Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-10-21


0ls, ult., the rent for the week wa. announced
to be Rii3O Mr.. O'Conneil was not present.
and the meeting adjourned till mex, day. when
he propounded his plan for the restoration
Of the Irish Parliament, as prepared BY con-.
mittee.
PLAN FoR rnR RENEWED AcTro. OF THE IRISH
PARLIAMENT.
1. The Irish people recognize, acknowledge,
maintain, and will continually preserve aud
uphold upon the throne Of Ireland, her Msj-s.
~ On.en Victoria. (whom God protecied!)
Queen, by pndnubted right. and by hereditary
descent. Of Ireland. and her heirs aud success
sors for ever. The people of Ireland rrcog.
nize. acknowledge, maintain. and will coniinu-
ally preserve and uphold, all the prerogaives
Other Majesty, aud Of her heirs aud success.
sors. belonging 10 and inherent in The imperial
crown Of Ireland; and they will nue allegiance
bear, pure, iadivisibe. to her Majesty, her heirs
and SUCCESSORS. forever.
Q. The people Of Ireland acknowledge, and
will maintain and preserve forever. the preyi-
leges, Hereditary and personal, Of the peers Of
Ireland; together with the legislative and lodi.
cial authority of The Irish Hourse OF Lords,
and the. exercises Of the prerogaiive 10 amend
ing and limiting the peefage, as the same did
Of right exist before the year 1900.
3. The people Of Ireland do~irmly insis,
upon the restoration Of The Irish Huuse Of Com.
nous. consisting Of three hundred representa-.
We. of he Irish people;and claim in The presence
Of their Creator The right Of he people OF Ire.
land 10 such restoration. They have submit.
ted TO the Union as being binding as law, hat
they declare solemnly that II Is not founded
on right, or on constitutional principle AID ina,
!, is no, obligatory upon conscience. They
agrsn with The Tory Attorney General Sau,io.
,hit the only binding power of The Union Is
the strength Of The English domination. They
also agree with him tina. Resistance TO the u.
Mon is 10 the abstract duty, and the exhib
lion Of that resistance mere question OF pru-
dence. They will therefore resist the Union
by all legal, peaceful, and constitutional
means.
1. The plan for the restoration Of tho Irish
Parliament is as follows:-.-l. That tho county
members should be- Increased 10 ia. 10 the
manner hsresfler specified. Tina, there
should be 1877 members returned from the ci-
ties and towns, ia The manner mentioned. 3.
Thsi the county of Carlow. being the only
county in Ireland with less than Que hundred
thousand inhabitants. should get an increase
Of ono member. so as TO have three representa-
lives; 'ha, every other county having above
100 900 Inhabitants should get an increase Of
two members; tina, every county ranging above
100000 inhabitants should pc. an increase Of
three members.
That every county ranging above 100000
inhabitants should yet IN increase Of four lnem.
bsr..
That The the county OF Tipperary, having
more than 100000 inhabitants, bat less than
100000 shosld GET an increase Of sigh, mem.
bsfs.
I'ha, the county Of Cork having more than
700 900 inhabitsnis should get an increase Of
ten members.
5. With respect 10 the towns and cities. IL
is proposed ,hs, the city Of Dublin. having
more than 900. 900 Inhabitants. should have
eight representatives; four Tor the parts north
Of the L'dsy, and four for the paris south VI
the Liffey.
ThA, tho University OF Dublin should con.
slime the basis OF It's present constituency. TO
send two members.
II 10 proposed that tho city OF Cork, having
more than 1000 inhabiisn,s, should have
five members
That the city OF Limerick and the town Of
Belfast, havin respectively more than $4,000
inhshitauts, should send four members each.
II - proposed that the town of Galway. and
,he ciirs Of Waterford and Kilkenny. having
u
shnnd send each three msmbers 10 Paria-
msnt.
The other towns having sbou, 1000 inhabi'.
ante should each send Two members 10 PArliz-
mani: and the forty thine other towns next
highes, IN the raio Of population, should send
ono member each. 6. IL 10 proposed tina, the
yigh, of voting should oe wha, is called house.
hold suffrage requiring six months residence
In the counties; with the addition 10 the towns
Of married men resident fur twelve months,
whether householders or not.
7. IL Is proposed that the mode Of voting
for Members Of parliament, should certainly
BE- by ballot.
3 The Monarch de faefo Of England at all
'imes hereafter whoever he may be, shall he
Monarch de juys 10 England. And SO in csse
81 future Regency, The Regen, de faeiO 10
England TO be Regen, de jure in Ireland.
9 The connection between Grsst britain
nnd Ireland. by means Of the power. authori.
". and pterogaiives Of the Crown. to be per-
pesual, and incapable Of change, or any sever.
snce or separation.
The foregoing plan TO be carried into eEsc,
according TO recognized law and eric, cons,i.
tutionsl principle.
Signed by order.
DANIEL O'CoSsrLL.
Chairman of the Commiuse.
A ncv repeal cap Of black velvei. lined
With green. modelled from an ancient Irish
crown. has been published By Dublin artist.
snd is recommended TO The repeslsfs for gener-
al adoption. instead Of The pur.anesl English
felt ha..