Chartist Uprising 1839 Newport Monmouthshire

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CHARTIST UPRISING AT NEWPORT MONMOUTHSHIRE

This painting is acrylic on canvas 76cm x 100cm
Composed on information and imagination on reading material of this Riot.

The attempted uprising of the Chartist movement.
I have tried to give both sides of this tragedy of our turmoiled historic past
In 1839 people struggling against the poor law of 1832 and corrupt politicians and placating the middle class at the expense of the poor. With no vote unless a freeholder.
Poor had little or no chance to change their way of life.
A Comment By
John Frost the Chartist
A a one time mayor of Newport. Does any man expect that members put into the House of Commons by bribary,and perjury,violence,drunkeness will ever make laws favourable to the people?.
A bad system cannot produce good men. We do not look for Figs from Thistles.

The time is fast approaching when there must be no neutrals;the question will be who is for good and cheap Government,and who is against it. The people's Charter.
By the struggle of these men. We now enjoy five of the six demands of the peoples Charter covenants in our constitution. I do hope one day the last will be included where by we can at least get rid of a third of the house every year, by vote.

John Frost was sentenced to be hung drawn and quartered.
The then Queen Victoria and home Secretary frightened of some impending French style Revolution back lash.
Advised calm things down, also a plea by the trial Judge Tindle. The sentence changed to one of transportation for life.
Fourteen years and John Frost was pardoned and retired home. I was touched by His faithful wife Mary waiting for his return.
But sadly no happy ending she passed away a year after John returned from exile with hard labour from Tasmanian 1856.-
FROST DIED 27TH JULY 1877 in his 93rd year.
Buried at Horfield Parish Church Bristol.Moved to Stapleton Bristol on return from Tasmania.
Newport gave its honour to this knight of old.
We have John Frost square and also a commemorative sculpture by Chris Kelly outside the Newport West Gate Hotel.
Also a big tiled mural on the wall in the walk way though to John Frost Square.By artist Kenneth Budd. The Museum at Newport is also a hive of informative material. Also the Civic Centre Foyer Newport has a mural worth study.

One eye only on the past your only blind in one eye!. Forget the past and your blind in both eyes!.

hanging man

This painting is acrylic on canvas 76cm x 100cm

The attempted uprising of the Chartist movement.

John Frost the Chartist

Does any man expect that members put into the House of Commons by bribary,and perjury,violence,drunkeness will ever make laws favourable to the people?.A bad system cannot produce good men. We do not look for Figs from Thistles.

John Frost was sentenced to be hung drawn and quartered.

One eye only on the past your only blind in one eye!. Forget the past and your blind in both eyes!.

hanging man

Does any man expect that members put into the House of Commons by bribary,and perjury,violence,drunkeness will ever make laws favourable to the people?.
A bad system cannot produce good men. We do not look for Figs from Thistles.