Star.
London, England, 1829-08-08 00:00:00

TO THOMAS WYSE, ESQ.

Leedom, Mimi 4,1 m».
My Dun Wyss—l have this day, for the int time, enjoyed
the rinser, of muskeg a considerable pore' of your very in-
teresting and eloquently-smitten history of the late Catholic Alfa
elation, lately published by Mr. Coburn, and, Is addressing this
letter to you, I trust you will ado* that lan have no object in
view but that which has inllueoced your own =Ma is the compo-
sition of your work—namely, a sincere &select that nothing should
go forth to the world under a name of each merited authority as
your own, which could not be relied on as she astirw tradh. I am,
Omura, peculiarly interested in that part of your history that
speaks of the great Radoml proceedings in which I had the honour
to bee principal actor—l mean the mission through the North of
Ireland, during the months of August and September of the last
year. I should lament that a transaction, which has been so
pregnant of benefit to the muse of civil and religious freedom to
[reload, should be ohrepteseated to the present, as well as future
generations, by the hand the most disposed to set donna every
occurrence truly as well as ably. I therefore Is.. no lime is canes
your &Motion co those passages of your narrative which I knew
to be unfounded, and which, if true, would subject me to the
ceasereand M will of my countrymen—a penishnseat mach mots

painful to me thee any by which I could be visited by the most
mercenary or vindictive lodge Ireland ever gave birth to. With
yard to year orioles of my qualilleadess to 111 the important
station and emote the high and responsible dudes assigned to me
by a vote of the Catholic Assodadon, you nerdse the prerogative
of the historian in coming to any conclusion you may think proper
respecting my medts. But when you state that on such an occa-
sion, during the progress of my mission, I acted so and so, and the
people along with me acted so and so, it is my duty to tell you that
you have been much mielefernsed with regard to the facts yen
natrate, and that in justice to myself, and the brave, generous, and
confiding people, who accompeoled nee wherever I went, I most
take the liberty to deny the troth of that part of your ammo,
which, in my mind, involves their character and my own. You
observe in page 40S, lira volume, 44 had it been teeny the purpose
of Mr. Lawless to mods, the North, it would appear to a rea-
sonable man that the most obvious mode which, coder the dream-
stances, could have been adopted, would have bees to have geon al
ewe to the North, and in a messiser the seed primate and unessessto-
dew psssiik. In sash a country. as Yale oetice, as little delay,
is fink crowd as psesille." Had I acted thus, the mission to
the North of Ireland would never have bees the subject of Ire-
land's eulegium, nor of the Minister's/ears. Had lor Mr. Wyse
(were ►e heisoured with the tact of Deputy) skulked into boles
and corners—prevented the people giving swing to their feelings—

prohibited that generous, basest, sad imposing enthusiasm, which
marked my progress—the missies might bee very safe and a very
saber one, but it would produce' sodas: but contempt from the cons.
men enemy, and grievous diseppeinensent to the nadon. Armed in
the confidence that my minion was a legal one—that the collection
of the Catholic Rent, for all purposes not prohibited by law, was
as justifiable in the Noah as in the South or: West of Ireland—l
proceeded on my mission whbfeeriessesesi I called on the Magi&
trate* of the counties to accompany me; I invited them to the
hundred meetings I held in the various dispels of the North ; I
roused the popular mind—taught it its Importance, pointed out its
strength, exposed the weakness of the enemy, and achieved the ob-

jest of the Assodation—namely, fug and -usuguironal develop*.
Lent of the ndati.r power et the people and their oppressors. Could
all this be effected in a whys *pant Bet it seems Mr. Law.
less was personally objeetionable--eo writes Mr. Wyse. p. 403. "Mr.
Lawless. personally objectionable. as be undoubtedly was. to very
many e►en of the most insderois of his antagosisis, adopted every
opaline which could most blame their animosity." Both met.
dons (I mean no personal offence) 110011 megrim. One of the most
formidable. though most candid et my opponents In the North,
Mr. ll'Clintock—a gentleman of large fortune and high COOllllO

tivos—ceograntlated an assembly of Orange s, co Bruaswickers,
at whisk he presided, that Mr. Lawless happened to be the fedi.
',ideal deputed by the Association; because, be was pleased to say,
I could polideally differ with all my public opponents, without to-
asting a personal injury ; and, so far from adopting nary gobbet
which could most blame the animosity of the Orangemen, I
adopted every expedient which a spirit of the most kind caocUla.
tics could suggest. I appeal to the Magistrates, Clergy, and people.
who heard me, to bear attestation to the truth of this statement.
You go on to esy•—ae That all my time was spent in preparation.
When the contest came, the enemy was also prepared ; but this
want of political generalship was likely to have produced coast.
games far more fatal than mere personal defeat. Mr. Lawless
was inadvertently on the point of involving the two great contend.
ing parties in taunt conlia ; and. by no very strained inference,
suddenly plunging both bodies, and, perhaps, bee countries. into
civil war." I know Not exactly what you mean by preparation, if
going over two thousand miles east and west—visiting all the pa.
risk chapels in four principal northern counties 'aiding up •
large sum to the National Treasury—if this be considered nerely
preparation. I know not by what epithet you would describe the
organization of the Rent in every county of the North. I was net
to be precipitated to the remotest corner of the North by the idle
bullying and blustering of that old Orangeman, Sir George Hill,
nor by the sanguinary menaces of the eased convicted mar-
deren of SalHbay. No ; I went at calmly and powerfully,
accumulating strength as I proceeded—daily communicating to
the Northern mind inereasea'caddeuee in Its power—exposing
the cestemptible obtacks by which a petty fatale dared to im-
pede the national mind. la this effort I was supported by the
great majority of the Magistracy ; by the army and its most re-
spected GeneraL I ask, Mr. %Fyn, was not this a good preparation
for the consummation of the entire mission? but lon make the
meets* heneetable. You. I confess, admit that the kent (page 404)
was /manna as I moved along ; and hopes were indulged that
the representations hitherto made to the Association of the state of
the Catholics of the North were false. or grossly exaggerated.—
• la every chapel where he appeared crowds came to meet him,
and men erns ffkisopp bents joined the people, and returned with
favourable impressions." And again, " the numbers of his auditors
augmented as he had advanced. a corresponding enthusiasm grew
up with their numbers ; though thousands and tens of thousands
I were grouped around him, a eagle natation of good order had not
yet taken place. These were emphatic proofs that the spirit of
organisation, as well as agitates, had spread through every part
of the country ; but Mr. Lawless was carried away by his own
victoria." Were this description of Mr. Lawless a true or jut one
he would have little grounds of pretension to the mandates or
protection of hie ceentrymen. Had I been so intoxicated by my
victories as to cepa, the lives of the people—and, what was
almost as bad, the cause for which I had so zealously laboured—
I would deserve the reprobation of the historian, and the Wig.
nation of his reader ; but the facts are the reverse of your state-
meat, and I appeal to General Thornton to confirm my represesta.
don. Much has been said or written of my mission to the chapel o
Bellboy. 1 he ignorance of some. the fears of others. have wove' a
web of action which is unequalled even in Ireland. There are some
men who estimate their importance by the wonderful states they
circulate—the hairbreadth escapes, the awful dangers, through
which they have passed. Such men go en fabricating Dew lies every
succeeding day, until at length they work themselves into a cat-
violas that their falsehoods are troths, their fantastic poetry
solid substantial prose. From such heroes you, my dear Sir,
must have heard the following story. which, I have no doubt,
you conscientiously conceived was the entire truth ; and yet a
greater Mel never was circulated against a brave, candid, and coo.
Sdibg body of Irishmen, than is thus circulated against the people
of Monaghan, Meath, and bath, by the Author of the " History
of the Catholic Asessiation." After describing the stated parties
In the North and the Ellicaltim with which I had to reamed, cont.
rued with those which exist in the Saab of Ireland, you peened
to the account et my approach to &May In the mesa time
blreimerlese adopted the only beet none to that of trot hula; eir

peered thereat al. The people Mit Ms entreaties to pew:said order
as wards fl arm *nab pretests far the better amosalieg
reel isteedess—and were, far the most part, persuaded that Min.
tended beading them in signory array against their sneak%
They berried him ea in Ms carriage to within • very small gh.
taw from the town. In a moment, the (Madly and the gai.
pr limbed epee Ida. He rushed with a sudden Wort freak kit
carriage, mounted a grey mare, instantly dashed throe di,
crowd. sad led. Is the ameneut of his escape, a partisan et
his own is seid to have piusered a pistol to his breast, bat
east at the failure of the espsditloo—it bssylly mimed Ike...
Another Moder was to have taken his place. What the caw,
queues might have bees It is not very difficult to conjecture. B

ibay might have bees estered--but a retails. that very owe
would have mousenced In Wood." Toe will pardon me be
miss that there is not ins lewd f troth In the cadre of this stn..
meet. The people were art persuaded that I ever costemplay
the biotite of than in military array—benue I luedeusi.
wherever I west, principles of an needy contrary character. /
always impressed co the people's Wad that their best yew d
hope, and their most certain security for the ukinsate who* d
their cause, was a strict obedience to the laws—a profined repo
for the constituted authoritiee—e peaceable, sober, and nista de-
meanour. To these sentiments every audience responded, sod
vim them every individual acted who accompaoled ere. It is

not tree that the people berried toe to within a moll diatom 0

the town of &May. I ordered the carriage cobs stopped whbj
two miles of the town, on the Dublin side—and this I did is
faithful obedience to a promise which I made in the ramie( d
that day to General Thornton, with whom I had the boom
to communicate at Carrkkoacroas, that melbas cheer piedg.
dug himself that dl should be Oa at Balky while I pre-
ceeded to the Chapel, situated two miles at this side of it 4—
Had the chapel been Se the to.. of &May, I would so have
arranged with General Thornton, as to have my meeting there
with the same security. and with as little interruption as where I
actually held it. Bet my sphere of action was the parish &vol—
ts that, and to that aloof, was it my business to go—and to that I
did go, though I admit there were many very warm mukusiestic
minds most masks. that I should go four miles out of my read for
the sake of parading my ambers through the town of Ballibey.
With those warmhearted men I remonstrated, and what akw
attempted to impede my progress. I mounted a friars horse,
and called on the multitude to follow me to the chapel One hun-
dred thinned people instantly obeyed the ordee—they
round the bosses of my carriage, and we thee proceeded to the
place of meeting. Net one mate attempted to eater the toga.
Convinced of the impropriety of suck a proceeding. they scam
pealed me to the chapel So fat from a pistol being presented to
my breast by sae of my followers. I was not even addressed with

one ttoldod at vadat expreadoo ; they beard ray familiarness
with patkoce, wad followed ow to the chapel with a generous

confidence. Who is the ►lor#Med that dreolated this outragoose
calumny against the men who accompanied me? So far from diaries
a personal injury or insult, not a Naas, or mows Mier, of the
thousands who accompanied ner.who would not lay down their own
Dees to protect miss. No. no, we had no oasis to our prase.
sion—no sanguinary, magnum. vistiketve spirit* ; our cause wee

one of peace and harmony—war minded was epee and gassy%
legal and constitodoul. The North poured fee* its thessends,
sod a mine of natioul strength was there discovered of which eat
rulers were unconsdoes. little did they imagine that two haw
dyed thousand men could be feud to bear the green lag of ser
country over the mountains and Gelds of the counties of Meath
and Loath, and &toughen and Armagh. And yet this great po-
Utica! spectacle was exhibited for the insulted'a of the Doke or
Wollaston and his brother Miniseen. Like steak and, I will
my, gad men, they struck to the voice of neceasky. sod the M.
render is not more re be praised for its wisdom than for ha cm•
rage, in the just and proper applicedes of she sentimem. Thesis
act a venal fool of fectios—sot a reptile which eke corropdon of me
nopoly sod imoisesoce can give birth to—which does sot mesa*
character of Mr. Peel for that very act of his political Ilk, for
which the Murk' will feel It his duty to hand him dome to per
terirf in a strain of eloquent esieginm. Let the Doke of Wei-
Saigon and Mr. Poet go me =—let them follow op the spirit of the
Act they have already carried. and the future content and am.
isMity of Ireland will be their best reward and their most spies.
did triumph. They may depsod upon it. as they are persecuted
by the Winddiseas of the U.S Moose. and the Sadler. sad Trams
of the other, the people of Ireland will ding to them, the am-
moo sense of England will uphold them, and she contemptible 6-
m*l= of their enemies will parvenue their power. I have, my
dear Sir, felt it my duty this to observe so that part of per dr
quest narrative which relates to my minion to the Noe*. It is a
doty I owe to my own character end that of the Su people who
followed me. I trust I have due so with the doe respect which,
in COMMIS with every 'debase, I entertain fee your taboos, your
sincere devotion to the liberty of your country. sad the solid sad
substantial services you have rendered to the cause of civil and re-
ligious freedom.—l have the honour to remain, with great due-
city, yours. very truly. JOHN LAWLESS.

f Gazers! Thornton cosid. with his fief has/rat lawns, put
down ell As Orangemen% if Mt North. He is the General et as
army, towed sod rupected by the people. He performs his duty
with a learins hapardolity—dreetstes coldidenee wherever he ap

pears--and comniands the hearts and affections of the roe,
When the yeomanry of the North shall be disarmed, and the use
of public justice shall be steady and determined. neither Orangemen
nor Ribandmaa will dote to disturb the public peace—then life mad
property will be secuie—then blessings of opal laws will begin to
operate—and content and happiness will be the nocessery remit
I When Mr. Peel is taunted by the base and visipr bend whe
would perpettssle the dishonour of Ireland—l use he will reply in
the language best calculated to vindicate hie public conduct, and
familiar to his mind

,4 Res dere et rept Denim ose tab cozen
blolisi.—"

LANARK, August 3.
OMINOUS MARRIAGE, Ok RATHER BLUNDER
urea Burma.—Net sit miles from Imo, a rather ludicrous
interruption of the cenjonetion et two youthful lovers occurred on
Friday last.—ln his hurry to the hymeneal akar, the bridegroom,
full at joyftd asticipetien, neglected to put Into lift pocket the "re
glared= of banne"--kerice, an " 'atria of the alas" The panes
bad appointed toll bar as the place fee reforming the cere-
mony, ball a aide from the bridegroom's place of mildews. Both
panics were posetual to the boar. Upon the clergyman's inquir-
ing foe his warrant of celebration, the blood rushed Into the ma's
face—he fumbled for a considerable time about his pockets, sad
muttered. " uniph—emph—what's tentage !"—as if to show that
be had sot been wholly bereft of his wits—" it mans bee been left
at keine Ina corner o' the hint." A messenger wet instantly is-
patched for the asie quo nos. with reiterated *motion of "
Jamie, run," Walk the beide. poor thing, changed colour withal:ly
breath. A solemn silence euesed—the minister was boredom—
Jambe Sew Ilk, an arrow same the bridge sad up the brae, and a
few minutes only elapsed when the slips smerervass gave signal
return. The bride's heart leaped for soy that she woad sew be
✓id of the man in black—all was busy arrangeseest—but " war
betide the fallow," it was the bill of fare that he thrust Imo Mr.
Bucklebody's encoded band as he swept the huge drops from his
dusty brow. The two papers allineeted with the accarke were
occupying the snide corner, and match* up the aligns. Mit
bad made o again at full speed without ezamining the cossets.
His reverence smiled as he mid «My punch, ham, biscuit, a dry
dram; " and, when the fatal eimmemeessme was made, the-bran-
d&
damsel had almost seek ham her chair; die to-be partner fee
her bed said be " was amok bewitched," and Jamie, who bad
run is vain, apakimeed ler having bees sae dossed. A relay of
couriers new ash the read He as many greyhounds, sae to pea
on all the way. tme es step about tbree-fourth of the way, ad sus
to divide the last debase. In this way the " warrant" was heeded
from one to anedser, who, after ocular demeestradon elks reality.
hastened os to the so small joy and relief of the discaseerted beide
and the inspatleot clergynian,—the bridegroom remark*. that be
" wad tak better tent again," and the 'oilman. that " it win andl
win' that blew neebody sidst."—Gissesss Paper.

A correspondent from Thurso writes, that the hay
*bar* bas bees hdly as swap crop this mew dm it ft agletled
is seed cue, *at was at all Mods promise vol. and dial do tur-
nip traps are is metal very seed and tse shams&

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MR. LAWLESS AND MR. WYSE.

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