Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-09-16
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
IRELAND,


w. The greatest meeting Of the Repealers which
has yet taken place was held at Tara Hill, on
Assumption day--a great festival IN the Roman
calender: Religious ceremonies preceded me
meeting An English paper say O'ConneHs
speech in his best style-more earnest ana
imprisoned and less fippant than usual.
III feel" exclaimed he, "ihe awful respohsioi-
iy TO my country and my Creator "hich the part
l have taken in the great movement imposes up
on me- - This speech is more remarkable, how
over, for the deep and subdued spirit OF earnest
ness which marked IT, than for any thing novel or
striking This meeting has excited greater a.
Iarm on this side OF the water, connected with
the repeal NOV emeni than any former one--or
indeed all put together. The Times Of yesterday
has the mos, responding article which has yet
appeared IN its columns this now alarming
subject Of repeal. a crisis, il IS admitted on all
hands, is not distant.
The following account Of the meeting which IS
extremely interesting, IS by correspondent OF
the New York Tribune:
The greatest meeting IN point oil numbers, en-
thusiasm and Importance, which ever took place
IN this, or perhaps any other country, was held 10
day the famous hill Of Tara. ! have just re-
turned from it, most deeply impressed with the
conviction, in opposition to any previous vlews,)
that the Imperial Parliament has now TO choose
between full redress of Irish griev ences, The repeal
of the Union, Civil war. | feel assured, too,
that unless the first be very granted, fully
and freely, one Of the last two wall be the only
alternative.
O'ConneIl left D1blin at nine this morning.
followed by two hundred carriages, and prece ed
ed in procession, with banners, olive branches,
blind harpers, &c. The hill of Tara, eighteen
miles distant. Nearly every conveyance had
been engaged for weeks previous and II was with
great difficulty that succeeded in procuring
a scat on 81 aunting Car" an hour later. The
entire distance Of eighteen Irish miles was one
continued cham of vehicles Of every description
from barOuches.
drays, &c, down to q stout pair of pedal supPor-
ters with which every Irshman is well prov ided.
Very many had left Dublin the night before on
foot, some came from distance Of fifty miles, but
all pressed engerly forward to the hill. The road
sides were lined with aged men, women and chIi-
dren, oil wearing green branches, and rending
the air W th shouts for repeal.
Our vehicle could not got within two miles Of
the bill. both sides of the road beyond being fill
ed with Embarrassed horses and cars We walked
on the dense mass OF people, pouring ward and
bearing along in their tide, but all peaceful
and sober, and RENE nbering the sentiment, which
waved on many banners that "The man who
commits n crime gives strength TO the enemy"
A Hiumphal arch bore the inscription, I'VE hail
with JOY Irelands Liberaor;' and another claimed
"Ireland for the Irish-ihe Irish for Ireland.
On nearing the platform the mass of the people.
eye could reach, and estimated numuer ii, ,
five hundred thousand, became almost mpenetra-
BILE; but ut length, half crushed and suffocated, |
stood before me, with his high forehead hnlf hid
den by his travelling cap and his massive feature
quivering with excitement, he poured forth
with solemn and thrilling earnestness the torrent
OF his fiery Indignation against the Saxon opPres
sors.
The scene alone was excitement enough Here
the ancient palace of Ireland's original kings
Hero was the spot they were elected, and
here the native chieftains bound themselves by
oil the pledges of honor and religion to defend
their country against the stranger. Here. in
'Temoia Of the Kings Christianity first
preached TO the monarcbs, and here, this day,
held sacred by tho Catholics the Assertion of
the Virgin, were tho rites Of their religion per-
formed.
More recent and yet more stirring associat tons
are here. In the eveniful '9S here was fierce
battle and hero are the rude entertainments, and
in their midst the mound beneath which are buried
IN one grave q hundred massacred Irishmen whose
remains, was there told (but for the honor, of
human nature, wouldfnin disbolieve ir) the Com
mander of the British army at first ordered TO be
Civ en- TO his hounds! At the head of their grave
stands the Lila FALL stone of destiny, on
which were crowned tho ancient kings OF Ireland;
a false ono having been sent 10 Scotland, and
thence to En- Gland
What scenes could moro strkingly arouse the
passions of Irishmen. An adventure Of my own
among them TO day will give YOU faint idea of
their enthusiasm. l had penetrated the crowd
around the 'Croppie's GraUe-' Upon it were
kneeing the friends Of the murdered, praying
for the souls of the departed; and rs they arose
and brushed tho drops from their eyes, others
would take their places. Stern faces surrounded
the spot, and among them was one who wore the
fragments Of hat which had been destroy ed on
the very spot in 'oS. Is not the holiness Of his
ovowai a strong svmptomP NV appearance made
me marked object among the freze coats. and
heard muters about the Saxon To quiet them,
l told the apparen, leader that | was no, an Enc,
lishman. but an American His whole face light
ed up, and exclamng, 'an American is it? Wei. /
come to Ireland sir.'--he turned 10 the lowering
throng and cried, 'boys, here is an American
three cheers for him.
The cheers were most heartily given, with up
toss-hais, and he con tinued. ale is from America
tho only free country in the world; three times