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IRELAND.

DUBLIN, TUESDAY MORNING.

TEE RECENT EXECUTION. IN NENAGII—EXTEAORDI-
NARY MEETING.
The agitation of the Roman Catholic priests of Nenagh,
with the object of proving the two Cormacks innocent of
the murder of Mr. Ellis, for which they were executed, has
at length eerie te n held. Soon after these unfortunate men
wise hanged, the priests publicly proclaimed them from the
altar te be martyrs, and ever since systematic efforts have
not been wanting to spread this opinion,. and so successful
was the effort, that the jurymen who convicted the Cor-
macks were on more than one occasion subjected to violence,
and their property destroyed. The Romish press of Tippe-
rary, too, took the same side as the clergy, and denounced
Mr. Whiteside in violent terms, accusing him with
being the legal murderer of the Cormacks, who, they
declared, were victimised to appease the land-
lords. Not content with giving currency to these un-
founded statements, the Romish clergy hive resolved to
petition Parliament for an inquiry into the manner in
-which
the Cormacks
,were tried, the na.nre of the evidence on
which they were convicted, and the method of administer-
ing the criminal law generally. Accordingly an open alr
demonstration, got lip by the Rev. John Kenyon, P.P., of
" repeal" notoriety, was held in Nenagh yesterday, the re-
quisition on whickit was convened running thus
TRIAL,OF THE CORMACKS—COUNTY MEETING
—REQUISITION..
"We the undersigned inhabitants of the county of Tip-
perary, impressed with a deep sense of the responsibility ine
cured by those who wield the administration of crimitial,
law in Ireland, to which the pore,
.the- character; the in
dustry, and the lives of the people are' consigned, requestir
public meeting of this county at Nenagh, on Monday, 30th
August, to' pronounce its deliberate opinions on the facts
connected with the sad fate of the Cormacks, and to embody
those facts in a petition to Parliament, seeking a searching
inquiry into the case, and also into the method of adminis-
tering the criminal:l6w kenerally.":
There was an immense gathering Of priests present. The
site of the meeting, so far as the making of an impression on
those assembled was concerned, was a striking one. A
large platform was erected on a broad triangular space,
opposite the court-house, and within sight of the "drop"
from whence the Cormacks were ushered into eternity.
The Nenagh temperance band played occasionally through
the day, though not of course after the commencement of
the proceedings; but about 11 o'clock it preceded a consi-
derable crowd outside the town to meet The O'Donoghoe,
M.P. The trades' banners of the town were also brought
into requisition, and these, having been used in the
O'Donoghoe escort, were' fastened to the poles which
supported the temporary platform. In Church-street a
black flag was to be seen waving over the chimney of a
ruined cabin, bearing in white letters the inscription,
" Justice." From the tower of the old castle in the
vicinity of the platform a large black flag was hoisted.
bearing in large 'characters the inscription, " Retribution ;"
but after a short time this was taken down, and another
black flag run up in in its stead with the inscription In
gaol until you rot,' alleging to have-been words used b, Mr.
Gore G. Jones, R.M., to the approver Burke whilst in pri-
son, if he did not tell what he knew of the murder of Mr.
Ellis._ Amongst the flags on, tire platform was a green
one, bearing the words, " Welcame to Tipperary The
O'Donoghoe, her chosen chief." •
On the motion of the Rev. Mr. Morris, the chair was
taken by The O'Douoghoe, M.P.
The Chairman said—People of Tipperary, it is with feel-
ings of great pride and satisfaction that I take the chair at
so numerous and respectable a meeting as that which I see
around me representing the strength, the patriotism, the
religion, and manhood of ancient Tipperary—(loud cheers)
—coming forward in one great • multitudinous mass to de-
mand even-handed justice for the rich and for the poor.
Cheers.) lam sorry that the subject which bas brought us
together to-day should be one of so melancholy a nature • but
it is one which has attracted the attention not merely Of the
people of all parts of Ireland, but of the people of England
and Scotland as well—(cheers)—and I believe that the result
of the determination which has been shown to sift and to in-
vestigate all the circumstances connected with the arrest,
with the imprisonment, and with the execution of the un-
fortunate Cormacks—(load cheers)—will be the means of
bringing about a change in the criminal law which will
prevent the poor man who stands in the dock—(hear, hear,
and cheers)—from being made the victim of a judge who
may be zealous, and very anxious to show what he can
do, but forgets that evenhanded and impartial justice
which should be the characteristic of every one
sitting on the judical bench. (Cheers.) No matter who
-may be at the helm—no matter who may bold the helm
of the State—whether they be Whigs, or whether they
are like the present men—Tories—we will make them do
justice to the people. (Loud cheering.) There are, I know
well enough, in the present Government—l believe the
Irish portion of the present Government—l believe that
Mr. Attorney-General Whiteside, and Lord Naas too—
(groans)—l believe that they are Orangemen. (Groans,)
I believe that if they could they would crush to the earth
the frieze-coated sons of Ireland. (A Voice : Three groans
for them)—(loud groans)—but, please God, they never shall
do that. (Never, and loud cheers.) They have two organs
of opinion—two newspapers who advocate their cause,
and,saythat they are zealous patriots. I don't know where
thole, in ,o_sform_ their OpinioUS of Irish politics; I don't
kW's, ',Mere they have formed their opinions of the Irish
people ; I don't know where they have learned to
judge of the feelings of the Irish people, bat they have
learned it, no doubt, within the precincts and ander the
shadow of the Castle of Dublin. But, as I have often said
and thought, these who want really to know what are the
feelings of the Irish people with regard to politics, with
regard to religion, with regard to anything afecting
the interests of Ireland, they must leave the shadow
of the Castle of Dublin to come down into the country,
and they could not come to a better place than into the
middle, into the heart of Tipperary. (Loud cheers.)
Though we have Orangemen at the helm of affairs we will
demand justice for Ireland. Who are the Orangemen ? Are
they the Catholics of Ireland? No. Are they the Protest-
ants
of Ireland? No. Who then and what are they? They at e
a miserable set of isolated political fanatics, cut off from all
sympathy with those in the midst of whom they dwell. I
will tell you what they think themselves to be. They think
themselves to be a garrison in the midst of this country,
to change if they can the ancient religion of our forefathers
—(cries of" Never !")—and to drive our poor people across
the ocean to America or to Australia. It' you were to hear
what these Orangemen say of you—if you were to read their
newspapers—you would suppose that they could govern Ire-
land, whereas the fact is that in the three great provinces of
Munster, Connaught, and Leinster there is not one single
place where Orangeism in the face of day dare to erect a
platform and proclaim its opinions. (Cries of " No, nor
never shall !") Even in the north of Ireland they cannot
hold their meetings either, but are afraid to trust themselves
beyond the narrow limits of a back parlour. I say, then, no
matter whether they be Orangemen or not, they must 10
justice to Ireland, and they must allow us to investigate and
sift this matter to the bottom—(hear, hear, and cheers)—
and they shall not screen from just opprobrium and indig-
nation those officials who, in their zeal to earn the wages
of the State. forget the justice that should be meted to
the people. (Cheers.) It was with no small feeling of pride
and gratification that in the House of Commons I found
myself standing up on this question and asking in the name
of the people of Tipperary that justice should be done to
the murdered Cormacks. (Loud cheering.) Over and over
again I brought it forward in the house, and I must say—
for it is the truth, with some exceptions, with some honour-
able exceptions—that tale of horror, for it was nothing less,
fell coldly on the ears of the English House of Commons.
(Cheeri.) Mr.Attorney-General Whiteside—(groans)—got
up to answer what I bad stated, and the statements and
insinuations which he made with regard to the state of
Tipperary would have led any reasonable man who impli-
citly believed Mr: Whiteside, and who knew nothing of
the state of Ireland, to conclude that it was a service
of danger even to walk in the streets; he would have
led them to believe that a man might as well have lived
on the frontiers of Caffraria as in Tipperary. (Oh, and
laughter.) But the only way to make the people feel a re-
spect for life is to make them see, and to bripress upon them
the fact that their lives are as dear to the State as the lives
of any others in Ireland—(cheers)—and that the poor
frieze-coated man and the man who wears broadcloth ought
to be treated in the same manner. I shall now let Sou hear
the resolutions which have been drawn up, and which are
to be presented to the House of Commons, and I think that
they are such as every patriotic Irishman who wishes well
to his country—they are such as every reasonable man must
assent to. The chairman retired amidst loud and continued
applause.
Mr. Thomas L. Cambia briefly proposed the first react-
lion, as follows :—" That as the taking away if human life is
the highestresponsibility assumed by human law, the English
constitution in committing the power of life or death to the
judgment of a few individuals, has jealously provided every
precaution, that, in the words of a recognised and
' when the subject shall happen to be summoned to the eci,ion
r • 'I is fellow, crea-
of his free he the follible ennseiere,' ora-."ui
iie t,,uy find its them advocates
w and never
witnesses of
adversaries—that a partisan
magistracy,rebaracter, a grand jury
doubt-
ful veracity, or proven
iestpeetit jury of known hostility
of long-cherished prejudice.,
are each and all antagonistic to thespirit and letter of said
constitution, and coosequently must ever pro
duce deep-
rooted discontent, making of the court and its different
forms a tribunal inspiring public distrust instead of public
confidence. That such have frequently been the characte-
ristic features which have marked the administration of
justice in this country ; aggravated lately by the still more
uneuustitutional anomaly of a judge acting adversely to
the accused, thus teaching the people to regard the law as
its evenly and not as its protector."
The Rev. John Kenyon, of Templederry, on coming for-
ward to second the resolution was received with loud cheer-
ing. lie said—Fellow-countrymen the strongest feeling
which I experience at finding myself among a meeting of
Tipperary men assembled to petition the British Parliament
for some fragment of justice is a feeling of shame. (Hear,
bear.) lam indignant with myself, for I thought I could
never descend so low. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Time was in
Ireland when the priests in Ireland, aye, and the bishops of
Ireland too, would scorn to petition the Saxon Parliament.
(Loud cheers.) Men of Tipperary lam here to tell you not to
put your faith in Parliament or in petitions. A fragment of
justice we may endeavour to get; they may condescend,
in a mere mater between man and man ; that is just pos-
sible, that is all. More titan that, if you expect—il 3.0 u ex-
pect real justice, universal justice—you shall be surely dis-
appointed. The English Parliament and the English
Government are not concerned for you. They may admi-
nister justice to their own people, but you are a foreign
people. They have their Leels upon your necks and
their hands in your pockets, but they have no no-
tion of dispensing justice to you. (Cheers.) Men of Tip-
perary, we are met here for other purposes too. We will
petition Parliament—even I will demean myself so 'far for
that little fragment ofjustice, because I believe it to be pos-
sible; but I would not deceive you in the least by making
you believe that any real justice can be had by that means.
(Hear, hear.) Yes, Mr. Chairman, justice is a thing for
which the soul of man thirsts. We all love justice, and
Irishmen pre-eminently love it. On the face of the broad
earth stands or sits not a being more noble, approaching
closer, soaring higher into an equality with the Great Creator
of the woad than a jtistj udge gdministering justice. (Cheers.)