Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-10-15
PROPOSED UNION OF CATHOLICS
AND PROTESTANTS IN IRELAND The

fhoi ooEhJ CNlON OF CATHOLICS
AND PROrESTANTS IN IRELAND.-The
following strong address of the Loyal Nation
al Repeal Association To the Protestant Re-
peal Association 10 the PrOtcstants and Pres
b,terians of Ulster is published i'm the Irish
papers received by The Cambria:
Fetiop- Countrymen: Our common coun,r,
IS IN distress and poverty, and we, Irishmen.
cannot agree TO help herr
why Is thlSt What advantage have are in
our nights and divisions. None! The advan-
tagc is 10 England
Were we pulling together, England would
listen 10 our just demands The absentee
landlords would be made to come and snend
. al home the rents they now waste in foreign
countries. The harsh resident londlord ar
agent would speedily be called TO account. and
made To deal honestly with the farmer and
respect his tenants right.
Every penny at he money we nav i'm toxcs
Is, alter dlscharging the Lori Lieutenant
expenses ana those oi our crippled public off
GERS; swept away TO be lavislied in making
noih'so'ne squares ia London or paying En-
6"s" .'ept' contracted without our consent
and without amy benefit To us.
Ner. We, Irish ProiesiaDis. Presbvtcri,ns
and Catlolics--good friends with each other
we would very soon stop that Injustice. a. in
a,i o,ncrs; whatever we had To pay in taxcs
should be spent among us, and so give rs some
return OF our money.
Alter The great Protestant ,unvcn,,, oe
- lI9, lE52, all irshm"n were for u ti,nc rc
cohciled to each 9th r, aud the consco ucnc.
were Tree trade, free Pdrliain.,nt. and a dc.
gree oi prosperity in Agriculture and Mann.
idc'u'eS SUCH as Lord Glare himself confessed
no nation ever before attained To in 30 short a
time. "'''
The Englishman fonI lI,e means ri d;,i
ding us again. H. made use of our rcI;,,;o,,.
diuctcnccs' HJ blew up again tl, smnnldcr-
."S e.poeIS Oh religious rncuruniil they hurst
mo IRE That scuTchcd and witbcrrJ 80,
Scnlal l'cIng OF tn" heart. AMI dried tho e.!
Jams ol charity even to their Utmost son,ret
AM ne rcJolccs To believe that r.yiI,na.
pIlu pi'ier dcidnccs and taunis and insni,.
"'r passing between us still; and that ~. are
"9 ne 'dhci's' as lar as ever from thinkino ,I
Olr common Intercst--tlIa interest nf -. 80.
common country--ol the Ireland ur thc a.
angeman al the Papist. ~
Nay, the other day the London Mini,
Chfonicle called the idea of our cnu;n,, ,'.,sS
ther zen fsregious nbsHrdiiv' and aid ;, 80.
idrce To threaten England with a union 80
nsnmcn that was impossible
Nhal u chuCklc OF base unchri,ti,n ,,r.G.
cation there is in these words. s''"'Pi-
Ana p this to ldstl Is the world for eve, t.,
MocN ana Jib" at us2 Is Ireland to be- (,,c,,',
poor neglected, robbed, insulted. desri.eJ
OScatlSe OF hcr dis lsiu1sl ~"
what b"neii, to any party smon,s, -. :.
y S.t hl tuese our SD and ruinOu. diss,.,t;,',
nat advantage are YOU rcaping fro,, -,
0r mas there been To u.s. Alike 80 t'' W
81 az and Contemned-int turn ,y,.,,r,.,,.',' ~
ed w" arc oPprcss-
lo"r meetings noW are as oIious b.. ..
government as ours in 1915. The .,u,-. NO.
siiulional ID'aus are bring rcs0rtcd IN g., ,,,,,
yle'n down The same injustEes are b.ing
done to you nov .as then TO us.
we can end TSsS il ve will. we cas-, ,...L.
our demands b. attended le-our,elvcs a.. ~
sPT,,ied-our country be- restored Ia her ,,,,l,,.
we can do this again. II was ont. b7fnyc
WmI' ih the glorious IRA OF f7ssg. who, .,,',.
mf'ldulrrs ~ arms shook han.ls with ,,r 49,
hin'r' lh chains, aud both vowed tngr,,,', =,
Wsse lh'if country nation
We can Go this, if in the name ofop,. D,.,.,
mon creator wc forget and bury o,, ,,,i.e,.''
'fc differences, and Ineke a long pull q s,,no,.
pull, ami pua altogether for OR J,oIanI
Signed hs sIi,r Of tli. Commit