The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-04

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they will all be free. That s very pleasant to learn put
1t would be fatal error II we were to suppose that
pressed therefore the disease XseIf is expelled nom
the constitution And that Rhch tell you IL pam.
lully true, not resting on Hy authority alone ou.
resting, likewise on the authority OF the ministers
now in power ana especially or the Minister LOT ire
land who has previously told US that In large parts
are not associated with us as our hearts are with
one another and that TIE occurrence Of
Of punging this country into dangers not alone for
midable for their extent, but grievous, painful,
shocking TO the last degree In their character Hear
hear) For it is shocking, If II be true. that after
seven hundred years OF political action between
Great Britain ana lrelandmnot OF equal political
period, as between superior and q subordinate
country, entaling nearly the whole responsibility
upon the superior country, and taking 1t away from
the subordinate cOuntry-it is PAINFUL say to hear
that after seven centuries OF such connection this
condition Of fundamental estrangement should still,
Well, gentlemen, We proposed what l. In my sphere,
shall endeavOr to do-what l believe my right hon
frages, win cooperate in doing-is this.We pro
pose to try no other medicine for the sister
country than the medicine OF justice. (Cheers,)
we have no special recipes or formuary or fine
phrases to dangle before you before the eyes OF
Ireland. We propose to apply religious equality to
lists there-tcheers and cries Of "No') and carefully
to avoid and II necessary to resist, the erection Of
any other state church. tCheers.) We propose to
apply this method not because 1t is method neces-
sarly suited to all circumstances and all countries,
put because 1t Is eminently suited to and required
by the circumstances and the case Of Ireland. We
have the happiness Of living under state Of things
which undoubtedly Is OF very different order.
There are many nOncOnfOrmiSts in this country and
great is the respect they deserve at the hands OF
who are churchmen, for the zeal and liberaty with
which they make provision for their own spiritual
degree to stgmatize any Of them who ray be 30
possessed with the doctrine Of ecclesiastical indie
pendence as to think 1t their duty in Scotland and
all over the world, to protest If they think proper
church and state. But II, while far from stigmatizng
them, do not adopt their opinion, am sure they
would concede to me, and to many more OF us who
hold the same sentiments, that liberty which
claim for them. tHear, hear) Let England be judged
by its own standards and measures according 10
what its pubic interests require. Let Ireland be
system because Is thought to be good FOR England
be forced by British power upon Ireland, which de-
sres to shake herself entirely free from such do
minion, and which protests against our right and
title to force it upon her by any other law than that
Odious law, the law of force. (Cheers.) Well, to
back to the point at which started 1t Ia our earnest
BELIEF that by removing causes OF just although
inveterate complaint, we shall by degrees be per-
mitted by the blessing and through the wisdom Of
Providence to bring about better and happier
state OF things and my belef Ii that If you act as
believe you will, and return my right honorable
friend to the new Parliament and it should live some
thing like its natural term, you will, during the
brought TO close (Cheers) II my right honorable
friend should have occasion to render to you an
count OF his stewardship he will be able, trust to
point to some work done on your behalf, on behalf
OF ireland and on behalf of the great and hope IL
Will be the united country to which we owe our birth
and best affections, and TO the service OF which
our lives are heartily devoted loud cheers.)
After a short address from the Right Hon. W. Cow
per the proceedings terminated.