Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-08-25

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the commissions in her monetary afTairs,
has 10 this time preserved her credit.
The United Tishasen. The highly in
teresting work has been received. We
have not had time to peruse the whole oil
it. but we are satisfied, from what we have
read. that it is worthy the attention not
only of the historian. but OF every por-
ton of the communtg-em embracing as il
does complete history of the Irish re-
beIIion. including the lives of the United
Irishmen. Wee extract few paragraphs,
that our readers may have an oppoYtuni-
ty Of forming some idea of its intrinsic
value:
The Society &C United Irishmcn was
formed in Belfast. in the month of Octo-,
Der 1891, bv Theobald Wolfe Tone.
young Barrlster Of much promise, then
in his 28th year. a political club com
posed of the liberal volunteers of that ci-
| ty, under the guidance # secret com
mittee, had been previously in existence.
the leading members Of which club were
| Nelson, Russell, Simms. Sinclair, ,j'-
Tier, M'Cabe, Dgges. Dyson, Jordan
&c. Tone in bis diary. says, he went
down to Belfast, on tie 18th of October,
1851, on an invitation Of the members OF
this club, & on 'the 9Th, did business ujh
! the $eceet committee, Who had not known
( u e H,,A h.,
fact direct the movements Of Belfast ..
He at once set about re-modeIing certain
resolutions of the United lrishmen. On
! the 18th Of October. Tone sneaks Of the
first regular meeting Of the United Irish
men which he attended in Belfast; twen-
ty members present, the club consisted of
thirty-slx original members.
/ The declarations and resolutions Of
the Society Of 'Unite- Irishmen, drawn
up, or modified, by Tone, and read at
the first general meeting in October, 1871,
in Belfast, stated, ''the great measures
essential to the prosperity and freedom of
Ireland, was tn equal representation Of
ali:ths people Of IreIand."
! 10 effect this object the declaration
states: The Society Of Unjte9 Irish
men has been formed," and the following
( resolutions we're carried.
"s1st. That the weight Of English in
huence in the sovernment al this coun-
! try, IS so great as TO require cordial
Union among all the people Of Ireland,
TO maintain that balance which is essen
tal to the preservation Of our liberties
and the extension Of our commerce.
'':2nd. That the sole constitu tiona
mode by which this influence can be op-
posed, is by complete and radical re
form of the representation of the people
in parliament.
''3rri. That no reform is Just which
does not include Irishmen Of every reIi-
gious persuasion"
In tie month Of November, 1191.
Tone having returned to Dublin, consult
ed with Napier Tandy, about the torma-
ton OF another society hike that OF Belfast,
in Dublin. and in few weeks the Socie-
ty of United Iriohmen was established in
the capitol.
The first chairman of the meetings in
Dublin was tie Hon. Simon Butler, and
the first-secretary, James Napper Tan
dy. 1t is worthy of attention that both
Tone and I'andy at this. period were re-
pubIcans. and yet the society they found
Ell sstormed. expressly to obtain re-
form in parliament and the abolition of
the penal code. In fact whatever their
own views were with respect to repubIi
canlsm, or separation, the great body of
the original members looked to the a.
chievement Of reform alone; and Tone
himself St VS.. sat this time the establish
ment OF republic was not the immedl-
ate object Ct my speculatiops. my object
was to,seeure the independence of my
countrynpder any form Of government"
&c. Tone states, ''the club was scarce
" formed before he lost all pretensions to
anything like influence in their meas
ures." That he "sunk into obsturity in
the clu0, which. however. he had the sa-
tisfaetion to, secdaiiv increasing in num-
bers and Importance"
The first meeting of the Dublin Socie,
| tY OF United Irishmen, foi.k place at the
Gag lie Tavern. Eustac street, the 9th of
November. 1891, the Hon. Simon But
Ter in the chair, James Napier Tandy,
Secretary. The declaration and resolu-
tions of the Belfast Society were adopt
ed at the meeting, and a test was adept
ed, TO be taken by every member OIL ad
mission, to the following effect:
90 I, a. b., in the presence of God. do
| pledge myself to my country that | will
use all my abilities and influence in the
attainment of an impartial and adequate
representation of the Irish nation in par
| lament and as means Of absolute and
immediate necessity in the establishment
Of this chief good of Ireland, | will en-
deayor. as much as lies in my ability. to
forward a brotherhood of affection, an
identity of interests, communion OF
rights. and a Uninn>of power among Irish
men of all rpljeious nersua~ienS without