Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-06-20
O'CONNELL AND REPEAL.


The following are extracts from the excellent
speech of DANIEL O'CoNNELL, at the Dublin Ex-
change, in reply to Sir Robert Peels threat of en-
ploying FORCE to put down the Repeal move
ment:
"But we are told that some desperate
measures are to be taken for the suppress
sion of public opinion upon the question Of
Repeal; and that they have in contempla-
ton to bring in coercive bill. They
may annhllale The Constitution, but TO this
| pledge myself, they shall have some
trouble in doing so Vehement applause
| will go to the House Of Commons, for the
purpose Of opposing the bill will divide
on every motion during the progress ofthe
bill. They may trample me under foot,
hut will come back to Ireland, knowing
that have done my duty, and with the
full conviction that Ireland will do hers,
Ccheers.) | will resist the bill 10 the ut
most OF my power, as long as it Is not
law.
When 1t becomes a statute Will obey
tt will obey every law, unless | can
manage to drive coach-and-six through
the Irish people shall have the means OF
expressing their sentiments upon this vital
question Immense aPplause.) Unless they
gag me, | will find the means OF speaking
10 ireland (cheers.) | set them at def
ance, unless they set their heel upon The
constitution, and degrade themselves in the
eyes of Europe and the civilized world, by
the exercise Of downright tyranny TO crush
me Continued applause.) l have no lear
OF them. Let them begin. See what is
occurring-see what mu!ttudes have Join
ed our ranks: when the first fam; whisper
went abroad that coercion was contempla-
ted; and, no! if such numbers flock around
our standard, when coercion was but ru
NOR, what would our position be if coer-
sion were attemptcd-it coer cion were
commenced, (hear, hear, and Ioudcheer-
ing What a response to the Repeal cry
would there be from one end of the coun-
try TO the other? = Let him ex-
tnguish, in the blood oil the Irish people,
the last remnant of their liberties, (vehe-
ment applause, and waving of hats and
handkerchleIs for several minutes.)
Friends may desert me, foes may threa-
ten, bat | will never torsake the path that
| have proposed to myself. Will violate
40 law i vii! outrage no ordinance OF
man, nor of Heaven-but as long as there
remains 10 me one inch OF the constitution
on which can plant my footsteps, | will
find some Archimedean point Wherein TO
plant the lever with which shall still up
hold the iainting liberties Of my country.
{ 1t is Impossible to describe the enthusiasm
which this eloquent passage evoked from
the meeting. The cheering lasted for Sc
veral minutes without int rmssion.)
Sir Robert Peel tells us-The newSpa-
per Sir Robert PeeI-lhal he has been au-
taorizcd by the Queen to express her Ma
Jesty'S concurrence in the sentiments which
he uttered. | don't believe word Of it.
here Is a ministerial art Of lying-that
IS not lying per Sc, but quasj lying-a
submodum sort of lying, and it is OF this
sort that the newspaper Sir Robert Peel
avalIcI himself. Every body knows that
the sovereign says nothing, and that the
words put into her mouth are those Of the
minister. They are SO, in the present in
stance, and consequently are not the words
OF her Majesty. The Queen is coming over
here; and she is welcome. God bless ner!
She IS in the hands of her enemies, the To-
rleS OF England, who have attained their
present position by intimidation and bribery,
never was there SO many bribers congre-
gated together under one roof, as In the
House OK Commons, laughter Since the
days OF the Jewish Sanhedrm, when the
jews brbed the miscreant murderer, ne yer
were there SO many br5ers brought to-
gethcr as in the English Common House.
they have taken possession Of the Queen,
and she yielded 10 a constitutional coer-
cion, has been obliged TO give them power.
But | am delighted that she is coming
here-she will be enabled to Judge from
the occular demonstration of the feeling of
the Irish people on the subject Of the Re-
peal. Petition after petition will every day
be presented TO her praying fol the resto-
ration Of our pundered Parliament, and
soliciting her assistance; and if she gra-
cousIy records that assistance, twenty-lour
hours will no! eIapse before the Repeal
will be carried. hope to present her
with an address myself, signed by mill
lion of signatures. Let her see Repeal
upon every wall, and let flags fly from ev-
cry housetop and every emnence, pray ing
-"Blessed Queen, aid Us for the Repeal
Of the Union, and make US thy best de-
fenceI' Loud cbeers)
| say she never conquered this country.
She obtained the surrender Of the arms of
2S, 900 disciplined Irish troops at moment
when the rest of Europe was going 10 at
tack her, on the faith Of . solemn treaty
granting the Irish people their rights, and
securing 10 them their liberties. She took
the value and then she swndled them out Of
their rights (hear, hear.) But am not
to be Knocked. | belong TO nation Of s
millions, and let me also tell you that there
is besides million of Irishmen 10 Eng