The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-11-06

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Catholic non-Repealers abandon their apathy or
opposiron, and join the agitation Tor the repeal,
the Union can be repealed without danger, dini-
Guilty, tumul, or force aud without, In any way,
disturbing the rights OF properly, or the ENJOY mems
Ot social lte-a bl0odiess poical change, such as
that ct 1929, can now be achieved without d,ih-
cully-a boodless, political change, such as that
Of 1882 be achieved without the least
difficulty. Lord Althorp, himself, when opposing
the repeal, because called tor by only a section,
however large, OF the Irish people, declared, thai
were entitled to it. This proposition WAS iull Of
plain good sense. Ia tact, IT the Irish nation were
combined ia a peaceable and legal struggle, re-
sistance would be vain or impossible.
This just the period when the union could be repeal
ed in tina satisfactory to those frotsstsnt
who have hitherto been NEUTRAL or adverse by reason Of
their fears OF tumuuary violent pr0ceedings Inc
Repeal Association resdy, am ready Tor one humble
inoivduao join in the modes Of acting mos satisfactory
to Inc ma OF reucsaL' y peroa IN " ss,n snd
the persons most extensively in the prosper
y Of tho Eepss Ar. I'll :. sas 10 to
the Of Leinster il. oh Heaven, that family would
lus,roas Chsriemont family family bearing name 10
coDjurs wh We ready give to any other oil the
lrsh ar's,ocracy we ara rea 20 give 70 Mr Grey roI
Mr. Shainan Crawford TO any other gentleman
Of talent and fortune Protestant Catholic, the lead IN
the great movement Especially are ready TO give
and giving heartily and cordially TO Mrs OBJ n
the Hon Hutchinson and other Prot, sian,
the lend In the great struggle TO renae Ire
Indeed the Unlimited confidence which Mr. smih
OBren has acquired. hch the Hon Mr. Hutchinsonis
daily acquiring should demonstrate to all right thinking
Repealers with what facility they would
btain their proper weight aud importance and consde
ration in the for the repeal and for the recon-
structi0n Of the Irish parliament
This enphatcaly the time for Catholic and Protest
ant nen-Repeaers to join in the agtationi they wish
they naturally must, to share in the government Of
their own counry-n they desire to their
I'm future CONFUSION, and they wish to increase ten
Ss .Ss the o.
without which there can be no lasting tranquility IN Ire
land
temper the disposition to cOncliae and the anxiety TO
combine all classes prevails amongst the Irh people
There nothing revolutionary in the dispositions OF the
Repealers Quite the contraryan anxiety to prevent
orcbla change and to maintain the social state I'M
impaired aud improved.
Never was there q period OF moro good temper and
hilarity this the time for peaceful combination oil all
secs and persuason: The very fact Of there being
additional security against the prevalence OF any violent
or revolutionary disposition and that army which has
ton.
the prevalence Of the hitherto scattered elements
Of Federalism facilitates great object
in the strength which believe really belongs TO il
know there numbers Of individuals VINO have not
ned The Repeal Association, and yet opposed to the
continuation oil the union upon Its present basis and de
sire federal connection in ITS stead.
In inviting those persons to JOIN in the contest for the
repeal IL incumbent upon the ssoca. on distinctly 10
how simple Repealers and Federal
together also to point out how far the road in
common 10 both. and to show distinctly whore differ
ence IL any, arises them Is eur duty to can
the particulars Of that difference, and to yield to
whatever appears most practical and most useful TO Ire
| land.
For my part theye lived being who would
less than myself claim any species Of inallihility
would yield for the sake OF cooperation everything Dat
principle would follow in the track OF man who
seeks for the restoration to Ireland OF the power OF sgs
| ation.
Let me then state the principles upon which the sim.
pie rcpeaers' desire to act and let show how fr the
ederssts concur in those principles
The first principle 10 founded tho determination at
all hazards TO preserve the connection between Great
srtan and Ireland through the means Of the power Of
| cole executive, and the golden link oil the crown.
In this principle both simple repealers" and feder.
alists' completely agree
Tbs nd principle results from the necessity Of the
repeal VI the union statute, both GEO. Ill., chap A.
That statute must he put of the way legally and
| constitutionally.
In this principle rpls repeaers" and fsderasts"
equally agree Both in fact being repealers Of the union
because federalism can commence only alter the repeal
The third principle arises from the necessity OF
construction OF the Irish parliament.
This principle belong. in common to both classes oil
epesers SIMPLE repsalers" and federalists y because
he repeal Of the union statute would not answer
o - asr party rs
he benefit Of any reform scheduts would give two
members the ruined abbey Of Turk. two members TO
he round tower OF Klcuen, two members TO the sands
# Bannow and members to the chufchy ard wall Of
coumines III" would never do "Eederasis" aao
simple repcalers" agree that this would never do.
There must therefore, be reconstruction oil the irish
| House Of Commons.
The fourth principle consists in the restoration Of the
Irish House OF Lords in all ts integrity.
Thus far all parties "iederass" and simple repeal
ers," ore agreed
There is ono distinction which should be clearly
ierstood and all confusion avoided the subjecttha,
distinction between the mode Of reconstI ucton Of
the Irish parliament and the powers which shall BE- vested
| IN that parliament hen reconstructed.
First, reconstruct yonr parliament; and, secondly de.
eide what powers that parliament should have when re
l constructed.
Upon the mode Of reconstruction Of the House Of Com
mons the "Fede aiists" and ample RePealsrs might and
yet official organ and therefore there Is state
men OF their views to that reconstruction IL Is also
true that Mr. Gray Porter has this subject throw
ont objections to popular plans for rec nsructng the
Irish House Of Commons and these objections coming
rs ana NEST deliberate consideration He, himself ap.
pears be Of that temper Of mind that hs will patiently
he arguments that may be used to solve his OBJ
.ctions and whatever the result may be- the discussion
Of these shall he conducted in the most AMIGA
Il bic way, and in the best temper
The sin lie RepeaIers" on the other hand have long
| since laid their PROJECT before the public.
They propose that the number Of members should con
| Of Commons namely, three hundred.
They propose ths the representation should be based
upon the numbers Of the population that being the BASH
adopted for he English counties by the English Reio N
Bill; let this b. kept In mndpopuiation wa exclusively
the bas: OF the augmentation o. the representatives o.
Taking up this Eoglsh bass, the " simple Repeaers
submit that there ought TO BE- in Ireland 73 county mem
bers-of these Antrim would have 9 Armagh, s; Fer
| mansgh, D Londonderry, 3; Tyrone, Down. Mo
| naghsn, . Cavan, Donegal Total Tor Ulster, %
mention these particulars regarding Ulster to show he
In proposal complete justice ~ done to the Protess
provinceo Of Ulster upon the scale precisely with thu
i other provinces.
There being thus i73 members allotted TO the counties
there remain for the towns and cities i27 Of which, fol
example, four sllocs ed TO Belfast four to Limerick
| and two to the L ublin University
The schedule to the report PRESENTED TO the RePea
Association the 4h OF May, iS40. will give full dola
to any body who takes the trouble OF examining sug
gesons for the reconstruction Of the Irish House OF Com
| mons.
The Repeal Association has also suggested that The
franchise should be based household sua age and that
the mode OF voting should be by ballot But these ars
particulars perfectly open TO discussion between the
| . simple Repealers , and the T" Fedsralists"
As 10 this vote by bslot, however for the presen,
shall Offer but observation and that that whsever
objections may be started this mode Of voting IN
its nature peacssble mode OF giving the vote, and
that excludes the possibility Of violence rioting
II for ths Federaists 70 suggest their plan
reconstruction of the Irish House OF Conmons Il is NOT