Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-07-21

o'coNEELL's ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND.
ave have arrived al n conunclure of the deepest
and most vital importance; coajuncture which, if We
wisely and pruGenty avail ourselves of must tend 10
of the utmost utility to The political rights,
well TO the commercial, manufacturing and agricu
,ural prosperity Of Ireland; and before all, 10 the
toraon Of our fgovernment, the only means Of OBJ
tanning the blessings we have now Enumerated.
"Our objects these-the restoration of separate
and local Parliament fer Ireland; the restoration OF the
judicial nde pendence OF Ireland.
"The first would necessarily include the making Of all
laws that should be Of force within the entire precincts
Of Ireland b. the Sovereign, the Lords, and the Com
of Ireland and TO lie total exclusion Of any other
Legislature from amy nterroson in affairs strictly and
purely Irish. The second would necessarily include
The final decision of all queslons in litigation by Irish
tribunals seated in Ireland, TO the total exclusion Of any
species Of appeal 10 British tribunals
aIt must be uyowed That the simple restoration of our
former Parliament would suit the spirit Of popular
reform which has mixed itself up with British institu-
tons since the passing of the Union Statute. There
must, therefore, be distribution of the number
of me mbeTs, and alteration in the districts returning
members to the Irish House of Commons, respecting
the intelligence the integrity, the steady and delibe
rate wisdom and the pure patriotism of the Irish peo-
| Pile.
uFor this purpose deem necessary that the ba-
sis of the elective franchise should be extensive
possible. We suggest for consde ration the plan of
household suffrage; and invite the opinions of those
who deem household suffrage too limited, as well as
those who deem it too extensive.
"Thc RepeaIers strongly attached 10 the mode of
voting by ballot for this, amongst many other easons
that such mode of election easily preclude every
species of umult and riot IL can easily insure tran.
quality amongst the Masses and independence OF vo.
| ing 10 each individual.
"The restoration of the Irish House Of Lords pre-
sen,s serious difficulties. Any modification OF the
Peerape in consequence of creations since The union,
may be safely left the decision Of the House of Peers
itself
1--WE do not any difficulty in the way Of The resto-
ration of the judicial independence OF Ireland.
! awe thoroughly convinced that there ia not the
smallest possible Danger of any Catholic ascendancy.
Not the least. But before submit the reasons that
ought 10 convince every intelligent Protestant OF the
total absence Of danger of ascendancy, we desire
be fully and dGncily understood upon one point it
is this
"There exists in the hands of The Church OF the mi.
nor!y Of The Irish people the possession Of the entire
ecclesiastical Stale Of the entire Irish nation
We candidy and explicitly avow that this State OF
things could continue exist after the Repeat of
the Union Nay, go further, and declare 1t TO be
our decided and ngformed opinion, that one of the
greatest Advantages 10 be derived from Repeal OF the
Union would be the from the State of every
Church in Ireland-Catholic, Episcopal, Protestant,
and Presbyterian.
ave are openly Of opinion, and il is an opinion from
which we cannot depart that there must be new up.
preparation of the ecclesiastical Stale revenues That
such appropriations should consist IN having enure re-
soect for every that no person now
in possession Of any ecclesiastical beneGce should be
affected in his emoluments by the intended new appro-
priaton In other words, all vested interests should
be fully respected But as each bensice fell in, the
State revenues should gradually and, at
length entirely, be appropriated to purposes of public
charity and general education, but should not be ap
propa,ed in whole, the smallest part 10 any other
, Church whatsoever.
"The second objection made against the Repeal,
comes from the landlord class, who alarmed at the
! doctrines relative TO The 6xity of tenure.
"The great object is 10 combine far as possible,
the rights of the landlord with the duties which they
owe 10 the occupying tenanry 1t is subject upon
which an experiment of vaat magnitude was made IN
Prussia, and made successfully.
81. is proposed by the Repsaers to enact II" 'hat
should repeal much Of the existing statute law IN
favor of landlords, but in such manner IS would
give the landlord, full and perfect remedies for re-
covering rent adequate to the real value OF the land
after allowing for the tenants Fgh,u and natural
share of the growing produce. II proposed to rem
der lease necessary for all dealing between landlord
and tenant and to give the tenant lien on the land
e for all valuable and lasting improvements
al et the people of Ireland recolect how much more
E extensive was the Reform Bill for England, and that
for Scotland than for Ireland LIE, them recoect how