Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-09-05
MIR. o'coNNELL's SPEECH.

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Extracts from a speech delivered in the &c Ca.
thoiic Association AT Dublin. 10y Mr.. O'Connel.
The great captain might turn the g cabinet
into a council OF war;" but lac (Mr. OConnelD dc
fed him 10 extnguish the united hame OF patriot
ism which illuminated ireland from the hill oil
IIowth TO C,,pncinara. W ELL then, lord Dud
lev ha retired; Mr.. Lamb had withdrawn himself
from such cabinet; and Mr.. Huskisson. 50 useful
in the colonial department, had abandoned II in dis
rist Who rcmansd!Peel-paltry, shutting
Peet--eyer tenacious OF place and Of emolumcr.
2aere. also, was the candid Heries. who had the
merit Of biowing up the last cabinet; and though
last no, least. the squeakng Gouburn, who wa
stated into the exchcqucr for time, until the
work was 10 be done, and then would be very pro.
;,crly withdrawn, because, if he remaned. the bu
siness would remain undone. IL was also re
ported tie, Vescy Fitzgerald had been sent for &c
,oin the ministry. Ii he dared TO become one Of
the aids de Camp (for they could not be called by
any othnr nancy of the field marshal premier
would the Catholics Of Clare permit their county
20 be trarnpled under foo,' Would they agar,
sefurn such man their representative,
1t was generally rumoured that another OF the wise
acts OF the .'gallant duke would be.to dissolve the
Parliament. Did he Ghe noble duke) mean TO al
low the scenes OF other days again to be ex-
ilibited when the Orangemen were again to be
encouraged by the retainers oil the Treasury!
- His excellency, the marquis Of Angiesey
,yas not the partisan OF the party, but he was a
friend TO the Catholics, being supporter Of jus
tice, which was all they wanted, (cheers)
But would the ministers dare commit so fatal an
act at this moment, when the myriads Of Rus
sian savages were bowling for their prey upon
the banks of the Danube-when Portugal had
proclaimed him her king whom the base ministeri.
al prtss of England called ga trdifor"-when
Spain was about TO become French province,
and when the fame Of war was lighted up in all
Europe. Ii the minister did SUCH an act, he ought
10 be npeached, and all England would listen to
the charge.
The archbishop of Tuam and the earl Of Eldon
nell is more than usually animated in speaking OF
these personagcs and OF the late Irish chancellor,
Manners, who took leading part inopposing the
demands OF the Catholics
"The archbishop of Tuam," says Mr.. O'Connell,
s'prcacled a sermon in the honorable house, and
taught their lordships religion llaughter.l His
grace said, as we would not found our education OH
the scriptures, should all go after death, to hell
and that we should suffer here also! why, the man
must be mad [hcar!l He pockets E25,OO0 year
from the Catholics, and does he not think that he
is destroying his own trade by attacking them! He
IS money loving bishop. lie raised ElphIn from
tive to ten thousand year, while he was there
He is running his life against all the leases under
nim and many a family comfortable 81 aiiiu-
cnt, dread the avarice of the archbishop OF Tuam
(hear, hear,) Yet his swadiling bishop pulls out
the bible in the house OF lords, and says that all
who differ from him i'll religion shall be damned!
Eldon too, took his stand against US. am glad OF
it, he is the very spirit oil torysm personiled. He
as tho constant advocate OF every thing iiiberai,
miscellaneous, and intolerant, and the perpetual OPP
ponent OF every improvement (hcar, heard lie OPP
poses every valuable change i'll society lie is the
champion of bgotry and ,oryism, grown old amid
his immense wealth, and without one TO tatter
him or say God bless HIM hear, heard Even
his very sychophants have abandoned him since
3.e lost his power. Yet this is the man who is the
idol of England could pardon England Tor her
seven centuries of domination and oppression, but
it sckens me to think of her fallen state when she
praises the old bigotJOhn, earl OF Eldon lcheers)
There was another ex-chancellor opposed to Us
:, wasp two legs (iaughtcr9 who used TO crawl
among US here. That creature had not one OF the
qualifications of judge He was morose, iil-tein-
rered, naughty, impatient, without talent legal
Knowledge, or abilities; and lest any thing might
he wanting fill up the measure Of his undtness,
nc was party man (hear, heard Yet such was
lord Manners, who for twenty years, occupied the
chancery bench in Ireland, and pocketed E2O0,-
600 of our money [hear, heaI!l--We are accused
OF being turbulent and iactious. Why not: How
could we have been otherwise, when Manners
was chancellor. and jester chief justice Of the
common pleas9"