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in our oppression of that fine people. Had it not been for the 

 paternal admonitions of the priesthood long, long ago, Ireland 

 would have been in rebellion from one end to the other. Amongst 

 the thousand grievances imposed upon her by the ferocious arm of 

 unrelenting England, just fancy to yourself proud and domineering 

 parsons taking their tithes at the point of the bayonet, in districts 

 where one solitary. Protestant individual cannot be found to answer 

 Amen to the Sunday service. Fancy eleven bishops of the Church 

 by law established, after maintaining themselves, ' their wives and 

 families, literally leaving behind them, according to the Probate-duty 

 returns, no less than the enormous sum of two millions and seventy- 

 five thousand pounds sterling! ! ! Warburton, the son of a blind 

 Irish piper, actually left more than ^500,000. But the game of 

 diabolical plunder and oppression is now fast drawing to a close. 

 I beg to draw your particular attention to my opinion concerning 

 Ireland. Trust not to one word of what you will see in our Govern- 

 ment papers touching the final issue of 'the present agitation for 

 repeal. There can be little doubt but that the Government calcu- 

 lated on a general massacre of the Irish at the meeting at Clontarf. 

 The prohibition of the meeting was purposely deferred till the Satur- 

 day evening, when it would be morally impossible to prevent the 

 people from assembling. Most providentially, O'Connell was in 

 Dublin, and by his giant exertions, and those of the clergy, a stop 

 was put to the meeting, just and but barely in time to prevent 

 the most fatal consequences. Foiled in its abominable attempt, the 

 Government now vainly expects to irritate the Irish past endurance by 

 importing, wantonly importing, immense stores of arms into Ireland. 

 Still the people remain perfectly quiet ; and the determination for 

 repeal gets stronger and stronger every day. Now, mark my words, 

 there must either be a full repeal of the Union or a separation. 

 How this will be effected I cannot say ; but I am sure that it will 

 be effected. The world has the novel instance of nearly a whole 

 nation, headed by its clergy, agitating for its rights, with a firm de- 

 termination not to break the peace ; and incessant prayers are sent 

 up to the Throne of Mercy for a successful issue. Those prayers 

 will be heard, and Ireland will triumph. Our blinded Government 



