The native American., 1838-11-24

nais ol ue country, aud which, oil all men he Should
have absained from aludng TO- because his own reache
ry, when my paid advocate, mainly led to the result
now suits him 10 exut in. In the progress oil these snts
and IN January, 1925, found it necessary 10 institute
criminal proceedings for conspiracy against several OF
the witnesses sent from this country 10 sustain OF
the allegations preferred against me.
There were five persons of them indicted at the ses
sons oi Green Street. Tor conspiring by false evidence to
sustain those mpuatios and the attorney Of Lady West
meath was indicted for the offence along with them
Mr.. O'Connel was one Of my counsel The trial lasted
two days. When near its conclusion, all my counsel
hey hve) invited 10 leave the court, and TO
confer In an adjoining room, and requested TO at
tend them. The nearly ready to go TO the jury
and Mr. O'Connel then made the unprecedented propo-
sal TO me, when IN the agony Of suspense to result
Which considered Of more importance than my life, 10
allow Lady Westmeaths attorney to be acquitted, by
way OF nsurng the conviction of the rest This propo
sal came from himself 1t not made in concert with
any other OF my COUNSEL who ALI now living, and can
contradict me if miss state it, One OF them the present
Master of the Rolls who, although ii has been my lot to
differ with him in politics, It TO truth to say is
ornament to his country lawyer and judge openly
opposed the proposal. His words to me, said i'll the
hearing OF ! those present were, Hold him on, Lord
Wcstmeath" However, Mr.. O'Cennell clustered, and
his recommendation prevailed The agent enlarged,
under these suspicious circumstances, by Mr.. OCon-
nels own act might to be have resisted it; but
could hardly have been expected TO take SO decided a
line against the urgent recommendation OF the counsel,
whose share was to speak to the evidence ard to the
jury. Judge Vandeleur, however, who trying the
case expressed his opinion of the proceeding no le
gal man could mistake it, by saying 1t should have been
allowed TO 60 to the jury" And what ensued! merely
obtained, by all my trouble, anxiees, and expense, the
conviction of three peuured wretches from the dregs Of
society ior two were acquted) who mere tools in
That infamous business and when the result of that trial
was 10 be transferred and criticised by the Ecclesiastical
Court in England the moral effect Of the aceuitta Of the
agent was the white washing Of the prncipal and thus
Mr. O'Connell, against the conviction of every who
heard the trial, and who knew of the affair at the tme
now in consequence of his act enabled to volun
teer to resuscitate This shocking affair and to say in the
House OF Commons, that he may backen me, 'he lady
Is olameless" never could have conceived the dsas
trous effect which the step he had advised would have
had upon me. Had he but permitted the effect of what
was actually performed and done to take place the whole
fabric OF the matter which now gives Mr.. OConnel his
eXuitation would have been cast the other way The
charges of cruelty (Which could never stand the test of
trial at common law when the witnesses examined
rtpd poce, and their faces in the day ght), when
put 10 that ordeal would have been secuted Of court
as they have been laughed al by almost every whom
the process of time and other events have undec.ived
upon the subject. That this must have been the result
could not have been hid from of Mr. OConnels le
gal acumen; butl little thinkingthat following his treach
erous advice was TO fasten nearly ten years tga
ton upon me, wrote him letter Of thanks for doing mere
" his duty as to the conviction of the rest
Then | shall be asked with what motive do now
charge Mr.. OConnell for taking the step he did am
convinced he highly bribed 10 do it, 1t was towards
me- an act OF reache,y, of which, at the time was com
mtted, could not have supposed any human being ca
paoie but the pressure which have endured in conse
quence of it, and the development of his character for
scoundeism in the turpitude of his political life since
mas convinced me ne was not only capable Of it. but that
IS eminenty in consonance with the nature of the man
Dld ne not receive money for supporting the factory BILL
and did he, did he not acqut himself for his wages
Dld ne not soemniy go up to the table from his place in
the house. and adjure his God to the denial OF fact
which every dlspassonate person in the house and all
ing of Captain Vgnoes and of two officers of the list
regiment now ready to substantiate the fact in speech
at Carlow. thus deliver hmself:-
"Men Of Carlow, are you ready! (Aye, aye.) am
ne last man 10 recommend the shedding of one drop Of
olood out we have tried every of attaining our
just rights and they have failed. We have no course left
now but that which have hitherto deprecated-,he|
shedding of blood; blood must be she'd"
And he has had the mpudence since to try and ex
tlcate himself by brazen denial, and nothing else
lhese three matters selected from the annals of tie in
famous political life of the national incendiary are nv
proofs OF what the man is capable of.
The facts Of my own case which I have referred to
bad as they are, should have been mentioned by
me- but or the gratuous attack lately made by the e
low IN the House Of Commons They refer to other par
hes and all considered, it must have been my natural
wish TO let the matter sleep. No other consideration
should have induced me TINS far to revive them Good
feeling commanded that should not do So but am not
permitted to act
The public have heard that Mr.. O'Conne has lately
had the option Of stepping in upon the Judicial bench
cannot credit to be possible that any British minister
would be so bold recommend 10 his SOVEREIGN that
man implicated Mr.. Connel is, should be 50 raised
above all, will not believe Lord Melbourne would think
of such thing
Our iustrous Sovereign must be the first studously
blinded as to the past history of the man. or such an an
pontment could never happen. Lord Melbourne is not
IN my opinion, man 10 70 that length or on the other
hand 10 admit that any expediency could Justify
such an experiment on the public endurance.
have learnt by report (for was not in London) that
the ruiian ventured 10 present himself at Court learnt
also that prince of the bood in the presence of the
Sovereign, forgot himself far as to shake hands with
this common blackguard cannot believe il. But iii
be really fact and that it done for the assertion Of
principle, methnks it would have been more
and generous in his royal hghaess to have taken some
practical mode of showing his to the object
Of it during one Of the late regns because then Mr. Dan
el OConnel struggling against the presumption Of
success in bis PROJECT of dsmemberng and revolution
sing these dominons. The dunghl demagogue had no,
assumed the garb Of courtier in the times Of Georee V
or of the late King; and although he God blessed' his
late Majesty to safety while the reform bill was in pro
gress yet did not make up his mind that matters were
ripe for his appearance at Court the late reign: there
FORE the saItaon by hand could not have happened
in the royal presence then but for
this distinguished privilege might have been accorded
elsewhere, though it certainly hot But now when
the revile OF the Saxons for quarter of century and
of their women especially produces his potato peb.
face at the court Of the Queen of the Saxons-a the
OF our most gracious Queen, prince the blood ste ps
out to offer an insult in the presence Of the Sovereign
to every lady England and every gentleman in Ireland
by forcing the distinction Of familiarity upon this yapa
the greatest trading liar that was ever train
ed by the Jesus cursed by the eart-aye upop the
very pivot OF treason and disaecon-upon the foster
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