North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-01-09
JANUARY 8.

sf the great usrieisn, does IL follow ths,
they need hope 10 obtain justice Not At
al. The thiag is easily explained. What
I'D the House Of Assembly Of Lower
csaads composed Of 20 members, 20 OF
whom wefe fsiormens The legislative
ana Executive Councils wcfc aiwAys there
ready "a lnpcds its ptogress. Thas i,
will be with the nsw House.
1.-THE rcfofmeTs actually desire TO dele
gate members Of their choice, they ought
80 adopt the following conditions; That
20 The Delegates when they have chosen,
shall 60 10 the Psflismcn, and there in
corcer, protest, in the name OF the
people, against the arbitrary act OF the
Union; lhey should thea refuse 10 take
amy part whatever in any discussion after
"having protested"
In years now past the Canadians have
'aoat hur,biy aid petition after petition at
,he foot of the throns' What have they
gained Have their grievances been re-
dfrssed2 On the contrary their deplnra-
bic situation has been aggravated. The
line for humble petitions has gone by.
Let us cast about Tor another and more
c5icGcious remeay.....Let Us not initiate
the notorious DR.. Sangrede who treated
his patients with warm water only!
bnyn H. L.
81 noH iegisiating have cited Ireland
which has never ceased agitating, & have
asserted that in politics a man should new
ef abandon his party. We'll, for 40 long
years that Ireland has asked for a repea
ofthe Uniuu, what has she ganed'
What would she gain il she continued this
system! Does any one suppose that
0'Connel himself expects 10 obtain Justice
by such course' Certainly not. for
tunately have before ms letter which ca
fabIishes the contrary.
O'Connell ia a letter dated August 5th,
1898, addressed 10 his constituents de-
scrbcs the English Parliament al the
spindlers Of Ireland, and he might have
added and OF Canada also. "It is in vain
Gays the great agila tor To watch owe T the
csTse Of Ireland with nu unconquered
" and unsympathising Parliament. o.
what wtetciies We were, who did not
"preie, ten thousand deaths 10 the extinc.
" ton of our domestic Legislature. -. Irish.
men: blessed he God, there is remedy!
a. Whenever you are worthy OF being
"a nation again, sou will be so, you shall
he .Unmoistened with tears and
" untained with blood was the first ssser-
" ton of Irish legislative independence
"a aud such and no other must be the re-
- covery of our national rights. For
distinctly tell you, that every day con
L" vnces me more and more that ireland
- has no prospect of obtaining justice save
from a domestic legislature. Al present
"a she is treated by the predominant fac.
~ ton in England either with open hostill
"ty or hypocriical swindling."
Thus did O'Connell express himself in
1888, and spite Of all tina, may be said oil
which he might himself say, it cannot be
eluded, since the position Of Ireland is sti!
the same and will ever remain so, unit
events arise both there and in Canads
which will afford them an opportunity tc
shake of the English yoke. Appearances
at present in Europe justify q hope tina
these Two oppressed and down trodden ma
tons may shortly be enabled to recover
their rights and their liberty. d.
Burlington, VI. a5th Nov. 1910.
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