The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-30 00:00:00

to him that they were determined to go hand in hand
with the confederates of Manchester and the Irishmen
in Ireland. The only way to make an impression,on the
Government was to let it see that they had something
in their hands of which it was afraid. They knew not
how soon the standard of democracy would be raised in
England, and the question was, how they were to sup-
port it ? The time had come for action; and Mitchell
said there was nothing like the forcible action of the
pike, the bayonet, and the sword.—(Hear, hear,
and cheers.) He thought the people of ' England
were preparing, and he did not care how soon they were
prepared. His experience and reading had shown him
that when the people had a musket in their hand, and
made a demand upon Government, Government had
always conceded it sooner than they would without.. If
they let go this opportunity they deserved to be covered
with shame. He hoped the meeting would choose a
committee to meet the confederates of Manchester, and
consider the propriety of calling a large meeting in Ste•
venson's-square on Saturday afternoon.
JAMES BoYLE moved a resolution condemnatory of
the Government prosecution of O'Brien, Meagher, and
Mitchell, and pledging the,meeting to " assist their Irish
brethren in their struggles against the British Govern-
ment." He asked if they had forgotten the fate of
Emmett and Fitzgerald, of Frost, Williams, and Jones ;
and urged them to tell the Government once for all that
they would not sit tamely by and see people butchered,
ur evt n sent to a dungeon.—(Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN then introduced a Mr. PATRICK RAT,
who said, that if there were but thirty thousand men to
assemble in Dungannon with muskets, Lord John
Russell would send an express to say that they should
have repeal of the union. The moment one shot was
fired in Ireland, four hundred thousand Irishmen in this
country would mount their muskets, and be ready to
distract the attention of the Government from their
country.
JAMES GEORGE CLARKE, in supporting the resolu-
tion, said he saw no other means of avoiding a bloody
revolution than by giving repeal to the Irish, and the
charter to the English.
JONATHAN PICKERING moved, " That in the opinion
of the meeting all countries have a perfect right to a
free and independent government of their own, and
that it is unjust and tyrannical on the part of the
English Government to withhold from Ireland that
government which the majority of her people so earnestly
desired," _

This resolution having passed,
DIXON moved that the committee be in-
structed to co-operate with the Manchester Chartists in
getting up a public meeting for the formation of a na-
tional guard, and said the time was come when they must
break through the law, and he for one was determined
to follow the example of Mitchell, and break through all
law.

The CHAIRMAN thought it folly to talk of being deter-
mined to break through the law. There was sufficient
moral power in the country to gain what they were seek-
ing.—(Cries of " We must not trust to that"—" No, no,
we have trusted to that too long.")
WILLIAM DIXON said they had tried moral force, and
it was of no use. The Government laughed at them.
Give him the musket, and he would soon have the vote.
—(Cries of" Nothing less," and continued cheering.)
The meeting terminated at ten o'clock, giving a cheer
for the Irish state prisoners, and another for Feargus
O'Connor.—Manchester Guardian.