The Sun. — 1837-07-13 (London, England)

IRELAND.  DUBLIN, JULY TRADES UNlON.—Yesterday Mr. O'Connell attended an extraordinary general meeting of the National Trades Political Union. Never upon any former occasion was there so numerous an assembly of the Members. After the report had been read, which the Union had adopted at their last meeting, and a resolution carried to the effect that it should be inserted upon the minutes, the following resolution was put and unanimously adopted : " That we hereby earnestly call upon all sections of the Liberal party to use their influence and best exertions to secure the return of Mr. O'Connell, and thereby assert the triumph of popular and reforming principles." Mr. O'CONNELL then rose and delivered an address of which the following outline furnishes a short summary : " I began ray career in the service of my country•by opposing that measure so fraught with evil consequences for Ireland—the Legislative Union—(Hear, hear, and cheers) —and 1 have long struggled for its repeal.—(Hear, hear.) Do you know that lam a Repealer still ? I think that I have yet left enough of life either to render it unnecessary or to carry it.---(Tremendous cheering.) I have now avowed before you that I am in the progress of a great experiment for Ireland. The struggle in my earlier years was one of doubt and difficulty. I was opposed by many ; I was taunted and despised by numbers ; I was betrayed by some, and scarcely supported by any.—(Hear, hear.) Yet the struggle was not an unhappy one ; for the huinming of human happiness sounded ever softly and sweetly in my ears, and if I. be now alone I am but the more able to devote all my energies to the one object. (Here the Learned Gentleman became so affected that he could scarcely speak.) Our beautiful island could be made a paradise upon earth, if evil-minded men would but do her justice.—(Loud cheers.) What is the first thing necessary to effect this change? Good government.—(Hear.) What reduced her to her miserable condition ? Bad government. What were the principles of this had government ? Division among ourselves—making religion a passport to power, and a cause of dissension among men—profaning her sacred name, and making men hate men for her sake—hating and murdering one another in the name of the Gol of peace and charity. West's and Hamilton's gangs would not merely create and organize—they would even protect and reward the spillers of blood. I proclaim again from this spot, that the agitation of Repeal will be effectually and for ever put down, if Ireland obtain those measures which she would expect from a Parliament of her own, and which would put her on a footing of equality with other nations. Now, we have the fairest possible opportunity of performing our experiment. Did you hear what Wellington said in Parliament the other day, when he found that the Queen had retained the Liberal Administration, and was surrounded by ladies of the most unquestionable honour, but of \Vhig connections, when lie saw the true commanding officer, though in petticoats, said there should be an end to Corporate monopoly—(Hear)—the valiant Duiic wheeled to the right-about face, and declared that the Corporations must positively be reformed next Session.— (Cheers.) This is a fact that any corporator knows just as well as we. They are quite aware that they are fighting fora dead horse, and much good may the carrion do