The Sun.
London, England, 1828-09-13 00:00:00

MEETING at RATHDRUM to ESTABLISH
A BRUNSWICK CONSTITUTIONAL CLUB.

(Abridged from the Dublin Evening Mail of Wednesday.)
On Monday a meeting of the inhabitants of Rath-
drum and its vicinity was held for the purpose of
forming a Brunswick Constitutional Club. The
lion. Col. WINGFIELD was called to the Chair.
Colonel WlNGFlELD—Gentlemen, and Protest-
ant inhabitio:ts of Rathdrum and its vicinity, I hail
this as the commencement of a new era in Ireland.
The objact of this meeting is to establish a Club
similar to that recently formed in the metropolis, a
Club which numbers amongst its members all the
rank, talent, honour, and integrity of the country.
I have just returned from the county of Sligo, where
a Brunswick Club has also been formed. Several
Clubs of a similar description have also been esta-
blished in various other counties. lam exceedingly
gratified to perceive such a feeling predominate
thoughout the country, and I trust, ere long, that
there will not be a single barony in Ireland without
its Brunswick Constitutional Club.—(Cheers.)
Rev. Mr. GuniNEss---Mr. Chairman, the prin-
ciples of this Club are not founded on hostility, as
has been erroneously stated, to any class of our
fellow-subjects. We do not associate, Sir, for the
purpose of manifesting our hostility to the Roman
Catholics. \Va associate for defence and not hos-
tility. (Cheers.) At this time, Sir, when all that
Protestants hold dear is menaced--(cheers)-when
our pure and holy religion is made the subject of the
scoffs of the leaders in the Catholic Association--at
this time, Sir, when the Constitution of the country
itself is assailed, we stand forward upon the defensive,
and we did not even assume that position until
driven to it by the open avowal that nothing short of
our total destruction wonld satisfy our assailants.
We stand forward, Sir, not in hostility to any class
of men, but for the purpose of defending the Con-
stitution and the Church. (Loud cheers.)
*Tom; C. LEES, Esq.—Our coming forward now,
Sir, will be attended with the greatest advantage.
In the first place it will call forward those quiet,
mild, and conciliating class of persons calling them-
selves Protestants, but who really are the greatest
enemies_ with whom Protestants have to contend.
There is another class of persons, which meetings
similar to that which I have now the honour to ad-
dress, will also have the effect of calling forth,
to pub-
lie to those pitiful Protestant, "'hal they
publicly truckle to Priests and Papists, p "wt
• press their opinions to be in consonanc
Royal
Family ou the throne. Another advantage
ith the
whidt
will grow out of Clubs of thissdoefic:;.no.
pure Protestant principles which seatedt h
ne
is, the
expression they will be the means of
description
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—We will, Sir, be
opinion. Sir, meetings of,t
not tet
to enlightened,
outraged
loyal Ministers. rho,
give confidence to his Majesty'
numbed our energies—they
• • of Ireland is aroused, and that the
Pro-
testant see
spirit
will see that we have shaken off atrattlityhewliici
able to put down the agitators and the miscreant
rayca educated,
Barristers who are goading the people into rebellion.
agitator and the rebel.—(Cheers.)
(Cheers.)—This meeting, sir, is not called to in-
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lngosf
tohfist hceouenttl
flame the passions of the people ; but it is called to
shew that we will not bend our necks to the yoke
of the Papist Association. And, above all, Sir,