The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-30
NEW YORK. THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 30 1913.
prosecution, since he presided at one of the meet

ings objected to by the government.
There has been meeting of the Law Clubs OF
Dublin to petition tor repeal, and GConnel was
neI-how subdued his tone-how cautious his lam
guage, and how resolved not to find fault with the
government, or to call the English any longer
Saxons" 1t Is said by the enemies OF OConnell
that he has satisfied himself upon two polnts--and
that these two have much altered his feelings sys-
tenn and plans. The first thing he has discovered
is, that the people will not fight Tor repeal even at
his bidding; and that the soldiers will fight against IT,
The second thing he Is convinced OF ls that should
he be convicted under these, or under any other
state prosecutions and should he be sentenced 10
fine and Imprisonment, that though the hnes would
be paid bv the associations for repeal the repealers
would not rise TO rescue him from incarceration.
Thus at his time of lite TO be condemned TO prison
for several years. Is prospect he most heartily re-
jects, and he has therefore sad ne Is prepared 10
accept federal parliament"
Now whilst am Writing on this SUBJECT OF con-
cession and federal parliament, owe II 10 Mr..
OConnel to state, that his plans with reg ara 10 the
Irish parliament to be called have never been very
clear or precise and that he has the right 10 say,
as he Does that he has not as yet by any act pre-,
Guided himself from taking ten shillingsln the pound
if he cannot obtain twenty. Indeed, O'Connell mas
often said, when addressing both the monster meet
ings and the Repeal Association, that ne wond ac,
cep any instruments of the debt due TO Ireland, ana
then sue for the remainder. This may be his po-
Icy now He sees that to gain repeal at the pre-,
sent moment is impossible that the queen as well
as her English and Irish council ors are fully ie-
solved not TO listen TO the demand and that every
ordinary and extraordinary measure Will be resort
ed to by her majesty's advisers and government TO
put end to the agitation OF the repeal question on
large scale. He sees, moreover, that Ireland Is
being virtually placed under military law; that
nearly 10000 troops are already there; that these
forces are being continually augmented that there
is no relaxation on the part OF the government In
this respect; and that he is not in position to car
ry on the monster meetings, and agitation on
grand scale as he has done during the last summer
and autumn. He, therefore, has changed his line
Of conduct--and he now will be satisfied with any,
arrangement by which something like the show OF
measures exclusively relating to Ireland, may b..
established, and that the general parliament OF
Great Britain and Ireland shall continue as hereto
fore to decide relative to all general laws =,
But is even such arrangement practcaDe
think not. The tories already too well salts
fled with their first decisive step to relax or give IN
A few signatures to piece OF ofhclal parchment
have already had the effect OF putting stop 10 al
large and hostile meetngs-and 1t Is not probable
that that same government two months hence,
when, perhaps, flushed with new victories, will vo-
UNFAIRLY propose to yield the principle OF at least an
Irish, though not of an independent Legislature .
The Irish clergy continue their efforts, in behalf
of repeal DR.. Slatthe the Roman Catholic Arch
bishop of CARRY has joined the repeal association.
This has much encouraged the repeal chiefs at the
present moment of excitement and OF anxiety
The rent too, far from diminishing, becomes great
er each week. From Saturday the 2lst to Saturday
18th October no less sum than $4,000 was paid: OF
of this month is the great collecting day" through
out all Ireland, to be specially set apart In every
parish in that country tor that one purpose. IN
that day, rich, poor the middling classes, the no5le
lord the parish priest the pennies pauper, the
sturdy beggar are one and all TO contribute to the
O'Connell fund, in order to indemnify INN Tor
having devoted, and continuing TO deVote MS 'lhe
to this repeal cause-perhapsr would DE more COT,
rect to saw to the of agitation IN Ireland
II is expected that very large sum Will be raised
this year especially as OConnel is under prosecu-
ton and the Catholic priests are bestirrlng them
selves to excite their respective focks to much OF
| zeal in this cause.
( The subject of the Arbitration Courts begins to
excite the attention of the government, ana IL Is SAID
are also to be repressed by proclamation Let US
| look for a little time at this subject. II O'Connell
had not proclaimed, and if his words had not been
taken down by sworn government reporter, tnat
the object of establishing these Arbitration courts
is TO bring into contempt the Law Courts oil the
Saxons and to induce the Irish no longer to con-
sent TO submit their differences to the Judges APP
pointed by the Saxons, there would surely be
nothing illegal in him writing letters TO encourage
the extension Of the principle of arbitration gener-
ally throughout the country. For 1t cannot be
denied that in England as well as in Ireland when
merchants and tradesmen, manufacturers ana pr-
vate individuals, &c. &c think fit to refer their
disputes to arbitration, they are at liberty 80 TO do
and the laws most unequivocaly recognize that
principle Indeed, the practice Of the law IN Eng
land is that Judges will make orders In causes and
suits referring questions of fact to the decision OF
competent merchants But then these arbtrators
appointed or approved by the courts OF law as
appointed by the Judges-whereas, In the lrlsh arb
tration courts estabis hing by Mr.. OConneU,
there is no superior legal court which recognises
them-no power to administer oaths to witnesses-
and no power whatever to enforce the judgment OF
decision when pronounced. Ondouoteoiys as long
as the parties who agree to submit their differences
to these voluntary and wholly sef,eected tribunals,
shall think fit, of their own accord, to abide by and
execute the decision, all may go on smoothly
enough but in the case or refractory plaintiff or
defendant, nothing can be done but 10 denounce
him from the altar at the church as man OF bad
faith 1t is then wholly impossible that In any
country, and above all in Ireland, that the mass OF
the people should be influenced by the tribunals
When a man goes to law in the ordinary manner,
even though he refers the question IN dispute (what.
ever il may BEL to arbitration, he knows tins, tina,
the award can be enorcedI,na, PER- Jaea "a n ano
perty-and that thus this mode OF settling questions
ia litigation is recognized approved, and even en-
forcedby the laws. But notso with these ar6,tra1on
courts as they are styled, OF Mr. O'Connell. Inc
case of the plaintiff may be clear as the day. and
the award may be as righteous and Just as any hui
man award can be, and yet, provided elmer OIL the
parties object TO executing It's decisions there no
process by which that award can be enforced
The government is said TO have consulted not only
lis law officers in Ireland but those OF England and
Scotland also, to ascertain whether any and what
measure could be taken to put down this branch OF
| the repeal movement; but believe nothing can be
effectually undertaken IN this respect hltherto,
| indeed, there have been only courts without eau
ses, and counsel without suItors. In MOUNTAIN,
one of the arbitrator applied Sir Chas. Coote for
the use of the Court House TO hold the Arbitration
Courts in at that place This was cool enough
and has created some merrment. The request was
of course refused.
One of the most curious incidents connected
with Ire and, which has TRANSFERRED since / last
wrote to you however the threatened prosecution
of Mr. Bond Hughes, the government reporter, Tor
having committed perjury in having sworn-lst, to
the presence Of party at a meeting who unques-
tionaby was not presenl, and 3D. for having lmpu-
ted Language TO another OF the members Oh the re-
De al association, which he never made use OF
These dispositions of the government reporter and
short hand writer, have attracted vast quantity
of interest and excitement in Ireland, and great
deal of remark in this country. "a charge OF will
FIJI ner,ury against Bond Hughes" meets you every
where, nd the repeaers are vehement and ueci-