The New York herald., 1862-01-04
THE QUESTION IN IRELAND.
Queen Victoria md The O'Donogh

dublin (icc Ig) corr o. tondence of the London
The richly deserved punishment of The ODonoghue s
recent ujrstlable conduct and language will give gene
raj satisfaction Tho pub felt that the government was
10 blame In overlooking his alliance with tho "National
sis and ha magstracy 1t large, gentlemen who dees
the principles Of that faction, also considered the reen
n of his name ON the ocia roll as nothing less than
grievance How, il was often asked, could any one pro
test with success against disar,ccn In ireland when
one Of its leaders was allowed abuse the position given
to him by the for enforcing the laws and uphold
ing the stu Of the country by teaching doctrines
subversive Of both The question was very natural one
but it will be that The authott were Just as
alive the public tie necessity of putting AZ end to this
anomaly. The Etxrinq Mdii believes that was in anti
cipation OF his removal from the commission or the
peace and with if possible to prevent it, That he
drew up and published the following letter.
TERRI iUIN CASTLE, KENMARE, Sunday.
GENT EMgN--On Thursday evening received your ,et
ter of the 10th ns acuainng me that on mat evening
the committee nominated a. he Rotunda was 10 meet for
the frs, timo. ! beg inform you that withdraw
from the committee as, upon reflection, see that the
resolution appointing it was too hastily adopted and,
in the absence Of many well known names, cannot com.
mand the confidence Of the country. am gentlemen
your faithful servant, ODONOGHUE.
To Messrs r. o. KELLY and EDWARD HoILywcoD.
The Dublin Daily E1iresS obs rves-
1t cannot be said that in this instance the executive
has acted with precipitate rgor Sufficient time mac nad
been allow the the Irish nationaiss to COOL
and, If may judge from the tone OF The O0noghnes
letter. the process has commenced although repentance
has Our readers cannot have forgotten the
fact this ntleman presided at late meeting in the
Rotunda the Oh OF which to express sympathy
with those who had oicred agrant insult 70 the honor
of this empire. The manifestation OF senscess dis
affection made upon that occasion by men who scan
daously ab the constitutional freedom which they
enjoy disgraceul in the highest degree, and would
not have been tolerated by any other government in
the world To have passed over without some reprchen
sion the conduct of who. holding her Maestps com
mission u the peace, engaged in such tratorous pro
ceedng would have been TO connvc at the commission
Of outrage upon the loyal feeling of the country
and the respect due to her Na sy her crown and dig
nifty Possibly The 0Donoghue may have supposed that
he would have been alowea the impunity for his
offence which Captain OReily obtained when he violated
tho Queens proclamation against foreign enlistment ard
Joined tho Popes brigade TO sustain an odous and inole
rable tyranny He may have have cOlrasted the indu
gent sorbcaance Of the IN that instance with
the eager haste and infexibe severity with which the
offence the magistrates OF tho North who incurred dis
pleasure by too conspicuous display OF loyalty was
visited and he may have imagined that none but those
who are true the throne and constitution neod appre
hend the resentment Of the Irish Executive such
his believe they have been disappointed,
they deserved TO be- Ho has been called upon to re-
to the authorities the trust which he has abused.
The penalty extremely light in proportion to the mag
nitude of his offence, but glad to find some evi
dence that the Irish government unresraned by the po
tical influence which may BIZ used against them are do
termned to perform their duty with impartiaty and
vigor.