The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-31 00:00:00

want for leaders.—( Hear, hear.) He was proud to say, the
utmost tranquillity existed in the country, and should he be
sent. to prison, his chief consolation would be, that they
continued quiet, and that the reward of their peaceful con-
duct would be a repeal of the union.—( Hear, hear.) He was
proud the resolutions were proposed by Mr. O'Brien, parti--
cularly at a time when his valued friend, Mr. Maher, was
a candidate for Tipperary, where he would be returned in
spite of every opposition. He (Mr O'Connell) did not
know exactly what legal mode would be necessary for him to
adopt after the trials; but he would require of the people of
Ireland, whatever that should be, to give it their perfect ac-
quiescence,—(Cheers.) Although they would obey the law as
laid down by the judges, yet they would never consent to the
union ; and should it be said that the Attorney-General's pro-
secutions would frighten the Irish people ?—(Cheers. ) One
thing gave him much pain, and that was the diminished
amount of the repeal rent. He had received several commu-
nications, saying that remittances would be made after the pro-
secutions were over, and he could not help expressing his en-
tire disapproval of such a plan. Whatever they sent would
of course be placed to their credit, and they must be aware
that any diminution in the rent and patriotism of the people,
would be a triumph to their enemies. The Honourable and
Learned Gentleman then referred to the natural advantages
which Ireland possessed; and concluded by saying that peace
and perseverance was ;heir motto—peace and perseverance the
safety valve of the State, and that peace and perseverance
would finally obtain for them a repeal et the union.
The resolutions were then put, seriatim, and adopted by
acclamation.
Several sums of money were then handed in, amounting to
upwards of 201.
Mr. DUNNE handed in a petition to be presented by Mr.
O'Connell to Parliament, signed by 9,500 conspirators, for a
repeal of the union.
Mr. O'Cowarett—Harra for repeal.
Mr. JonN O'CorceELL alluded in terms of admiration to the
splendid specimen of eloquence which Mr. Sheil had given on
Saturday last in his behalf, in the Court of Queen's Bench.
Whatever became of the prosecutions, whatever was the doom
to which he (Mr. J. O'Connell) might be subjected, he never
would cease his exertions for the attainment of the legislative
independence of their native land.—(Cheers. )
The Rev. T. O'MatLxv then addressed the meeting.
He alluded to some observations made by an Hon. and
Gallant Member of the Association in disparagement of
" federalism ;" but he would not then enter into a discussion
on the subject, as he intended to reserve himself to ans-
wer the common enemy. Federalism was, in some mea-
sure, a child of his own. He had made many sacrifices, as
his Won. Friend Mr. O'Brien could testify, in coming for-
ward to advocate it ; yet he was not blindly wedded to any
opinions on the subject. The Rev. Gentleman then alluded
to the Government of the United States, from which he drew
the model of his plan, and where he resided during some of ,
the happiest days of his life. So far was federalism from being
opposed to the repeal of the Legislative Union, it was directly
contrary ; for they held that the Aet of Union should be vir-
tually repealed before the principle of federalism could come
into play. In military parlance, the Federalists were a corps
of the grand army of Repealers ; and their proposition re-
duced the controversy with England to this—was she satis-
fied with a union of equality—a union which, instead of weak-
ening her political condition, would strengthen it far beyond
what it was at present ?—( Hear, hear.) The Whigs, it ap-
peared, were not willing to give the people their own Parlia-
ment : but they were ready to have a Parliament assemble
here once in every three years—a plan which he had no hesita-
tion in denouncing as a clumsy mode of satisfying the wants and
wishes of the Irish people. He could not see that a passage
from one country to the !other would make gentlemen
change their places from one side to the other ; and what ad-
vantages could, therefore, be derived from such a plan ? There
was no salvation for Ireland out of the pale and protection of
an Irish Parliament ; for, let the two great parties of the State
battle as they might, it was only by such a Parliament the
country could be redeemed from the evils which pressed upon
her energies and destroyed her resources.—(Hear.) The Rev.
Gentleman concluded amidst loud cheers.
Mr. WILLIAMS, an American gentleman, addressed the
meeting, but was called to order by Mr. O'Connell, in conse-
quence of strong language which he had made use of.
Mr. S. O'BRIEN gave notice of a motion for the appoint-
ment of a committee to watch ever the proceedings of Members
of Parliament.
Mr. O'Cowtrxtt observed that some persons were going
about the city, as they had done before, to entrap persons, col-
lecting money to finish the Conciliation-hall. Now he wished
to inform the public that such persons were guilty of a gross
fraud—that no money was required for such a purpose—and he
hoped those who were duped would take every measure to
bring the perpetrators of the fraud before the magistrates.
The Carataaraie handed in a pound, as the subscription for
the year 1844 of the Rev. Mr. Mears, P.P., of Toomevara, in
the county of Tipperary.
Mr. O'Cotorett had great pleasure inicoposing the thanks
of the Association to the Rev. Mr. Meara, one of the oldest
and best friends of Ireland. He was mainly instrumental in
putting an end to those factions comically termed "Black Hens
and Magpies," in the county of Tipperary, and had actually
succeeded in making the black hens marry the magpies.
The repeal rent was then announced to be 3721.145. 11d., after
Which Sir Valentine Blake, Bart., M. P., took the chair, and
the meeting adjourned to Monday next.