The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-01-06

1 FROM tue ~. !. IourudI Oi OommcTccs
DANIEL O'CorvEL.-We are indebted
to commercial friend for Dublin papers
| To October 25ih, inclusive, received via
Havrc. That pfthe latest date contains nn
honorable" correspondence between Sii
Henry Hardingc and Danirl O'Connel
growing out Of certain expressions used by
the latter in a speech which was published
in the FTeemnn's Journal Of October 23d
Mr.. O'ConneI's language, ss reported, was
in these words:
ain the beginning of this week. you saw
an English soldier, hireling scribe at the
Castle, writing down the freedoms of enr
country. bad not before given my opin
ion upon that infamous act; had remained
silent until had counselled the people. and
obtained their pledge TO obey The law 10
keep the peaca- II Avss,s ~s.--svsi~<a-;~-~s-'
tanning that PROMISE; ] know the people
would rather die than violate IT. ! shall
now then speak my mind upon the act OF
this English soldier. fHcar. hear. hear.)
l arrnign that paiiry, contemplate fsiHe En-
giish soldier, that had the audacity to put
his pitlful and contemplate name To an q.
trociops Polignac proclamation---(lo (lond
cheers J. and that, too, in Ireland my coun.
try--in this green land--the land of Brown
low--the country of Grattan, now in his
grave (hcar, hear the land of Charlie
mont, and of seventy thousand volunteers,
the heroes Of the immortal period Of I7S2.
(Heur, hear and ehcers.) In that country,
it 10, thnt a ,rrefchtd English scribe, n
chance child ofJoriune and o. tear, urged on
by his pelfry, pitiful lawycrlings, put his
vile name to his paltry proclamation, put
ting down freemen (Cheers.) Il would
rather be dog and bay the moon than
the Irishmau who would tamely submit To
so infamous a proclamation. j have not
opposed il hitherto, because that would i'm
picate the people, and give our enemies,
the English Major General and his slnwyer.
ing staff, a triumph. (Hear, hear) But
will oppose il; and that. too, not in the
way that the puiiry Castle scribe would
wish--by force. No: Ireland is not in a
state for rcpelling force by force. Too
short period has elapsed since the cause
Of contention between Protestants and
Catholics was removed; too little time has
been given for healing the wounds Of fac
tious contention, to allow Ireland to use
physical force in the attainment OF her
rights, or the punishment ofwrong.
never will snbmi. 10 such audac-
iiy; and here promise that never will
cease Ia pnrsne the--rniscreants, shall ]
coll them2 No, that would be to hard a
phrase ;but will call them tho despicable,
base, miserable, paItry creatures, with had
i5spxds und wursr hesvts. whv- sstNed shuS
nefarious proclamation"
On the day the above was publish cd,
(Oct. 23d,) Sir Henry sent his friend, Col.
D'Agnlor, TO demand Of Mr.. O'ConncI 4
disavowa; Of certain expressions used, or
in neglect thereof, that he would give him
the satisfaction switch one gentleman has
right to expect from another: ]. e. to
have his brnins blown out. Mr.. O'Connel
! replied as follows;
Mr.. O'Connel does not feel himself call
ed on either to nvow or disavow any thing
attributed to him by the public Papers. Al
the same time. that If any allegation OF
fact be pointed out to him (; attributed to
him: which is not true, he will rendily Ell
,her dsavow the assertion II untruly nttri'
bntcd, or contradict and atone in every
way possible for the allegation, il no made
use Of il.
| No man living is more ready than Mr..
| O'Councl IN dissvow and atone for any
error in point Of fact, which he may have
4 Idutu lUtV d,
Mr.. O'Connel will not receive any kind
of communication with reference 10 u duel
lie utterly disdsins anyereference to sucI
mode Of proceeding, be the consequence
Of such disc claimer what they msy, repeat
ing his readiness to retract and atone fol
any fact alleged by him not founded in
proof.
He spoke of Sir II. Hardinge in hls pub
lie capacity, as mn instrument Of dcspotism
He did not say one word Of him in his pri-
rate capacity.
hs rvonc man, he did speak Of Sil
Henry as he would Of any other man who
trampled on the liberties Of Irishmen = and
he must say, that fighting duel would be
a bad way to prove that Sir Henry wat
right or Nr. O'Connel was wrong"
4 The London Globe says, "The opinion
of Mr.. O'ConneI on the subject ofduellinl
| can scarcely be controyerted; butthe bes
argument escver heard for it's necessity
was the tendency in certain people to th'
employment Of their mother tongue exact
y in the style Of Mr.. O'Connel."
I'm account Of The pisit effhe United Sinfe
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