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THE REPEAL PRESS , AND THE OFFER TO COMPROMISE . There have been do " wrests" this week All therefore , as far as the prosecutions are concerned , stands as It ^ d when we last appeared . Not bo howeverwith CCoxheli ., Be has made another move . He is no longer a FEDERALIST j bnt an ULTRA REPEALER once moTe ! Before we grre the particulars of his last vagary , or '"Jump Jim Crow tcks . about / ' . we will hare a " peep" at the Repeal Press . How did . the * imconditional Repeal" Journals receive the whining truckling offer to Pedjoulisb ? , Let the World ieUns : —
« We too * not that we era looked out with smeh anxiety in the wholecourse ' jfoar lives to learn what a section of our metxor ^ litaii ' contemporaries were likely to ay upon any given street , until the present week ; when we certainly do plead guilty to having felt no Elicit curiosity to BEca-tain by -what Ingenious process of logic they would endeavour to reconcile the people to tt ^ J . !^ - ! 9 octt ; jaie of ^ e ^ eralism . O for a sight of the Freeman P -we exclaimed before day-break on Tuesday morning , * that we may behold what bolus it recommends to calm down its patients who will now be frantic with disappointment I In time we obtained a copy of thewisbed-for print from an industrious news-¦ f ender : —when , Is howwere -we astonnded to jfed il
as silent as Hie grave about ike sniped upon which tee expected to be edified ! There was wme double-diluted prosing about the Hanoverian levy , -which , as the people are all to be peaceful , will never now reach onr ibores ; but so HIGH aKD hacghtt DBNPyci-ATI 05 S ^ iGiXSST IHB JOSBIGS PABLUHEXI '' SO WOBU OP COXTKHPT YXTX&ED AGAIKST THE TEBPiDiors saxos . * In disgust we threw away our win-penny fellow-labourer , saying to ourselves « all win not be faithless ; the Pilot will eome it strong and no mistake ;* hut , howbeit , our respected cotemporary of Elephant-lane was , if possi ble , more tame than 1 he Freeman . Our only remaining tope now is in the Nation , which Mr . Peter Pareell , in the phrase of the road , has declared will not ' die
soft' If Young Ireland play us false—if instead of shewing a kick in its gallop , it aits down a mere milksop , eonverSiig its spear into a plongb- * hare , resolved neither to encounter Iawnor war for fatherland , then indeed shall we "be disposed to think that , there are no faros xnea living , and that the Government has been frightened by a very insignificant and sordid set of braggarts . But we cannot believe this . The rabid essays and death-dealing songs "were not written for nothing ; nor was the hnllaballoo abont 'Ireland for the Irish' and 'national Independence * all a mockery . Come , Messieurs , toe must have xoit none of your , half measures , for yon promised ns a real College-green Parliament , and not a humbug legislature , over -which our estimable friend Mr . Pierce Mahony would < K « ri ^» Ti to preside . "
Did the Nation realise the hope" of the World J Did it stand out for National Independence" ? Did it denounce " all compromise ' ! and bid the *• boys" to agitate for nothing bnt " Ireland for the Irish" ? Alas , no I The "Spirit of the Nati&n " evaporated . Its war-cry for satiokauty sunk into a miserable moan for Fedkrausx ! It proclaimed its base subserviency , by stating in round terms , that wherever the " Leader" offered to " lead" the people , it was boned to follow . Young Ireland had bo Epnnk . It was forced to knock nndsT , " and consent to be dragged through the mire 1 Here is the Nation ' s miserable adhesion to the ' . slinking federal movement : —
" With the Conciliation Hall , on Monday , -win open a 5 EW and vigwms agitation . That day , it is understood , will witness , some remarkable accessions to our ranks ; and it may be gathered from the proceedings Of the hut meeting that Mr . O-CoimeU vM cotaienaxa a uujvemaii among those netc allies Jor a Federal Parliawtad , ¦ while the Association "will continue to demand an independent one . This 3 s undoubtedly a momentous measure . For ourselves , no reader of the Nation seed be told that we abhor all dependence upon England , and that we look with a hope as Eire as . the rising of to-morrow ' s emj , to the regeneration of this country . But ~ vrz txab ., too
deeply , the deadly hane of Ireland—Division— to resist the movement , but because « e would sot propose it . The only Tran whom the country trusts or believes in has pronounced for it ; and if We could draw any popular opinion from his views to ours , it Is only too obvious that to that extant we would weaken the national strength . The post of commander is bis . He is accredited—hfi is responsible , and we dare not peril the cause in which we labour by that Celtic wilfnHness { -which lost bo many Jelds to Ireland ) of resisting the trial of erery plan hut as * own . We seeds wst follow the tnJy ffexerai v 3 io eon tsvster ax efecUve army , though Ms plan of battle does not tally vdth ours . "
Hew different this from the language of a free untrammelled press ! The base sejeophancy is sickening ! How lamentable thai the heroic devotion and confding patrknian of the Irish people should be K > abused and bo treacherously sold 1 Surely the scales mil sometime or other fall from the eyes ! TuraiBg from this sickening exhibition of mental snVjeeiion , let ns next see what the only Indepen ~ dent Irish Repeal Journal has to say on the " Base Compromise . In Ms own quiet sarcastic method the World thus diseourbetb i—
"The present week has been abundant in exciting greats , and the shifting of the political panorama has not given birth to greater astonishment than laughter . Ol thanks be toProridence thai we lire in times when the antagonism of parties displays itself in a spirit which alght afford tolerable amusement at the front of aDonnybrook show-booth . We never saw the plot of a farce better arranged or more admirably executed than the recent dramatic representation , beginning at Clontarf , and terzolnatzcg -within the -walls ef the Corn ExcbuEge Did we uot prpgnosticate that neither the Govemniect nor the BepeaJers intended to encage in any serious quarrel ? How could such good-tempered opponents erer Ihink of entering into a mere serious
Cficflict . * hxn that whieh occasiDnsUy is exhibited teiveea the ahowmsn and his humble tenant Mr . ferryman ? " The GcTernmeEt is really , after all , not a bad Gorennnent ; or would it otherwise hare earned the praises of the Calbolic . Earl of K-nmare , or gratified Mr . O'Concell andthe ^ tmsistent Xhi&inEvexing Post by promoting the obsequious Mr . Sergeant Howley ? Neither are the agitators , Lord bless you ! the danjeronas fellows that Borne suppose . True , lite BobadU , they talk Tery big ; and whiie promising to acbiere bloodless-victories , chsunt war-sosgs , and em-WiZon their cards with the sanfuinary names of ' Bealsn-atha-buidhe , and Benburb ;* but allowing them this license , "which ia only aa rad to -winnins the petny ,
Bidiy Bottom tnmwn , and Qituice the joiner , wire not more peaceful or pliant in their disposition . The 6 o-TfirnmtEt , indeed , must he hard to please , whieh could j find fault with their yielding qualities . The facetious j BepealfcES of the Com JKxebange vowed they wenid meet at any risk , and nbver abandon their agitation until the fireorstd "Dnion was repealed . When remonstrated -wan through the medium of a Government proclamation they evinced an alacrity for . shrinking , ] end shewed how easily they could be satisfied , by ex- j pressing their readiness to accept a Federal Union , with j
a jobbing conclave to be designated a Local Parliament . It is no -wonder that every one laughed heartily at this contest ; w *** H *** - not a few—very erroneously , we belie- » e—proclaimed that sn understanding existed . between the people of Dublin Casile and tbe Bepeal leaders . Ifo , no , there could he no eeeret compact ; but never did a set of actors play their parts so admirably . The Government ftim vindicated its character by an exhibition of -riscnx , and lord Koden can no longer grumble in his P ^ iliameBt-street yriot ; "while tte red-hot advocates of Itomestj * ieglslatiOD , smifiBt bursts of laughter , adnat that tiiey nevtr txpectid to obtain half as much as they had been aikiug .
"The meeting upon last Monflsy at the Com £ xdange wis quite a delightful descent from the ferociously bombastic , dowrrto the courteously moderate . Even Mr . Duffy , of theJTaJxon , swed b $ the presence of the O'Kal of Bunowen Castle , put his 'fiepeal Cap * and 'Green Boek' in his pocket , and talked jocularly of walking his body to Mr . Justice Burton . We should have given anything &r a look 4 > t 2 $ i . O'Calla ^ han—Whose literary drilling hfiB infosed a warlike spirit eTen into such poor creatures as il organ , the civic attorney —when he saw his fellow-itbcurcr taking things so coolly . Martyis of llullaghmsEt , and -p ^ rfin l heroes , who left jour bones at the Yellow Ford , or fell fighting at the Pass of Plumes i will ye sot feel ashamed in
yocr graves at the degeneracy of these latter days ? We are rejoiced , at this critical crisi » , when practical measures are about to become the objects of the national straggle , to find such persons as Mr . ONeil atoehing thansehres to the agitation band , and compelling their associates not to make boasts which aie sever likely to be realised , or indulge in intemperate courses "Which may ke attended with no peril to jseln * h speculators in tumult , bat may bring down the Worst constquences upon the unsuspecting multitude . KVrer did any person make hit appearance * o opportandy as Mr . O'Nidi and we do not recollect * ey other , since Keptsne allayed the fury of JSolms , who
jb ao short » time succeeded in produeaf such a per-Ztct calm . At the Q ** l charge , the Cbnf r >» T 7 propoaed to hit aaditery that lower ground shoald be taken—in bet that they ahMld be ss&fied with a Federal Legishtere , dependant upon the "RngH » h ParliamenV This peopodSon wai received in theb » t possible spirit ; sot <* ren a murmur of disatiBfacUon having escaped from that independent genSemah who Is usually designate hy repcates , JA Toiee in ihe crowd . ^ Such recceasfnl prcgiess hiving been made , the chairman , upon the principle that' much will have more / indicated a dis-POCiion to follow up his eEcrcachments . The English People tad been jvughly trealfed—their fiienaahip % hted , a » a they Ihwaslvea WBttrnptuousIy called
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Saxons , whieh seemed to the Chairman to savour neither of prudence nor good breeding . He remonstrated upon the subject ; and if he did not actually threaten to leave the chair if a promise were not given that the hated name would not in future be applied , it was , we presume , because he had previously a score of times at least the same day threatened for a slighter provocation ; to take that step . Mr . O Cornell pledged for the Irish Repealers that the word ' So / con' should not again escape their , lips : while plain-speaking Tom Steele , and a number of mouthing associate * looked at if they had been deprived of their stock-in-trade .
" Now , it may be observed , that it is wise to accept of an instalment , and that when we cannot secure the whole , it would be extremely foolish to refuse the half . This is decidedly jcorreet ; but there was no necessity to be for so long a time blustering that nothing but the whole would be taken , and then sitting down content with the half measure- The people will remember that we cever led them astray with false stories concerning French sympathy and the righteous support of the Irish auxiliaries of the infamous slave-holders of South Garolinaand Maryland ; and we have therefore no apology to offer . We nBYer , f . r catch-penny purposes , endeavoured to excite anti-Christian prejudices against a sister country , which , " » Ub all its faults , must still be allowed to be the resting-place of rational liberty .
We are much rejoiced , however , than an alliance with the Srorgite party is contemplated ; although such a step will be a . severe blow to the patriots of the pennytrumpet school , as well as those Whig representatives of Irish constituencies , who are just \ b adverse to the principles avowed by the followers of Mr Joseph Sturge as they are to the cause of Irish Domestic Legislation . Friend Joseph is a Quaker ; a pacific and quiet member of the Society of Friends , who will regard chivalry and martial lyrics with about the same favour that a certain gentleman is said to relish holy water . He will -have none of auch things introduced into bis schemed agitation ? and withont them , how is the bteam to be kept up ? To proceed without stage tffest to retain the confidence of a misguided people .
who , it is positively stated , were panting , not for organic changes in the body politic , but to be ltd forth to a servile war , is utterly impossible . Without the thunder and lightning of delusion , neither the people nor the pence will be forthcoming—unless our countrymen be far more gullible thsn they are generally supposed to be . The Sturgite Union will , however , be t-quaily offensive to the hopes of Whig place-hunters as the measure of Repeal , which has for some time caused them so much trouble and embaraaament . This , however , is exactly the reason why we wish to see it brought out on the Irish boards , because we know that Complete Suffrage will tut the sincerity of the Irish Whig-Radical politicians , who have so long led the masses astray while they drove a profitable trade in factions agitation . "
Such writing as ihe foregoing , though not as sternly denunciative as the occasion called for , is yet refreshing when contrasted with the spanieMike conduct of the M uncompromising" Repeal papers . The World is evidently not subsidized by the managers at the Corn Exchange !
THE COUNTER MOTE TO THE PROSE CUTIONS . Dublin , Friday , Get 20 .
THS ISrOBMATIOSS . —CHAB » B OP TERJVSli . A considerable sensation was created to-day by ihe announcement that Mr . Barrett , proprietor of the Pilot newspaper , and one of the parties implicated in the Ooversment prosecutions , was to attend at one of the police-offices this morning , for the purpose of swearing informations for alleged perjury against Mr . Frederick Bond Hughes , the gentleman engaged by Government t » report the proceedings at Mallaghmast , and the subsequent meetings ef the Repeal Association . Early in the forenoon , Hr . Barrett appeared before Mr . Porter and Mr . Magee , two of the magistrates of the head efflce of poliee , to prefer the charge . He was accompanied by Messrs . M'DonoghJ and dose , as counsel , and Mr . J . Cant well , as his solicitor . Several of his Mends also accompanied him ; amongst whom were Mr . John O'Connell , M . P ,, Mr . T . M . Bay , Dr . Gray , Mr . T . Steele , Slc Mr . P . Mahony , Mr . John O'Connell ' s solicitor , was also in attendance .
Mr . M-Donough , having Been asked by tbe magistrates if he was prepared to proceed with the charges , replied that he was , and proceeded to say—that he appeared upon behalf of Mr . Richard Barratt , the proprietor of the Pilot newapaj er , to prefer a charge of wilful and corrupt perjury against Mr . Frederick Bond Hughes , a gmtleman who had sworn Information against his client before Mr . Justice Burton , one of the Judges of the Qaeen ' s Bench , upon -which he was held to bail . Mr . Porter—Where did he swear them ? Mr . M'Donogh—In Mr . Justice Burton ' s bouse . Mr . Porter—Then go there . Mr . M'Donough—We have been advised , your worship , to apply to the magistrates of tbe Head-cffice to aeek for justice .
Mr . Porter—This is not the division in which Judge Burton's house is situate ; you must apply to the magistrates of Collge-street office ; and I am sure that if y « u show them that you have a proper and fair case to support your charge if sent for investigatien to another tribunal , they will have no objection to receive the in . formations of Mr . Barrett . Mr . M'Donough—We dont for one jnoment presume that they could , but as there was some doubt as to College-street effice , we thought it better to come here . Mi . Porter—Bat there cam be no doubt whatever , and
we will not interfere with the business of another office . This -was formerly called the Head-office , and the head of tbe executive of the police ; but it is not so now , although it may be considered so for some purposes , such as pawnbrokers' or excise cases , together with the management of the carriage court College-street has KiogBtowu district under its jurisdiction , and for that reason we have this other description of business ; bmt , in the common criminal business of the city , I have never known one police-cffice to interfere with the other .
Mr . M'Donough—Then we cannot press it upon your Worship further . Mi Poiter—Ton n % ed not ; but if you make a good case , then you will be successful in your application . I wish sou good morning , and wish myself joy in having nothing to do with it ( Laughter . ) Mr . M'Donough—Is that tbe ground upon which your Worship sends us away ? ( Laughter . ) Mr . Porter—No , no ; but I never wjbq t © do anything that 1 cm avoii . ( Great laughter . ) The parties then left the efflce , and proceeded to College-street , where they found Messrs . Tyndall and O'CaUagban on the bench .
Mr . MDonogh then stated what he before said to the magistrates of the head office , and said fee had been referred by them to make application on behalf of his client , Mr . Bichard Barrett , the proprietor of the Pilot newspaper , to tender informations for wilful and corrupt perjury , alleged to have been committed by Mr . Frederick Bond Hughes , the Government reporter , in informations sworn by him in that police division , at the house of Mr . Justice Burton , the second Justice of the Queen's Bench . He { Mr . M'Donogh ) had no doubt but that their worships would decide the case fairly , aad ascertain whether it was not sufficient
to warrant them to compel Mr . Hughes to give bail , as ¦ he had compelled Mr . Barrett to do ; he had come forward in a fair spirit , not waiting until the offence should -be forgotten , or until Mi . Hughes bad no witnesses , imt immediately to tender and support his charge . On the 16 th of October , Mr . Barrett gave bail upon the informations in question , upon which the warrant was founded , and shortly after he obtained copies of them , in which be discovered two very startling statements , both of which were undoubtedly untrue , Vow , he ( Mr . M'Donogh ) had no less than thirteen informations to mpport his case , and to refute the informations swernby Mr . Hugkes , who in several places mentioned the name of Mr . Barrett : —
" He first stated , that on the 9 th of October , a meeting was held at the TheatreJEtoyal , Abbey-street I attended at the said meeting of tbe said Association , -whieh took place at the aaid Theatre Royal , in the Aebey-street , in the city of Dublin . I saw the said Daniel OConnsll , Bichard Barrett , John O'ConnelL Thomas Matthew Bay , Thomas Steele , the Rev . Peter James TyrreD ., John Gray , and a great number of other persons present at the said meeting . The said persons last named took put in amd spoke at the said meeting I was also present on ihe 9 th day of October , at a dinner which took place in the Rotunds , in the city of Dublin , at which were several English Bepealew , who came from England to attend tbe aaid intended meeting at Clontarf ; I « aw the said Daniel O'Connell , John O'Connell , Charle * Cfrvan Duffy , Bichard Barrett , Thomas Matthew Bay , Thomaa Steele / the B « T . Peter Tyrrell , and John S » y , present at the « aid dinner , and nearly all of ihe said persona made speeches
there ** . " -.: * - -. £ ~~ ^< Tbe tafrTT »»» H < w * slated Oak Mr . Barrett « ajrpma \ at tto mormnf mwttog , asd at the RotnndaSlir tt » evening , while the trmth was that he attended neuaer , and was at home , ftnoraOai ttaaL J > mHIn , whtai the dinner wo gaiag on . He bM prepared ttainfbnpatioM of thirteenpereonito provethoaeiaets , and M *> 8 lsave to tender them fcothe beoebi not laving a * y . doabfc but that they would be received . \ Mr . Tyndall—It Is unusual to take jnformanflns against a persen who i « not present upon so eerions a charge . - Mr . O'CaHaghan—I think Mr . Hughes nght to be summoned before ibj bench would pe warranted in taking informations .
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Mr . Close—Bat we did not know where to serve « summons ! : he has left Abbey-street , for his last information describes as late of Abbey-street Mr . O'Callaghan—I would suggest the serving of a summons at his place of residence on the first information , and if there is no appearance , we can find another way . Mr . M'Donongh—If such be your worship's decision , and tbe decision of Mr . Tyndall , your brother magistrate , I must say I do not consider it unreasonable , because we are most desirous to conduct the prosecution in a fair and" just spirit , not wishing to throw any obstacle in the way of the person charged . I would also suggest that a summons should be served upon tbe the Crown solicitor . The magistrates asqulesced in what tbe learned counsel suggested , and the further hearing of the application was adjourned until to-morrow ( Saturday ) at half past one o ' clock .
COLLEGE-STREET POLICE OFFICE ( SATCaDAT . ) The board-room of this office was densely crowded to-day at two o ' clock , the hour appointed by the magistrates for hearing Mr . Barrett ' s application . Among those present were Messrs . John O'Connell , M . P ., Thomas Steele , T . M . Ray , Richard Barrett , and Dr . Gray . Messrs . Tyndall , Hitchcock , and O'Callaghan were on the Bench . Mr . M'Donough , Q . C . being about to renew his application . Mr . Tyndall inquired if Mr . Hughes was present ? Mr , Kemmis , crown solicitor , said , I attend here in conssqience of th « Bumnions being sent to my house . Mr . Hughes is not in the country at present . He remained in town several days after he swore the information on which the parties were held to bail , and , if tbe mistake had been pointed out at once he could have rectified it .
Mr . Pierce ITabonj said that he felt called npon to Btate what actually occurred in consequence of this remark . On , Saturday , the 9 th instant , he waited on Mr . Kemmis for a copy of tbe information , and he was told there was no copy in his possession . He was then referred to the Oown-office . from whence he was not able to procure it until three o ' clock on the following Tuesday . He at once gave the document to tbe press , and , through it , to tbe public . Tbe first intimation , therefore , that Mr . Barrett could have bad of its contents was on Wednesday . It must be admitted that no delay took place , when they appeared here yesterday , bat two days after the publication of the informations . He ( Mr . Mahony ) did not suppose that more due diligence could have been shown . Mr . Cautwell , as solicitor for Mr . Barrett , said that considering the practice of the Crowu , there was extraordinary promptness displayed by the advisers of his client .
After an intimation from the bench to the effect that this point should not affect the application in any way , Mr . M'Donough proceeded with hia application . Ho had , he said , to prefer informations against a person named Frederick Bond Hughes , for wilful and corrupt perjury , and he doubted not that be would present such a primafaeit ca 3 e as would induce their worships to send taia person for trial on the charge . It appears that Mr . Hughes was tbe paid agent of the government , and sent to this country for the purpose of giving information and burnishing materials npon which his employers should decide upon prosecuting eertain parties here . He ( Mr . M'Donough ) felt convinced that the present was a just government , that would not attempt to prosecute men npon the information of such a
character as he would show Mr . Bond Hughes to be . Mr . Barrett came forward to vindicate the law and have this criminal punished , and the bench would deal with the case as one where justice was sought at their bands . They had not to try the question whether the perjury , which he would satisfy them had been committed , was "wilful and corrupt . " If they believed this man perjured himself , then they should send him for trial before a jury . He then read tbe passages in the information which related to -Mr . Barrett , and he contended that there was no criminality charged againBfe that gentleman except on the two occasions specified , namely , tbe meeting at the : Theatre and the dinner at the Rotunda , and proceeded at Borne length to urge his views , in the course of which he was interrupted by
Mr . Tyndall , who observed that he was extremely loath to interrupt the Learned Gentleman ; but from all that had come to his knowledge , be felt no hesitation at once in stating his opinion that the Bench could not receive tfee informations . The practice in Courts of tbis description was , that when a prosecutor was proceeding in a criminal case , tbe party against whom be was proceeding could not turn round and seek to upset his prosecutor upon his trial . If a prosecutor committed perjury in the progress of his case , no proceeding could be taken against him until the case was
decided . They ( the Bench ) did not mean to say whether they thought the charge well or ill-founded , but they were of opinion that they could not entertain it until tbe original charge was disposed of . Again , be felt that this application should ba made to the Learned Judge before whom the information of Mr . Hughes was sworn , or one of the other Judges of tbe Queen's Bench , and , therefore , ought not to be entertained by them ( the Bench ) . He further thought it right te Btate that they had made up their minds previous to coming here . Mr . M'Donagh—Then , your worships , you made up you minds without bearing the case ?
Mr . Tyndall—That is not the case ; we were aware of the application to be made , and we consulted together on the subject , and the result was , that we came to tbe conclusion It would be establishing a new precedent , one that did not previously exist , to take tbe informations . We are , therefore , not prepared to incur the responsibility . Mr . M'Donagh—You issued a summons yesterday , and here we are In pursuance of it . Surely , then , you cannot refuse- to hear your own summons ? I tbink we can compel you to do it You may feel you are responsible to the Government , but I doubt not it is a just and righteous Government , that would not go on with a prosecution based on false evidence . Mr . Tyndall and Mr . Callaghan denied that they felt at all responsible to Government ; their desire was to do that which was right between all parties .
After some discussion ( which we are compelled to abriri , Mr . Close said he would now tender tbe information which he bad ready to hand in . Mr . Cantwell then read the Informations as detailed above . Mr . Close proceeded to address the bench , and in tbe course of a very able argument quoted a variety of cases and decisions , for the purpose ef showing that it was the duty of the bench to take the informations in the present instance , and that a refusal subjected them to a criminal information . The parties then retired . In addition to the discrepancy above pointed out in the " Information" as far as it regards Mr . Barrett , the Morning Advertiser ferets out the following : —
" Of tbe accuracy of Mr . Hughes , you have very striking evidence , and will have yet more . Mr . Steele , as you are probably aware , is in the habit of reporting his own speeches for the newspapers . He made a speech at the Corn Exchange en MenSay , the 2 nd of October , which speech he duly reported , and like some of the Parliamentary orators who act as their own reporters , interlarded with quotations , no doubt very apropos ; but which were only delivered to ihe printer . Amoug other embellishments , Mr . Steele , alluding to the Mullaghmast meeting , added the following : — ' Behemoth , biggest bom of earth , Upheaved its vastness _* All of which is duly set forth in Mr . Hugbes's informations ; bnt not one word of which was ottered in the hearing or presence of the accurate and courageous reporter . "
MEETING OP THB TRIVJ COUNCIL . A Privy Council was held at the Castle at four o'clsck on Saturday afternoon . A number of rumours were naturally afloat as to the object of the meeting , all of which , however , turned out to be fallacious , the Council being summoned meraly for the purpose of fixing a day on which the new Arms Act is to come into operation . A Proclamation to that effect will iasue . The Act 1 b to take effect on the 13 th of next month ( November ) .
THE HAKOVKKIAM "INVASIOM . " We hat * authority to give an explicit and unqualified denial to a statement , which we are surprised to see has , in spite of previous contradiction , been repeated by the Irish presa—we mesa , ihe intimation that Ministers intead to engage the services of Hanoverian troops is Ireland . Ministers never contemplated such policy ; on the contrary , they are too well convinced of the ability of the English troops , and the loyalty of the Irish Protestants , to think of calling in *» y foreign soldiers to faell the agitation in that country . — Tieut , Saiuxiay .
THE LAST JIM-CROW MOTE ; We havtbWore intimated thai Mr . O'Comrsu has onoe more suddenly moved from his last taken position ; and that he now seems as math disposed to turn his back on Fiidbbalism , as he , hist week only seemed disposed ; to give , the " go-by" to ** Unconditional Repeal "! The indication to return to his old position was first given in the following address , iBsued on Saturday evening : —
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ME . O ' CQNWELL / S ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF : IRELAND . ; Dublin , October 21 , Half-pasfc Six , p . m . The tfotfoB'haa just published the following in a third edition : —
; "TO THE PEOPLE OP IRELAND . ¦ " Merrion-square , Oct . 20 , 1843 , " The nations ihavefaUep , but kll art thou young , Tby star is but Tlsing , whilst others have set j And thangh alavery ' g cloud o ' et thy morning hath , hung , The foil noon ot freedom afiall beam round thee yet . ' * , " Beloved Fellow-Cooiitrtmen , ^— We are engaged in tbe most noble experiment that ever was made by man or nation—the endeavouring to obtain the restoratiott of : politicalfranchiaea and rights , of which we have been iniquitouBly despoiled , and the aohieving of that restoration by means purely and entirely peaceable and legal . This Js my great experiment . I have desired , and I am endeavouring to prove to the world tbat the moral combination ef the people is the moat potent means of procuring the amelioration of the institutions of any country .
•• Tbe achievement of Catholic Emancipation was one such proof . The abrogation of the Legislative Union by the repeal of the statute , 40 George III ., c . 38 , will be the second . "We fellow-countrymen , have worked off the first part of our experiment completely . We have held some twentr monster meeting * to demonstrate the intensity and universality of the desire of the Irish people for the restoration _ of their domestic Parliament . So many human being * never congregated together for peaceful purposes as hare-assembled to those meetings . There may be a difference * s to the amount , by twenty , fifty , or a hundred thousand ; but there ia no doubt at ; all that such immense multitudes never assembled before , and that at l « aat one of them considerably exceeded half a million of human ( Souls .
" This fact is certain—tbat some twenty meetings of the largest unarmed multitudes tbat ever assembled , were congregated together in Ireland during the past summer . - ; " There is another fact equally certain—that at no one of these meetings did any act , however slight , of force , violence , assault , or breach ef the poace occrir . " Dwell . upon tbis , all generous believers in the amelioration of the human race , wherever you be throughout the world . Console yourselves with the conviction ( bat men can meet in countless myriads without the slightest violation of peace , of order , of decorum , of civility .
u There is ene additional characteristic of our multitudinous : Irish meetings—that so disposed were the people to avoid all acts of force , oven fur individual accommodation , that not so much as a single personal injury occurred , even accidentally , at any of those meetings . " The experiment was thus ' complete in both its patts . —Firstly in showing the unanimous , universal will of tbe Irish peple in favour of tbe Repeal of the 40 th Geo . IIL . c . 38 , called the Union Statute . Secondly , in the proof We gave o ! tbe perfect order , decorum , and thoroughly peaceable conduct of the Irish people .
" Nor waa this experiment spoiled by tbe uncalledfor Proclamation directed against the Clontarf meeting . On the contrary , the ready submission to a proclamation which we deemed , and still deem illegalthe perfect obedience of tbe people to the advice of their guides and leaders—the promptitude with which they abandoned all idea of holding the meeting , the very ; moment those guides and leaders told them they ought to abandon it—the perfect controul over every exciting passion and irritating provocation which the Irish have since displayed , and axe display-Ing , have all , all , given practical proofs to tbe fullest demonstration , that the lessons of peace inculcated by their leaders have been fully understood and adopted into tbe popular sentiment , and have become the fixed and unalterable rule of their political conduct .
" Tub ; the Proclamation has demonstrated that the Irish people are too well convinced of the atiict propriety of peaceable demeanour , not only to be desirous of , but to be incapable of , being provoked into any , even the slighesc , force , violence , or breach of the peace " Yes ; the Proclamation has come to place beyond a doubt the cheerful alacrity with which the Irish are determined to adhere to their glorious sentiment , tbat permanently useful political changes can be best attained by peaceable and moral means ; and thai no political change can be worth the price of any one crime ; and , above all , of one single drop . of human blood .
" Shall I be asked what , then , is it I require of tbe Irish people ? They bave honoured me with a confidence more unlimited than ever was bestowed before by a nation on a single individual . My duty is to advise them with somethingof the force of tbat influence which almost trembles a command . . " My advice is twofold—I advise perseverance in two diflknr . t , but essentially connected topieu . " First , foremost , and above all , I advise perseverance in peace and order . Perseverance in avoiding any species of riot or violence whatsoever . 2 fo matter what the provocation may be ; no matter what the irritation may be ; no matter what the vexation—still , peace , order , total absence of all violence . In all and every event , peace , order , and absence of violence ; and I especially saywhatever be the event * f the pending prosecutions—peact , order , and no violence .
" Indeed this advice is a superfluous precaution . In every event , I reiterate—peace , order , and no violence . : "The second topic upon which I require perseverance is the continued exertion in all legal and constitutional courses left open , to procure the Repeal of the Union statute . That Repeal mast not be abandoned . On the contrary , every event that is taking place proves more dearly the absolute necessity of a local Parliament , sanctioned by he * Majesty , and connected in an inviolable bond with her British dominions by the nolden and unonerous link of the crown of our revered Sovereign , Queen Victoria . " Persevere in peace , order , loyalty , and allegiance . Persevere id constitutional exertion tor obtaining tbe Repeal of the obnoxious statute .
" Prosecutions neve ? , ibt exungbishwd a GREAi public cause . Prosecutions may or may not retard ; but they cannot terminate the straggles to obtain ameliorated institutions . There were several prosecutions in order to extinguish tbe straggle for emancipation . Yei emancipation was triumphantly carried . There were unnumbered prosecutions to extinguish the cause of Parliamentary Reform ; yet a large instalment of Parliamentary Reform was nevertheless triumphantly obtained . The
present prosecutions may be intended to extinguish the cause of Repeal . As well may a schoolboy ' s rattle be used to overpower tbe thunder of the ocean waves . Dropping figurative language , I can assert in firm sobriety and truth that the pending prosecutions , even should tbe ; delay , yet they cannot possibly prevent the attainment by the Irish nation of their right to a domestic Parliament ; but , on the contrary , their effect must Ik ? , to increase tbe necessity for tbe existence of the lriuh Lt-gidatare—in other words for the Repeal of the statute 40 th Geo . IJL . c . 38 .
" People of Ireland I be patient—be persevering . Follow out the experiment in which we are now engaged , to obtain oitr political otyectt by peaceable means . It » 8 a noble experiment— that of endeavouring to obtain tbe restoration ef political franchises and rights , by the use of means strictly and exclusively peaceable and legal . " Rally round " me In this noble experiment—this glorious struggle . Be not abashed—be not ( oh ! need I say it f ) be not dismayed . Peace , Order , Tranquillity . These are our arms . With these we are certain of success . - " Persevere , and your country will be a nation ogafn indissolubly connected with Great Britain , but legislating for herself . Persevere—firmly and peaceablyand the Repeal is certain . " I am , and always will be , " Your ever faithful Servant , Daniel O'Connell . "
Tbe above address has called forth the Dublin Monitor in gallant style . He had hailed O'Conneh ' s adhesion to Federalism with all joy I He had prognosticated from that move all the good that O'Connell has promised from Repeal itself . The Monitor is the organ of the Fedbbalistb . It is moreover a mere Whig ; and it had seen , in prospective , a possibility of the return of the Whigs to potr . er , from the open janotion of O'Cojwbll with the Federalized band . Judge then of its surprise when it finds O'Connell playing fait and hose . It wants to know" what he would be at" . Many people have been trying to make thmt oat , for long time : they bave now gotten tb * Dublin Monitor to aid ihcra in their inquiries ; and it is possible that the result may turn ont to be that he duiru neither Repeal nor FederaKuaHon I
But we must hear the Monitor . He rates O'Con nell most soundly : — " UNCOWDIIIOKAL BEfEAL" V . DOHEfiTIC LSfilS *
LATION . In another part of oar publication will be found an Address to the Irish People , Issued by Mr . O'Connell about mid-day on Saturday last :
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>< We confess tbat this address has taken us by surprise , 'Considering the speech Mr . O'Connell made at the Cora Exchange on Monday last . " In that speech Mr . j O'ConneJl , in so many words , deetared bis intention of abandoning ' unconditional Repeal , * and of resting satisfied with a Local Legislature for local purposes . - ' { '' It was not that we alone so understood htm . Every man who beard him speak on that occasion —« very man who read the reports of his speech , so understood him ; and so dearly and definitely did be express himself , that among all parties it was a settled proposition that * Unconditional Ropeal' was to be abandoned , and a Lucai Legislature for local purposes sought for , in connection with Imperial Representation .
«• In his address , however , issued on Saturday , Mr . O'Connell abandons the ground he took ou the preceding Monday , and assures the People of Ireland that by their ' perseverance their country will be a nation again '— ' indissolubly connected with Great Britain , but' legislating for herself' that ' Repeal must not be abandoned ; but effected ^— " sanctioned by her maJ 63 iy , and connected in an inviolable bond with her British dominions by tbe golden end unonerous link of tbe Crown . ' j " Such is tbe stand taken in the Address to the People of Ireland issued on Saturday last
*• Now , we aie no party journalists . We have no sinister purposes to serve . Our desire solely and entirely is to farther the interests—the real , substantial , and permanent interests—of our country . Unmoved by Mr . O'Connell ' s condemnation—uninfluenced by hia sneers or sarcasms—not biased by wild and visionary views of national independence , magnificent , no doubt , to contemplate , but mightily impracticable to realisepursuing the even tenor of our way , which has for the polar-star of oar guidance the good of our country , the advancement of our people in sober , industrious , and moral habits , without which all political changes ore mere bagatelle—tbiufeing and acting thus , we desire , contrasting Mr . O'Connell ' s speech at the Corn Exchange on Monday last with his -Address to the People of Ireland on Saturday last , simply and explicitly to understand what he would be at' it
" We desire to know what he means T Does he intend etill to perserero in the quixotic crusade for " unconditional Repeal ? , " Dues be mean to back out of his declaration , that the would be content with a Local Parliament , such as we bave ever advocated as alone applicable and suited to the present condition of the t wo countries ! \ " It is right tfjat this should bo clearly understood . We have now arrived at a crisis when false moves cannot be indulged in with impunity . We have arrived at a
stage when the delusior . s of tbe past cannot be repeated — 'When the solemn farces tbat amused of old will not bear rehearsal . Called upon to aid Mr . O'Connell , and BUBtain him through the difficulties in which he has become involved , we desire to know clearly what is meant —to sound tbe shoals and quicksands ahead of us , and so steer our course as to ; serve tbe substantial interests of our country without calling to our aid the Attorney-General of a Tory government , or the Crown . Solicitor , with his ready-framed charge of' conspiracy and other misdemeanours . * ;
" It is all very well for Sir . O'Connell to make a speech on Monday , and to contradict and unsay it on the subsequent Saturday ; but , as honest journalists , we cannot subscribe to ,: let alone follow , such loose morality . What we proclaim we are ready t » adhere to , coule qui coule . Steps advisedly taken—moves deliberately made-bought not to be lightly retraced or tiinourously abandoned . I "We desire , then , to know what Mr . O'Connell means to do—whether he ] means to re-hoist the flag of ' unconditional Repeal , ' asd battle under ifc , as bis Address to the People of Ireland on Saturday last would imply ; or adhere to his declaration of the preceding Monday , and seek to gain for Ireland a Local Legislature for local purposes , in connexion with
Imperial Representation ? Surely , it is not too much to require an honest and straightforward answer to a question so vita . 1 and momentous in tbe present crisis . " The ' Unconditional Repeal' preached by Mr . O'Connell is so entirely distinct from Domestic Legislation on a Federal basis , ! as sought for by us and advocated by many Liberal and Conservative Noblemen and Gantlemen , without reference to paltry party considerations , that it is above all things necessary clearly to understand the ground on which we are moving . We do not want to be agitating for a shadow . We do not desire to continue agitation for a year or so , and then to be checkmated by a Tory Attorney-General . We require to know intelligibly and distinctly the solidity of the ground on which we tread , and then to march boldly and confidently onwards , without fear or tbe shadow of turning , j " We come , then , to the point—will Mr . O'Connell abandon ' Unconditional Repeal * , or will he not ? If be
does not , he must fight bis battle out ; and in God ' s name let him give us ' Unconditional Repeal' as soon as possible . The country at present is in & lameutable position . He has bad full swing for the last nine months , at any rate—he has bad monster gathering after monster gathering , j to tbe tune of hundreds of thousands of fighting men , at each rehearsal of the grand national farce he has been preparing—he has bad oil he required—the People peaceable , sober , obedient —marshalling in military array when he Ordered themgoing home tranquilly when he desired them—impoverishing themselves to enrich the Repeal Exchequer , when he called upon them—and in all things subservient to his omnipotent wilL All tbis the People have done ; bat what has be done ? He promised them the « Repeal' , and where is it ? Why , as far off as ever ; and the only consolation be offers to the People now in , to be ss sober , obedient , peaceable , and as ready with the pence and farthingo—as heretofore—while his part of the bargain is as far from realization as ever J
• They eat , they drant , J they alept— what then ? Why , eat , and drink , and sleep again , ' if they bave the wherewithal to procure the eatables , and a roof to cover their beada from the inclemency of the weather while they Bleep ! " Look , then , to the resalts of this ' Unconditional R » peal agitation , ' and what has it produced f Why , it has made Toryism more triumphant than ever—it has enthroned in Dublin Castle ! a set of plotters against our liberties—men malignant in conception , and audacious ia execution—it has placed our rights and liberties at the mercy of Tory forbearance . The Liberal party are scattered—tbe strength of tbe country , enlisted in favor of a delusion , becoming alive to tbe deception , is disheartened to rally for any ] practical reform ; and thus , at tbe present moment , Liberal Ireland ia at the merciful disposal of a faction truculent in spirit , and heretofore always savage ia action .
" Cfjol effects , some sanguine enthusiast may tell us , will flow from past } agitation ; bat where are they ? Are we to seek for thorn in the State Prosecutions against Mr . O'Connell and a set of his followers ?— ] ' Sweet Echo , say where those effects now dwell ? ' Indeed , ' sweet Echo cries , ' I c-tnoot tell . ' Nor we . It is a humiliating and melancholy positi « n in whiohwa are placed ; and , iwhat is worse , at the very moment we thought &Iv . O'Conuell was about to ' mend his hand' —to adopt a uew ] and more feasible and enlightened policy , the cup of hope is dathed from our lips by his Address of Saturday last , unsaying and contradicting , aa it does , all that we relied oa in his speech of the preceding Monday . \
' ¦ '' Unconditional Repeal , ' as advocated by Mr . O'Connell , means this ;—A Parliament in Ireland consisting of two Homes—Lords and Commons . The Louis consisting of the Irish Peers—though be has never informed us whether the Bishops of the Established Church or of the Roman Catholic Church are to occupy seats in the Lords as Temporal Peers . The Commons are to be chosen by a complete or Household Suffrage franchise , and Parliaments are to be I Annual The Lords and Commons of Ireland are j alone to make laws for Ireland—none other to be binding . Tbe foreign relations of Ireland to be negotiated and settled by the Irish Parliament All that ! relates to our internal or
external affairs , to come under the cognlzince of the Irish Parliament The army in Ireland , and navy entrusted with tbe surveillance and protection of our coasts , to be under the same authority—Grand Jury Cess is to be abolished—Tithe Rent Charge to be annihilated , and , Fixity el Tenuie to be established—I * " Appeals to the English House of Lerds to be done away with . In fact , according to Mr . O'Conneli ' s plan , Ireland is to be in all and every respect an 'independent nation , ' save that ; wo are not to bave a crowned head , hereditary or elective , of our own choosing—it Doing provided that the monarch of England ia always to be monarch of Ireland , j
"SttcU is Mr . O'Connell ' s idea of 'Unconditional Repeal , ' as -we glean from his speeches and his reports . Now , the people of Great -Britain almost to a man * with a very large and influential portion of the Irish people , consider that this ecbeme of erecting Ireland into an independent nation is not at aU practical , and , even If practical , is not desirable—that it amounts , in fact , to a dtemetttberment of | the empire , and would , If granted , ultimately lead to a civil war , which would result either In * separation , ' or in tbe re-conqKeat' of Ireland by Great Britain . j .
" However , Mr . O'Connell professedly thinks otherwise . He has agitated for an < independent nation ' on the plan above Indicated—to gain bis object he agi tatedinl 832 , and abandoned the agitation in 1835—he resumed it in 1839 , and has continued It till the present moment ; and with all his vast resources—with all his superhuman exertions—with all the * appliances and means to boot'he has | brought to bear on the question , how successful has he been in attaining the grand object he so perseveringly aimed at 7 Are we in
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any degree nearer to becoming an * independent nation / now tbat we find ourselves in the close of 1843 . thaa we were in tbe beginning of 1832 , when the agitation was first commenced ? . ¦ " The diffdrence between Mr . O'Connell ana those who advocate a Domestic Legislature on the Fedsral basis , is this . We seek for a local representative ; body to regulate our internal relations , without in aa ; way seeking to interfere with the functions of Imperial Ba » presentation . We would not abandon utterly , as Mr . O'Connell does , outright , u anintegralportion of ' t £ » empire , to be represented fuiVy auS fairly , in the Imperial Parliament . Ou tbe contrary , we would maintain and exercisa that riyht aa at prssenfc We want a loeat body to attend to atv . l regulate oia local affvirs , which , in the umltiplicity of business that engages the attention of tbe Imperial Legislature , cannot by any possibility be properly attended to .
"Oursia co new scheme—no impracticable hobby which sounds well in theory , but has never been reduced to practice . We refer not now to otb . 9 r countries—to Norway , Switzerland , America , or ¦ other countries iu which the principle we advacate has been applied , and found to work admirably , and with beneficial effects , as well to local as to national interests . We content ourselves with adducing a familiar ilinstra 4 tlon from our own . institutions . We take our , G . wadl Jury Bystem , which only requires to ba enlarged to give us all that is requisite , in an administrative sense , so far as the material Interests of the country are concerned .
•• Every Grand ^ Jury in Ireland exercises the right of taxing ihe People for Improvements within the juri . " « iiction of each county ! ; -Road-making . - -and repairing , bridge-buildine , ¦ rod so forth , are all presented for and considered by the Grand Juries ; and , when adopted * the people are taxed to pay for-tbe execution of the wotfcs . We would , then , extend this power and centralise it , and make the Central Board or Legislature a representative body , and confer upon it additional powers : snch as to eft ' eut improvements in our internal communications , by means of canals and railroads—to drain bughreclaim waste lands—improve harbours—encourag * trades—promote manufactures—administer " wisely « . nd uprightly oar various public charities ; and to aid in the development of our vast national resources , both mineral and agricultural , which at present afford but a paltry proportion of the labour and wealth to our industrious population , which , under a better ordering of things , they would do .
" Such , in general terms , is what we propose should engage the attention of our Local Representative Board . There are ether things which we have not particnlarisfd , nor is it nece 8 mry . We give a general outline , that our readers may perceive what we mean by advocating a domestic representative body , for domestic purposes , in connexion with imperial representation , in contradistinction to the ' Unconditional Repeal , ' the ' imiependent national project' which Mr . O'Connell h&S been agitating for . " It remains now for Mr . O'Connall to explain himself fully and explicitly . We do not want speeches on
Alonday , to be contradioted and unsaved by addresses on tbe subsequent Saturday . The country is heart sick of delusion—the People want a plain , honest , unsophisticated policy , by following which resolutely and determinedly they can work ont their owa redemption from the grievances that afflst them , and the innumerable , blighting influences that press apon their ii . dustry and keep them in a state of impoverished bondage . No man living possesses tbe power that Mr . d'Ouaiiell does . The salvation of his country rests on btm wfiiia be lives ; and ia not this a featful responsibility ? What is our present position ? Can we consider withi / ufe alarm tbat there is a
'Sampson in this land , Shorn of his strength and bound in bonds of law , Who may , in somo grim revel , raise his hand , And shake the pillars of this common weal , Till the vast temple of our liberties A shapeless mass of wreck and rubbish lies t * " Can we reflect upon the dangers that now encompass Irish liberty . Toryism more triumphant than ever—the Attorney-General , and all tbe harpies of the law , id full cry after the destined victims—Mr . O'Connell the object of a State prosecution , and the Liberal strength of Ireland prostrate in the dust—< mq we ri floct on these things without regretting tha past , and a misgiving respecting our prospects coming oV 6 r us ? " Since writing the above , we have read two speeches made yesterday at Ward Meetings by Mr . O Goanell—we publish them this evening .
" It seems that , in his present humour , nothing will satisfy Mr . O'Connell but ' Unconditional Repeal ; ' and he pledged himself yesterday anew , to this effect : — ' Give we , 'said he , sim months of perfect pea *) and Til give you my head on a block , if at ihe end of that time you have not a Parliament in College-green I ' " Thus , then , we have it at last—a definite pledge , to be redeemed within a fixod definite period ! We are to have in six months from yesterday—that is , oa or&before the 22 ad day of April next—the' tfneonditional Repeal'Parliament sitting in College-green ; orand the alternative is a significant one— Mr . OConndl ' s head on the block !' The speeches to which the Monitor alladea in hia . appended observations , are as follow : — At a meeting on Sunday , ia the Post-office Ward ,
" Mr . O'Connell said , that whatever might be tbe end of tbe impending trials , whether they end in acqnittal or conviction , the tranquillity , tbe peace of the country must not be disturbed . He thought there could be but little doubt that with common justice ia the formation of the juries , there must be an acquittal ; but whatever might be the *< wult , he called upon the people of Ireland to be peaceable , and as certain as the next January would come round , ere the revolving year would pass over their beads , the loud and determined call of the Irish people must be heard—( loud cheers ) . Let him but have them in the right Let him keep them tranquil and orderly , and they * should have their own Parliament in College-green—( tremendous cheering ) . He told them all , and be spake to them as to the
whole of Ireland , that Repeal depended on the tranquillity with which the people passed through the present course of events—( hear , hear ) . He wanted to burn that into the minds of the people —( cheers ) . All Ireland must have heard or read these doctrines ; and he conjared them to observe them . The next thing he wanted was perseverance . Let no one abandon ihe Repeal— ( Cries of We never will , ' No , no , ' &pj . Let them rely upon it , that if he were preaching to them oat of a prison , he weuld not be less effective than now . His advice would not be a bit the worse for it—( cheers ) . There was not a man in Ireland would struggle with more tenacity than himself—( cheers ) . He bidbeen reported , indeed , to have struck bis colours on that point , and to have sung small ; but on this occasion
he had acted only as he had always done . Whenever he found an advance towards his side of the question made by ( hose who had never Joined them , HE always went HALF-wat TO MEET THEM —( cheers ) . Having eulogised "the golden link of tbaCrown , " &c , Mr . O'Connell declared , that whilst he announced , his fiint resolve never to eease agitating for the whole Repeal ,, he was not to be looked upon as contradicting what he h , ad > said- upon the last day of meeting as to Federalism , There bad been hopes held out te him that a large party would be ready to join him . ia England , and that many would be conciliated in Ireland , if he affirmed bis readiness to accept a federal Parliament —( hear , hear ) , He did not know how far these hopes were unreasonable ,. but he would know the exact circumstances ef tbe help to be expected from England
tomorrow —( bear ) . An te tha hopes , however , front federalists in this country , he believed it was a mere dream and a delusion . He accused no one . He did not impute wilful deceit to anybody , but he rather thanked the persons who held out those hopes , for if shotted that he was willing to abandon MDCH FOB A little justice . As for himself , however , his opinion was unchanged , that the people should not look for anything else but Repeal ; but etill , if he saw a party formed holding out any good to Ireland , he would be at all times willing to meet them half way . He wanted perseverance for tbe lestoxatian of their independent Irish Parliament ; and there let him nok be misunderatood . By independent , he did not mean a Parliament independent of the Crown , but of the other Parliament "
At a meeting the same day , in St . Andrew ' s Ward , Mr . O'Cohnell asked : — " How shall we obtain Repeal ? We have already made great progress , and I have not the slightest doubt of ultimate success if you seek it only by peaceable combination , and by keeping yourselves always in tbe r ight , and putting your enemies in the wrong . My doctrine is , that improvements in all political institutions , to bo valuable , must be obtained by peaceable means ; therefore Is it that I want to have you determined not to break the peace . ( Cries of " So we are . ") Whatever may become of the present prosecutions , whetbfcx they be supported by a packed jury ot not , —and if it be not a packed jury there is little danger of a convictidn—( cheers ) , —but » whatever be the result * give m * but si * months of perfect irantuillUy AND IF YOU HAVE NOT A PABUAMENT IN
COLLEQEQRKEN AT THE END OF THAT PEBIOD I'LL G 1 VB TO * ux head upon the" BL 6 CK . ( Tremendous cheering for some minutes . ) Circulate that sentiment amongst your families , tell it to your friends , report it in your temperance rooms , and talk of it to the music of your temperance bands . ( Cheers and laughter . ) I am not limiting your peaceable conduct to six months , I merely mention that time because I know that at the end of it you will be too good humoured at the coming of Repeal ever to think of violating the peace . Bit do you promise me for s : x months ? ( Crist ot "We do I" ) Ihare more reasons for saying aix months ttaa I eoal
detail to you w « 9 I to apeak until miiaijbW Depot * « poa the man who Is advising yon . Nobody will b * tbe wone foe taking my advice , while by doing *• hs will be sue to have neither soldiers or poliome * at his heels , ( A vofoe— " Weriefy them all I" ) T *^ I « may defy them by keeping yourselves In toe right , and leaving them in the wrong . After referring to th * peaceable character of theTara and other meetings , Mr . O'Connell again exclaimed ^ O , giwme »/• won ***?!**•* » and Til have Repeal for you \ < u sure ati the rtii * B' of to-morrow ' s sun . ( Cheers . ) But you must persevere M your eiy for Repeal as well as being peaceable . I wans ( Continued in our Eighth page , }
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