Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-03-12

bunals for the administration Of justice, al
So to create changes in the government
AID constitution of the country and 10 bring
them into contempt.
The count then set out the several overt
acts which were done in furlherance ofthat
conspiracy. The I'd count was the same
as the Is, emitting the overt act. The Sd
set out the meetings for sedtions and I'M
lawful purpose; and the 9TH the conspiracy
10 excite discomfort and disaffecton in the
army; the 9Th, the conspiracy 10 bring in
to hatred and contempt her maiesty's gov
eminent; and the 9th, TO procure changes
IN the government. and constitution by
means of intimidation. The 7th was The
same as the 9th, adding the charge Of at
tempting 10 procure dissolution OF the leg
islative union. The eth, 9th and 10th set
out the attempt 10 dsparage the tribunals
constituted for The administration Of justice;
and the llth, by means Of intimidation,
| causing large numbers ofpersons to assem-
bIe,and having addressed Them in seditions
and infammatory speeahes also the publ
cation of matter intended to effect changes
in the constitution.
The Attorney General then addressed
the jury in speech which occupied the re-
manner of Tuesday and the whole Of We'd
nesdry, stating the facts upon which gov
eminent proposed to rest its case.
After view Of the Law of conspiracy,
he proceeded TO a sketch Of the history Of
the repeal movement, from the organization
of the first association in 1929. He ad
verted TO the proclamation SURPRISING
such associations in 1881, and quoted from
the speech Of Lord Athrop, (then Minister
Of the Crown in the House of Commons
at that time a, passage, stating the case of
Govern ment at that time containing the eX-
preston that ''if those who seek repeal do
succeed, it must be by successful wal"
The temporary check to the agitation
caused by this proclamation, ceased upon
the expiration in 1898 Of the statute upon
which it was founded, and the King at the
commencement Of the session of that wear
asked for additional powers to put down dis
turbances in Ireland. The result of this
request was the passage orthe coercion act,
which for time again suspended the agi-
tation. in 1884 Mr.. O'Connell's motion
on repeal was lost by the decisive vote Of
523 to 80, and the question was again put
off until 1886, when the General Assoca-
ton" for repeal was formed followed oy
the up ecursor' Association in 1888, and
the present Repeal Association in 1910.
The Attorney General then proceeded
TO argue that this was an organization for
scditious purposes, and to cite from its pro-
ccedings in support of this view. He be-
gan with the meeting Of March Is, 1S43,
and going on from that through many sub
sequent ones, cited what he held TO be the Sc
ditions passage in their speeches AMI reso-
lutions.
He then adverted to the establishment Of
the "Nation" newspaper, edited by Mr.
Duffy, one Of the defendants, and read from
ii some ofthe exciting songs on the repeal
subiect,which 1t has published, and its Stir
ring arguments TO the Irish people. He
then went on to read extracts from the
speeches Of Mr.. O'Connell at Clontarf.
Longhrea, Clilden, and other repeal meet
ings, with the articles upon them from the
Nation and Pilot, commenting as he read
them upon their seditious character.
We will put this slip 10 press with such
part Of the lish-tral, as we have in type:
the arguments for the defence were not
concluded at our last advices. Mr.. O'Con-
nell was expected to speak on Monday the
4th day after the boat sailed.