New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-11-10
Meeting ofthe Friends Of Ireland at Wash
ineton Hall Inst Evening.

the arrest of Mr.. O'Connell has invested the Re
peal movement, drew to Washington Hall last
evening one of the most enthusiastic and numer-
GUS meetings ever held there. On motion OF the
Secretary, B. O'CoNNER, Esq, the chair was
taken by Hon. JOHN MKEoN.
Several letters enclosing contributions TO the
Repeal Fund were read, among which was one
from Quincy, Adams county, ILL.,, signed by ex-
Governo. Carn, Judge Ralston and T. Kelly,
Esq, containing check for S53.
The Chair having called the meeting to order,
the following able and spirited resolutions were
read by EUGENE CAssERLY, Esq. and received
with tremendous applause.
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS
Offered Jy Eugene a. CGsSery from fae ETecutirs COM
uuiitee Of The association
WHERE'S, In the judgement of this meeting assembled
the Nscep Of the intelligence OF the arrest oil DANf
the Brti Ministry Repeal question agatng the
People eand embodir the principles oi National
right those successfully conended Tor D! u aoS
OF III. American Revolution:
AND. WHEREAS, The British Ministry being deprived,
bv the consummat- ability and uneqnaed prudence oil MI
OConnrll OF any susanable PeteHt or crushing The great
moral movement of the Irish Peoplehave by arbitrary
aud odious of power suppressed meetings lawfully
convened for the purpose of petoning Parliament or te
R.neal OF the Act Union and have thus yranlcay de-
barred the people from the exercise oil Ilgas "
man and indispensable 10 the exercise OF freedom;
Arp WHEREAS, the British Government finding tseli IN
like without any reason IN aYv or justice or WITH
to rain Of their liberty DANIEL OCoSSELL and other
distinguished friends Of r-land and have sought 10 crush
SO far as the illegal edict Of mbece ministry the
agitation Of the Repeal question: and have doing out
RACED every principle Of and
l. RESOLVED, That The conduct of the British Government
in suppeseng the aggregate meetings after having most
clearly acquiesced in their legality BY permitting them IN
nul.rles nstances-is equally weak and inconsistent
while lhe withholding Of the official Z" Proclamation
against then until such time render inevitable, IN
the usual of things, deplorabe COLLISION between
the eence-ss and unprepared people assembled at
and armed and overwhelming military force, IS, IN thu
judgement of this meeting indicative OF degree OF pedy
and an mhuman recklesness, not desire OF blood oil
which We cannot think but with Indignation and horror
D Resoirsd That while we regard the arrest Of DANIf.
O'Co>srLL and ms compatriots frivolous charges OF
Sedon and Misdemeauor against the Government as an
act Of shameful Justice, and manestiy devised with Tie IN
tent Of provoking the Irish people into violence and yet
we gee IN il, with saacon irresistible evidence OF the
fears of weak ministry, and therefore an uneqmToca IN
dicaton Of the speedy reestabishment oil the Legislative
Independence Of ireland.
g. Resoued That the devoted and successful! labors OF
DASIr OCoNSEL for ortnur years IN the cause OF his
country have secured him The unbounded confidence OF
his countrymen, and have justly entitled MN 70 the graue
oferery lover of freedom.
l. Resolvedi That the forbearance of the Irish people
under the irritable and oppressive proceedings OF the British
",
for sefgovernmen, furnishes additional claim upon
the sympathy and cooperation Of American Freemen.
s. Resotped Tha, power on earth can OF right enact
laws to bind the Irish people and except such power as
is recognised BY themselves and created by that consttu
tutona authority which they have surrendered and
of which they be deprived by force and fraud
g. Resolved That nasmuc The people OF Ireland nave
respected every obligation moral legal human and DIVINE
have violated conventional institution and committed no
crime they do emineny deserve, and should receive the
hearty support and sympathy of the civilized world and
that for Ourselves while earnestly dprecata collision
between the people of Ireland aud their rulers we feel
duty decarsthat the RIGHT OF the lrsh people 10
the blessings o segovement and that IN their Ell
forts 70 obtain them shall freely aid them BY all lawful
means aud whatever obligations as men and
citizens will permit
GANsEvooRT MELVILLE, Esq seconded the re-
solutions in most eloquent, prudent and ener
getic speech. &c Let u.s. said he, approach the
question with all calmness and resolution, and
let no indiscretion part give our enemies
cause to rejoice" and in this spirit was the
whole address delivered. He referred to the pal
triness of the bail now required from O'Connell
by he Government, in comparison with that
(f30,000) required on previous but far less
'seditious occasion. "U, he continued, "to seek
the welfare and prosperity Of unc's Country, r"-
itically, morally and socially. be conspiracy,
hone the world will coon be full of such consplra-
cies. The British Government may ncarcerate
O'Connell, but his power even then will be still
more broadly felt for it is moral power and I'M
prsonment cannot crush it, and to do SO requires
a force which the British Government does not
possess-a Government whose history can be
strong hand.
w. MELVILLE was followed by Hon. J. Nc
KEoS. He said he little anticipated that the pro-
phetic remark he made few evenings since that
the, British Government would arrest Mr.. OCon-
nell would be so soon fulfilled but the act is upon
us, and his position is now doubly interesting, as
in this particular case his person is outraged and
the sacred principle of the right of the people
peacefully TO assemble to petition for redress of
grievances is violated--nor is the action of this
outrage confined to Great Britain: it reaches
America and undermnes those very principles
which are the basis Of The American Government.
Are we, under those circumstances, having staked
our national existence on those principles, TO look
on with indifference on the violation of them by
any power on earth He graphically described
the open preparations for the great monster
meeting" at Cloltarf-the fact that the Govern
ment were aware of them-the secrecy and mat
ice prepense with which they delayed their Pro.
camation Of prevention until the people were ac-
tualv on the ground and their evident determn-
alton to seek there some collision with the people
that would give them any chance of shedding
blood But O'Conne issued his proclamation
the people did not give the desired chance,and the
coerciye intrigues of Peel and the open warpoIicy
of Wellington were defeated, Mr., Nick. pro-
ceeded to expose, in most lelicitous manner, the
u. Il