The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-10-05

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| IT, The last meeting OF the Repeal Association was
not of very remarkable character The lloerator
attended, as did the head Paeiheator, Steele, with
other leading characters Of the agitation Charles o.
Council of Ennis, was called 10 the chair aud adj
dressed the meeting some length, and u the doc
trines c. o'Connell promulgated be carried out in
Clare, we are not among the class who would envy
q residence In that famous county Inc Chairman
In abiding To the triumph which the Sepeal party
had gained in Clare made use Of the following very
remarkable expressions: "No party, no matter how
great--no party no matter how desplcable, dare
profane the boundary OF Clare by any other doc
trine hut the doctrine that comes from the mouth Of
that great man" And little further on he has the
modesiy TO proclaim that all men, no matter how
distinguished for knowledge, patriotism, and de-
sire for the welfare Of his felIow-countrymeB, II he
cannot reason O'COnnell does on the government
OF Ireland 10 a madman or u knaye. Charitable
opinion! Mr.. Steele and eulogiZed their chair
man IN style that would have caused an angel to
blush. b. lore the speech Of the day, Capt. Brode-
rick, who is never absent from his post Of duty,
read an address presented to O'Connell by the
! poratlon of Waterford A good many letters, &c =,
from Roman Catholic bishops and priests were next
read After which, O'Connell rose TO address the
association. He FIST praised Lord Besborough for
his prompt exeitions to relieve the laboring popu-
ation by establishment OF the public works in
those districts where misery and starvation were
Represented TO exist. Referring to Smith o'Brien
sec-son from the repeal camp, he stated that II the
them Il would be Smith O'Bren.
Tn Is country, which has so long been the "difh
cufy" OF the British government, is at present IN u
hoHiiying and pitiful plight. Famine, with It's nu
mGOus and dreadful train Of diseases, knocks al
the doors of the great majority of its brave aud har-
dypopuldton. Already has the cry become uni
yesal, Give us food, that we perish not" The
warehouses;, which the lrshnan hates in his heart,
are being filled more and more every day, and, ac-
coIlinS to present appearances, the lower classes,
with few exceptions, must, ere long, become one
geIeral mass of paupers. The newt y-lnsalled gov
erIment is, it is true fully alive to the poverty and
dettution which prevails throughout that country
LGd Besborough-an lrishman by birth, resident
landlord, and philanthropic statesman--s endeay-
omg 10 Guido his predecessor in office. According
ly we are informed that he is prepared to sanction
anassessment OF a mllllon-and-a-half, 10 meet and
avert the impending danger. He is, therefore, APP
pling the provision Of the labor act, to which we
alnded IN our last, upon an extensive scale. He
he's ordered The holding Of extraordinary present
mnt sessions in eighty baronies, extending over
twelve or fifteen counties.
Ia our last, we mentioned that the Earl of Devon
AID other landed proprletors, had shown opposl-
tea TO the principles, rather details, Of the poor
employment bill Since then, Mr.. Smith o'Brien,
The leader Of the Young Ireland party, has address,
eda wordy letter to Lord John Russell. The object
OF Mr. OBnen's letter 49, to point out the lneihcien-
cyof the means which government are deyislng 10
povlde food for the people. His suggestion is to
/, cal Parliament together in the month Of October
thsr.howeyer, is not to be the Imperial Parliament
bat6 meeting OF the Irish members in Coege-green.
lhe letter 10 too long for insertion In our columns.
b connexion with the subject which Mr.. O'Brien
writes TO the premier, we may observe that the chief
secretary, Mr. Labouchere, has adore ssed crcu-
r to the several lieutenants Of counties 10 Ireland
which contains instructions 10 the magistrates how
. hey are To act under the provisions Of the labor
. pie act
The ord-eutenant, who seems DESTROYS of cult
ating the good opinion Of all parties, has received
evera ngratuIstory addresses from various parts
of the kingdom. He has also, at last, made a ten
. der Of restoring the dismissed Orange magistrates
The kind and conclIatory tone Of his excellency's
letters to these gentlemen makes up for any appa-
rent neglect Of their case. Two only of the four
have accepted the offer Both Mr.. Watson and
Mr Cleand have declined the honor but they couch
their refusal in respectful and becoming terms IL
would perhaps have been better had these gentle
men consented 10 accept the commission again, and
to have blotted OF their remembrance the sup
posed insult which they sustained al the hands of
the ex-chancellor Sugden.
Mr. O'Connell has retired from the arena Of pub
J lie agitation. He once more breathes the bracing
OF his native mountains, and inhaes the western
breeze that sweeps along the wavelashed shores of
= Kerry. He left Dublin on the 10Th instant and on
his progress 10 Darrynane Abbey received several
addresses, expressing unlimited confidence in his
political honesty, splendid talents, and invnclble
perseverance, To all Of the addresses Mr.. O'Con-
nell returned replies of the usual character blaming
and abusing the tories, but hudng to the highest
pinnacle the present government, and whaling up
with the most ardent aspirations, and almost in
voking the Deity to spare his existence until he saw
Ireland
| "Cireat, glorious, and free,
i First flower Of the earth, first gem of the sea"
! He has promised the association that although
enjoying the sports and recreatlons Of rural life
eQarrynane heshould not forget the darling pros
L.. Ill Is,.h DBL ri
= ureinp ON the &, Ray is to have weekly epistes
to send in the rent, an, inducing starving people
future course which they 'y!ng down plans for the
weekly meeting of the assoa- pursue me last
, Monday, the 18th. The absence was held on
; caused thin attendance. Mr.. John oCo hoerator
future hope of Ireland acted leader on tn 'he
casion. There was nothing remarkable in the
speeches The rent only amounted to ei02 Might
not these contributions be very appropriately and
1 humanity applied towards relieving the thousands
5 who are in absolute starvation.
The dispute that has sprung up between the old
and young Ireland parties has not been settled.
Both are as determined to maintain their re-
spectlve principles rather singular scene took
place at Belfast a few evenings ago. meeting was
held at that place the Nth, for the purpose Of
passing resolutions "of confidence in OConnell,
and to render him their support in his peaceful,
moral agitation for the regeneration of his native
land" There was strong muster of Young Ire
landers, who prevented the proposed resolutions
from being passed The scene, as described by one
Of the Belfast journals, really rich All sorts
Of confusion, shouting, Kissing, hooting, and cheer
ing were resorted to, making the meeting have more
the appearance of bear garden than that of sober
and rational men, to discuss the resolution proposed
IL was evident that the repealers designed to suhe
the free discussion Of their differences between
them and Young Ireland.
l The majority OF the meeting, however, showed
themselves determined to rise into the dignity of in
dependent-mnded, selfrelying men, Who would no
longer offer themselves as the puerie puppets of
any mans convenience or interests. The head re-
peal warden Of the district told the meeting that no
man had right to place his views in juxta-posuon
with those Of the lustrious iberaor of their couf-
try. Dr. M'Burney questioned the accuracy of
such doctrine, and the meeting terminated in COM
plete uproar, without agreeing to place unreserved
| confidence in Mr.. O'Conne.
| France.
| The advices from Paris are of the 17th ult.
Some of the newspapers, more particularly the
Presse continue TO advocate the Immediate under