New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-25


You will be surprised TO find that devote this
entire letter to one subject-Rev0'at'oE ~. Ing
land pass over all the recent events OF Europe
TO write only Of England. When say England
mean Great Britain. You will be 10 less surprised
TO 6nd tia. speak OF Revolution In England
because when you look carefully over your hles oil
papers YOU viii End no word resembling " heV0'H-
tlosp Bat that is the only term can apply 70 the
present state Of political affairs in England and Ire
land The London journals will deceive yoa re-
soecting the real condition Of the country.
Ib,vs taken exuaordinary pains 70 ascertsin
the state Of affairs. / have not asked Ministers or
Statesmen what is about TO take place bat have
mingled with and talked 10 TIE PEOPLE. l have
heard their heart -rending tales and examined the
strensth Of their last resolution-t0 oJtain reforms
/ or 1i. IN the struggle
I In London and Dublin this grand question will
soon be decided We shall soon know whether
the millions are 20 die Of starvation, or rejoice In
their freedom-whether they are to fall by the bay
onet or rise on the wings Of LiBEETYl
/ The CHARTIsTs Of England are now a most Tor
midable body Of agita,os. They demand vote by
ballot. universal suffrage, and other reforms Dat
behind this screen they are preparing 10 carry out
still greater reforms, which are designated by the
rre,s "treq,0n" Their real object is, the subver-
sion OF toe Church-the Morsrchy-the Houses OF
p.rlismept-the csncelmsnt OF the Public Debt.
To accomplish this they would not hesitate 70 de-
.trov public buildings barracks dockysr and ar
senas and eren the Sovereign They laugh att
word treason aud point 20 American treason
when the Americans fought for " Lib,rfy! tney
49, Ffa -
Last week and also on 1nday last, the Cnsrtists
held meetings ID various yarts Of the metropolis tor
the uurpose oil AIMING their forces for the grand
! denoonstration on the 10th, when II ia supposed
that 900 ChsTtists will meet in London. A pc
,ition 70 Parliament will be presented on mat DAY,
nv MIR FeArgUs . C0D1Or. aud on the following day
an answer will be demanded, and the nth will be
the great and perhaps the UOody day! The char
list. mean what they say they do not hold secret
and other meetings merely TO talk, but TO organize
and qci To SHOW the sentiments OF this large ana
powerful body, 1t is only necessary - give lew
extracts from the speeches OF some OF the leaders
ON Sunday last not only every Chsftlst cub-room
throughout the metropolis was densey crowded
but from 900 70 900 Chsrtists met on ennington
/ Common where DO man was afraid TO preach reyo
I lutionary doctrines.
The numerous delegates to the great National
Convention met on the same day AT their committee
room IN ths Old Bailey. Mr. Vernon, the char
man. spoke At great leuGLn on tue lullN vi sPPch-
ing 10 the House Of Commons for their rights, and
although they intended % 90 through the iormalty
of asking them grant the prayer OF their petition
they expected TO be treated with utter contempt
In this case the people must be prepared to acnleve
their rights The grand procession OF the IOsh
must be composed Of knots OF men who UNDERSTOOD
sach other-bold, determined untiilchng men.
uno would rally round HIN. and carry him off the
/ field. either wounded or dead Mr.. Vernon said
they all knew that their lives were IN danger, and
they must be prepared for the worst. They must
be prepared to have the charter made the law Of
the land, not in an indefinite period but IN two or
/ tnres weeks. Tremendous cheers followed these
remarks
! Another speaker said that they had & great work
IN do. and tbey must well consider 1t. II they
tbous ht the time come to strike the blow. men
strike
TIE chairman then rose and said he hoped there
would be no collision on the 10th but II even lev
hundred individuals fell on either side and were
killed IL would then not be trial Of physical force,
and the result must not be taken as decisive, Tor
these would only be- the casualties OF a mighty
move msnt- Great cheerlDg) They must all be pre-
uared for the worst and obtain their rights peace
ably If they could bat If they must tight, men fet
every man do kis dHyi (Vociierous and prolonged
cheering iollowedl
Mr. Gregory next addressed the crowded meet
ing. He said that the delegates to the Convention
were instructed not to leave London ,lll ne charter
sras the laic Of lie land These delegates had come
/ 10 the metropolis 10 defy Parliament To overRve
the Government, and TO put the Chartlsts not only
above the Government and Parliament, bat 10 set
4 aside the will of kings and queens The press
might sheer as 1t liked 100000 Chartists, all uni
ted did not care what the press SAID All they
wanted % know was what the Government said
/ II the Government did not yield 20 moral appeal
then they they would address them 10y physical
force But the people would get nothing from the
. a urspared 10 take n. IL
was no uss 20 talk to the people OF soldiers. There
were not more than 600 soldiers ia all London, and
IN tie face of these soldiers they would obtain their
RIGHTS They intended to take the petition 10 the
House Of Commons on the 10th. Well what would
they do thenl The convention would tell them
what they were TO do on the 18th Tremendous
cheers . Ii Parliament threw out their petition
and treated it scurrilousiy, as they were sure 10
do he would not tell them what To do but II they
liked 10 take anything beside their hands, that
was their business, and If they did not beat the
Government the Government would beat them
But If the petition was not answered, they must all
walk to the palace, and If they could no, lind adj
mission, they must force admission! Loud
/ cbeefs
This speaker said farther, that 81. James Park
was a wide field and soldiers would be there, and
aristocratic officers would tell them 20 hre on them
and all they THE people bad TO do was to make a
rush at their throats and crush them Cheers
Nr hsndley, adeegate,tnen suurcsssu 'he niee'
ing. He said that the Convention intended TO send
delegates in every direction with secret instroc
tions to the Chartsts. informing them how 10 act
| They intended also to meet the Repeslers Of Ire
land in London and they were anxious To act with
the Chsr,ists. They rere all determined 10 orer-
Drow q constitution under ch,ch Thousands Of PEG
pie Ger, oasng about the streets tide and state
/ Of utter deshtHtiOn Il was the boast that one
Enshshman was equsl To three FrenchmRn snd he
would ask how wss it that the oppressive and ty
rsnnicsl Government of France was changed IN a
single hour whereas here for ages the people have
been chsned in slavery THE most tremendous
cheering followed 1t was phi ysicai force that effect
cd tais great change in France Ii was physical
force at Nlepns and Berlin. and pAysioal force can
do me same here Tremendous cheers
Several Other delegates addressed the meeting
in the same strain and were loudly cheered
At another meeting, also held on Sunday last. II
was stated that Populations from upward OF one
hundred trades Enion societies were pressnt, who
had returns showing that at least 500 600 persons
would Join the monster procession on the 10th, and
be ready act the J9gl0wtRs day At this meet
ing it was adntDa0Esiy resolved that sill the differ
ent trades should assemble on kousiugton Common
on the 10TH and that each individual should carry
baton like a poicsmsns staff for bis own personal
protection. and that no interference on the part Of
the police should be allowed They would then pro