The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-05 00:00:00

How was it then that she was in her present
miserable condition, and why was her continual cry for
repeal? Simply because she had been oppressed and de-
graded from time immemorial by her rulers; and until
those injuries had been redressed, Ireland would ever
continue poor and miserable.—(Much noise and dis-
order.) The Maynooth Bill had been brought forward
by the Ministry, because they would not do justice to
Ireland ; because they wished to detach the priests
from the people, and drive them to be upon the side
of their oppressers. —(Cheers.) That was the real
secret of the new policy that bad been introduced
by the Government. It was brought forward
to obviate the necessity of doing right, for to do
right would cost them much of that substance which
hitherto they had pocketed from the sources of the peo-
ple, and so they had administered their opiate of the
Maynooth Bill. It was not a question which merely
affected the progress of religion, but it was one which
vitally affected the very principle of civil government it-
self. If they did justice to the peeple, they would not
want paid priests to keep them down.—(Great cheer-
ing.) And if they did not have justice, they must have
either the policeman or the priest.—(Cheers.) The
spirit of Irishmen had grown above the power of the
police, and knew well how to conduct their agitations
within the boundaries of the law, ard.set at defiance all
the opposition brought against them by Government.
The new ecclesiastical policy now just in its dawn was
brought forward to substitute the Ministry in the place of
the police, to carry cut the designs of the aristocracy,
and, if possible, to keep the people in ignorance, in order
that they might be contented slaves. The simple question
which was put to the electors of the Borough on this
occasion was, whether such policy was to succeed or
fail ? Were the Ministry to go forward, helped as they
were by Whigs and Whig-Radicals, and those Tories ?
—(Cheers.) They called that Maynooth Endowment
Bill a partial instalment of justice to Ireland ; they well
knew that it was not an instalment, but merely a substi-
tute for justice. It was intended to obviate the necessity
of doing justice, and every man who would give his vote
for the carrying out of this Bill, every such man must be
altogether ignorant or indifferent to the civil liberties of
his country. They should lcok upon this question as if
they were all concerned in it, for it came home to all.
It was a question which was just then in the seed, and
might be crushed for ever ; but let it grow, it would ex-
pand and produce its bitter fruits, and all
the agitation which might be raised against it would
be insufficient to put it down. Now was their
time to strike a blow for liberty.—(Cheers and noise and
disturbance which lasted for some time). - The Hon.
Gentleman continued—He believed that the meeting were
convinced of the importance of the question at issue at
the present moment, and ho thought that the present
WAS the most critical time.—(Great noise—continued
interruption.) The labouring classes well understood
any political question that was properly laid before
them, and knew what was consistent wish common sense,
honesty, and justice. The decision of this election
would be of great importance with regard to the May
nooth grant, but he was never afraid of putting any
question to the popular suffrage. The gentlemen
whom he addressed were fully acquainted with his poli-
tical sentiments upon all the topice which now agitated
the public mind ; he would not, therefore, detain the meet-
ing by an exposition of them. In conclusion, the Hon. Gen-
tleman observed that, from the return made by the can-
vassers, if the electors would but press forward, which he
knew they were inclined to do, the victory would be theirs.
Mr.-Miall then sat down amidst immense cheering.
Mr. Izon then moved the resolution in support of Mr.
Miall's claims, and, in doing so, observed that to his
knOwledge there were many gentlemen that signed the
requisition for Sir William Moleswerth who were not
aware that Mr. Miall was coming forward ; he would,
th refore, advise them to make haste and retrace their
steps, and send to Parliament a better representative
than the Hon. Baronet, in the person of Mr. Miall.
Mr. JOHN DAY seconded the resolution, and after the
meeting had been addressed by Dr. Price and several
others, it was put and carried by a large majority.
Three cheers, with a mixture of groans and hisses,
were then given for Mr.Miall, and the tumultuous assem-
blage, after lingering for a while in the yard, was at
length broken up.