The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-14


enter further into this point, but you VIII see from
those papers nv antagonism to the French govern
ment But gentlemen, there Is anotner point IN my
conduct-rny antagonism to the Chartists. You may
remember that when the Association was In full
force the ChaTtists were In state at insurrecon
i'm Insland-they were coming In their hundreds
and thousands and tens OF thousands into the man
ufacuring towns Of England, and you will recollect
further that there was something facinatng in the
doctrines of Chartism for the poorer classes, be-
il proposed IN trnh and in substance, VIOLA
anything wicked criminal would | not have
befriended and supported the Chartistsl On
the contrary, did | not denounce them-did
not keep the Irish in England from joining
them, and was there not outrage actually
committed in Manchester on account of the Irish
holding aloof from theml Yes, gentlemcA, assist
ed the constituted authorities in England, by my
influence over the Irish residing there. Why was
ii not given to you in evidence, tina, the moment
member Of our Association joined the Chartst In
sttution in England his money was returned TO
him, and his name was struck out oil our DOCKS
Now, gentlemen, if my object was popular instr
rection-if was anxious tor popular outbreak
good Heaven. let any man of you place himself In
my situation, and ask what he coul! do, for the
wished for an instruction would not wish to have
streng h-would not wish to have the system of
Chariism supported. Did not l, on the other hand,
meet it in Dubin-dd not hunt it out OF Dublin,
conscientious conviction that, had not intertered
Chartsm would have spread from one end of the
land to another. But l have opposed that, as |
have opposed every thing that Is inconsistent with
the integrity Of my political principles Thank hea-
ven, successfully opposed and resisted it, and while
have right to make You Judge OF my actions aud
motives, by referring those leading features Of my
political life, shall repice that kept society
and property from that INVASION Ge0llemen, there
is aDO,her part worthy OF your CONSIDERATION name
", my consistent sworn allegiance to our Sovereign
never mentioned but with res pecr, and always with
enthusiasm and delight nay, when a speech was
MADE by her Majestys ministers, laboratory TO our
objects and motives, don't you find me with most te
dious pertinacity making d stincton between her
Majesty aud her ministers. You have heard II fifty
times repeated, and at every meeting-l omitted it
at none, and made in all these cases constiru-
tiona distinction between herself and her Ministers
and the Attorney General has no right to say
that there was one particle OF disoyalty to-
wards her in my observations upon the speech
Gentlemen, having taken all these precautions
having repeated these assertions over and over
again, almost disgusting those who heard me even
to nausea what then becomes OF the Attorney &C.
neral that spoke disrespechully Of her Majesty :?
this to aint in the slightest degree, our loyal
ty or allegiance. Now, my lords, regards my
self, am come that time of life that she do
nothing for me; but there is not man in expecta-
ton in this court who has taken half the pains
have to inspire and win the allegiance of the peo
pie of Ireland. There is one thing think the At
torney General acted unfairly in. He read the
Queens speech, and then my newspaper speech,
and the scoding ministers gave me, and then said
"Judy would not let us 60 on. He said that ie-
presented the Queen as fishwoman. Whatever
that feel annoyed and Inundated that such a
charge should be made against me. speak in no
terms of dsrespect to the Attorney General; but
utterly repudiate and deny that ] ever spoke in
it is. false, to impute to me an intention Of
applying the offensive expression referred to
the speech Of her Majesty. did not treat it as
her speech, but as that Of her Ministers, who were
nncfIf ufin IIxyr la 7
hor, and hate the imputation of offering word of
any thing in the least dsrespectfu towards my au-
gust monarch: Upon all occasions l incucated
distinctly separated all reference in my remarks be-
tween the person of the Queen and her Ministers
fear have detained you longer than ! had in
tended in referring to what has heretofore been my
public conduct; but, In coming to proper estimate
OF my motives, It was necessary to draw attention
to my acts, and though my expositons may be fee
ble-thoush my talents may be small, though my
energies may be decreasing, land though my strength
may declining, and years increasing, still you
will find then now implanted in my breast
burning love for the prosperity Of Ireland, and
ne I'D G take sss the bs
object was the repeal of the Union. Was that bad
object? l deny that it was. On the con-
trary it was a most useful object for Ireland, SO
much SO that before l sit down, | hope to demon
strate to every one in Court-the neutrality of the
bench of course eXcepted-the absolute ne:~sety
for such measure, and its effects the property,
commerce, and industry, of your native land. /
hope that many of the Jury. whom | address, will
be induced from the strength OF the case shall put
before them to join IN calling for the Repeal--(a
laugh Il is my duty to put the facts before you,
and will be able to show to demonstration that
the EngliA Parliament has, from remote period,
governed Iceland with narrow jealousy OF Irish
prosperity, and in grudgng spirit of its independ-
ence Then will first refer you to the history of
our woollen manufactures, and to what did hap
pen in the reign of monarch whose memory you
probably hold in very great esteem. | will now
now call your attentions, to the transactions
of 1872, which was looked upon as final ad
justment OF the relations between the two coun-
tries, and when an Irish Parliament was declared
to last for ever / will next direct my observa-
tons to prove the great prosperity which followed as
the result of legislative independence. will then
show you tiat the measure Of the Uuion was forced
upon the Irish people. will demonstrate the mani
fold evils flowing from it, and the bad effects on
our trade and commerce, and will refer you to the
existence OF vast distress and misery throughout the
land and will prove TO you that the only remedy
for its cure, and for avoiding separation from
England, is to be found in the restoration OF our
native Parliament, Now, as to the il-reatment of
Ireland by England the fact Is confessedly true
that II Is scarcely necessary for me to adduce any
proof oftit is scarcely necessary for me to detain
you by any remark upon this part of the case, yet
l am brought here by the Attorney-General be-
cause have agitated to bring about the greatest
possible blessings to my countrymen. My defence
is that the Repeal of the Union would relieve all
the dislTss and misery which we behold, and in
the peri 0rhlance OF my sacred duty 10 the lrlSn
people will place their case triumphantlv before
YOU | have said that it was my duty--I am bound
by gratitude also. Once I have represented the
county OF Clare, with, population of 25o,OO0
inhabitants. Once had the honor of representing
the county of Waterford, with its 300 600 inhabl-
tants. Once again have been returned for my
native county Kerry, containing population Of
two hundred and sixty thousand inhabitants Once
for Meath, whose people amount to 100000; and |
now stand the representative for the County Of
Cork, with population Of 10000 inhabitants.
Besides this, have twice had the honor Of being
the member of the city of Dublin, and once for
Kilkenny 1t is, therefore, my bounden duy-and
from motives of gratitude to those who have shown
me such marks Of favor to do all can to promote
their comforts and prosperity. am their hired
servant. admit it. | am their paid servant, and
though it may take away from the chivalry of my
station,I avow that receive their wages, and am
ready now to earn it. begin by showing you the
system OF mlsgovernment pursued by England at