The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-02-18
FOREIGN.
IRELAND.


Irish barlisier, b. rs great political leader
IN the Catholic Association. A letter re-
csi,ed in Baltimore from Dublin, further
informs us that Mr.. C'Csnnell had been
arrested on charge of having delivered N
the Association seaitious and REASONABLE
speeches. thai he had engaged Mr.. Holmes,
also distinguished Barrlster taDd brother
IN law To Thomas Adds Emmet Of New
York Ia conduet his defence. thai the ex-
citcment and frrment In Dublin, in couse.
qnence of this proceeding on the part OF
the government, was very great indeed
On The trial an extraordinary display OF
forensic eloqIence was expected from Mr.
Holmes, whose political aud personal feel
Jugs are supposed la be warmly opposed
To the Attorney Geaeral, Plunket, who
was the bitter prosecutor of Robert Elm.
met.
II appears that on the I 9th Of December,
at meeting of the Catholic Association,
letter aas read from Leigh Il John Hunt,
Editors of the London Examiner, when
Mr. O'Conuell 10 allusion to this letter and
to the talents aud patriotism of these gen
tlemen, IS reported by the lrish Observer to
have said
They 1.-The Iiunisl hid always eyinceG
a manly and heroic spirit, amounting to
spirit of marty tlom, in the canse of Free
dom on more than one occasion they
were victims 10 their ardent love oflberty.
Ii was delightful (he contlnued) to find that
they fell the same sympathy with the
Irish Catholics as they did in the cause of
the Greeks and South Americans. The
| Catholics of Ireland were embarked in the
same cause a. the Greeks and South A.
merlcpns. They Nhe Greek and The Sonh
4merlcdns) sought 10 obtain their objects By
blood and warf1ye the Catholics Of Iretank
sought for the attainment Of their rights
| through The legitimate channel Of The Con
! Sittutton. II had been truly said, that
" opposition drives wise man mac" He
hoped the Catholics would never resort To
any other mode for The recovery of their
ju,t rights but if that day should come,
he trusted that the spirit Of new Bolivar,
aud such spirit as animated the Gresks IN
the cause of Freedom, would yet be found
IN lreland.o
The passage ofMr. O'ConneNs speech
containing the remarks just quoted, rs dii- |
ferenty reported by another Dublin news |
paper, Saunders Wees Letter, as fol |
lows -
Nations have been driven mad by OPP |
preston he hoped that Ireland would ne
yer he driven tn resort IN the system pnr |
sued by the Greeks and South Americans |
to obtain their rights he trusted 10 God |
they would never he so driven he hoped !
ireland would be restored 10 her rights.
But il that day should arrive-il she were
driven mad by persecution, he wished that
a new Bolivar may be tound-may arise
that the spirit of the Greeks and ut the
South Americans, may animate the PEG
pie ofIrriand."
The reader win oblige material vari-
anee between thctw reports, and SO II Is
is stated tn have commenced suit against
the publisher of Saunders .NelcS Letter, fol
nisrepresenilng his remarks
Thu ne ting Is we have stated, ooE place
on Thursday the 10th December; on the
Monday failowng Mr.. O'Connels was ar
rested, aud subsequent to his arrest, the Sc
veral gentlemen who are reporters for the
newspapers, and who attend the meetings
VI the \ ,socI9iion for the purpose of re
porting the proceedings FIR the respective
journals for which they are employed,
exsmued before the Magistrates of Police
relative 10 the Transaction, aud were called
upon 10 state What really fell from Mr.
O'Connell on the occasion. Relative to
this examination we have the following
statement:
Mr.. yonsden, Reporter for the Dublin
Morning Post, ON being questioned as to
| the precise words made use of outhat day
by Mr.. O'Coanell, relative tn Bolivar and
| South America, very properly said, that he
did not think the press was the medium
through which the business ola common IN
former was To he transacted. Mr.. Haydn,
proprietor of the Star, protested against
his reporter giving any information whate
yer the subject or in any manner being az
cessafy to the purpose OF the Attorney
General. Mr.. +. p. Hardy, of the rash
| Times, and Mr.. ErllnGtou, Of Saunders
Wees Letter, were subsequently examined,
but the result of their testimony bad not
tranapred at the dates of the last Dublin
papers From this silence respecting the
evidence Of the two latter, 1t +, inferred
that they have become the oomB,On infor
mers. The conduct Of Haydn, proprietor
Of the Star, procured hin. much praise AS
his paper has been violently opposed to
Mr.. O'Conuei aud III. Catholic Associa-
ton. Bat ttd Gaz.
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LATEST FRON ENGLAND.
| By the arrival at Boston of the .fmeihYst,
Capt Bussey. from Liverpool, which she
left on the 5tb ult accounts have been re-
ceived from London 10 the Sd ult. The
principle items ofintelligeuce will be found
| below.
Mr.. O'Conneh 1.-THE trial Of this gen
tleman was to commence on the 81 of
January. The Dublin Moralns Post says,
| fhnf - nnXcr rin "a. I'M ~ a M hln nrnr prI