apers , ▁but ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁he ▁was ▁tried ▁and ▁conv icted ▁of ▁ev ading ▁the ▁law ▁and ▁was ▁imprison ed . ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁prison , ▁he ▁edited ▁a ▁political ▁magazine ▁which ▁was ▁repub lished ▁as ▁Car p enter ' s ▁Month ly ▁Political ▁Magazine ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 . ▁▁ ▁He ▁became ▁intens ely ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁political ▁reform , ▁publishing ▁numerous ▁tract s ▁and ▁books ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁through ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 4 0 s . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁strong ▁pro ponent ▁of ▁the ▁Chart ist ▁movement ▁and ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁William ▁C obb ett . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁active ▁Fre em ason ▁and ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁the ▁London ▁Fre em ason ▁magazine . ▁ ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁publish ▁script ural ▁works ▁throughout ▁his ▁life , ▁which ▁were ▁also ▁popular ▁in ▁America . ▁His ▁The ▁Israel ites ▁Found ▁in ▁the ▁Ang lo - S ax ons ▁( 1 8 7 4 ) ▁was ▁an ▁early ▁work ▁on ▁British ▁Israel ism . ▁In ▁his ▁elder ly ▁years , ▁he ▁suffered ▁from ▁near ▁total ▁loss ▁of ▁sight . ▁ ▁Major ▁works ▁ ▁Crit ica ▁Bib lica , ▁or , ▁De pos it ary ▁of ▁Sac red ▁Liter ature ▁in ▁four ▁volumes ▁( Lond on : ▁William ▁Bo oth , ▁ 1 8 2 4 – 1 8 2 7 ) ▁ ▁Scient ia ▁bib lica : ▁Cont aining ▁the ▁New ▁Testament , ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁tongue , ▁with ▁the