Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-02-11

rister, and great political leader in the Ca
tholic Association. letter received m Balu-
more from Dublin, further informs us that MIR.
O'CoNNELL had been arrested on a charge of
having delivered in the Association .'se,it.;ous
md reasonable speeches." that he had engaged
MIR. HOLMES, also a distinguished barristet, and
brother-in-law to Thomas Adii E,nnct oil New
York TO conjuct his defence; that the excite
ment and lermcut..in Dublin, in consequence
of this proceeding on the part Of the govern
ment, was very great indeed. On the trial an
extraordinary display Of forensic cloquencc was
expected from Mr. Holmes, whose political and
personal feelings arc supposed To be warmly
opposed to the Attorney General, PLuNKr.r,
who was the bitter prosecutor uf Robert EnJuct.
Ii appears that ON the 10Th of December at
n meeting of the Catholic Association. a letter
was real from Leigh and John Hunt, Editors of
the London Examiner, when Mr.. O'C o>NrLL,
in ailu>on TO this letter and 10 the talents and
patriotism OF these gentlemen, is reported bv the
Irish Observer 10 have said
"Thcv Che Hunts) had always cvinced a man
ly and heroic spirit, amounting to a spirit of
martyrdom, in the cause OF Freedom: on more
than one OCCASION, they were victims tn their
ardent love of liberty. twas delightful the
continued) 10 find that they felt the SANG SYM
patty with the Irish Catholics as they did IN the
The Catholics in Ireland were embarked in tho.
same cause as the Greeks and South Americans
They (tte Greets and he South .9mericdas)
sought 10 attain their otjects Jy btood md ,crr-
tare-ihe Cnttofics of Ifeipnd sousM foi. the at
trinD,cit Of their rights Nipugh Me hgiiin,nie
chniuct Of tie COaStItuiiOn. Ii had been truly
sad, that composition drives a wise man mad. -
lie hoped the Catholics would never resort to
ans other mode for the recovery oi their Just
rights; IN; if tl,at day should como, he tru-tci
that TIC spirit % new Bolivar, and such spirit
a aninr,ted t'ic Greeks IN the cause %; Free
dom, would yet b. tounI in lrclan,!.n
Tie passage 90 NJ. O'CounciI's speech con
tanning the remarks lust quoted, differently re-
ported hy another Dublin newspaper, .Sumdcrs'
.EeicS-Letic!'. rs GoiiowS:-
! "Na.ions have been driven mad bv oprrcssicn;
lie hoped tlint ireland would never be ii wen 10
resort 10 tie ~ stem pursued By the Greeks and
South Americans, to obtain tli"ir richts;-hc
trusted in Gfnd they wonld never be 20 driven:
| he hoped ireland would be restored to i,cr
rights. But if dat lay shuuti f.rriye---if She
were driven mad rs persecution, he wished tl.a.
d new bolivar NAY he f0und-nay ari,c--thai
the spirit Of t!'e Greeks ana Of the South A:nc-
Tlcans NAV animate the people of Ireland
The reader will observe a material variance
between the t"o reports and 50 il is ct We pre-
sumo, by Mr.. C'tOnpcli a. he is stated 10 have
commenced a suit against the publisher #
SH'"deIN' .Nctcy-Letici', iGr misrepresrnt.pf his
remarks.
The meeting rs we have stated took Mace on
Thursday the 10Th of December. On the Mon
DAY following Mr.. OK oNNt:i.L was arrested:
and. subsequent 10 Ills arrest the several CEN
tiein1n vino are reporters for the newspapers
and who &ttcnfthe meetings OF the Association
for the purpose of reporting the proceedings for
| the respective journals for which they are en-
| ployed, were examined before the Magistrate
| at Police relative TO the transaction, and ere
called upon 10 state what really fell from Mr.
! OtonncIi on the occasion. Relative TO this rx-
aminalion we lave the follow ing statements:
| Nh. Nu1SDEN, reporter fox the Dubiin Morn
my PoSt, on beng Gmcstionc, as to the precise
words made use Of on that day by Mr.. O'Conmel
| relative tn Bolivar AM, South America, very nro-
elly said. that he did think the press was tic
! medium through which the business of "A common
tHi0TG'cT was Ia be transacted. Mr.. HAYDN, pro-
i'rietor OF the star, protested against his repur-
! ter giving any information whatever on the sub
lect. or IN any manner being accessory to the pur-
pcs" of the attorney General Mr.. p. d. HARDY. OF
the Irish Times, aud Nj. EXTINCTION, of Same
acrs' .NcrS Letter, were Subsequently examined
bu; the result OF their testimony had not trans
pired at t..r dates OF the latest Dublin papers
From this silence respecting the evidence of the two
latter 1t is Inferred that they have become the COM
mo" i?formerS. The conduct of MIR. HAYDN. pro-
rr;etor OF the star, procured him much praise as
his paper has been violently opposed to Mr.
! O'Conne and the Catholic Associations
Bat. Fcd. GAG