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The Chartist Exiles

from The Enduring Land by Alan Dickson

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Chartism was pre-dominantly a working class movement for political reform in Britain (1838-1848). Many were prepared to die for their beliefs, or face imprisonment or exile. Industrial action occurred at different times during this period, in which Chartists and their ideas played their part. Those found guilty of rioting were transported overseas, to be exiled for the rest of their lives. Lyrics by J. Harkness from Edinburgh and published in the Northern Star (1846).

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When the voice of the exiles, whose memory we cherish,
A tear from the fount of our sympathy draws,
The beloved of our hearts, are they destined to perish!
The best and the boldest in liberty’s cause.
No, perish the powers that hath doom’d them to languish,
Whose souls were too pure for the torture to bend!
Nor shall our ingratitude add to their anguish,
But prove to the world we will still be their friend,

Despite the resolves of the despots who rule us,
Their lives to embitter, their exile prolong,
The millions shall teach them, the heartless, the soulless,
To whom doth the title of freedom belong.
They remind me of death, of the torture, the scaffold,
The rack and the gibbet, the dungeon, the cave.
But away with such threats, their attempts shall be baffled,
No fears can exist in hearts of the brave.

Our voice shall be heard till our prayers are complied with.
We’ll pester the powers till the mandate goes forth
That shall loosen their chains, that shall ease all their pains,
And restore them once more to the land of their birth.
Each breeze that is passing shall waft them our blessing,
And tell them of happier days yet to come.
No power shall withhold them, our arms shall enfold them,
Our welcome shall cheer, and our hearts be their home.

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from The Enduring Land, released July 17, 2016

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Alan Dickson Glasgow, UK

Scottish singer songwriter Alan Dickson was born in Leith but now based in Glasgow. Alan writes about life in Scotland and beyond, mainly of a personal and political nature.

Descended from a Leith docker, he remarks: "as life mimics art I'm just like my grandfather, only he used a rivet gun and I use a guitar."

Among his influences are Robert Burns, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan and Dick Gaughan. ... more

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