The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-26 00:00:00

10'
19th/ de °
" Cahirmayle, Sept. pall,reja
My dear Sir,—Although very averse to any re, „0
the emotions which spring from grief, I yet cani.t:the '-
from mingling my sighs with the lamentations th
t1'064
nation over the tomb of Thomas Davis. f bet
"Ireland weeps, not without cause, for one ° . art'?
patriots, for one of her most gifted children. sent"' •01l
"Love of country was with him more than a.
more than a principle of duty. It was the absoribl%f
ev
of his life, the motive of every action, the founialri,<i° rip
feeling. To make Ireland great and prosperous, lia,' in
rs
it'
social condition, renowned in science and
and in arms; but, above all, to raise it to the hig ever) or
tion of moral dignity, and to enfranchise it fro'''. ends
basing and enslaving influence. These were tbtetaie 014
which he lived. In striving, alas, too ardently t° s tied t
ends, he unsparingly lavished the severest intellee
literatuhres't
and at length sacriAced life itself. ; tellect' 3
he
"Placing under the dominion of a powerful ,atioo'qe.
of a resolute will a store of the most varied inter""„iti
wrote as the advocate of a nation's liberty sh°"te livinb
Genius, animated by patriotism, gave utterance Glidy
strains of masculine poetry and of fervid eloquenee'sideo td
indeed,' would he have wielded other weapons
_bed Ireli.oo
pen in ;defence of his country's rights; but be I°"(Tee,rdu'lby.
too well recklessly to plunge it into the horrors an oleo at
of a civil war. It was his aim to unite his counter-3010e of
an indissoluble bond of fraternal concord, and t° t facietit be
that so united they would be irresistible—all-s° and t
themselves to achieve and to maintain the freedfh aspire.
hed
greatness of this island. May God grant that brest"
tions—aspirations so high and holy h not bee" —have dit
in vain! ode
" Selfishness had no place in his bosom, unießsthe
were selfish to desire to be loved and honoured bY "a Ive
whom he served, whom he adored. The
einotio
prompted him to write these lines—
' Be my epitaph writ on my countr's mind,
r'ren,' he 4
HE SERVED Ms COUNTRY AND LOy
VED DIS oil t
indicates the character of his ambition. He hasd
reward for which he toiled. The man who, assiste
..rity 9. ,
influences but the energy of his character and the pone, tea
:
his motives, made himself, at the early age of thir be
object of a nation's love, gratitude, and hope, tears,los
ofrsr
wailed in his premature grave by a nation's
the highest description of atleCeS3 and of fame. e coil -be-
" Nor let us be sparing of such testimonials M Wies tO_.o,
to the memory of departed worth. We have no lotto disiro
stow which can tempt the mercenary ; but What he I(ti-
terested and the generous it is cheering to know nor "„t
.1
falls in the service of Ireland falls neither unvaleau rich 0"
wept. Let such reflect, too, that their labours ir eon—
with them. Has Thomas Davis lived in vain ?
indeed lies in the cold grave, but his spirit is ail-die, "-
kin tbs
The ever-living flame, which he has assisted to d With dg
continue to burn until it shall encircle this lenTheas°lo
bright radiance of an imperishable glorY,. biro Whis
among the patriot youth of Ireland will remer°"'",,,d by
was justly regarded as their chief, and, aniela-,roais'
spirit, will emulate his labour and complete his t.
task. 1 er
fee , to
" I forbear from giving utterance to all that, vonre".,,g
the present melancholy occasion. I have to t,
place upon record some portion of my sentiments of A,
one who, though so young, was among the foreef jetre'd,
champions of Ireland; but I am not at lihertY, to frien_tv
upon the public my sorrow for the loss of a privindej,
Deeply, indeed, do I mourn for a friend, so bighlendetlitba
fectionate, and sincere, who united a woman isoleot, ed,
with the soul of a hero, nor shall I ever cease to
~8 acquirrie
early extinction of a friendship which, though 131'...tereou
was cemented by unit, d labours and confidential
in the sacred cause of Ireland's freedom. .
Believe me, yours very alnc,ererl4ol". ho'
t.
" T. M. Ray, Esq." " WILLfAM S. and t"d
He then said, that the letters whict he had ries expresfeeil
impressive address of their chairman, had so fith.Yl').ect whi '
to him was of such a painful nature.
his own emotions, that he would not dwell on au iJrotiori,,,,
fact, however, which he was sure would for ever °twit gteed
He would ow tPli,
memory of Mr. Davis to his countrymen. it was 2.9 ach",,,P to
tleman who proposed the solemn pledge, which lcubscrib7eir
on the 30th May, and which bound those who s t 1.:0
it never to relax in their exertions till the restorati9",one

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FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE E Ws.
SEE THE SUPPLEMENT TO THE
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Middlesex, Friday, September 26, 1843.

IRELAND.
TIII: ORANGE (..',' - '-:i .• •_.O to ere
A'. i fili 3ection. of the C: .I .:-se In- ' • ''''" ~ball
comproo.":0, and i equire that the Orange cont4e' "syn.,' ii.
be re-organised according to the old system. There l ~, ,ale _
festly, a decided split amongst the party. The Londo. a 7
sentinel contains the following account of the proceedings '
the brotherhood in the county of Antrim : werons
a very nu , ,0.0,
" On Thursday last, pursuant to notice,
and influential meeting of district masters, masters of lodes
...
and county officers, was held at Ballymena, to meet a d yuof
tation from the grand lodge of Ulster, for the oulr.!„e„
thoroughly organising this great county. The unnes'lTh,,
nimity prevailed; and but one note was heard at then
Thes_,.
ing—namely, a determination to stand by tee Orange I, '.'a
tution, as originally constituted, as their only safegueVenit,
their hour of need ; and to carry out, to the fullest ,
those principles which have ever proved the foundatio 0,
he British throne.
" The following resolutions were unanimously-
" ' Resolved-1 hat the Grand Lodge of Ulster possess, se re.
full confidence of this meeting. That raid grand lodge u
t the
quested to extend its operations to other counties; the. ,
and, in
county Antrim be identified with its proceedings ia
_inv
order to a mutual and satisfactory arrangement and nion„
mation of sentiment and feeling, that a meeting of the co 0,,,.
officers and district masters of the county Antrim, assa fi
sera of the Grand Lodge of Ulster, be convened at of
a date as possible, to effect and carry out the details t
su
union. in-
larin the
That this meeting view with the greatest a
cv to
tended Enniskillen confederation, as having adoptede
the
a tendene „ro.
supersede the Orange Institution as originally
mediately after the Battle of the Diamond, but tli_rt..ll°,,c.,
Protestant confederation, secondary to, and assisting (.) '-` b
men, we gladly hail its establishment.' broad i.°
"It is gratifying to find the spirit which is A the
Ulster, we must say mainly owing to the exertions ie)eid;:ng
Grand Orange Lodge of Ulster, who are steadilY Prafeed, to
in that fixed determination on which they eunilael rooglY
we t. .
ii.,
maintain Orangeism in all its integrity • and
' necessity °fault, Li
urge upon the Protestants of Ireland the necessi intended
themselves under its banner. We under-tand the ~,,ed
meeting of the Grand Lodge of Ulster, in this city,r si."';eo..
for the constituattd i a
30th of this month, when arrangements w ii '
our
tered on for securing the return of a staunch and un
promising representative for the city of Derry." ,
GENERAL INSPECTION OF THE MILITIA'', 0
The following important circular has been transroLreadt to
the Lord Lieutenants of the several counties in Ire"-„reiv.
be submitted to the Colonels of militia, probably 115 a Y
minary to the calling out of the militia:— 845.
" Dublin Castle, Sept. Lord Lieu.
44 I have the honour, by desire of the ;
__,l,
tenant, to acquaint you that her Majesty has been
.I''lldr
to command an immediate inspection of the Mtia
throughout Great Britain and Ireland. -ded by
"An officer of her Afajesty's regular forces, ai head.
regimental or staff surgeon, will forthwith visit the . 01
quarters of each regiment of Militia for that parposenis be,.
his Excellency requests that you will direct all Ferltia in
longing to the permanent staff of the regiment of nu_ ,;„eis
the county under your charge to hold themselves in row-
to be
Ain spected.
" s soon as the requisite arrangements shall have
made, a notification will be forwarded to you of the !'_.aforbe
which the officers who will be employed on this dutYruct to
expected at the head-quarters of the regiment to eon
inspection.—l have the honour to be, &e., ..,INTLY.
(Signed) "THOMAS FREsux.-
" To the "
" Lieutenant of the county of ---•
REPEAL ASSOCIATION.
The weekly meeting of the Association, held this daubers
most numerously attended. A large number of the ody,
of the 'B2 Club attended, dressed in the uniform of that, their
and wearing mourning upon their left arms, in testuatTtLeir
the regard which they entertained for the memory 1
deceased brother, Mr. Thomas Davis. M.
ecnotereat?:
At one o'clock Mr. John O'Connell, 31
hall, accompanied by several members of the _h l
old
s
and moved that James O'Hea, Esq., barrister-at-
lawn '"
take the chair. neesd ot
The CHAIRMAN said. he was well aware that he
• b the/
remind the Association of the deep gloom under
were assembled on that occasion : nor direct theirc.boitc_'..e,,aettl
to the sad bereavement which had befallen thetyir unary
since their last meeting. During that short perica,Liad been
spirit had been extinguished, and a glorious light 1
_, unit
eclipsed.—(Hear, hear.) To mention the source
indeed,efsill;et it
versal pain was to him a matter of deep regret 0 adrerC
was a duty he owed to and 1
and the dead is, es he
to that subject of sorrow and of mourning. P,te1),,.-bieh in
felt, he would be unworthy of that friendship wit' strive to
his lifetime he was honoured by him, if he did not , and
find some utterance for the deep emotions that thron.g_es"t and
throbbed his breast on the loss of one of Irelands "diabi the
greatest sons.—(Hear.) He was a true man' s.lle li'2lcss
noblest and most emphatic meaning of the
of the
vit-
a patriot. When he remembered but a few of the
erirtits his
tues that were his—when he called to mind his g‘basiasn,
industry, his learning, his high resolve, his lofty eyi,... be re.
his deeply-fixed intense love of Ireland—and wr.,
y unse Nadisinterest ess OP s- sir
NlTlvhematbuetrteeddwhat thifiellm. ust renedasemberthanosdesvgerellaktnoo,l"aiirietiitekh
were for years devoted to the service of his coun
ousel .
he might well say that the loss of such a man irr,aso, Om aaa
a nation's sorrow. His character was of the sterlin,,
he was possessed of 0
"A heart of adamant and a soul of fire,
id Will
it mig 04
as no bigot in religion or in politics, and elf, f
He w No threats could daunt him, and no labours
be said of him that he loved his neighbour as illls,dencof.
sole ambition was to achieve the riatioual indePv; boa of
his country, to unite all classes in one colniaciabour-:.
brotherhood ; and in the pursuit of these objects If
,r to b?
zeal. It remained but for his countrymen
no exertion was spared. He was, in fact,• a mart" rd their
to re"na; above
sentimentsa with regard to that inestimable moot '
11, let them imitate the spirit of self-devotion on old oncilir
by which he was actuated.—( Hear, hean),,
r, from Ills
ti°Bulr. JOHN O'CONNELL read the following let'a-,,heirgr'•
father and Mr. Smith O'Brien, M.P., x ressive eu
the premature decease of Mr. Davis e'
P , is, 1845' cL
:
Darrynane Abbey, SeP" „iy Will
" .
lovedd friend—my noble-minded friend--is
dy. Dear Ray,—l do not know what to writc---f o.iy be'
is bewildered and my heart is afflicted. The loss a„ of tbei
bleoewpes—ttasotrrhoewcatwo
emoyf mind. What a blow'
and
crtie
.tire. ,_,
heart. His He was His a
learningcreature
woafat raannisvcee nadaell t b qi
au al
knowi ti esLe4o ftigi:
oir,sti;isi
minute as it was general. And then he Was a.. course's'
incessant energy and continuous eitrtion ! It Cannot e,-.1-
the few years, if years they be, still left to nie,,:,:e he S."O
botllPhefeenf
teel
never
lookpvvextrleaocaercinsatekd ennndt
present
adows
tstage upon
letytaohtmfei
Ihsayenl
her struggles. His loss is 7. tontte
elehdaogtcalpoinu.id oArbntedo
slosseaellesetabilyPtolier-ielsreaiditr,--
parable—what an example he was to the Pretes-ooglivits
iaWthheact
aathnoolbicleyeamaauglatmioannooffhlitseLtdtarvrasoaro
heart too—it was as gentle, as kind, as loving, ass .. clog
youth—Oh
un:
tsaehi, slim' e ,i
ac
it anhwnydat
as
hisa sti ieoaltrve
geniusnshNd, ea
lrillnylma kindsahrmagnificent
ad
:fivi a snoc
enahtishti selomr
wre
judgmentsboivil Tattelli;
tdeplore his loss—as I stand alone in the solitude of nioblo
en s
national calamity afflicts the country. olio
to - bf'
" Put me down among the foremost contributors eted rei
ever monument or tribute to his memory Enalab: I $ In° '
the National Association.—Never did they Pe.-1.131 ill
imperative, or, alas,sad d so aut A after' '
" I can • write no more—my tears blind me--and' ,
"Fungar inani munere,' OLP
NI
" Yours ever, " DANIEL O'Ct9i-
"T. M. Ray, Esq." emteoarrys wofh then
tich:ll,l