The Sun.
London, England, 1839-04-09 00:00:00

fortunate country by Lord Normanby. To be sure,
these measures were not attended with much of good
result, for he (Mr. Sankey) found, on a late visit to that
country, that the people were as much divided as ever.
Ile saw in the police system of that country nothing
but a measure to enslas e the people, no matter which
party had the power. Time was when the imbecile
and truckling Whigs would have the wishes, the sym-
pathies, and assistance of an enslaved people ; but that
time was now gone : thank God, that time was passed
away. Now did the people know how little confidence
was to be placed in these infatuated men.—( Hear, and
*cheers.) He did not think they had any right to ex-
press an opinion in favour of the conduct of Lord Nor-
manby, who was guided in the good he done by a
craving appetite for applause. He would, therefore,
propose an address to the people to prevent them taking
any active part in the question.—( Hear.)
Mr. HARNEY seconded the address.

Mr. F. O'CosNoa. felt great pleasure in opposing
the motion of his friend, Mr. Sankey. With regard to
the motives which that gentleman had attributed to the
Marquis of Normanby, no matter what they were—
and who could blame the indulgence of a little per-
sonal vanity ?—that Nobleman had done more towards
the amelioration of Ireland in three years' time than had
been achieved in the same number of centuries by his
predecessors, whether Whigs or Tories.—(Hear, and
cheers.) He it was, and he would as an Irishman give
him his hearty thanks for doing so, that first gave the pos-
session of that liberty, of which the unjust laws which
governed them deprived them, to those individuals
who were suffering from incareration.—( Hear, and loud
cheers.) It was true, as Mr. Sankey said, tbat in exer-
cising this attribute of his station he was perhaps a little
capricious, but would they blame him for thus exercising
it, when they considered that in freeing some unworthy
characters he also gave freedom to a great number of in-
nocent and injured persons.—(llcar.) It was true also
as Mr. Sankey said, that in setting aside the Judge's
list of Sheriffs he did act unconstitutionally, but when
it was remembered how much was in the hands of the
Sheriffs, would they not afford to Lord Normanby the
meed of their highest approbation, for setting aside mon
who were sought be appointed to these offices, who
ever studied to crush the people in all their attempts to
obtain something like good Government ?—( Hear, and
loud cheers.) As long as the present system was in
being, there could not be a doubt but that these un-
constitutional acts would be exercised ; it was for a
change of this system that they were exerting them-
selves, but was it right to blame the only person who
had ever exercised them for the people's good?—(Hear,
and cheers.) He (Mr. O'Connor) would rather that a
Haddington or a Londonderry should be the servant of
good laws, than have a Normanby master of bad ones ;
but still while they had these bad laws they ought to
be thankful to him that smoothed them down to make
them more palatable to his unfortunate country.—
(Hear, and cheers.) Unless they did speak out the
people of Ireland would think that they were inclined
to assist the Tories to procure office, a thing which
,they
(the Convention) would not seller at the expense of
their lives. No, the Tories, that hateful, bloody, and
exterminating class, should learn that the people hated
them with a hatred which never could be modified.
—(Hear, hear, and tremendous cheering.) He (Mr.
O'Connor) would willingly give his heart's blood,
aye, drain it to the last drop, sooner than
those harpies, who never omitted an opportunity
of crushing the people—no matter what the expendi-
ture of blood and treasure—should return to power.—
(Cheers.) The Convention should speak up, and give
the people an opportunity of seizing on the opportunity
offered to them to promote their own cause ; three par-
ties could not exist in this country. They, therefore,
should take care not to lose sight of this struggle for
domination between tho rival parties, and turn it to
their own advantage.—(Hear, hear.) He (Mr.
O'Connor) loved, he admired, and respected Lord
Normanby for his manly, independent, and conciliating
conduct. He felt for him sentiments of gratitude
which be could not express for his conduct to the poor
and oppressed Irish ; for he was the first who broke in
on the charter of hospitality, by dining at the table of
the poor man instead of the rich.—(Cheers.) He did
intend to bring on this question himself, in order to
make a motion to get the sanction of the Convention
towards getting up a meeting at the Crown and Anchor,
at his own expense, to test the people's opinion on the
question. It was necessary that they should be vigilant
and attentive to their duties, in order to be prepared
for anything that may occur ; and who could account
for what might be the result of this struggle ? If the
Tories arc successful they will dissolve Parliament,
which, on re-election, will give them a majority
of eighty. If this were the case, what would be the
state of liberty, not only in Ireland but in England also.
'Then might they bid farewell to the Convention. It
would not be allowed to exist for a month, a day, an
hour—no, not one minute, if the Tories acquired power.
—(Hear, hear.) He would beseech his friend to with-
draw his motion, it might do harm—it could not do
good. How could they attempt to call into question
the conduct of a Nobleman who had braved the hate of

that rabidly fanatical religious tyrant Lord Roden—Of
those whipster ? libellers of their country, Lords Oxman-
town and Charleville, and that political weathercock
Brougham, who was a Judge without law, a
Legislator without principle, and a man who ought
to be despised.—(Hear, hear, and great cheering.)
Mr. O'Connor continued for sometime further to im-
press on the Convention the good effects of Lord Nor-
manby's government in Ireland, and concluded by again
calling on Mr. Sankey to reconsider the proposition,
which he had brought forward.
Mr. O'BRIEN moved the appointment of a Committee
to remodel the address.
Mr. PITKEITHLEY seconded this proposition.
Mr. ROGERS said that if they took the advice of
some Radical wri&ers, who advised them to support the
Tories in this crisis, this would leave them subject to
an opinion, no matter how untrue it was, that they
were Tories. He thought the proper line was to do
nothing at all but to keep to their own business. What
was it but a hankering after plunder which both parties
had—that produced the present state of the parties ?
The Tories want plunder—the Whigs want plunder—
and their business was to prevent either party from
attaining their object. He thought a short resolution
should be sent quickly through the country, stating to the
people " that they should not interfere in the struggle
for office between the base Tories and hypocritical
Whigs." lie would move a resolution to that effect.
Mr. O'CoNNOR would second that resolution.
i Mr. O'BRIEN was glad of Mr. O'Connor's excellent