The New York herald., 1844-10-09
The Last Great Speech Of 0'Oonnell.


REPEAL ASSOCIATION usual weekly meet
ing oi the Repeal Association took place 10 day
| IN the Cancellation. hall, which was almost as
densey thronged as on the last OCCASION, although
the same anxiety 10 obtain admission was not OBJ
servable al or In the vicinity OF the building.
Shortly before l O'Clock, Mr. O'Connell entered
the hall, and was received with burst OF enihu-
siasllc cheers, accompanied by the waving Of
handk erchlets from The ladies' VINO occupied he
gallery. The hon. and learned gentleman was
followed by Messrs. j. OConnel, M r., w. 5.
OBnen, MP, IL. Grattan, Mp, N. Maher, NJ
r., and others, and soon as the cheering had
subsidized, moved the Hon. Mr.. Hutchinson inlc the
chair.
Mr OCoNSELI amidst loud cheers, and proceeded
the to the matters Of which he had given
tice on the last day OF meeting They perhaps
buoy their spirits that day to reguale with
and consideration the mighty concerns ot the nation
the OF Ireland their hands (Hear"
and aheers) They arrived at period when, they
acted win discretion and prudence and propety the
peal Of the only certain but maud
(Cheers) he even doubted whether they were able to
spoil their any case, prominent and
owefiul situation; but he also knew that awful
sponsbihty hung over them. The liberty ot Ireland
stsks-the property OF the people OF Leland was a
stake ethe her national Para
stake all the blessings that
could give, and above all the comoinaon OF the different
sects and peIsasions III bond OF Christian charity
and eStion-ali these important concerns
at stake. They were arrived time when they could
be ee they deserved n and conducted themselves
cordingly. (Chsers) They then somewhat
sober they had been last week. Laughter) They
had been then naturally VAIN win the Triumph which
they hal obtained, but more sober thoughts mad
upon them Every thought and reflection
had convinced him more aud that the hour
liberty at hand and that they should be free They
conducted themselves semen ought to do. Cheers
Their CHAIRMAN had said well that tneir first duty
concIaton. They had every encouragement 10 concil
those who opposed 10 them. II they looked
OF the last ~ months they would that
there was springing up at every side disposition
amongst lrshmen to combine one with another. Ho
would take his own individual When the verdict
found against him, u manner which he need
then describe, there was no triumph exhibited on the
part those called the Orange There
Orange lodge iilumnated-no Orange procession
marcned form cvmmemoration OF the triumph There
were no drunken oigies-no o "To hell with
Pope and Condell" (Laushter) There was nothing
- necn very different. 1t but little more than
,"s, tina s,r - asked his lite in going along The
Queens highway to Belfast ,..-' ..,mnn q, Ins H.
north would have bo. II in bioza OF uA~--.
CONVICTION. Now. there triumph OF the slighess
kind. Such neutrality, il 1t went no further, was maj.
that they ought to hal harbnger of better days
Ireland tCheers) He Iejoiced N tnat neutrality He
grateful Tor The next subject which he had to
refer the formation vi prcservave society lie
thought that society ought " be formed Of men who
make sacrifice Tor the service OF their country,
and he thought II would be we'll that they should be
rely distinct from that each snould be
distinct uncontrolled by the other. He wanted
give the principle oi fxy arrangements
the that OF the INSTITUTIONS Of
the country 70 be disturbed by the repeal
OF he Act Of Union lttneIe was any thing that would
tend another 10 inspire confidence would be
n having oil property formed together into an
He agreed with hs Liends Mr. Grattan and Mr. OBnen
that connusaSs oi union would cause rsal dan.
ger to properly but he dad not 10 80 lar as r OBrien III
MS Opinions with regard 10 sopaation For his (Mr
OConneI) part he would consent TO separation
under any and he would give up The repeal
tomorrow he thought would lead nuch result On
contrary, tor working Tor the
peal was that he mvst firmly convinced that II would
De the Only maintaining the come xon between
The The learned gentleman III. II
read several extracts from Mr. g. roIers pamphist on
federalism support Of the same OPINIONS and tnen con-
tinued say that the Preervative society acting like
OF Houseoi Lords would, when ught opera
be dvantag removing all false impressions
and alarms from the minds Of the landed proprelors
of the country. The third subject which ha mad ~
bring forward was that OF the impeachment OF the
Ministry. With respect to tie judges he thought the
better would address to the Crown
both Houses OF Permanent ior their removal, al
the in the removal OF Sr J. Darlington. That
would be the most constitutional principle, a. 1t would
require inquiry before Parliament first instance
HE mad himself seen two instances IN which danger
10 property anticipated but IN which no danger
followed. When the Catholic Emancipation was hrst
discussed, he heard in the House OF Commons where
he ought not to have been, more than one gentleman
declare that the property OF the Proesans would be
endangered, and tn ir influence would be shaken to
Its cenlre-that claims would be made upon the for
ietsd property, and that many Roman Catholics had
preserved the tte-deeds to those ands II the Emanci
Ddion Act airied That carried the Irish
people had carried IT, and that tme too, when the
supporters the could have collected in fort
nIgni, many gentlemen now reporting round
the table. What was the consequence Had property
he asked, been njured7 Had forfeited lands beer
CheeIs) No, oil these things rad happened, ant
apprehension had been futile Except that o
fear ina, such ,hnss could occur cheers In opposn,
the Reform Bill 1t was said that successful II wouit
shake the old Institutions Of the country be the author
many evils break the law right Of representa-
on and violate those rights which made property Sc
cure said in TACT II you pass this bill you de
Rm Of asan hs exercise Of il. The result
the sllacy those Tears; In 1852 the restoration
Ireland to her rights had, instead Of diminishing the
notorious fact that in country in the world had
property mach increased in value in Ireland in thu
important that those thought that the value
by Of property would be injured by the repeal shoue
become acquainted with, and he told them cmphatically
that the repeal would not Djure either one or The other
(cheers but that by the Irish psople would have thu
benefit OF Irish taxation, and he did not think tina
man worth concliating v ho did not think that wor'i
ess to the people Of England, aud the impeachment
the Attorney General Cheering There wa: va: no neet
ted to know this They had heard much Of Englisi
sympathy. (Iear hear) He was loaded with letter,
pie the faults Of their governors. and that he should
have used su harsh language towards them. Now, h'
must remind the English people, with all respect that they
had borne with the greatest patience that The Times
lavish the fouies abuse upon their Irish brethren,
should call their priesthood surpiced rufsns hoary
headed in ncendiaries" 'monkish assassnsn and them
selves, telonious multitude" (Cheering) Now, b,
called hem saxons"was il not very mitgated term com
pared with the language he had quoted from The Times
1
tories in, which 1t mainly succeeded In by exciting
spirit Of anirshsm and mo Popery' cry In England
(Cheers) Saxon" was term Of reproach. II
honored and the purest portion Of liberty de
rived from Saxon laws and institutonsthe Parliamen
tary system trial BY jury. (cheers and the shrevalty
(cheers); hut, even II II a disgraceful name,
not elonious multitude rather worsei loud cheers
Was not hooded assassns" 40 bad Saxon ~ Was
"Monksh tyrans and surpced rufsns" quite strong
az Saxon " loud cheers) But I'll tell EDglishmei
what III do" said the hon gentleman /" I'll make bar
gain with them. Let the forgive Saxon and III for
get the compliments OF The Times (Cheers and augher
| will remind you how was received in England during
the discussion Of the writ Of error was receve mos
proceeded to enlogise the Coventgaren Theatre dinner
and the. warmth OF his reception at various towns in
land He was, he continued now arrived at the tim'
| when he would test the English. (Cheers) Their
should be discussion one way or another as to
what their feelings towards Ireland were (Cheers) Or
this question they would either join Ireland not
one way another the public mind would be tested
Loud cheers) He told England from that place that
she Joined them they would do her ample justice,
would sound her praise In shouts whose echoes slould