▁of ▁the ▁O wen ite ▁National ▁Union ▁of ▁the ▁Working ▁Class es ▁in ▁London , ▁England , ▁that ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁integrated ▁into ▁the ▁Chart ist ▁movement ▁in ▁England . ▁In ▁purs uit ▁of ▁this ▁dem ocr atic ▁goal , ▁the ▁Chart ists ▁eventually ▁st aged ▁a ▁similar ▁armed ▁re bell ion , ▁the ▁New port ▁R ising , ▁in ▁Wales ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁Canadian ▁Alliance ▁Society ▁was ▁re born ▁as ▁the ▁Constitution al ▁Reform ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁more ▁moder ate ▁reform er , ▁Dr ▁William ▁W . ▁Bald win . ▁The ▁Reform ers ▁experienced ▁a ▁dis aster ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁elections ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Upper ▁Canada , ▁and ▁the ▁Society ▁took ▁its ▁final ▁form ▁as ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Political ▁Union ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁this ▁group ▁of ▁the ▁dis enf ranch ised ▁that ▁began ▁organ izing ▁local ▁" V ig il ance ▁Comm itte es " ▁to ▁elect ▁deleg ates ▁to ▁a ▁so - called ▁Constitution al ▁Convention ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 3 7 . ▁This ▁became ▁the ▁organiz ational ▁structure ▁for ▁the ▁Reb ell ion ; ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁re bel ▁organiz ers ▁were ▁elected ▁Constitution al ▁Convention ▁deleg ates . ▁ ▁Convention ▁deleg ates ▁and ▁comm itte es ▁of ▁vig il ance ▁The ▁first ▁of ▁those ▁meet ings ▁to ▁select ▁deleg ates ▁to ▁the ▁constitution al ▁convention ▁were ▁held