The Chartist movement in Britain, 1838-1850

Author(s)

• Claeys, Gregory

Bibliographic Information

The Chartist movement in Britain, 1838-1850

edited by Gregory Claeys

Pickering & Chatto, 2001

• v. 1
• v. 2
• v. 3
• v. 4
• v. 5
• v. 6

Note

A collection of pamphlets by Chartist writers

Includes bibliographical references

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Containing over 100 pamphlets, this edition provides a resource for the study of Chartism, covering the main areas of Chartist activity, including agitation for the Charter itself, the Land Plan, the issue of moral versus physical force and trade unionism.

Table of Contents

• Volume 1 Allen Davenport, The Life and Principles of Thomas Spence. Author of the Spencean System, or Agrarian Equality (1836)
• H Price, 'Reasons in Support of an Extension of the Elective Franchise to the Working Classes
• Submitted to the Serious Consideration of the King And His Ministers. In a Letter from the Reverend H. Price to Joseph Hume, Esq. MP', Tait's (1836)
• London Working Men's Association, Address and Rules of the Working Men's Association, for Benefiting Politically, Socially, and Morally, the Useful Classes (c.1836)
• London Working Men's Association, An Address to the People of Canada, with their Reply to the Working Men's Association (c.1837)
• Robert Lowery, State Churches Destructive of Christianity, and Subversive of the Liberties of Man (1837)
• London Trades' Committee, An Address From The London Trades' Committee, Appointed to Watch the Parliamentary Inquiry Into Combinations, to the Working Classes (1838)
• Rich and Poor. A Conversation Between Thomas Tomkins and William Wilkins Shewing that the Splendour of the Aristocracy is the Cause of the Misery of the Poor
• that the Labourer is the Most Important Member in the State
• that the Great are Dependant on the Industrious
• that the Industrious are Independent of the Great
• that the Income of the Nation is Entirely Produced by the Labourer
• that the Labourers do not Obtain a Fair Portion of what they Produce
• and that the Remedy for Their Sufferings is to be Found in the Extension of the Franchise, the Vote by Ballot, and the Shortening of the Duration of Parliament, which will Enable them to Procure the Repeal of the Corn Laws, and all Other Oppressive and Injurious Enactments (1838)
• H Price, An Address on the People's Charter, by the Reverend H Price, to his Fellow Townsmen, the Operatives of Kidderminster, to put them on their Guard Against the Base Conduct of the Conservative Operatives, who, as 'Wolves In Sheep's Clothing,' are Endeavouring to Make the Honest Operatives a Tool Against the Liberties of their Country (c.1838)
• 'A Committee of twelve Persons, Six Members of Parliament and Six Members of the London Working Men's Association', The People's Charter
• being the Outline of an Act to Provide for the Just Representation of the People of Great Britain in the Common's House of Parliament: Embracing the Principles of Universal Suffrage, No Property Qualifications, Annual Parliaments, Equal Representation, Payment of Members, and Vote by Ballot (1838)
• London Working Men's Association, The Working Men's Association, to the Working Classes of Europe, and Especially to the Polish People (c.1838)
• London Working Men's Association, An Address from the Working Mens' Association to the People of England, in Reply to the Objections of the Press (1838)
• Peter Bussey, An Address to the Working Men of England, Especially those from Eighteen to Thirty Years of Age, who are Capable of Serving in the Standing Army (1838)
• Humphrey Price, A Glance At The Present Times, Chiefly with Reference to the Working Men (c.1838)
• Joseph Rayner Stephens, The Political Preacher
• An Appeal from the Pulpit on Behalf of the Poor (1839)
• J R Stephens, The Political Pulpit. No. 1. A Sermon (1839)
• J R Stephens, The Political Pulpit. No. 2. A Sermon (1839)
• J R Stephens, The Political Pulpit. No. 3. A Sermon (1839)
• J R Stephens, The Political Pulpit. Nos. 4 and 5. Sermon IV (1839)
• J R Stephens, The Political Pulpit. No. 6. A Sermon (1839)
• J R Stephens, The Political Pulpit. No. 7. Sermon II (1839)
• J R Stephens, The Political Pulpit. No. 8. A Sermon (1839)
• J R Stephens, The Political Pulpit. No. 9. A Sermon (1839)
• J R Stephens, The Political Pulpit. No. 10. A Sermon (1839)
• J R Stephens, The Political Pulpit. No. 11. A Sermon (1839)
• J R Stephens, The Political Pulpit. No. 12. A Sermon (1839)
• J R Stephens, The Political Pulpit. No. 13. The Farewell Sermon of the Rev J R Stephens (1839)
• 'The Trial of the Rev. Mr Stephens for Uttering Seditious Language. Before Mr Justice Patteson' (1839)
• [George Mudie], The Book of Murder! A Vade-mecum for the Commissioners and Guardians of the New Poor Law throughout Great Britain and Ireland, being an Exact Reprint of the Infamous Essay on the Possibility of Limiting Populousness, by Marcus, One of the Three. With a Refutation of the Malthusian Doctrine Volume 2 Robert Lowery, Address to the Fathers and Mothers, Sons and Daughters, of the Working Classes, on the System of Exclusive Dealing. And the Formation of Joint Stock Provision Companies, Shewing how the People may Free Themselves from Oppression (1839)
• R J Richardson, 'The Right of Englishmen to Have Arms: As Shown in a Speech Delivered at the National Convention, on Thursday, 9th April 1839' (1839)
• John Jenkinson, Our Rights: or, The Just Claims of the Working Classes, Stated, in a Letter to the Rev. T. H. Madge, Curate of Kettering (1839)
• John Collier, Common Sense, Under a Government 'Pro Tempore,' Addressed to a Body of Gentlemen, Deputed from Certain Large Districts for National Purposes (1839)
• Francis Close, The Female Chartists' Visit to the Parish Church. A Sermon, Addressed to the Female Chartists of Cheltenham, Sunday, August 25th, 1839, on the Occasion of their Attending the Parish Church in a Body (1839)
• Anon, A Chartist's Reply to 'A Few Words to the Chartists', 'by' One Styling Himself 'A Friend' (1839)
• James Bulkeley, The Ballot. Some Objections Answered with a Modification as Prayed of Parliament (1839)
• Richard Carlile, An Address to that Portion of Great Britain and Ireland Calling Themselves Reformers, on the Political Excitement of the Present Time (1839)
• William Lovett, Manifesto of the General Convention of the Industrious Classes (1839)
• Anon, The Way to Universal Suffrage (1839)
• Anon, Political Monopoly Hostile to the Spirit and Progress of Christianity (c.1840)
• Finsbury Tract Society, The Question 'What is a Chartist?' Answered (c.1840)
• Anon, A Few Hints about the Army (c.1840)
• Thomas Hunt, Chartism, Trades-Unionism, and Socialism
• or, Which is the Best Calculated to Produce Permanent Relief to the Working Classes? A Dialogue (1840)
• William Lovett, Chartism
• A New Organization of the People, Embracing a Plan for the Education and Improvement of the People, Politically and Socially
• Addressed to the Working-Classes of the United Kingdom, and More Especially to the Advocates of the Rights and Liberties of the Whole People as Set Forth in the 'People's Charter.' Written in Warwick Gaol (1840)
• R J Richardson, The Rights of Woman: Exhibiting Her Natural, Civil, and Political Claims to a Share in the Legislative and Executive Power of the State (1840)
• R T Morrison, Class Legislation Exposed
• or, Practical Atheism Identified with the Advocates of Property Qualification for Legislative Enfranchisement (1841)
• Anon, Chartism v. Whigism. A Letter to the Rev. R. S. Bayley, F. S. A. in reply to his Charges against the Chartists (1841)
• Feargus O'Connor, The Remedy for National Poverty and Impending National Ruin: or The Only Safe Way of Repealing the Corn Laws by Enabling Each Working Family to Produce a 'Big Loaf' and a 'Cheap Loaf' for Themselves, at Home! (1841)
• William Jones, Chartism. Authentic Report of the Speech of Mr William Jones, upon Responding to the Toast of 'The People's Charter, and May it Soon Become the Law of the Land'
• at a Soiree, held in the Queen's Theatre, Christian-St, Liverpool, on Monday, 27th September, 1841
• in Celebration of the Release of James Bronterre O'Brien, and Feargus O'Connor, from their Dungeons (1841)
• [William Lovett?], The Radical Reformers of England, Scotland, & Wales, to the Irish People (c.1841)
• [Edward Miall], Reconciliation between the Middle and Labouring Classes (1842)
• Thomas Spencer, The People's Rights: and How to Get Them (1842)
• Feargus O'Connor, The Land & Its Capabilities. A Lecture and Repeal of the Union (1842) Volume 3 Report of the Proceedings at the Conference of Delegates, of the Middle and Working Classes, Held at Birmingham, April 5, 1842, and Three Following Days (1842)
• David Ross, The State of the Country, As the Effect of Class Legislation
• and the Charter as the Remedy. A Lecture, delivered in the Chartist Room, Manchester, April 10th (1842)
• Cosmopolite, Moral Force Address to the Members of the Infidel Pirate Government of Britain (1842)
• Henry Solly, What Says Christianity to the Present Distress? (1842)
• The Council of the National Complete Suffrage Union, to Political Reformers of All Shades of Opinion (1842)
• Samuel Wellwood, A Letter to Feargus O'Connor, Esq., Against His Plan of Dividing the Land, and in Favour of the Association of Property, Skill, and Labour (1842)
• William Lovett, A Letter to Daniel O'Connell, Esq., MP, in Reply to the Calumnies He Put Forth in the Corn Exchange, August 8th, in Answer to the Address of the National Association to the People of Ireland (1843)
• [William Lovett], Letter from Mr Lovett to Messrs Donaldson and Mason, Containing His Reasons for Refusing to be Nominated Secretary of the National Charter Association (1843)
• George White, An Answer to John Humffreys Parry, of the Middle Temple, Barrister at Law
• and an Exposure of the Self-Styled Liberals and Free Traders (1843)
• Patrick Brewster, The Seven Chartist and Military Discourses, Libelled by the Marquis of Abercorn, and Other Heritors of the Abbey Parish to Which are Added, Four Other Discourses Formerly Published, With One or Two More As a Specimen of the Author's Mode of Treating Other Scripture Topics. With an Appendix (1843)
• [James Leach], Stubborn Facts From the Factories, by a Manchester Operative (1844)
• Feargus O'Connor, The Employer and Employed. The Chambers' Philosophy Refuted (1844)
• Address From the Members of the National Association for Promoting the Political and Social Improvement of the People, to the Working Classes of France, on the Subject of War (1844)
• An Humble Apology For Peace, by the National Association for Promoting the Political and Social Improvement of the People, in reply to 'An Humble Apology for War,' Which Appeared in the Liverpool Journal (1844)
• Address of the General Council of the National Charter Association, To the Inhabitants of Manchester and Its Vicinity (c.1845) Volume 4 Thomas Bailey, Rights of Labour. With Proposals for a New Basis for the National Suffrage (1844)
• [William Lovett?], 'All Men Are Brethren.' (1845)
• [William Lovett?], An Address to the Chartists of the United Kingdom by the National Association for Promoting the Political and Social Improvement of the People (1845)
• [William Lovett?], An Address from the National Association for Promoting the Political and Social Improvement of the People to the Working Classes of America, on the War Spirit that is Sought to be Excited between the Two Countries (1846)
• [William Lovett?], An Address from the National Association for Promoting the Political and Social Improvement of the People to the Working Classes of the United Kingdom, on the Subject of the Militia. Adopted by a Public Meeting at the National Hall, February 11, 1846 (1846)
• James Leach, An Address to the People of Great Britain on the Protection of Native Industry (1846)
• Fraternal Democrats, Address of the Fraternal Democrats Assembling in London to the Working Classes of Great Britain and the United States (1846)
• Feargus O'Connor, A Practical Work on the Management of Small Farms, third edition (1846)
• [William Lovett], Enrolment of the Militia for Immediate Service!! (1846)
• [William Lovett], Proposal for Forming a People's League, Addressed to the Radical Reformers of the United Kingdom (1846)
• Peoples' International League, Address of the Council of the People's International League (1847)
• 'Alastor', An Address to the Chartists of the United Kingdom, on the Attainment of the Charter by Means of Building Societies (1847)
• Anon, Report of a Public Meeting, Held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, on Monday, November 15, 1847 'To Explain the Principles and Objects of the People's International League' (1847)
• Fraternal Democrats, Address of the Fraternal Democrats Assembling in London, to the Members of the National Diet of Switzerland (1847)
• William Lovett, A Proposal for the Consideration of the Friends of Progress (1847)
• Benjamin Parsons, Tracts for Fustian Jackets and Smock Frocks (1847-9)
• No. 1, State of the Poll, Masters and Men at Elections
• Nos 2 and 3, The Bible and the Six Points of the Charter: Universal Suffrage, the Ballot, No Property Qualification, Payment of Members of Parliament, Electoral Districts, Annual Parliaments
• No. 4, 'Goody Goody!' Or State Education a National Insult
• No. 5, Radicalism an Essential Doctrine of Christianity
• No. 6, 'The Chief of the Slaughter-Men' and our National Defences
• No. 7, The Knife and Not the Sword, or Civilization versus War & Desolation, a Few Words on our Lord's Command 'to Buy a Sword.' Luke xxii. 35
• No. 8, The Radicalism of Moses
• No. 9, The Shaking of the Nations and Downfall of Tyranny
• No. 10, The Working Classes the Best Reformers. A Few Words for the Chartists
• No. 11, The 'Powers that Be' and the 'Powers that Be' of God
• No. 12, Who Are the Lewd Fellows of the Baser Sort? [Part 1]
• No. 13, Who Are the Lewd Fellows of the Baser Sort? [Part 2]
• No. 14, Rebel Rulers the Grand Originators of Revolutions
• a Few Words for the French
• No. 15, The Potatoe Blight, and How to Prevent It [Part 1]
• No. 16, The Potatoe Blight, and How to Prevent It [Part 2]
• No. 17, The Queen, the Aristocracy, and the People Volume 5 Peter Murray McDouall, The Charter, What it Means! The Chartists, What they Want! (1848)
• George Bown, Physical Force. An Address to All Classes of Reformers, but Especially to Those who are Unjustly Excluded from the Franchise (1848)
• 'A Working Man', Moral Force: A Reply to an Address entitled Physical Force (1848)
• Samuel Kydd, Direct Taxation, Financial Reform, and the Suffrage. A Letter Addressed to All Reformers (1848)
• [William Lovett], The People's League. To the People of London and its Vicinity (1848)
• National Association, Address to the French People (1848)
• 'H G', Address to the Working Classes of Great Britain (1848)
• Thomas Cooper, ed., The Land for the Labourers, and the Fraternity of Nations: A Scheme for a New Industrial System, just Published in Paris, and Intended for Proposal to the National Assembly (1848)
• William Lovett, Justice Safer than Expediency: an Appeal to the Middle Classes on the Question of the Suffrage (1848)
• Joseph Barker, Aristocracy and Democracy. The Speech of Mr Barker at the Bolton Tea Party on Thursday Evening, September 28, 1848 (1848)
• Ebenezer Jones, The Land Monopoly, the Suffering and Demoralization Caused by it
• and the Justice and Expediency of its Abolition (1849)
• Robert W Russell, America Compared with England. The Respective Social Effects of the American and English Systems of Government and Legislation
• and the Mission of Democracy (1849)
• Thomas Cooper, Eight Letters to the Young Men of the Working-Classes (1850)
• James Leach, John West and George White, Chartist Tracts for the Times (1850)
• No. 1. Why are we Poor? What do the Chartists Want?
• No. 2. Why are we Poor? The Landed Aristocracy
• No. 4. The Factory System
• - Trades' Union Strikes
• - The Operatives' Remedy
• No. 5. What is Liberty? How shall we Obtain It?
• No. 6. Home Colonization! Liberty further Defined!
• No. 7. Chartism, and the Charter, Defended Volume 6 William Linton, The People's Land, and an Easy Way to Recover It. Three Letters to the Editor of the 'Nation' (1850)
• Thomas Clark, Reflections upon the Past Policy, and Future Prospects of the Chartist Party (1850)
• Propositions of the National Reform League. For the Peaceful Regeneration of Society (1850)
• [R G Gammage,] The Charter: What It Is, and Why We Want It (1854)
• William Linton, Republican Tracts 1-20 (1855)
• Ernest Jones, Evenings with the People 1-10 (1856-7)
• James O'Brien, The Rise, Progress, and Phases of Human Slavery (1885)

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• NCID: BA52116726
• ISBN:
  • 1851963308
  • 1851963308
  • 1851963308
  • 1851963308
  • 1851963308
  • 1851963308
• LCCN: 00053031
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: 6 v.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HD8396
  • DC21 : 322/.2/094109034
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Chartism