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HON. WM. CODBETr.


siu,ioa Of soothing this extraordinary msu, aud
drowning his voice by coughing, according Ia tia.
is'siss'c custom IL NJ Stci,hcn appears alr,asi,
10 have rlsr',c'l. and 'ho-r Who to scof v
.aaii,i , no, ~" pr, to a , to Lis o-
eel at his inii'ctions ~ that bestowed upon tl.
c,le-hrsied Pl,nk-tt, Who in carly life a zraious
rs,iriot, and foe VI the Union like No many other
Irish patriots has been bought viii, price, and ia
Now Lord Chancellor of lr,.lu,d and has lpor
b'ci, an the King service. How many PIunks.tts
lsssc Ne too, (alas ia these United States, Iiou
man, sinooti-ton1icc patriots, Who talk 81 lilr-
", and >i-,icyotioa; and undy ing love for I,,i,,-
s'pic; until place aud zap sop their patriotic
r. flourish Of his LASH and ~isa .v- hal Cobhett
Ia h'i,i up tin, Plinkctts OF land Ia the ri,i-
Guile and scorn Of ti,c world.-f II ch1so,.l Hing
Ma. CoBHErT said agitating and dis
c'issing the subject OF the repeal, they had a
right 10 so back To the opinions which were
expressed 10y public ..,n al the timo when
the union was first brought forward, notwith-
standing those men might be in power now .
The noble earl at the head Of the Government
was justly cited rs an evidence; and there
was (said the honorable member, Shaping
the table with huge force) another man whom
] shall DOW cite, and if there ever as thing
known which would make o man hate his
name, the evidence which he would now
bring forward, out Of that mans own mouth
ought 10 have that effect. After using every
argument that ingenuity, truth, reason, or
justice, could inspire him with, against the
uoion-after declaring the law by which il
was effected, TO be ono which wisdom, honor
| and justice combined 10 repudiate and 10 dis
claim, the person TO whom he referred, said.
"for my own part, will resist this iniqui-
tous measure to tho last drop Of my blood.
aud TO the last gasp Of my existence, and " hen
the period Of my dissolution approaches,
! will, like another Amilcar, take my children
10 the altar and swear them, as Hannibal, TO
eternal hostility against the invaders OF my
the country's freedom" (Cheers.) Such " as
declaration Of the man to whom hc alluded.
And where was that man, Was he alive
Was he an exile from his injured, his der lor-
ed country' Had he fed the sceuo Of her
sorrows, and hid his head in foreign CLINIC
What! was II possible Did he perceive that
man 10 the present lord chanc ellor Of ireland ,
U.aughter.) Yet indeed, could IL her Chan
cellor OF ireland, and perchance but an unto
ward and hateful destiny, the keeper and ma
! mayer Of those dungeons into which were 10
he cast the unhappy men who now sought TO
vindieate his opinions. And where, too, are
all the young Hannibals' Qmmense shouts
OF iaughter) Where those youthful MARTYRS
whom he was TO swear at the aItcr-aye.
swear 10 eternal hostility as,s.ins: the inya-
1
theyl Tie would tell men where they were
and what they were doing. There was Han
nibal the first hughter)-th Hon. and Rev.
Thomas Plunkst, dean Of Down, in the gift
Of the crown, including district oG sax pa
rishes-' bless iIs capacious soui.'-(a laugh)
"a benefcc Of .f2,563 per annum. Tkcn
comes Hannibal the second-the lion John
Plunket, an assistant barrister Of the county
OF Meath, GOO. Crown Prosceutor-oh, oh
and there will be business soon for him
.e500 and another Of k3OO--making total OF
81, 200 year for this youthful patriot. Next
came Hannibal the tlird-thc Hon. DayRl
Piunket, Protbonotary aud examiner of the
court Of common pleas in ireland, 81, 800
having besides, patronage to the extent OF
i "a 100 year. Again, a fourth Hannibal
starts forth ia the guise q Patrick Phinket,
who, ~ secretary 10 the bankers commission,
received ZOO; and from other sources an
income, altogether. OF e., 100. The Hon.
and Rev. William Phlnkct next put in his
claim, but be must be considered an iH-uscd
man, for though he was incumbent Of the
living Of Bray
"Several Hon. Members--a vicar Of Bray
loud laughter.)
I "Mr. Cobbett-yes, vicar Of BRAY yet hi,
income was but E41O. with house aud glebe
The Hon. Robert Phnket, another Of de re-
Verends closed the list Of Ihs devoted family -