views with deep regret
the many proofs of despo,ic slavery at home,
and pledges itself TO use all exertons to put A
final stop to slavery wherever it is found to ex-
isl.''
Mr.. Thomas Hewitt, another working man.
then addressed the meeting, as an operative in
behalf of his countrymen. Last week he had
heard Mr.. Guruey describe slavery in America;
but he did not only himself wish TO 90 so far:
he would only go few yards, to the work.
house door. (rhis elected loud cries of :" look
to the slavery and misery of the new poor
laws :" /" emancpate the whites before YOU
think of the b1ack.") Let the gentry on the
platform 90 TO the poor house door and see the
girls driven without hats or shaWls to the fac.
tories, and he wonld ask if that was not slave
ry! He could show the Bishop man who.
working Ii hours in day, could earn only 9
shi.lines d week, on which he must support
wife aud six children, who had nothing but
little straw to lay upon; he could show hun
dred such instances. MIR. Quincy had desert
bed negro picnic in the West Indies; but
whM sort Of picnic had the wolkmen at
home! Nothing but a mess of red behring's
and potatoes; but with 93s5,oO0, given TO
the Queen for pocket money, and $4,000 par
sons, who could expect any thing better. The
country had now three Kings and Queens to
maintain there was Victoria and her German
husband, the King Of Belgium and his wife,
and the bloody King of Hanover. This he
considered real slavery and therefore he sup
ported the amendment. Cloud shouts accom-
panied and followed this speech.)
Archdeacon Bathurst rose amidst the great.
est confusion to regret what had fallen from
the last speaker, although he admitted there
was cause for the expression of such feelings,
and thought it not fit time for holding such
meeting, for why should Englishmen be called
upon to listen TO details of misery abroad when
they felt the same among themselves. Tho
reverend gentleman proposed second amend
ment, which fell 10 the ground. Upon Mr..
Dover's amendment the parties appeared about
equal. but the high sheriff standing of course
bv his own order, declared amid the greatest
tumul., the original resolution carried. The
second resolution was carried in similar man.
ner, with constant uproar, laughter aud groans
for the wing bishop of Norwich.
Mr.. Quincy wishing to obtain hearing, de-
sired Mr.. Dover TO quiet his friends; but he
replied his friends were not slaves to be gag
ged. and enquired, ''how is II Mr.. Quincy
tina, you have become SO unpopular II Nor
wich. that YOU have to appeal to ME, weaver,