New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-21

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a., ~. movement an oaormcis ~ d. Which
a.. ,vAHat Sampson lsvisNcd ON the lap Of
N..sg.p,sits No,Ush. celebrated actrces who wa
~, y ,Ae 0n hcNm VI hcr Ncauty and with whom
r,~rSa, OC, nucr carried ON, for wears the doc
t,,,s N attraction Ucwas not permitted, however
sAN,,aor to cscApc. ucvas Indicted by tho Gov
e~woat Ev publishing ccrt'iu scditi'us speeches in
e., Nvslt~v S;a- Tie fin, MAS one Of hs own
scl,vcyva =, 'chdalc; the sccond h, pr Favor at
Manchester he ,hirl nv Mr. Dr'ntcuo o'Bren at
Ss,cArc't On the day Of his trial the Court "as
ecrecN cecw6sd There strong Government,
o,,,,>s 4, vhch Mr. q Conn " stood me, his own
c,un>cl. and po1hsps never was detsnsc deiv-
crN3 IN a corrt Of Justice rmarkable fr
racnss,;,us nrdscity aud rambling rigmarole. He
pho owed everything 10 the pcop'c declared he had
l, uirc thousand pounds in battling 10 der service,
xpd with fn,n, of brass protested that he wholly
or,>,S,Ai IA phvscal forcc and hal advocated
snh Sc,.tine He was found guilty, and sentenced,
nccr some delay Imprisonment. But his captivity
er5csrrd him the more 10 the working classes. This
influence was unhsppily, however, always exered for
evil: never for good He opposed the education of
thewope. the establishment Of readir grooms, or the
iprucston Of Temperance, in bis celebrated articles,
headtd Knowled Chsrtism and Teetotal Chart
"sm which separated him at once from The purer
headers like Vincent who wrote from his prison rec
ormendipc that all Chartsts should be also lem Jer-
snce men, and thus add moral dignity TO their move
nent. which would increase its power.
O.Connor never sought 10 raise the Chartist body
from its position by frightening its members. lilo
bsd no wish that It should ever ii beyond mere
mob paying tax TO him, and concluding with three
cheers for Fesrgus OConnOr aud The Northern Star,
che foolish multitude swallowed every deluslon, how
ever gross A the latter end of l-il, when his inn
prisonment was drawing 10 close, be announcer In
The Northern Star that he woalt make his appear
arce in the world agsln in SUIT OF tuStiao, 10
show how he identified himself with the working
Glasses. A triumphal canvas erected, and thousands
assembled to see the f1sian friend OF freedom pa
ysde in triumph through the streets OF York
In s42 flesh source of disuniOn occurred. MIR.
Joseph Surge, the Biruighsm Qoaber, set forth
suffrage, and desired to all the Cbartsts in the
movement, which, Unsuccessful, would give them
lever TO obtain their other cemqnds O'Br n add Mr.
Misl very abe man, at present a member of the
House of Commons, al editor OF The Non-Cogtorm-
ISL supported Sturges views. But OConnor de
nounoed the project and projectors in uumeosured
FERNS and carried the mass with him. file even went
70 far in an opposite direction to recommend and
carrv ont n junction with the Toy party.
In March. lsl3 the violence Of his language and
the breaches Of the peace had provoke led to his
being again pu. on t1ial with fifty eight other prison
ers for sedtion The present Lord Chancellor of
England, then Baron ROlfe, presided ard o Conner
summoned 70 less than seveDy-ivc witnesses includ
ing many Of III. dis inguished men Of England,
Sir james Graham among the number, who was
retained in court for seven days aud then politely
informed by Mr. OCOnnor that he would not require
him. OConnor, after rambling defense similar to
his former one, was found guilty and fined.
Shortly after this be devised his great land scheme
which held up many poor men such bright il'u'
sors Of which they at the c sc found such unhappy
dscnchabtment. Ii was at once caught at by an IN
fatuated crowd, and before two months 10000 had
been subscribed. O Conner was of course appointed
treasurer An estate was purchased, called OCon'
porsyile The project failed. The subscribers ii ed
he received, al he was prevented from recording his
defense by that fearful visitation of which he has just
died
While this scheme Yves in full flush came the gen.
eral election of 1896 Mr.. OCOnnor at once offered
himself for the town OF Nottn. ham, where his prncl
pics wore p. puar, in opposition to Sir John Hob
house then Cabinet Minister, since Lord Broughton
At the moment il was looked Jest, but by one OF
those strenge turns which sometimes take place at
elections he was abso u'cly returned by large ma
ioritv. in CONJUNCTION with Mr.. Waller, the present
principal proprietor Of The London Times, who IN
complmcntto bis father iormany years connected with
the borough was named in his absence and elected.
OConnor, on the meeting of the House of Commons
~ once made himself remarkable by fixing, contrary
10 all established etiquette his seat the front Opoo-
siticn bench between Sir Robert Peel AMI NJ. Goul-
bourn. TO whom his propnquity was an unceaspS
Torment Nothing could exceed the amusement OF
the House and the honor of that decorous statesman
when OCounor, coolly turniog round, made con-
slant practice Of forcing his snuff box Oh the solemn
Birouei. Shortly al,er came tie French revolution,
and the spiit il aroused ran Ike prairie fire across
che fsce of Europe OConncrs addresses immedl-
a,ev grew in magnioqpence. He addressed through
TIE Star maj ifestoes to the fussn jAcsets, bsersd
"hands aud uushorn Chins,' TO the "old guards and
imperial chartists,' aid signed them " Fearsus
"Rex." When the hour came for trying his me'te
and faith in those doctrines he mad SO long preached
he n,oyed rccreant as lie did the occasion OF the
Nevnort affair. W. en- be fed to Ireland IL was de-
fo1mined by The Convention representing The worNlaS-
men Of ey.rv community that the whole Chartist
sorco .hopld 20 ia procession 10 the House, de-