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-1lRRRArInN OF. MIR. o,ooNNRLI..

JOHN S. GtLLAHeR, iastrumsniaF DO;
LIBERATION OF MIR. o,coNNELL
ThehbeEation Of Mr. o. Council seems
s.o have taken all parties IN Great Britain
by surprise land they are loeking it one
another asjthoughin doubt aad perplexl-
~ abou, Tie consequence of that event.
upon their respective posaions prospects
and relations towhr2s one smother The
Tories are lat some loss 10 know whether
thev Haved suffered reverse or not
whether they have been batiled ia their
designs towards O'Connell and Repeal.
Or whether they Are not really better off
in having koftidlof d prisoner whose de- I
ien,ou only increased the contributions
OF his followers and added determination
10 their purposes : +
IS il was BY The opiaioE4s Of The Wing
laa Lords1hat the reversalof G. Conpell'a.
sFnience was obtained thetWhigs uayre-
ghrd the fact as likelyto secure to them
an ally Of some influence. Mr. 0'Con-
nell himself, in one 81 bis speeches ince ;.
his liberation spoke fsv0urablY of The
wings as E6atras,ea with Peel Breughsm
and The 1bries.' he also aaaounced his
intention pi iratersing the counties .of
England lin behllfof the Repeal cause.
--an excelsior which may afford an OPP
p6rtnnily of bringing hin into closer po-
.lilicaf communion With The Wings.
As 10 The effect Of Mr., o. Connell's
Imprisonment aud liberation onthe repeal
movement. still greater degree Of anx.
xlous interest is eli-.an interest which o.
vershado1s mere 2arlizan speculatons,
The Londnn. Morning Chronicle INDUCES
in some reflections which seem 10 be per.
Gnent and Impressive.
"The OiConeell prose cqtion is II length
concluded and What has ii affected Tie
! Irish people have been tiled with irriiss
/ ton and resentmenl. Their ieader has
been attacked. accused unfairly tried
unfairly Condemned, stismatised asa Grim.
inal, aud Consigned 10 prison where HE
yety question Of his4guilt was undecided.
Insprisoh,5 aud Tying under The imputa,
ton ofcritne, he has not lost but gained
Ilrymsni. But now new event occurs
which must agitate the Irish. mind with
1 new intensity, and raise the national ems
thu+iasn 10 .unexampied height. 1t isl
acknowledged that the. obnoxious uiai
/ was unfaiE The unp9puIar sentence an
4 just, and while these lines are read, the
| prison gates may be thrown open Tor :Ie
/ liberation Eof the populsf champion He
comes forth with redoubled power He
! trampies qPon a government as be leaves.
the prison. Walls The prestige Of his lie
| gal inialli9llity is restored in The ewes Of
bis couatrymen. From the greatest strug-
/ gle in his4lrle he emerges victorious.
L What use will~he make Of thb ne Y and
itemendops power which ihsE unhappy
/ prosecution bps bestowed upon fhim -
This ques lionIwhich now flies from mouth
TO inouth4is the best comment upon the
/ policy recently pursued. After all our
/ vigorous goNefnment Of Irelanb, are 1--WE
TO hang on Mr. OfConnel's llps 10 learn
the fate ofihat country Is this the ri-
pmph Of y goYernment too firm y trucke
I 10 agitation n We must confess we see
4 liitie reason lp hope that the reparation,
necessarily iardy and imperfect, which
the law npw makes 10 Mr.. O'CenneIl for
the wrong done to him. wiz check The
| d|s'Nd!.y " tne5IePeal movement Tn the
copraryt The IagitatirnJis hkely 10 20 on.
Will INCREASED iotee under the stimulus
ct events which will add 10 the pungency
Of averyo popular exborf4tion. The diff.
cu.iies4hY the way Of governing ireland,
will be t9lnd,I as formidable as ever, and
to he moves hem some new scheme must
| be- tried Y 81
Mr 'QaConpells deneanor since his
liberation has been characterised by great
prudence and modefatioD. 10 The flush
| oi bis triumph over The Goyernment-for
/ isamphIhe has achieved--ihe idea OF
coasummating The victory by,a can 81 the
CipniaIt meeting, the attempt 10 bold
which gave occasion 10 the prosecution.
wss entertained with enthusiasm. But
we infer ffom Mr., OConnelrs language
on: that subject. that be Is disposed 10
| keep off saeh a lest as thai would Be 81
the present Time.
The course! which The Government will
E.now pursue ID reference 10 Ireland is i
matter Of much doubt 10 the public. and
prSbably 70 The Ministers themselves
Watcher generalization or coercion i 10
mark their policy. decision at al. events
must oe one Of is chsraclerisjics-and
that speedily j. Baltimore .4merfcan.
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