Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-06-14
NIX o'CONNELL'S SECOND LETTER TO THE
PEOPLE OF IRELAND

LONDON, 18th April, 1888
Fellow CotnrymenI return 10 the pleas SING t,sk nj
eonlnuhing with you again. return TO that which th,
last higeTine Act has made operative tho
rug you during ms the last night OF your bondage and
pointing out TO you, that amidst the dark hour of
cd slavery which surrounds you there are to be
OF the white sireaks OF the coming light which promise
uc.nE esr,aihy morning OF mild Brightness and
hoo"nie OF etuigent briihancy. 1t asserted i'm both
Houses OF Parliament and believed by MANY tho, tho
DespouSm Bill" would he dead letter held ont
1ny IN tSTo'eM' but never 10 be carried into practise
we knew beiter--we knew Lord Anglesey better We
recoiec'ed the old proverb, " Set beggar OH
and he will ride to -" The rest Il familiar VI.
"he political beggar has been set on horseback and 81
ne goes TO - But he has actually the 81
hhkehny Now, defy any give me iusiifiable
reason or even pretext for procIamng city OF Kill
kenny There was disturbance no outrage in the cit
Events are crowdpg upon ne, amongst them is 70 he
Ion more ,han nope Tor Ireland Europe is threatened
WIN "ar-ula' Is one We are eight mons-iIst il ano.
Their We require third The period of this Iaf trial
WIN soon pass away Even the excuses committed under
he Despoiism Bill" will hasten the time when espo .m
itse VIII be impossible in ireland thus briefly notice
'Ro audacous measure OF outawng the CITY of Kilkenny
as one OF those which brings with il s,l,arv action
proceed TO the more immaculate object OF this nv second
letter Inc object H. the organization of the elective
franchise IN every county, city, town. borough i'm Ire
land Let 1t be recolIecled, that my frs! duyss con.
eerdhhg 10 myself during the pEesent caamitous sus.
pension OF the common law tho powers of the Voun.
teers OF ire,and-s TO put the elective franchise in
such Slate, that the people shall the return OF
really honest men 10 Parliament. This is my first duty:
ana ths letter was intended, principally, to commence
the developement of my plan Tor this pnrposea purnoe
winch IN the present stale OF political movements not only
IN these countries, but all Europe tends directly IN
the establishment OF constitutional freedom But | am
interrupted Another proclamationl Yes, rejoice Ia
see me glorious name of the Irish Volunteer honoured
with being the first in the enmty of the legal Au,ocrat Of
he'dnn' Hohour also, to the mighty Pashai-,o the
extent 10 which IT is deserved. This M also another
boon from Earl Grey's Ministry This another favour
from the British Parliament Let this proclamation
DO kept among the records Of Irish grievances for
'he Day OF legal and constitutional retrbuton-a day,
which believe, TO be more near than " the million
imagine. beg leave, thus, to return my most cordial
n1ntn nt fr,s. T.
teef or having continued TO meet until this procama.
lion issued. They wiI Of course obey this procI,mson
onhey dd wen and wisely To the national freedom
oil BRUSH subjects their part and leave il 10 the dis
PenSers OF despOsn to the powers of arbitrary and
most unconstitutional lazy The other part This is no,y
part OF hstorypart Of Irish history. II stands amongst
tho,e annals which tell Of EnganPs inusce and of Ire.
Ian4s su'rings, during centuries of shame and
sorrow Let ns treasure it, then in our innost souls
anuS' ,ho'e splrltsurfng indictments to persevere in
we pains on peace, and III the absence OF crime, bot
energeucsIy and incessantiy until obtaR the sole
safeguard OF Irish prosperity and Irish freedom, a
domestic legislature. This DEPRESSION, however n1tl.
Ftl, has lei from the more Immediate object OF
this leiter-the organization Of the elective franchise
anu temps me, before | proceed further with that
OBJECT 10 Introduce one or two topics of pressing
and immediate interest The Collective rancbise' can al
bri little pospOuemeni, and other topics reGuire speedv
attention. 10 order TO trhnqullzc the public mind upor
mem he brs relates TO the "pensoDng by the State
eiife Catholic Clergy. The sccond-"longo ineryao'
-reates 10 the reform Of the Corporations OF ireland bn
in particular, Of the Corporation Of Dublin With resoec
20 the hr he state pensonng" Of the Catholic Clerg,
can be despatched IN few words, noViths 'andng II
awl importance to the liberties and TO the religion of t
people OF iredad L. therefore, simply the Ger
h hst mere s no danger Of any such proposal bein
Drought forward AZ the present-not the most remote
Every person anxious 90 this subject, either from love
HsedCn, or rom the serious and solemn respec
TO religion, miy rest in perfect tranquility Exclu
hve OF the unaeraJc confidence reposed ia the ira
iegrify Of the Catholic Prelates, there il this sdJi
UOnal reason for being secure, that the Cabinet ha
never agreed, deliberate upon any such pro
VISION Let me moi be ni8undersooj I DO DOT mean