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      MB . O'CONNELL IN DBHDALIL 3 nnn > xDK , TBTOSDiT ^ IGKL—The atetfe ^ © I to-d » J pay ^ e clawed amongst the greatest that have ^ ym place aince 4 bi : commenceme nt of the * > ' Bepeal y ^ t" Jhirlngttegresto part of yesterday the-people of tia -town y ifl . garfcmndTn ' g nelgjibpailiwa "were jfa&j engages ' to JnsMng preparations for p'ConneD ^ ^ grjL The boiiBe * -weredecorated withgreen botigha , % ia triumphal tfches Trere er ^ ted in J tlj 6 principal -fcrsifca . It iiin ^^ dfi'Jo lonn anjtMhg like an - ^ canate esfimsts rf " UiV i ^ bei" bf ^ jpersotii / pi ^ 3 ^ . «^ o ^* i da ^ - ^ etiMuGl ' for- senreQ | i miles . Ifo ' ^ £ moato ^ n'T » ia iiot cc % &ed > tp ^ he < people of Xirath ^ Ifflje , ths 3 > roc 8 sSon" ^ iiig / bf § Idin ^; ^ people from the most diitant'loca 3 itie 8 , iccpmpaified "by'iliMr

      ^ gnas , iudnaiiig , CsrrlefcBiacroas , TKeUs , ; * and l £ Qiar » T / ej . As thii fipleadid carlegB ' passtsdf'Iord Boden ' a pte , 'tie ' cheers of ; t ] ie tart multitude burs : forth ^ th > ffipre Tigorons intonation . . The ' meeting -was ield at Cttttetown , -whEre an extensiTe pla ^ Tcom ~ was erected ts ihe aecommodBteon of the gBBtlenifen Trlio took ; : bvll > e proceedings . TCfcreh the ** 33 betator ** air ived 'ff >« jnT > r ^ Biny » commenced ; and there W&s t&eO , OB She Kctt modfertaeira'tcnfation , 3 D 0 , t ) od persons BBsem-Jgeato demand : alBepeaJ of the set -pf ITsian . i- : Bie cha » Traa t&kea ? Tby B . l ) 8 "YenMHi , ^ E ^ q . ex-J ^ P . Mr . WX 52 fS mqred the first Teso ^ ftfion , declaring tber attachment to lie Qaeen , and their xetaliBess to risk life and property "in defence of Jer tbroae and joson—ieheexs ) . " Mi . CcxXTTii M'ASjyLX seeonasd the resolution .

      ilessri BjTnfij Jsmes Carr 6 H , Sam , Dr . Murphy , Patrick Boyian , ana lawienee Martin Joo-nxl and seconded , resolutions . Mr CXBsIHy , formerly member for 3 > oi > dalk , soeozn-I * iifedbjl ^» bioUiei , CouaaeJloi CBeiliy , appeared on the pisiform . ; ' Mr . &OLO 57 read the petition , and a resolution "Was jnovad for Its adoption . Mr . "W XKSE seconded tha resoln . ta . OB , -which -was Ml- QtKEHXT : S £ gTiest © d to . * ee-the petition . Mi . O'Cossell—Ithaa beenpsssed-> Tt- O ft- ^ rrT . -rvTnKTnn ^ aia $ as 2 » d requested to see it before the restitution iraapnt . . T ? " * e did sot bear Mr . iTAiiJSTEa moTed a Tote of confidence in Mr . jO"C 6 nnelL

      Mr . Ji 3 t £ S 21 'CAlfK seconded the resolution , -which -jras put asd carried inith acclamation . 33 » ** Iibkratob" came forward to address the meet . Jug and TrasreceiTe ^ T » ithlond cheers . * He said , it was swab beoomlnf Iramility that be declared bis congratulations even to 28 msel £ ja& that glowing scene—( bear . Be oongratalated them ifiXh exultation on tiit day , Traenie "beheld « q many determined Northerns snr--njandiDgbim is the caose of their country—fcbeera Be "sras greftHy amused at leading ilie Tines newspaper * $ Sstodsy last - > 32 ie Writerfcir the Times news-T « per bad at length discovered t&at Ireland ns sot cn-^ yrgtood in England , and thai . she had been the . most -jeedy ni ^ DTemed country on Hie face ' of tfee earth . "There sras a diaeoTery for the Saxon to make ! Borne

      jQnee -wee&s ago hs annonneed that nottdnjj "was more ^ ezfed thin ths-Ej ^ H sh dombaation iere , and suggested to the GoTemmenfc toKotd aTBJghtj army to Ireland , asa fr " ^ the jpirit of Bepeal by ^ dovnr ^ bl force tbear , "bear ) . ^ Rat Tras Ins' advice ; asd lie' ( Mr . - ©• Cornell ) met thaiadTice at MaBow when itarriTed , BadliiB SeclsratienB was ardent in reply . He ^ aid the people of Ireland would not bre * i tiie law—that they Tfonld"nolateiio 8 tatate —( cries of " EeTer ^ -r-tiiatthBy ttobM pieserre the peace —that fiiere-would aot be ¦ liot , orTiolenoe , or tamnlt amongst them—liat they -wonH bold file shield . -of'the JBritieh constitation -tetweentbem and British afgression ; but he sad then , « n 3 be repeated U no V—that Tf they attempted to

      attack Ibem behind that Bhield , they "sroald stand on toe coasfeutinn » " «^ « et tfr "" ' * t defiance .- —( cheers . "Why did he ispe ^ ^ atus-w ? He trould tell tiem . 5 be j ; ta «» p 3 fai / of the preceding alight bsd some -fizzeatd ttitsame 3 dpd ; andii . irasTreU tosays ^ ood SaBf twice , and to inform the eEemy- wbatie fca 4 to -expect tChfien . 3 They would neTerTiolate the constibxoon or Iffeak the law , bnt tw >© to , those irlio attacked tten . ( Oeew . ) The Times went on to say tbat Mb idfiresBsa to the Irish people consisted 5 n general abuse cf-theSnon , and that that was no argnHient . Why 3 i was some argument toabnse the Sason if be deferred It—[ cheers- ) 11 was sot because of big same—if lie were called Turk it woald sound as well in bis ears

      as the Saxon . He baa no objection to the name , but to file thing . tHear , hear . ) Bat the Times spent Urree yearsTnatajjinglnjn . jj found feult trithbis parts of speech , sad saSdse was mot a good ob&oi , bnVtbat was . saaimplB a cnmeln Inr eyes that be was heartily Dfijged to Mm . fLMghter . }^ , Be aaidTOiat ie { Mr . O"Connell ) did sot put forwijfeany strong topic in iaTonroIBBpeal ; but the maeJI ^ Bbould be Ms judges wLether lie did or sot —{ cbeers ' . and laughter ) . ' ^ Ehey WesitoS ' at ialf-cock . " Zhey did ' not Trant to nesz bis jjj ^ unfints , knt ^ edsspe &ej' iuai zead them In the sewspapeis—ibeaj , ieai ) . He wonld announce -fiiem " now , and be wasted thai titey shbald be all aposttes of ¦ iiis = sect , and spread them tbroaghoat the districts Irom whence they ame —( hear ) . He was saluted that

      day'iythemen of llonagkan , of Ifewry ; and of Bsllast—lAToics— "Yes , and Meats asd GaTen **)! , He had the mi of the iorth before him ^ sndthBre be was -iD argue with the writer in ihe Times , and erery o&er mas , -wtoeTET is xnjht be , that was against the Bepeal of the "Umon , and giiing Ireland' 10 the " Inib—iclieers ) . He cad three proTinces ' with him , and ¦ fiis greater part of the fourth province with idm , and 1 b defied afl tho ^ Wellingtons that erer gained battles , audaB tbe -Peels 'that erer exercised dexterity ., to preTHitbim from bafing the Bepsal—( great cheering ^ Chey must bare it" 2 they did two tblngB . If they ' condnct ^ , thsmselteB-in the way Iheir leaders told then ^ -3 > e » Eeibly , - xod within' tbB law , asi became ? n embers of tie Bepeal Association —( bear ) . He csme

      there to isernlt for'ibe Bepeal Association , and ne wanted thea all ' M . KerniUT-djujgJito- ) . let eTery Han that would snHst with' him : hold ¦ up his band : I ^ rery man in tbs deose multitude -raised bis band ) Ihere was sot a General in Europe who wonld sot ' bef deBjhted 3 t ^ etdng snch 3 batch of nercits—( he »; h £ arJ and iheera ) . - He wasted to biTe so « nguinary fight—he wanted to iiare so battle , ' or btood , or destruction , or any Tiblation of the law—ha "Wanted'to hsTe no ' riotor-nolencs ; and if they-took huadTice he wonld keep them safe ; bat lie would sot rihs less certainly cany Sib- Bepeal of 3 &e TTxdon —> : { cbeerB ); and ttBEioment he had three millions of Bepeslers ha would take his next step to carry the Be-. peal—icheets ) , They were all Northerns that he

      ad-OreaetL ? and le £ there be noioo&sh contests between than ana ths OrKagEtnan—Jhesr ) . If the Onujgemen choose to petition against the Bepeal , they bad as : fooda xight to do ss ^ LS theBepeilershad to petition - % x it j and they AonH -not disturb them or say a smgje impleissiit word . to tihoin- 3 Ihey sksuld sot hoot or hiss them ; bat , above all , they should sot dare to attack them . His TrtnxiTn was , -fh » t * hp man who eom-Snaed 3 i mms ^ iT ? es itrength to the enemy , ami the truth oI-Qmt mssam was desjonstrated by the proceed * ipgs at Garland—^( hfiar ) . He might be asked why he did sot £ 0 further Hoiib ; asd he had been told , and he believed it , that if he went further Herth he would ^ et physical force is the people to protect their meet ings from any attempt that their enemies might make against it —( cries of " yoa would" ? . But it wonid be considered by the Orangemen as an insult ; and he sever would go -to the- Ifcrth -sbMI * he found that so man would consider flis adrent there as ah insult or an injury—ibear ) . He would sot do anything that would cths hiTe the sppearacce of insulting them . He

      Wished-not for a triumph that wasboaght st theexpea » sof any ^ tberclas . Am long as they were their t «) he would treat them with respect , hot he wasted so loerin Ireland . He wanted them all to be friends , 2 na he wanted to procure , t iba blesasgs of ' peace for ^ nOana— ihear . liear . Ttnd loud cheers ) . The ? s was i > oi a " Pnssbjtensn . ia the north th&t did sot feel as siuch a » he cia thB-weight cf the established cbnreh ; there wag aot a Protestant is theosorfli , of the poorer class , thti did n . * feel the want of wages , and of fixity of ten » e ; snd his object wasto do them good , asd not to oothern eTil—ihear ) . He wanted to haye all Jrish-3 De » fat Izfiacd ss wbB as Ireland for sB Iruhmeniidasasj . He had * gaiaed lone step 3 n the progress of 3 rh& Bberry ; hut thfere remained another greater and ¦ fcr Bjore ^ iorieBsstmggles they had not their country - ~ the Ssxonand" 6 ie siiangerTsled orer Ireland . "Their iSiBgeie , ^^ , ^ be to giro Ireland to the Irish , and the * & * to liasuS— # ond- ehieersj .

      ., ^^ ° " Beiixt tfien ^ proceeded to address t&e meeti * Ewai he had been called a traitor , ^ snc * he was ^ t * &ere to hhone any tp » ti . Hb would xiaine sobotly ; be wisosa to forgefeTery effesce that had beea offered «> baa ? bnt fe fhtre , in -Hie face of fee constry and fitepnmnce , asd-the man who ¦ nttered those words , ^ aea ^ Uat ne-srasittayto iay a own Ms life if there " * M on » vroti . < & -btah in sfce charge . He was not COfflsuifcre to sow dissension amongsi his countrymen , WioloTts' ^ aQOpinions en tjie humbtest amongst them ; i * t he hoped , and tonsted , sad feelieTed that he conld St 6 the lie to these who calumniated them , -and who ** d lhar assemblages were sot free . He "was thers fcdediie that so sisn of any . Eame , t > r any creed , < tf ** y oonntry , should go bsJere him hi his anxiety to ^ Sn ^ eats ihe -ft ^ edom and ZnHepEnffenbo at Jaa xafiro 3 amJ —< heir , heart . ! I 3 ib -Bsxon mled fhelp land for

      ^^^ "BSrea-jeajB . "What was the nresgs 2 » wonlfl « cofflffl * aid to them 7 . TotnlBtheSaxonforthesextsix b ^ dwja ^ eais—^ laugbterj . fioir werethey toTtie ^ ilm ? 3 93 » roriDg tbems ^ resbetttf men . Hesestljaabn—the ¦ teJysiaie emld-lie had 5 n thewoild—tothelsBd df -2 te iiisacer to be ^ ucated amoogst tbeattaBger ' a chit-* en . Why wasii--fliat& might"iarget his country ? ¦ Hewes forhiar HetESBt " him , ' as * ^ t&B . GreekB and : * 0 HHHis * e 2 rt JheS ^ children to the land of 3 he stranger ^ ^ lesra . S » scjencs ^ and isowiedge , cf- the stranger ; i ^ aa ^ iieii iie gjejrTjp ^ to intiitpodlieJ ^ ouiabeable to P ?** tbB -etranger lot his ^ conniiy . ^ ( H e ** , bear , » ofi ,- ** r&l Such , was the objecS df-liis ambiUoii . Hs ~ * falfi 3 hr 6 i 0 fliEm a 31-&e light to ebjoy , asd all th * - *^ fesfem they ongbl to wish loi ^ lhat was , to prove Sfc ^ selTfcs s * le to goTern the stxasger as the strasger ; |^ fTCtd &em . Woaia ttej be satisSed wUh IrsJaca " ^^ ena ^ Tea ? HeTRB aot safeSed with Iretsud fo £ 8 B& ; ia wonld net biriati ^ Ed - * i& a . potstec gar'' a'CSi h ~> mulsh a whole estate . Were sot IrisS-5 ¦ , » ¦ _

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      . men to be found , in America and eyery quarter of the lolthe world ; is erery manufacturing town in England ? were they sot to be found in China , in India , and -were not their priests t ' eere along with ttem preaching the gospfl to , the world at large ? and did they : wish to bring Jioaie all those men , and to "bring home those priests from doing the work of God all oTer the world ? { Cries pf " < peitaon" ?) >¦¦• - ¦ t '¦* . iToice— "WbaUbout Bepeal ? { Hea ^ heaz . ) Ase jfoaa Bspealerr . ' ' t „ j Bir . O ^ KEn , iTiesamea—The only difference between [ birn andthem was with respect to the rosd by which th ^ y would arrife atlhe same object . They professed , and therefore he bettered themthat they had nothing

      . , bnt thBhappmesa and interests and glory of Ireland ' at heart He didiot yield to them in the isame desire , . bnlba told ^ em theroad that was . recomaendedW them " Would nerbr bring them " , there In peace —( cries of flt ^ ff . aridire'wnigo on no 9 ttie ^ y . ~! ren jei « liftd passed orer their heads since the promlse ' was made to them "ffiat they shpuld seethe Parliament in College-Qreen . In six months . '( Langhfer . ) LeV them b ' ^ i aisnred that by . thejaths of . peace and friendship , and by the paths that were recommended to them to take , they w ' ould s ^ iaeta a jmncb more glorion * tx 3 un > j >? i than by brlnglDg back a little peity Piriissient . ( Qroamt ) ; _ Mt ' BBB » JLM > Pobd—Hb deceived Ihe people of Danaalk before , and he wants sow to mislead them .

      ( Ghaers . ) " 5 Captain Seatek next addressed the meeting , aid recommended them to pursue the course laid down for their adaption bj their illustrious ' liberator . * ' He trusted that while . they continued iheir peaceful agita tion they would be obedient to the laws , and" dutiful to their allegiance "to" their Sovereign . He assured them that neither he nor the Repealers of Ulster " should forget the conduct of the men of Loutb on that day—( cheers . ) i Mi . M'AiLiSTBS cbserred that Mi . O'Reilly "had been seot to Parliament b ? the people of Doadalk ; and they inew that only one small wfek expired-when he repudiated the principles on which they senVhinv there , and 2 kd not kept the faith they implicitly placed In t"tn—{ hear ) . i

      M . Wynne was then called to the chair , a vote of thanks was passed to the former chairman , asd the immense multitude separated in the most peaceful and orderly manner .

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      . PUBLIC DINKEB TO THE " LIBER ATOB" IN QALWAY . The great pnblie banquet to Mr . OConnell took place -on Monday evening , at tbB magnificent and extensive pavilion erected for the purpose in Eyre-square . The Bight Hon . Lord Pfrench acted as president . On the zight of his lordship satr the distinguished guest of the evening , UanieTO'Ocranell , Esq . Ml . Edword Borke read several letters of apology . ¦ Mr . Michael Wihtkb . came forward , and was received with load applause . He read an eloquent and most flattering address from the trades of Galway to the " liberator" on the occasion of his visit amongst them . 3 Ir . O'Oosssvl said he thanked the trades of Galway very much for that most ; flattering ™» " 1 r of their fcstwm ; bat as it would be bis -dnty toAddresa the assembly again at some length , ha would reserve the expression of his gratitude to the trades nntU then , as he could sot Hunk of trespassing a second time on the company .

      The CHAiBMAJi , after the usual loyal toaste , satt he would give them " O'Connell for ev 6 r , rsdth all the honours . " The toast was drank with the most deafening and rapturous applause—the entire company , ladies as well as gentlemen , continuing to wave their handkerchiefs with the greatest enthusiasm for several minutes . . Mi . CComrELi . rose , and when silence had been restored , proceeded as follows : —I should be the most mistaken , and , indeed , I believe the most stupid of mankind , if 1 could for one instant imagine that I was to return the ordinary discourse of thankfulness for the kindness and the honour which you have shown mej I have so notion c-f it at all "We ore not here for the ' ordinary after-dinner speeching . We ate sot here

      evento pay is tribute of lespeet to all that is' lovely and ' smiltof upon ns . ( Cheers . ) We are met here for other ' purposes . We are forming the history" or Jrelandltf this spot ( Hear , hear , hear . ) I Btated that ss long as ' one shred of the constitution remained we -would Btand ' on it on the defensive—that we would assail do adversary—that we would-riolate ; so law —^ tnat' we wenld not be guilty of any bloody mtack , "bat that woe be to those who dared to atteck us . { Load cheers . ) I was -cheered then by men as brave and as determined as yon are , and " there could sot be men more brave , asd I believe mpre determined ; and what has heen ' the . result ? The tone has been mitigated . The threat has been softened . The declaration of war has shrnnkinto the puny pipe of little irulg&r abuse . They were then Koine to

      cat our threats . They . are sow satisfied with calumniating ss . All is Tniidness and mitigated , hostility . Within the " short apace of s fortnight the conviction C&niB 0 V 6 T tkfeir minds thit they maj abuse ss With safety , bnt that it wonld sot be prudent to attack us . Within that short space I have been -watching with an eye of eagerness every evolution of ou enemies , " and I proclaim to you now perpetual peace , and a struggle merely ^ in political strife , bloodless , stainless , crimeless -on * our part , and leaving the enemy only the paltry resource of sseless unavailing resistance . Yes , I am cose now to tell you that , we are able to workout our object , deapite asy r | sjKasce they can or will make against cs . . So Uttla « pl think formidable in their ' means or assailing ns ^^ at I sent my little' grandson who is beside me on board the Cyclops to-day to take her for me . What la there of argument against ss ? We have chaileBged debate ; we haTe looked for discussion . We have argued the question in our

      corporations . We ptit forward onrcase ; and I say it triumphantly—sot Jbi any silly vanity , or of any praise to ' my own no-talents , bnt is the simplicity of troth—we have bees triumphant in our arguments and ' snref ated ~ | s any , grounds on which the question of Bepeal conld . be considered —( beaij hear ) . Theeff ^ l of tbst la inajic&l ; sobody . dares to'deny that the jQnloowss sot a compact to which the people ot Ireland had been a pEtty . Nobody could dare to say that the Irish Parliament had a right or authority to Tote sway the liberty of the Irish people for ever , and to transfer the legislature of Ireland to any foreign country—( hear , hear ) . Such is a practical exposition of the atrocious manner } n which the Union had been carriea , and of ' the real existence sttll of the Irish national constitution . Ton m ? y , perhaps , say , it is in the grave ; but ' if it be it only sleeps is that grave . It is slumbering , bnt sot dead —{ bear , bear , hear , and cheers ) . In beta points the ' "victory is ours . We have a right to oux Parliament , asd nothing but fraud and -vOlany

      deprived as of its practical njse—( ht * J , heai ) . So far we are unanswered . In our corporation debates no man replied ' to us . They talked , rta be sure , bnt they did sot argue . There was plenty of declamation , but there was 3 total absence of logic—( hear , hear ) . . There met the other day is Dublin an anU-Bepeal party , ssd 1 looked with thentmosl anxiety for something to , answer . I remember When at the bsr that a brother barrister , -who' -was coosldeied to h » e rather a-vacuity inside , his wig , * was once cross-examining a witness without being able to get anything out of him . At length he said , "Fellow say something that I can take bold of—{ laughter } . I was exceedingly anxious to try if they had used any argument against the Repeal , and I carefully read the proceedings for that purpose ; when , lo and behold ! 1 found that my hours had been miserably misspent , as I found nothing in the entire at all like an argument . The Irish reform bill was

      an injury , aggravated by an issnlt . Why should any statesmen , then , dare tell such a nation as Ireland that so mean and paltry , so unjust and insulting a measure was a concession . Lord Stanley the maniac—for he is actually mad , and it is kind for him—daughter )—de clared that everything that had been done was the best that could be done fer Inland . It is a proverb is oW as the Efcige of Troy , that those who are doomed to desti-Dctitcn commence their fate by the destruction of their understanding ; and so it appeared to be with Lord Stanley . He admitted that erery thing in Ireland was perfect , except , indeed , that he knew the majority o ! the Irish people were not favourably . disposed "; towards the present ministry—{ hear , and laughter ) . He remembered hearing lord Stanley say that the people

      of Ireland fcbould be made to fear the wvernment Before they . could be got to love it ; but his' answer warthat the Iri » h people would never fear and would sever love them , but that they were quite ready to hate and . despise them . Bnt what is the present position of England ? The MornhiQ Chnmidt tells ss that ibeisres'ly bat a secondary power at present , as the ! State of 1-eland has placed her is such a position that she is prevented from having her natural . strength . { Cheers . ) How exceedingly sarryl&m at the intelligence , i&mgbttr ) But wesk she will remain and must eontinne nctil she does justice to Ireland . I am sot B 9 w looting for instalments bat for a whole . I remind England thst &b long &a she leaves freedom of ; conscierce shackled , until the Protestant church is sup-1

      ported by its cwn adherents—while * fcb » franchise of Ireland is limited as at present , as to approach almost to * total perishing—while the few voters that yet remain are exposed to the tyranny of their landlordswhile Ireland is incunibered with a debt for which she osgbt so ^ be liable , and which , with the" blessing of heaven , she will never psy , . Ireland cannot b ^ said to be treated with equality . . By Repealing the Union these remedies will be redressed , ' asd tea , sugar , and tobacco , and other necesaries that the poor are beginniag to UBe , would be got for one-fourth the cost they are at present- 1 tell 'Englanirthst jrelssd will bos be cosiest-while her absentee landlord ' s drain of sine TniUVoBB a-year « ont ^ aesj or yrbSLs her Uridlords have

      such an absolute authority . over their tenants that the ' 3 as £ I » r 4 and the ' cxecn ^ onfer Wybe Teeknn 6 d intlie " same category ? " I haVe . in my pofefcet " a silly" dictatorial letter , froia Ipnt ClefliBnts , ' texcWing ^ J blockheadisni Vveri its intperi ^ n ^ nce . Mb telli bi » tenants nos to a » rf © anmkforttemB&lveaonVpo'Uftal qae&tion ; » p " tnsxif one of tbeaiTimfe the . Repeal of the Union ' meful to hiB country hVmsy l « co ' rtairi xif knowing t ^ hat swBits him—cxpnlsiraj ' fcnes of § t . QiQTge of Eeadfofd , * followed'by loud groans . j Tdo sot know the details of this © induct , tnt , if f yun who have a - better right * o fcsaw "Km tBanl b ^ rej think thai serenade saitftl to ins virtues , 1 Sraist fnbmit f 0 listen to it—ifansiau ? J Well , '! ' tell England aat we hsvs thesa' clsimarupan her / bat 1 - ^ Sl £ l * p go odb sl ? p farther aud ^ tell her , th # i

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      the atroci ^ of her rewarded and cherished publ ic press —that the atrocious calumnies and ferocity of the Times . Trhich caQea the Irish people " a filthy and felonious rabble , ? " and tnat called their anointed clergy surpliced ruffians ; and a demoniacal priesthood , and by such means incited that spirit of bigotry which , insnlon with inttaidatl « n and the most -esonsdns b ^ o ^ j ^ nade'use of to ' plate the Qiueen Inttebandsof » Tbry ; aamlhifltratlon ; I tell her that tSe fait of theieii ^ ig ^ Jn ^ connection between tfee gbverDTnentanaitiJBnpporters arid such a press , 'makes

      our hearts swell v # tbin ; ua and bnrn vntb indignation . While' I ststethesethingi to England , I teU her states men to examine dbrtinctly \» hat coarse should be taken I am not here to compromlBe the Repeal . I will sot do ; forl afti resolved to stand Tor the rest of iriy life " on Repeal , until I stand in an Irish Parliament in College-green— 'ftond cheers ) . I care not for Whig or Tory . The Hbrnjb ^ Chnm i de , forsooth , endeavouring to persnade ^ us to work for the restoration of the Whigs ; bnt ? care sot whether Whigs or Tories are in power : " all oaf txertfona shall' be devoted to the restoration of -the Irish Parliament . ' As s ' obn as I have three millions

      r 6 f enrolled Rqp&l&s I ahall tjie my-next 8 tep- ^( cries of "Tott sbjflt bare ttein , ' and bear , hea ^ . If 'America should Insist- on getting tte Oregon terrixitory—if Rossis should menace the Bast—or if Syria "be handed -over io Meheatoet AIJ , in -contempt ot England—if any of these : events occur , then hurra for the Bepeal !—( lend cheers ) . But suppose the bock ef history were to be cloged , aad that the nations of Europe that had lon ^ hited England sbouid begin now to fall in love with her , and ' neglect to take any paltry advantage of England that ' fte present state of Ireland Trouiaglve'them over ber 4-iuppose Lord blancarty to be right , afid that the English FarUamenti "would not concede" Bepeal , ' I would still' meet him foot to foot , and tell him we can do it for ourselves , legally and constitutionally . Blessed be heaves ! it is in the prerogative " of the Sovereign to * call the Irish Parliament together again , without " the necessity of any Act of Parliament .

      It is a constitutional principle that the prerogative of the Crown cannot be affected by an Act of Parliament , unless the fact of the -withdrawal of the prerogative be specially mentioned-in the " Act , -which is not the " case , in the Act of Union . I thiijk already that I see the way covered with flowers , and the Lord-Lieutenant going in state to open the Irish Parliament . I see you , my Lord , proceeding to take your rightful seat in the Irish House of Lords—1 bear the voice of the clerk summoning the House of Commons to proceed with the election of a Speaker . O ! is it not worth while to be alive at a period of such glorious excitement ? I am a lover of nature and an enttiusiaBtieWmirer of the romantic and majestic scenery of my native country ; b * Bt what is there in dnll and nnanimated nature to . equal the mighty bursting of the heart , the bounding of the spirit , ths expanding of the soul , at the scene I have t > t # U describing : —

      " Look then through nature , through the range , Of planets , suns and ad ' mantlne spheres Wheeling unshaken through the void immense , And speak , oh I man , can thy capacious soul With half that killing majesty , dilate ' Thy strong conception ^ as when Brutu ? rose Befolgent from the stroke of Coaiar ' s f&te Amidst the crowd of patii - ta , and his arm Aloft extending , like immortal Joto When guilt brings down ; the thunder , Called on Tally ' s namo and bade the fathsr of his country hail ? " ' ; Here ( said ilr . O'Connell ) I paraphrase—Forlol the Union ' s prostrate in the dost , And Ireland again is free . iTremendouscbeera which continued for several minutes during the-coursaof which : toe Hon . and Learned gen tleman sat down ) . . '

      Mr . O'Connell again roiBe when the cheering bad subsided , and said that he had a most pleasing duty to perform . It was quite dear that he was perfectly justified" In sparing the infliction of anything like a speech upon the assembly on that occasion , for the toast he had to propose was one that recommended itself to them without the aid of any suggestions of his . He ttouM give them the health of the first peer that joined the Repeal cause—the upright , the pure—the friend of Ireland aod of her liberties—tbo devotedly attached lover -of -Irish freedom and Independent . He wonld give them health and long life to their noble chairman , LordF / rcncb . ( Drank > with continued applause . ) The Noble Chaibhjlh retunwd thanks ia warm terms for the Tery flattering manner in'which his name had been proposed and received , and then proposed the next toast namely , '

      " Ireland for the Irish , and the Irish for Ireland . " Tir . CeSTEtLO being loudly called upon , returned thanks in eloquent terms . Tfee ChaIEMan saii he felt it Impossible to express the subject ef Ms next toast better ttan by giving the hEalthof the distinguished prelate that he was about to propose , under the characteristfo designation applied with snehtmth by tha "Liberator- " He would give them , - Tfitb the most profound esteem and veneration . - I " His Grace the Archbishop of Tuam , the Lion of tbe fold of Judab . '" - The toast was drank with the most lively and unbounded expressions of enthusiasm ' , the entire company standing and waving their handkerchiefs for several moments . ¦ '

      • His Gkace tbe Abchbishop replied in a suitable speech . A somber of other toasts were given which were eloquently responded to , and the meeting adjourned . "

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      i ¦¦ . '¦ ¦¦¦¦' for your awn government ; and without which you cannot eve * hope w be individnsjjy or nationally independent . Now , M , ott all know thsl If ^ ou temove tbe eaose the « ffectfwin cease , and fl » t | « o long as the cause * emaina ffie evil wiU contmrie , Hi follows that unless the condition , of trnitetsal Sufiirage be annexed to ^ Bepetoi jt would , insteml ofi blesidng . be a manlfe « tevil ; % « bteds * n 4 beasts of prey aw more i ? « f ^ */ l 0 Da ! ' failt ' so woaWifche Whig and To'yjnltnres orfteWbermore wraxibus after hating » o long ^^ pt ' blackLenti" asd more | . » paclon 8 than ever to xnake np for loss of tulie ; and ihrtalhe people

      , ttfw > ^ contending for , ' and winning the priza ; woald , by ^ 1 ^ 1 ^ J ^ trnlnJiig ^ dweri Kb compelled to yield up the-fruits of aU ttie& agifetion , anfwitness the factof their fenmtry becoming ' again the sceae of wholmle politfcal jobbiag ; and snbsefluently their ^ S ^ * ed with adTentare » : i 'in short , be ff- ^ S'il ; ? e" »? n'in-a worse state thaowhen it cont u !? . ^ : tr ? Ito ** who sold their ab £ your b&th . right for-a miserable mess of pottage , " or what is more debasing ; English gold . TWs would be only a s&adow of toe evils which a mere Repeal wpnld create amongst you , and for which there is no earthly political remedy save "Unltersal buffiage . * ? * *~* . » W 1 reas oning you will able

      B ^^! S S * ! be to see tnat t& * « y of Ireland for ! the Irish" ia TmL ! " * PF P" *« caM the onwary and In , vincibly ignoKint ;; for ft caijlot be jrapposed that " / .. "i ^? hUse ? Befl <» n be splind as not to see that whUst bis tongue ia tied htfeannotb ^ otherwise than dumb , nrtnjatter " what he may think 0 ? feel uponthfl occasion . With J&s much sticcess mighii a inafi hope to arrest the falling avalanche fsuppbsitjg be had the strength ) whilst his hands were pinioned , although bis eyes 1 could cee ^ and hta senses feel ] alarmed at the impending danger . And thus it would fee with those who heedlessly cry "Ireland for theiIrish . " Their tongues would be ! tied and hands pinioned , although their senses told them they Were [ being robbed .

      and they wonldf feel the evidence of persecution resultiog from the infltcitlon of Injustice . This can be rendered even more plain by the remembraace that want of political power In the people wai the sole cause of a transfer of your native parliament to England ; for bad there been a House of Commons over whom the people had had a contrpUng i »? neDce , f such trabsfer conld not have possibly taken place ; and without a controling power on the part of the people , the Repeal would bo as likely'to be fan evil as the then parliament waa . If you had bid ( as : you should have bad ) a vofeeiitelectbig yonr representatives , you would not as a nation have had to submit to the shameful traffic which tho repfesentatives of only a clasa made of your interests , nor would the Government have tampered with your

      representatives had they been elected by the general voice Instead cf at best an interested fraction of tie people . But we will View Uie , case ia another Iignls . Suppose for ln-Btance the " fri 8 . h ! Arms Bill , " about which there has been bo much discussion and hypocritical whining amongst the Whigs . This bill is brought into the House : and let me ask , where is tho power yeu have to oppose its progress ? it is evident thai ;; talking is of no use . If parties opposite would succeed in preventing its passing into law ; there masS be something ; more than the inconsistent speechifying about " Tory coercion "—tbere must 1 ) 0 palitical power in- the Hoaso . to protect you with effect ; and that power mast emanate from without the ! House . Now as you have net tha power out of the House , it follows you cannot have

      it in the House ; - and thus the measure , Whether you like it or not , is most likely , and may have been ere this forced upon you , although the' previous nets of Government , of the majority who coerce you , may hive given rise to the . necessity , which I question , for such a measure . But had you a full and fair representation , this contd 1 ; noV possibly occur : fer the people being the majority without the House , would also have a majority within the House ; asd thus fthe evil cause of coercion would never exist . If by ] any chance it ahould , the majority of the people in the House would adopt remedial measures instead of coercive restrictions * It is

      follyit Is little short of sheer madness to cry '*' ltelaad fo » the Irish , " without this all important condition being annexed ; aad . I have no hesitation in stating that without thta condition accompanies Repeal , you wi } l only be the -worse off for yonr i > ains . It is now very evid ent t | iat so far as we can seeftlie designs ot your leader , that the condition of a full , fair , and free representation of the people has , in fact , 'no place in his Ideas joriatantions . I could wish I had ; roasbn to give' him credit for consistency of principle ; for splto of his ni&ny political b \ os [ I admtt 6 tha ( bold front he assumes , although I have reasons sufficiently strong . to queatlon his sincerity . ' ¦ " ¦ "' ' : f : '

      Mr . O'Connell assuredly knows tba , t ITniversal Suffrage Is the only guarantee for good government ; be only . knows that Without tia people ore ,: . liable to ba oppressed by their rulers ; and , id fact , his former advocacy of snch a nreasure is tantamount to Bis belief that it is indispensible . jHere then we have him at tbe head of your great movement , proclaiming that your wrongs are grievous ; that they shall be redressed ; and that *? Irfabmen Bhall have Ireland , and Ireland Irishmen ;" but , losing sight of , | or blinking the qaestfbu , which of all others is most important to your success , and without which all your energies will endUke , the inscription over ' a certain ale-house itt Irtslaud , ' where a group of persons are' represented surrounding a tub of water with a bjacfc man Bleated intho middle of It , whilst they are belabouring him with brushes and ' soap to the tune of— ¦

      *• Knbblng ana 'scrubbing from morn till night , Ochorie Machree ! Will yon ever be White ?" And then follows the moral —• Labeur in vain { Does not Mr . O'Connell know that he never can wash sway-the filth ] of class-made Jaws , or purify the deep-stained pall which Wraps in funeral gloom the prostrate form , of the once beauteous Erin ; dues be not know that neitiier the " soap" nor the "brushes " of "Irelandfor t&e Irish , " or " Irishmen for Ireland , " will never brighten thu oj ^ aqne mass ot political corruption , whilst , like thin "black man . * a cause , exists , which be cannot , or rather will not touch ?'

      As . sure as it is . a natural cause that a black man is black , so ifl ^ t as certain that the ca use of Ireland ' s wretchtdnesD is a want of full representative or political power . And a » this ; is a remedy within his reach , and neither he nor you W | U luakeuse of it , soicertela will the Irish people reap the fruits of bitter ; disappoint ment , even . should they acquire a Repeal of the Union to-morrow J ! . j , , Men , of Ireland , b ? not deceived ! You cannot otherwise obtain justice fqr yourselves or country . Experience mn » t , if you reflect , convince you the * you have ever been forgotten jiu the general soiamfele for plunder of your rights , and the misappropriation of tbo fruits of your industry , earned by the aweat of your brows .- ¦ , ¦ (

      Remember , although heaven doomed you to ft life ef toil ; that it , has said , "the Jabourer , is worthy of his hire ; " and although . your brows are covered with sweat , and furrowed with otres , that even afclll you bear the im ^ ge of "thelining God ; " and that "; he who oppresses tbe poor" is not only your enemy , but His y ; bo created you . Remember the fltat , great principle of nature " that all men a ^ e equal" ; and the first great fundamental precept of Christianity "that aU men should be as brethren . ' * . i \ Tbbrefore when jpu it quire to be justly dealt by , demand what you ask peaceably ; but in the dignity of your nature , in tbo- spirit of just authority , demand what yon balieve to bi your tight Tell thei tyrant who would set his foot upon you , that man first gave i > ower te man , but only fur litis good , and as a servant to his fellows ; and that having "broken his faith and violated his

      engagements , you are , determined no longer , to submit to his assumed and ill acquired authority . You may tell them that " Ireland was made for Irishmen , " and tbat " Irishmen ml ] have Ireland "; but remember you must be consistent j you must be unanimous and persevering . Then anly will you conquer the giant power ot your oppressors—then only will you hate achieved a redemption which Wiii confer substantial and lasting blessi Qga upon yourselves and country—then win tbe golden dreams of many ahomelees lover of his birtaploca be roalizedi—then will the tears be chased from tbe eyes of tbe-disconsolate widow and starving orphan whom tyranny have driven desolate , —and then will be tinia when Erin , like the Pteeaix , will arise "from her aehes , " uud in the majesty of her beauty present herself to an admiring -world ,, who , in the words of the poet , will say that she is Indeed

      " G reat , glorious , and free . First flower of the earth , first gem cf the sea . " Let mo oncfi more impress upon you the nocessjty of demanding UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE . It is your only h epe . Inscribe it on your banners—let it take foot in your heart « - ^ cherish it as a last resource to ; resuscitate your fallen glurj ; and' when tha day of Repeal arrives , place 'hem like twin sisters , hand y . \ hand , or like two blesred spirits of peace and happiness come down to dweu amongst ypn to heal tbe Bonovra of the past and gladden jour hearts for the future . I " am , my fellow countrymen , Your devoted and obedient servant , W . H . Clifton .

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      The Voice ov Waumng . —Oa the morning after tbe ever memorable 18 h . of May , a deoynt lookiua ; female of the humbler ranks of life accosted , on the streets of EdLnbur fih , on 9 of our" Westland" ministers , vrhen the following colloquy ensued ;— Woman : " O , sir . areye ane o ' ourmiiiistcra that cam out yesterday J " Minister : ' " Yes . I am . " Woman ; JO , God bles » 3 you . How are all your brethren this morning I " Minister : " Very well , so far as I kuow , . and very happy . " Woman : ! I ' m ex ^ xaordicar ; glad to hear it—lang may they be we . Do you think , sir , that if I were to go ap > to Luninijn I could j ; et a vrord o * the Queen ! She iq commuting a great sin ,, and I dinna teiiik she kens what " sho s doinij . " Minister :

      " 1 fear you would Rrid it mty difficult to get aamieaionto he ? I ^^ jesty . ' ' ^ pin | n « "Do ypu jthlnk , theuilhai , 1 oouid get Tn to , epo ' ak . to tha yinuaissioner ? Mayoe he . would , tell , the Q , ueen niiy me 3 sage . "" Minister : " I tl ) ink it quite pos ^ iblje Jhat you might be udmftted to speak to his Grace the Commissioner . " Woina , n : "Then I would like to speak to him on tie sqbj ^ ot ; and I wish much that he would tell tbe'Q'ieen ; for Bho ' disiia Ken what she ' s doing . She ' s trying to tnk . the . orown aff Cliriat ' e head . Shell nevei ; Dtautme that , ; but t-iio ha 3 ated to tak care that they d ' tnn& lak , the ciowit oft ftvr £ Uii head . "—Scottish Gu < irdia ? t .

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      HOME COLONIZATION . LBTXEB XiVII . TO THE BOITOft OP IHfij NORXHBEN STAB . Sir , — To assist in procuring { that Fnily for which I am soatroDgaaadvosate , seeing that I did not coincide in » raotlcal operations with Mr . Owen , the president « f the lUtfoMft Society , I have resigned the office Of Chsnewl Secretary of that Society , and retired from Harmony Ball ; ' oenflequenily | my lrtters cannof bear their usual heading . As however the ultimate object I have in view is the universal happiness of Hian , and as a means . of sccompliahing thu , object , bis adoption of a system of Association in Colonies of United InUiests , I shall continue the number of the letters , and simply change the heading to 9 ome Colonization .

      - In leaving Harmony Hall on ceasing to hold office in the Rational Society , I would not have aay one ta infer that I am indifferent to tbe progress or success of either . I still holdibem to be the moat-advanced efforts that have been made for the attainment of that system of society which must ere long be adopted , vt the misery which is daily rapidly increasing will fast destroy the population of the country , | . . Your readers have now before ' them , in tolerably dear tenns , the opinions of Gracchus and myself with respect to Organization ; and I am glad to see the aub-Ject ia t « be treated of by Mr . O'Connor , yourself , and many otherst ~ as I am well aware that in proportien to the : soundness of the information laid before the public will judgment , ultimately be formed ; and nothing can be more gratifying to the true lover of his species than the . progress which { snow-being made in the acquirement ; of correct principles ,

      I agree cordially with G ^ cfthns that there will be faults , more or less , in every system of Government , until they ba . removed by a sound education of « very ohild in the state 1 andfthat when the people know the right they will do jit- I shall therefore leave differences which , exist between us respecting either principle * or persons ; to be aalmly considered by those who feel interested on the subject ; as I have no wish to urge my own opinions teo Btrongly on others ; but merely desire to throw out from time to time such suggestions as appear likely to act beneficially on tbe pufclio mind ; as I , am well convinced that a dogmatic exercise of power or adherence ' to opinion Is always repalsive to progress , whoever | may be the person to exeioiaeit . ^ } Tbe subject of my letter for this week is tbe second pohit in ^ he prelimina ry Charter put for th by Mr . Owen : V National unexcluaive superior practical education for all who require it . "

      We have in this sentence a theme that requires volumes to be written to elaborate it What is education ? Ibis single question would employ many hoars to give anything like an adequate reply to it The education of every human being should consist in tho highest development of all his powers and . faculties , physical , mental , and moral ; a business Which has sever yet been performed for anyi individual during the history of tbe human race , nor can it ever be accomplished until the mind has been expanded to an extent of which we have none ef us at ! present an adequate conception . j If . however , we ara unable to obtain all that is

      desirable in this reaped , shall we on that account become supine and lukewarm , and allow our time and opportunities of improyement to be wasted Whilst we are hoping for things unattainable ? or shall we not rather assist in every manner to urge forward such practical measures of education or training as may be Within our reach . j If we look at the state of the public mind in this country at the present time , and compare it with what it Was previous to the first efforts of Bell and Lancaster being made to instruct the people , there is much

      to rejoice at The simple elements of instruction so niggardly doled out under the most severe and pressing discouragements , joined to tbe facts which science has within the last century developed , has created a Change m society as * whole , different to any that has been known at any former period of human history . The body of the people were never before In a position to exercise calm and deliberate judgment on what was going on around them ; nor were they ever before urged by such , pressing necessity jto examine into the means they possess for redressing the evils under which they suffer .

      As may te well known by those who are acquainted with the eolence of human nature ; in proportion as this instruction has progressed and this necessity has increased , we have hod to witness the verious endeavours that have been made for an improved position ; until at this period those who hate hitherto been the oppressors are beginning to look with Wonder , fear , and amazement , upon those they have hitherto been taught to despise : and in a short time they will glady co-operate in any measure of mutual safety which may belaid before them . j

      The safety , tbe welfare , the happiness , of all racks and classes , not only in this country , but throughout the whole civfliaed world , depends -upon a sound practical education being speedily given to every human being . ¦ ] In my last letter , I proposed a national survey of this country as : one great estate , ) for the purpose of developing to tbe highest extent our present knowledge will admit its capabilities for providing for the population . I recommended that all those who are unemployed should immediately be set jto work ' , under one superintending ; mind , in improving the lands , and erecting superior dwellings on a lBcale . systematically to produce wealth most abundantly ; to distribute it moBt justly ; to train or educate every individual from birth to death ; and to govern all on terraa of equal Justice to all . 1

      I have , in order the more practically to carry forward tbe subject I am now writing on , namely , " natural superior practical education for all who require it , "to propose that the Government immediately agree to take into tbe dwellings of which I have before spoked , tho children of all such parents as would be ready to place them in their hands to be educated ; and that they train them in tbe manner that aliail ro : der them most efficient for all the general purposes of life . Some I know will be ready to exclaim : ' } Would you offer to

      trust the Government with the entire controul of the education of the whole of the rising generation ? " and to this I reply : " certainly ; and be mpafcextremely grateful that thry could be bo far enlightened as to take such a work in hand . " If we havejany faith in the assertion that knowledge is power , let us do everythinij within our reach to extend this [ knowledge . Once gained , it can never be removed by ignorance ; but it will , in its turn , remove , ignorance « ven from tbe highest places . It is true this may not be done by force or violence ; nor is it richt that it should be . We

      must , all bear in mmd , -whatever may be our personal privations , we -would not hava Them if we coaId avoid it : and those who ara now revelling in luxury cannot rationally be blamed for bring in circumstances which those who would oppose them now envy . By combining in such an eduoatiop as I propose , the highest mechanical and chemical appliances in connection with the superior cultivation of the land , and by having sound practical teachers Well versed in tho sciences of human na ure and of society , these children would soon not only . bo made self-supporting , but to contribute very largely to the production of superior wealth fur those of tbe present generation who have most unfortunately been so ill trained as to be unable to provide for themselveB those things that they have

      been taught to covet And desire . | Education on such a basis would speedily develop in a most superior manner the physical , inental , and moral powers of the children ; and would give them individually a power and capacity such as has not yet fallen to t he lot of mail to receive ; a power and capacity that would , again react in the production of higher advances until a state of being would be procured capable of enjoying all tbe advantages which nature has so liberally provided for us . What is the present knowledge of man ? Does he know himself , or the manner in which the objects which surround him aci upon bis beiB * ?

      For a reply to these qutstions let us f « k&k ourselves what we know individually of Bnatemy , physiology , the laws of heat , those which regulate thai temperature- and other changes of tho atmosphere ? benides all the laws of mechanics and chemistry ? Ate > ye well acquainted witk agriculture , botany , geology , mineralogy , and the other sciences necessary for tbe pro . iuocioa of the greatest amount of advantage from the earth we inhabit ? or are we not rather seeking , even in our highest flights , mean , pitiful , and tr . tliDg object , jqnite unworthy of rational beings , placed by tht > Great | Cr « ating Power of the universe , in the midst of all things necessary fur our well-being and happiness ? j

      What h& 7 e we to do to obtain such an education for the present generation as I hero propose ? To uuite . If knowledge is power , union is atfenjtth ; and trtien the minds of the masses can ba e afficientiy ex pzndi-l to see this , they will unite . Tnero wilf be na gr ^ uumiss fears exist whether individuals will abuse power ; for it will be found that every individual , however high his intellect , howewmMb he may be respected or loved , will become poweneas jif he acts contravy to those principles wb ; ca are now ascbtunned to be in accordance with nature , and conssqa ^ ntly eternal . Toe knowledge gained by the public will toon absorb id ! individual importancs ; and every man will strive to do wh ; it he can for the general gcod , and be contented with tho inward satisfaction that results from his actions . A great and Uoly alliance will be fonned of the wise and good of all rauks , classes , and people ; and they will proceed on such cliarly defined and universal principles that none will be enabled to mistake the path to be followed whoever iaay erroneously

      and unintentionally ^ ov a time , advise them to go aatrny . I must here again- observe , as I did } at the conclusion of ray lost letter , thit I do not wish this subject to be suspended until all I ask for can be obtained . We must dilieentiy strive to assist in every ujacner possible , to lay sound practieal infoiras . tion before the public , aad help forward those who are behind na by every possible means . * 5 he ipean * st village school , ! tla < s aimpleaS information how to do anything iu a bettfef manner than ittiasfcsiia done bttlote , muBt not be ] negl 6 cted < Those wbo can nijitber read or write , may still do much in educating tbass around them ; for if tney can explain how physical strength can » d ecouomUed ; tqw ^ nVtflectU 7 , l ; idass are to be expanded ; haw moral faculties are to ba etxengtbened : or haw any qf the practical tn ' . slceij of . lift * is to be better t : r . sJ' ^ ioy Will , iu Jiieir resptctWo positions , be assistv $ iu this , great » . good , and caa » cqxu ; iiUy most desirable wJtfe , \ 1 ara , S-r , your < Hj .. { iif nt | ^^ awt , Goppprt , July 3 , 1 S 43 . WiLhUn Q-A&PIN .

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      Notice op Bu ' riai .. —Tim foHomiiJi notice was lately affixed at a church ( lo ^ r . in Hertfordshire ^ and read in tho CKtrrcb : — " This is -to- ftire aottes , that no petiOTv is to bu but ' . ed iu iliis c&vuehyaira but those hv ; tjg in tho parish ; an < l noso wh ;> svishto b » bttried are iegtve ^ t to » u ^ ly to tao p * risU « lWS ,

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      s T 0 THE PEOPLE OP IRELAND-•« Ireland for the lxhib . Fellow-Couktktmem , —r The ahpve short and pithy sentence has been so often on the lips of your chief leader , and responded to by yon , that I am induced to examine what affinity it bears to a Repeal qf the Union , or Jii the event <> f a " Repeal , ' would it , . as It is intended to imply , bear its proper construction f Irishmen , experience'has convinced me that there is often mere enthusiasm ' manifested by yon , when yonr passions are appealed to , than when your Teason ia consulted . For instance , 1 well remember . tho disgraceful scenes -which -used to occur , particularly in the province of Monster , at the Fair , when faction met faction , and riot and bloodshed used to be tha certain

      result These u not one of you who did not know , or whose reason did sot convince " him " that he was acting contrara Jlo the ; precepts of ChriBtifanity / and' -violating the flaws of the country ; rbut soon as the wild ahput . . of =. party , the . war-wbpop of ffacKon , the demoniacaTyell of a 'Sbamavess , " > r a L ^ CUKJCTAT ; " * " White fien /' or a " Magpye ; " a j" Big Hayes , " or a "litfle Hayes" wan raised in del &tnce , zeasvn fled her throne , and passion , like a whirlwind , swept the deserted plain , and rode madly rampant over tbe rain it had made . Those scenes are , thank God , passed avay 1 . and may the man who dashed the accursed cup from yonr lips , 'and thereby opened your eyes to your lolly , and awakened fraternal affections in yonr bosoms , taste the ^ blessings -which be so tamly

      deserves ! It is in the language and spirit of ^ alm and animpassloned reason I would discuss the merits of the above important sentence ; for I am convinced , until reason , NOT PASSION ,. w&ys the Irish mind , Ireland Will never raise her head above the political horizon , or he ? people be other than slaves and persecuted serfs . The Irish mind is ever from , the principles of the " pbysiolgy of man , " peculiarly adapted to excitement ; and-hence the necessity for caution , and knd in . the present case scrutiny , as snch warmth of disposition has too often fled the people into serious B « ft ( by them ) unforeseen difficulties : the maxim that" he mn 3 t Trotcli "who w 6 nld overcome" being entirely lost sight of ; and Which is nothing more . or less than the exercise of resson , with the firm lesolution to

      &ct consistent w 3 th the convictions of calm reflection . I " Ireland for the Irish" is then the raU ^ lng cry . It is thema&cse&teBcer-tbe incantation mbich , like a spell , acts " upon your imaginations , draws your -scattered forces together , stimulates you to action , resuscitates tha hopes « f bygone days , and inspires the pleasing dream that it is almost already wiihtn your grasp , o ! how ardantiy I conid wish this vision were complete ; and that such were trnly tbe position you hold in the political and social world . Mow happy , c 6 uld I be if , instead of a wanJog address , I could . compliment you on your , victory and participate in ( yonr triumph , Y ** , this would be a pleasure warth all c-lsa beside . Iki :, alas ! tbe time has not yet come—although cu : ue it will ; and until it does it will "be our duty to accelerate

      it by every lawfnl means wilhui onr power ; and whilst we suffer -otetiier , battle together for its attainment . ' How much is contained in those four words^— " IreloDd for the Irish . " It will aunWto s ^ y , that every evil act of a ciu ? i Government towards a long-suffering peopo —every inroad tipon Irish liberty—every confiscation of property—every scene of rapine , spol iation , and murder—evers act of injustice in gWcb and State—every re * kir ; j £ TWl anil flaming faggot are exhibited and Cuupl ^ a ^ sita the wild and unbounded joy at tha proap > ct c-I juBt iutribntion which Is to follow as tbe consequence of a Repealj Of the Union . All the varied passions of the mind are called , ir-tp action—every dormant energy Is aroused ; whilst hope—so often faithless—is on the wing and fluttering in sportive joy &t what may possibly be a delusion .

      Now , my countrymen , answer me . Will Irishmen ia . yp obtained Ireland whsn a . Jlapeal of the Union is tffected' ? This is the question , upon which rests tho whole fabric , of your future hopes . This is tbeI nucleus of Ireland'slsbpposed future happiness , and the touchstone to try ^ he spundness of the principle ^ njpon which ^ on ex pect to / base ^ your prosperi ty . ' I Whafcver " mayhe jour reply ^ . I answer , ' no J And why vnlJ ii ' Bof t / ' Tirit , bepanse , Tunder existing circumstsnees . Itilajnipossibfe , ' without dismemberment , ; , and sefondly . b ^ iwfe ^ itepea ^^ wlthout a * ' ptftt ^ ' 7 ' fxTB , " add * ^*^ represeiitatlQn of the wh 6 $ pi ^ ppfe of be onjy enfrast

      Ireland jn the Irish PirlBunaht . woul ^ - izsg ^ oif&e in . tiie ; hands 6 { ifiterested ah 4 pOTilpgCQ I ^ Bes ; to i ^ -ose ' a for their ' own . and not the people ' s interest ; and that ; consequently , * he people would be » fst xemoVed as ever from the posSessiioh . of teal ot 8 ppposea . happiness . And here X would aslc you what it arid hasten , She cause -orsll . youi s ^ fferiegs ? "What , is the , « ause of aU ' the . misery which * exists amrsiggt " the " wbrEing cWei of . Qrtat Britain ? Want . 01 puHtical po-wir I Nov 7 as " you . axe not aU Paddy ^ Sarns ' a , I would ~ just exptsjg v ' that tolitical power iu ^ iiUf feprestatation , or a TPloe in the making of laws

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      THE NATIONAL BENEFIT SOCIETY . THE CHARTIST MOVEMENT , —THE GRADUATED SCALE .

      TO TEE CHARTIST PUBLIC . FstLOvr Labourers in the cause of Hcmak Redemption From exactions and oppressions op Trades Tyrants . Religious Ttbauts . Lsois-LATIVB TXBANTS , AND FHOA XYBANTS OP ETfiBT Class and Caste . —It behoves us as men of sincerity , not to occupy the whole of our time abontony one of these evils separately ; but at once to grapple with t&e whole , lest ' our order should sink under the united weight sf all these tyrannies , or be driven into sanguis . ary conflict with the combined army of oppression ; for in that case , where , when , and how the battle will enis beyond onr human foresight to divine .

      The necessity / of a National Benefit Society , t » relieve in some degree the wide spread destitution which this many beaded oppressor hath produced , and is daily increasing , baa-not been disputed ; ana I shall therefore hold it is indisputable , and estabiisted . Indeed Oldham and Bradford have anticipated it , and started a society for the purchase of land , at such lowsubscriptions that the poor can afford . How long will the other localities , towns , and cities allow these places to be in , advance of them 1 Some other localities have commenced the consideration of the subject : and then is hope that all wiil speedily follow in the onward track . Oldbam hath furnished an instance of the good that can be done by a benefit society -vesting its funds on the land , as set forth in the Star some

      months since , Tbe Socialists have set us an example in ( bat respect . Let not these examples be lost open us . O'Connor has set forth tbo immense advantages within our reach by applying our pence and minds a little to the land . Let not his advice be wasted on . us .. Mr . Hill hath promised to . publish a plan for the achievement of the three-fold object , of helping tha needy , purchasing the land , and gaining the Char * ter , by safe and easy means , entirely under the protection of the law . Let us anxiously seek ita appearance . The Graduated Scale —Brothers , I Lave in my former . letters spoken of a graduated scaie as necessary to the present depressed and varied circumstances of tbe Chartists and the tailing class generally . The following , I think , may be adopted without fear of failure in a National Society .

      FOR MBMBEBS ONLY . Subscription In case 0 / need Weekly Weekly . entitled to the Payments . Id ... ... sum of ... ... 2 s ^ | O 2 d 48 o 3-cr 35 o > 3 d ; .. ... 6 s § - §•» - § S"S 4 * , 8 , $ « %%$$ 5 d IOa | . 5 " | S 6 d 1 *^ * o °# l 7 d ... ... J 4 i ^ IS- " 8 d ... 16 s S 8 § . & 9 d 183 „ §" & * 10 d 203 J f |§ 2-2-At the death of a member the society to provide an elm ccfBn , moutrfed top and bottom , best furniture , a paH , the . loan of cloafes , fcafbandg , < fec ; and when required , to provide a . grave , head-stone , and bearers .

      When the society is become large and possessed of land and other property , I think they may add in sickness a doctor . In support of this scale , I would say to those who may object to ¦ the lowncsa of tbe payments to members in need , that tbo benefit societies which £ > ive more , only give in sickness , for births , and for death ' s ; whereas the society I propose is' to give tho ^ weekly stipend when the member needs through want of employment . To those who object that the payment is too high , more than a society can give , I must ur ^ e in reply , that such a society by applying its funds in the purchase of land or other raw material for the beneficial employment of its members would generally be able when members fell upon the box , to give them employment , and so , continue them as ' paying members instead of recipients .

      Again , it is proposed to be a National Society , for the ultimate locating the * great majority of the toiling class who are willing , in their own societies , farms or workshops , bs part proprietors of the establishmepts , and snares .-of the labours , and tbe raising of wages far those who choose to stay in the employ of the master class . Therefore , such a society once safely established , could afford to offer and give greater benefits than any society that has yet teen established ; as respects funevals , inasmuch as the society would have its own workshops arid artisans ,, and could purehase the materials at the first band , it might give its deceased members ti more decent and respectable funeral than any other society , at a considerable less cost to the funds .

      In addition to this graduated scale tbe soeiety may have a land fund , for such of its members wbo can afibrd tosubscribe ' more than their weekly subscription to tbe benefit scale ; ' and also for ethers -who dd not feel inclined to subscribe to the benefit BCflle . It may also have a Sa ^ iu ^ a' Bank for the members , or any other perseD 3 ,. or bodies , to place such funds as they could spare , ' at a frir rate of interest , to be drawn out . after certain notice to that effect Some firms , or companies , Inve similar banks attached , wherein trade and benefit ' societies place their money , by which , means the capitalists are able to use the money of the working class againat them ; but as in all probability a great many members of Trade Societies would belong to such a national society as herein set forth , by lending the trade fund to it they wouWbe lending it to themselves , and that too for tba purpose for which it were subscribed—namely , to raise wages . ¦

      Farther ; our friends' must not suppose that that we shall be ebliged to proceed Only with the fusids paid in by members ;} for when we have mado our first purchase of land or buildings , we shall bo able to raise the amount of purchase money nearly , by mortgage on the property at 3 ^ per cent , and use the same at a profit 6 l 15 or 25 per fieut . to tbe society . 1 . 6 WHI be the numerous means of acquiring wealth that wa shall possess in such a society , that wilt ensure the achivetnents of the great national objects We have in view . The practicabirity of such a society exists of course in the means of Our disposal to carry it ouL I have enumerated a great portion of these means in an earlier letter upon the practicability of the proposed society / They are tbe sums that each individual In employ can stint himself of , out' of bis reduced and still reducing wages , for the purpose of stopping such reductions by opening a labour market of his own . The aggregate of thsse sums are first the wealth to be

      employed in the undertaking ; the second 13 the'knowledge , z ? al , and integrity we possess in our Chartist localities to conduct such a movement ; bat one most important of our raeaiis I did hot name ; and that ia , that we have at our command a practical farmer , who will conduct our land operations , as he hath done all our others , —¦ gratuitously . You will anticipate myinfotmation . It is our Barrister who hath expended so much of his time and money In 'the trials of our leaders ; it is ouv agitator Who bath agitated throughout the length and breadth of the land for us , at his own expense , time after time ; itishe ' who established . the Northern Star , the poor man ' s newspaper , to advocate oar rights , —it ia he who wa % rich , but hath m * der himself poor by our canse ; iti-3 our chieftain , Fear ^ us O'Connor . He hath intimated , too , that he believes he ccnld get T . Dnncbrnba , Esq ., our M . P ., and Sharman Crawford , Esq ., M . P ., tb become trustees to such an ' association . Shall we- not avail

      ourselves of tnelr names nad services m so great a cause ? Shall we neglect advantages such as these , that never before the people of England had ' at their cr . nmind ? Us we so love the slouah of wretchedness aad slavery iu which we sire engulphed , as to leave thi . < tni < jhty cbain of circumstances for relief , to enrro' in pattill idleness of the uses to which they sbould be applied ? ¦ No . No . I feel that onr wonted energy , z ^ I nnd industry will presently direct our steps ; that our tova 0 / country and of kind , will dictate a nobier course ; that our affection , pity , and respect fo ? those who ha ^ a bsen sacrificed for tha cause , for their wives a-ud fatherless children , will rouse vti tu a cense of our situation .

      Wa shall soon perceive , that our dnty to ourselvas ou ? fellow-slavea , our zealous advocates , our untiring agitators and instructors , our disinterested friends , and insi not least , to our uoble , uaodbat , chief labourer , O'Connor , imperotrveiy demands oui utmost Vt / our in tb © app lication of all those means that I have enutueratud , to the most extensive us » 3 of whinh they ai-9 capable for the beaeat of all Who Will unite « it& us in tbe good work of emancipating mankind fi-oui slavery , poverty , and crime . With a longing desire to aee tho great work commenced , I remain , yours in hope , ' Gracchus .

      NOMINATIONS FOR THE GENERAL COUNCIL . NOTTINGHAM . —FEM 4 LE 8 . Mrs . Martha Sweet , Goose-gate . Mrs . Hannah Baroett , Waburn-street . Mrs . Maria Ellis , Independent-bill . Mrs . Susannah Wainwright , York-street . Mrs . Eliza Wilkihs , York-street . Miss Mar ? Ann EIUb , ladependent-hill , sub-Treasurer . Mifcs Mary-Ana Abbott , Mount East-street , eu o-SeoTetary . ;

      • SDTTON-IN-ASHFIELD . Mr . Joseph Fox , framework-kuitter * Unionstreet . Mr . James Fox , do ., Pingle-grgen . Mr . Wm . Oxley , dos ,. do . Mr . George Webster ^ do ., fteform-sfereet . Mt . Wm . Blasdill , do . » do . Mr . John ArHoid , do ^ Low-street , Mr . Priadis Spencer , do ., Quarry-yard . . Mr . George Kendall , do .. Uniou-3 treet , sub-Treasurer . ¦ ; . ¦ Mr . George Holland , do ., Mavket-place , « ub-Seoretajcy .

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      j . THE NORTHERN jTAR j

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 8, 1843, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct940/page/7/