The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-09

Prom the London Times, April 81

20 visit this reactonary metropolis at the appro
ing Eahioition have thus an opportunity Of seeing
that II We declined TO join the dance Of revolution,
IL WAS not for want OF an opport unity at home. The
charter, rs Interpreted in this document, goes ut
once to the root Of all our social disorders. While
the Legislature has been feebly nibbliug this or
that nuisance for these hundreds Of years. aud have
only strengthened tho prescription Of wrong, Mr.
Reynolds and his friends prepared to make q
clean sweep without more ado. On the important
subjects OF the land, the church, education, labor
poverty, taxes, the debt, the currency, the army,
the navy, the militia, and the press, these gente
men speak with fulness and decision which
fornisg a. chartist cabinet prepared to un-
dertakc all these departments The six points
Of the charter have hitherto failed TO sa-
fifty prudent politicians, in consequence of
certain vague apprchcnsions as to the working
Of legislatu re framed on this plan. Tho
convention has now removed the unpleasant doubt
that hung over their intentions. They tell Us,
without any reserve, what they expect from a par
Lament Of their own choice, and, in fact, instead Of
the charter being itself the end of peoples aspra
tions, we are now presented with n further :" ute
nahum" to which the charter, we are assured, will
immediately conduct us. There Is a rising school,
which, to u certain extent, occupies the same
ground Chartism; it is fed by the same Instincts,
scizes the same class of minds, and every now and
then is to divide the interests of the poll
teal crisis From February 10 to June 10, lSiS two
powers divided the government of trauce--politi-
,al democracy and industrial socialism-the former
owei, however, after a desperate EFFORT, was then
rauk ut Paris The six points of the charter are
pure democracy; the programme before US attempts
TO reconcile IL with socialism,, lar more genial
system than the other, and far more adapted 10
captivate ardent and afeetonatc bu. undseiplmed
minds Such mind finds itself annihiated as the
unit Of democracy, possessing one vote out of
.0,uo0, Tor one member out of 900, for estate
out Of three. Ii finds itself annhlatcd before the
tsmpests OF passion thut occasionally sway ali demo-
craeles the Nay of territorial cupdty or national
Jealousy. II embraces iar more gladly the idea Of
great industrial compact; which il TO give every
man u due reward for his work, without the
suicidal competition, the nagrnnt Inequalities, the
soul destroying dIudgcry. tho terrible RISKS, Of
common manufacture and commerce. This is the
main idea of socialism, and II is utterly incompati-
BILE with political freedom under any name what
ever. 1 he chartists. however. do not wish to
quarrel either with socialism with the socialists,
and like Lcdru kollin and his friends in the ,ato
revolutionary government, they would fam keep
the peace as long NJ they can with 30 captivating
principle, and so formidable n rival. With some
slight reserves, the socialist system is cngraftsd
into the present manifesto in the shape OF labor
law, proposing to abroSato the relation Of master
and man, to rescue the "creator" from his suhjec-
uon to the creature TO conduct industrial works
by co operative association, connected in u national
union, aud assisted with grants from u credit iund
opencd by the state. This of course Il the very
thing we used TO read Of three years ago the pro-
ceedings ut the Luxembourg Oddly enough, just
before the socialist article OF this programme come
few words NJ the tail of the article education,
very loot of socialism. Alter providing that every
booy shall be taught whatever no wishes to learn at
the OF the state the article further ordans,
THAT industrial schools be established. in which
the young may be taught the various trades and
professions, thus gradually supcrscding the system
Of apprenticeship" How is this compatible with
the principles OF cooperative associations 7
The views Of the chartiss ON the subject OF taxa
ton 'quirc some Importance from the fact that
they do not seem to contemplate any immediate
duc,on Of the ional expenditure, but rather the
contrary. They propose 10 20 on paying the In
terest of the nStonal debt but reckoning that in
tcrest ms Sn insta!men of the capital their object,
OF course, being not 10 spare themselves, but the
next generation. In like manner the standing army
Is to be maintained until suitable changes IN our
coloni,s and al home shall have dispensed with its
aid; and meanwhile, certain reforms in enlistment,
period Of service, soldiers board and lodging, terms
Of promotion, and so forth, would be found rather
costly The programme is ms liberal on the sub
ject Of the navy. II proposes also militia that
should give every male over fifteen the opportunity
Of military training. On the whole. then, il IL evil
dent that the chartist budget would, for the next
twenty years, be at least serious affair the
present annual statement 80 caled-nay, more 80,
Tor besides nearly all the existing expenses. the
programme proposes that the state shall maintain
all the poor wherever they please, and that il shall
employ all the unemployed. from the ma tionnl re-
venue II proposes that every citizen shall be offered
the highest education for his children, mt schools,
colleges, and universities maintained by the State;
itpioposcs the purchase Of the whole soil Of these
opened for the assistance Of every association Of
work people that asks assistance. Perhaps
would not be far wrong i we put Mr.. r. O'Connor's
total expenditure for 1852 ut "A hundred millions,
instead of half that sun.
The Charsi- Programme.
The following is the programme "adopted by
the hatist Convention on the 10th Of April
The paramount duty ofn Char,st National Con-
yention y TO promote chatist organization TO keep
that organxa tion distinct from every o.her political
movement or alloy, nnd,o srrcad through all classes
political and social knowledge 10 the utmost Of it,
power.
L. l'i'. therefore, resolved, for the better rcor-
ganisation 81 chartism:-
!. That, since by each and ell of the franchise
measures now before the people torccpting III II
embodied IN the charicr). the middle classes would
gam iat more votes than tho working ecass, which
would place the latter In more powcrlcfs position
than ut prcant, the charter must be aXntcd for In
Its entirety the omission Of any ono of ia
points would impair the utility OF the remainder
ana that, therefore, popular support must be with
held from ai rancbise measures falling short Of its
provisions.
2. That The clause in the original bin for the
charter, specifying that every male adult should
fed To imply u deprivation Of the vote merely whlo
undergoing pnnishmcnt for crime since, the punish
meni Tor an offence once undergone no after penalty
ought, IN justice, to attach 20 the individual
y. hat national petition for the charter be Pre-
Tn'ed 10 Parliament, such petition n be prepared
on the following plan stimuli tancous meetings for
passing the petition TO BE- held in every town OF boz
rough, where practicable. At such meetings two
tellcs % he appointed 10 count the numbers pre-
sent tie petition, together with n declaration sf-
himing The numbers la favor 81 such petition 10 be
sighe1 by the tcIcrs and chairman Il the meeting.
y That. IN anticipation Of dissolution Of pariia-
mcht, all boroughs where the charist body are
strong enough 10 conte~ the election, forthwith liz
On candidates pledged 10 the charter IN IT, entirety
ioim election cominttcss subscrib, funds, com
mencc sgtatirg the district. and bring their innu-
,ncc u bear on the constituency. That where the
candidate cannot 80 TO the poll, chaist be put in
nomination upon eyciy hastings In the kingdom.
when y y possible to scirc that opportunity for
spreading chariist knowledge.
H. Municipal and parochial power should be
vested N the hands the people, since dSfranchi-o
meht ~ local matters " unjust the restriction
solved -
j. That The na'istance which chartist organixa-
ton may derive IRON municipal and local power be-
not los' 'shi Of. and that practical scps be taken