The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-06

Attack Of Daniel O'ConnsII on the French
Mr.. OCoNNRLL.-* In the Times tina
came yesterday there is an article quoted from the
Journal des Debats and wish the people OF IrelanC
TO read II attentIvey (hear, hear.) | hope il vii
be inserted In the Liberal press, that the Irish people
may nave an opportunity OF seeing 1t, for 1t Is hos
tile ana Viruent against il II written by
the editor OF the Standard (hear, hear.) A person
Is surprised why the French should intervene at al
between England and Ireland at all events, why
tney snould intervene against Ireland; but when
read II, found this statement made by the worthy
Journal des Debats that If Ireland were separated by
Repeal OF The Union from England that Eng land
would become thlrd-rate power (hear, hear.) This
certainly 10 the hrst time Frenchman held that out
as reason tor not producing that effect (hear hear
Here is Frenchmau who is afraid that the English
are not strong enough, and fears that England may
become third-rate power (lauehter) OH said he,
that which you call the Repeal of the Union will
make England third rate power! We are certain
ly much obliged to you, Mr.. Frenchman Daughter }
IL is very kind OF you interest yourself in uphold
ing the power OF England (aughter) But does not
that pespeak foregone conclusion, tor re.
collect that the Journal des Deba's is the personal
newspaper OF KING Louis Philippe (hear, hear.)-
That paper is supported by him. fori could not bear
the expense even OF printing ,llf there not sum
OF money gwen by the government every year for its
support and it is therefore the hired or rather sup
ported organ OF Louis Philippe. But | may be ask
ed 1t this Is not bribery on his part and do by max
ing this charge, lmpute corruption to the writer In
that paper MY answer 49, that distinctly do (hear,
hear) But then it may be said if So Guzot must have
had TO do with it. My reply is that is no argument
with me that there not corruption in CHEERS and
laughter) 10 show the extent that corruption ire
qnently pervades men engaged in the government Of
France, / Will state a fact | had from cabinet
munster, not minister OF the present cabinet, but
OF the late administration (Hear) When Carnot
was one OF the Executive Directory in France the
project OF the invasion of Great Britain and Ireland
was proposed, aud the details OF working il out
were referred to him 1t is well known that Cdrnot
was the man who planned all the campaigns on the
Rhine, and IN Italy, and he was said to organize
victory lie was strange compound-he engaged
In the revolution with property worth E300
year he filled the highest office in the state he
had the control of the entire war department he
could acquire any sum OF money he pleased by the
immense multitude OF contracts that went through
his office; he was unhapplly an infide, yet he was
imam OF such genuine principle that he came out Of
the revolution pure and intact, ana had to sell one
hundred year OF his property to pay the debts in
CURED by him during the revolution. (Hear) The
plan for the invasion of Great Britain aud iIreland
was lett to him; he accordingly arranged the plan,
stating the points at which England and Ireland
were accessible and especially Ireland, stating the
points wher elgned attacks should be made, and
also the points where the invasion should actually
take place. That plan drawn up with all the
scientific knowledge of that great military man.
CLEAR. hear Ii lts contents known, of course
England would be prepared to meet the different
points OF attack, and it was so necessary to keep it
secret Carnot only communicated 1t to two of
the four remaining directors, and thus he had ma
Jorlty TO carry il without disclosing il to all Now,
cabinet minister told me that although that plan
was communicated to only two members OF the
directory, yet almost in three weeks after that the
original document was in the hands OF the British
ministry. Clear, hear) Am | to be told then,
mat there IS not corruption about the French
government (Hear) 1t was said that Charles the
Second was IN the pay OF the French King; must
say Louis Philippe Is in the pay of England but
will say this that he would take the English money,
and not do the English business Besides, the ridi-
Guile arising from the regret expressed by this French
journal tor the weakness OF England the entire out
line OF the paragraph is curious. In the first place
It states that thel Repeal cry is becoming mtigaed
and that the cause Is pershng, and utterly hopeless
1t says:-"Every one must have remarked, that
since The Queen OF England, in prorogung the Par
lament expressed In the most explicit terms her In
dgnation against the attempts made to produce a
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF the United Kingdom, there have
been less meetings in Ireland, many less monster
speeches. from O'CoDnel, and many LEES hurrahs for
Repeal. The Queens speech has deprived him of
his last chance OF any longer abusing the simplicity
OF his auditory Dunng several months he had
daily repeated to his credulous couRtrymen that the
Queen was with them, that she wished 10 grant re-
peal, but that she was the prisoner OF Saxon 60
yernment and parliament; that they would not suf-
ter the voice OF her faithful Irish subjects to re ach
her; that it was Tor the Queen herself they were
lighting; that their cause her own: tina; il
deliver her from slavery that 1t to restore TO her
the tree exercise OF her prerOgative that they
the parliament expressly to denounce and energeti.
cally TO blame the agitation for Repeal. What does
Mr.. UConnell do? He says" 1t is not the Queen
who spoke, 1t was her ministers, who spoke by her
mouth the Queen Is not Tree" Vain subtleties.
The people will no longer believe it. Here com
mences the embarrassment Of the agltator he is In
dilemma where he cannot remain without dam
ger, or leave without committing an act OF madness
lie sees himself at the head OF an army whose
number astouuds him, and whose force threatens
to turn against himself. Formerly he called meet
ngs 10 pass reviews, and, ne said to count heads
atpresent he contesses that he only holds them to
suffer the boiling courage of the Irish people to
evaporate, who asking him every day when he
VIII lead them against the Saxons Thus Mr.
OConnel, in place of agtang, seeks but to calm; he
only wishes TO find an issue to give passage TO the
waves he has confined, and by which he fears to be
carried off, According to the opening part of that
statement the Repeal cry is running down, but you
will be surprised to find in the latter part of the
paragraph that the Repeal cry has become so enor
mousy strong that am afraid OF my own meetings;
that | am In the position OF FrankeRsteln, who
made spectre that caused his own destruction, and
that have tyrant OF my own creation over me
Oaughter) In the first place the writer says that
| the Queen has frightened down Repeal, and then II
says Repeal is So strong that II has frightened down
O'Connell-Qaughter) remember story Ihsard
| OF Dean Swift and man named Partridge, an al
manac maker. Ii was customary then TO prophecy
IN amanacs that certain things would occur, and In
deed they do it still in Moote's almanack. Well
as partridge prophecied about others, Dean Swift
resolved to prophecy that Partridge would die on
the Nth March When that day arrived his house
was surrounded all day by crowds of persons who
expected his death He came to the window and
assured the people that he was not dead, but they
would not believe he was allve-(laughter) So al
length he published letter stating that he was not
dead. Now have you, said Dean Swift, for no
man alive would write such nonsense daughter
| apply this to this newspaper, to this ex-
tent, that no man unbribed would write
such nonsense-Qaughter.) Ii was necessary
to give man money as consolation
for thus lying and being contradcted, and
therefore accuse him of corruption He says that
O'Conne has represented to the people that it is
not the speech of the Queen but the speech of the
minister, and he ALEC says that the people dontt be
eve him Qaughter.) The people don't believe mel
Why, If they don't believe they certainly have the
most comlcal way of showing that they don't be-
heve me (hear, and laughter.) Now put it TO the
fellow himself, is it not quite plain that it is not the
queens speech, but the speech OF her ministers !