The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-10-10 00:00:00

ANOTHER MONSTER MEETING

On Sunday week a demonstration took place at Mul-
laghmast, in Leinster. The account of the meeting and
the evening banquet occupies only thirteen columns of the
Freeman's Journal of Monday morning. The reporter
proceeds at great length, but with considerable viva-
city, to detail all that he saw and witnessed until the
Liberator took the chair. Mr. O'Connell, after the
usual common places, proceeds thus plainly to arraign
the legislative union. We take the following extract from
the Freeman :

`• At Tara I protested against the union—l repeat the
protest at Mullaghroast. (Cheers.) I declare solemnly
my thorough conviction, as a constitutional lawyer, that
the union is totally void in point of principle and of con-
stitutional force. I tell vou that no portion of the em-
pire had the power to traffic on the rights and liberties of
the Irish people. The Irish people nominated them to
make laws and not legislatures. They were appointed to
act under the constitution, and not annihilate it. Their
delegation from the people was confined within the limits
of the constitution, and the moment the Irish parliament
went beyond those limits, and destroyed the constitution.
that moment it annihilated its own powers, but could not
annihilate the immortal spirit of liberty which belonged
as a rightful inheritance to the people of Ireland. (Cheers.)
Take it then from me that the union is void. (Hear.) ,1
admit there is the force of a law, because it has been sup-
ported by the policeman's truncheon—by the soldier's
bayonet—and by the horseman's sword ; because it is sup-
ported by the courts of law, and those who have power to
adjudicate in them ; but, I say solemnly, it is not sup-
ported by constitutional right. (Cheers.) The union,
therefore, in my thorough conviction, is totally void, and
I avail myself of this opportunity to announce to several
hundreds of thousands of my fellow-subjects that the
union is an unconstitutional law, and that it is not fated
to last long—its hour is approaching."
There is no possibility of mistaking this language. This
is not discussion, but denunciation. Mr. O'Connell does
not affect to argue against the union as a bad law, and
call upon the people to petition for the repeal of it, but
he goes immeasurably further : he tells his congregated
thousands, as a constitutional lawyer, and as their leader,
that the union is totally void—not voidable, but void ;
and his arguments in the above extract powerfully demon-
strate his meaning, as if it were not in itself sufficiently
transparent.

The Liberator made use also of the following treasona-
ble remarks

" I want nothing but Ireland for the Irish, and in look-
ing for that I expect the sympathy of every good man
everywhere; but I want not armed support or physical
strength from any country. In the same way I thanked
the republican party in France for their sympathy, but I
refused their support. I have physical force enough about
me to attain any end. But that is not my plan. I will
not risk one of you, for I could not afford to lose one of
you. I'll protect you all (' And we'll protect you'), until
I gain a repeal. Yes, I know that there is not a man
here, if unjustly or illegally attacked, that would not be
ready to stand in open field by my side. (Cheers.) But
nobody will attack us, and we will attack nobody. There
is not a man in his senses in Europe or America that does
not now admit that the repeal of the union is inevitable.
I now am obliged to the ministers for abusing us. and
accusing us of disaffection, in the Royal speech. They
lie. There is no disaffection in Ireland, but there is a full
determination to obtain justice and liberty. My advice
to you is to confide in no false hopes that may be held out
to you—to confide in nothing until you hear me say, I
am satisfied.' (Shouts of We never will.') And I'll tell
you where I'll say that—near the statue of King William
in College-green. (Cheers.) We have come here to
express our determination to die to a man, if necessary,
in the cause of Ireland. (Loud cheers.) We have come
here to take the advice of each other, and, above all, I
believe, you have come to take my advice. (Cheers, and
cries of 'We have.') If you obey my voice, repeal is
certain. I'll go slow—you must allow me do that, but
I'll go sure. (Hear, hear. No man shall be fined, im-
prisoned or prosecuted who takes my advice. I have led
you thus far in safety : I have swelled the ranks of the
Repealers until they are identified with almost the entire
population of Ireland. I have seven eighths of the people
enrolling themselves as associates. (` More power.') I
don't want more power. I have enough, and only ask that
you should allow me to use it. The arbitrators are begin-
ning to sit, and the people to submit to them their differ-
ences. You will have in those courts friends who will do
justice to all parties alike, and without costing you one
farthing. 11l go on with that plan until all disputes are
decided. (' Long may you live.') I wish to live until I
see justice to Ireland and liberty proclaimed througout the
land. It will take me some time to arrange my plan for
the new House of Commons--,-a plan which will be one
day submitted to her Majesty when the present miserable
Administration shall be supplanted by one that can be re-
garded as friendly to Ireland. The Conciliation-hall, in
Dublin, will be soon finished, anti when it is I'll call
together 300 bogtrotters, as The Times calls them, al-
though better men never stepped the pavement. But,
until I ascertain the form of the new House of Commons,
Ido not wish to go further." Mr. O'Connell then ex-
pressed his anxiety to see the Irish tenant proitected in
his labour without doing injustice to the landlbrd, and
proceeded—" But to effect this I must get some time."
Mr. O'Connell, on ascending the platfoi m, inquired if
there was
not a Goverment reporter present. The ques-
tion was immediately answered by Mr. F. B. Hughes (of
Mr. Gurney's corps), who said that he attended for the
Government. Mr. O'Connell then assured him that be
should have every possible accommodation afforded him.

CAUSE OF IRELAND'S DISCONTENT.—The following
extract from the letter of a lady, residing in the province
of Cannaught, and near the scene of some of the recent
" monster meetings," has been kindly given us by a gen-
tleman now in Liverpool, who has just received it, and
will, we doubt not, be read with interest :—" There was
an immense repeal meeting at L—, but from the heavy
rain that fell, the people in general were not regaled with
much speechifying, nor does there appear as much excite-
ment as upon the former occasion—whether it is, thatthe
people have learnt better to cloke their countenances, or
REPEAL MASSES.—Throughout the entire collier that the novelty has worn off. The whole matter would
district, in the Queen's County and county Kilkenny, the be a mere farce, and would die away of itself, it there was
priests celebrated mass at five o'clock on Sunday y'ee faithfulness to be found in high places in England. If our
ing, in order to enable the people to proceed morn-
rulers would but declare boldly, that they would uphold a
early to scriptural ministry' and Bible teaching in the land, the
Mullaghmast. hearts of the religious and loyal would be strengthened,
The Hon. and Rev. William Plunket, brother of the and the other party would discover that they had got quite
Bishop of Tuam, was summoned to Ballinasloe petty ses- as much as they could expect to get. But as long as they
sions for an assault on Martin Lally, by knocking him will not thus maintain God's cause, there is a latent hope
down with a blow in the eye. The charge originated in amongst Papists and Radicals that they will be able to
a dispute about right of passage, and was dismissed for get hold of the Protestant establishment, and to silence
want of evidence.—Limerick Chronicle. Protestant teaching. Our opponents are well aware that
Tor.Ls AND CUSTOMS.—Allocation of the Tuam tolls two maxims are now in fashion, which, if fully worked
and customs of this year by the local corporation.—most out, will soon root out the perfection of truth from the
Rev. Dr. M'Hale, for St. Jarlath's College, £2OO ; races, world. One is, that no man is accountable for his faith •,
£7O • repeal temperance band, £2O. Dr. M'Hale is one the other that the faith of the majority should be endowed
of the corporation, and was present at the meeting, which and encouraged. These principles prevail, it is to be
broke up with three cheers for repeal. feared, to a great extent in England. There is a joy in
BALLINASLOE FAlR.—This celebrated fair was held exciting ourselves for the Lord's cause, even in threaten-
last week. The number of sheep sold was 62,726, and ing times, yet, though fully persuaded that nothing hap-
there was an advance on ewes of three shillings from the pens without his express permission, nay, ordination—yet
we know also that perilous times are predicted, and that
previous fair. Wedders were not so much in demand,
it is by such trial he makes it manifest who they are that
and those scarcely obtained last years prices. The beef
trade was also much improved. One lot of 200 Wedders serve him, and who serve him not. It really appears as
sold at 455. each, and another lot of 200 at 40s each. if even now he was sitting as a refiner and purifier of
silver from the dross of outward profession that is amongst
The prices offering for horses was good.
us, and that the wicked are already gathering like the
REPEAL ENTERPRISE.—The Repealers of Manchester tares into bundles, each bundle marked with its appro-
andLiverpool engaged two steamers to carry the members of
priate heresy or defection. When I read your account of
their associations to Dublin, in order that they mightattend the of G—s sermon, I could not help thinking there
the great repeal meeting at Clontarf, which was to be held is teaching that will ere the end lay desolate the rich and
on Sunday last. About 800 were expected to proceed peaceable country. Where there is unfaithful teaching,
there from Manchester, and about the same number from immoral principles spring up, and the fruits of these we
Liverpool. The entire cost would be 3s. 6d. for each see in Wales and other places. Does it not seem as if,
person. though God has long winked at our unfaithfulness, he has
HAVE WE A GOVERNMENT IN IRELAND ?—Extract at length brought about a state of things in which every
Tuesday
from
pr.plant not of his planting shall make itself manifest by the
bitter and poisonous nature of its fruit—so that already is
the
Grey proceedings
r ead
a report a t the h
frome
r then Exchangearbitration o n
committee
recommending Mr. O'Connell as an arbitrator for, the i the axe laid to the root of the tree. But I trust the
' l I h f hf ft by
l If • though,
city of Dublin. (Hear, and loud cheers.) Mr. 0 Con- 1 is not a specimen of the G— clergy in general,
of England. I have at leneth (iot a master for mv nell returned thanks for the honour conferred uponhim, awe ear o mue orma 1y an itt e ie in most
and said he would devote one day in each week to assist, parts .
Ib- ' -
with others, in arbitrations on such cases as came before school, and rt las een open for two months. The priest
~-,. . ,-. ..,...4.,1 5.., cnv;rie. that he soon is cursing and threatening, so that the people are quite
Great , afraid to send their children. I have got, nevertheless,
25 on the books, and an attendance of about 18."

them. (Cheers.) tie concluaeu Dy sad
hoped to see tho hall of the Four Courts emp
cheering.")