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If you yourself believe Mr. O'Connell's letters—if you
lieve that freedom of con,cience and freedom of the

press are the objects of reps
monstrate this, to prove the
other; you will give the full we

u will rejoice to de-
one and to vindicate the
ght of your talents, and

public discussio
Mr. O'Connell

n or your Journal, to press forward the
n of these resolutions which I propose to
—I am, sir, a faithful friend to

Freedom of conscience
Freedom of education,
Freedom of the press,

R. J. WGREE

I Dec. 18, 1843

TO DANIEL O'CONNELL, ESQ., M.P

ht an envelope ad-
name, containing a printed letter " to
land," dated " Conciliation Hall, 31st
Jd signed " Daniel O'Connell." You,
fore, call on me personally for an answer, which 1

—The postman has just brou

dressed to me

he People of 11

Oct., 1843,

lose not a moment in sending

Your letter to the people of Ireland opens a wide field
for discussion, but I confine myself to one proposition.
That proposition is—" the practice of passing persecuting
laws on the score of religion has gone by in all countries.
We do not know one Catholic country on the face of the
h such a law now exists, nor do we believe

arth in wt

there is any such

This proposition I assert to be utterly destitute of truth
as to the matter of fact; but courtesy demands the sup-
position that you believe the proposition to be true; and,
_• .6

on the presumption that you do, I have the honour to en-
close a series of resolutions, in which the truth or false-
hood of it is so strictly tested by a specification of dates,
names, documents, and facts, that no room can be left
for further discussion than is afforded by these resolutions
If you perceive any defect in the wording of

enclosed

them you gill be good enough to suggest any amendment
that will give them the clearness or specificltion which
you may consider necessary for the investigation of the
truth or falsehood of your proposition in the letter which
you have enclosed to me, addressed to the people of
Ireland.

i now invite you to discuss these resolutions before any
of the tribunals here proposed. As the case is one involv-
ing; laws, I propose—
First —A select tribunal of barristers of this city,
named alternately by you and me. It is especially de-
sirable that the attention of all your professional advisers
on the approaching ,vial be called to the case, for reasons
too obvious to mention.

Secondly—lf you prefer it, add} the solicitors to the
barristers, so that all gentlemen belonging to the legal
profession in Dublin may know the facts specified in these
resolutions; Cr,
Thirdly—Let a meeting be called of all classes, and I
will divide the tickets with you for a number of Protest-
ants and Roman Catholics, as many as your Conciliation
hall or the Rotunda will contain, and so placed under
the direction of a committee mutually chosen by us, that
their suffrages can be at once ascertained, so as to decide
the resolutions.

I invite you to name any day convenient to you within
a month from the date of this letter, in which you will
undertake to dispute these resolutions.
If you cannot do so yourself, I invite you to find a
priest in the province of Leinster who will do so in your
place. I invite you, as being myself an honest and faithful
friend to my Roman Catholic countrymen ; their own
liberties are at stake in the question. I send this letter
to you through the medium of the repeal press, and I hope
to receive a direct and specific answer.

I am, Sir, a faithful friend to truth, and to the spiritual
and civil liberties of Ireland.

First. " Resolved—that it appears to this meeting that
the Roman Catholic bishops and professors who were
examined before the committee of both houses of parlia-
ment, and before the commissioners of education in 1825 6,
gave their evidence respecting certain intolerant and per-
secuting laws and decretals of the church of Rome on
which 'they were examined—that they declared that these
laws and decretals were not in force in Ireland, on the
ground that they were not published here under episcopal
authority ; but that they admitted that if they were so
published they would be then in force unless declaimed
against by a majority of the Roman Catholic bishops.
Second. " Resolved—That it appears to this meeting
that all the Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland published
a declaration given professedly on their oath in 1826, in
which they strenuously denied all principles of intolerance
or persecution against Protestants, and also declared on
their oath that they did not believe that the Pope either
hath or ought to have any temporal or civil jurisdiction,
power, superiority, or pre-eminence directly or indirectly
within this realm.'

Third. " Resolved—That it is proved to this meeting
that while these bishops were giving this evidence and
publishing this declaration and oath, they had for 18 years
before, viz., since 1801, been secretly training their priests
to direct the consciences'of the Roman Catholics of Ire-
land by the theology of Dens, which they selected as the
best standard of their religion, a work containing the very
principles which they denied in their evidence and ab-
jured on their oath, and which also contained one of those
very bulls which they swore had never been published in
this country.

Fourth. Resolved—That after the object of the evi-
dence which these bishops had given, and of the declara-
tion on their oath, had been obtained by the passing of the
act of 1829, and after these same bishops had published a
small pastoral address, expressive of their gratitude,
loyalty, and charity, in the year 1830, that the archbishop
and bishops of the church of Rome in the province of
Leinster, namely, Dr. Murray, Dr. Doyle, Dr. Keatinge,
and Dr. Kinsella, three of whom are now living, assem-
bled in their secret synod in 1831, and pronounced therein
a sentence of excommunication against all their Pro-
testant fellow-subjects—that they set up the theology of
Dens as a conference book, by which they were to train
their priests in their respective dioceses to direct the
consciences of the Roman Catholics committed to their
charge—and that in consequence of this, to supply the
wants of these bishops, a new edition of this book was
printed by Mr. Coyne in 1832. _

- Fifth. " Resolved—That at the same time a code of
Papal laws was published by Mr. Coyne, with the express
authority and sanction of Dr. Murray, under the name
and pretext of being an eighth volume of Dens—that this
code of laws was well known to all the Roman Catholic
bishops of Ireland—that the publication of these laws was
advertised in certain journals which are known and patron-
ised by these bishops, and that they are therefore in force
on the authority of the Church of Rome in Ireland at this
very hour.
" Sixth. " Resolved—That this code contains some of
the worst and vilest laws that have ever been enacted,
either in Papal general councils or by the Pope of Rome
—laws of the basest tyranny and oppression against the
Roman Catholics, compelling them, under the heaviest
ecclesiastical censures, to bow to the temporal commands
of the Pope—laws of restitution of all forfeited property,
of intolerance, persecution, and extermination against
Protestants—laws of sedition and treason against the Pro-
testant Sovereign and government of Ireland—laws which
the bishops of Home dare not publish in any Papal state
in Europe, one of which Dr. Doyle admitted that if pub-
lished in this country it ' would upturn the very founda-
tions of society, and drench our streets in blood.'
Seventh. " Resolved—That, therefore, the statement
contained in the letter signed Daniel O'Connell, addressed
to the people of Irdland, dated October 31st, respecting
Papal laws, is wholly false, and that the principle of tole-
ration and liberality professed by him in that letter towards
the Protestants of Ireland, are a gross and daring impost-
ure on their credulity; and that the same is amply de-
monstrated by Daniel O'Connell himself, from his total
incapacity to disprove these resolutions."

1 undertake, in the strength of God, to maintain the
above. R. J. Al' GHEE.
December 16, 1843.

A NOBLE EXAMPLE.—Much has been said and written,
and many are the little anecdotes recorded, of the liberality
and determination of the Duke of Wellington. 4. strik-
ing instance of the former occurred a short time ago. A.
needy griculturist being compelled by necessity to adver-
tise a small farm adjoining the park at Strathfleldsaye for
sale, his grace's steward made an offer for it, which was
readily accepted ; and when the duke, a few days after-
wards, arrived from town, the steward acquainted his
grace of the judicious purchase he flattered himself he
had made, adding, doubtless with inward satisfaction,
that he was happy to inform his grace that the land had
been bought cheap. " Cheap, sir," exclaimed the noble
duke, " cheap, air ; I want no man's land cheap. Let
two proper persons be immediately appointed to survey
and value the farm." Crestfallen and sorely disappointed,
the steward returned to fulfil his grace's directions, and
at the next interview handed his grace the report of the
surveyors, who had estimated the value of the land at
everal hundred pounds beyond the purchase-money pre-
' ' reed upon. His grace carefully perused the
and then remarked, "This is correct; is it

It is, your

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horning paper

UNIVE tiSITY AND CLARICAL NEWS.

CAMBRIDGE. DECEMBER 22
CONGREGATIONS.

There will be congregations on the following days of
the ensuing Lent term :

Saturday, Jan. 20 (B.A. Commencement), at 10.
Wednesday, Jan. 24, at 11.
Wednesday, Feb. 7, at 11.
Wednesday, Feb. 21. at la.
Wednesday, March 6, at 11 (Ash-Wednesday).
Friday, March 22, (M.A. Inceptors), at 10.
Friday, March 29 (End of Term), at 10.
The Norrisian Professor of Divinity's Lectures are an-
nounced to commence on Thursday, February 1, 1845.

THE LIVERPOOL STA,ND kR.D.

THE OJIBBEWAY

CASTLE

THE COURT.

INDIANS AT WINDSOR

The Ojibbeway Indians, from the country to the north
and north-east of the month of the Yellowstone River,
Upper Missouri, arrived at Windsor Castle on Wednes-
day afternoon from town, accompanied by Mr. Catlin,
and had the honour of being presented to her Majesty and
his Royal Highness Prince Albert. The Ojibbeways
consisted of six men and three women, and were presented
to the Queen and the Prince Consort as follows :—Ah-
que-wee-zaintz (" the boy,") the principal chief of the
band, who is upwards of 74 years of age, and with a most
venerable and commanding appearance ; Pattana-quotto-
weebe (" the swift-driving cloud.") about 50 years of age,
and the war-chief of the band ; Weenish-ka-weebe (" the
flying gull,) stout and well-made, and about 40 years of
age; Gish-e-gas-e-ghe (" the bright moonlight night,")
a young red warrior ; Wasseh-abbe-neuch-qua, and his
wife, about 35 years of age, with their daughter, 10 years
old, named Nib-nab-be-qua ; Shah-mah (" Tobacco,") a
young warrior about 23 years old, and his wife (n Indian
beauty) named Ne-bet-neuch-qua, of the age of her hus-
band. The interpreter, a fine-looking and exceedingly
powerful man, of the age of 24 years, who speaks English
with considerable fluency, is named Nottena-akm, " the
strong wind."
The party of Indians were presented to her Majesty and
the Prince Consort in the Waterloo Gallery, where were
assembled her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the
Marchioness of Douro, Lady Fanny Howard, Lord Ri-
vers, the Hon. C. A. Murray, and the several members of
the Royal Household.

Upon the chief of the band, Ah-quee-wee-zaintz, being
presented to the Queen. he addressed her Majesty with
much apparent force and feeling, expresshig how " great
was his delight and gladness to come to this country, the
great light which enlightened the whole world. The
Great Spirit had given them a good and safe journey
across the Great Salt Lake, but unbounded was now their
joy, and glad their hearts, to behold the face of their
great mother, the Queen of England." The speech of
the chief was interpreted to the Queen and the Prince by
.t6ottena-akm.

Itrt)e party, who were attired in the costume of their
livcei.ry, with their clubs, spears, tomahawks, &c., went
thCp:igh several of their national dances and the war dance,
hi full character, accompanied by one of the Indians upon
the whole having a most extraordinary and pic-
turesqne effect.
Before they retired, her Majesty and the Prince shook
the chief and the woman cordially by the hand, which
seemed to be a source of great delight to those who had
thus been honoured by the Sovereign and her Consort.
Refreshment of a substantial nature was served to the
party in the State anti-room, where they remained for
upwards of an hour. Although there was wine upon the
table, the chief would not permit it to be tasted by any
one of the band. Beer, however, was not forbidden, and
the " Castle October" was highly relished.

The Indians, accompanied by Mr. Catlin, left the Cas-
tle on their return to town at five o'clock. In passing
out of the Royal residence the attention of Ah-que-wee-
zaintz, the chief of the party, was greatly attracted by the
scarlet coat and gold lace of the porter, Sykes, evidently
imagining him to be, from his splendid livery, either a
Lord in W£ itin g, or a Groom of the Bedchamber at least !
He shook him warmly by the hand, made half-a-dozen
salaams, again fixed his eyes upon the gold-laced hat, and
then departed.

THE NEW PRIVATE CHAPEL AT WINDSOR CASTLE.
—Morning prayers, were read, on Wednesday, at nine
o'clock, before her Majesty and the Prince Consort, the
members of the royal household, and domestics, by the
Hon. Rev. Charles Leslie Courtenay, Her Majesty's.do-
mestic chaplain, in the new private chapel at th? Castle,
which was consecrated on Tuesday by the Bishop of
Oxford, and henceforth divine worship will be performed
every morning by command of her Majesty, before the
court and royal household, at the same hour. Morning
Prayers have heretofore been invariably read by the
Queen's domestic chaplain in one of the private apart-
ments.