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, he owed his Bishop. The no doubt in the breasts of the Magistrates of the innocence of the
altar what minty was to be Accused. (Owen.) But what contradiction could be sufficient for
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' asked, and n 0 0 were the, Oats to collect. lie also took care the charge that was made against him—what could repay him for
'- to make it known afterwards who were those that paid. Thus it the sufferings' he must have endured in the intermediate time, be-
was dna the porinen; was not optional, but compulsory; tween the beingitrg forward this accusation and issue—between the
• - sod he bbip•blithed tem-name of the roan who reused time he had been denounced by the print as a niftiest tit for trans-
-10 JO*ryeheld boo op as a man of undeserving of conthlence— poet/Mon, and the period when the fabrication was ex-oared ?It
te peesfidlord hint as oce Dot tit to be associated with by the would Serve to Show the House the dangers to be encountered by a
pireweareof those attached to dm interests of religion : and man going to trial under such circumstances, when they knew that
N Mot be capon him to all . the dangers that Must fol. he (Mr. Goulburn), as well as many others, were led astray by this
bee A •deounciatton at this nature. _The priest wets likewise pramible story of the priest's. After some further remarks, the
=with ineeroseimm to ascertain Abe number of the con. Right Honourable Gentleman proceeded to say., that so far was this
40 the Rent, doot is, the number of those wile professed persecution carried against this unfortunate man, that this pious
"tithe Wog* Association, and who heh im l ;biome:v in and merciful toicister of God declared from his altar, that if he
AD, MD mandates 1 nor did the instruesious end here, know the woman to whose daughter the soldier wits 'harried, he
• rsarsd kept of the refusals to contribute, (Cries of would compel bee to leave the parish ! Thus was he not satisfied
Iheeemehent.) Yea, if any we. dares refuse, whether Catholis or with proclaiming him as a ruffian and a criminal, but would expel
PINW/01114 DO matter what the rank of the indoidual be, no his wife from her home, and send her a wanderer about the world.
Ilibelor *bat be his oesessity or his distress, his name was sent Here menu he (51r. Goulbuen) had reason to admire the old Isles
to tbe Association ; and limber, such was the sjptern of in preteratee to those new ones of the .association—these laws which
' that many of the gentry, though they looked on would visit on the innocent wife and eliddren the unmerited guilt if
'hie ..noba.a. an evil ; .though to their hearts they 'atihor it, the father: its person were found, suppose, roving about the country
bill inn obliged to subscribe, such was the abject state of .by night--if the Government had, previous to their prosecution, de.
se which thesehgentleman were reduced—cllear, hear) ouunced kiln as guilty—if, after they had failed in convicting him,
toribeilirsoodwelo of Abair 'priests to the abject of the denotation, tbey were to wreak their vengeance on his innocent family—what an
witalialewo go sober Rem dine altars to denounce them as entitled outay would not be raised by the Honourable Members opposite ?
Se mad swamps Ia some casts 'no the vent-femme of the There was another case, which, if he thought they had not already
- • And *bat was likely to be the ultimate conreogmett, any he enough, he would rnertion to them—it was.' charge against
owlitivinio is baba* watt well know, and surely no one coati be s Policemen, and of somewhat the same nature of that against
=ed•the poem the • maintained over their (locks, from the soldier, got up, no doubt, fee the same purposes, and
tufty they of granting absolution ; and this power to excite still further the acrimony of party feeljng. There
seseisdbc sin, was exercised either on condition of doing something were many other similar cases which he would also paw over
-theyne of their abstaiang from some act for ilia future. What for though the colour of the evil might be heightened by the detail
wed & two Houma think when they heard that these men exercised of them, IMO they could not make the danger more apparent
Nei y offices, and used their authority on such occasions ? Ile woul next proceed to notice the Address which had been robe
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W then say wbodwr ibis Constitution was compulsory or tithed bf m
this Association in December last, and which had been by
WWoklo7lloo eV dissiblopay ment Wei pot imposed on them ? them promulgated extensively throughout Ireland. It professed
Aseedliwoillpilbestiot this soweety, there weri Sante points to which to exercise the influence which they possesseil in giving an
sMey~rbitfrorirbiat it frail biat to object ta their giviog I nun th the peasantry agairot Whiteboyism, and against forming 11.
oehohnesogagglai e'en Guirpopor„ lie would not stop to coasidee legal Societies, which had been, unfortunately, too frequent and
Ohara nelfflille in WirnOlnery, with &handsome salary, and numerous in that country. This admonition had origin& eel in
welow •wr be MIS oboareer of. all that pueol here 'he consequence of an alarm basing been crested in the minds of some
41/0.1110011ossa). ostoioopwips tberedisacion on these points; of the more respectable members of the Roman Catholic body
be wadi woe quarrel wills tam- for retaining on their side one por- lat the proceedings to which that Association had resorted. It
lies erthe Aims, while•thty employed their funds in persecuting arose from an anxiety to meet and dissipate that alarm ; and
satriang portion of it. He would pot make any remark on their I how far calculated it was to do so, the House would judge, from
mkt with' Cobbett, nor on the diligence with which they dotes the tone and spirit which pervaded it. It toatained the follow-
s:ideated' his tracts, though he yaw not blind to the evil that might ing passage, one, certainly, of an admonitory nature:—" hire ad-
mak from it. It was because 'hers were other practices exceeding vise you to refrain totally from all secret sgefeties, from all pri.
any of these in evil, he would add, iniquity, but he would quer- rate combinations, front every species of Wheeboyism or nib-
trl with their interference with ordinary administration of justice. booism. and by whatever other :tame any secret or private ass*.
lie was aware, in entering on that topic, that he would be taunted elation." (Hear, hear, from the Opposition.) He then proceed.
with as argument drawn from the existence of a Society in this al to state the inducements which should induce the Association
country, established foe a purpose of that nature,—he alluded to to abstain from those illegal Associations, which, in the previous
the Bridge-street Aseociation, but lie would answer, that though part of the Address they condemned, and which should lead them
it was legal in England,—it might not be legal in Ireland, to an observance of the laws. " How many innocent persons
though legal here, it might be illegal there. And on this point he have we known to suffer transportation, and how many have we
would be ready to niter the Honourable and Learned Gentleman seen stiffer death by reason of Whiteboy crimes." Here they were
opposite (Mr. Brougham). He (Mr. Goullruen) would undertake Found, under the pretext of restoring tranquillity, libellitm the
r.i show, that though such an Association may be ti: here, it would Government and the administration of justice, by altering and•
not be tit there. Front the course now pursued, it was impossible endeavouring to instil into the minds of the people, that several
to' base justice from any tribunal. They were not contest with had been transported, and even executed, innocently. The House
baring their agents at the higher tribunals; they meddled even in would easily judge of the effect of such an impression being
the preliminary proceedings. They sent their agents to die Petty made on the mimes of the people. The writer of this Ad-
Sevvions—tcries of Hear, from the Opposition}--and when the party i dress, the leader of that body, was cot insensible of what must be
came to trial, there was a certainty that he would have the comet- the impression which it was calculated to create. Neither was he
bitors to the Rent his Juror.—{ Cheers)—And now, in the onset, l ignorant of what must be known to every person, who, like hint,
there was this distinction between the Catholic and the Bridge. 1 was conversant eith the affairs that related to the administration
street Association : to question of felony could-arise to whiet the of justice in that country, that the most sedulous attention war
latter could be parties, while there was rot a single case of felony paid by Government to each individual case of the persons who
ter misdemeanor with which the other may not be mixed up. Ital. were either sentenced to transportation or execution, and that there
ways followed, from the intervention of that body, that the charge was no part of the duties of his station, on which the Lord Lieu-
was grossly exaggerated when the accused was a Protestant ; and tenant of Ireland bestowed a mere anxious and devoted atten-
Otis always was the use when they espoused the cause of the tom- Lion, than the consideration of such cases Ile! Mr. Goulbarno
-ptainant. Nor were they satisfied with branding the accused with would appeal to any Member of thirst House, conversant in Irish
grimes not committed t they went further ; and cast an additional questions, for the accuracy of his statement, and for the readiness
stigma on him, by attributing his conduct to religious acre with which he seized on any reasonable opportunity or excuse that
many; and thus every Court became an arena for these min- 'might be afforded for the mitigation of any sentence of severity.
signariee from the Association.—(Hear, hear, hear.)—elehis. Nor was the tact that such was his conduct less known to the lead.
crates could not meet to consider on the simplest case without being tog members of the Association, than it was to him (Mr. Goul-
annoyed and perplexed by their ingenious subtleties ; and surely burn), and the other elembers of the Irish Government. After
nothing could be more objectionable to men anxious to discharge fleeing thus made this false accusation, they suggested the motives
• their duty honestly and disoassionately than such interference, and which should actuate the people to abstain from them illegal eocie-
in every case, more or I. as, they were subject to this annoyance. So tide "In the name, then, of common sense, which (toads you
tar dill this go, that on many occasions Magistrates were known to to seek. foolish courses—by the hate you bear to Orangemen
retire from the Courts with disgust. And, with regard to the (Clime from the Ministerial benches). who are your oatund ene-
higher tribunals, be would state one or two circumstances which miss—(Chem from the Opposition)—by the confidence you enter.
would show the evils to which such conduct leads. These facts rain in the Catholic Association, who are your natural and zealous
were of a nature to say mare than any statement he (Mr. Goul. friends--by the respect and affection you entertain towards your
burn) could make. A letter was received at the Association, clergy, who alone visit with comfort your beds of sickness and dr-
awing that a murder had been committed on the 12 it of July solitton ; and above all, and infinitely beyond all, in the name of
net at•Ballybay, that the murderer was an Orangeman and the religion, and of the living God, we conjure hou,"&c. Now what
victim a Catholic. The writer expressed his astonishment that the would the House think of the writer (Mr. 0 Connell) of this, who,
Association had not already interfered, and that it should require according to his own statement, had dedicated the Sabbath to the
erne stimulus from him. This letter was given to the public long preparation of this address ?—he stated it on his own authority, and
befoyethe individual could come to trial. On the motion of T. G. In doing so. he only said that which he was satisfied that
Mullen the letter was referred toe Committee, who were to repot gentleman, it' • present, would himself confirm. What would
on the cote and say what ought to be done in it. The report re- the House think of such sentiments ? For his part he could
commended that the prosecution be conducted, and by the Amocia. conceive none more nestitu I of the pnnciples of Chris-.
non, and that measures be adopted to ascertain the ['acts. (Cries dimity, as avowed by any sect of religion, at any time, in any
of hear, hear, from the Opposition.) The Honourable Gentlemen country, than that it should be supposed to be an acceptable office
opposite, perhaps, had better reserve their cheers for the conclusion on the Sabbath-day, to ptepare such an address for promulgation,
of his(3lr. G.'s) statement. On this report ante Committee, a Mr. in which love of God and hatred of man's neighbour', are proposed
Levan 4/41 stmt down to conduct the prosecution. (Hear, hear.) for inducement+ and motives to action in the same.—(Cheers from
Thus had the unfortunate prisoner to go to trial with the declared the Ministerial Benches.)—At no antecedent period of the history
°Pinion of the wbole Catholic body against him. Before the in. of any Christian faith, was the profession of such a sentiment to be
mitigation was determined on it was declared that a murder was found. This was a sentiment too, be it borne in mind, pronto'.
committed, that a Catholic was. slain because he was a I '-atholic ; gated throughout the whole country ; and what justice, lie would
they pursued their proceedings further ; they got persons to come ark, would Orangemen have to expect front men actuated by se& :
as the table, and depose to the most horrible barbarities being cont. a feeling SS such an address was calculated to create in tne mind of
rained towards the deceased; that the person accuse,' jumped on a man subject to the influence of those who put it forth ? What
Lit throat, broke his ribs—in fact, the recital was enough to doctrine could more directly tend to interfere with the due &dude
shock any one ; but would it be believed that two eminent sur. nistration of justice ? and these woe the very persons most ready in
goons, men above insinuation, distinctly swore that there was no their complaints of the mode of its administration. This was their
mark of violence on the body of the deceased, and that his death doctrine, and on this they were prepared to act. What then wars
was occasioned by an accidental fall against a post, which pro. the consequer.cee to be expected front this body, had they the power
ducad a rupture of the vertebra of the neck I (Hear, hear.) et execute their intentions, am could they direct the energies of the
Thus did this prosecution end In the acquittal, and went even far. people, under their ioduence and authority, to such purposes
there for the Judge who presided at the trial, at its conclusion ad. as those to which he had adverted. Another point to which he wan
deemed the prisoner to the following effect:—" Samuel Grady, 1 I desirous of calling the attention of the House was, the eircomstasem
flu sot think it proper that you should leave the place where you 1 of a copy of this address having been sent to every Priest in km
saying
now stand, without to you that your conduct in this trans- land, to be read from the altar of' his chapel. and with the requisition
action was highly praiseworthy, and that your exertions to preserve to do so by the Catholic Association: he regretted to add, the
?mom ankle you to the respect of every person who values good clergy had generally complied. Ile was Sorry to find Ministers of
order." The Learned Judge, after a few farther remarks of this any religion lend themselves to promulgate from their altars, see.
nature, 'dismissed the prisoner, declaring all through that there timents such es were to he htundin this Address; but that, as well
-ass net the slightest foundation fur the charge brought against as the other acts of the Association, showed the House how they
moo (Cheers.) The Right Honourable hkentleman proceeded would direct political power, should they become possessed of it
to say, that such interference by the Association was highly Corrupt as thr Members of that House might suppose the Homan
t 3 be deprecated ; this he would say, but rot with the de- I Catholic religion in is tenets to be, yet he trusted that the inculea-
ehostion of the Honourshle Member for 3lielhurst (Mr. John tion of such doctrines as he had dwelt upon was no part of its real
omich), who said, that no injury could arise from any interference principles, hat that it rather admonished a different line of conduct.
with the administration of justice in Ireland; that, on the contrary, Whatever might he their differences on other points, every one
O. was in so bad a state, that any alteration must serve it. (Cheers.) must surely feel that this Association, if left to work its way, would
eie (Mr. Gtoulburn) would still continue to prefer the old and esta- produce great evil, and that it would operate as a new excheteent
teltshed forms; he would rather here the ordinary course of justice to augment, and exasperate the idreatly uhfortuttate animosities of
than the new and extraordinary one now introduced by these Asia I that country. They who were willing to put an end to these eni-
gmatical. He could not but shudder at die idea that the subscribers ' ntoeities should aid and support him in suspending the further pro.
se, the rent should be jurors in all the prosecutions instituted by the ceedmge of this body. In the minds of Government, their pro.
Association ; that they should at the same time ba prosecutor:, and I teedings had certainly excited considerable anxiety, and even
Judges. Hs would mention another prosecution carried on by alarm ; they had forborne for is long time to suggest a remedy to .
them: It was against a soldier of the 25th regiment. The case oc. these evils, but the hobearance of Parliament ceased to be proper, '
timed in January last ; the soldier was charged with seducing the when they saw this Association mourning to itself the privileges
people from their allegiance The first account the Association re. of Government, and actually endeavouring to supersede the func-
cured of it was from a priest; he would beg leave to read a few tiers acid powers of the Executive ; its existence was fraught with
Quotas from it. The Right Hon. Gentlentan here read several political danger, its effect on society was the continuance of reli-
urtracte from the letter, of which the following is a copy : moue contention. Such a body in any country 'met be coniem-
" Newmarket-on-Fergus, Jan. 3, 1825. plated with fear; in Ireland particularly so, to whose history it was
"My deer Sie—You will not be pleased to hear that for some impossible to recur without raking up the painful reccllection if
time past I have been confined more than usual, the effect of age the misfortunes that religious animosities had already brought upon
sad doithlity ; however, a certain occurrence urges me to make the her. It was with horror that throe scenes were recurred to.
following communication. It is this:— but they were fresh in the memory of all, and even in the experience
" Stephen Hanley, a private in the 25th, some days ago, having of many who heard him. He (Mr. G.) would beg to call the atten.
a pass, came to the 'Otero of O'Brien's Bridge, in this county, non of the House to a society that formerly existed in Ireland—the'
met in this diocese. The ruffian having sojourned some days at Society of United Irishmen; they set out with a profession that the
to tnother.emlaw's, it fortucattly happelled that he associated with object of their institution was Catholic Emancipation, the same as
hur loyal men of the town, to whom lie proposed to aduiiaister se. the object row professed by this body ; but from this profession,
.a...rous oaths. When asked by one what the nature of the oath as had been confessed by several who had belonged to them, they
to be taken was, he answered, to be true to each other, and to kill proceeded to time obJecis of revolution and separation. (Hear, hear.)
an soldiers, all Prete:meets, and all Orangemen. But even the United Gish Suuety did not go to exercise the Nat-
.- lie said he was at confession with Dean O'Shaughnessy, P. p. bons which this Association assumed to itself—it did not eternis-
ed Ermnia, a few days before Christmas, and that lie (the Dean) eau to procure the transportation of an innocent soldier—they did
oliected hjm as a fit person to enlighten the people, and to swear not levy the collection of monies in the manner of this body, nor
than in. every word it this the fellow denied; but the witnesses did they adopt many of the other irregular practices which would be
wises too reseectable. and filly satisfied the elagistrates as to the found to pervade the proceediage of tnisSociety. What, he ( :Role.) I
trot of their testimony. inquired, world be the consequence of this House not interfering at
The four he attempted to swear in want directly to the Rey. I all to put an end to these proceedings. It would have the inevitable
Ple. let •Cortnac, P.P. we° referred them to Major Houtchier, the effect of raising a similar Society of the oppusite party in self-de-
cast Mionstrate, who had the ruffian arrested and committed. fence which would assume to itself the same privileges, and ex-
Aiwa ain,r a private Sessions met, at which the worthy. and intent. ercise the sameauthoraties, and Parliament would then have to
asset Major presided, and what passed at the examinstion des remedy the double evil of two Parlietnotts of opposite interests
honour to the head and ueart, and liberality a the worthy Meier. waging a religious warfare. The Catholic nteeociation would send
• This missionary is now in eonfirminent, undo the a taunt a down us counsel to artarshal its evidence against the Orangemen
the ilamorates, and is to be tried at the Sessioas, under the le- • (stud Orangemen and Protestant were often taken as sytionimous
earrection Act, at Stx-mlle-bridge, on Monday net:. the 10th terms in Itelend) ; the opposite party would send down its counsel
s eastern.- So clear • Gee of guilt, and so well proved, lies nth been and marshal its evidence in turn to ar.CllSe or to defend—a upon
•as fel committed in any pert of Ireland; but if the Aemciation would be made to the people, and thus 'how arimosities would be
- grid not send down a lawyer to attend the trial, it will .end in no. perpetuated and exam erred, which it was their duty, and he was
a, rag. It (his fellow is dealt with as he deservhs, and dirccil• sure also their wish, to have buried for ens in ohovion. (Hear,
. transported, it must effectually stop the carter of int:end:vides, and hen, from the Opposition). If one were permitted to exist—a
• fore mach reelable and mischief. principle not of aggression, but of self-defence, would necessarily
" I suppose this couunenication will have been made by other; create the existence of the other. This was the mischief WOO' the
too hat it may not, I contrive with difficulty to convey it this day, House was now called upon to put down. However the House
ae it woulti not otherwise appear at the Association on Wednes- might differ loon him in the details of the measures which tie.
-,i ty, and of course wotdd be too late for the Sixotailobridge should eubmit for their adomien, he was satisfied at least that all
hesomm. ... would .concur with him as to the expediency of adopting some
• ° With elegant wishes fat' your health and bayoloess, I have merourest least upon the subject. What was intended to apply to
it's home to be most Volt yours, this Aseechition should also of course extend to all societies
" J.int EA O'Sri•oonN ZSgY." meairlift e hid: similar objections elan allege! character • could 1:e.
I! -: enefeuted he could not cromelve a man, however strung his poll- What, two sears ago, a Bill sae introduced fur the effocauel sup-
t: 7ais feeim4. were, could be wicked enouch to Waite the letter he preseiun of Secret Societies, a measure which met with the unani-
bed wow partly resit list what was the object of that letter, sod mous concurrence ut the Noose, Parlienterit legislated on the nero-
of the story that hoe been gat up? Its sale object Was to blacken tiety of the facts; an equal notoriety of the facto he had now stated
ta.s tievernment of the ammo', to fix on it Me charge of ir.9aming existed, and Ors' that notoriety they would•proceea for the suppres.
use peoole, mid of exposme the /adios to enmity—obey vitro haO Moin of eti institution of merhogeroue **character. -In some pans
komertu beau oe such trionaly terms with the people. Toe ...Oka of the country, lie was haply to say that the Hill which had been
i • ...a tlaed at Sit-Aide-I;64*e, and acquitted by a nitof oumeseue introduced ima former jaeion had been productive oP the adva..- I
••• lad Vaspeemble Bench of aigistratet. HAMA than-fatty:three , 'alp., Out were expected to be derieed.from it, .and title not by a I
: Amy. atut-occeakin. Mie itlackburp pearichod, of !wham. itoiroaoaseestoo.spy sobterfugefoelpde die-Statute; boo ta many insteaces I
nos noce.istry for him (Mr. Goulrnotn), to:ipeak ; his charlou eras into* sot:hobs WO aireadheemed to exist, and its others meity cf t
too WWI mow', to require any comment from him • at the trial the members had taken the oaths of allegiance amesupren see, em: 0 ,
SV `e de Fr i•Triterl to IperSiiry amid spotredistion was ine4s, se left 901.11/1 ID be looted he the secret path, which was Ile-hoot to In