The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-20


one after the other, at different times, 80 that there
is constant succession Of excitement kept up Tor a
long period. One Of the most interesting spots IN
the wide camp throughout the land when ls now
in commotion, is called the Tower Hamlets, which
is large area in and around L9nion, numbering
about so goo houses the tenants OF which are enti-
tied to vote. Before the keiorm PHI was passed
none of these hamets districts were represented,
and now it is the most liberal and democratic con-
stitueney in the Kingdom
Among several candidates who have been brought
forward there twcremarkable persons, not alto
rsther unknown in America, who prominent
candidates in this section. Tnese two are the noto-
rioas George Thompson, and the no less notorious
Robert Newton the hero Of the late out Of the
amalgamated workmen This mln'is a remarkable
instance OF the gullibility Of the people, and how
designing men make them q catspaw Tor their own
Advancement. few years ago ne was poor
working mechanic in the North of England he is
now gentleman, with a handsome income as the
secretary of moneyed corporation, great insur-
ance company, resides in one of the handsome
squares Of London and is candidate for Para
ment The history and the means by which he has
raised himself to this position follows Hay
ing distinguished h mself among his fellow work
men, IN the North, as great advocate Of Mr.
Owens peculiar views Of society, and having, in
fact made himself busy IN propagGting socialism
and discomfort among the workingmen, he became
obnoxious TO his employers an incessant agl-
tator, and not being able to obtain any more
employment in those regions, came up 10 Lon
don, representing himself as a martyr to the
cause of the working people. A number OF
his trade, the engineers Of London, then took him
by the hand, and, clubbing together, set him up m
public house in "A neighboghoood crowded with
operatives and supported him with al their custom
so that the house being made the common rende3
vous for the working classes, their meetings, sc.
being held there, and he great speaker on every
OCCASION he did good business. he acquired
great influence he minds of the engineers, and
persuaded them 70 the great strike against their
employers, and led 10 the formation of the Amalga-
mated Union Fands we're collected 70 the amount
OF .e25 600 sterling, and placed 10 his hands. he
being the secretary and great mover of the whole
concern Things went On swinmngly now; he
fattered the men with the prospect OF certain
triumph, and threw them all at che stroke out OF
employment and GOOD situations, for sonle IN
the regular receipt Of much as Go per week wages
But the power OF the society embodied as corpora
ton, great, and the workmen throughout the
Kingdom were obliged to obey and follow the COM
| lnands of the leaders. Now, a man holding large
| sums of money at his disposal, is neces sarily
man Of some temporary Importance, and conse-
| quently Mr.. Newton was able TO show favor as he
pleased. wherever he might he willing to deposit
the money he held. BY clever negotiation, as il
is said, the money deposited with an insurance
company which was in want of fluids, and, in con-
sideration thereof, Mr. Newton made secretary,
| with good salary. He then sold the good will Of
| his thriving public house for handsome sum, aud
withdrew TO an elegant and private mansion hence
forth q gentleman and of some public i'm
portance. Though he has injured and ruined hun
dreds of families of worhmen who before in
thriving circumstances, by nfusing discomfort into
their minds, and making them dissatisfied with
their condition, that they changed IL for worse,
yet the operatives chung TO him with the belief
that he is their friend and has all along been great
champion and advocate for their rights. Hence it
is not improbable but that he viii be elected along
with George Thompson. This lat.eris very popular,
and is sure 70 be elected the representative Of
strong and powerful party-a party which, IL may
be sand, carries all before it, because it rides over
all parties and includes them all within tself-and
that is the protesting pous and religious party
The zeal and energy of this latter party Is Pc
culiarly lively and powerfully enkindled at this
present moment, by rallying cry which has never
failed when thoroughly gotup, to excite the whole
body of professors, and that cry is mo Popery,'
Down with the Papists." With the jealous pro-
fessors. bitter zeal aud hatred OF Roman Catho.
licism, is sure test OF true relgion and men feel
they undoubtedly going to heaven, if they hate
Popery, ss they call it, with true sincerity. They
consider Popery to be ALI evil and therefore if
they hate ii, they feel that they hate " all evil"
and are therefore 50 very GOOD of course, what
ever evil and wickedness they commit. Astonish-
ing delusion of religious logic. They reason thus:
" Ii hate evil, J am Of course good man and
going to heaven: but my fellow creatures, the Ro-
man Catholics, are evil and hate them; therefore,
] hate evil, aud am going 10 heaven for my good
ness by this devils logic. one Of the creates: OF
crimes. viz: hatred of our fellow creatures, moral
murder. i turned into great and exclusive virtue,
The world may progress in mechanical Improve
meuts but surely there is li:tle prospect of
progress in virtue and happiness. when the
great mass OF pious people Influenced by
riots at StocKpor;, the outrages, murder. pitlage
and destruction there committed. are melancholy
proof of the undated cruelty, blood thlrstine' and
ieTocity Of men astuated u, what they think TO be
religious zeal and religious feeling The Times,
whose leaders are generally very fair, aod which ex-
hibitS great talent and powers Of langu sc, had
fcIocous article on The subject which doubtless you
have seen in which ii retorts upon the irish and
the Roman Catholics, as having been by their agi-
tatons and proceedings, for long time preceding,
oppressiyely aggressive. But It Is dreadful per-
tulity Violence and biooashed, by revertng 70 any
prior causes ii the lr tdt,OHtS became the law OF
society, there would be in ar instant total de-
struction and overthrow of all society. refer You
to the copious accounts in the journals of these ter
ribe riots OF religion Ii rioters ought to be hung
up, when religion becomes rioter the bru.e ought
not to escape
The shipowners recently made great fuss and
complained at the change OF the Old restrictive
navigation laws. and the opening of free trade and
competition in the matter Of ships and navigation;
but they had no reason TO complain as facts now
prove. There i no want Of employment for ships
and shipping-the shipowners of England are not
able TO supply the increased demand. sin
gular pioof of this has lately been afforded The
British Government has actually employed Ame-
riean ships 70 carry passengers 70 Austrana; tney
ships have been taken The rage and rush for emil
graten to Australia continue uuabated, and the
gold also, from these regions continues to pour In
A very singular fact is now on re3ord-a thing
which never happened before, viz that the Bank
of England has now in It's vaults nearly one million
of specie, exceeding the whole amount Of al ts pa
per in circulation. All this money from California
and Australia must get into circulation, aud if IL
does il will produce greater revolution in favor
Of the working classes than all the 6ntcDtes ,reyolu
lutions and risngs have done for the last hundred
years The effect will be TO raise the price OF labor,
say Fifty per cent, enriching, of curse the working
classes. In England, the wide-awake capitalists
have begun to take the alarm, and the way they ex-
press IL il this they say such operation will de-
preciate sovereign. or our money, fifty per
cent. They represent it as fatal calamity, and
say the effect viii be to deprecate the gold
in circulation say, the sooner the better such a
revolution comes by which the capitalist is obliged
to pull out Of his pocket double what he did before
Then the iaborer will spend double what he did be-
fore; and then all who supply the great mass of
people viii find their trade double better than what