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solved to 801P7fP8 thew dellPnitrations, ifateCes.talls
by lire., and no doubt by totes they. cottld, bale
pen sokbresi#4;g4le4-4014:144 what would bere,
been the .cessequence7 air -Hon. Friend. I will still cell
him so, exclaims "hear ;".and I will tell him, and .1
will tell the Wyse, what the consequeneei 4writild hate
been. I ask, then, of him and of the House this VW.
' tion—when our force had bees soccessfalowbtre Amid
we have been ?--(Hear.) To be sure we should hive
used force; to be sure we should have vindicated the
law, and have proved its power; to be sure we should
have succeeded; but might not our very success have
laid the foundation of fresh efforts—might not a neces-
sity have arisen for again using other and greater force?
A Proclamation, Sir, it is known, was then issued, which
declared that any meeting acting in concert in any past
of the kingdom should be immediately put down.—
Fortunately the Proclamation of the Lord Lieutenant
was obeyed ; and let any man consider how small a
.spark was necessary to raise the flame of civil discord
throughout the country, and he must then rejoice that
the employment *of force had not been considered ne-
cessary--(Her,). These, he contended, were legitimate
grounds upon which the boldest man, aright apprehend
danger to the public tranquillity. This was the opiainik
-of •General-Tliornton, one of the bravest of the brave,
and other °Seers whose acts of valour bad been so nu-
merous and brilliant, that to specify any Part of them
would be an injustice to the rest. Thete were the words
in which General Thornon expressed his apprehension
of the danger— •
Armagh, Sept. 28, ISIS.
•Mt Lem—lt is but fair is me to confess that !purposely used'
such language, with the view of better securing the ardent co-opera.
tints of that Gentleman, to prevent, on the part of the Roman Ca.
thelics, any breach of the peace at Monaghan. knowing as I did
how highly their feelings bad been excited on the cold 'instant by
their having been disappointed in their intentican.of proceed's& in
precession through the town of Ballibay, and uncertaimas I was of.
the degree to which their- Irritation had been increased by the
casualties which unfortunately occurred to two of thelepirsuatiots
on the night of that day.
• It therefore appeared to me to be my paramount duty to use any
and every means in my pester to prevent a collisinn. between the
two parties, from which a Suite would have inevitably arisen, and
'acceded itself to a limit beyond the possibility of conjecture; as
the Lieut. Gomm* is aware that there was nn adequate military
force at hand, which in such a cue could have been interposed, as
its total ammme at the three posts of Armagh. Monaghan, and
Moos, biskralkis the gaol guards at the two first-mentloned places,
eat amsranted to about one hundred rank and fik ; nor was there
aeother solder to be obtained at Monaghan beyond that number,
hatene dim Irons a dhantee of Wear y -five miles.
I have est boson; to he, &e.

(&god) was. TMURNTON, Major Gm.
Now, Sir, of the consequenceh that might have fol-
lowed the collision, as far as the power of the country
was concerned, General Thornton could have had no
apprehension; but barbed that honest, that legitimate
apprehension, which led him to dead that inhabitants
of the same countrt, that subjects of the tame King,
.tbould be involved in all the horrors 4 civil war--a
war is which success would be destruction—(Hear.)
That apprehension, Sir, every good- man ought, nay.
stay good man ought, to encourage. New. Sir, so
such for the danger to• the public peace of. Ireland.
Lot. us now. look to that country with reference to its
abet-relations, and-1 confess this portion of the subject
thiells upon my mind. I allude to thepre,ent state of.
sec4ety in Ireland as regards the Protertat portion of
'that counuy, and I ask you of such a. Age of things
40411 bop been suffered to endure? I will now reed
AO .71111". letter wtitten by General Thornton to Lord;
lirettion.Gower

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• • •silyntagis, dept. 30, 1821, half past ftusr.• clock p.m.
• Mr Lisago.-IWitli reference to My letter of yesterday. I beg to
lelogOk your Lordship, for the information of 'the Lientenant.
Appal C.ommihding, that. in the envie,. of last lee*** Akit.so-•
secgrtained to a eertitnti.thw..ited ne
anuesWg berp tbia'dity, and, in eonsequinee, seo off
:olo!noollikiltiOst to ilsel effect to terry geigbilpuriaLtown or
tteM!Pensed to have any leading influence.aniong the Prawn..
In prevent their proposed aseeMbly. here to4if 4 that
-multitrdlbaas crowd which was espeetvd; but noterkbetattAing.all
the_ precautions taken fur •chit purpose, and the stow wailers
prevented from coming here, I am informed by that Sovereign that
shoot 20.0Q0 imat marched in, which they did in maple dip.
visions, according to the, directions from whence they cametwith
'drugs and Ales, some few Lip, many with orange aqd other:
Wdonred ribbons, and loge
.proporden.uf then% with Are Wins
pod other weapons.
The great body of them, however, have now left the town
s their return hum, and no doubt is eatertgined that the day
Will pus over without any serious outrage being committed. •
The tire . companies of the 56th regiment Wended for Newry,
*MA were. bolted here this day, will accordingly proceed to
diets destination tis•morrOw. have,_ &c. . . . • • .
. (161W41). W.N. THORNTON, Major Generii
. Row, or, what is the reason of this.? It hiay be
adults the law. But I know of no law that 'mild.
apply *remedy to sec& a case. It is impossible to try
mind to conceive any. I know not,in time present stair
of things, what legal remedy could' have been supplied.
t will draw your emotion to another letter: It is as
laDosts."—

Clasher, Doc. WI, I SU:

10.4 hew the honour to inclose you a copy of an canonisation
easerebefeerehe Meets* rates at briber PettrSeesione ea shit day,
which caw becoesehoratord by the testimony of pron.ahly fifty ether
$
rittifiel. • 711::bille to' impala& you that party feeling hawincreased•considers.
Me is the misread vicinity of bushes.. in this 'Ueda, and basset'
atemed rich a formidable apperrance as to cause a dread of the
most alarming esosetiortre to the peaceable and- well.dispotied
hableanta of that neighbourhood. -
I am further to acquaint you that. en the day mentiemod la the
examination% tbevearma a fair held at Augher, on which occasion
!amenable/ all the men of my district for the purpost.oi keeping
ardor bait, andemmorded is.doine so, and by the direction of the
alagientates (pertisonty received) I cleared every person- out Of the
pub* honeys, toed had chain dosed up by Iva o'clock, when-ill was
refsally traimpeil; and I can almost say that not as individual,
omens the inhabitants of the town, remained in it alter that host.
lam to add Mae the party which entered Aegher at eight o'clock.
!hunt gut bandied in number, came from the neighbourhood of
Them*, in fee on the mountainous borders of the county of Ma
seshin, and wise, I sedermani. all Roman Catholics ; they cried
rim* fat ever! thegtatoar own." The inhabitants
= Own wok Om from their to dder them out of the town,
end I am informed imsetied !tinny of them, none of whom or their
fileglia• ha,. at MOMS forward to make any statement respecting
the matter. Iniellloweee of the attack on Ampler having reached
slf din PlialtiMant potty in the neighbourhood, they, I am in.
km* want in towards emirates for the purpose of supporting
their Mods in the lawn, but. the party who entered early is the
efalitisid wind, the meter waded. (Signed) ---
Jima, Shy,s we, as hooest men, feel aught but dis-
may at the costemplation of such a state of things? I
sop then, my Honourable Friends cannot be surprised
11, hhir having Ink it my duty continually during the
last tin niontbs to peruse such documents as those of
whielti have reed a few specimens to the House, 'have
arrived at the conclusion that it is far better to attempt
•most settlement to the question than to leave things as
Owfli/es Jet 011. DOW, Sir, consider the cue of those
who are tesident in that country, and let us consider it
with vektenot to tie exietence of a civil war is Ireland;
and, in particular, let us revert to the situation of those
who !Oak in, aOnyi of the remote districts of that coun-
try.; and, Sr ti in this siew of the case I may hold
moat bound to think that I ant consulting their inte-
icy!, by scoiding the continuation of resistance to this,
-mesa:pre. Take as a specimen, Sir, of the rate of thing;
to which A tea the following commune 'don:
November 6, 1125.
asser•l hare to report that lest night threatening notices was
posted up on the boom of and an other places on the town
landa(which are aituatpd within a mile and a half of this post),
• no person to attempt working. for " the accursed as
oshorwisof thdy should. ttrireated with the utmost severity.- The
sagespessce is, the geetleman, who is catenates In fanning, le
• a by au his weeklifsts why diel regret tau quid be