The New York herald., 1844-12-23

God The trial has had one useful eect-t is dec
ded by the Lords solemn decision, that mum
Ders consti'ute no crime-ha no matter how great the
numbers Of the persons assembled if their conduct be
peaceable they perfectly free from stan reproach
quite content that the English should have Engand-is
not IN fair !-(Cres Of Yes the Scotch should
time ago. that another thing is also equally farreand
Tor the Irish Is vain to suppose that will not carry
the Repeal any fact had occurred that would tar.
nsh the conduct Of the people might despair Of Repeal
but they have conduct has been peace
able and all want to insure success is persever
ance. Organize yourselves then-have Repeal wardens
in every reading rooms-Repeal libraries
Let every man who has vote register. Let every man
who can sign petition join with in pettonng for an
inquiry into the recent state trial Let sgitae
but determinedly, and shall have
the Repeal there man amongst you that will bear
10 nave II said that the English must govern himhst
he is not ft to govern his own country 7 l thank
Heaven the people have not been driven to madness by
p ns In
Is the Queen OF Ireland. as well as OF England. We
cognse her title and submit to her rule We attached
low that any other part the English nation shall govern
us We are ready to be good neghbor but will
sent to be their servants slaves They will have their
reporters here to-day them inform the English peo
ple in my name and will for it that II is your
sentiment also that we are determined peaceably and
TRANQUILITY, but with the most fixed resolve, to have
Parliament in Collegegreen. No nation OF nine millions
Is miserable enough to be dragged the tail Of any other
dependent states OF Europe which not the equal in
population, in ply sca resources in strength in
equals IN intellect or in religious feeling We viii make
the eigheenthnot by separating from England-not by
violating our allegiance but by strict for
green-un we have the irish Queen, the Irish Lords
and the Irish Commons making laws in Ireland for Ire
land. Hurrah for the Repeal
The BANQURT.-The Banquet exceeded any pub
lie or political display of the kind seen in Lime
rick Seven hundred persons sat deavn to dinner,
Mr.. William O'Brien presiding There were IL
members OF parliament present, all Irish four re-
peal mayors, and lot OF town commissioners, be-
sides nearly $50 priests
Mr.. Luke O'Shea, of Carrgaline, who was de-
prlved of the commission of the peace for Cork,
last week, by the Chancellor, attended the dinner
with the deputaton from Cork.
The trades Of Ennis, who came from that town
to JON IN the trlumphal procession Of Mr.. O'Con-
nell, on Wednesday, were entertained to supper in
the evening by the trades Of Limerick, and lett
with their band next day.
At Ii o'clock on Thursday morning Mr.. O'Con-
nell left Limerick In his travelling carriage and four
horses for Dublin, with Rev. Mr.. Rodney, his
chaplain, Mr. Barrett, and Mr.. O'Connels niece,
borough, and early the following morning arrived
n Merrlon-square, Dublin. Whilst he halted at
Nenagh tor change of horses, the learned gentle
man emphaticaly denounced the recent barbarous
the crowd, that the curse of God would fall upon
the guilty head OF the perpetrators.
Mr. O'Connell's speech was Of course the event
OF the evening; Il dwelt at great length on the well
u
and the grievances she has endured from British
ministers OF all parties. He concluded by saving
~ have been SO much abused, that am resolved to
ona independence alone and to look for nothing think
Of nothing but our own Parliament in Coege-green.
have T.ss detained you long Cries Of No no go on ~
the clock. Cheers and lsughter) Well, have but
few words more to say to you. They these The
long Yes, have fallen into the scar and yellow leaf
and the span OF my life is measured by few feeting
n Be al hs me y far s this
the grave calls upon me- that not week. not q day,
not an hour shall pass without my thinking how may
do good to Ireland and acting for her independence
matter what disappointment or treachery may meet
with, shall work on Will you work with me cloud
css w Ays wei know II The loyal
me- Even 1--WE TAIL is It not delightful to be engaged in
struggle for ones country WHAT do feel coursing
never been in that struggle feel as he goes
crawling along calculating which side lies the profit
the throbbngs Of my heart it beats with all its pulse
for old Ireland and to know what the pleasure Is which
feel in struggling for her liberty That my duty and my
happiness and recoectng that loved land-the fares
sweoAes spot earthmoTe FERTILE popuous than
sixteen states in Europcmore powerful will say too
than almost any state for her tremendous force
Is concentrated in narrow compass-can doubt that
such country was fitted for day of prosperity and
happiness Aye, that day is at hand The morning
star OF independence has shone forth think the Of
liberty will soon appear over horizon and
the the sad gns light to ALL and nung the lie
The meeting was subsequently addressed by Mr..
,. O'Bren, Mr.. Steele. Mr.. Barrett, and DR.. Gray:
Archbishop MHale returned thanks for the Roman Co
hoic hierarchy and justified his order in supporting and
furtherng Mr. OConnel agitation, ON the rrouud that
by doing they showed their sympathy for the people,
and their desire to alleviate their distress He maintained
too that the Roman Catholic clergy when they mixed in
secular assemblies, evinced anxiety to soothe and
not rate and endeavored to lay into repose the mutt
with But the o the
House OF Lords had shown that the charge of con.
spiracy was unfounded. If it otherwise, neither
bishops or clergy would be there that evening neither
the Roman Catholic priesthood epscopacy held any
sympathy with sedition No. il well known that they
had hoer and wiser discrimination that their chief
object and incessant endeavor was 10 discharge the
respective duties which they owed TO the temporal
powers on the one side and their spiritual authority
the other The spiritual allegiance of the Roman "a
holc priesthood upon every page Of their melaneho
history, and atested by the monuments Of every
lights to guide TEEN in the path their duties and they
loved to walk in the old beaten path which their pious
ancestors bad trodden From those duties they would
not shrink for 1t was the discharge of such duties that
had enabled them, with their ustrious guest at their
head to strike off some of the chains which bound the
energies Of Ireland The course would he trusted
enable them to get rid OF the odous remnant of those
chains and resist their reformation in more hideous
i0rm % the In reyerena Preats M @ concluded very fluent
with the ramers Of it, as the offspring Of insi
dious policy and of an unworthy effort to ipure the
Roman Catholic Church in Ireland.
DR.. Brown also returned thanks, concurrine in
what had fallen from the Archbishop OF Tuam,
whom he took as his polar star in religion, while
Mr.. OConnel was his political guide. Several
other toasts OF local interest followed.
REPEAL ASSOCIATION. repeal campaign has
reopened in good earnest. They who enjoyed the
good fortune OF being present on Tuesday in Con-
cillatlon Hall will not easily forget the noble see ne
they witnessed there. Never have we beheld
spectacle more big with hope, more pregnant with
promise of happy future for Ireland. The vast
hal! thronged in every part below, with resolute
and determined men, the galleries with fair and
enthusiastic women-th the glad and vigorous cheer
that rung through the full assembly to greet the
appearance of the Llberator-the joy and anima-
ton that beamed on every face, giving token of
the bounding confidence that filled each heart
the appearance Of the Liberator himself in renova-
ted vigor, and almost with the elasticity of youth
all combined to impart to the scene an air of
joyful certainty, an aspect OF undoubtng security
as to final triumph, which would stimulate into
glow of hopeful patriotism the torpid heart Of the
most sluggish slave who now bends content be-
meath the degrading yoke Of British domination n
II was, indeed, cheering sight That exultng
gertrude, which in itself becomes means of sue
cess, beamed from every countenance, and carried