The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-10


Repeal Meeting Last Evening at washing.
| ton Hall.
| This was meeting Of the United Irish Repeal
Association OF the city of New York. One Of the
speakers spoke OF il as an Indignation meeting"
TO express Indignation at the gross outrage OF the
British government in denying to the Irish people
\ the right peaceaby to assemble and petition gov
ernment for redress OF their wrongs, illustrated in
their lite act in preventing. ci ct ams, the great
meeting at Clontarf.
| One or two facts are specially worthy OF notice.
Frat, the general feeling of the meeting, and the
great sentiment sought TO be expressed was the in.
| dgnation just alluded to-the wrongs of Ireland
| tor 800 years-her right of self government-and
| the continued oppression of the British Ministry.
In the next place, there but little said Of Daniel
O'ConAell. HIS name was indeed cheered, after ii
had been mentioned three or four times, and when
| the cheering was earnestly asked for by Mr.. Mel
vile but his arrest was evidently deemed matter
| OF trlflng importance. Daniel O'Connell was COM
paratively but small feature in the eyes of the au-
dience. Another fact worthy OF particular notice,
10, that by special design and judicious arrangement
not the most distant allusion was made 10 the late
most atrocious libel of O'Connell upon the people
OF America. We are onectly advised, when we
say that this subject was most Carefully avoded-iIs
discussion in this country will raise an issue the
Repealers are In no wise anxious to meet
This meeting was appointed to come eff at half
past seven o'clock, at which hour the hall was
| about half filled From 200 to $40 were present
There shortly appeared upon the platform, Major
Davezac, Major Denman, the Rev. Mr.. Burke,
lately from Ireland, DR.. Sweeney, John McKeon,
Esq t, and several others. Mr.. McKeon was called
to the chair. The Secretary of the Association then
read the minutes of the last meeting, and several
letters irt m sundry individuals series OF resolu-
lions were then read recIlng lhs wrongs OF Ireland
the outrage oil her liberties IN the matter OF peaceaby
assembling together-arraying powerful military
force against detenceless peope-the fears OF a
weak mnstry-the rights IF Ireland to self gov.
ernment-the arrest of O'Connell and others, &c.
Mr. MrLvt.Lx was then announced for a speech,
which he gave, mounted upon table. He commenced
by abiding to the OF daniel O'Connel and the
paltry bail Of fl000 He ridculed the idea OF his being
arrested for conspiracy He then called for three cheers
for Daniel OConnel which were givea-as also three
grosns tor the " Tory breod" which also given
both full and hearty He said there not enough
in the British government TO sacrifice Dan O'Connell-
rs-The lrish people strong in their Integrity
and their rights The history Of the British government
strong hard Lit lookst ourselves said he Ice.
land, as believe, can take OF herself. Shall Ire
land turn back, (An:wer" He spoke Of the d;ld
o. Cohtar where, 500 years ago the irish repulsed the
Dane But where now the British government ," have
sought to Cypress the same people Will you stand by
Ireland. O'Connell, and Repeal (Ans. "yes)
JuBN McKEoN, Ex.Member of Congress, &c,
then said
tho British government would arrest O'Conn-l would
soon iulfed this immense null itude here
o. nd
cool and deliberate opinion Of the assembled
only here but throusho the whole United States
(cheers The principles those which the Institutions
OF country based and which prompted emancl
patton from foreign oppression and tyranny The right Of
elcgovernment, and the privilege
assemble express their basis
Of American liberty and is these principles that Sir
ment Cheers) This is the opinion he has sent to us
and we send back our opinion IS his answer Cheers)
England is nation powerful for good for evil but
nation Of moral tur puce and corruption in this late
act OF oppression (Cheers) When the combined pow.
tlereagh said that they actnate and sustained in
their position from the fact that the vital principles Eu
yopean government were to be tramped upon she ives
destroy ed-and this was a correct position would ask
il the very foundation and basis Of American govern.
ment not trempled upon by this last Of British
oppression, In preventing the people from peacesby
semblng present their wrongs the general ne.
siton OF the in opposing their right repre-
sentation (Cheers And do they suppose that dtfeat
is to follow because they have arrested OConnell and
TO stand idle IS lockers on 1? No. No powe. on
earth can stay our voice Cheers) spesk az an Amer
cau behalf OF every country OF mine when say
that responsibility rests upon sustain the princ.
Piles thus sitemped to he rsmped upon and destroys ed
(Cheeis) The British Government when they publish
ed in their papers (hses the to
pend the meeting Clontari. exhibited malice prepense
which intended to that field with blood and 10
die their nss with the guilt murder (Cheers and
applause Mr. Nick here alluded to the preparation Tor
notice to suppress by its and the ooson Of
OConneii at the eme gency He said that they dare
meet the question with arguments hut answered with
bavonets lGroahs.) The Duke tf Wellington (groans
and Kisses fighting man, twas true, but
he had better take the advice he got in 1879,
when his scheme failed-(cheers) The result now is
much the same, it has ended in q fash Of
the pan. (Chees) In Canada he was
cesful With his arms but in Ireland he not Cheers
and applsuse He had poured troops Ireland vi til
the little place, not big New York State contained
$4,000 fighting men (groaps) suppose in.
establishment of the Duke the repealers saw we won't
fight. Usughter) The Duke ssys you must (lsugb.
der that field, and he had been cut down, the
quences that would have ollowe ed ali can magine The
Dnke calculated on this chance, but he didn' get l..
Cheers In Canada, as said before, they pre-.
Yoked fight but at Clontsrf they were
and in the end they would he defeated the delay in
which the cause is moved, will prevent outbreak hut
time pro luce the long desired result (Cheers) That
policy the policy force by arms force
BY reason and argument (Applause) The British 60
vernment IN their recent movement had only tram
pied upon civil rights but they had gone farther and
attempted to destroy the liberty of the press In the
tie people TO assemble, they would break down oil
means by which they could obtain their constitutional
rights (Appiausp) we nave nothing to conceal,
fends-wedo not talk Of arms but do talk of that
hate and horror that feel at this last act
Of the British government (cheers) That government
has disconteDted restless people who justice
then they will return peace will make another pro-
phecy for Mr. Peel and that is that but short will
elapse before Legislative Parliament will be found in
session in Ireland in spite ofthe British government zap
plsuse) II they want peace and quietude, they can
expect except BY legislation will read you
sentiment this a CT az follows:-
"a nation that does its rebeions without breach Of the
peace accomplshes the ends Of instruction by the
Of passive obedience and the menace civil
by pointing 10 empty gaols and maiden assizes-a
nation that, in the very heat and thick of struggle fer
national independence, stirs not step without taking
counses opinion, absolutely unconquerabe except by
frank and full Cancellation Will readers please
recollect-raher, will those who rule rulers and
must pay the penalty OF rulers misdeings please to
recollect-that this is fact in the world, easis
omss' in the strategy Of oppression II Ireland would