The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-11-06


torborae. There were no bonhres, no iIlumlna-
tlons, NO exhibitions Of public delight, lest they
should be deemed insulting TO the defeated Orange
party. The active Catholics courted the good
Will OF the Orapgemen, We entwined the orange
rcund our green ribbon we did all we could "a
conciliate. We combined both colors, and we did
all we could to combine both populations; myself,
tor more than SIX years, courted the Orangemen In
every way in my power. was laughed at tor my
pains. Though no man likes 10 be the object OF
ridicule, yet bore it, and persevered in my efforts
to ooncilate the Orangrmen They refused 10 be
conoillnted, and yet they were suppressed by an
the Tores-an act which we the Catholics did
net call for, and which many Of US opposed.
NV sixth proof 10 al. Q derived from the conduct
cf the Catholics since Emancipation, with respect
no instance, at any parliamentary election, was a
Catholic preferred TO a liberal Protestant. In
every instaace the parliamentary elections, a
liberal Protestant has been pr.f-rred TO. a
have prevailed in municipal elections In every
instance the liberal Pr0estants have been preferred
TO Catholics The office Of Lord Mayor OF Dab!in
O BIZ ne 5 ss'e
the second Protestant. The third is Catholic,
but his successor, the Lord Mayor elect, is Pro-
testaat This evidence OF total absence OF a
bgoIrd feeling among the Catholics is the stronger
III Dublin, where the Catholics had been. for near
forty years before Emancipation, and for several
years after, capable in point OF law of being tree
-l-n OF The corporation; yet not Que sngle Catho-
lie was allowed to attain even that sma. ben. III
II Is not, therefore, from the conduct OF the Catho.
lies that those idle jeaouses and fears arise but
uahapplly from some self-condemnation the
part OF several Protestanta II is IN human nature
that some OF them should be unable to believe
even from the most distinct proofs that others are
more liberal than they are themselves.
The seventh proof that Unlimited confidence
may be reposed in he Catholic people OF Ireland,
draw, naturally and forclbly, from the conduct
OF the people at the monster meetings last year
meetings at which not only no violence was COM
mlited, but not even one single accident occurred.
At tine lowest calculation, one million OF Irish as
sembled at Tara; yet not one single person was
aye, even by accident! Are not these people fl
to share in the government of their native land
Oh, how idly are jealsusies and tears entertained
Of such people
temperance movement. More than five millions
principally Catholics, have taken the pledge-a
very small per centage, indeed, have violated it
per ccntage 30 minute as 10 be almost incapable
of enumeration Temperance carries in its train,
TO the house Of the poor man, many and many a
social virtue. Wee of every kind flies before TEN
perauce. Amongst the temperance men the re
glous feeling is easily predominant. The pubic
houses are deserted; the altar rails are thronged
Oh, blessed be God! the Irish people are fit to be
nation Who so fit as theyl
The ninth proof that the jealousies and fears oil
Catholic ascendancy are unfounded and preposter-
Gus is grounded on the number and strength Of the
Protesanls themselves. II any attempt were made
to establish Catholic ascendancy, all the Protest
ants would naturally and necessarily rally against
such iniqultous proceeding. They would be joined
by all the liberal and enlightened Catholics, and by
all the Just, generous, and humane Catholics
They would be backed aud supported by Protest
ant England. Their enemies would have all the
weakness belonging 10 injustice. The Protestant.
would have on their side the Oweriul moral force
OF being IN the right, and suffering unjusty wrong
| dO firmly that nOIhinQ n r. "a n M,
absurd as for the Protestants OF Ireland to ap
prehend a Catholic ascendaDcy.
My tenth proof of the ldleness of any such feal
is the TACT that from the state of property in Irelans
very great number OF the members OF the House
OF Commons must be, and probably a msjorlty
would be, Professionals. ln the irish House Of Lords
The Catholic peers about per OF the entire
How 10 1t possible to apprehend that any ascendan
cy law could pass such a parliament And it IL
stili more impossible that such law should receive
the assent Of the Protestant Monarch OF Great Bri
tain and Ireland
My next proof sdeduced from the conduct Of tn.
Repeal Association and It's agitators, on the III
umphant event VI the reversal Of the judgmt n
against leading members Of the association Ther,
never was prosecution more vexatlOusly conduct
ed. The usual courtesy. slight one In itself, o.
allowing us 10 appear by attorney, was refused =
We were compelled TO be in readiness to appear j,
court every passing hour. will not dwell upon III,
one-sldedness OF the charge OF the Chief Justice
whose nephew has got an excellent place In th'
thing, an Irish bishoprc, rom the prosecuting gov
ernment; neither shall dwell on the now tor eve
admitting on the iace Ot the record fraudulent man
agement OF the jury list nor shall diate upon III
unjust imprisonme mt which we have sustained 10
no less than three monlhs-an imprisonment FL
which, as the record now demonstrates, there is n,
kind OF justification or palliati0n-an Imprisonment
which the Court Itself offered to suspend II the Al
torney General-that IL the Irish government
would consent. l pass over, also, without com
ment, what Lord Cloncurry has called the "pro
jected massacre at Clontart !" pass these by TO
the present materials, trust, tor parliamentary
inquiry and Impeachment But avail myself 0
them tor the single purpose OF showing that nevc
were men so provoked, 80 unJusty stimulsied Il
irritation and revenge, 80 excited to break out Int,
an exuberance OF revengeful Joy-never was Their,
d set Of men more entitled to all The violence o
Triumph al the ultimate reversal OF Judgment-yet
Protestant non. Repea-is, we appeal 10 you whe
Their passion not suppressed, irritation and ex
cltement mitigaled and soothed, every species o
insult avoided; agitation, instead OF being inham
ed, cooled down into something that has been re
preached by our enemies as tlmldlty. Yes, W,
nave preferred the appearance OF what we could no
feel, tImldity, by the excess Of our meekness I,
anything that could prevent a single non-Repeale
from Joining the ranks oil his country.
Nom Repeslers, reflect deeply upon these differ
ent topcs-you have everything to gain, you Cal
have nothing to lose, by the repeal. The repea
will restore to Ireland circulation, in employ
ment wages and business, OF not less tnan &c, O0O
the question; every man in Ireland intulIve,
knows that The Irish ought TO make laws for Ir,
land, and that no country was ever governed 10
the benefit OF It's people by another country.
l shall simply conhnc myself to u quotation o
the NEST perfect truth from the late Lord Chic
Justice Buslle. His words are-"I forget tor
moment the unpnnciped means by which III,
union has been promoted, and look on it simpl!
as England retaining in moment OF our weak
ness that dominion which we extorted frsm her il
moment OF our vlrtue-a dominion which sh'
uniformly abused-which invariably oppressed ant
impoverished US, and from the extorllon Of which
we date all our prosperity" He added-"Tb,
union is a measure which goes to degrade IN,
country, by saying it 10 unworthy to govern itself
1t is the revival OF the odious and absurd title o
conquest-it Is a renewal ot the abomlnable distinc
ton between mother country and colony whici
lost America-it 10 the denial Of the rights OF ma
tire to great nation from an intolerance OF III
prosperity"
Now take it, that no proposition was ever g,
perfectly clear this, that ireland cannot, an,
will not submit to that denial OF the rights o
nature, which belonged to her as a great natlo
and q viytunua neanIe n il narf.cti,, cI.or ~.