Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-12-03

principles ON the subjse Of Internal Improve
ncnIs. Bat since have cmdeavored 10
,mnsc YOU with some Of the ludicrous Incl |
ients must not now turn 10 the serious bust |
nes, OF the Convention. II you desire Ii |
may give you some account of that hereafter. |
For the Times.
Ma. WHARroN--Pcasep publish the follow.
lno extract from O'Conncli's last speech. IL
who uitcrs matter in apubic speech, whether
1t - offensive or iuoiltnsivc, true or fdlsc, can
not BY himself or his friends complain OF its
ask you to republsh it be-
cau,e know Of nothing better calculated TO
hold up before tn, public in its true colors, as
brdggdri q hnUre az runs in Christcndom. |
ann aware that he occupies large space in the
oi an oppressed people. But o Con
nell is not the first man who in the name of
freedom, and as the champion of the injured,
has perpetratcd the basest of crimes
EXTRACT FROM MIR. OCONNELL'S LA
TEST SPEECH TO THE DUBLIN RE
PEAL ASSOCIATION.
lie returned 10 the subject of the statues 10
Having bestowed few passing compliments
on Oliver Cromwell, the honorable and learned
gentleman ram very vigorous tilt against
Lord Bacon. He WAS not surprised that they
we've about TO erect u statue Tor him. Who
was he? A Judge who took bribes Cheers
and groans. What inlamy could be so great
as that lCheets.l To be sure, they had had
examples OF one-sided judge lately, but he
was incapable OF taking a bribe Indeed,
there would have been no necessity for giving
him one. Cheers and laughterl Bacon
how ever, had polluted the high office he held,
and they gave him statue. Was it To- en-
courage other judges 10 follow in his steps?
lChcers. Pope had we'll described him as
the mishtiest, wisest, mcancst Of mankind !"
Cheers. Well, then came Wycliile, J.
first man who Introduced The doctrine denying
tue real presence in England. and he asserted
that the sovereign forfeited his authority by
the commission of one mortal sin--rather in
copNcneut for the monarchs ol the present
age. He possessed none of the dignity which
bclonget 10 the English character, Tor IL apos-
tatized a second time, and returned 10 his Gu
racy. What was his end? He fell dead as he
was saying mass at the elevation. Hear,
hear.l False 10 himself---ialse to his coun-
try-lalse to his God. Hear, hear They
were about to give him a statue. Hear, hear. |
Then came John Knox, he whom DIR. Johnson
had called 1.-The ruilian OF the Reformation"
and certainly more unmitigu,eI ruiiiian never
existed. lChccrs.l One OF his principal works
was against female soveroigns. He dcnoun-
ced that as the most hideous thing in the
world. He (Mr. O'Conneli) hoped that his
statue would hold that work III its hands. -
Did her majesty really know of the fact?
llleor, hear. But he did worse than shat
lie was the assassin of Cardinal Beaton. He
was tho principal actor in ''ihe real gunpow-
der plot" the murder OF King Henry Darnley.
The learned gentleman went ON TO prove these
assertions by reference TO letters in the State
Paper office and Tytlcr's History of Scotland,
aud continucd: They were really going to
give that ruifian statue. Why, there ought
To he another erected next 10 it OF Dick Tur.
pin. Cheers. Honest Wesley was the
next he would uoticr--a fellow who changed
his religion half dozen times, and each time
left memorandum that his last religion was
the most damnable in the world" ICheers
and laughter.l IL. absolutely "excommuni-
Gated" u lady in South Carolina because she
refused To marry him. Great laughter.l He
(Mr. OConnelD thought she got off very well
lCheers. Having made several onslaughs Of
a similar character against Wesley, the honor
able member proceeded To abuse the Wesley
an Mcthodists as most bigoled but power
less body, with Pope of their own, rejoicing
IN the euphonic name OF Jabz Bunting
loud laughter and cnum rated the political
cxertions he had nude in their behalf, and the
bad return he had received from them Well.
there they were-Wycliilr, Wesley, and John
hnoS-a pretty trio, just fit TO polka" with
Cromwell, Monk, and a certain gentleman in
black OF whom he had spoken at the last meet
ing. Loud laughter Next the learned gen
tlcman attacked the selection of Queen Eliz-
abcth, which he described as an Outrage ON
civilization and the sex To which she belonged
more proliigate wretch never existed, or a
greater stain OH humanity. In proof of that
he would merely refer TO her letter TO Sir A
Pduiet, lnstigating him to- that assassination
Of the Gu, en- of Scots which she afterwards
effected legally. Chcers.] That letter was
cXtant, and proved his assertion. Ne horeJ
these remarks will leave some immersion
and rescue EGs land from the DISGRACE of in
ilciing such statues on the country. AT all
events he had done his duty. After some fur
ihcr general remarks he proceeded to say that
he wished 10 vlndicate himself from partici-
paiing III the inconsistency attributed by the
Chronicle TO Sir Robert Peel i'm his conduct
TO Rosas; but he conceived that the line of
policy pursued by the latter was full iustifi-
cation Of the Minister in the employment of
force against the monster. Hear, hear1 The
learned gentleman next proceeded to review
the present political aspect of affairs as rcgar
dcd LELAND and first adverted TO the recent
address OF the newly organized Orange BODY
which he described as perfectly harmless
docum mt, proving by It's absence OF any com.
plants against the Catholics that they really
suffered 40 injury or injuslce. Lords Roden
and Ennlskillen were like two worthy alder
men IN Cork, who always voted against the
Catholics. One said to the other. II don't
kno~ why, but hate ihoss Pdpists" "And
50 do ], Dick" sal the other, "for exactly the
same reason" Cheers and laughter. All
The grievance under which the Ordnseman
seemed to labor was, that they were not per
nhttei TO tyannise over their Catholic brrlb.
rem. They were like The American. who iIf
dignantly demanded Of an English constable
who would not permit him to beat his slave.
is this land OF liberty. where a man cannot