Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-10-22

| soon as possible,-a task which he cheerful.
ly undertook to perform with the least posi-.
bic delay.-( Cheers.)
In proposing ono of the toasts-" The
h'ng OF the French, Mr.. Cobbett observed
,na' me o'sunc.ion between the King of
france and The French King was very mate.
rial II meant, you are not the KING of
France, for France belongs to us !. Won ar,
our head, or, in short, you are our servant
aud we arc your masters" He then men.
toned TINT Mr.. O'Connell had been invited
TO attend The meeting, and that MIR. OCon.
EeH had sent an answer which proved that
no was severe friend 10 the cause. Tb,
letter was read, and was as follows
WATERFRONT, 10th Aug. 1880.
SIR: have The honor To acknowledges
the receipt of your lcttor of the 5,b inst nn.
nouncing the intention to celebrate tho re
cent victory of the French people over mill
tary desP"tlsm, by public dinner. a, which
VII o"ooet was 70 preside l am proud TO
receive an INVITATION to attend such Dime,
and should certainly do SO if i, we're in NV
power; but, at distance Of many bund,cd
mics, L can participate only by sympathy
with the honest and sincere R,e,rm.rs who
! make no doubt, will crowd tina; dinner. hui
l Deg leave hrnly 10 assert, that there will
oe no Quo there who more STRONGLY admires
OF would be more ready to initiate the plori
Gus example of he French peopIe They
are a brave people. They are an homes,
people. They have made a noble nse ofthe;,
lectve franchise. What contr,s, do tho,
present to your money glowing, soul.subdued
English mock electors. Give up al ono,
the French are your superiors in moral sc,,;
meht, and IN what call domestic bravery
Even the Irish, whom you have long despis.
ca, nave set you another glorious examnle
al ma war
ana IN making good use of our aco,,ired
piNi.e ges. There have been alrcadv MANI
instances OF the return To- PnrIjonen, e.,
ireiahu OF sincere Reformers; and here am /
an a'owea as Well as a practical Rcformer al
'"o uec'ueu'y radical class, after giving n,
oi'o county on point OF honor, solicited nv
."lee otner counties, and returned for n
fourth, which also is one of the lnrres, nd
most afhuent IN ireland, without costin1 me
one SMILING. With tho bravery of tho
I.rehch' and the popular perseverance, and
a,Sinterestedness of the Irish shining before
Engiish eves--is il possible that Enpishmcn'
VINO nave hitherto held, and were Justly en-.
t'''ed TO hold, the first place among The Inn.
man race-isit. say, possible that ENGLISH
men VIII 'ainely ~ basely submit. TO that vile
oiigarchy which has SO lonp ,,surnsd ,,,o
rights OF the people, without maxine n, Ie,s,
all the resistance which all the law allows
ana all The efforts to get lid of tho borough.
monger'ng system. which is permitted Inv
what Is called the Constitution shame on
the men of Englnnd, It they any LONGER ac.
qniesce in their own degradation. and in
tne power OF that peculating Aris,ocraev
| winch llas loaded them with 500 900 .O0O nt
debt, and almost SO0,O30 paupers. Let ma
conJure you and your Reforming friends TO
| oeslii yourselves, 10 form those open and pub.
Tic Associations, without which the eflsc,n,l
combinatl,ns of the moral strenplh of tbe
i'ei"rmers cannot be shown.-iInitatc and n y.
ceed the exertions of the Catholic Associo
| ton OF lrelani-show that you value popular
iiOef'y oy theextent aad' the energy of the
efforts you make to attain it-and let there
not be rest or peace for the odious Oligarchv
untii you wre,t from them their usurped
power OF nominating amajcrity ofthe House
OF Commons, and until you obtain for The
people an cffectual and radical reform.
wlil:cheerfully contribute To the suhscrin,ior
you ailnde TO, and both in and GU, Of The
House the people shalt alwayshave INV ho
nest and most unremitting exertions for lhei,
good, and for the establishment of national Ii
berty.
have the honor TO be,
Your obt humble serv't.
DANIEL O'CONNEJI