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London, England, 1828-12-26 00:00:00

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Etas' representative of one county, lie was virtually
% representative of the Catholics of Ireland. It
fight be alleged that he was a man of great personal
sity, but he would say that a man of less personal
ilitY did not exist. If he had given his own opi-
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Lll on the subject of his claim, singly and unsup-
ftted by the opinions of other eminent men, he
light be justly charged with vanity. He had never
lasidered the question as merely referable to him-
qor his feelings, but as a question of the greatest
habc importance. He would suffer himself to be
'rain pieces rather than submit to any humiliation
Olich might degrade him in the opinion of his coun-
ty'; nor should hq ever acquiesce in any act which
light go to deprive him of that constitutional right
'hielt he derived from the sufferings of his country-
;n• (Cheers.) An illegal vote might deprive
111 of this right, or a second Cromwell might order
141) endthe Speaker also to depart from the House
, Commons ; but he would assert that, if
a proceeding was taken, they had tio
iiecedeats to be them out, but those of
ti'iver Cromwell and John Wilkes.—(Chec:.s.)
,echallenged all the hireling industry of those who
ere so well paid for poisoning the fountains..of
415', to quote one statute law by which he could be
Ist out of the House of Commons. They offered
Mm an extraordinary alternative—a seat with per-
igrY• If he could bring himself to do an act which
Would for ever exclude him from Christian society,
liere was a seat for him in the House of Commons
i'fitlieut any objection or difficulty. (Cheers and
aiglater.) Ile was bound to make, and he would
Ileke, every possitle constitutional resistance to the
tempts which might be made to disfranchise him.
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i_hree provincial meetings and one aggregate meet-
l'4! of the Catholics of Iceland had agreed that so
irty gentlemen from each town should accompany
to London whenever he went to take his seat
Parliament ; and he called tipon-his countrymen
know-would they give him the support they had
romisecl.
Mr. STEELE.--Mr. Chairman, there is but one
ay in which that question should be responded to
the Association for the attainment of civil and re-
Yious liberty all over the world—by acclamation
end shouting. (The whole Meeting stood up, by
;'tie sittfultancous impulse, and waved their hats, and
'.pouted and huzirted.) Mr. Steele called for " one
,hoer more," ar Lord Eldon said.—(Enthusiastic
41eering.)
Mr. O'CONNELL resumed—That sort of answer.
I'ass in perfect unison with his own feelings, and it
jwould prove whether or not there was a perfect sym-
Pathy between the Catholics of Ireland and the Ca-
i'c'he Association. In the appointment of the gen-
i‘emen to accompany him to England, they should
be cautious not to give any powers of delegation or
representation. These gentlemen should he ap-
i7ointed for the sole and exclusive purpose of advis-
tt!g the member for Clare, and not for the purposes
-tither of delegation or representation. They should
!lot be placed in the power of any penal
statute. The utility of their attendance was so obvi-
as, that it was not necessary for him to point it
pat to the meeting. If the other Irish representa-
tives were to rally round him the first day of the
*,ssions, and should concur with him in bringing in
k bill to abolish those abominable oaths,. which
here taken by Protestant members of Parliament
Ikith reluctance.and regret, they would do a service
For their country greater than had ever been achieved
since the period of the abominable Union. If three
°r four hundred liberal Protestants and Catholics
Ivere to , accompany him, it would raise the cha-
- ,tacter of' Ireland, besides serving the cause of
;the people. If the Parliament refused his right,
they should repeal the union. He would go to
'parliament as the advocate of universal, civil, and
`religious liberty—as the advocate of radical and con-
: ttitutional reform—and as the advocate of a radical
and comprehensive reform in that code of laws which
kade so many men not know the east from the west,
`nor the black from the white in the statute-book.
!(Great laughter.) Mr. O'Connell concluded, by
;tnovill that a Committee, composed of two gentle-
ken from every town in Ireland, do attend the
I,leniber for Clare on his going to take his seat in
atliatneut(Loud cheers.)