Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-06-01
ROUGHAM AND O,CoNEI.

/ Drint a recen; debate in the British House
lof Ord, OK Chancellor Broughas IN aiiuSion 10
the lssa;sinat lion OF Lord Norbuf, and the al
leg3dh that O'ConnelL had initiated iha, the
sontf iie' deceased was the murdrer, said
Wife ilyss giving examples htwouid advert,
to se case Of n noble lord (Norbry )-most res
pesble is ar individuai--n,os, .dm,rabie in all
hIirelations as member OF seiety. and en-
ceied TO the bulk of his tenanif, who was Yet
sht from behind hedge, and Q more idea was
e1rtalned of being enabled ,obrIng the muir
der to justice than IT it was PHYSICALLY impossl-
bl to trace the steps of the assassin. Immense
cIering from the opposition SID when such re-
Tlrg scents as these were prpetrated. TO at
tnpt IN the face of day 10 dec them. and by
y most inpudent audacilv1 hear, earI-hy
& most cursed maignity, to trn away from the
I assassin the universal itiignaiion of man
I'd, and seek TO fix it On oe who, were he
giiy, the crime would be of character Incom
fably blacker, curdled the very heart at The
operate taciious amdacity-[oud cheering from
II parts Of the House l--ai the unprincipled
ilsehood and the malignity of nature which
owned the whole Tremendous cheering +
kd only caused him to hope that justice would
done, If not upon the mu rctrer, ufon him who
hv yielded TO the infamy of the tssin of
be fa,he. by becoming the assassin of the repu-
alton of the son. Long contnued and enihu-
iastic cheering from all paris Of the House.
On n subsequent day, In the House of Com
mons, Mr.. O'ConnelI rose III his place and said :
Upon this painful subject he (Mr. O'ConnelD
ad been attacked elsewhere in the most unre-
ervcd manner. Never, for single moment,
ad any thing SO horribly entered into his mind
5 that Lord Norbury mil ht have been murder
d hy his own son. The insnua,ion, however.
.ad been thrown out elsewhere, almost in direct
ems, and he might suppose it to have been
trown out by person Lord Brougham WI
Vas one of the worst Jud ges that ever exl-'ed-
aadge who decided cases without oven having
hard their vcrdcs--a Judge who was nothing
alter than court jester, though he affected Jioi-
al gravitv--a Judge who was so totally, So Ut
rly, unqualified for his situation, that he was
moved, not by any adverse !a,oae iRey found
: his own friends 1ndSee, but not before i, was high
,odd % ga So Such judge would be tho rdi-
lie of the bar, and the terror of clients. Ieany
Gu chancellor
The Speaker here interposed to order, observ-
2 that nothing could be more inconvenient
an TO make of any language which could
cate dissension between the Houses. II was
~ natural for the honorable and learned gen
man to be anxious to vindicatc himself, bat
course he now. pursuing was no, the
)per one, and it was the duty of this House 10 |
good example.
Mr.. O'Conacl would bow to the decisiI
right honorable gentleman in the char
s renret.ed that he he'd &c. s!se power
II tho attack. But he would ask, could
son hawapar exalted il. rank, escape 49,
ks of such wretch-a wretch who did not
ink from assailing the modestv Of female del
cy, oven in the highest quarter? For his part,
despised the ISLANDERS which came from SO
luted source. Such wretch mig ht be the
nderer of one monarch, and the despicable
ophant of another; he might affect to be the
md of the people, and yet betray them. He
led him not the notoriety he had gained.