The New York herald., 1868-01-06

TO prevent any great mischeI oeing aons se'vss IL
cnannel Tne grievances were not remedied, the e.
mands Of the people we're conceded. No,sing las
been done in ireland except under the inacsace OF IT,
ror II YOU 20 back tue lrst time when the horrds
peuai laws werc ameliorated y6u wi ind dur.lg
tie time OF The American war o( Independence WHEN
tho government 10 London felt that would not DO
haye q great war witn the colonies hand with az.
affection In Ireland and the penal laws were mit!gatH
10 some extent In 1899 the Catholic Emancipation bl
passed because he would not take the responsibility h
civil war. Afterwards wnen great famine tosx
pisce, Q poor law was passed for Ireland, and le
Unencumbered Estates Court established in order
that the sale Of land might be maos mvs Tree bul e.
cept under the pressure n soe great sMsfgAncy, "
man can gon. r Snyilsaf gree. having beea done Y
these great meetings disrsgarded whst was more
natural or inevitable than that certain position OF the
people, not reasoning WE'LL stimulated ey AZ mpas-
stoned feeling Of the wrongs done 70 their county,
should descend into the rsnks-ths odious aud the
criminal ranksof dark conspracys II last year Par
great meetings had been held in vain, If the popular
voice had risen, that al the world should hear u
but the deaf members Of the Imperial Legislature,
you would have had in Eugland-I win not say .
dark and criminal conspiracy-out you wouia
have had men who would gradually have WORKED
instructed Them principles and in practices which are
near akin to tho worst form OF criminal conspiracy.
Cheers) Come together; look each o.her in the faces
let the men who comprehend the things discuss tnom
fairly before yoa consider them y vel ior .ns
require and then let your rulers take that voice - g
ndcant OF the will Of tho country and lot them bead 10
IL and give country that which dena ands Cheers
That has been done for Ireland and s ON that
groaud and for that that you have at this mo-
mtnt the terrible and caamtous state or things that
exists In America you hau anoAer Ireandas Ireland
hsch does not fear the government in iretrnd an Ireland
sohsch full Of passion ,cita regard 10 whas ey oeltsue
10 be the suferings Of The country they have tet Hear,
hearl Many Of these men are and many Of shem
desperate They have been accustomed to deeds-wnat
q a most eavenomsd and sangunary civil war; and,
freed now from thai wal, what moro likely than thai
they should turn the instruction they have received 70
purposes which they believe In some degree patratic
II the government! Of England ana the government Of
the United Kingdom as it Is called had been govern.
ment OF statesmen does any man IN the world believe
iney would have allowed things 10 come to such pass
thisf your leading and eminent men. Instead Of
clamor,n9 pntanly for ocsf they had undertaken 20
been done Ireland might have been tranquil and the
Kingdom might long ago have been united. tch1ersl
civilized world points to our condition The newpapers
trouble she Just now-and the newspaper OF the
United States, discuss with grsst freedom, but with
less fairness the condtioo Of this couhtry with
respect TO the state Of things In Ireland They do not
they write about Ireland and they point 70 the people
Of Great Britain and that We have not done our duty
towards our sister country And whassvsr 30 ths
responsibility neither be weighed measured
rests upon us, the people Of England. Now 4 would
greatly in character from the state OF things existing
between England aud Ireland and II It were not deli
cate subject 70 treat upon upo1 which ! nov nth think s,
greatly we have loa IN na..sn% poio7 and ~vral ,sll
iaaaence uth other n1ions and especially
with regard to our means Of defence. Take
one point only-the question Of taxes. Many
people understand the question OF taxes who can.
not understand any other question am . not aols 20
supporting. out OF the imperial axaton force
Of twenty-five thousand men IN ireland to Keep the peIee
Of country that hare ruled oucra5soutely ruled
fr many hundred years, which has been under the
sovereign and Parliament Of Great Britain for 50 many
from twelve thousand hfteen thousand police, equal
to the finest soldiers m the quanty OF the men, in
drill. and in discipline Cheers THIS is not ALL We
have at this moment In Canada, three four thousand
miles away about fifteen thousand soldiers paid out OF
the taxes Of this country. Aud why are they in
and. If necessary, drive back tho Irishmen In
the Unted States And icere not for the raoral ene
Sor q e qounme Tn here !" d. duS | su Tat uat a,s Tsa
far greater than hare ys see-cottd hare
arien hat frontier betosen the Iishmen in the United
States and the nb1ecs Of the Brth croun in Canada
Well, then, we have from hfly TO ffty-hve Thousand
men, whom every one OF us has to help maintain We
have mentioned They are botn n Ireland and Canada
because the irish people disconnected and nsuitcd
people, having grievances which tney constantly OK.
pan but which have hitherto refused " look at or
refused 10 remedy; and there 10 not single one
Of them which any sensible man among us
them 's Nv withoS. 5 asking. tcnserA) II would @ uos
diminish OF action In the least degree, nay,
y would strengthen i for every purpose and remove
time periods settled the character and repu
tation Of England. tcheem.I We slaii BY and By
whether the present government u capaoie Of deaing
with this question Sir Robert Peel when he resigned
Office upon occasion, admitted candidy that Ireland
was his difcuty not he had done his best
to deal with IT, but that because OF the party that sat
behind him. and the stolid opnon winch then prevailed
widely In the country, ne dare not propose TO Para
msnt the measures which be knew were essential 10
the pacihcation or Ireland tCheersl He knew that
n he had proposed tncm he would have been
driven from ,hs leadership OF his party. There
foro
he could, doing his best, although he failed, aod
the last couessng that Ireland was his great dii
Guilty. What then, can tue tory party do with lrclanda
There is part OF the United Kingdom In which the
principles OF the tory party havs had ucn full and per-
feet exhibition they have had IN Ireland They have
had an Established Cnurcn to thsr hearts contenI t
They usurped the ecclesiastical revenues OF the
whole nation and given them to small section whose
whole does not much exceed the population o all
Hanches and Stafford heersl They have had nearly
all isnd the hands OF great propretors nearly ali
the magistrates have been chosen from these land
owners and the Protestant raty. they have had any
amount OF sodtery and police. Tbere IL not sing
thing that the most otuso and bgotted tory can desire
whioh bas been had In the most full
and complete shape IN Ireland. Cheers But
unfortunately for the torres, tteu only pecthc Uaen
dargr feJrrr. They have no security, and
don't comprehend any, for allegiance but tnat which
In poweriessncss to rebel and the consequence
measures, and often OF most stringent character;
. administration OF the law. calling on the poo.
pls Of England TO support them In al That sewers.
(Cheers.) could make some excuse for severe al
ministration OF the law, that they would
rap div and earnestly advance measures likely to give
Satisfaction disloyal people ,heers A. pres ut
I see nothing OF the kind. Perhaps when Pariia-
ment opens We may see something OF u !,
bnt venture to say tnat there ia man 10 Ire
iaud who Is a greater traitor 10 the Queen and
tho laws Of his country than n Minister VINO con.
tinues to hold Office, and Is at the same tine not
eD ghencd enough, who have not moral enough
TO recon mend 10 the Crown aud propose TO Par
msnt Of justice for the pacihcaon Of Ireland
DO let be understood ing that there
change OF government this question would bs grapped
with tue force which necessary. There among
the leading OF the whig party men who have tar
sentiments with regard 10 Ireland but who. whenever
they OF this question: afraid OF dealing WITH II
be dealt with, ana therefore might DO neces
sary. II tnere were change Of government-sup-
pose that change Of government we're such ~ people
genersy expect-to stimulate with strong language,
and By . strong expression Of public opinion,
the timid counsels those who might succeed the
present government when u resigned otfico Bu, the
more consider this question the moro sm impressed
with its indescribabo seriousnesA ! think OF macy
xhnqs which sure are not without foundation
which cannot and winch dare not publicly discuss
before this audience. ] think u has within u pers
such as for long time tn country has known aud
that IL requires great resolution and sdom such N ws
don't often nud In or goyernnents u moei AZ re-