The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-24

strict law, as well as clear Justice, entitled to full
compensation for the entire value OF the destroyed
could not be carried to better market for the
| owner. He gets for it the full value-the highest
amount Of money that the property could have pro-
duced in any market. :.
the county or parish, where the injury was COM
mitted at the discretion Of the grand jury; the
amount the grand jury must levy-,the only discre-
ZION they have Is TO the locality TO be charged
Hence, another injustice is committed on the
grand Jury cess payers. Those persons, in general,
are perfectly innocent Of the crime OF burning.
crime thus the innocent are necessarily compelled
to pay for the guilty say necessarily for it would
be to the last degree nquitous Tor property to be
mus DESTROYED without the proPrietors having COM
Besides this, burning is felony of the first class,
liable to the severest punishment; and it is scarcely
possible that the perpetrators, for any length of
perence of the practice of the criminal law in Ire
land enables me TO add another cruel iniquity of
which these 6re-rasers are guilty Ii is this--that
it becomes necessary to offer rewards for the de-
lection of the guilty; but the consequence frequent
~ is, that such rewards tempt informers to accuse
innocent persons, who are often punished In place
of the guilty.
In short, the absurdity of committing these
crimes is manifest, and can be only exceeded by
It's atroclOus wickedness.
Let us then hope that we shall hear no more OF
such crimes Let us hope that these who have
already committed crimes Of this description will
me 4 The utmost severity of the law, and atone by
their sufierings and repentance for their folly and
their guilt
We, Repealers, have the deepest interest in the
tranquility OF the country. Let but the people be
amq a%ag the crisis and the result
the extent to which peaceable agitation can be
ried, when unimpeded by arbitrary power. We
are showing forth the forbearance and legal sub
mission with which we can endure even the abuse
OF legal privilege: and all the irritation which has
thence ensued, we are suffering with the most
peaceable and determined forbearance.
Let the people of Ireland but perse vere-et their
perseverance have double aspect. First, perseve-
rance in perfect quiet and tranquility, and the abb
sence OF every species OF outrage. Let them next
persevere in the demand for Repeal let there be
despondency-no despair-that man is not worthy
OF freedom who ever despalrs OF the fate and for
tunes of his native country.
Perseverance and tranquility, and we must sue
ceed-but we can succeed only by our own exer-
lions. We have no prospect from any other quar-
save what arises from the effect of own per-
severng exertions. The ministerial power of par
Lament is quite determined that nothing substan-
tia shall be done for Ireland-from England we
have nothing to expect, save as the result OF our
own exertlons.
Let me, however, not appear to be, what GER
pie Of England. ! have been received with kind
and manly generosity by tens of thousands of the
English. The Irish people themselves could not
sympathy and good feeling. cannot express the
extent Of my gratitude, nor ought the Irish people
ever to forget that sympathy which is not created
whose basis is fervent desire to have justice done
to the Irish nation. hope the people OF ireland
will never forget these instances Of generous kind
ness.
between the people of England and the govern.
ment of Britain. All that the wise and the good
amongst the English people require, is to become
properly Informed of the orpressions-the poverty
no disfro he taeftf nj rel in
rouse them in our support. The wise and the good
in EBgland are with us. In short we have an En-
glish support at present-such as we never before
experienced in the history of the connexion be-
tween the two countries.
Let us then forever distinguish between the En-
glsh people and the English government. We have
US, therefore, in future distinguish our friends
amongst the people of Scotland and England on
the one hand, and the English government on the
other.
But, alas the popular voice in England and
Scotland can little avail with that government
The parliament has gotten into the hands OF class
Legislators, consisting OF the ouuivist- and tn .
sordd and selfish aristocracy of the country. To
ryism containing the most selfish principles of po-
litical doctrine, is rampant. The Reform Bill is
nullity, and the power of legislation has gotten into
| the hands of the enemies of human rights and hui
Let there, however, be no despair 1t is impossi-
BILE that the people of England should not arouse to
sense of the degradation of being deprived OF the
|
that they should long put up with the insult being
divided INTO two classes-the one being the master
class and enjoying franchises votes, and represen
taton-the. other being slave class, having mel
Their franchise, vote or representation This system
| of government cannot long continue.
| Besides, the period cannot be remote when the
British government will require the aid of the Irish
people-they shall have that assstance-but the
Irish people
/ am, felIow-countrymen,
| Your ever faithful and devoted servant,
DANIEL O'CONNELL.
The total cost Of the city of London police II
| Ell ,35l per annum.
BRITIsH PARLIAMENr-On the 18th ult Lore
Tohn Russell brought forward his promised motor
| IN reference TO Ireland He moved for commit
tee of the whole House. to take into consideration
the state OF Ireland The discussion OF this moiior
wholly occupied The attention ofthe House of Com
mons for nine nights, and the result was, It was los
by vote of 225 for, and 3A against, giving minis
ters majority Of 80 votes.
1t may be remarked that even ministerial mem
hers, throughout the debate, admitted that some
| hing must be done to improve the condition o
ireland.
Mr.. O'Connell was present during the debate
md made an eloquent appeal in behalf of his coun
"A debate Of more than passing interest was rails
| I'd on Friday night by Mr. Dunc0mbe, who moved
for certain papers relative 10 the correspondence
between the Government, two or three reporters
md two Conservative newspai ers-the otanuar
| and the Morning Herald.
The company of Sappers and Miners statione
at Dublin, has been employed during the week Il
constructing cheuaur dc trise for the protection G
the castle.
II is said that the Orangemen who dissolved, Q
} pretended TO dissolve their institutions in lS3l
, are determined, now that their friends are ono
more in power, TO throw off the mask. meetln
was held at Coleraine on the 18th inst, attended b
the representatives of 0,000 Orangemen in Anirif
: and Derry.
| France.
, The official statement which appeared in tn
Monitcur, announcing that the French gOvernmer
. sowned the proceedings of Admiral Dnpet
Thouars, has caused much excitement at Pari
and the affair will be seized by the opposition as
means for ousting the Guzot cabinet
: The Paris papers have been received. The dc
bate on the affairs Of Tahtte had been conclude
] in the Chamber of Deputies, with the division o
Deputies pass to the order Of the day without al