Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-09-29
FOREIGN.
IRELAND.


IRELAND
At the usual meeting of the Repeal Association on
Monday, the 2Ist ul, the for the week was an
ponnced 10 he 81 100 Mr. Conneli was not present,
and the meeting ad ourned till next days when ne pro-
pounded his plan for the restoration OF the IRISH faI!a-
Inent as prepared by committee.
Plan for the renewea action Of the LsSh Parliament.
l. The IRISH people recognise, acknowledge, MAINTAIN
and will continually preserve and uphold upon Tue
throne Of Ireland, her Majesty Queen Victoria (~hom
God protec,D Queen, by undoubted right, aud here
dary descent, Of Ireland, and her heirs asd success
sors for ever The people of Ireland recognise, &c
knowledge maintain, and will continually preserve and
uphold all the prerogatves of her Majesty, and OF her
heirs and belonging to- and inherent IN the
imperial Crown Of Ireland and they will truly aleg-
bea pure, Undivided and ndssoie TO her MaJes-
ty, her heirs, and successors, tor ever
. The people Of Ireland acknowledge, and Will man
tain and preserve for the privileges, hereditary and
personal, of the peers OF Ireland together with the lie
psative and judicial authority of the IRISH House ot
Lords, and the exercise Of the preroga've IN augmen-
ing and limiting the peerage The same did oil right e5'
list before the year $500
g. The people OF Ireland do firmly insist upon the
restoration Of the lrsn House OF Commons, consisting
Of 800 represe of the Irish people, and CLAIM IN
the presence Of their Creator the right of the people
Of ireland to such restoration. They have submitted
TO the Union being binding by law; but they declare
soemny that il is not founded right constiu-
tional principle and that It not obligatory upon con
science. They agree with the Tory Attorney General,
Saurn, that the only binding of the Union IS the
strength of the English domination. They also agree
with him, that resistance to the Union in the abstract
duty, and the exhibition OF that resistance mere
question of prudence. They will, therefore, resist
the Union By all legal, peaceful, and constitutional
a. The plan for the restoration of the Irish Parlia-
ment follows /. That the county members should
be increased to 73, the hereinafter specified
g That there should be l27 members returned from
cities and towns in the manner hereinafter mentioned
g. That the county of Carlow, being The only couaty
in Ireland with less than 100 900 inhabitants should
get an increase of l member, to have represen.
tatves that every other county, having above 100000
Inhabitants, should get increase of members; that
every county ranging above 10000 inhabitants, should
get an increase OF ) members
That every county ranging above 10000 inhabitants
should get increase of / members
That the county of frppvrary having than 400,
900 nhabatants hut less than 100000, should get
increase of members.
That the county of Cork, having more than 700,-
900 inhabitants shcud get increase of 10 mem
bers.
s. With respect to the towns and cities, it is pro-
posed, that the city of Dublin having more than 200,
900 inhabitants, should have representatives for
the parts North Of the Lvy, and for the parts South
of the Lffsy
That the University of Dublin should continue, on
the basis of its present constituency 10 send two mem
bers.
1t is proposed, that the City of Cork, having
than 100000 inhabitants, should have members
That the city Of Limerick and town of Belfast, hav
ing respectively than so 900 inhabitants should
send members each
Ii is proposed, that the town Of Galway, and the CT
ties of Waterford and Kilkenny, having respectively
more than 5000 inhabitants should send each mem.
bers TO Parliament.
That other towns having about thousand inha.
bitants should each send members Parliament, and
that forty nine other towns next highest IN The ra
ito of population, should send Que member each.
schedule Of the different places to return members
IN ha PM will ehnsyf hQlr olaftu
pulaton, and the number OF members to be assigned
10 each then set forth, and the report proceeded
follows:
The population is taken from the returns of 1881
which. having been made for a different purpose,
and withou, any reference Whatever to the repeal of
the Union, furnish scale Of UNREASONABLE inper-
TALLY
1t is proposed that the right of voting should be-
what is called "househod suffrage" requiring SIX
months residence the counties; with the addition
the towns OF married men resident for l2 months whe
ther househoders o. not.
T. II sproposed that the mode of voting for members
of Parliament, should Certainly be by ballot
8 The monarch dc facto of Eaclanu at all times
hereafter, whoever he may be- shalt b. monarch de ure
in Ireland. And so, in Of future Regency the
Regent de tacto in England, TO be Regent de lure in
Ireland.
9. The connection between Great Britain and Ireland
by of the power, authority and prerogaves of
the crown to be perpetual, and Incapable Of change
any severance or separation.
ing recognised law, and strict Constitutional prln-
ciples. Signed by ORDER
DAslEL OCoSSELL,
Chairman OF the COMMITTEE.
MIR. OConnel concluded long address by moving
adjournment to the following day, when he will
bring forward petition respecting the Catholic OATH
and also his plan Tor the ''arbtrators courts" The
meeting then separated.
meeting, adjourned from the previous day, of the
Repeal Association, took place nj Dublin Wednes
Dame N thp
MIR. O'Connell read Communications from repeal so
cietes in various parts of America, enclosing money
from New York, Els; from Utica, 923 from Harper
Ferry, Virginia, f25 IS Gd from The Fall RIVER As
ISOLATION, f50; and from New York, E25. He cons
dered the contribution from Virginia 10 be very i'm.
por,ant aordng proof that the part taken by the
Repeal Association IN reference to the question Of Anne
rcan slavery, had not diminished the sympathy of the
real friends of liberty in America.
Mr.. O'Connell next brought forward a motion, to
the effect that the Repeal wardens throughout the
country be requested Ia do their put dow
faction fights, and, in all where it was in their
power, 10 prosecute the rioters ami bring them Jus
tce The persons who took part in these fights were
traitors 10 their ccuniry-unworthy OF libe.y-and in
future, none OF them should be admitted Repealers
aho any OF them that present, should be ex
Pei'ea from the association. (iear, heas) The motion
was carried.
Inc learned gentleman then proceeded 10 address
the ASSOCIATION at considerable length respecting he
oath required 10 be taken By Catholics as oualfca
tion for Parliament Office and concluded bv o,ov
that u oe referred to the committee to prepare ne H.
ton TO Parliament praying for the abolition of the Ca
tholic OATH
The usual weekly meeting of The Repeal Association
took place on Monday, The 18th ult The Corn En-
change than usually crowded, because Of IN.
anxiety to know what course Mr.. oCouueIl intended
to pursue arising out Of the topics introduced into the
Queens speech
MIR. Steele said, that as i. had been determined bv
a vote of this association, TO give order to Mr.
Hogan, forthwith, to execute statue of O'Conpell
the only question that remained was, whether the
great Father of his Country should be represented pre-