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VOu. VER
IRELAND.
_ REPEAL OF TITE UNION. ,
Mertixe or tHE Parisnes or St. Nicuoas wituout,
| St. Lugs, anp tug Brsnor axp Deay’s Lizerry.
On the Wib of November there was a meeting of the in-
habitants of those parishes, held ia Cullen's Great Buiidings,
Francis-street, to consider the propriety of petitioning Par-
Jiameat for a repeal of the Union. The extensive rauge of
buildings was crowded to excess long before the hour ap-
pointed for the meeting. :
Doctor Samuel Bell, a Protestant, was called to the Chair,
* amidst tha most enthusiastic cheers of the persons assembled.
Benjamia Stepheas, Bsq., a Protestaat, was appointed
Secretary to the meeting. ce
Doetor Bell, upon taking the Chair, said that he felt highly
honoured by bemg called to this distinguished situation,
which their kindaess bad induced them to require of bim to
discbarge. ({Lear.) ' He had now passed a long life amongst
them, and had never. beea known to shrink from the per-
formance of any duty which his country called upon him to
do. (Ilear, hear.) ‘To his Catholic countrymen, as well as
to his Protestant brethrea, his character was well known;
the first he was ever ready to shield from the darts of ca-
lumaoy, aad the religious principles of tha latter he was ever
ready to assert, by claiming for men of all creeds a perfect
liberty of conscience. (ilear, aud cheers.) It had always
“been his pride, that he had been amongst the first of the Pro-
* testants of Dublin, to come forward io the struggle for free-
* dom of opiuion. and it vas now a cozsolation to him that he
had been in some degree able to shake off the fetters that
bound down his Catholic countrymen, (Hear.) There was,
however, at the present moment, a more exciting task to be
performed, and a more glorivus duty to be discharged—it
was one ia which both Protestaat and Catholic could cordi-
ally uaite—it’ was to assert the liberty of their country—to
sbake of from her the fetters of poverty which kept her peo-
ple grovelling to the earth, and to assert bot oaly the inde-
pendence, but the happiness, and the permanent prosperity
of Ireland. (Ifear aud cheers.) In tha discussions whieb
should take place, he boped that no man would utter one
word likely to perpetuate division, or disusion amongst
Irishmen, but that all would co-operate ia the one object—
the saggestion of the best meaus of repealing that blighting
and destructive measure to Ireland—the Union. (Loud
* eheers.)
Ahat he regretted. it had not falica into abler hands to d
Mr. Conlan moved the first resolution. ryt
Mr. Dolan, in seconding the resolution, said that it certain-
dy.was the right of every couatry to legislate for itself, and
Yreland was not either so deficient in talent or honesty as to
he incompetent to the task ; this at least was certain, that
Jrishinen could manage their own affairs as well as English-
gnen cuuld do it for them. (Lear.
Mr. Lawless here entered the meeting, and was received
cwith loud chegs... ° :
. Laurencé’ ion
, in moving the third resolution, said
charge that duty. It required, however, but little observa
102 from him as to the injurious effects of the Union, when
the very neighbourhoood in which he spoke afiorded so
strong aa argument, that werds could not add to its eflicacy.
"he Liberty was a proof of the evil consequences of the al-
fairs of Ireland beiag managed by a foreigu legislature. —
(liear.) Me was satisfied that if the Duke of Leinster bad
an accurate knowledge of the state of the Liberty, be would
have hesitated long before he aifixed his signature to the de-
claration. (ilear.) ‘The people, however, had but one duty
to discharge, aad that was to declare that they would never
Je satisfied until the British legislature had cousented to a
repeal of the Usion. (ob es.) .
Mr.’ Lawless, in risiag to second the resolution was re-
ceived with loud cheers. - Ke had. be said, the hovour to be
- an inhabitant of those parishes, aad he could not but eongra-
tulate thom and the country at large, at finding that mecting
so crowded. (Hear.) Hlis father bad been au iohaditant of
that parish for forty years, and he believed he wight say it
without any deduction from the truth, that no man had ever
: lived and died in that parish more venerated and respected
by his fellow-citizens. (Cheers.) Mr. Lawless was con-
tinuing his observations, whoo Mr. W. FP’. Finn entered the
meeting, and was received with enthusiastic cheers.’ Mr.
Lawless continyed by saying, that he was delighted to find,
‘that at the breakfast in Home's ou the precoding day, a di
reet and positive contradiction had beeu given to tie false?
TRUTH Is: POWERFUL,: AND WiLL PREVAIL.
NEW-VWORK, SATURDAY, JANUANY
hoods uttered in opposition to Mr. O’Conneil’s statement
respecting the ejectment of tenantry from the Fitzwilliam
estate in the county Wicklow.’ With respect to the recent
scene in which Mr. O°Connell was concerned, he (Mr. Law-
loss) was ashamed of bis countrymen, ‘that they bad. pot
stood forward in defence of Mr. O'Connell. (Hear.) “@tad
Mr. O'Connell been bis greatest enemy, aad yet was a stip-
porter of the repeal of the Union, he (Mr. L.) would buve
stood forward as his viudicator, and if necessary, would go
te the field to defend him with his life. (Cheers.) At least
he would not allow the treasury hacks to fire off their pocket-
istols with impunity, but would at all times be ready to re-
ture their fire. (Cheers and laughter.) ’
Mr. J. D. Mullen, in scconding it, said that the proposi-
tions contained in the resolution before them were se plain
and obvious, that it was quite unnecessary to enforee them
by any observations. .(Hear.) Ne believed there was no
one there, who had availed himself ef the opportunity of
personal observation or historical comparison, who roust not
perecive that the act of Union had tended to degrade and
impoverish Ireland. (Hear, hear.) They had even the at-
tesiation of the English minister to this fact, that the Irish
affairs were not only troublesome, but an impediment to En-
glish legislation. (Hear, hear.) They were told too, that
Ireland was not able to supply ber just proportion to the na-
tional contribution. , Why was she not able to do so? . Be-
cause the Union had robbed her of her gentry—it had taken
from the people ail the means of employment, and it had
taken from the country: her capital, geaerating and encreas-
ing with the resources of the population, and instead of Ire-
land now beisg filled with a happy end dadustrions people, it
was covered with misery, misfortune, degradation and rags.
Mr. Daly stated, that no man who knew the history of,
Ireland, but must be aware that a sad change had taken
place in the condition of her people since the consummation
of the legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland.
(Hear.). ‘To those who were aware of the capabilities of
Tretand for becoming a prosperous nation, and the industry
and talent of her people, which qualified them for taking ad-
vantage of those capabilities it was a miserable thing to he
obliged to behold the country rendered barren by neglect,
and the people as wretelied as they were unemployed. (Hear
and cheers.) » Why were they obliged to be, old Ireland so
reduced, and the people so impeverished? Because the
country was deprived of a resident parliament, and the peo-
ple despoiled of those who should be their natural protectors.
(Wear, hear.) Was it necessary for him to seek for proofs of
these assertions. The very building in which they were as-
sembled was a witness that spoke ‘ trumpet-tongued”. io
corroboration of his statement. He recollected to have seen
that wide and extensive building filled with operatives, sup-
orting by their honest industry their families in’ comfort,
and diffusing happiness in the litte circles ia which they
moved. The building was now deserted—the trade which
supported the operatives was gone; but w here were the ope-
ratived themselves—they had either hanished themselves to
a foreign clime, or they were to be found shivering with cold,
and perishing with huoger io their lonely aod unfarnished
garrets. (Ilear.) The scene of industry he told them of, he
witnessed before the Union—they had but tu look around
them to behold its contrast. (ITear and cheers.). He re-
membered too, when ove institution was alone sufficient to
shelter ail the poor, the helpless, the widows, and the orphans
in Dublin—that institution was in Chanuel-row. This was
before the Union. (Ilear.) Now, they had not only that in-
stitution, aud the mendicity instiiution, but ia every parish
the charitable inhabitants were out of their slender means
obliged to support two or three houses of refuge for widows
and orphans—il they did not do so, those miserable and for-
Jorn beings must die of actwal starvation. (Hlear.) In con-
clusion. Mr. , Daly said, that—conirasting what Ireland was
when she had a resident parliament with what she is now,
without one—secing what I have seen, and sceing what I do
see, I cannot but be a most decided supporter and advocate
of arepeal ot the Union. (Loud checrs ) ‘
Mr. W. F. Finn was here loudly called on. He said that
he had heen obliged, by his attendance in Carlow, to absent
himself from his parish meeting in Dublin, and he was deter-
mined to make up for it by attending at as many parishes in
Dublin as he possibly could.- (Cheers and laughter.) It
would be well if the Dake of Leinster, aud those geutlemen
who shut out the public from thoir proceedings, were to tell
them some way or another how they proved the repeal of
the Union t impracticable.” (Hear) "Their respected
yand yeu b Docter Dell} was a Protestant; but
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he was not one of those who had ever suught to deprive the
great mass of bis fellow-couatrymen of religious freedom.—
(ilear and cheers.) We
Mr, Furlong proposed the next resolutioa.
Mr. Brady seconded it, and in doing so, said, that as au
hamble medical practitioner, he hoped he might be allowed tu
join his voice in the ery for a repeal of the Unioa, It was
true that he was a disciple of Esculapius, but though be did
not love physic less, he loved the health, comfort, aud liberty
of his country more. (Cheers and laughter.) It might be
said, what bas the repeal of the Union to do with physic,
“ d—n your physic.” (Laughter.) .He answered that the
Union bad broeght on want of employment—waat of em-
ployment had produced misery—misery caused wretchedness ©
wretcbeduess led on to disease, and happy was the victim iu
whom disease had ended in death. (Loud cheers.) , Me.
Brady concluded amid loud cheers, by commenting in severe
terms, on the persens concerned in getting up the Leinster
declaration. ‘ :
Mr. M. Byrne next moved, that their petition should be
entrusted for representation to Earl Shrewsbury in the House
of Lords, and to Lord Brabazon in the House of Commous,
and that Colonel White should be requested to support its
prayer. :
Mr. W. B. Kelly seconded the resolation in an able speech,
in which he declared his determination, long as there was an
honest press in Ireland, to wage eternal war against the mi-
uistry, until the repeal of the Union was conceded to Ireland.
te. Grabam wished, he said, to mention a few facts in
coutradiction to the assertion attributed to the Recorder, that
his constituents wero net favourable to a repeal of the Ynivu.
He, with his friend, Mr. Forrester, brought round the requi-
sition—Quakers, men of every creed and class put their sig-
natures to it—it was signed by their churchwardens, and it
had the support, and would, if necessary, have had the signa-
ture of 500 of those who voted for the Recorder at the lato
election. (Hear aad cheers.) a -
. Birmingham moved a vote of thanks to Mr. O'Con-
nell, it was seconded by Mr. Catharines, in an eloqueut
speech, and passed amid the most enthusiastic cheers. «
Mr. Curran was here loudly called on. He said he did
uot consider that strangers should interfere with parish or
trade meetings; every where he went he found himself eu-
lightened ; for every man he met was able to state facts with
which he was unacquainted before. (Ilear.) Wiih regard
to O'Connell, be should wish, that aman who lost six or
seven thousand a year, by advocating the cause of his coun-
try, should find in the gratitude of his countrymen, somo
compensation for his sacrifices. Every county and parish
should subscribe to the O'Connell fund. . (Cheers. ros
'. Kelly, in moving that the resolutions should be in-
serted in the diferent newspapers, said in doing so, he wished
it to be understood that they would have notbing to do with
the Evening Post, that renegade newspaper, aud the defa-
mer of Ireland's champion. (Hear.] :
_ Mr. Marcus Costello said that he merely came to that meet-
ing fer the purpose of apolo; g for not being able to at-
tend at their committce meeting the night before—profession
al business alone prevented him from doing so. [Ilear,
hear.] So far as he was concerned, he was determined not,
to interfere in any local meetings, because the geutlemen
there and every where else were perfectly competent to ma-
nage them themselves. The corrupt, venal, profligate Even-
ing Post’states that the question was dying—the present
meeting gave the lie to that reereant print. .{Llear.] ‘Tie
question could never die while starvation stalked through the
land. [Iear-] All measures could be but palliatives—the
repeal of the Uuion could alone prove the panacea for Ire-
aod. -*
Mr. Fitzpatrick besought of them not to repeal the Union,
that was fraught with such blessings to the country .
[Laughter.] "Phe nobleman had not left the city to take the
wealth out of the country; no—~it was te afford splendid
scites for shops. [Laughter.] The truth was, that the Unioa
could not be spoken of, when men considered the arguments
used in its favour, butin the language of mockery. {Hear
Calumnies were Promulgated against the advocates uf the
repeal—they talked of a divorce, when the Irish were ouly
looking fora Scparale maintenance. | (Laughter.
Mr. Stevens moved a vote of thanks to the independent
press of Ireland. Mr. Keogh seconded the resolution,
which passed by acclamation. . a
urence Fiun, Dsq., was then calted to the Chai
. Mc. J.D. Mutien then moved the thanks of the meu °
that Venerable and excellent Protestant geutleman, Dr. Belly
= sagem