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Anti Corn Law Delegates Clash With Chartists in Debate
The piece voices fierce landowner triumph over the Corn Laws and outlines a critique of Chartists led by Feargus O’Connor and Sir Robert Peel. It argues wages depend on employment, not bread prices, and lauds Duncombe’s motion to suspend laws amid high bread costs and low wages. It warns of ruin if harvests fail and pressure on Parliament is misused.
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the Chronicle
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