Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-05-27
The Recent Chartist Demonstration.
Success and Failme-The Government
Force.
THE LONDON PRESS.

The English Chartists have, we believe,
but one great organ in England, the Nor
thern Star" and therefore most of the opin
ions and statements as to their movements,
are derived from leading journals of London
and Liverpool. 1t is clear, nevertheless,
that the recent demonstration was failure
in various important particulars. In the
first place, the meeting on Remington Com
mon. which was to have embraced 50o,o0o
souls, and which was at first even reported
at 9OO, 900, did not according to the ac-
counts before us, comprise 20,0O0, II so
many. In the second place, the promises
that were made, and the threats that were
heldout by several Of the leading speakers at
the preliminary meetings, were not only not
realized, but were not attempted to be. In
the third, the monster petition, which was
reported TO contain between five and SIX
millions of signatures, was, on examination
by Committee of the House of Commons,
found to contain less than 100000, and
considerable portion of these the names OF
females. The truth is, the leaders exagger-
ated the whole affair, and while they sue
ceeded in alarming the Government and in
timidating the shopkeepers and middle class
es. to saw nothing of the arstocracy, they
friends. The leading London journals adj
nit that greater fright has not been expe-
renced in that metropolis for years. Even
the Times, few days before the Meeting,
estimated that the procession would consist
of $4,000 men. As a specimen OF the Ian
guage that was held, and the spirit that was
manifested prior to the demonstration, we
proceed to give brief extracts from one or
two speeches that were made at meeting
held at Liverpool, after the Government had
determined to interfere. A gentleman nam
ed Somers, in seconding resolution, said:
-Bicknelps Reporter.
1.-THE Queen of England told them that
they should not bear arms, he would con-
sumo the throne, as the throne of France
had been [oud applause II the people of
England wished republic-if on the 10th
they were prevented from marching IN their
might to make known the wishes and the will
of the British people-if, on that day, they
weresprcvented from marching along the
steets of London, then he asked the meet
ing, as Britons, what they were prepared 10
do? T'Strike home'l Were they prepared
to assert their rights Loud cries of yes,
yes.' Then, if they were earnest in their
PRAYER for the charter-f they wished to be
represented-if they wished that the corn
in the stores Of Liverpool should be sold at
fair price--if they wished to be paid fair
and honest days wages for a fair days
swork-then let every man be prepared for
the worst [loud cheersl. The speaker read
lengthy revolutionary article from the
United freshman. He depressed to ask,
how long the horrible state of things depic-
ted there was to last? A voice, till next
Tuesday, cheers The name Of Lord
Clarendon being mentioned, voice cried,
we'll pike the devil!' He warned those
present, that it was no use opposing hrist-
ling bayonets with sticks. A voice, 'we'l
have pixies. He had been asked where
they could get the arms he had spoken of
at the last meeting. He believed if any of
them called on Dir. Reynolds, who had spo-
ken that night, he would be able to procure
for them good pixies. (Uproarious cheer
ing and waving of hats
For my part, said the speaker, Pm NOT
accustomed to the use of the musket, and
prefer pike. loud laughter, and contin-
ued applause) No man deprecates the
shedding of blood more than do, or the
burning of warehouse; but this wished
to be noted, that it may be carried on the
wings of the press, and the government may
know that there is an organization IN Liy-
erpoo. loud cheers.) That there Is an
organization at the foot of the throne itself.
I (Protracted cheering. And tell the mer-
chants of Liverpool, as | think J see War
saw in flames, to take care that the spark of
ignition may not reach TO this town. Gre
mendous cheers.) And, at the same time,
tell them, that before the news has been four
hours in Liverpool, of an attempted massa-
ere of my countrymen-( loud applause)-l
care not, mind you, gentlemen, if there
were zoe. 900 bayonets here, or 100000 spe-
cial constables-(a voice, swe'll maui them')
/ the martyrs diving on the scaffold or on the
/ plain will have the consolation in looking
M 10 Heaven to see the skies redeemed
+ TDeafening applause.)"
Bicknell's Reporter says, that DR.. Rey-
nolds also spoke, and annouced it as his in
tention to set up the ironmonger business,
4 Daughter and to deal largely in the ar
ticles Of muskets and bayonets and Of pixies;
the former he would sell at 2s Cd, the lat
ter at 2s. head applause and laugh
ter.)
AT the close of the meeting, a person rose
in the room, announced himself Thomas
murphy, OF Dond,s court, upper IIeuefich
street, and stated. amidst cheers, that he
could supply DR.. Reynolds with GIG good
steel blades, 81 inches long, with ash ham
dies, at cd each.
This, and similar language, which was
freely uttered at various points, not only
alarmed the masses, a. to a probable out
break, but also had the same effect upon the
British Government. As a consequence, the
most extensive preparations were made-in
the first place to avoid unnecessary collision
and in the second, to strike strong blow,
should any revolutionary measure be at
tempted. The first idea of the Chariists
was to meet on the common on the 10th, 70
form in the march to the House of Com
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