Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-11-24
iRELAND-o'CONNELL.

We fluid some further notices OF O'Connofs
plans as announced by him subsequently to his
arrest and consequent upon the new aspect OF the
repeal question thus produced, which cannot but
be regarded with interest. 1t is clear that the
great Agitator intends to keep himself to the
windward of the law, and not permit himself or
his cause to be beached on lee shore, with or
we may be allowed to Use a rather tall hgure,) the
surf of ministerial vengeance breaking over him,
In simpler phrase, it seems plain that he now IN
tends whatever he might have done had the
government begun to act in the mater-he now
intends to resort to the ordinary measure ofpeti-
tioning Parliament and place the whole question
on the ground of that great constitutional right
and thus keep the peace In such course we
trust he will persevere; for we believe 1t to be
both the only course TO avoid bloodshed, and the
most likely mode Of obtaining, in the end, any re-
ally valuable improvement OF the condition OF Ire
land-n result which would be as truly gratifying
to us it could be to the most meddcsome re-
peacr in America
In illustration of these remarks, we copy tho
following passage from speech made by OCon-
nell, at meeting oil the Repeal Association in
Dublin on the 9Th ut very shortly after the dis
person of the Contarf gathering and his own
arrest We cory from summary in the N Y
Herald. Mr.. O'Conne said
"my course is manifest That proclamation
has dOno nothing to alter my course OF conduct,
except in so far as my attendance at The meeting
yesterday was concerned. 1t certainly did pre-
vent my attending that but there all its influence
was at an end. | did intend, before Parliament
sat, to have hnl simultaneous meeting of every
parish throughout Ireland, on the same days TO Pc
tlon diem, and hose petitions were to be signel
regularly Ivy all the resident repealcrs, commence
ing with the ciergymen. canuot now name
day for this great smu tanuous assembling OF the
Irish nation for | wish the excitement and indig.
nation raised by this foolish aud mad proclnma-
ton in the breasts Of tho people to be assuaged be-
foro we venture to do so. | give notice of my
plan aud on certain day, y9t to he appointed,
every parish in Iceland shall meet to seek the
toration of their native legislature. Before the
next sitting Of Parliament, it will he necessary 10
hold TWO of these simultaneous latochial meetings
OF universal ireland. The first. for the due expo
sItion of their grievances, aud the drawing up OF
petitions adopted and signed man by man. These
meetings will luke place after mass; and the nc
cessury business will be transacted in the little
yards or enclosures attached to every chapel.
want to know how they will prevent our meeting
TO petition simultaneously throughout Ireland al.
though they may prevent our meeting in multi
tudes. 10 arrange this, was one ofmy reasons for
giving up monster meetings.; but have still some
thing more to work out. | shall also carry into
operation the plan OF our arbitration courts uni
versaly. IN this, believe the proclamation will
give us small help aud soon, all over Ireland
there will be gentlemen dispensing justice TO all
| who seek it,"
| All this strengthens the conviction that peace
! also add to the evidence already given Of OCon-
nell'S good faith towards his cause as well as his
| discretion.
Another of his purposed plans he announced at
! the same meeting thus:
81 have also another plan. itis to prevent Irish
estates from being overloaded with mortgages
the interest of which is handed over to persons in
England Tho object is 10 buy up The debs due
on Irish estates, aud The plan is most promising
| II woud he carried into effect by company of
! gentlemen with Gl00 shares: and from The num-
her Of anticipated subscribers, that would be am
ply sufficient; and this company wunld he EN-.
bodied for The purpose Of taking up the debts due
in England aud to English men from Irish estates
Thus, the interest of the debt or mortgages would
he paid aud spent la Ireland inaleud OF England"
What are the means and prospect of executing
this plan Of paying off Irish mortgages 10 English
| creditors cannot, OF course, be well Judged of Il,
tins distance bur has rather visionary aud inn
practicable look Sill, it is aimed ut what has
| long been regarded by the most enlightened Eng
lish well as IRISH political economists and statiss
as one OF the worst OF the practical evils under
which Ireland has, for the last generation been
laboring. II dbSenteeisn, as it has been termed,
could he prevented, aud Irish landlords induced 10
reside OH their ohn estates, beslOw upon them and
upon their ,enantry as much care, and expend
their incomes ut home, in as great proportion as
do English landlords, it would undoubtedly be a
very great advantage to the country.
On the same occasion o Z. assured the associa-
ton that he should take the requisite steps for mr.
ranging his plan for an Irish House of Commons.
and laying il before Parliament, if possible, in the
first week of its next session. lie also expiessed
his delight ut the orderly manner in which the
people behaved on The day of the Clonlarf meeting,
and he compmenled the soldery for their bear
ing on the same occasion. He closed with
-" Huirah, then, for old Ireland and the Repeal ="
which, having been answered with immense cheer
| ing, OC. then moved resolution repeating the
exhoralion to orderly, peGceabIe and legal pro-
cecdngs aud conduct, and ayowing before the
British empire and The world, that the cause of
repeal would not he re!inqushed " ill an Irish
parliament is again on College Green
Accounts of other meetings of the Association,
on subsequent days, down 10 October Is, are also
received at which O'Connell attended and in
fnct, things seem TO have gone Oh much as prior TO
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