Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-05-31


outrages In that sentiment every patriotic Irslman
concurs will in my future letters develope that orga-
the existing Aigerine' law, enable us con,ri-
butte eiieetuay TO terminate the predia crimes call
ed " w hiteieetism"
In the meantime, il is the duty of every honest Irish
man TO exert all his faculties aud energies put down
" Whiteieeism" Wherever any of them have influence
let be directed to this purpose Let each OF in his
own sphere, redoube all former exerons TO this effect
and above all, let us impress the mind OF every body
within our reach the impossby Of giving freedom
TO Ireland whilst whiteee' crimes contaninae, de-
grade, and weaken native land.
he second preliminary is OF easy attainment
1t is TO conciate all classes aud persuasions of Irish
men towards each other. have the veest happiness
in being able to state that the approximation of Irsmen,
Protestans, Orangemen, and Catholics, towards each
other Is progressing with rapidy that exceeds my
pecations and almost equals my ardent wishes for entire
who continue obdurae and preudced; but the number
daily diminishing, and, in the north the Orangemen
aremany OF them at least beginning 10 perceive that,
whilst as Proiestants they have nothing to fearhey
lrishmen have every thing TO gain from the establish
ment OF domestic legislature in Ireland.
Fellow country men-These are now your greatest and
most paramount duies-
Firs-To put down, and forever. whitefeet crimes
and outrages
SecondTo reconcile to each other and bury in eter-
nal oblivion the discussions between Protcsants, Caho
lies and Orangemen showing TO all that they have gen
era well individual and equal interest in the reee
heraon oil our own unhappy impoverished, and, alas,
most grossly nsulted and oppressed country.
now come TO the most interesting part OF subject
the mode oil coninuing without any violation OF the
"Anglesea Gagging Bill our national exeriions procure
the repeal
We must not violate the law. We must keep within
the strict bounds OF the statute. But can, within
nese pounds continue and even extend our peaceable
exerions for the repeal know the spi, Irish patriot
ism is still "untadng and warm and long that spiri,
regns paramount in the breasts of the honest of Ire
land will ake'care that shall not want the mode the
means oil working out the political salvation of the ever
loved and lovely land Of our BIRTH
he volunteers aid but they shall not be the only
legal body to advance the interests rights of Ireland
However, in order TO understand fully the safety and
security as well as the utility of my plans for continuing
md he lunrn Ian Ii
sary that should point out briefly of the mschefs
which that law does not perpetrae. Let be recollect
ed that in this letter treating of the law in districts
no proclaimed to be in state OF disturbance and outrage,
that is, not Wlefeet districts
ln all other districts, those contaminated by White
ieet' the Aigerine Bill it left the Committee the
House of Commons and Ultimately passed, has these
circumstances OF mitigation about it:
Firs-ltg gives power the magstracy over meetings
oil any KIND. Understand, the magistrates have no au-
thony whatsoever given them under this lnags-
trate cannot prohibit suppress any meeting under
this act lie is just where he before this act was
passed.
1t is most important to observe this point because il
leaves all meetings which not prohibited by an ex-
press and notified proclamation of the Lord Lieutenant
precisely as legal as they have been hitherto
It's indeed comfortable, amidst the gloom Of discomfort
naturally aud necessarily created by the uDconstitu
tiona law, to perceive this CLEAN consolation that
all parties OF the House, disclaimed the Irish magisracy
unfit TO be trusted with any additional powers Excent
among the extreme Irish Tories this the universal
sentiment OF the House Accordingly, additional pow
er whatever given these unlauded animals the Irish
magistrates.
oecondy-No meeting can be rendered Illegal under
this act until it has been proclaimed by the Lord Lieute
nant aud that proclamation notified the persons so meet
ing
There are therefore, under this act two ingredients ne
cessary 10 make patriotic meeting Illegal The first il
proclamation by the Lord Lieutenant; the cond is no
hcanon OF that proclamation to the persons intended 10
be affected by it,
This is clearly great Improvement in This act over the
I" Wellington Algerne Act, and must claim the merit
because believe 1T TO be mneof suggesting this i'm
pTovement.
1t is 10 be sure melancholy and heart rending to think
,hat' notwithstanding this amendment, yet the Lord Lieu
tenant may under the most unconstitutional law prohib,
ana render Illegal by his notified procauation the most
useful the most necessary-nay the charitable
meeting of Irishmen
1t is indeed deporabo beyond the powers of language
TO be Obliged TO confess, that pseudo Parlia
ment should have given such power as this to anv
Lieuenant-or example, to so unwise person as Lord
Anglesea Ii is power which lover of liberty would
give TO the wsest and best Of mankind but the Parlia
meni mat gave II is-thaDk Heaven - sufficiently alien
from Ireland
Thirdly-The power of The Lord Lieutenant is cOnlin-
ed to rendering meeting egal-observe, ''a meeling'
say it emphstcaly For example, the Lord Lieutenant
may issue proclamation TO prohibit any meeting he
voIunlees Alter such proclamation, any meeting of
the volunteers would be Illegal and such will take
place whilst this gaggng bill is law
But the association OF the volunteers would not, and
cannot thus be rendered illegal 1t will be offence to
continue TO be volunteers will continue TO be volun-
teer and will every other member Of that body who
does not actually resign. Indeed 1 will always boast of
being and continuing volunteer, until | see that body
restored TO their pristine honour aud dignity by of
lament, and empowered by law to arm themselves and
become the unpaid police OF Ireland.
repeat therefore, that the proclamation of the Lord
Lieutenant will, OF prevent the volunteers from
meetings II viii render meeting of the Illegal:
but 1t will leave the associations OF the volunteers as legal
as they were before the act and although do not meet
in any assembly, we can cooperate az ndviduals--we
direct and regulate conduct by CORE spondence
pecialy through the newspapers for we have not and
never will have, any secrets. Thus the volunteers can
and all continue their exeronr elucidate the evils
Ireland has Incurred by and from Union; to keep alive
the genial glow of patriotic ardour for the repeal of that
most disastrous and fatal measure; and al the same time
to use their best exerons put down all predal outrages
and crimes and lastly TO conciiae and reconcile classes
OF their fellow couutrymen, by buryine i'm generous
oblivion all party euds and religious discussions amongst
Irisbmen
Let my advice be attended TO, and ''he volunteers
will again shine forth in Irish history Letthem obey the
law, and preserve themselves and their sacred cause for
better times. To them is the deposit of Irish liberty es
pecially commended. Let this be the watch word and
their motto :"Dr0i ct Uesmet TebuS cuTrafo secundis.
viii IN this mode correspond with the volunteers and
assist them TO crush ourages and crimes and promote
such rational affiliations amongst the people may keep
them away from the petty and general sessions.
But these are no than the outskirts of agitation
must arrange under the state of affairs our future
plan for as general combination possible to attain, by
legal and constitutional means, redress Of Irish gdevau
ces
II will be my business TO bring that plan before Tie
public will, in these my public letters, In order 10
yiDdcac The confidence The volunteers have repoed in
me, point out the modes by which the people may kept
from despair and the enemies Of the people rom
exssperang suffering millions madness and nsurrec.
ton.