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TRTPT * ^^ J ^ fr ¦ ni * f-i | JL'UD' »' V » ll' > r" . 'M'lWVu i-Ti ri r » iiTTi i i i-inn n n rir « -i . ii . -LHj . rn iym &EL CCOHNELL I » IHJKDALK . ^ jjUSPilS ^ jTHUBSDAX 2 fIGHT- —^ 2 wf meeting of »^ j iT nW b& J ^ assea amongst 1 ^ greatest that have S 2 fi SaeB i £ nee " ^ if « sc wipfifn > cemeat < Kf fhB ; f ' : BepeaI **^ jtonfof fta I ^ BBi ^ 'iart ' ofjEskKpaay . Uhi © people Ir jobh and ^ ra / OTmdi ^_ ~ iieigEbondic > bd "L-irere t esly : £ Og $ 01 ??' na : ^? £ -Pwp ^ ia ^^ lf ^ O ^ CoBiklJTB Haw- 32 « io ?^" * r ^ 8 ^ seoratea ^ ifli g *^ 3 xwghs » * j ^ 5 nBpb ^ - jiw 5 » estTirerajereefedXjn * , * the principal ^^ ii is imp < smbl 8 to form ^ ytiu ^ lite -an ^^ e e s ^ ofife . ' « £ , lb £ jramher of persons ; jwaeiit SjO ^ i ^ alongJ ^ Jp ^ ifir ^ seTre « liDaSs . " ; ? ia ^ j ^ oJ apnTrawioiJcOTSJwato the people of Xdupa ^ Z [ i& &&&&& > . Ilavlng . iem Joined . 'JJy people - * T tbe most diafcsnt Iocalitisi , sccompaiiied by their i —^^ '
rS ^ im-todlng ~< HracTrmamffla , Sails / and XSlar-!! j *~ & 5 thissplendid , cortege passed iordHoden ' a ^ . Qie tibeara of the viwtmul&tu&e hur jt forth . wkh ^ , e vigorous jntonaeoo . - " Themeeting vraa held at Jjjjjjstoi rn , vliEreaii extensive platfojm -was erecUtd r ^ e aaommodatacai of j ^^ entiemeh rwho 6 x 4 ^^ 1 ^ prooeediDgi . When tiie "ISberBtoi' * arrived ^ poceeainjgB ccmmencscl ; ^ &nBl tb . «« "Was then , on ^ js osi iA 6 ds 4 Afre ^« i ! aJaon , SOO j ODO pereon » SSaeib-^ ^ Remand a Hepeal of the act of IJnioiu , ' 5 ^ ciair ^ -irM taken' by / IL ^ Ternon , X ^ L * ex-J ^ - ^ j , ¦ fl " T 552 inoTed" the first resolution , declaring ^ sSteihment to the . Queen , and their readiness to S tSe and property 3 n , defence of Iter throne * nd ^ on-id ^ ay . " . * " ^ J . CtrttUH MViXDlE seconded tbe resolution .
jjesw-B yrne , James Carroll , Kfiitni , Dr . Murphy , Tijinek Boyisn , and Iawrence Martin , moved and -jpoSea resataSenB . ^ c - = jjp ^ B * a ^^ Jtazaea ^ yoaember for 2 > andaJk , accora-P && byhtt teeQsB ? , Counsellor D'fiemy , appeared on ^ . pisiform . . - ^ -, 3 Ii . MOLOirrieaa the petition , and iresftlntion -was jjredfor its adoption . Ht Wt » sb Jsecpnded fte resolution , -whid » -srai flcisd . -. - - ¦ - - ilr . CBEIXLT requested to see the petition . Jr . CCosxKLl—It las been passed . $ i . CKkujlt intimated that he had requested to jji lheforeifceieaplntionTwapst . jjaGSxlEJtAmifidie ^ CldJKjtiearliim . ^ L OG OfiKB ^ fcalao . slal ^ jthat he did sot hear ^ gi . M A 3 J Tyre-R . mcrpedsTotefiff confidence in 3 &
2 t JiXES M'Cara seconded the lesolnSoB , which ^ jj pnS and rained irith'acehurmtion . 5 te » l 0 BKKAT 0 B ** camefbnrsrd to address the mesL j ^ and-was receive * -withJoM i 3 » en . He « id , ifwaa ^ k bscominj hnmilitj tha t he declared his congratnvgans eTsr to hinisaf « t that glowing scene—{ hearje e carotnhted them -with fexola&m on that day , -jgnieieheia so many determined Worthems sasjga ^ nglHS fi . in Q » csBae ~« Iheit coTjntry- ^ eheets ) . Ss nt grwSiy anmsed at leading the Times nsTrsraper of SBtardajlast TheTniteriortheTinjODeTO « pa bad atlsngthdw ^ Tere ^ that Ireland -was not xm-^^> od in ^ Ea ^ lanaj and thai ahs had ijeenthB most the
iaselv jni ^ orcmed eonntry © n * £ be : fM » o £ earth . Siere vas s ^ jscorery-for the Ssxoa-to malffi ! Soms ^ jtee Tfesta ajo he annoonced that mrtlmy ; "was more perfert Sb » 'S » Ew ^ wh dotnumtian here ; and xnggested jo ^ tbs GoTEnnnent to send a mighty army to Ireland , jog scdi * &B ^ pm £ tdL Bepeal by doimright lores jjai , JaaO- : 3 aat ' was his adfice ; and he- & 5 x . 0 {^ QB £ a > -mettfeat adrice -at MaUo-w -when itarrired , jjiilBiafidaiations TFas ardent in reply . He said the jeeps rf Ireland-would-Bot break the la-sr—that Q » ey TtfBia -rioMeTioBtatate—( erifts ol "ueTer ° }—thalttiey TPnM preseTTB the peac»—that there Tronld » ot be B ^ , oriioteice , or tamnlt amongst them—that ihej toM ndd the shield of ^ the Brifish constitntion he
^ KHjihera Bnuah aggression ; said then , jb 3 he repeated It now—that if they attempted to s iji Jhein behind Soft shield , they iroold stand cm gfitOEsa tntion and set : them ^ st deS&nee . —( cheers . ) Tfiy < 0 Z to repeat feat ww ? He Tfoald tell them . Ik insBUj ? Jtlail ot the preceding aight had some £ ss 6 of the sasieload ; snditTrai-well to say a good £ 2 | inice , and to inform the enemy irhat he bad to 3 &cL { CteeaJ They ¦ wouldnBrer-nolata the consti-5 ^ oa or ireak the Saw , imt troe to 'Bioee "jrho attacked asn . ^ caosa . ) ^ Tne 2 ¥ nw 5 Trent onto say that bis sfesssea to the Irish people consisted in general abuse ife Saxon ,-and that that "who argument . Why iiss Bomearrnment tosbnse ihe ^ Saaron if he deserred sot bis
i ^ l ^ sead It "was because of name—if he * se zaBed Turk it-would sound as "well in his ears aSsSsznn . He had no objection to the name , but "to SsSnng . { Hew , haar . ) - Bat ths Times ^ pent three jan in abnshig him . It found feult -with his parts of seeds , and said he Tras 3 iot a good orator , but that tuso simple a crime in his eyes that he -was heartily ££ ged to him . { Laughter . ) - He Baid that he lilr . ^ C anneHi did aot put forward any strong topic in iTMrrofilepsEJ ; buSthemeetiDgBhould be hisgndgea fcther he did or not-Hcbeers and laughterj . They isit off at half-cock . They did sot -want to hear his Bpunents , but j > erlsapB they had read them in file snrspapers —{ hear , hear ) . ' He--wouH anncrunce them
» v , and M -wanted that they abouia bs aU apostles of ^ sect , and xpxead tham Quon ^ hotil Xbs districta feaa -whecoe they came —( heai ) . He -was Mlated thai ijijthemen of Monag ^ an , of Hemyj and of Belint-ia .-rok ) e—^ Tes , and Meaih aM ^ 3 a * en **) . He W . theBiea < j ! \ be 5 KJrtfab £ ! oTebain ; and there he Tras i argua -nth the "writer in the lima , and erery tto man , ' "whoeref he Edfbt lie , that was against & » Bepeal-of the TJiion , jmd § Jring Ireland io the Kfc—jdieers ) . He had three provinces -with Mm , and & greater part of the fourth proTince -with him , and b fisSed aD Q » WeUingtOia that erer gained battles , x&al Ihe Peels thai ctet exercised dexterity , to pnsni him from Innfing the Bepeal —( great cheering ) th If
2 gmnsthaTe it If th ^ did two ings . they ta ^ aeiaa "Sjemsehres in theTaj their leaders tola Ssb—peaceably , and Trithin the law , ' asi became ssaben of the E « 5 > eal-Assodation ^ - ( hear ) . He came iseto rscrnlt for tlie Bepeal ' AssodaHon ; and he lated them all as reermts —{ Haughter ) . let erery ss ^>« & ¦ srould enlist Trith W" iold up w » hand . S ^ y aian-In the -dense ^ multithde raised "hr « h ^ fid ) . So -aas ^ ot . a Gsnsal | n Bnrdpe 'Trho- "would "not 1 « debited at getting Fneh-a batch of recruitsvE » , hesTj arid : tifie 3 ) . ; He -wan&a - to- hare so Bpmarj -fi ^ ht—ha wanted' to lucre bo rAttis , or t » a , orvdeBirncfion , or any violation of the law—be ^ a Sed toiuiTe no notpE-siolencei andil &eytook ia Jdrice he wonldieep-them safe ; but-he would not Seles certainly carry ihe Eepeal of the Unicaifiisasj ; and tiiemoiaeisthe hadthreemillioiis of Bejokn he would tske his Bert step to carry the
Bejal—idieeiH } . They were all JlDrtheraa that headfas&i ; a-n ^ Jet thsrs > be so foolish contests between £ sni kt > h tijg Orangemen - ( hfiai ) . If the Orangemen fiocBe to -petition ftgiinss the Bepesl , they had as |» d i right to do so as tie Repealers had to petttion aij ; and they should not disturb them or say a sin-^ sEBplaasant-word io them . ^ Ehey ahsnld not hoot or ts them ; bat , aboTe aQ , they should sot dare to ttad them , His maxxnuwas , that the tn » n who comxated a crime gi- ? es sirengtti to &e aifimy , andthe frSt of that TcaTTTn -was demonstrated by the proceedap : a 4 Gsdasd —{ heaz } . He might bo asked % hy is Q not go inrther 2 f orth j and hs baa been told , and « idieTe ( iit , that if he-wait fBrQlBr 2 fBlfll 2 iaJr 0 ald BjS ^ stal force in 1 he people to protect Qifiir meei-% » from any attempt that their fftfrmp * might make ^ Bffltit-Henes Df * jon -woniaT . Bat B -would be tsnrfered ly -flte Orangemen as an insult ; andhene 7 er * B » a ^ o to- the JTora mna he foona fljat no man JzH&wma&Br hisadTent there as an insult or an
in-? 9 —{ hear ) . He "would o » t do sBything that would ^ hsYe -a » appearance of insulting them . He ^^ SQ-not fora triumph that -was bought attbeex-^ Krf any other . filsss . As long as they -were their ** la would treat them -with respect , " bnt he isanted ^ tea in Ireland . He "wanted them all to be friends , S ^ * aite * * ° procure Jhe blesdn ^ a « f peace for ^ sbS— jhea ^ hear , and loud cheers ) . There was sot ^^ s ^ ytenanxn the : north that did not feel as mnsh *** fid foe weights fb& established church ; there inihe
^ 2 £ ^ a Kotesant north , of the power < tess . *|* « Han-tfeel ttie -want jof -wages and of fix ^ y of f ^ OE ; an dlns olgecpwas bo do them good , and sol to * &an eril—{ best ) . Se -wanted to "have all Irisli-^ fcr Ireland as T » dJ as Iiteland Ic * aB IrinTmtm—^^ Hb isd gained one sjep in &e progisss of ** awrtj ; hut there ipmainp ^ another greater and * more gfenoas sbnggle t fiiBy : had sot tfceir cenntry "T " Sa ^ MaaatiiestiangBrniled arts Ireland . Their P ^ ^ wnWbe to giro Ireland to the Irish , and the ttJ fcn > Ireba , a _ fload cheerav
-2 ! a 0-REtxj . y then proeseded to address the meet-7 * - He saM Jaiad been called a traitor , anfl he "way ^ feae to blame any mm ., - He ¦ would aame nobody ; fc ^ to forget erery ofiaaca fiiat had been offered * «>» j bnt he tilers , in fixe face of the « ountrj and ^ JwJ ace , andihe man who nttered those words , Z * ^ ttathe -wasready to lay ^ own hislife if there ^ ce word or bv £ b . in the ^ harge . He -was sot ^^ fijae -ta sow dissension amongst his countrymen , 2 ~^* for ee * pv opiniom on t ^ a "h-nTT » W ; ajf \ ^ BTnungBl ; ft > Bin j ^ Tseh oped , and trusted , and itaieroathat be could
* 7 stfcBlie i to th" ]« g who calumniated them . * -m ^ -who ^ &ar assemblages were not free . Hb -was there 5 ^ 8 * 8 Sat no man « f any nama , x& any creed , of * $ cosaay , ahonia . go before him in Tns anxiety to ^ ioaiethe freedom and Jndepeadence of bis satire ** 3—ftear , hear ) . T" « Saxoniuled their laad iqr iahtt adredyeam . ' "What was fee leTengr he wouia ™^ aoa » d =. toiheml ^ jwleasSaxohrfotasnaftair 5 aand yeaE 5 —( laagfaifirjiTHow'werstbeyto rule him ? ^ 5 « narigJtheins ^ Tesbitei TaesL He sent his son—the r ^ fflale ehndiie b * a in ths ^ orld—to the land of
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^ saaBger ^ beledncated amoogst tbVatranger ' s eWl-^^ "B ^ -wMit ^ fl ^ h ^ sfl ^ tiorj ^ -biBeoanbyf ^^ foSfidi -Hb seaV him , as Hbe deeii , and ^^^ seat their = ehildrsn to Jte land of th « atraagar , jjT tt ^ faaeice and imowlsdge of the . stnbger j j ^^ eabe jrew sp to manhood Usi-would ~~ be able to ^* 8 stanger for his aamtsj . ' ( Hear / leai , and t ^^ - J , Sgdx was 52 » e object id ia » -ambifion . He ^^^» ej » them ail iberighi to-erjoy , aud . aH ihe ^^^* Ja ibey ought to -wish for , that was , to proye ^? e * riftaB to gorrarn aie stranger as the Btranger ^^ then . w « nld the y JwjBafefiad 'wiJh Ireland l ! jn ^ l !* i'ts ? He Tsas sot satisfied with IrdasS for JjJTJ ; hs = -BoniajictbssstlsSsd ' wiaa-pafcrroe gar ^ ^^ he -srsiissd a -whole otate . W * tb nat lih&-
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men to be found in America and every quarter j > f the of the world ; in erery manufacturing town in England ? -were they not to > e found , in China , hi India , and were not tteir priests there along with them preioQing the gospel to the -world at large j and did they wish to bring iome all those men , and to bring home thoae jniesta from doing the wort of < 3 iai all 0 T 6 I the world ? { Cries « f •* 5 nestaon ~? J A-rolce— ""What about Bepeal ? ( Hear , hear . ) Axe jona . Bepealerr' * ' __ . : Mr . CKErUT resumed— " The only difference between bimand them was Trith respast to the road by which they-would arriTe at the same object . They professed .
and therefore he believedJthem , that the ; hadnothing Tint the ' happiness and interests and glory of Ireland at heart . He did not yield to thfm in tke same desire , "but ha told them the road that was recommenaed to " them ¦ would neTcr bring them- there In peace—{ cries tf . Vlt will , and we wDl go on no other * . ) ZTen years had passed o-ror their beads since the promise was made to . them that 5 | hay should see the ParUamentin College-Qrsen in six months . " ( Langhtei . ) Let them be assured that by th 8 paths of peace and friendship , and by the paths that -were Tecommended to them to tafca , they yonld achieve a much znoie ' slodouB trimnph than by bringing Iwwfe a litae » pet ! y Parlbanent ( Groani . )
IHi . HBBHABP ToKD—Hb fiecewed the people ol Dandalk before , and he -wants now to mislead them . iCbeen . ) C aptain Seatee next addressed its meeting , and recommended-them to pursue the courae laid down for their adoption by their illustnoni ** Idberator . " . He trusted that -while they continued their peaceful agitation they would be obedient to the laws , and dutiful to their allegiance to their Sovereign . - He assured them that neither he nor the Bspealers of "Ulster should for * get the conduct of the men of Lonth on that day—( cheers . ) 3 it M'Aimsteb oteexved that Mr . OTteffiy had beeo sent to-Parliament by the people of Dundaft ; and they knew that only one small week expired when he repudiated the principles on which they sent him there , and had not kept the faith they implicitly placed in him—( hear ) .
il . Wynne was then called to the chair , a vote at thanks was passed to the former chairman , 'and the immense multitnde separated in da most peaceful and orderly manner .
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the atrocity of her rewarded and cherished public press —ihat th& atrocious ealrimnif *^ and"ferocHjy of the Times , -rjdoh . calied . Uie Irtth people ?? a "fliay and fdoBloos \ abTfrey * ' andt that called tt ^ Ir anointed clergy ! snrpliced ruffians , and , a demoniacal prieathood , ana Tby such means-InoUeiJ that spirit of bigotry which , in tmioja wiihliitimldatisnand ttie ' most enormous bribery , ' was ' made useor to place tie : ^ ueen inthabAndB ^ f aTeryadDpQ& ^ tidnj I tefl hertbat *» , , f a
» o ; lor I-am resolved to stand : for the rest of > y life on Repeal , tnHl I stan 4 In an lrish ^ ftrliame ' nt in Collegft-green-rflpndjcheera ) . I carenot for WBg of Tory . Thg _ afor » ft ^ ChrcmictejB , fprsooi ^ j , endeavouring to pemxade ni ' to-work for ' therestoration of the Whigs ; bu . ^ 1 care not vrhetheiTybJgs ori Tories awi in power : all pnr exerfionsahail . ' & > devote ^ to the restoration of tbe ; iri 8 h Parliament . " A / Tbooq as I have three miHions of enrolled Repealers I ahall take ay next atep— Series of | " Yon shall have them , " and heat , heii ) . If America should insist Ou ' getUBg thie Oregon te « lritoiy—if Russia should menace the East—or if Syria be handed over to Mehemet Ait , -3 n contempt of England —» any . of these events [ occur , then hurrafor the ! Repeal !—( lend cheers ) . ' Bui . suppose the bookef history wen to be closed , and " " that the nations of Europe that had long , hated England should begin now to fall in love with . her , and neglect " to take any paltry
advantage of England that the present state of Ireland would give them over her—supposeXord Clancaity to be right . and that the English Parliament would not concede Bepea ^ I would stall meet him foot . to toot , and tell him we ban do lfc tor oorseives , legally and constitutionally . Blessed be heaven . 'It ! is In the prerogative of the Sovereign to call the Irhh Parliament together again , wittout the necessity of any Act of Parliament . It is a constitutional principle that the prerogative of the : ; Criow 3 i cannot be affected by an Act of Parliament , unless the fact 6 f the -withdrawal of the prerogative be specially mentioned in the Act , which la not the c&bq iu thaJAct of Union . I think already that I see the way covered " with flowers , and the Lord-Lieutenant going hi state to open the'Irish Parliament . I seo you , -my Lord , proceeding to take your rightful seat in the Irish House of Lords—I hear the Toice ' of the clerk summoning the House of Commons to proceed with the election of a Speaker . Q J is it sot worth while to be alive at
a period of Buch glorious excitement ? I an a lover of nature and an enthusiastic admirer of the romantic and majestic scenery of my native country ; but what is there in dull and unanimated nature to equal the mighty bursting of the heart , the bounding of the spirit , the ; expanding of the son ) , at the scene I have been describing : — "Look then through nature , through the range Of planets , suns and adman tine i spheres Wheeling unshaken through the void immense , And speak , oh L man , can thy capacious soul
With half that killing majesty dilate Thy strong conception , aB when Bratu * rose Refulgent from the stroke of Cso&fs . fate Atn ' idftt the cx © - * d of patri ts , anil Qia STB ) Aloft extending , Ilka immortal Jove When guilt brings down the thunder , C&Ued on Tolly ' * name and bade the father of his 1 countiy bail ? " : Here ( said Mr . O'Connell ) I paraphrase—For lo ! theTJnion ' sprostrate in the dust , And Ireland again is free . .
{ Tremendous cheers which , continued for several minutes , during the course of which the Hon . and Learned gentleman sat down ) . : Mr . O'Connell again rose when the eheering had subaided , and said ( hat he had a most pleasing duty to perform . It -was quite clear that ; he -was perfectly justified in sparing the infliction of anything like a speech upon the assembly on that occasion , for the toast be bad | to propose-was one that recommended itself to them , without the aid of any suggestions of his . He would give them the health of the : Brat peer that'joined the Repeal cause—the upright , the pure—the friend of Ireland an& of her liberties—the devotedly attached lover of Irish freedom and independence . He feould give Jbem health and long life to ; tbelr noble chairman , toid Ffrencb . ( Drank with conUnued applause . ) The Noble Chaibman ntarniBd thanks la warm terms for the very flattering manner in -which his same had been propostd and received , and then proposed the next ! toast namely , =
" Ireland for the Irish , and the Irish for Ireland . " Mr . CesTELLO being loudly called upon , returned thanks in eloquent terms ! ' \ The Chairman saiJ be felt it impossible to express the subject » f his next toast better than by giving the health of the distinguished prelate that he was about to propose , under the characteristic designation applied with such truth by the "Liberator . " He -would give them , with the most profound esteem and veneration . : " His Grace the Archbishop of Tuam , the * Lion of the fold of Judah . '" " : " *" Xbe toast tn » drank -with the most lively and unbounded expressions-ef enthusiasm , ' the entire company standing and waving their handkerchiefs for several moments . !
Hii GeaCE the Archbishop replied In a suitable speech . A number of other toasts were given which -were ( eloquently responded to , and the meeting adjourned .
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TO THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND . ¦ " Ireland for the Irish . " Pkllow-Codmetmbn , —The above short and pithy sentence has been so often on the lips of your , chief leader , and responded to by you , that I am induced to examine what affinity it bears to a Repeal of the Union , or in the event of a Repeal , would i t , as it is intended to imply , bear its proper construction ? Irishmen , experience has convineed me that , there is often ] mere enthusiasm manifested by you when your passions are appealed to , than when your reason is consulted . For instance , I well remember . the disgraceful scenes which used . to occur , particularly in the province of Minister , at the Fair , when faction met faction , and riot ana bloodshed used to be the certain result These is not one of you-who did not know , or
whose reason did not convince him that he was acting contrary to the precepts of Christianity , and violating the laws ; of * the country ; but Boon as the -wild about of party , the war-whoop of faction , the demoniacal yell of a " SBakavesi , " h a " Cabavaij" a "White Hen , " or » " Magpye ; " a "BigHayes , ' * or a "Iiittle Hayes "? "was raised in defiance ] reason fled her throne , and passion , like a whirlwind , swept the deserted plain , and rode madly rampant over the ruin it had made . Those scenes ate , thank Qod , passed away t and may the man who dashed the accursed cup from your lips , and thereby opened yoar eyes to your folly , and awakened fraternal affections in your bosoms , taste the blessings which he bo truly deserves ! It is In the language and spirit of calm and
nclmpassioned reason I would discuss the merits of the above ; important sentence ; for I am convinced , until reason ; , NOT PASSION , sways th « Irish mind , Ireland -will never ? &is& her ht&d above the political horizon , or her people be other than slaves sod persecuted serfs . The Irish mind is ever from \ the principles of the f ' physiolgy of man , " peculiarly adapted to excitement ; and hence the necessity for caution , and and in the present case scrutiny , as -sack warmth of disposition has too often led the people Into serious and ( by them ) unforeseen difficulties : the maxim that "lie must watch who would overcome" being entirely lost sight of ; and which is nothing more or less than the exercise of reason , with the firm resolution to act consistent ^ ith the convictions of calm reflection .
" Ireland for the Irish" is then thexallying cry . It ii the magic sentence—tbe incantation which , like a spell , acts upon your imaginations , draws your scattered forces . together , stimulates you to action , resuscitates the hopes ef bygone days , and inspires tbe pleasing dream that it is almost already within your grasp . O ! how ardently I could wish thiB vision were complete ; and that such were truly tbe position you bold in the political and social world . How happy could I fra if , instead of a Warding address , I could compliment sou on your , victory and piurticipate in your triumph . Y « b , tbia wpuld be a pleasure Worth all else beside . Bu :, alas ! the time baa not yet come—although cotue it will ; and until it does it will be oaf duty Xo accelerate it by . every lawful means within our power ; and . whilst
we &f&r ^ 0 geiher , battle together . / or its attainment . How ; much is contained in those four words— " Ireland for tht Irish . " It will suffice to Bay , that every evil act of a cruel Government towards a long-Buffering peop ; e —every inroad upon Irish liberty—eifery confiscation of property—every scene of rapine , spoliation , and murder—every act of injustice in Churca and State—every reel " : i >? xTar'' and flaming faggot ire exhibited and ecu pi > t - -rith the wild and unbounded joy at the prosptci oi just retribution Tfhich is to follow as tbe consequence of a Repeal of the Union . All the varied past , onB ol the miud are called icto action—every dormant energy is aroused ; whilst hppe^—so often , faithlesson the V 7 ing and fluttering in sportive joy at what may possibly be a delusion . *
ri-otr , my countrymen , answer me . Will Irishmen have obtained ' Ireland -wh * n ,, a B « peal cf the Unionis effected ? This is the . question upon which testa the whole fabric of your future iopesr iTbisAs the nucleus of Ireland ' s supposed . fata 7 ebapplni «» > and the touchstone t 4 ) try the aoun ^ nesrj of tho principle upon which youHtp ^ tobj ^ y iiut / jjjtpspenty . s '"¦ ; . . . : Whatever may be Xf . ur ^ epJky , I answer , no ! And "Why -will it- notf Tirst , because ,, under ' existing dicttmstanoesj it la impoV ^ ble , -without dismemberment ; and seiondlj . becsase BsfeaV ^ . without a V PDiL , " "rxiB ., " and •» prek" " representation of tha whole people of land
Ire in tb / a iriahjpiihanient , would be only . enV ^^ iflg power in the hands . j > t interested and privileged partiesi ^ o be Tued for th eir own and not the people ' s V ? f J and that , consequently , th 6 , pepple would be a * & r tenwved . a * ever from the possession of real or sw > po ^ d happiness . And here I yrguld asi you . what i % and has been , ihe causo of all . your sufferiugs ? , Wha £ | is the cause of all tbe ... mistjry whioh , exista I smo cg bt t ' ne -woiking classes of GrtstBrituia 1 Want ¦ iji p-ilitacflj , po ^ erl Now as jun are no $ -all P ^ ddy ' ' Sms ' ft , I -would ju-t fip ' Jr , thtiV poh ' . icil power ' in « r -iUf | iepr « stvito . V . vii . or a -voice : n Jie making of la we
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S ^ 'E ^ W !?^ ^^ out whioajyou can , noteverhopetoJwIiidiVldttaUy or nationally ^ depen-*™ ft ^^ N *|» l * yoB ^ mov / tte cause the eflfect . yrOl cease * an ^ Tt hiV eo 16 ^ as ihe canse remain , . ^ 8 e >« will coattnu ^ it foUowk that Ip the Eepeal . It wptt l ^ . ; fa « toad ot ^ WiSesiapg , t »;• manifesVevU ; fer as bitda u $ beasfai of plexaw more ravenoue after a long fast , so wouW the Whig iand so long / ' kept black Lent , ' and morerapacious than W *^* « S «* mpi time j indthoethe peopS aft ^ coAtentogfqr , and winning the priz 9 i wbuTd ^ by % ^* % ^ J ^^ W power , be <» mp ^ ieA U > itiSF ^ X ^ m ^ ** agl ^ tion , . atidl ^ esa thefack of thete
coonfafX becoming again the { scene-of whotewle poliU ^ l jbbbiag . ajr SqS ^ eS Pariiament crowded with' adventoreW ; Jri ahort , be *» - <*' « £ ? l « 7 ^ aj ^ oirseis tate than when itcoatelned the toaitp ra who | 861 d their and yourl" Withright" for a miserable ' . meas of . pottage , " or" what ia moie debwing , EDgl ^ goU . Thta wtrfd bl S a aaadow of the bpa which a mere Repeal wouicl create ampjjgat you , and tor which then la no eacihty Witlcal TOtoady save " TTni ^ erssI SJuffirjlga , . " f By tbia mode of xeasoajwr , you will be table to aee that tho ery of |« pfcelaud for toe Irish" i » merely a •? clap-trap" , to ca ^ ch the unwary ( and in . vincibly ignorant ; for jit cannot be supposed that any man in hlssenBes can bo so blind as not to ' see that
whilst his tongue is tied he cannot be . othetwUe than dumb , no matter what jie infy think or feel noon the occasion . With as much success mxght a man' hope to arrest the falling avalanche ( snppo 3 ing he iad , the strength ) whilst hiflr hands were pinioned , althongh hia eyes could see , and hjf | oensee feel alatmsd at the impending danger . And ] thua it would be with those who heedlessly cry ' * Ireland for the Itiaa . 7 Their tongues would be tied and hands pinioned , although their senseB told them ! they were being V jobbed , and they would feel the evidence of persecution resulting from the inflation of injustice . This can be rendered even more plain by the remembrance that * 7 ant of political power iri the people was the Bole cause of a transfer of yoi « native parliament to England ; for
bad there been ft House | of Commons over ¦ whom the people had had a controling influence , such j transfer could not have possibly taken place ; and without a controling power on the part of the people , the JRepeal would be as likely to'be an evil as the then parliament was . If you had hod ( as you should have bad ; a voiee in electlog your representatives , you would not as a nation have had to . submit to the shameful traffic which the representatives of only a class made of your interests , nor would the Government have tampered with your representatives had they been elected by thegeneral voice instead of at best an interested fraction of the people . ) But we will view the casBin another light . Suppose for instance tho " Irish ATmsJBill , " about which there boa been so much discussion and hypocritical whining
amongst the Whigs . This bill ia brought into tbe House : and let , me ask , where is the power yeuhave to oppose its progress ? it ^ ia evident that talking is of no use . If parties opposite would succeed in preventing its passing into law ; tltere must be something more than the inconsistent speechifying about " Tory coercion "— -there must be political power in the House to protect you with effect ; and that power must fmanate from without the House . Now as you have " net tho 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 jmost likely , and may have been ere this forced upon you , although the previous acts of Government , of the majority who coerce you , may have given rise to the necessity , ; which I question , for . such a measure . But had you a full and fair representation ^ thia could not possibly occur : for the people being the majority without the
House , would also have a majority within the House ,- and thus the evil causa of coercion would never exist If by any chance it should , tho majority of the people in the House would adopt remedial measures instead of coercive restrictions . It 1 b follyit is little short of sheer madness to cry " Ireland for the Irish , " without this all important condition being annexed ; and I have no hesitation in stating that without this condition accompanies Repeal , you will only bo the worse off for your pains . ! It is now very evident that so far aa -we cin see tbe designs of yoar . leader , that the condition of a full , fair , and free representation of the people has ,, in fact , no plaqe in his ideas or intentions . I could with I had reason to give him credit for conaistency of principle ; for I spite of his many politioal sins , I admire the bold front he assumes , although I have , reasons sufficiently ; strong to question his sincerity . ' " . '¦•¦ _ -
Mr . 0 Cennell assuredly knows that Universal Suffrage is the only guarantee for good government ; he only kr . Swa that without , ifc a people are liable to be oppressed by tbeir rulers ; and , in . fact , hie former advocacy of such a measure Is tantamount to his belief that It ia Indispensible . Here then we have him at the head of your great movement , proclaiming that your wrongs are grievous ; that they shall be redressed ; and that " Irishmen shall have Ireland , and Ireland Irishmen ;" but , losing sight of , or blinking the question , which of all others is most important to your success , and without which all your energies will end \ ike the inscription over a certain flle-houae In fteiand , where » group of persona are represented surrounding a tub of water with a black man seated lin the middle of it , whilst they are belabouring him with biushba and soap to the tune of— ! '
" Rubbing and scrubbing from morn till night , Ochorie Machree ! will you ever be white *" And then follows the moral—Labour ; in vain I Does not Mr . O'Co&nell know that he never can wash away the filth of class-made laws , or purify the deep-stained pall which wraps in funeral gloom the prostrate form of tbe ^ on ca beauteous Erin ; does he not know that neither ; the ! " soap" nor the " brushes " of " Ireland for the Irish , " ! or " Irishmen for Ireland , " will never brighten the opaque mass of politioal corruption , whilst like the " . black man , " a cause exists , which be cannot , or rather twill not touch ? ]
As sure as it ia a natural cause that a black man is black , so ia it as certain that the cause of Ireland ' s wretchedness is a want of fall representative or political power . And as this is a remedy within his reach , and neither he nor you will make , use of it , so certain Will the Irish psople * e » p the [ fcutt » of bitter disappointment , even should they acquire a Repeal of the Union to-morrow j j . f ¦ ; Men of Ireland , be not deceived ! Yon cannot otherwise obtain justice for yourselves or country . Experience muBt , U yon reflect , convince you that yon bave ever been forgotten in the general scramble for plun-< Jer of your rights , snd the misappropriation of the fruits of your industry , earned by the sw « at of yoar brows . ...- ! . ¦ ¦!
Bemember , although heaven doomed yon to a life ef toil ; that it has said , "the labourer is worthy of his hire ; " and although your brows are covered with sweat , and farrowed with eires , that even atill you bear the image of " the living God ; " and that "he who oppresses tfee poor" is not only your enemy , but His who created you . Remember , the . first great principle of nature "that all men are equal" ; and the nxst , great fundamental precept of Christianity that all men should be as brethren . ' j- ¦ ' > Therefore when yon require to be justly dealt by , demand what yon ask peaceably ; but ia the dignity of your nature , in tho spirit of joat authority , demand what you believe to be your Iright Tell the ; tyrant who would set hia foot upon you , that man first gave power t » man , bat only far his 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 that "Irishmen will have Ireland" ; bnt remember you must be consistent ; you moBt be unanimous and persevering . Tnen only will you conquer the giant power of your oppreBsora- ^ then only 'will you have achieved a redemption -which will confer substantial and JastiDg blessings upon yourselves and country—then will the golden dreams of many a homelees lovev of his birthplace ho renlizad—then will the tears be chased'from the eyes of tbe disconsolate Widow and starving orphan whom tyranny have driven desolate , —and then will be time when Erin life * the PKceniX , will arise "from her ashes . " and in tbe mzyesty of tier beauty present herself to an admiring world , who , in the words of the poet , ¦ wi ll say that she ia indeed :
" Great , glorious , and free , First flower of the earth , first gem of tfee sea . " Let me once more impreasfupon you the necessity of demanding tTNTVERSAL SUFFRAGE . It ia you * only hope . Inscribe it on your banntre—let it take root in your hearts—cherish it as a last resource to resuscitate your fallen glory ; and when" tbe day of Repeal arrives , place them like twin sisters , hand i a haud , or like two blessed spirits of peace and happiness come down to dwell amongst you to heal the sorrows of the past and gladden your hearts for the future . I am . my fellow countrymen , Your devoted and obedient servant , ' ¦ W . H . CliFTON .
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The Voicb of WA « NiNG .--0 a the morning after the ever memorable 18 ; h of May , a deoent looking female of the humbler ranks of life accosted , oa the streetBof Edinburshjonaof but '' We 8 tland" ministers , vfhenthe following colloquy ensued : — -Woman ^'' O ; Bir , areyjB ane o ' ourministers that cam out yesterday ! Minister : * Yes . lam . " ^ Toraan : O , God bless von . How are all your brethren this morning 1 Minister ; *• Very well , soi far aa I know , and ^ ery happj . " Woman ,: '' I ' m extraordiaax' fp * 4 to heat ijt—lang may they be > 8 ae - ^ ° 1 °° thinkVsir , thatif . I were to ro » p to liunnun J could get a word o' the Queen ? She is committing a great sin , and I
dinna taiak she kens-what , fihe ' s doing . " Minister .: " I feat von would find it very difficult to get admis-B ^ pnto her Majesty . ? Woman : Ho y 6 u think , then , that . 1 could get in tip speak to tbei ^ pmmis-^ ioner I Maybe he would j tell the Q ueen my ines-BaRe . " Minister : ** I think , it quite possible [ that jou might be admitted ta epeal ; to bis Grace tho Commissioner . " Woman : ' "Then I would like to speak to him on the subject ; and I wish much that he would tell the 0 , 'iQenj for , she dianaken what she ' s doing . Sho ' e trying to , tak the crown aff Chmse ' s head . 5 nt > 'il Eeverman ^ e ihat ; but sl > e has need to tak cave « Ust > h ^ y riiDi . a tak the crowa off her 3 . \ « head . " —Scottish Guardian .
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HOME COLONIZATION . LETTER XVII . j TO THE BBIXOfe OF THB MOBTHBBW 8 IAB . StR ^ -To assist in pt » ct »* tng that tJnlty for which I am Bo strong an advoiate , eeelog that Ij did not coincide in jractloal operationa with Mr . Owen , the president ef the Rational Society , I have resigned the office of General Secretary of that Society , and retired from Harmony Hall ; consequently my letters cannot bear their UBnalheading . As however the ultimate object I have in view is the universal happiness of man , and aaa means of acoompllshing this objeiot , his adoption Ofasyatemof Association in Colonies of United Interests , I shall continue the number of the letters , andeimply change the heading to Home ColoniBatlon . . ' iw i i ¦
In leaving Harmony Hall oh ceasing' to hold office in the Rational Society , I would Hot have ' auy one t « infer that I am indifferent to the progress or success of either . I still hold them to be the most advanced efforts that have been made for the attainment of that system of society which must ere long be adopted , or the misery which Is dally rapidly increasing will fast destroy the popnlation of the counby . j Your reflders have now before them , in tolerably clear terms , the opinions of Gracohus and myself with , respect to Organization ; and I am glad to see the subjeofc la to be treated of by Mr . O'Connor , yourself , and many others ; as I am well aware thatjin proportion 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 is now being made in the acquirement of correct principles . I I agree cordially with Gracchus that there will be faults , more or less , In ever ? % setem icf Government , until , they be removed by a sound education of every child fa the state ; and that When the people know the right they will do it I [ shall therefore leave differences which exist between us respecting either principles or persons , to be calmly considered by those who feel interested on the subject ; at 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 paWiamind ; as I am well convinced ihat a dogmatic exercise ot power or adherence to opinion 1 b always repelslve to progress , whoever may be the perBon to exercise ifc . !
The subject of my letter for this week is tbe second point in the preliminary Charter put forth by Mr . 0 wen : " National unexclusive superior practical education for all who require it" j We have in this sentence a theme that requires volumes to be written to elaborate it jtVh&t is education ? This single question wonld employ many honrs to give anything like aii adequate reply to it Tbe education of every human being should consist in tbe highest development of all bis powers and faculties , physical , mental , and moral ; a business which has never yet been performed for any individual during the history of the human race , nor can itjever be accomplished until the mind has been expanded to an extent of which we have none ef us at present an adequate
conception . | If " , however , tre are unable to obtain all that is desirable in this respect , shall we on that account become supine and lukewarm , and allow oar time and opportunities of improvement 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 . I 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 tbe first efforts of ! Bell and Lancaster being made to instruct the people ' , there is much
to rejoice at The simple elements off Instruction bo niggardly doled out under the most severe and pressing discouragements , joined to the facts which science has within the last century developed , has created a change in society as a 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 to examine into the means they possess for redfe&slng the evils under which they suffer .
As may fee well known by those who are acquainted with the science of human nature ; in proportion as this instruction has progressed and th : a necessity has increased ^ we have had to witness the ] various endeavours that have been made for an improved position ; until at this period those who have hitherto been the oppressors are beginning to look with' wonder , fear , and amazement , upon those they have ] hitherto been tattght to despise : and In a short time they will gladly co-operate hi any measure of mutual safety which may be laid before them . j The safety , the welfare , the happiness , of all ranks and classes , not only in this country , but throughout the whole civilised 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 the highest extent oar present knowledge will admit its capabilities tor providing fpr the population , 1 recommended that ail those who tire unemployed should immediately be set to work , under one superintending mind , in improving tb | e lands , and erecting superior dwellings on a scale systematically to produce wealth most abundantly ; tor distribute it most justly ; to train or educate every individual from birth to death ; and to govern all on terms of equal justice to all . 1
I have , in order the more practically to ] carry forward the 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 the dwellings of which f bave before spoken , the chHdren of all such parents as would be ready to phce them in their hands to be educated ; and that they train them in the manner that shall re der them most efficient for all the general purposes off life . Some I knew will be ready to exclaim : " Would you offer to trust the Government with the entire c ' ontroul of the education of the whole of the rising generation ? " and to this I reply : " cartainly ; and be most extremely grateful that th ' -y could be ao far enlightened as to take such a work in hand . " If we have any faith in the
assertion that knowledge 1 b power , let us do everything within our reach to extend this knowiedga Oace gained , it can never be removed by ignorance $ but it will , in its turn , remove ignorance even from the highest places . It is true this may not be done by force or violence ; nor is it right that it should be . We must all bear in mind , whatever may be our personal privations , we would not have them if w | s could Avoid it : and those who are now revelling in luxury cannot rationally be blamed-for being in circumstances which those who would oppose them now envy , j By combining in such an education 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 iu the sciences of human na . ure and of society , these children
would soon not only be made self-supporting , but to contribute veiy largely to the production , of superior Wealth for those of the present generation who have most unfortunately been so ill trained as to ba usable to provide for themselves those things that they have been taught to covet and desire . j Education on such a basis would speedily develop in a most superior manner the physical , jmtntn . 1 , and moral powers of tbe children ; and would give them individually a power and capacity Buch ai has not yet fallen to the lot of man 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 «? bich nature basso 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 act upon his beio ;* ? For a reply to these questions let us ask ourselves what we know individually of cnatomy , physiology , the laws of heat , those which regulate the temperature and other changes of the atmosphere ? besides all the laws cf mechanics and chemistry ? Are we veil acquainted with Bgticulture , botany , geology , mineralogy , and the other sciences necessary for the proHiotioa of the greaWst amount of advantage from the earth we inhabit ? or are we not rather seeking , even \ n oar highest flights , mean , pitiful , and trifling objects , quitejun-a'orthy of rational beings , placed by the G ^ at [ Creating Power of the universe , in the midst of all things necessary for our well-being and happiness ? j Wbati have we to do to obtain such an education for the present generation as I here propose ? To unite . . .
If knowledge is power , union is strength ; and when the minds of the masses can be sufficiently [ expanded to see this , they will unite . 'There will be no jroaniiless fears exist whether individuals will abuse power ; for it will he found that every individual , however high his intelleot , however n » ut : h he may be respected or loved , wiJl become powerless if he acts contrary to those principles which are now | ascertained to be in accordance with nature , and consequently eternal . Ttia tnowledge gained by the puttie will soon Absorb all individual importance ; and every man will strive to do what be can for the general good , and be contested with the iawartl satisfaction thatj results from his actions . A greet and holy alliance : will be formed of the wise and good of all ranks , classes , and paople ; and they will proceed on Euch dearly ' denned and universal principles that none will be enabled to
mistake the path to be followed Whoever mayj erroneously and unintentionally for a time advise them to go astray . I must here again observe , as I did at the conclusion of my Jast letter , thnt I do not wish this subject to be suspended until all I ask for can be obtained . We must diligently strive itor assist-ini-every manner ; possible , to lay sound practieal information before the public , and help forward , those'whoare behind us by every possible means . The meanest village echool , the Bimplest information how . to doianytfcing in n better manner than
it has bean- done before , masfc not be neglected . Those who . can neither read or write , may euu do much in educating those around them ; for if tmoy can txpiain how physical strength can be economised !; how IntellectuaL . ideas are- to be expanded ; bow . moral faculties are to be strengthened : or how any of Ihe prattieal SjusitieBs of life is to bebettur dr . - ^ e , they ^ wiil , intuit respeoSiVe positions , be assistir vu this great , good , and cous ' jqusmiy most debirab ! ; Wi ffe . 1 I am , S . r . ynur ob ; Mit-nt servart , GoBport , July 3 , 1843 . Wiluxm G . \ wm .
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THE NATIONAL BENEFIT bOCIETY . THE CHARTIST MOVEMENT . —THE GBADTJATED SCALB .
TO THE CHARTIST PUBLIC . FBtiOw Labocbers in the cause of Humaic Redemption From exactions and oppressions of Trade Tyrants . Religious tyrants . Legislative tyrasts , and prom Tyrants of evert CLASS and Caste . —It behoves us aa men cf sincerity , not to occupy the whole of our time about any one of these evils separately ; but at ooce to grapple with the wfeole , lest our order should sick under the united weight « f all these tyrannies , or be driven into sanguln . ary conflict with " the combined army of o ' ppressiont f or in that case , where , when , and sow the battle will eni 8 beyond our , human foresight to divine .
The necessity of a National Benefit Society , to relieve In some degree the wide spread destitution which this many headed oppressor hath produced , and is daily iacMbsfog , baa not "been disputed ; and I shall therefore hold it is indisputable , and established . Indeed Oldham and Bradford bave anticipated it , and started a Boeiety for the purchase of lend , at such low subscriptions that the poor can afford . How long will the other localities , towns , and cities allow tbese places to be in advance of them ? Some other localities have commenced the consideration of the subject ; and there is hope that all will speedily follow in the onward track . Oldham bath furnished an instance of the good that can be < 3 one by a benefit society vesting its funds on the land , as set forth in the Slar some
months since . Tbe Socialists havaset ns an example in that respect . Let not these examples be lost apaa us . O'Connor has set forth the 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 bath promised to publish a plan , for the achievement of tbe three-fold object ; , of helping the needy , purchasing the land , and gaining the Char ter , by safe and easy means , entirely under the protection of the law . Let us anx ' ousJy seek its appearance . The Graduated Scale—Brothers , I have in my former letters spoken of a graduated scale &b lecessury to tbe present depressed and varied circumstances of the Chartists and the toiling class generally . The following , I thinfc . jnay be adopted without fear of failure in a National Society .
FOR MEMBERS ONLY . Subscription Incase of need Weekly Weekly . entitled to the Payments . Id sum of 2 s ^ O 21 ... ... 4 s SS-S ^ S © 3 d 6 s g- §* » - § ? J 4 d -8 s 1 'ISS . f 5 d 10 s " 3- 3 "Sl « d 12 * r- 3 * ig 7 d , 14 ? ^ n . S- "« - 8 d 1 G 3 ? b § -&S . 9 d 18 s wi " 10 d 20 s J fffg&B .
At th « death of a member the society to provide an elm coffin , moulded , top and bottom , test furniture , a pall , tbe loan of cloaks , hatbands , &c ; 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 whomay object to the lowoess of the payments to members in need , that the benefit societies which t ; ive more , only give in sicbneBs for births , and for deaths ; whereas the society I propose is to give the-weekly stipend when the member needs through want of employment .
To those who object that the pajment is too high , more than a society can give , I must uraein reply , that such a society by applying its funds ia the purchase of land or other raw material for tho beneficial employment of its members would generally be able when members fell upon-tke box , to give them employment , and do 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 eocietiea , farms 01 workshops , 98 part proprietors oE the establishments , and shares of toe labours , and the raising of wages far those who choose to Btay 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 keen established ; as respects funerals , inasmuch as the society would have its own workshops and artisans , and could purchase the materials at the firsthand , it might give its deceased members a more decent and respectable funeral . than any other society , at a considerable less cost to the funds . In addition to this- graduated scale the soeiety may bave a land fund , for such of its members who can afford to subscribe more than their weekly subscription to the benefit scale ; and also for others who d 9 not feel inclined to subscribe to the benefit scale .
It may also have a Sayings * Bank for the members , or any other persons , or bodies , to place such funds as they could spare , at a fd * rata of interest , to be frown out after certain notice to that effect Some arms , ox companies , trave Bimilar banks attached , wherein trade and benefit societies place their money , by which means the capitalists are able to use tke money of the working class against tfeem ; but as in all probability a great many members of Trade Societies wonld belong to such a national society as herein set forth , by lending tbe trade fund to . Jt Jhey would be lending it to themselves , and that too for the purpose for which it were subscribed—namely , to raise wages .
Further ; our friends must not suppose that that we shall be obliged to proceed only with the fuads paid in by members ; for when we have made our first purchase of land or buildings , we shall be able to raise the amount of purchase money nearly , by mortgage on the property at 3 | per cent , and use the same at n , profit of 15 or 25 per cent to the society . It will be the numerous means of acquiring wealth that we shall possess in such a society , that will ensure tha achivementa of the great national objects wo have in view . The practicability of such a society twists of course in the means of our disposal to carry it out J have enumerated a great portion of those means in an earlier letter upon tbe practicability of the proposed society . They ate the sums that eivca individvai in em *
pJoy can stint himself of , out of hia redaead and still reducing wages , for the purpose of stoppiug such reductions by opening a labour market of his own . Thg aggregate of these sums are first the wealth to be employed in the undertakiug ; the secoud is tho kuowiedge , z ^ al , and integrity we possess in our ChartiBt localities to conduct such a movement ; but one most important of our meaus I did not name ; and that is , that we bave at our command a practical farmer , who will conduct our land operations , as he hath done all our others , —gratuitously . You will anticipate my information . It is oaf Barrister who
hath expended so much of his tiica and money in the trials of our leaders ; it is our agitator who hath agitated throughout tho length and breadth of the land for us , at his own expense , time after time ; it ia he who established the Northern Star , the poor man ' s ' newspaper , to advocate our rights ., —it is he who was rich , but hath made himself poor by our cause ; it is oar chieftain . Faargus O'Connor . He hath intimated , too , that he believes he could get T . Dancombe , Esq ., our M . P ., and Sbariscm Crawford , Esq .. M . P ., to become trustees to such an association . Shall we not avail ourselves of tbeir names and services in so great a cause ?
Shall we neglect advantages such as these ,, that neve ! before tbe people of Enchnd bad at their coranwad ? Do we bo love the slough of wretchedness and slayary in which we are enguiphed , as to leave this lairuty chain of circumstances for relief , to cnrroeK in partial idleness of the uses to which they should be applied ? , No . ' No . I feal that our wonted energy , z ;? al and industry will present ;? direct our steps ; that vur love of country and of kind , will dictate a nobler oonrse ; that our afftction , pity , and respect for those who have been sacrificed for the cause , for their wives aad fatherless children , will rouse us to a sense of our situation .
We sliall soon perceive , that our dnty to ouraetvea Olir fellow-slaves , oar zealous advocates , ouruaxiring agitators and instructors , oar disinterested friends , and ittst not least , to our noble , modest , chief labourer , O'Connor , imperatively demands our utmost vigour in the application of . all those means that V have enumerated , to the most extensive usoo of whicti they are capable for the benefit of all who will unite ? 1 th as in . the good work of emancipating mankioi f . om slavery , poverty , and crime . With a longing desira to sea the great wort ceinmeuced , . I remain , youra in hope , Gracchus .
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PUBLIC XH 2 OTKR TO THE " LIBEBATOR" IN GA 1 WAY . The great public banquet to Mr . O'Connell took place on Monday evening , at the magnificent and extensive pavilion erected for the purpose in Eyre-Bquare . The Bight Hon . lord Ffrench acted as president . On the right of his Lordship sat the dutanguiahed guest of the evening , Piniel O'Connell , Esq . . Mr , Edword Burke read several letters of apology . Mr , Michjlkl Wistee . csme forward , and was reoeived . with ' loud applause . He read an eloquent and most nattering address from the trades of Galway to title "Liberator" on the-occasion of his visit amongst them .
Mr , CCokhbxi . said he thanked the trades of Galway ve * 7 much fat that most flattering mark of their eSKEmj but-M it wonld be Ha ^ oby to address the assembly again si some length , he would reserve the expressiQn of bis gratitude to the trades until then , as he could not think of trespassing a second time on the company . The Chaxruas , after the usual loyal toasts , said be ¦ wou ld jive them ' "O'Connell tar ever , -with all the honours . " Tbe 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 .
2 Si . O'Gohkelx rose , and -when silence had been restored , proceeded as follows : —I should be the most mistaken , and , indeed , 1 believe the most stupid of mankind , if I 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 ; ' me . I have no notion of it at alL We axe not here for the ordinary after-dinner speeehing . We are not here even to pay a tribute of respect to aB that is lovely and smiling apon -as- iGUeers . ) We are met here for other pHjpos e * . We are forming the history ol Ireland In this spot ' { Bear , hear , hear . } I stated that as long as one abredof the constitution remained we wonld stand on It on the defensive—that "we wonld snail no adversary—that we would violate so law—that weweuld
not be guilt j of any bloody attack , but that woe'be to those who dared to attack us . ( Loud cheers . } I was cheered then by men as brave and as determined as yon ire , and there could not Ve men more brave , and I believe more determined ; and what has been the result ? The tone has been mitigated . The threat has been softened . The declaration of war has shrunk Into tbe puny pipe of little vulgar abuse . They were then going to cut onr throats . They are now satisfied with calumniating us . ati is TniyiTv « n and Tn ^ . ig »^ . ftfi hostility . Within the short space of a fortnight the conviction came over their minds that they may abase us with safety , but that it would not be prudent to attack . us . Withinthat short space I have been watching with an eye of earernera ereiy evolution of our <»* tpw > ' « , and I
pfodann to you now perpehal peace , and a struggle merely In political strife ; bloodies * , stalnlea , crimeless on our part , and leaving the enemy only tbe paltry resource of 'useless unavailing resistance . Yes , I am ceme now to tell you thai we are able to -work out our object , despite any resistance , they can or will make against ns . ^ So little 4 o T , < Ti ? nt ; IbrmidaWe in their means of wwalling us , thai X sent my little grandson -who is beside me on board the Cyclops to-day to take her for me . What Is there' of argument against us ? We have ehaDengsd debatej we have looked for discnsEon . We have argued the quefition in onr corporations . We put forward our case ; and I aay it triumphantly—not for any silly vanity , or of any praise to my own no-talents , but in the simplicity of truth—we have been triumphant in our arguments and uaref uted
inany grounds on-which the question of Bepeal could be considered —( hear , hear ) . The effect of that is magic&l ; " nobody dares to deny that the Daion - was not a compact to "Which the people of Ireland had been a party . Nobody could dare to Bay that the Iri&h Parliament had aright or authority to vote away the liberty of the Irish peoplB fox ever , and to transfer the legyslstore of Ireland to * sny foreign country- —ihe&r , hear ) . Sq ^ i is a practical fixpoeitton of thB atrocious manner in i * hich the "Union tod been carried , and of the real existence still of the Irish national constitution . You mayj perhaps , aay , it . is in the grave ; but if it be it only sleeps in that grave . It is slumbering , bnt
not dead —{ hear , hear , hear , and cheers ) . In b « th points the victory 3 s ours . We have a right to our ^ Parliament , and nothing but frand and villany deprived ns of its practical use —( hear , hear ) . So far we are nnanswered . In ear corpoxation debates . jio man replied to us . They talked , to be sure , but they did not argue . There vas plenty of declamation but there ¦ was a total absence of logic —( hear , hear ) . There met the other day in Dublin an anti-Btpeal party , and looked with the utmosi anxiety for something to answer . I remember when at tbe bar ihat a brother barrister , -who was considered to have 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 t&at Z Can take hold of '—flanghterj . I was exceedingly anxious to fay if they had need any argument against the Repea l , and I carefully read the proceedings for that purpose ; -s-hen , lo and behold * I found that my hours had been miserably misspent , as I found nothing in tbe entire at all like an argument The Irish reform bill was an injury , aggravated by an insnlt . Why should any statesmen , then , dare tell such a nation as Ireland that bo mean and paltry , so unjost and insulting a measure was a concession . Lord S' -anley the maniac—for he is actually mad , and it 13 kind iax him—ilaugbterj—declared that everything that had been done was the best that could be done fer Ireland . It is a proverb as o \ & as the Efcige of Troy , that those whoare doomed to destruction commence their fate by the destruction of
their understanding ; and so it appeared to be - with Lord Stanley . He admitted that « - ? erj thing in Ireland -was perfect , except , indeed ., that he knew the majority of the Irish people were sot favourably disposed towards the present minutry—thBar , and laoghter ) , "He remembered hearing Lord Stanley Bay that the p ? ople ot Ireland ehculd be made to fear the Government before they could be got to love it ; " but his answer was that the Irish people would never frar and would never love them , bnt that they were quite ready io hate and despite them . But what is the present position of England ? The Horning Chronicle tells ns that she is really bnt a secondary power at present , as the state of Ireland has placed her in such a position that she is prevented from having her natural streegth .
{ Cheezs . ) How exceedingly ssrry I am at the intelligence . { Laughter . ) But -weak she will remain and must continue UBtH she does justice to Ireland . I am not new looking for instalments bnt for a whole . I Temind England that as long as she leaves freedom of conscience shackled , until tbe Protestant church is supported by its own eflherente—while the franchise or 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 ia iocuisbered with a debt for -which she onzhmot be liable , and-which , with the Blessing of heaven , sie wiH never pay , Ireland cannot be said Jo be treated with equality . By . Repealing fiu » IJnlon ^ h ose remedies will be redressed , and tea , sugar , and tobacco , and other necessaries'that the poor arer begin-3 obs to use , -would be got for © he-fourth the-cost they 1
are at present . I tell England thatIreland will not be content while her absentee . landlord * * . drain of nine millions a-yesx continues , or -whllef-har landlords have such an absolute authority Jane t their tenants that the landlard and the executioner may * be Teckfhed"ln the samB category . T have In my ~ poeket a . silly dictatorial letter fromXord Ciements / excfeedhig In blockheadisro even its impertinent ^ . He tells ids tenants not to dare think for themselves on apolitical Question ; sothatfif one of them thinks ibe Kepeal of the Union useful to his countiy he may be certain if knowing what awaits him—ecpnlsioi , { cries " of . St tJsorge of Headfora , * folloired feyiqnd £ rnans . j I do not know the " details of this ennduct , but if you who have / a better ' right to know him than I hsve , think that serrr-atfe xniti : 1 "t-j biB VJitues , I must submit to ' lisiien to ' it- ^ l am hsfj . - . ) Well , 1 teU-a ^ rl ^ na tbit to have these cW . rah - ^ r her , bnt I "WiU niso go one step ferthtr scd teli » uer that
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NOMINATIONS FOR THE GENERAL COUNCIL . NOTTINGHAM . —PfiHALES . Mrs . Martha Sweet , Goose-gate . Mrs . Hannah Barnett , Wabarn-strcet . Mrs . Maria Ellis , Independent-hill . Mrs . Susannah Wainwright , York-8 tree 5 . Mre . Elira Wilkins , York-Btreet . Misa Mary Ann Ellis , Independent-hill , sub-Treasurer . Miss Mary Ann Abbott , Mount Ea 9 t-street , aub-Secretiary . '
EfUTTON-IN-ASHPIELD . Mr . Joseph Fox , framework-knitter , Umon-Btreet . Mr . James Fox , do ., Pingle-green . Mr . Win . Oxley , do ,, do . . " » - ¦ Mr . George Webster , do ., Reform'Sireet . Mr , Wm . ^ fasaifl , do ,, do . Mx ^ John AruoW , do ., Low'street . Mr ^ Francw Spencer , do ., Quarry-yatd . Mr . George XendaU , do .. Uaioa-84 re < jt , snb-Tre » - siirer . Mr . George Holland , do ., Market-place , sub-Secretary . _
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Notice of Bbkial . —Tuv followiu ^ notice was lately affixed at a church doo ? in B-riforilahire , and fead in tbe Churo > i : — " This is to give noctcj , , that no persoii i ^ s to bv buritd In ink onurchyaru but those liv-iig in ; he paritVi ? nti <\ "o ^ e w : ¦¦ ¦ . ; wjsh ^ to bo buried avc desired toappiy totuj pitnsticlerl ^ ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), July 8, 1843, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct809/page/7/
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