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


his opinions and intentions be communicated
language more forcibe than his
LONDON, II Albemare street, Wednesday.
MY DEAR BARRErr,-The die is cast are all
slaves One injustice has been committed towards
Ireland Let now struggle for the double repeal
First OF this new Algerine Act.
Secondly oil that union which alone caused this Act TO
be passed.
feel the awful duty imposed ON me by the Volunteers
VIII endeavor to perform it honestly, at least il not
well.
Announce to the people Of Ireland that intend on
every Monday, whilst the Algerine Act continues, pub
fish letter 10 them in the Pilot; WILL please Cod begin
OH Monday next
meanio take up in detail the necessary agitation in
each county in Ireland. Our enemies shall not triumph
over the people put down the popular sentiment. We
will still agiae within the law and without either moral
guilt or legal offence.
Call on the people be quiet to bear with patience
This new ndgnity Let them hope Tor better days, and
better days must soon arrive
Give caution to the atrocious Whiteeet They have
played the game which the enemies of Ireland wished
them TO play. The execraion OF every good honest
man Is upon their crimes The vengeance OF God will
sooner or later, be visited upon their wckedness.
How sincerely ought detes the vilest of the
vile Wheteet-the last and worst Of those vlanous mis-
creans, who have given strength to the enemies and
weakened the friends Of Ireland.
But siill DO not despair OF my country No. Even in
the crimes which committed against her, there arises
hope that those crimes will accelerate their punish
ment, and thereby that of hiags which will
insure the speedy restoration OF national and constu
uona independence.
Believe me to be, very faithfully yours
DANIEL O'CONNELL.
TO THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND.-LErrER L.
"Far dear tho grave or the prison,
rhsa 'sS S' SHs PsI % %iSi have risen,
On lberty's ruins famo."
LONDON, 4th April, 1888.
FELLOW CoUNTRYMEN This is the first of a series
OF letters which intended publish the present state
and future prospects OF country including the best
gesons can give for regulating your conduct in the
ner most calculated 10 mitigate the evils the one and TO
ensure the amelioraton of the other.
Let it, however, be always recoeced that the entire
is 10 ahyan
secure the repeal of the legislative union between these
counnes-convnced, as am in the deepest Of
my conscience, hatit is impossible, impossible
to do any permanent valuable service Ireland until
the restoration OF her domestic Parliament.
This conviction has long been floating my mind but
IT is now fixed, unalteraby and for The mnnner
which the Angesea Algerine bill received by the
British cgsatureh FOOLISH well false
by which it was supported-the enormous maorities by
which it was ultimately carriedthe shouts of
and triumph by which the advocates Irish liberty were
insuited, and the unsurpassed spirit of hostility
which guided and animated our enemies, have taught me
that II is than folly that the affairs of Ire
land can be attended to with the requisite knowledge of
acts and cordial sincerity Of intention, in any other
in an Irish Parliament
need not dwell this point. cannot describe with
any thing like accuracy the extent of the hatred
Ireland which have witnessed in many men since NV
last return TO this country. They hate us-and without
avowing H. even to themselves, they fear We must
have domestic legislature, never be safe in
our properties, our lives, liberties.
Nay, more-I am thoroughly persuaded that the only
way TO prevent the separation Of the countries s to attach
Ireland TO The connection, by giving her the protection
from insult and injury, OF a Parliament OF her own.
1t is therefore, my sacred duty exert every faculty
oil my niu to bring about that OF the public mind
in Ireland in which every good man will be ready to on
with me in the repeal OF the union; matter what NAV
he his party his religion, his prejudices his resent
ments.
The ADglesea Agerine Act--so much worse than the
Wellington Agerine iaw-has left alternative 1t
silenced forever those who bid us look 10 the Justice and
humanity OF the British Parliament; the day is gone by
for cant and hypocrisy of that description There does
10 % of he
kindness and Of British Legislators for Ireland: and if
such kDave exists, there breathes single dot so
brutay stupid give even one moments cradence 10
his sertons.
Argument and reasoning are over The inevitable con-
cluson is arrived at Before the repeal of the union no
good can be done for lreland-un the repeal of the
union Ireland can reap but little benefit from British con
nexion repeat that those who oppose the repeal are
bndly and gnorantly not less crtuy or certain
iy, driving towards separation.
TO US, who are not at present separaists, and
w be so If we can help ito US, who honestly seek
the restoration OF Irish freedom and the establishment of
irsh prosperity, but one duty-one great a-absorbing
duty remains-tis, peaceaby and legally to effectuate
the restoration Of the Irish Parliament
There is but problem TO be solved-that is the mode
oil legally and Peaceably accomplishing object All
we want TO know, is the Of doing the thing The
thing itself rs nevitahle so inevitable, indeed, that
Angiesca Aigerine Bill, instead OF rearding the pro-
gress oil the repeal has to demonstration greatly promo
ted lis ultimate and most satisfactory success.
This demonstration will take up little later-For the
present, content myself with preliminary topics
In the first place, it may be a matter of surprise TO
some, that, with all the madness of slavery upon me-
should write with so much of cool calmDess. To those
persons readily acknowledge, that offence has beer
committed against all the great principles of the Constt
ton, and against the people of Ireland, deep to be for
gotten, aud TOO cruel TO be forgiven The ranking
wound caused by national injustice and Whie despotis
ION, The ever odous Wgs is too excrutaiing ever TO
heal Yet am COOL and quiet, and deliberate; no bursts
OF passion sway my souno ervid ephets Of execraon
burn in my description Of individual venaity progacy or
FOLLY. No; console myself, and am consoed by the
certainty that the great OF national regeneration
he o md
nant enemies IN every part Of the British empire Our
eads and the friends OF liberty in Great Britain are up
in heart courage and generous sympathy and the very
measure which intended TO crush the agitation OF the
repeal, actually makes The repeal irresistible.
return TO the mode Of procuring the repeal-of pro-
curing il peaceably and without violating any law.
Attend TO me, my cOuntrymen--attoDd 10 me-you
have often listened 10 my voice. and taken my counsel
can once again proudly, because truly repeat that no
man was sorry Tor observing my advice political
affairs My object is 10 show how we are to repeal the
Union.
1t seems TO that there are these two preliminary
necessary, before arrive that state of
moral and political organization (under the existing
law which is requisite in order 10 produce the repeal in
the only manner IN which we seek itibat is, without
crime and without blood
The fret Of these measures is the suppression OF
''Wheicep outrages. | use the word "Wheleet," be
cause it is the last assumed Ivy the miscreant
wretcbes, who have in many shapes and for many
years plunged various parts Of Ireland in horrible crimes
against property, and stained country with the urp-
ude The atrocity, and the demoniacsl repetition Of muir
der; crimes demanding The vengeance Of man. and alas
bringing down the punishment OF God.
Long and long since would Ireland have shaken off the
yoke Of her grievances but that her friends are die
hearened, dsgused and almost senced by of the