The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-07-01 00:00:00

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THE TWELFTH OF JULY

The following letter, though addressed specially to the
Orangemen of Ireland through the Dublin Mail, will be
interesting to many of on readers :
BELOVED AND RESPECTED BRETHREN—Permit one
who deeply sympathises with your feelings, honours your
principles, and loves you cordially, to submit, with the
utmost deference to your judgment and good sense. a few
reasons why you should universally abstain from proces-
sions on your approaching anniversaries.

lst.—lt is not the least abandonment of your princi-
ples; never was the glorious, pious, and immortal me-
mory of the great and good King William 111. more dear
than at this day to the hearts of the Orangemen of Ire-
land. Daily experience teaches us more the value of the
truth and liberty which he brought to this empire, under
God, and the iniquity and falsehood of the system, from
whose dominion he rescued us. But if William could ad-
vise, he would advise us to abstain, at this crisis, from
processions—for—

2d—Public processions are turned now into instru-
ments and organisations of disaffection and disloyalty ;
every one that is convened, at this moment in Ireland, is
an instrument ranged by sedition to promote the dismem-
berment of the empire. Don't disturb their cltaracter—
let them not claim you as associates in their system.
Treason is on their banners, and treason is in the heart of
the men who convene them. Give them the full benefit
of it all to themselves.
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3d—A movement on your part will give Peel the advan-
tlge, not against Popery, but against you. You are now
free; and when necessity shall call you to move, every
Orange banner in Ireland can be unfurled in an hour to
the breeze, without a single violation of law. Keep the
law open—keep your advantage. Therefore, for the sake
of Orange principle, Orange power, and Orange proces-
sions—for your own freedom's sake, do not move.
4th—Do not allow Popery to say that they could hold
their meetings with impunity, but that, when the Orange-
men began, then the law was obliged to speak. Let them
not have this to say. You may depend on it, Peel would I
wish to put them down, if he could make a stalking-horse
of the Orangemen of Ireland. But no; let him display
his colours—let him show the white feather ; let him not
sneak into the discharge of his duty under an Orange flag.
No, no ; keep the flags furled, and let him walk with
O'Connell alone before the empire; let him court Popery
till they kick him well, and then, perhaps, England will
make him feel that a traitor statesman shall pay the
penalty of his crimes, ev,n before an open rebel.
sth—Depend upon it, the anxiety expressed by the
Popish party that you should hold your processions, has
some meaning, arad that not favourable to your freedom
or your interests. The very fact, that they would urge
you to hold them ought, for your own dignity's sake, to
make you refrain. Yeti are to judge, and not O'Connell,
or a set of priests, when you may choose to use the liberty
the law allows. The example they have set you is any-
thing but an encouragement to follow it. You want no
exercise to give you either spirit, or order, or discipline,
or unity ; von have them when you want them—that is
enough for you. But,
6th—You may depend on it, the Popish party want to
put you in the wrong. You are now right men—you are
in the right—you have right on your side ; beware you
keep it. You are wronged by those who ought to be the
foremost to protect you. Don't let your enemies force
you to give the least handle against yourselves. Depend
upon it, they want that some villains, perhaps hired,
certainly prepared, for the purpose, should take advan-
tage of your processions and stir up some row, or excite
some tumult, by insults, or injuries, or something of the
kind, that would make it appear to be your fault ; and
while some evil would arise, of which we cannot see the
result, the Jesuits and their agents would throw it all on
you. Depend on it, Jesuits have got even in among your-
selves, whose only desire is to injure or destroy you.
Keep quiet; dont let them have their will. You are in
the right; keep so.
Finally—When you move, it ought to be as one man.
Under God, you were the deliverers of your country be-
fore, and, perhaps, ere long, all that is dear to the Protes-
tants of Ireland must, under God, be defended by the
hearts and arms of the Orangemen of Ireland. You see
your best friends are of opinion that you should be still :
you are, therefore, divided on this question at best, and
that alone should keep all quiet. I leave it to your judg-
ment whether these reasons may not influence a heart
that loves the Orangemen as I do. Therefore, beloved
friends and dear brethren, take the advice of a faithful
friend, and let nothing induce you to move in public pro-
cession, through all Ireland ; be even more still tnan
when the law was against your processions, and show that
Orangemen can be restrained by wisdom, principle, and
judgment, as well as by law. Remember that true spirit
is not shown in empty processions. Remember, to keep
ourselves in subjection is the best proof that we are able
to keep others in subjection, if needful to do so. " Re-
member, greater is he that ruleth his spirit, than he who
taketh a city."
I would sign my nacre to this if I thought the advice
could not speak for itself. If I did, I hope you would re-
cognise that of one whom you would not consider as afraid
of " Peel or Popery," but whom you would believe to he
As lam,
Your sincere, faithful
FRIEND.