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from resorting to every constitutional and canonical
means in his power to prevent its being brought into
operation.' Snch was the condition under which, to
avoid the appearance of disagreement, the resolution,
was permitted to pass. Why has it been withheld ?
The insinuations and affected triumph of some suggest
the idea that its suppression was not entirely accidental.
" Would to God that the prelates in their deliberations
on this important question, involving the dearest inte-
rests of our religion and our country, had been left to
the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and relieved from the
obtrusive intermeddlings of one whose readiness to re-
commend himself to the favour of anti-Catholic men in
power, by assisting to enslave the Church of which he is
a professing member, is no longer a subject of doubt to
the Catholics of Ireland. The Church would not now
have to mourn over our dissensions. The blow aimed
by her artful and designing enemies would never have
reached the intended victim. Her pastors would not be
struck down, nor the strength of her childnen disunited
and scattered. No I The bishops, clergy, and people
would be united. The Irish Church would still continue
an impregnable fortress, despising the assaults of the
enemy—the consolation of every Irish Catholic, and
exhibiting a spectacle commanding the respect and
admiration of the Catholic world.—l have the honour to
remain, illustrious and beloved Liberator, your ever de-
voted and most faithful servant,
" k JOHN CANTWELL.
" Daniel O'Connell, Esq., M.P., &c."
MR- O'CONNELL.

The Kilkenny Examiner says :—" It will appear from
the following letter of Mr. O'Connell, addressed to the
Secretary of the Church-street Temperance Room, Kil-
larney, that the Hon. and Learned Gentleman will be
present at a temperance festival to be given by the mem-
bers, on Thursday next, on his way from Darrynane to
Dublin :

" ' Darrynane Abbey, January 10.
"' My dear Sir,—l intend leaving this place early in
the week, but as I am to have some delay at the Cahir
side I shall not be able to reach Killarney till Thursday,
the 16th instant—quite in time for your temperance
festivul, which it will give me great pleasure to have the
honour to attend.—Your obedient servant,

" DANIEL OtONNELL.
" 'Mr. Michael Sheehy, Killarney.' "
REPRESENTATION OF TIPPERARY.

In compliance with the requisition of our excellent
representative, Mr. Maher, a meeting was held in Cashel
on Monday, for the purpose of selecting a it and proper
person to represent Tipperary, in the room of the late
lamented Hon. Otway Cave. At one o'clock, Nicholas
Maher, Esq.. M.P., took the chair, briefly explained the
objects of the meeting, and read a letter, which he had
received from the Hon. Mr. Hutchinson, in reply to the
call that had been made upon him to permit himself to
be put in nomination as a fit and proper person to repre-
sent Tipperary in Parliament.
This letter was received with every mark of respectful
feeling, whilst all present expressed a deep regret that
Mr. Hutchinson was compelled by the necessity of ill
health to relinquish a post of honour for which his un-
doubted political integrity, and his groat intellectual ac-
quirements, pre-eminently fitted him. A resolution was
proposed by Archdeacon Laffan, and seconded by Wil-
liam O'Donnell, Esq., of the Cottage, to the effect that
Richard Albert Fitzgerald, Esq., ex-J.P., Muckeridge-
house, Youghal, should be requested to permit himself
to be put in nomination as the choice of Tipperary. The
resolution was carried. The meeting then separated.—
Tipperary Vindicator.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS

JPROX THE EVENING PAPERS OP YESTERDAY.
GLOBE.—A week or two ago our readers may
have noticed the appearance of a bulky pamphlet, en-
titled " India and Lord Ellenborough." It purports
to be an examination, under Whig views, of his Lord-
ship's recent conduct in India. Within the last few
days another pamphlet, in " reply," has reached us.
The importance of the subject, in reference to ap-
proaching discussions in Parliament, has induced us
to give each a careful perusal. Neither of the writers
has, ip our opinion, made the most of his case; but
their labours have served to bring some of the
leading points within a 'compass somewhat more easy
to grasp than the enormous mass of official papers in
which they were previously buried. The author of
the first-named pamphlet, after devoting some twenty-
four pages to a review of the origin and growth of
our political power in India, enters upon a defence
of the power of recal vested in the Court of Directors,
and recently exercised upon Lord Ellenborough.
That the legal right exists,e of course cannot be
doubted. It is a part of the original power of
the Company over its officers. It was distinctly
recognised by Mr. Pitt's Act (1784), creating the
Board of Control, and has been confirmed by every
subsequent Act affecting the powers of the Company,
down to the present time. It is justified by the large
pecuniary interests of the Company in our Indian
empire, and is properly vested in the Court of Direc-
tors, as the responsible guardians of those interests.
That' its retention by them through every modifies-,
tion of their powers and functions made during the
last sixty years, is due only to an "oversight," or to'
the absence of any" discussion" or "consideration" of
the matter by the Legislature (as repeatedly asserted
in Parliament during the last session), is manifestly
absurd. In the Act of 1793, and again in that of
1813, the " Governor-General " is particularly
specified as one of the " officers or servants" .of,
the Company, over whom the Directors are .to,
exercise the powers of appointment and read-
"at their will and pleasure." The Act of 1833- is
more general' in its terms, but still completely
inclusive of the right accorded by the previous Acts.
In truth; however, the right does not depend upon
these statutory recognitions of its existence. It has its.
foundation in the original constitution of the Com-
pany, and nothing but an'express enactment can take
it away. The power it affords to the Directors of
checking the career of a nominee of the Ministry,
%hose incompetency or dishonesty may place their
interests in jeopardy, is one which, in some shape
or other, cannot fairly be denied to them while
their 'interests remain what they are. Whether
this particular mode of applying the check be
the best that could be devised, is matter for
discussion. That it ought to exist, and that its
application in this instance was just and necessary, and
has been most beneficial in its results, is not to be
doubted. A glance at the particular circumstances
attending his Lordship's nomination and recal most
completely confirms the inferences drawn from the
snore general view of the question. It is believed
that in his appointment the Directors were nearly
unanimous--it is generally known that, as to
his removal, they were quite so. Why this
complete revolution of opinion ? Only about two
years had elapsed between the events, and the
change took place where groundless or capri-
cious changes were little likely to occur. "If any
one quality were to be selected as peculiarly charac-
teristic of the Court of Directors of the East India
Company, it would be caution. Every member of
the Court has a pecuniary stake in India, and the
Court, collectively, are the representatives of the
great body of claimants upon its territory. Among '
the Directors are men personally acquainted with
India, and with the sou:ces from which danger
in that country is likely to arise; men trained
by long .experience in civil, political, legal, mili-
tary, and maritime affairs ; merchants of great
eminence, and bankers of the highest standing ;
most of them are of mature age, and the political
opinions of the majority are those of the party
with which Lord Ellenborough has generally
acted." For sixty years they have held, substantially,
their present relative position in the government of
India, and with it;•,this right to recal the Governor-
General. Disuse -tends to weaken as much as use
strengthens a mere legal right. They deliberated
long, and heard all that could be urged by the
Goverasnent 'aegainst the step, vet took it unani-
mously, wi t gave to Lord Ellenborough the first
place on t e list of recalled Governors-General.
The' " eminence" is not an enviable one, but his
Lordship has fairly won, and long may be wear it.
The author of the " Reply" (whose work bears upon
almost every. page that damning proof" of conscious
weakness—a 'resort ttx abuse• in lieu of argument)--
admits the existende of'the power of recal, but strenu-
otisly denies thiitit.Oftht to exist. He declares that
fesponsibilit for the actSof the Governor-General rests
eotirely, with 'the Ministry, and that- an East India
Di.-eCtor, hijaiiiig his vote, his responsible only " to
his 'own breeches pockets" We cannot pretend to guess
what the proprietors of East India stock may think of
thisAine of argument ; .we cannot better declare our
opinion of it than by culling a single flower from the
-txtensive rhetorical parterre of its author :—it is " the
most contemptible specimen of controversial imbecility
we ever reniember to have met with." But there is
negrmand ter sfpprehension.. A broad principle of
Judi& is inVohled, and a British Parliament will not
be blind to it. With this source of confidence we
/nay look even upon the wounded vanity of the Earl
or Ellenborough with indifference. A dissection
of the " Papers relating to military operations
in Afghanistan,_ and the other documents now
published respecting the transactions of 1842.3, can
only read to conclusiont mere or less unfavourable to
the opinion, that Lord Ellenboroughems a fit person
to be•entrusted with the government of India. Of
course',` these documents furnish, atfer all, but a por-
tion of the materials upon which alone a complete
and comprehensive judgment can be formed. Much
of what concerns matter of detail must necessarily be
left out of consideration, and a large portion of the re-
:mainder can only be judged of with accuracy by those
:familiar with the real difficulties and the real resources
o f a Governor-General acting under such circum-
stances as those encountered by Lord Ellenborough.
;Stich a familiarity is possessed by few in this coun-
, and his Lordship has a fair claim to the benefit
ov3i,v it4'paucity. But where his judges cannot be sure,
th, ',7 can afford to be lenient' There is sufficient
evi 'Jena,- to convict without resorting to what is of
t.ruf proof. What is seenond of the nature of
which 4-io shadow of doubt can be entertained, is
quite elOtigh though we should stop short, end
hesitate to infer the rest. Our space will not permit
of our ente Ting uP" this part of the subject at pre-
sett ; ,but. -we'Aball talieln early opportunity of re-
turning to it.