The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-02-01 00:00:00

OF CLONTIBRET

Friends and neigbbours, you are all acquainted with the
violent language which has been directed against us ; you
have been commanded to hold no communication with us, no
dealings, not to work for us, &c.
We deeply lament to find that some persons, influenced by
this language, have acted in an unneighbourly and inhuman
manner towards some of us.
You know that in some cases we have been unable to hire
labourers ; even in the want of employment they have been
afraid of working for us ; we have been in danger thereby
of losing our harvest.

Upon- a previous occasion, when similar language was
used towards us, we wrote a letter to the Rev. Mr. Tierney,
the Catholic priest ; we denied the charges he brought for-
ward, we challenged him to the proof, but he gave us no re-
ply, except his cursings and harangues i❑ the chapel might
be so considered.

We now appeal to you ; we state clearly, the offence we
have given, and we put it to you, friends and neighbours, if
for this offence we deserve such treatment.
We acknowledge that we read the word of God in the Irish
language ; we acknowledge that we are most anxious that
our children, and, if they will, our neighbours and friends,
should all become acquainted with it.
We feel satisfied that nothing is so likely to produce good
feeling and harmony amongst men ; it teaches us the way of
salvation, it makes us acquainted with the doings and the
sufferings of our Saviour to redeem us from sin, and calls
upon us, as far as we can, to follow in the footsteps of Him
who came to promote peace and goodwill amongst men.
We conceive that as Irishmen living in a free country we
a right to read God's word, and we earnestly pray that
be enabled in our lives to show forth the praises of

who died to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself

e deny the right of the Rev. Mr. Tierney to hold us of
blic execration for the exercise of this undoubted right ;
informed that if we took legal proceedings we could
get large damages for defamation, but we would rather suffer
persecution for the cross to the utmost than do anything that
might in the slightest degree injure even our bitterest enemy.
The holy St. Peter teaches us that if we suffer wrongfully for
righteousness sake happy are we, and nothing but the neces-
sity of preserving the lives of ourselves and families will
ever induce us to take legal proceedings against our persecu-
tors and slanderers.

But we appeafiWyou, is it right, for the imaginary offenee,
;o hold us up to public indignation in the country ? We en-
leavour by our conduct to prove how false these accusations
ire—as St. Peter says, by welldoing to put to silence the
gnorance of foolish men."
The Rev. Mr. Tierney has cursed us, we pray earnestly
hat God may bless him, that He may give him a new and
ontrite heart, that he may find mercy to his own soul in the
reat day of account.

ye been commanded to persecute us ; it shall be
sours at all times and in all things to act in a kind
)ourly manner towards you.
feel we will do everything except the giving up the
of that holy book, which we have found so comfortable
our souls, or the transgressing any of the commands it

We :
Tierne
Tierne

at again unto you, what we formerly said to Mr.
hat we are open to conviction ; and if the Rev. Mr.
n proceed in a christian manner, and prove to us
e have no right to read in our own language the
wonderful works of God, we will close the sacred volume.
If he will prove that it is our duty to train up our children
in the same ignorance in which we were involved before we
knew the Irish society we will obey him, but until these
points are clearly proved to us we will, with God's help, and
in reliance on His promised blessing, study that word which
is " able to make us wise unto salvation," and in teaching
the same unto our children endeavour to train them up in
the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

And to you, our friends and neighbours, we will endeavour,
by our life and conduct, to prove that we are what we pro-
fess to be, followers of the " Lamb of God that taketh away
the sins of the world.,'

ISLE OF MAN.—As a proof of the rising prosperity and
public spirit of the town of Peel, we may instance the fact,
that no fewer than 14 new luggers are now building at that
port, for the approaching season of the herring fishery.—
Illonds Herald.