The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-05-05
VOL. 3. NO. 80.

petition of Rev. Mr.. Beale of Eaton
Square, clergyman OF the Curch Of Eng.
land. The petitioner stated that the
country was in most critical state, and
that the masses were liable to be reused
into action to seek for what they consid.
cred likely to be beneficial to tLem--that
in describable poverty and wretchedness
existed among the people-that one of
the causes. of dlscountent was the defec-
tive character of the representation ofthe
people in the House Of Commons, aud thot
every public office at home or abroad
was reserved for and filled by the scions
ofwealthy families. The petitioner there's
fore prayed for the establishment of unis
versal suffrage; that Church property
should be applied to the reduction of the
national debit that all sinecures gratui-
ties and pensions. should be abolished,
except for ineritorious services; he pray
ed for the reduction of the army and tax
atom abolitlon Of the laws of entail and
primogeniture; the separation Of Church
and State, aud the abolition of the House
of Lords. (Laughter)
The latter clause gave great offence,
and the petition was at first refused a
place on the table. This led to an ami
mated conversation. MIR. Hume, in op.
position to Sir r. II. Inglis, said that no
member could object to a petition being
brought.up. After much talk Mr. Wakley
read again the Objectionable passage Of
the petition. The 6nal prayer was that
the petitioner desired to see all these
measures passed, as he believed the con.
dition Of the country to be such, 'that uns
less they are adopted convulsion must
ensue which will bring in one common
ruin all the esta blshments which are now
the envy Of foreigners, but continual
source Of evil to this nation. During the
reading several members laughed.
Mr.. Hume and Mr.. Wakley for the re-.
cep'ion of the petition and Sir Robert
lnglis, Sir George Grey aud Sir James
Graham against it, spoke aud cross fired.
Mr.. Hume said it was the duty Of the
House TO receive every petition that was
sent to it, This petition was not signed
by an ignorant Chartist, but by gentle
man who had gone through the Univsrsi-
" aud was now clergyman of the Church
Of England. Sir j. Graham said il was
Inconsistent with they loyalty to their
Severe gn TO receive a petition seeking
tor the abolition OF the kingly Govern.
ment and the substitution of Republic.
Of the petition, aud he considered it of
enormous Importance that the House
should not take a false step on the pres.
ent occasion. Mr.. O'Connell said that
any person could legally express an opn.
ion that the House of Lords ought to be
abolished. DIR. Bowring was of the same
opinion. He thought the petition ought
to be received. Mr.. Wakley snid that
he agreed in measure with the prayer
of the petition, but did not agree with
,hal part which related to the House Of
, |
er have another petition 20 present. be-
cause he thought that there was not the
slightest good in sending petitions to that
House, as they met with no attention
whatever. After some further remarks
from members, the petition was ordered
to lie upon the table.
The great body Of ChorIsts intend to
present petuion to the House of Com.
mons on the 10th Of April, calling for
The Charter Al a recent large meet
ing of Charts's in London. ii was stated
that when their petition was presented
from two to three hundred thousand
, Charlis,s would aIk to the House of Com
mons. One speaker said it was all a
; mockery and farce to petition at all, as
they very well know that the government
5 would never grant the Peoples Charter ,
and therefore just one hour ought to be
f appointed for the House Of Commons to
| consider their petition. lfthey said No,
then 100 900 persons would form com
unite 10 = procession and upset the Gov.
ernmcnl! (Great sensation was manifest.
: ed at this proposi,ion.)
Another speaker stated that the Mill.
tary had lready iraterniGed as in France
with the People, and thai they were no,
u so much TO be dreaded as was generally
supposed. 1T was well-known fact that
eighteen OF the Granadier Guards had
his very week signed the Chartist peti.
lion. lie had addressed tens of thousands
of their fellow workmen in the provincial
towns, and they had taken an oath. that
If blow were struck at the monster pro-
cessiou on the 10th by the 'minioDs ofths
Goveroment,' they would strike back
again!