The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-23

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commend all her Mess well disposed subjects IN this kingdom
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wi" be a" their proper peril BY % STSsr Of n GG' Chairman
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Mr. MEAsHER then proceeded to address the meet
ing. He said he had read the proclamation, which
had been signed by Mr.. Smith ,o'Brien, by order
of the council Of the confederation That procla-
nation would be posted the following day on
every wall in Dublin. and throughout the length
and breadth Of the land Loud cheers The
declarations of the people distributed through the
country, with insult and outrage-they had torn them
of opinion the capital to the provinces aud from
the provinces back again to the capital The people
should see that the present proclamation was not in
right to lay an insulting hand on the proclamations
Of the people For his mfr Meaghery part he would
stand as t. but for every one Of their prociamations
that were torn down. let them tear down one Of the
Castle proclamations" cloud cheers) With regard
to the instructions contained In the proclamation he
held in his hand and the advice which it gave, he had
not tho slightest doubt but the would be obeyed
aud the other accepted. (Iear, hear) For his part
he believed there at present spirit in the coun
try which Disseminated between that which England
and her ministers called law and that which the Irish
f1,aAt
true law. (Hear, hear) There was difference be.
the justice that nations melted out and estab
that
that the proclamation Of tho confederation would be
the only proclamation which would be obeyed in this
country. (Cheers) So far as he (Nlr. Meagher) was
concerned, he would obey it in its spirit and to the
very letter (Cheers.) Next week he intended to put
forward address to the citizens of Waterford, call
ing ON them to elect him as their in the
National Assembly (Cheers) On Sunday next he
should have the pleasure making his request in
SO much for the proclamation Of Lord Clarendon;
to the enrolment the National Guard (Cheers)
declaration in favor of the formation of National
Guard, and which had been prescribed in the Castle
ma nfesto already in of signature, and the
first three names to that declaration those of the
three men now under prosecution BY the Government.
Loud cheersl. He would avoid any allusion to the
ceedings at Limerick Of which they had heard such
distressing description He would from that
without allowing himself moments indulgence in
any recrmination because he felt that whatever in
jury Irish citizen might receive from another the
present time for mutual forgiveness (cheers and
on Monday, that he ready at that moment to for
give the hand that cenched to strike him. If that
hand ointing to heaven) gave him an assurance that
it would struggle to crush the common foe. Loud
cheers 1t in that spirit he regarded the proceed
ings at Limerick but in Cork there enthusiasm
which undoubtedly manifested that there existed in
the provinces power aud the will to cooperate with
the metropolis. On Monday he had the pleasure of
meeting 1000 men, who seemed ami mated by spirit
which, 1t had oulved the desolating famine, would
also outlve the Government who responsible for
the live. Of the people, but allowed them to perish
[Cheors) The third resolution proposed at the meet
ing to which he referred a declaration calling
the people of Cork and the surrounding districts
that which they had heretofore long neglectedhat
to cheers In speaking to that resolution he
(lr. Meagher) called on the assembly to arm; and
twenty five thousand voices answered shall arm
to sack house; not to confscate demesne not in
deed. to rob jewellers shop, to act robbers,
but as free men We not ambitious to act the part
OF bandtti; but animated by the examples furnished
by the chief cities Of Europe desire to look for Ii
borty as men should do who not ashamed of the
Mr. Meagher) that their voices might not be weak,
their petitions secuted and when they hurled def
al they not be at that he
force might at last acquire its true strength in this
country. by being the representative of armed ia
Guilty. Hear. hear. Animated by those sentime nts
he called on the people to arm; and, echoing these
sentiments. they responded to that call t;hecrs 1t
was scarcely for him to say that the organ
cation of the people in Cork perfect-they acted
as If they felt with one heart they thought with
mind and If it necessary they would strike with
mostly springng from local prejudices-there
little enmity there dividing the national strength
aud thereby giving hope and consolation to the COM
mon foe and If the govern ment had to rejoice
at the occurrences which took place at Lmerick-if
those who reported for hemf their detectives there
if those constables that reported for them but told
them the TRUTH they would have to change their
JOY into grief and to feel If there be black spot in
Ireland that black spot was encirced with flame in
which their power would be extinguished Cheers
After observations in reference to the gaggng
bi he proceeded. He had learned to value life only
for the dignity which surrounded the had learned
to value lfe only for the honor which it brought on
him and those with whom he connected,
aud on the country which gave him birth-he
had learned ~ value liberty of speech only that his
words might be heard, and liberty Of action
that his actions might be serviceable his country
1t for giving expression to those sentiments that he
had been prosecuted and he recollected the precise
words for which he had been indicted he would repeat
them that night but the pth and substance of them
If the last appeal which they about to make
to the Queen did not result in of h5ir de-
mands then he would reterate: sup with the barri-
cheers. He did not know whether the utterance of
such words should reduce him to the vulgar position
feon but he cared not for he believed it to be the
duty of every Irish citizen to speak that word which
struck the Irish heart most forciby word which it had
long desired to hear word which mutered in
to the winds where there no detectives castle
proclamatons warning them to be mute-it was the
duty be said of Irish citizens to speak that word in
order that there might spring up from the soil if
which should not be borne away from this island Loud
checrsl In the speech for which he had bee prose-
cutcd no had alluded TO the formation OF Irish
public" He repeated that expression IL the peoplc
driven to outbreak they would be the CO.
vernment persisted in the present course, and If
they were successful in that alternative. he
believed that republic would be proclaimed
in tho council chamber Of Dublin Castle
tCheers1 To speak honestly he would only adopt tho
republican form of government alternative; he
would not adopt il the first choice but he would in
est upon it as the last-he would insist on il the
Of government that would be in eternal hostility to
the power which drove them to such a extremity
lChcers.1 To the old constitution Of the country
the constitution of 17S2-he would cling with venera-
ton; but he wo nd mould il in conformity with the
spirit Of the age and would establish 1t on a tomb
which should on Sign to oblivion the anmosities which
had disgraced the country. On concluding n pro.
tracted and highly spirt-strring speech Mr. Meagher
submitted to the meeting the following resolution =
Whereas the Council Of Three Hundred proposed by the
late Mr. OConne si and now revived by the general wish
81 the Irish people would derive It's chief value being fair
Citations
Resolved That the Irish Confederation postpone. till its next
meeting putting forth formal plan for the