The Sun.
London, England, 1829-02-16 00:00:00

LATTER PROM MIL O'CONlttt.t.

The SISCRtTA ELT said he had t read a letter from Mr.
O'Ccnnel. (Loud cheering.) It was then read as fol-
-I,lrrs zit(' ordered to he inserted on the minutes.

Ilatt's Hotel, Dover-street, London,
10th Febrnafy, 1829.
Me DtAR Faisxn—Here I om prepared to make that
experiment on which so much of the fates and fortunes ef
sew wretched conntey depend. My right to sit and vote
ill Parliament, is, I, may venture to '?.d y, demonstrated—
!. defy any fulryer to lay his finger on any statute that ena-
lakes the present House of Commons to create a forfeiture of
the seat of a reernher for not taking the odious oaths; or,
that even ensirewers that House to administer these oaths
It is said, that a very eminent Chancery barrister, Mr.
;titre-den, has written a pamphlet against my right, in
whirl,, with singular inaccuracy, be has totally omitted a
eneet important statute. I rejoice not a little in the blunder
of this legal statesman. I fanry that his book, - whatever
effect it may have on his fortunes as a man on the toad to
high professional station, will not add mnela to his already
high professional reputation. I Will answer him to-morrow.
The great and engrossing question now. is--What shall
be dorm with motet I() the immediate dissolution of the
Catholic Asectiation ? I have thought of it much and
deeply, and I confess, I cannat bring myself, for the pre,
went, tee advise that measure. No man living would go fare
thee Than I would to conciliate the Protestant mind, and to
reconcile the mistaken—no man has, >t venture to assert,
gone so far as I have gohe to do so. My conduct when the
King was in Ireland—erny tonduct when in 1825 the de-
legation was here, prove that my disposition to conciliate
eeteeededsay' ietretion at to the means of conciliation. I
flirt exceedingly anxious to conciliate every single Protes-
tant in the British dominions, but I shudder at the idea of
pleading guilty to the charges contained against us in what
itteelled the King's speech, bet what is known to be the
iisnguage not of our gracious Sovereign, belt of his Mini-
eters. Irclavd never yet trusted but she was betrayed
—that truth is now perpetually before nay eyes, and I for
one do not wish to be a party to any measure either by
direct co-operation or indirect assent which goes to dimi-
nish time sum of conetitutinoal liherty, or to introduce any
precedent fatal to tiee, :.i'end'oin of British subjects.
Great as my reirkci:ence is to dissolve the Association be-
fore the law ......4rtitinates its career, of course I never will be
PartY tes any violation of the law. lam also bound to
avid taV. it is the unanimous opinion of all our old and con-
matrat supporters in Parliament, that the Association should
°..t Tuesday nest—that is, as soon as it can do so, dissolve
Itself. In this opinion Lords Milton and Ebrington, Messrs.
Villiers Stuart, the Knight of Kerry, Mr. Ponsonhy, Mr.
Grattan, Mr. Brougham, Mr. Power, Sir John Newport,
Mr. Spring Rice, S:r Francis Burdett, with a-long list of
other friends in both Houses, concur. They say that the
Ministers are determined to carry a Suppression Bill, and not
te stir one step in the Emancipation Bill until the former is
carried. The dissolution of the Catholic Association by a
vote of its own, is therefore but an anticipation by a few
days of an otherwise inevitable result. They add, with re-
elect to any condition to be annexed to the Bill for Eman-
cipation, the Association can do nothing, even if such con-
ditions be intended, because the Suppression Bill will be in
farce before the Bill for Emancipation shall be brought in.
With ;expect to conditions, I have heard this—that it
"'l...tinter is not intended to interfere by the Emancipation.
Bill with the forty-shilling freeholders. This belief exists
in a quarter which ought not to be deceived. It is also,
its like manner, believed, by more most likely to be well
informed, -that the Duke of Wellington does not intend to
oseek for any species of vetoistical arrangements. This is
very consolatory. To this, however, I desire to pledge
myself, to use ail the constitutional means in my potter to
procure the defeat of any Emancipation Bill coupled w'th
either of these measures. Never, never, will we consent
to receit'e Emancipation at the expence of the forty-shilling
freeholders, or of the discipline of our Church. We arc
ready to do all that honest and conscientious men should do
to conciliate. 'We are ready, most ready, to bury in eter-
nal oblivion alt bygone dissensions, animosities, and in-
juries. We are ready to hold out the hand of fellowship,
and to tender the heart of affection to our Vrotestant
countrymen—we are ready to give our treasures and our
blood for the support of the throne and the maintenance
of the Constitution. All we requite in return is an
equalization of civil rights with our Protestant coun-
ttymere .

Send frwward the petition as speedily ,is possible

Address the people to he trzmy:il, and to tike care not
to be goaded into any violation of the law—all our hopes of
liberty would be lost by any one act of vioience. Let the
people confide in our counsels, "and there arc still in store day.
of peace and prosperity for Old Ireland.
Believe me, always very sincerely your's,
DANIEL O'CONNELL.

Mr. Sasvir. said, I rise to move that the Catholic As-
sociation do stand dissolved upon its rising to-day. I stated
at considerable length my reasons for making this propo-
nition, upon Tuesday last. I could have carried the measure
if I had pressed it, but upon an appeal being made to me
by Mr. Maurice O'Connell, I thought it Advisable to wait
until a letter should he received from his father, in order
that we might have the benefit of his more mature advice
upon so important a proceeding. This was justly due to
hint. 31r. O'Connell has written, and says that he will not
be a party to a dissolution. (Cheers.) He refers to the de-
ception practised in 1825—still Mr. O'Connell does not
state that he is opposed to the measure ; he intimates that
we should wait until Friday. If the measure is to be
adopted let it he dane at once; for upon the speed with
which the offering is made to our friends in Parliament,
the effect of the proceeding will mainly depend.—(Hear,
and cheers.)-1 am not surprised that Mr. O'Connell does
not desire to be a party in this transaction ; because, as he
contributed more than any other man to create and to Sus-
tain the Association, he is naturally deterred by what I
may call a kind of parental instinct from participating in
its extinction. But, Sir, this is a crisis in whirls I deemed it
to he in) duty to stand forward in order to achieve, without
any fear of results, what I regard as greatly instrumental in
the promotion of the public good. Without attempting to
compare what I have done with what has been effected by
Mr. O'Connell upon this occasion, I may be permitted to
say, that I lent a very ardent, if not a very effectual co-ope-
ration in raising this body to its present magnitude. What
I have spoken within these walla has been read by the great
mass of the people, and perhaps contributed to that excita-
tion from which this body has derived its omnipotence. I
am not accustomed to speak of myself in public assemblies
but upon this occasion I am justified in doing so, in order
that I may repel any charge of pusillanimity which may
be urged against me. Who creates! the simultaneous meet-
ings ? I did.—(Loud cheers. put that fact to my cre •
dit, in order to meet any insinuation against the integrity
of my purpose in pressing a voluntary dispersion of our
body. Mr. Sheil concluded by moving a dissolution of the
body, amidst loud and continued cheering.

Mr. LAwi.Ess seconded the motion.—(Loud and enthu-
siastic cheering.)
Mr. L. PLUNKETT proposed an amendment which was
not seconder!.

Mr. H. G. CURRAN declared him,elf in favour of the
dissolution of the Association.

Mr. gust►, waved his right to reply, and his resulntion
was put from the chair and carried al►nost unanimously—
the dissentients not amounting in number to more than 10
or 12.

Mr. Cols-1./Al- moved that the Association on its rising
shrink; staml dissolved.--(Loud cheers.)
Mr. FORDE, as the public opinion was against hint,
svnultl bow to it; and in s.2conding the resolution said,
whatever assistance he could render should he cheerfully
given to work the machine.—(Cheers.)
The motion was carried amidst great applause.

UNITED 'MEXICAN MINING ASSOCIATION.
NOTICE is hereby given, that a SPECIAL
GENERAL MEETING of PROPRIETORS is
appointed to he held at the City of London Tavern, on
MotiniV., the 23d instant, at One o'Clock precisely, to
talie into consideration, and determine on, the measures to
be adopted for increasing the Capital of the Association,
to an extent, not exceeding 57,0001. by a temporary ad-
vance or otherwise. R. I-lEATIIFIELD, See.
No. 13, Old Broad-street, London, Feb. 12, 1829.