The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-05-08
l778-lS0O: 90 years.


enjoy their rights.
l77S-lsO0: % gears
Persecution is useless in every countr,
for conversion. Ii fails every where; i
failed in ireland. The Catholics wen
into the persecution two millions IN mum.
Der the Protesanl5 were one million -
The Catholics have increased 10 sere1
millions: The Protestanls are the origina
million. In the first they were Two te
one; in the second they are seven &c
one.
Captive Israel muliplics in chains."
The Penal Code" technical name
for the prosecuting code-was relaxed in
l778. This was occasioned by the al
fairs of America. This year was too late
10 conclllate Ameri:a: it succeeded in
lreland. l. restored 10 the ClthoIics the
same power over property as was enjoyed
by PEo:estants. But still they could no,
acquire BY purchase or as tenant, any free.
hold interests.
In 1882 the Penal Code" was again
relaxed. This was occasioned BY the
combined naval forces of England's enc.
mics triumphing over the "meSco. flag
and riding Iriumphan, even IN The BRUSH
Channel. This relaxation enabled the
Catholics 10 acquire freehold property for
lives or Of inheritance. T. enabled the
Catholics 10 open schools, and 10 educate
their youth.
Ten years Of grea. and increasing pros.
peri,y in lreland-und Of peace and pow>
er in England ensucd.
In 1892 the Catholics peti.ioned for
their political ri ghts. A motion 10 Law The
petition on the table was lost. A motion
10 reject unanimously prevailed. Before
the close OF this year the French armiea
defeated their enemies q. every point. The
eaonon OF Gemappie were heard at ST.
James. The same government, whi,h, al
the commencement Of the year, had re-
1ected Inc petitions, now, without pei-
lion, through lear, still farther relaxed the
"penal CODE and early the next year re.
laxed still farther. BY these relaxatlons,
the bar, the lay corporations, the juries,
and the elective franchise were opened 10
the Catholics.
1900.
This is the year that destroyed The Irish
Leglslature-that consummated the crimes
of the English governmen! against Ire.
land. 10 enact the Union lis contrivers
KEEP. alive the embers of lingering REBEL
lion They excited Catholic against Pro
'estant and Protestant agains, Catholic
During the progress o! the Union the
Habeas Corpus Act was suspended aud
MARITAL LAW was proclaimed. All
meetings Of Irish Catholics was SUPPRESS
%, AMI their voice could no! be heard.
This was not all. The pecuniary cor,
rupiion amounted 10 ,hirleea million of
dollars.
The Union was carried by force, fraud,
terror. torture. and corruption. ireland.
a. the time of the Union, owed twenty
millions of funded deot: England. eight
hundred and forty millions of pounds s,er.
ling! BY the Union, Ireland was made
10 owe eight hundred and forty millions.
Again, Ireland was entitled TO 40 renre.
seosa:ives : the Union gave her bu. 100.
!soo-ls29; 90 gears.
This period is memorable for uperior
'pecies OF political maDeuvre on the part
Of The Irish. They ex'orted q bill of emao.
cipation from the House of Commons.
which was three times defeated in the
House OF Lords. A fourth tria was sue.
;esstul. The Lords yielded to the fourth
assault. This struggle was for freedom
of eonscaenes. One of the blackes, bslo>
ries in The page Of time is that of The ner.
,ecu,lons OF Protestant England upon Irish
Catholics. The Irish Catholics we're
restored TO power three times since the
Reformation, bu, never prosecuted single
person. ,
1929 -l840: IL Yeays,
This period gave birth to the general
Reform Bill, in which, as usual, Ireland ,
does no, receive justice. .
Scotland increased her representatives
BY one in five Wales by one in six
Ireland one in ten.
Eng! land has ten different franchises 10
suit her different circumstances ireland :
he poorer country, has bu. two franchises {
anc these enormously high. Thus ire. ,
land, by the Reform Bill. was gain cbea..
% out OF her proper portion of representa-. {
lion. =
Another odious feature O.! the Reform
blIi was the Coercion Acl,' which ar. /
affiliated jury trials, and exposed the neo> +
pie OF Ireland in life, liberty, and proner. +
y, TO the mercy Of military caprice or vi. Il
lence. :,
Another feature, by permitting onlv d
UGH to vote as had paid eleven different
,xes, decreased b. one third more tho
representation Of Ifcfa1d. In ENGLAND o.
ne tax paid by person oG ne Burgess e,
oil entitled to vote. b
BY the Thhe Rent Charge, the Cath. ir