The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-21
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peal OF the Union kCHfeIs) IuSy uio tlllNk
from its public discussion. II had been said that at
the monster meetings no man opposed 10 Repeal
would be heard that was not the fact, TOR any
man would have been heard 70 long at he chose TO
speak 10 The point (hear, hear) Indeed, such
thing actually occurred al one at those mt eilngs--
at the Dundalk meeiiog-a Mr. O'Reilly, who pre-
tended at first 10 take strong part ~ sympathy
with the people, and Afterwards assailed those who
looked for the Repeal. He was heard throughout
certainly there were some marks Ct disarpoba-
ton. which usually occur when IL speaker made
observations IN which the meeting did net agree
but he was heard throughout (hear, heaD They
had discussed the question IN the corporation before
body, On--thiId Ut whom were ANXIOUS RepeaeIs,
among whom there were men al The most eminent
talent-he might instance Aldern IN Butt The
discussion took several days, ard the speeches on
both sides were published, and he stood upon that
discuss ion and declared 10 be sIRunt AZ the
justice OF the Repeal agitation (cbetrs). What
was the next step? il was to show that 1t
was not only IN the assen by-room oil the
corporation, but throughout Ireland the people
were convinced there was no pouical salvation
except in The Repeal (heaD Upon that account,
and that alone, he had attended The monster meet
ngs There were ihiiy.six OF them. Ireland
from all lis provinces and all ITS counties pron"unc.
ed tfumpet-tongued that the Union was The u ter
blight Of the land, and that if II was not repealed,
when he was IN his grave the connection would be
at an end Uoud che en- No country ever saw such
ttings. Irs land stood alone in that. They were
The most multludinous meetings that ever came
together on any political subject in any region of
the earth, and they exceeded in uEanmty and
above all, IN tranquility (hear LeaD Not the
sl'ahest violence, not, or tumu-no, the least IN
sult--not the slightest evil happened to any one;
and II was delightful fact 10 be recorded, that such
iorbesrance and kindness were extended by the
asselnblage towards zach Other, that not even an
accident happened (hear head Oh, the year 10
was glor year for Ireland cloud and lUi con-
timed applause). The stoul-hearled, the humble
were there-the vigorous and the manly were there
tire beautiful and The lovely, and The pure, aud
the fair, were there-the sinless aud the spo,less
We're Thereto smile upon their exeruons, and II
ever country deserved liberty, II was the country
Of such men and such w.men (cheers) Yes,
1t must be admitted that even during these TO-
secutions, with the utmost anxiety 10 do their
duty, the prosecu ors and the witnesses, the
police as well as he newspaper reporters, or
| rather he should not degrade The reporters
by calling those spies reporters (hear, hear),
with all the anxiety to fabricaie their case, to
extend their case, 10 exaggerate their case--not
one particle OF reproach nor OF obloquy was flung
| meetings assembled (cheeIs) There WAS dis
grace, there was no genuinely, not the least re:
proach. Ne; they had GENE out like refined gold
rom the ordeal tor even TO the end OF this mons
ter prosecution not one furnishing word fell from
he lips Ct violent prosecutor, not one, (chetrs).
| Not one. That was the case OF The Judges. Let
hem look TO the entire OF the monster meetings;
| they showed a determlnatioB-a pesceabe deter
mInation on the pant Of the people to have parlia-
rnent OF their own They were peaceabe, mode
rate, and determined (hear, hear hey might
be- called conspirators but in his heart he cid not
believe them in the course Of the Trials II became
necessary for them TO make aiidavlts and in ihose
atiids WITS they had all sworn, most soemnIy
IN the presence OF God and their country, Ina! they
had not entered into any conspiracy (hear, h' ar).
| No conspiracy whatever existed, and every one
new that to be true (cheers). There were The
oahs OF those who knew best whether any con-
spiracy was entered into. Such Did not exit.
here were the oaths Of ProfesisLts, conscientious
and rehg GUS Jrorestar Is. 1heie were The osls Of
Catholics, and he hoped cliaious Cshohcs. Andhe
would ask had they perured themselves Genes OF no,
no) A.? No, they had not; neiherC a,bolc ror : ro-
| 'estant had pepuled themselves, and he stood up
there, boldly and triunphany, IN the awful PEE
sence q HIM who W 10 be his Judge, and pre-
claimed that they lied in their throat and heart
| who dared to tell them they had done go. Cloud
| cheering But, was that all ! No, no; but let
them hear One OF the four Judges IN the Court OF
he Queens Bench-ior there were four Judges III
hat csurt-- one II these judges, man OF high
rrputaticn IN his professional man whose Know
edge Of common law stood higher, perhaps, than
| any other al the bar or on the bench--a man who
In.ver took bret IN ChanceD, tor lie could not
attend 10 II, his practice OF common and cTinlnal
law being so great as Ia prevent HIM dong so-a
uan, the only one at the bar who did hot Iractce
IN any court except at common law, this man, win
his great knowledge OF common and criminal law
was bound, at The end OF the uias, 10 declare that
here was no evidence against them to warrant a
conviction. Un.mon cheeis.)
| A VoIcE.--Three che elf for Judge Perrin. (CoI-
| lnued Cheering.)
MIR. O'CoNNEL1 continued He would put their
o4lhs and the oa'l,s OF the prosecutors IN contrast
with each other Clear, hear) lie did not i'm
pu,e moral guilt to any one but he and The Other
onspra,ors, as they were called, stood there as
rec and as stainless in reputation OF crime OF any
one OF the judges who tried the case had pro.
nounced it, and thereby they were acquitted OF
guilt. CHEERS Oh, but that was not all what
world we live in. CLEAR, hcar) The government TO
e newspaper called the Evsning Packet, ahd
hal paper had the unprinciped audtciiy md mp'i-
lence to say, and put forth, that the Judges "eIo
| Iaanin;ous IN treir opinion To refuse new iTlal
tnear, hetr) or all the lies IN This lying world, or
| all the lies even ot The lying Packet, that was
he greatest (hear and lausbler) But he would ark
| what was the # such lying on The part OF the
| wing Packet? He would I, II hemit done service
| o The parry to which the Paoket belonged Cheer
hear) That paper went TO the tables CT persons
Who never saw another paper ana DO doubt ,he,e
| .ere ~ legged lgckssses (iauf htcT) VINO were
ally enough TO believe that there was no difference
f opinion on The bench regarding ihr new 'fisl
(hear, hear) Ii might be true, b9, The Pdckcf 70,
| we'd liar (hear and cheers) II Judge ieIrin had
Fied the OF the traversers, and he conic have
ore well as he Tour Judges who rieedii, he
being competent Judge TO do so, he weuld on he
violence produced Tor the prose cuton have oraered
he Jury at once TO acquit them, and there would
nave been IN end TO the prosecution (hear, hear,
nd cheers,) such, however, was not The case, and
| he prosecutors had succeeded, and their turn was
erved, and perhaps in the CT urse of the week they
| tthe traversers) would be sent 10 PRISON (bear,
aear) Be il so. Let the government send
hem there Did they go there dlssraeed Cloud
ililehed one inch from their du y 10 their c9un-
ny (cries Of no, no)? Had they fled from their
| 'uty--had they compromised their principles, or
| we're they less Rep, aers (crIes a. no, no, and
shcers)7 No. no--he would say ten thousand llmes
| 20 cheer-) Well, but wha, bad the prosecutors
| 10 view 1t might be- n very pleasant ting 10 pu,
aim in pound TO be sure thear, and lnughtcr), and
/ no doubt many old religious DANES on that account
would swpsien Their tea and racts with the IDEA If
lis being in gaoI Immense cheerlng). Yes, he
hoped in God 10 live TO come ont ~ the gaol, and
moi into his grave ont OF II tgrrst cheeIine). Dnt
| ne would not come ont OF II until he came out 10
his grave fone thing happened He now would say
olcInnly and awfuy to the people OF ireland, and
| ie begged TO impress it deep into their minds md
Ihearts with due sense Of awiulncss that The man
| Who attempted The slightest oence--wbo used
he leas, force, who inclined ~ not or disturb
ance- the man who attempted IN lnfrncuon --even