The Sun. — 1828-10-20 (London, England)

FROM THE MORNING CHRONICLE.)  . . Mr. Lawless has been arrested on a charge of heading a riotous mob of twenty thousand people or upwards, on the 23d of September, in the neighbourhood of Ballibay. This event could hardly fail to produce a strong sensation ist Dublin, and so.' COrdinglY it formed the subject of warm discussion at the Catholic Association on Thursday last. Mr. Sheil, who opened the discussion, did not say that the charge against Mr. Lawless was not warranted by law. We should suppose there can be little question that the proceeding at the head a a multitude with colours is illegal. But Mr. Lawless pro; bably was not aware that he was acting contrary to law; and he immediately complied with the wish expressed by a Magistrate, General Thornton, not to enter Ballibay. The Catholic Association recalled Mr. Lawless, too, the moment that it appeared against sg,dailways . '. the farther prosecution of his mission might be Lawless stands attended with danger. An interval, too, of three c'ealividliwoi ttillhari weeks and upwards has elapsed since the offence otthopeopko ndeelpietlpsa charged. While this harsh measure of justice is dealt out to the Catholics, how fares it with their defiance ? "Blood," says Mr. Shell, " I repeat albllooladw, aCtutlwlicblood, has been spilt at Ballibay. The earth is yet wet with gore, and the Orauge bayonet which went into the Catholic heart lies red in its sheath—. a Coroner's Jury has returned a verdict of ' Wilful Murder' against the Orange assassin, and yet he walks abroad with impunity; he insults the sun with —he his presence—the full light of day is upon him does not lie deep in a dungeon, but walks forth in but the the Orange procession, or howls at the Orange orgies. Orange Popish misdemeanour draws down the vengeance of i‘ThihredeCraetrhiosliicet jEonevseoyuipsocnonulsir itilii,d while a the Government, the Protestant Felon is overlooked, and left to the special and disinterested vigilance of :wliitihunaigclhlywosileidtr,. nst tchaethsnvlrieesteahndtoprjoutsetsitcaen?tc" Have the Government taken a single step to arrest the villain who, in the open day plunged a poniard into the bowels of an unoffending Catholic ? Have they the cea dNinooaprittlehndiaLni toy: of e whirl,lti the ee rtsfhil offered a reward for his apprehension ? Three weeks The nh a. 1 ivi. Suchisea rGaPi are Government executedheeaeridiisdmo ef n bringingt mightily vigorous when the object is to punish Catholics, but looks another way when Protestants perpetrate crime. It revenges itself for the bullying{which it sustains ft • om the Orangemen by be" .ing big . against the poor Catholics. ssLord Anglesea, in his capacity of Viceroy, may be compared to a poltroon, who, after every kicking lie receives, revenges himself on his unoffending wife at home, by bestowing on her the blows he had not the courage to bestow on his aggressors. The laws are habitually violated by the Orangemen; the Catholics are the sufferers; but. the Government takes no cognizance of the habitual violators, but lies in wait for some oversight of the sufferer, to make up for its deficiency. This is nearly as clever as the Penal System to which the British Solomon in his youth was subjected, according to Sir Walter !Scott, namely, the giving him the benefit of a discipline a posteriori, exemplified on the bottom of another. This proceeding of the Government is no doubt an admirable mode of obtaining respect for the laws from the Catholics, and of procuring respect for itself. The Catholic Association have determined, in this case, to attempt to supply the defect of the Government by offering ;t reward for the apprehension of the murderer. On the recommendation of Mr. Sheil, they voted three Resolutions, expressing their surprise at the wrest of Mr. Lawless, and at no efforts having been made for the apprehension of the assassin of the murdered Catholic, and offering a reward of 5001. to any person i or persons by whom the Orange assassin shall be ap..