Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-10-20


than by giving The mission to your Highness Ihopc
you will find the confirmation of this assurance in the
feelings which here express to you in the name of
my august MASTER
of the late Russian Ambassador, Gribojatow, had
been brought to that city and inferred with all the
honor due to his rank.-Hau,6uyg Papers. Sept. 5.
Efon The London Tines Sept To-
we find. in some of the Irish prints report of the
proceedings OF the ma stracy Of the county Upper
airy, who assembled in great numbers ut Thurles On
the 7th instant, pursuant to a public reouisitou.
Fhe avowea purpose OF this meeting was to take
into consideration tire present alarming state of the
country and to adopt such measures to restore tran
qutilty and good order as the egency of the times
demanded.
The magistrates brought together amounted to
nearly 20, and the commander of the Forces, Sir
John Byng, with Sir T. Arbuthno,, commanding the
district, were present by invitation of the meeting
The High Sheriff of the county presided, and the
resolutions moved by Lord Llandaf We do
not recullect whe! her the noble Earl or Lord Do
noughmore is governor of the county. Lord Liam
daft, however, has been at all times Of what is
usually termed the liberal peerege of ireland: his
family Rave sirenuously supported enlancpation-are
looked upon friends Of the country interest and
the noble Earl himself is personally beloved by the
middle and lower orders of the people. When 4
series OF rcSol ions, therefore, recommending mea-
sures OF the most severe, coercve, and
character, proceeded from nobleman of such dspo-
sltlons, and holding such station among his
nanding conro! was such could not well be denied
by Of any party, end such az rendered it at least
doubtful to the great bulk Of men of property whc-
thcr IN cfcctua rastraint could &c found for it in the
existing administration of the law. Let us mover.
!theess be understood to admit that we have no au
thorily for the proceedings alluded to, as havno
taken place at allor fer the names of the persons
present. or for the wording of the resolutions but
that worst or authorities. Irish party newspaper:
and the next worst viz. organ OF English faction
which processes to have copied them from its ber-
MAN brother. For any thing we know, the D,,bIl,
| Erc''sy 51a2 and the London evening paper which
has extracted says has extracted, the history of
| the above meeting from the Dublin Mail nav iays
pnt forth TO the world budget of fabrcations
In that case they are answerable, not we. There is
however 1rinla tac'e air Of probability in the re-
solutions ascribed to Lord Iapdst md said to nave
been adopted by the Fipperary Mapistracv
Phey begin by referring to several former ertin oy
OF county magistrates, held in consequence ofthr DIS
turbed state OF tho country during the last three
to the unanimous concurrence of the magistrates in
calling for renewal of the insurrection-act and TO
the rejection oftcir prayer by the Lord Lieutenant
Lord Wellesley in the year 1897. Yhc resolutions
then go on TO represent the actual condition of tho
country stating that large proportion of the COM
m"nalty arc IN possession of unlicensed arms and
that bodies of armed have 'appeare, of late at
moon day, for the purpose of obstructin the eyecu-
ton OF the laws and threatening the lives and prom
scrties of all those who are opposed to their unla
''fui proceedings" Now this is the first time within
the last year TWO that have heard of bodies OF
armed men assembling on purpose 10 obstruct the
execution of the laws. 1t very true (but hat would
be bold word for Irish narratives) it has at least
been often asserted that bodies of mon who had met
for ordinary purposes, fairs, Patrons and the like
had been provoked induced to obstruct the e,;ecu
ton Of the laws when incidentally ntcrered with in
riotous and ptacebrcakng PRACTICES and that is sure
~ bad enough.
The resolutions proceed to paint STRONGLY the I'M
possibility Of obtaining information to convict and
bring offenders to justice, owing to league of fale
honour (Which spuns all pecuniary temptation, or a
system OF terror ghicn superseties the influence of
money by the dread of violent death
The next resolution calls loudly for the usurrec-
ton Act. "or some such measure" as the only eti-
cent means to restore tranquility. II rs then said
that IN consequence Of the quantity of hidden arms,
them, the Arms Act ought to be amended and the
possession of arms without hcence BIO made trans
portable felony.
Further, that the number Of military posts ought to
be increased and renforcenents added to the nolic
memorial, eTnbodyiHg the above resolutions WINS
agreed to with very slight opposition on the part of
Ny. Otway Cave and another gentleman
SIR John Byng objected, and with reason, to any
plan for breaking up he army into small detachn1ents
"a Interpretation of military force at once rufuous
to the discipline of the soldier, and dangerous to his
political feelings.
That the causes assigned for the aetnal inenicacv
Of most appeals to public justice in that awlcss coun
ty, when the object IS to punish criminals must he
considered equal TO the effect produced no candid
man will question. The peasantry of 9ipperarv
W. Is.
at the sume time, an instrument Of redressnn their
mutual injuries slow and temperate for their
fierce and vindictve passions. They arc habitualy
turbulent, and torn by family rather by clannish
hatrcds lhstIgated by these and infamed by ardent
spfrl's, they never meet ID bodies but with dispos
ton to fight Whatever authority attempts to con-
troll this mischief is regarded tho common enemy
at the moment, and assaled with savage fury. But
circumstances connected with the state of properfv
have conBpired with these tendencies of defec,ve
civilization, and infinitely aggravated the evil, by
adding a second motive for the general detestaton
of the law. The Office Of the law is not mereIv r.
repress violence and to defend persons but it Is to
enforce contracts, and to property lis second
province Is perhaps more odious than the first Pro
perty is looked upon by of pennyless barbari
ans, wherever they find 1T, their natural prev
Phe landlords of Ireland have in general so Nun
aged their de.cate relation with u swarung poor, as
to impress upon the latter many coDpunctious visit
ngs when the opportunity offers for making free with
gentlen'ans pocket. Pherc is, s,peradded to love
OF turbulence therefore, among these wretched peo-