Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-05-10

q ess you. he Will give you not only hH
own opinion and adpIce, but the OPINION
and advice Of the gentsems eempcsing the
National Cbhyention.
Mr.. O. Conner preeeeded 70 address The
meeting, dissuading them frcm violent ard
iniud icious conduct In the course Of hia
remarks, he said, well, then, we have suc-
ceedsd in holding our meeting today but i
must tell ou that the goverl ment has taken
possession # f,yall the bridgess I have al-
wa been man of determination, as ycu
know, and a nan Of couIage too; but how
should Lrest in my bed tc-nie hi, il, throus
| any incautious advice 6r ex pless;ons ef miftf
rns ste my Of your wives widows H,w
sheuld Iiest,en my bed il ] made any :of.
those children who are dependant uIon your
exertisns fatherlesss If you have any frpt ,
love for the scaase-77if ,bu appreciate the
t.oub.e, anxiety the lossI have sustained to
secure its promotion, beg of you to Cum g
tenance no violence this day. Therefcfs,
| my friends, what the Convention have de-
cided upon is, that1r should not attempt to s
{ oss the, bridges which are gra-ded ty
armed forces. The huge petition which You
have prepared, will be tnken down to The
House of Commons by The executive, ard i
shall be there ready t, present it, to protest
against the injustice which has this day been
inflicted upon you, aud to make Your voice 5
heard throus hut the length aud breadth CT
this land cloud cheers.)
4 Mr. O,sonnor again eXhorted ITO meei. :;
ling MOTTO damage the cause BY intemper. !
dnce and fa'lly, and before concluding OBJ
tanned, liy n show oil hands, rrvuilss h.- +,
10 vioiate tho law; s
4 A petition to the Heuse Of Con m ans,
tpruying The rejection of Ihe bill introduced !,
Ion Friday night by Sir G. Gray, was
] unanimously agreed TO. aud The mestiHg
Twas then decinicd dissolved % saaiss =
The five huge bundles comprising th8
: tpetision and its signsiures werethen deros.1
I lied III two cnbs, and conyeyed, in :hc ,
fcharge or the executive committee, TO the
q House of Commons: Tho cars were disc
: mantled OF their Il fappifss. and removed
!. Ito neighboring stable, Tho vast ASSEM-
!, bly, then quietly dispersed, and in half an
I hourahere wore rot a hundred people lsis
! on n, Common.
II THE DEFENsivE AnRAxesMEsTs OF
: Gov oyEgSmE>T.-Ai, i, advanced post Of 500
e1 men we're placed at l,all's Livery Stables,
a Kenningtor, concealed from view, but ready
al, to oct at a moment $ notice, If requirsi.-
"a Tho main strength OF the force, amounting
d to 1890 men, was concentrated on th6
Is Bridges; 500 At minister, SO nt II oh.
f. gerford, sou pi Waterloo, and 500 1t
: Blackfrinrs bridges. At the last mentioned
lie bridge large body 6f the city police wsre
N also posted. on tie Miadesex s:ds OF The
o river. In Palace yard there wds fesefy6
a Of 545 men; in Great George street, OF
q 435; in Trafalgar square, of 600; and. at
le the Princes news, 40; making tetal IL
@ l,6S0 men. The number Of police in all
ranks in position was 1870. The Thames
,e division was disposed in 10 bonts placed Mt
id the bridges and al Whitehall s.airs, TO nct
j. upon The riter, if their services were re-
d quired. 0 support ihis disposition Of the
h lpolice, tho Che!shen Pensioners, the mills
/. tary and artillery forces, ard the SPECIAL
e conslabulary were arranged in the follow
le ing manner: There were 900 Of The pen
,e soners at Battersea. Bridge, 500 at Vaux-,
d hall, 200 or 500 al the Pantechnfcen, and
+ adetachment ut BIZ ckrriars, so placed in
y the houses on esch side Of Chaihnm place
1t as that their FIRE wou' d comma md The assag gs
- OF the bridge The whole number out a.
a mounted 10 1900 men: The 62nd and 18th
o Regiments Of infantry were stationed ns
le Millbank Pehitehtiarx;a battalion OF the
: rnent, and another was posted at Charing
r tcross, body Of infantry was plnced i6
e s,me houses which Command Westminster
d Iir.dge; and the remaining troops OF tho
q line, amounting il, all 10 5000. were sta
If toned at the different public Offices, ana at
3 other positions, extending 10 the city nnd
d Towef.,wi,i h had been carelu II selected ,as
q afIord:ng facilEfes for military o, eratiensy
~ - .FstfEfr4
" The military in accordance wit'fthe We !.
lie known tactics 6f The Duke Of WELLINGTON,
r. remained invisible throughout the dny, and
, no one world have dreamt that within hail
e almost Of irfe spot where the Chartist dem-
IS onstraiion took place there lay in ambush
e little army Of disciplined troops completely
n equipped md ready FOR action.
o We lcari,thdt Mr.. O'Connor was hita
e sell the first person TO report the result or
l. this meeting 10 tho Home Office. AtiH.
+ clock he waited on Sir George Grey, and
= after stating that The mfe:ing had quietly
. eIdispersed, expressed his thanks 10 the Gov
= ernmeni for the forbenrnnce with which
d they had ac,edon the occasion. s.
oi =, Il is not q triumph over Chartisth that
o we are claiming; nor do we charge o, those
Eopinions any necessary contradiction
Y Ito the, spirit OF the British Consttu'
l,tion. On the contrary, we fully ndmit thar
f the six points of the Charter' are honest
: and allowable doctrines. No one can pre-
!, tend thai our representative system Is free
: from abuses and scand is. which demaud .
! icontinual rather than final reforao. ~
The CHXRTIsTP PETlTioS, - The Chaftists
: have certainly nothing TO complain Of in
4 the manner in which their petition was res
l.ceived on Monday night. ] he Maiquis OF
ELansdown, speaking Of it in the Lords, said
! feelingly and emphaticaliy:
f. That ii had, in the other House Of Par
Eliament, received that attention which ali
petitions emuhatihg ffoa, the people we're
Ientitled ,ohsve. 80 q
l1slhe House of Commons, the scene
4 was most impressive. st;i
Mr.. Fergus O'Connef, amidst almost =,
1 Ible Unless silence said: Sir. rise ta pfes
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