New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-09-23
~NEN-YuilK TRIBUNE.
GOV. sRwARD,s GRAFTON,

Ireland. who. through imprisonment, banisnment
md FIRE. still adhered 10 their charge; who prefer
ed 20 share the poverty Of the People rather tnan
,btain an establishment at the expense OF their I'D
ersy. Venerable Ministry 1t was the British
State that taught you to mingle Politics with he
Iision Wisely faithfully and in the fear OF 900
did you give back the fruits OF those n'tructions
II was your task to prove against the prejudices OF
skeptcal age that Piety still dwelt Ia the Cnofcn
of Christ and that Civil Liberty was chersneoin
its sanctuaries
Nor can we repress our admiration for the herO'c
People division among them would nave
rested, while panic or exeusabIe gust Oh pas
sor ,o;ybt have defeated Catholic Emancipation
Th.v nroved themselves worthy OF their great
leader by the confidence they gave him-w"'
thy Of Religious Liberty by practicing the virtues
he enjoned.
Generou. People May that leaders place be
.,cediv and vorthiy filed May the way OF
your ExiIes be smooth and pleasant, and your
long suffering patience be early crowned by the
restoration Of your country TO enduring lndepend
ence
Clare was part Of that Connsught which hsd
been the CITY Of X efuge FOR Catholic Ireland. Clare
was the Yorktown Of the Irish Revolution. y OoS-
sELL was the Representative OF Clare, ana not o"'y
of Clare, bat Of Catholic Ireland He was an eject
ed representative. obliged by Enghsh laws '"
stand outside the Bar OF the British commons
Iceland felt the importance of his position Heisno
y, On. .c. of anion a part Of the British Empire
consolidated into the Empire is going up to Lon
don in the person Of O'CossELt, to demand ner
constitutional place 10 the Councils OF the British
King. 10 demand from that King Religious Liberty
How potent is the attitude Of peaceful passive re-
si.tsncei How vast the power that virtue derives
from persecution OCoSsELL is now the most
majestic figure in the world
The British Ministry ADVISE the King thst Cath
ole Emancipation can no longer be resisted. MI
chat emans is to grant 1t by law, not to ooncede II
by seeming treaty--to emancipate Catholic Ire
land before her representative can reach the Capi
toll and 10 save wounded pride by denying CoS-
sEIt the seat TO which be has been elected and ~
DISTINGUISHING the refractory pessantry oil ireland
And this is done But the wound given to Brit
ish pride must rankle nevertheless for faithful
Glare though its peasantry are disiranchlssi re-
turns tine Lbcrator by reclamation.
O'CoSsELL as q Senator followed up the act OF
Emancipation by successful measures to modify the
Tithes OF the Established Church in Ireland, TO
open the close corporations Of the realm aud 10 es-
tablish a system of equal apd universal Education
In his native country while he lent to the English
Reformers eff ient and indispensable aid in the
Repeal of the Corn Laws which established more
benefcent system Of Revenue aud 10 that Reform
of Parliament which is gradually bringing forward
a new and better Constitution for the United King
dom.
These benefcont labors did not for moment d.
vert him from the great object which remained
the Restoration OF the Independence OF Ireland by
a Repeal Of the Act OF Union
His wand had still all is virtue, and he seized
on the Statute of Usurpation in the place OF his
former volume of magic the Penal Code Yet he
waited the slow but sure return OF popular impres-
sibility at home, andof despotic weakness ut st
James The Catholic Association became " pre-
cursor of Repeal Ten years were spent IN drids'
ing knowledge among the people, and then com
menced the ever.memorable agitation Tor the aoro'
CATION Of the Ac, Of Union Under the auspices OF
the 10y al RATIONAL Repeal Association in Concilia
tion Hall, all Ireland pettioned the British Paria
ment Sor Roposl-ef course without effect. Repre-
seutatves were returned from many districts de-
mandipg Repeal but all parties in England were
upmoyed The British Government maintained
that the sufferings of Ireland were exaggerated
that the csmor for Repeal Fictitious. and that
the people were contented and prosperous. Then
the Agltsto determined to exhibit ireland as she
was at home to her proud Rulers in England He
called the people forth, and they came in vast ms
semblies such masses of men destitute OF the
blessings of Providence as were never be-
fore congregated; could not be convened IN
any welLgov erned land such masses therefore as
could not be looked upon by their oppressors with
out shame and fear. His voice went forth among
his humble, heart broken countrymen like har
binger Of happier homes and days OF Freedom
They came up to meet him 10 600 at SIievrue, 2oOo'
at Trim, at Bellewestown, at Rathkeae, aud a
Dunlea-30, 900 at Caaircornlish-50 900 at Clones
at Caltrs, at Ballanakil and at lnishowen-oO,O O'
at Croon--7O 900 at the Currssh Of ktdare-lOO,Oo'
at Limerick, the scene of English perhdy-a
Kells, at Carrickmecross, at Mullingar, at Sligo
Drogheda. at Murroe, at Athone. at Tullamore n
Clfden at Baltinglsss and at Denny brook-2oo,o 90
at Longford, at Galway, at Mount Mellok' and 8
Roscommon--300 900 at Charleville. at khkenn.
at Dundalk, at Tuam. at Mayo at Clontebret, an
at Loughrea-4o0 900 at Csshel, at Nensgh.
Mauow, at Skibbereen, at Lismore, and at Mullas
mast-half million at Ennscorthy-7000 600
brave old Clare, and 80 600 on Tsra's revered IN
These multtudes came unarmed, without q
Inspiring notes OF martial music, on foot and wit
out provision for days journey. temperate al
tranquil nay, cheerful for their hearts were II
ofloye even to Englaud's youthful queen, and the
were animated with hopes new born in the PROF
ises Of their chief They exposed their penur
they petItioned England; they resolved never
cease pstitioning until their freedom should
granted, and then dispersed leaving the scenes
their sssemblage rs quiet aud undistarbed as I
bosoms of their Lakes. The British Governme
could not look, the people OF England could l
bear TO look At ireland in this piteous sttitu'
They affected fear-iesr of what Not OF invasi
not even OF insurrection-not even OF seditl
but fear tina, the laws of the Realm might
changed by means OF demonstrations of physic
unarmed force A greater meeting was yet to
assembled at Clcntarf memorable for the defs
even OF the C0nQls rors of ENGLAND by RYian II