Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-09-30

APosTRoPHE TO THE SwORD.-Ihe toll l l,
lowing truly eloquent and thrilling apos- Il
trophe to the sword, broken off, unlortu- 7
natey, by interruption, before its Perora- q
ton, is from the speech of Mr.. Meagher,
of the Young Ireland party, in ConcIlIa-
ton Hall, Dublin, on the day of the re-
cent rupture between the two branches Oh
the Repealers: 4
81 dissented from these resolutions, FOR
felt that by asserting TO them | SHOULD
have pledged myself to the unqualified re-
pudation of physical force in all countries
and at all times, and in every circum-
stance. This | could not do, for, my
Lord, do not abhor the use 81 arms in the
vindication of national rights. There are
times when arms will alone suffice ahd
| when political ameliorations call Tor drop
of blood, and many thousand drops OF
blood. Opinion, ! admit, will operate
against opinion. But, as the honorable
member observed, force must be used
AGAINST force. The soldier is proof against
an argument, but he is not proof against
bullet. The man that will listen to rea-
son, let him be reasoned with. But 1t Is
the weaponed arm of the patriot that can
alone avail against batailloned despotlsm!
Then, my lord, do not disclaim the use OF
4 arms as immoral, nor do | believe it is the
truth TO say, that the God of Heaven with
u holds his sanction from the use OF arms.
: From the dav on which, in the valley OF
D Rethulia. he nerved the arm of the Jewish
y oir to smite the drunken tyrant IN his tent,
y down TO the hour in which he blessed the
J, insurgent chivaIry of the Belgian priests,
L.. i bofh hpGn stretch
q ed forth from his throne of light, to conse-
t. crate the flag of freedom, to bless the pa
= triot's sword. Be it for the defence or DC
d it for the assertion Of a nations liberty
lie look upon the sword as sacred weapon
Us And If it has sometimes redeemed the
IT, shroud of the high priest, it has at other
IN times blossomed into flowers to deck the
%; tfreeman's brow Abhor the sword anl
OF stigmatze the sword! No, for IN the cFas
IL. ged passes of the Tyrol it cut IN pieces
al the banner of the Bavarian, and won al
Ct Immortality for the peasant OF lnnspr1CN
III Abhor and stigmatize the SWORD! NO
us for at its blow giant nation sPrang u
I'M from the waters of the far Atlantic, an
by its redeeming magic the tettered eoio
.us' MES became happy. free RepuoIlc.-,
res res No, my Lord; for it scourged the Do'o
dcH marauders out of the fine old towns o
r Teu Belgium, back into their own phlegLnaLl
l ne swamps and knocked their flag and laws
o~, and sceptre and bayonets. irto the slue
rom gish waters of the scheldt. My lord,
lan' learned that it was the right OF Nation
DHS, govern itself, not in this hall, DuI ap -
WIN the ramparts of Antwerp. learl0 ~ =. -
&c. first article of nations creed upon 49,
nnTt ramparts where freedom was lus.iy es', -
n n,;,h ted, and where the possession oil cne p
r wer ciOus gift was purchased by the eiiasi0n
generous blood - ID !
|s'm Here the speaker was interrupted :
80 Mr.. John O'Connell, who protested az M
81 these sentiments, and insisted ln ma -
80, j., Hn Meagher must cease to be tlell'o .or
H fset the assembly, or they must choose sOH
,,h ~ other leader than his father.
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