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cow _ no. 34
i VOL, 2%. « ey NEW-YOREK, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1826.. ot “NMOL.
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CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION. gether ; to liberate the country from an aristocratical thral- possesses its peculiar grievances, Yor insiance, one pas t
. : ee PT ae Mey dom; to. give tothe Forty-shilling fveeholders an opportunity | rish might complain that ft paid tithes and church rates, though
" ve On’ Friday, the 7th July, an adjourned inectine was. held at | of exercising their judgmentin voting for members of Parlia-{ there was’ nota single Protestant in the paris. A second .
‘ oe 5 -Chri itzsimon, Esa. in the | Ment; to examine their registries, to see they were complete ; | might say, that they paid tithes, yet they never saw the Parson, |
the Cora Exchange Hotel—Christopher Ritzsimon, Esq. in the | te) oreanise a perfect system before the next clectionse, Jf] but that ihe face of the Procter oes quite familiar to them, In’.
chair, - . . .
»,. Mr. Conivay was appointed Secretary, and read the proceed-
ings of the last day’s meeting—he moved that the resolutious
then passed should be published in the usual papers. The mo-
.~, tion being seconded by Mr. O'Connell, was carried,
seat REYVIVAL‘OF THE CATHOLIC RENT.
* ‘the day, he would announce a plan which was absolutely neces-
. ., sary to preserve the Catholics ia that situation to which they had
~ now reached—a situation from which they should take care not
. to be driven by their own ‘neglect. It was manifest that the
Landlords throughout [retand would inflict. their most malig-
t nant vengeance upon those forty-shilling freeholders who had
~-voted contrary to their orders, jaw in England a land-
» +, lord had power sufficient to crush a tenant unless that tenant
«were possessed of an independent capital. In Jreland, the law
of landlord and tenant aflorded much greater power to the for-
yo wer than in England, and those' remedies 10 which he was le-
ae . gaily enti
titled to resort against the dishonest tenant, would, he
~ feared, be now employed against those who were ready to sa-
“ crifice themselves and their families in the cause of their coun-
‘ try.’ [le (Mr. O'Connell) bad scena letter in the Dublin Even-
-ing Post, of Tharsday, from a Catholic Clergyman of West+
meath, the Rev, Mr. Kearney, tie contents of which gave him
pain, but he was much pleased with the resul’, A resolutizn had
7 been entered into by the parishioners of Kilkenny West, to'sub~
so. _ Scribe for the purpose of protecting the tenants from the fury
“of the landlords, Thelandlords liad openly avowed their in-
tention to punish their tenantry for daring to exercise the elec-
tive franchise with freedom and unfettered. He (Mr. O'Con-
nell) trusted, if these facts against the landlords were properly
proved, their conduct would be brought before Parliament. . It
would be had if the legislature would not protect the tenant in
ht which it, had itself’ conferred, and
rndiord from annulling and destroying
riterof this letter suggested that a Ca-
tholic Rent should be established to protect the tenantry.. The
tine had arrived when that reat ought to be instituted, in order
to indemnify the forty-shilling freeholders for the losses which
they might sustain on account of their noble conduct, and the
‘surplus, if any remained, might be devoted to the purposes of
‘education, ‘He, Mr. O'Connell, would himself publish “in the
Newspapers a plan for its collection, and that the money col-
lected be lodged in the Hibernian Bank. He- would subscribe
i £16 ;—L£10 for himself, £1. for Mrs. O'Connell, and £1 for
brows “each of his unmarried children, The Catholics of Iveland form
f a nation—they should i
gee "pos y The forty-
se » shilling freehoiders had nobly and bravely exerted themselves
yo fa the cause of their country, and would it be just that they
should be now abandoned to the fury of their rapacious land-
Jords? We, Mr. O'Connell, would appeal to the Catholic cler-
gy on this occasion, and he was. sure that he would not appeal
ju vain. [twas to their exertions that the collection of the late
Catholic rent was principally-due, Hf each individual in the
-conntry subscribed one penny a month, an abundant fund
ae would be raised to indemnify those forty-shilling frecholders
who had honestly done their duty... He was sure that in eight
and forty hours after the publication of his letter, the several
t . * Catholic clergymen in Dablin would have gone round their pa-
rishes, soliciting subscriptiuns. ‘Some of them indeed had al-
.ready applied to him, (Mr, O'C.) to commence the collection in
Dublin, ({fear.) There was no doubt thata fund would be esta-
dished suficient for all purposes. ‘This fand was to be under
ae controul of the Order of the Liberators; and as every shil-
ag of the former rent had been entered in the books, so every
farthing of this fund would also be carefully entered by Mr.
Dwyer. He, Mr. O'Connell, would not move a resolution on
this matter heze, as the meeting could not entertain it, but he
t _ avould content himself with this announcement, pledging him-
‘ sel to carry the thing into effect as speedily as possible.’ He
had now to state, that Mr, Mulvaney, the artist, had sketched a
»uedal for the Order of the Liberators, but owing to the unfor-
- tunate illness of My. Mossop, the medal was not completed.—
Te hoped, that as this first-rate artist Was prevented by ilincss
b. from exeenting it, some other Irish artist of abitity would be
* found to strike it off. "The order of the Liberators, it was in-
‘ tended, should consist of three grades; first the Liberators;
second, the Knights of the Grand Cross; and, third, the Knights
Companions, ‘They would endeavour to prevail on Lord Clon-
scurry to become Grand Master, (cheers.) Shey should also
have a Chaucellor, Prelate, &e. No person would be admitted
nuless he sentin his claim in writing, arising fom having done
-service to Ireland. Two acts would entitle him to he admitted
_ Knight Companion; three, a Knight of the Grand Cross, &e,
, He, Mr, O'Connell, would send in his claims, first, for having
served the Catholics of Ireland fora space of twenty-hre years,
secondly, for having formed the Qld Association; and thirdly,
‘or having instituted the Catholic Rent. . The object of the So-
a : - * Mr. O°Connell said, that before they. went into the business of
steps like these had been taken previous to the late elections, it
was now plain, that in the county Derry, for example, Daw:
the nominee of the Beresfords, would not have been returned.
This self-satisfied gentleman would be left on the shelf. : He
hoasted that the Protestants, himfelf among the number,’ pos-
s more talents than the Catholic. ~ Many friends of his
(Mrs O'Connell’s) would be content to be put on the’ sami
equality in other respects to that which they possessed in this
particular with their Protestant brethren, and he believed that
there were some amongst them not wanting in capabilities far
superior to any possessed by ‘Dawson's: Protestant frien:
Dawson himself was even beneath ccntempt, and he (Mr. O'C.)
would not have spoken of such au insignificant individual or his
speech, were it not that an adventitious importance was attach-
ed to him on account of his being representative for the county
of Derry. He trusted that they would be able yet to show hira
that he should not hold that seat inspite of them. (cheers.) He
would now beg leave to call their attention to the business of the
day, namely, to make the necesssary arrangements for the pre-
sentation of petitions in the next session of Parliament... He
would suggest that the general petition of the Catholics of Jre-
land should be presented on the first day of the ensuing ses-
sion of Parliament, immediately after the reading of the King’s
speech, and before the address should be moved. » The petition
of the Catholics of Ireland was of too much. importance to be
treated like a turnpike or enclosure Bill. ft was a maiter of
policy to ‘act otherwise. ‘The question was, are the resources
of England to he drained,{in order to retain the tail of a disputed
power, or should the government unite the strength end cunsoli-
date the interests of the empire by rendering justice to Ireland.
The political power of the Catholics was now great and exten-
sive, and it was materially increased by their persecution. —
But if Emancipation were granted, their political strength
would dwindle into weaknes, and though such a resuli would
be more uscfal in its consequences to the stale, it would be less
grateful to individual pride. If Emancipation were granted,
the Catholics would be, as it were, metied down, and would
form a part of the entirestate, By the delay of emancipation,
their strength was more and more consolidated. Such a delay
amalgamated them iu one bond of union, and raised those who
possessed talents nmongst them, to an importance which, per-
haps, they wight not otherwise attain. . ‘The grauting of eman-
cipation, it was evident, would, in-a great measure, putan end
to the increasing strength of the Catholics, as a seperate body;
and, perhaps, for that reason. it might nut be very advantageous
to them... But what he (Mr. O’Connell) had now stated, must
be plain to the English Ministry—it must bi even to. the
prejudices of Mr. Peel, for notwithstanding his bigotry, there
was a good deul of common jsen c about that gentleman; wit-
ness, for example his improvements in the department of the
Jaw. It must be evident to the English Ministry that # faction
should no longer be supported in this country. \ Such a line of
government produced aloss to England of from two to three
mijtions annually... John Bull would look into the matter, aud
no doubt, opine that such a quantity of money should not be
spent in order that Master Elis may be the idol of the Orange
Faction, nnd that the sceond city in the Empire shall be repre-
sented by Mr, George Verner Moore, or whatever e'se ie was
called, a Barrister who was never troubled with too much busi-
ness, Such a state of things might be very agreeable to the
Corporation, and to the drunken Club at Wyll’s; but it is not
the conduct which a great Statesman should adopt, If Eman-
cipation were granted, the Catholics would be enabled to refute
the vile taunt of disloyalty, and to prove that they were actu-
ated by the real sentiments of gennine loyalty. “The moment
{reland was conciliated, that moment Ireland might set the na-
tions of Europe at defiance.’ , But she was now in the condision
of the broken soldier, with his arm ina sling, and his weoden
leg. To obtain Emancipation, they shonid be united and unres
raitting in their exertions. They should have the petition of
the Catholics of Ireland on the table the first day of the next
Session, “Iwo petitions from two Provincial meetings, should
be presented on the second, and two similar ones on the third
day. It was impossible to form an Association to carry these
objects into execution, but they might be effected by individual
exertion, “He Mr, O°Conueil, had already sigued his name to
a pledge that he would procure a Provincial meeting in Mun-
ster. Le hoped the geutlenen would do the same for the other
Provinces. He could promise Mr. M'Dermott's exertions
for Connaught. Ne might not advert to Ulster, as they
surely could not-want an “Irishman” there; and for Leiu-
ster, he trusted some gentleman present would offer himself!—
There was no audacity or self-complacency in doing so—it was
4 work of trouble and Jabour—an act of servitude to the coun-
4
son,
a third it might be told that though the parishioners were bur-
thened with heavy rents, they never saw the lendlord. These,
aud similar evils, can never be prevented, ti! tne body of the ° +
people have a share in making the laws by which they are go-
yerned, in other words until Emancipation. is conceded. Mr.
O'Connell concluded by moving that “ This meeting earnestly
recommends the presentation of the Gencral Petition of the Ca-
tholics of {relacd, on the first day of the ensuing session of Pare.’ +
Tiament.” hoe rand .
‘The resolution being seconded by Mr. Browne, was carricd®
unanimously, * . -
«, Mr. O’Connell next moved, that itis the opinion. of this mect+
ing that two Provincial Petitions of the Catholics of Ireland, ’
should be presented the second day of the ensuing’ Session of,
Parliament.” . Lo —
r, H. O'Connor rose with great regret to advert to a report!
which appeared in this day’s Morning Register, of a speech de-
livered by Mr. O°Connell'at the meeting of Wednesday, In
that speech, as reported, the couduct of a geutleman who had
eitier proposed or seconded one of the meibers for Cavan,
was animadyerted upon in very harsh terms, He, Mr. O Con-
nor, had the honour of knowing that gentleman very well, and ! «
he must say that he never knew any gentleman whose feelings
were more interested in the success of the cause of civil and re-
figious Jiberty.. Yue gentleman to whom he was alluding wag
Mr, Humphreys, - He, Mr. O'Connor, usted that it would ap-
pear what bad beew publistied in the Morning Register as a res
port of the learned gentleman's speech was au overstatement. .
Mv, Saunderson, the gentlcman whose nomination Mr. Hum-.
phreys seconded in Cavan was one for whoin Mr. Huwphreys -
entertained a great private esteer He, Mr. O'Connor, had
himself met Mr. Saunderson in private, and from the expres~
sion of Lis seutiments then, he was sure though he had given
no pledge to that efiect, that he would vote for Emanicipation, .
Me trusted, then, that Mr. O'Connell’s sentiments kad been
overstated. At the late election in the city of Dublin, no one
was more anxious than Mr. Humphrey to support the Whig
Candidate—that man who in Inheriting the virtues, also. in-
herited much cf the talents of his illustrions father. :
r. Ford, in consequence of what hed fallen from Mr.
O'Connor, rose ta mention that Mr. W. Humphreys, who se
conded the nomination of Mr. Saunderson, not content with
doing so, gave his second yoteto Mr. Maxwell the Orange can
didate. When Mr. Humphreys saw bis Tenantry going in favor”
of the liberal candidates, he menaced them with the driving of
their cattle, and he, Mr. Ford, now held in his,hand a letter 4
he had received this morning from Mr. Suthwell, ia which it is
alirmed that Mr. Humphreys is now driving the cattle of his.
Tenantry, because they voted for Mr, Southwell. In thecounty
Cavan, Mr. Humphreys had chauged sides, and ‘joined with
Babington the Postmaster, and Mr. White, of Redbills and
other such furious Orangemen, iv opposing the liberal candie
dates, by means of a violation of the constitotion, Hf he had
contented himsclf with supporting his friend by stconding his
nomination, and if ke otherwise remained neutral, his conduct
would have eluded observation, but instead of that ke had Ope. .
posed the People in their struggle, by every means within his
reach. ‘Lhough defeated in Cavan, they had made 2 good fght °°
of it. Though ail the Landed aristocracy were arrayed against
them—though the Landlords came into and sat inthe bvoths,
in order to frighten their tenants {rom voting—though neither
Of the liberal candidates could appeur at the hustings, in conse-
quence of the vile‘conduct of the Bank of Iveland.
Mr, O'Connor—Oh | you know I said vathing of the Bank -
of Ireland, * (A laugh, : :
Mr, Ford continned—Though they kad no one to support
them but Mr, Pallis Mr, O'Retily, Mr Brady, and a few more,
they polled upicards of Tico Thousond Forly Shilling Freehold.’
trs. And if the Bank of Ireland btd not interfered, and if Mr. aan
W, Humphreys had not lent hisaid to the illiberal side, it was ~ .
more than probable that one of Jeast of the popular candidates
would have succeeded. Why docs Mr. Uumphreys carry twa
faces under ahood ? Why does be act the part ofa Liberalin
Dublin, and go down to giv his vote to Orange Maxwell in
Cavan?.. +. . . oa :
Mr, O'Connor was not aware, when he spoke, that Mr. Hun:
phreys hud given his second vote to Mr, Maxwelt,
Mr, O'Connell said he now mppeared as counsel for the
porters (a laugh.) fe speech which had appeared in the Ze-
ister was oaly se fat Gierent fiom that which he (Mr, O'Cons
ucll) had delived, that it was couched in better language. . Re-
specting what he had said of Mr W. Humphreys, the report . .
was perfectly correct, They did not want Mr Humphreys’ .
but it would be desirable that they
“ciety would be to bring individuals of patriotic sentiments to-
“ : . ‘ ° :
would add a fresiness and relish i
' - , ‘
try. Ifthey succeded in getting up these Provincial mectings, | two liberal Candidates were returned,
the petitions should be presented on the 2d and 3d days of the | the city was at length secured by
Session, and'every suceceding day 10 parochial petitions should { sell) thought the attempt so perfectly hopeless that he had nos
be presented. A printed form for them might be distributed, | taken the trouble of registeri
should all be varied—that } much to his honour perse
greach, ‘There is no parish’ ke was able if necessaty to poll 1500 Cathalics on his side, Mr,
assistance either in the city or county of Dublin. | lathe latter,
The independence of
Mr. Grattan. He (Mr. OCon
i
ering hig own vote. Mr, Grattao,
veredl, and on the day of the election
a