The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-05-03

please am not OF opinion thatit is illegt
so long as the people composingit are Peacea
Bile and quiet. am sorry. therefore. to fin
,, that the government have .aken up the matte
so seriously, and would advise them to res
cind their proclamation (oh. oh9
| The subject here dropped.
Security of the Croicn and Gorcr.ment.-
Sir G. Grey. Sir, beg to give notice that to
morrow, before the orders of the day, sbal
move for leave to bring in bill for the bette
security of the crown and government Of III
United kingdom, (This announcement wa
received with very loud and prolonged cheer
fing.)
1 The London Times, of the 9TH, in abiding {
the precautions taken for the Chartist's meet
ing says:
awe are now to pass still more importan
measure, intended not only to preserve the
peace Of metropolis, but to solve a Ion,
standing difficulty, and stopa fruitful sourc
ofimperial disorder and weakness. This eve
ming Sir George Gray will move for leave Il
bring i'm bill, s.to provide for the better Sc
curity Of the crown and government of tn,
United Kingdom" The loud and long con
| tinued cheering with which the announcement
was hailed last night shows the deep sense uni
versally felt of the necessity of some such mea
sure. The loyal portion of the public ar
prepared fora comprehensive and efficient rem
edy, and after the experience of SO many fail
ures, will be naturally anxious to learn wheth
er government is fairly grasping the difficulty
| As the terms of the notice intimate, the inca
sure, being unhappily required by the state o
both countries, extends to the whole OF The
United Kingdom, and has received the impor
tant approval of the cautious and moderate no
beman now at the head Of the Irish Govern
ment."
Great preparations were making in LondoI
to preserve the peace. The commissioners o.
the police had issued an official notice; forbid
ding the parade, as illegal, and enioining al
persons to take no part in il. The Roya
Horse Guards, and the Coldstream Guard
were ordered TO concentrate in London. Tn,
aldermen of London were swearing in polic'
men, and upwards of 300 employed at tn,
post-ofice were sworn in as special constables
At Bow street, on Thursday, upwards of 40(
were sworn In. At Marlborough street be
tween 800 and 400. At Marylebone abou
290. AT Westminster, besides 300 enrolled
at the court, 100 more were sworn in at thu
board room Of st. Margaret's workhouse.
From the London Gazette, April7l
-Chartisf Conpe,stion.-The delegates whG
have met for the last two or three days at the
Literary and Scientific Institute, John street
Fitzroy Square, re-assen. bled yesterday. The
galleries were filled with an audience who
londly applauded every sentiment of an inflam
matory character. A letter was read from
Portsmouth, stating that an order had been re-
ceived at the dockyard there for making l.,
600 truncheons of African oak by Saturda,
next, which were to be forwarded to London ir
order, as the writer believed, to be used by the
special constabes on Monday against the
Chartists. The workme would have TO worl
day and night to execute this order. "Th,
lads of Lordon," it was added, sought to be
aware of the circumstance, and to act accord
ingly." Great cheering followed this announce
ment.
The subject of debate yesterday was as to the
the rejection Of the prayer Of the national pc
ttion. Some delegates were of opinion thai
the time had come for faction" by which i
was understood the employment of physica
force, while others declared that rising of ths
people would be at present premature, thai
the working men Of their district were not We
ready, and that every species of moral force
ought to be exhausted, before resort was ha(
to physical force,
The majority of the delegates having ex
pressed these opinions, il was al length resolv
( ed that upon the rejection by the House o
Commons of the petition for the Peoples char
I ter, national memorial shall be presented tC
the Queen, calling upon her TO dissolve Parlia
ment, and dismiss her present advisers; tina
simultaneously public meetings should be con
! vened throughout the country on Good Fri
day for the purpose of adopting the national
memorial and electing delegates to Nation
al Assembly," which is to meet in London or
Monday, the Oath of April; and, finally, that
the present convention should continue its sit
tings until the meeting of the National As
sembly." The delegates adjourned shortly af
ter o'clock, notice having been first given by
Mr.. Earnest Jonas, one Of the delegates. that
he would at an early day, move the adoption oil
a"national tricOlor." proposition which was
received with tremendous cheering. The
government reporters were again in attend
ance.
At nine o'clock this morning (adds the Ga
zette) the members of the convention again
assembled, when Mr.. Weller, of the execu-
tive council, moved that counter proclama
ton 20 the one issued by the government be
framed and sent out, calling on the working
men to disregard the proclamation of the gov
eminent, and to meet, as originally intended
on Monday. Mr.. Coffey. delegate OF London
seconded the motion. and expressed his deter
mination TO attend the meeting and maintain
his rights at the risk Of his life, Messrs, West
Shaw, and others declared they were ready to
risk their lives in defence of their privileges
and looked upon the measure; on the part OF
/ the government, as an intention to cause a
collision between the people and the soldiers.
Mr.. Feargus OConner expressed his determin-
alton to attend the meeting, and denied there
existed any power to stop the assembly; that
they had a right to petition. He then advert
ed to the intended bill of Sir G. Grey, which
was TO make sedition treason; there was no in
tention on the part of the Chartists to attend
armed. Several of the delegates declared that
they should merely act on the defensive, and
as the petition was to be carried BY horses, in
stead Of men. the law could not touch them.-
The motion was then agreed to.
THE CHARTlSTS PETITION
To the Honorable the Commons of Great Bril-
tain and helandin Parliament assembled.
We, the undersigned, inhabitants of the