Star.
London, England, 1829-01-28 00:00:00

ties, for the atrocities exercised on the French Protestants
in the south of France, at the nay moment when the fall
of Bonaparte promised hopes of impunity to the bigolla
I ted perpetrators. With all there evidences in our favnetil
may 'life riot ask, can the Roman Catholics ever be safely
I tolerated? You and I are plain men, and the question is
a plain one, so much so that I think it unnecessary to
go at all into arguments upon it. It then becomes a mat-
ter of certainty, that either the Roman Catholics most
I have the upper hand,or we must declare at once that they
shall remain as they are. There is no third, no middle
course. On which side then is justice—on which side
is safety ? (Loud and long repeated cheering).-
-we are sure of what we have—of what we are; we
are sore that we will never prosecute them; it forms as
portion of our creed—no articles of our belief ; they are
not persecuted here. But if our situations are recessed,
we are not so certain of our remaining unpersecuted
Again, the advocates of these claims say, that if it-werel
nothing more we ought to remove from their minds the
feelings of degradation under which they now suffer.
What! will any one tell me that they who are c intent
to till a rood of land each man—who are satisfied to
live in a pig stye—who hesitate not to beg, and some-
times condescend to do worse—who submit, without
murmuring, to be flogged by the Priest, are they to be
of so nice a sense of honour as to feel degraded because'
O'Connell cannot sit in Parliament ?—(Loud cheers).
It would be a want of common sense on our parts I.
abandon a prineple that has been proved by centuries
of experience, for any silly superficial theory of the
present day ; religion and land, life and liberty, are at
hazard. We have taken for our motto that glorious
sentiment of the Barons of England, 4r we will not that
the lavis of England shall be changed." ' Whilst we
can prevent it let us bodily declare that the ealeguasds
of the Constitution shall not be remuved—(Cheers).
We can prevent it—we uava PRZYZNTIND —(aloud
and tremendous peal of cheers followed this sentence,
which coninued for some time)—the flame which has
been kindled in this country within the last 6 months has
spread into the sister island, and the wrath of Eniland is
beginning to beam in a consuming fire to blast our ene-
mies. It is but a year since when all was dark and drear.
The firmest hearts might be excused for a sentiment of
doubt and hesitation. We looked forward with fear and
trembling; the Ministers of the Crown were weak and
treacherous; our friends were wavering and undeter-
mined, and nut enemies were drunk with the madness of
triumph, wtiile no single ray of hope cheesed the gloom.
One sole chance was in the spirit of a high-minded and
admirable King, and now all is changed. The Jacobin.
and Radicals that insulted tf.e Throne which they pro-
fessed to' serve, are swept away and made more con
to nptible in the public view, while, in their stead, we
have the only man, who, in my remembrance, ever go-
verned Ireland with unqualified success, the honest and
est:tnable Pee(—(Loud applause, and cheers for Peel)
—we have in their stead, that mightier one, whose mas-
ter spirit appears to rule the political world, as decidedly
as he once controulled the destinies of war 1--(Loud
shouts of applause). On a mind like his the artifices
which masa the balance of weaker spirits are net-
cised in vain. We may see by the rancour of the Agi-
sas.os how keenly they feel their baffled hopes, and
writhe in agony at their approaching final defeat—
(Loud cheers). Let success and security bring with
it inactivity, or make us repose from our toil. The
victory is not yet ours. Let us take example from
our enemies. Heretofore our efforts have been wasted;
but now that we form the parts of one mighty body, let
OUT efforts be directed to one great objectl—(Cheers).
Our cause is too strong to be put closest by any indivi-
dual influence; our cause is too strong, for it rests .not
on the breath of any man ; it is rooted in my heart and
yours—(Cheers). They who contend agaidst it must
be defeated, for there is an energy of purpose, an un-
contrnulable power, which, as of old, will make the
Protestants of Ireland invincible in the contest.—The
Reverend Gentleman concluded amidst a succession of
loud peals of applause.
The motion of thanks to the Chairman was then passed
with acclamation, and the meeting separated. F r about
an hour after some of the country people remained in
tl:e city; but with the excepiqn of playing an occa-
sional loyal tune, the silence of the streets was not in
the slightest degree disturbed, and soon atter they had
all left the city lot their homes.