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znany of them to fly to:jFr:aIi:Cc-
This was ‘the opriginof the French
faftipii, which has ;i[0n,lllll1t‘:(.l:,in a
degree ever since, as odious J-“lilies
have existed to ‘the present.-day.
‘With these and the late oppressions,
thejspint pol in‘surre<E‘tion isaddi-
tionally inillitntledp, resentment for.
invaded comforts is added to their
former resentment of ‘wrongs, and;
thelossiof Ireland rendered CV61!‘
“ttially more, probable, by the cor-
rqsivc feeling of hatred and revenge
The suspen-
sion of their coustimtiou,;,tnd the
loss of tlie,commozz riglm qf mm;-e,
cannot putjdowti that spirit- of
, insurre6tion whit;h they produced.
, f‘ The only‘, W1)’ to put ‘down
't,ebellion to remove the cause.”
Redress‘ of gtiie,vances, on the
broad scaleof general cimpztrtiality,
the, venjoyhneiit, of civil rights
equally imp”artetl' ;to',w(‘atltolikf,s as
mI.’r,o,t‘estaiits, A and 21, qotntntinity of
j ,r1ghts w,rtlrEnglislixneti,, can; alone
secure the tt'a‘nqt1illity and safety
of the‘ ft'I)[)‘ll"C‘,”.Tfrl);3 voice".of
humanity’, ysecopuded :by"tligtt of
-interest, cry Aalottdn, for’ the ::‘tdop-
‘tion of jthis salutary nteasure.
VV‘hcn’.shall.we become wise, if
experience‘ itself V‘ is incompetent’
to teach us? Surely, the example,
of America should have tauglit -us,
that a high spirited Eingl idet'crniined'
. people are not to ‘be 'pppr'e‘st .with‘
impunity; at least, A that it is a
fearful and tlangerous‘experiincnt ”
to hazard. , Bttt thoweverp Govern-
mentmay besensible of this ttfutli, ”
self-interest, .the A sordid attachment"
to ]3‘7‘QfffZ1‘I1(-l‘t9.p[qc;e,.’Wlll not be
thwarted, by mcjasuresfbuilt upon
it. ,For,we"repeat, and it cannot.‘
be too; often ‘repeated “,tl1at.history‘
, atidexperiettce pr‘ove,;t'liz'tt lig:,vgvc,p,
“religious Adistinuftions m’ay.. '-have
’9tlppllet‘lItpretext,a,9pifil,qf])0Iiti(:al httacltntent, begin by. giving them
‘manopogy l1as.been the ‘nctuating.prin'-
5.
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qf"II'cland.
ciple of civil clisscntion, and ofthat
unhappy national "misunderstanding
which has long injured the character
and lessencdthe value of Ireland.”
If'it even were tructhat’ the eman-
cipation ofthe Catholics was an un-
safe measure, a gradual amelioration
of their conditionwould be unasso-
ciated with danger, audwould papi-.
fy an enraged people. ‘Were a prof
misc made to tliernof eventual em.-
ancipation gradually conceded and a
pledge of its performance, given ‘in
the immediate grant of some politi-
c'al smut. The ‘hearts ofa generous
pcoplewould ‘glow with fraternal re-
gard fortheir brethren of Britain and
possessing’ a community ofintcrests
especially if Englam.’ was 61:5: witl:
nfomz, the brave- inhabitants "of
both islands -would defy the hosti-
lity of the world. < Let schools: be
established throughout‘ ' Ireland,
and the nation enlightened. -Let
the poverty-struck " people a .,-be
eased of oppressive tythes,- paid‘ to
a clergy with’wl'tom they have no
communion ;.:uid by,a‘rigidecov
nomy of-’ ‘Government, "in..s0mG 0
measure, of oppressive '-‘taxation;
. let'arts,aud manufactures be encou-'
raged‘; '1II1(l(‘ in'strong’-tout post‘
of the enipirefi Let; thc'.,‘remedy-
meet the evil‘ that existsain:-.Irey
-land; and'no ltttore.”‘ “"Let=n0t‘
the foul mask of despotism”. says
the enlightened ‘and eloquent‘: She-
ridan,‘ “ cover-' thE‘l:md,c but let‘
liberty .bloom"in all llCl‘,".1lI>E8Ul.f‘
where there existed it soil in -which
she was, ,‘c.apablc of nourishing.
‘It has been said; that now, in-, this
diflicult crisis‘, lwas‘ V the; time; for’
the C,atlioli;<:s.to‘sltew‘ their, loyalty
anrlattacltttieut to the constitution:
and tlteir worthiness to enjoy its
benefits !- But this was beginnin at
the wrong end. [If you wantt cit
some reason to‘ low 3'03; “Iff"yott
want,