The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-07

Mexican official documents relative to the re-
cent negotiations for peace. They will be read
with great deal of interest. Our readers will
also find under the "latest moment" head, an
important letter from Washington.
The Repeal Question In Ireland.
The result of the recent Irish elections gives
fair promise that the reign of humbug in that
country is tottering to its fall. A healthy ma
tona feeling is beginning to pervade all classes;
and The chief source of the many evils with
which the island has hitherto been afflicted, has
been laid bare. This monstrous source OF evil
consists in place-beggng The Irish members,
in order to secure votes at home among their
constituents, have been in the habit OF begging
appointments from the minister of the day, who,
of course, by the bestowal of Office acquired
lien on their support in Parliament. When
question affecting Ireland's welfare came up, the
noisiest protesting friends of the people were
generally found on the Treasury benches, voting
either for or against the measure, as the Minis
ter would dictate or else quietly staying away
and lodging the question, if they could not
muster sufficient impudence to give an open vote
preudcia to the interests they were elected to
defend This place begging has been carried to
an enormous extent. Even Mr. O'Connell HIM
self practsed it, and his sons have openly avow-
ed it. It is not at all surprising that all efforts
for the amelioration of Ireland have been para
USED by this system. The Irish delegation in
the British Parliament was a mere nonentity,
while the English minister held their votes in
his pocket. Many who would have scorned
to accept Office for themselves, were never
theless in the habit of soliciting it for their
friends and constituents; and firm was
the hold on their suffrages acquired by the
Minister in this way, that even during the fear
full pressure of the late famine, many Irish men,
bers were found so recreant to principle and hui
manity, as to vote against the large measure of
relief proposed by Lord George Bentinck, which
would unquestionably have averted the doom Of
hundreds of thousands who have since died of
starvation, and that, because the measure was
unpalstable to the Minister
1t needs no argument to prove that the interests
of England and of Ireland are, and always have
been, antagonistic. The trade of ireland has
been diverted into the English ports, and her
native manufactures totally destroyed by partial
legislation. This partial legislation could not
have succeeded except by the divisions in the
ranks of the Irish representation in Parliament;
for miserably unequal as that representation is,
the whole power of England, yet if it had held
itself aloof, and not merged its individuality in
both the English parties, it could have command
ed its own terms. The Irish people would have
always been in position to enforce an observ-
ance OF their rights, and no ministry would have
dared to insult or Cypress them.
Up to the time of the formation of the Irish con-
federation, the system of place-begging was
largely practised. Wherever the influence of
that body is now felt, the candidates for election
to Parliament are required TO pledge themselves
against asking place for themselves or others.
The principle has taken deep and extensive
root; and notwithstanding that its advo-
Gates have been bitterly denounced by the
Cancellation Hall Association, yet Of the
whole number of repealers elected, one
half are pledged against place-begging, and
many who are not repealers are also pledged to
ask no favor of the Minister. This great change
has been wrought in little more than twelve
months; and an evidence of the success of the
manly and independant principle upon which the
confederation is based, is found in the fact that
Mr.. Austey, an English gentleman of great
ability, who has been returned for Youghal, has
avowed himself an adherent.
Meanwhile, the Cancellation Hall repealers are
furious at the success of the Confederation, and
at every meeting indulge in bitter and acrlmo-
NOUS nvective on its members. They are
pledged to beg place; and one ofthem, Mr.. Rey-
nods of Dublin, not more than a week after his
election, confessed that he had already made
application for situation for one of his friends.
Mr.. John O'Connell is at the head of this Sec
ton of the party. He has constantly thrust him
self forward, with the hope of succeeding to the
leadership on the death of his father, and he has
actually ELECTED from some OF his most Jealous
supporters a recognition as future leader of the
people but this procedure has met with merited
derision and contempt from the entire body Of
the nation, most of even those most friendly to
Cancellation Hall, declaring it to be absurd and
impracticable. The gentleman has neither abil-
ity nor force of character, nor indeed one single
quality to fit him for so important station, and
nothing but the blind fanaticism of faction could
ever have produced movement in favor of his
elevation.
The anti-place-begging principle has acquired
30 much strength, that the Morning Chronicle, al
present the ministerial organ declares that it is
useless any longer to count upon the support OF
repealers in Parliament, and pronounces against
continuance of the system of purchasing re-
peal votes by the bestowal of place. 1t declares
that "the re-establishment of any such con.
nexion between the wings and the repealers as
that which at one time existed between the for
mer and O'Connell, seems to become, from day
to day, less practcable;" and it notices the fact
that even Mr.. Maurice O'Connell, at late meet
ing of the association in Cancellation Hall, had
evinced some anxiety to clear himself and his
friends Of the imputation Of being allies of the
ministers. This affords strong proof of the
prevalence Of independent principles in Ireland
Every man imbued with liberal feelings must
look with strong interest to the success of the
Irish Confederation. 1t is essentially national in
its formation and its purposes. 1t embraces the
talent, the energy, and the integrity of the
try. We wish it all success in its noble enter
prise for the redemption of the country, as well