The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-08

effect, which much regret. 1t il gone abroad
that all that have been evicted for the last years
are to be restored 10 the holdings and lands they
medy-proceed summary (cheers). and strike of
all the acts you have passed since the union for the
protection. Of the Irish landlords. Nor can they,
With any face Of decensy, complsilIn' They made
oppression. Yon could not then ruin man and
his family till they were their last potato, and
then knock him of at the expense OF a six-and-
elehtpsnny process (eheers.) The acts passed IN
were the ordinary acts for the protection of their
property. You have, besides this, yet more to do.
1t you wish to act IN the true spirit OF fairness
towards Ireland, you will inquire maturely into the
financial arrangements made with respect to the
contingent taxation Ireland to furnish under the
articles of her legislative union In this respect she
has been unfairly treated, and taxed too highly
by your centralisng, and having all the machinery
OF the government OF the revenue on this side OF
the water This keeps Ireland restless; she never
can DC quiet or prosperous until you give her fnan-
cial justice (cheers.) You gave Ireland corporate
reform It 10 true, but not that reform which she
wanted, or you gave to England. Our corpc ration
reform threw out only one party. who thereby be-
full. 1t 0ccaslOned a mere change of power, from
one hand TO another. Give US only such reform
in this respect as you gave 10 England. Why, in
fact, give US lessl (hear) am sure you have in
all the corporate towns greater proportion OF Pro.
testants in the corporations than you entitled
to, considering the inequality Of the Protestants in
number to the Catholics There is no danger that
the Protesants will not be elected openly by Cath
Ole towns in more than fair proportion. Look
at absenteeism. Absenteeism is crime in respect
to such country as Ireland Cloud cheers.) How,
you will perhaps say, can you prevent it! How can
you get at them! say you have the means of do
ing it through the income tax. Oh. say, he UNI
sparing in enforcing that tax on them! ('near,
hear" from several membersl am cheered by
an Irish landlord (Mr. Stafford O'Brien); | am
Inf hat oh hoo hntfn and
lord than he is. There is no need Of law for such
a landlord as ne 49,. In taking up this subject you
must take il up widely, comprehensively. you can't
NEEDLE with IMMUNITY; there must be no quackery.
Then what farce 10 her representation IN parlla-
ment. You find Cork, with her 200 600 Inhabitants,
with her enormous trade and wealth, has but two
representatives in parliament. see too by the par
liamentary returns that never has there been such
corruption practised at elections as recently. l
come now to the object the government has in
view with respect to Ireland There you have at
this moment an organised, wel-regulated hierarchy
by the assumed sppeiority Of an ' established Pro-
testant Church could not find it in my heart to
disturb any clergyman who has vested interest in
his living, however obviously it might appear that
the living ought to be merged IN another, or resu-
med by the state. / call on you to look on this
part of the complaints of the Irish with the eyes of
statesmen. Until Ireland has religious equality she
never can expect to have political justice But you
hear, propose to maintain the Catholic clergy; to
give them each salary out of public money; l
say they cannot accept it. They will not. They
feel BY experience that a connection Of Church
Cloud opposition cheers.) ! tell you that you have
not got in your treasury enough money to pay our
clergy as they are paid. The income would be
trifing you could offer. But you will make them
content it is said, by giving them seats in Par
ment would rather, profess, see them in any other
place. not disreputable, than in Parliament Qaugh-
ter) Would it endanger your religion if 1t were
determined to resume the income the Church no
longer requires, or s your religion to fail because
your Protestant religion, how happy am (what
triumph must it afford meg that am Catholic
(cheering.) There was time, and not very long
Catholic clergy in 800 instances out of 1000. The
reformation came..you drove the clergy out by
force from the land, from their religious houses
and their benfices. You put reward on their ex-
trpation and hunted them like wild beasts; you put
the same price on the head Of priest as on the
head of wolf IN Ireland ("hear" from the oppo-
stion,) and all in vain. The spirit Of that Church
has not abated under that persecution. The Catho-
now in Ireland Catholic clergy with 4 arch;
ishops, % bishops, deans, 50 deacons 90 benehced
clergymcn, above 1000 parish priests, each of which
has two or three assistants in his parish, and all
when Henry VIII contiscated tsproperiY. How is
this, ask? Have you no dependence upon, no faith
in your Church, as have IN mine? Have not great
advantages on your slde-the possession OF proper
W, VI NAiuSECe uuu power, Stcdt S1InluS, anu tuat
ability and sharpness of intellect which is the re-
suit Of educatlOns and admirably calculated for
the defence of that creed you profess! And above
and beyond all, have you not the blessing OF God
upon II If your religion be- as it is said the right
one? With all this in its favor, ask why is
try to be kept IN constant state OF distraction for
for fear of the interests OF the Church being in.
vaded, and the anomaly continually presented to
mems minds of the Church of the state, with all its
wealth and influence, apprehensve of its downfall
and the Church OF the poor fourishing, with the
blessing OF God alone for its support! What are
you prepared then this subject to do for Ireland!
shall on my return carry back your answer. The
years OF persecution and OF hatred, of violence and
OF rancorous party spirit, hope have gone by, and
the time has at length happily arrived when man
may, though differing in creed from him, embrace
his fellOw-man as a brotheI-when the odOus diff
terence between the Catholic and Protestant shall
be unknown, and every distinction amongst US be
abolished, except that arising from generous
rivalry in acts OF piety and Of justice Cloud and re-
newed cheering.)
DEATH OF SOLDIER OF THE REVOLUTION The
kaskaska (lll.) Republican OF Saturday, notices
the death in that vicinity, of John Suebean aged ITO
years He was born the banks Of the Hudson river
twelve miles from Albany, in the State of New York.
whom he left with two children when he enlisted as pri
vate in the revolutionary army in which he served
most to the close OF the when he captive BY
the Indians who disposed OF him the British for bar.
rel OF rum Having remained prisoner at Detroit few
months while employed one day chopping wood he and
hve OF his fellow prisoners effected their escape On
count Of the difficulty Experienced in procuring subis.
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