IRELAND.

Mr. O'Connell's second letter to the National Association of Ireland soon followed the first. It commences with an expression of regret that the Association should have been termed " National " instead of " General.;" as he repeats, he wished to have kept that title in reserve for an association of Ilepealers, in case it. should be necessary to form one. Ile the!' points out that the law requires the Association to be distinct from any other ; and warns the members against any union or connexion with the Trades Union, the Central Committee, or the Registry Society. The difficulties in the way of obtaining justice for Ireland are described, and their opponents classified. There are the ignorant county voters, liable to be excited by the " No Popery" cry, and jealous of the influx of Irish corn into England ; the Irish Peers,- such as Vesey Fitzgerald, the Earl of Glengall, and the Marquis of Westmeath ; the Tory party, headed by Stanley, Peel, and Welling- ton. Of these he says- " We know them well ; we know their conduct when the two latter were in office; we know that they selected Lord Iladdington as Lord-Lieutenant, be- cause his paucity of intellect and want of fixed principles made him an advisa- ble tool for the oppression of Ireland. We saw the flag inscribed No Popery' insulting seven-eighths of the people of Ireland, and waving over his head. we saw all the bigots in proportion to their virulence and hatred to the Irish peo- ple, Shaw, Lefroy. Jackson, promoted and rewarded.

" Every measure useful to Ireland has b,:en opposed, strenuously opposed, by that party. " Were they again to regain power,: Inland would be deluged in blood !- every bitter and exasperating passion would be set loose-faction would be en- couraged iu the Magistracy, the Shrievalty, the Jury-box, in the corporations all over the country. " Take the Bench-almost all, or at least the far greater part of the Judges, arc entitled to retire on the superannuation pensions provided by law. Why do not the aged, and almost doating-why does nut he who has earned for himself the appellation of ' Tarlety Ra,' retire? Alas! ask yourselves this question, and then ask yourselves how many resignations would you have if the Tories were once more in power.

" Again look around you, and see who would fill that bench, and what hope there could possibly be of peace or tranquillity for Ireland, if the Lefroys, the Shaws, the Jacksons, were to be judges of the had ! But this is too frighful a picture to be looked at without something like insanity. " Do I exaggerate the intentions of the Tory party? No. I diminish their intensity and their atrocity. " There is the great organ of their party, that in which they published their manifestos-there is their avowed, authorized publication, the Quarterly Re- view. What plan do they develop ?-what project do they disclose ? " This-simply this-to pacify Ireland by appointing an officer with the talent and power of Cromwell, to rule Ireland for ten years !

" There it is; Cromwell reduced the population by his wars and the desola- tion that ensued, near three-fourths.

" Yes; the Tory faction devote to destruction full three-fourths of the people of Ireland. The monsters cry fur blood-more blood-years of blood and massacre. The desolating sword of Cromwell? Such is the party that me- naces Ireland.

"But it is not menace alone-nor injustice; it is insult-bitter insult. We have borne, and may still bear, injustice ! But insult, Irishmen, insult ! " They tell us we are unfit and unworthy to be trusted : they tell us that the Scotch may be trusted-and in this they are right ; they tell us that the Eng- lish may be trusted-and in this they are right ; they tell us that the Irish are not fit to be trusted. Where is the language sufficiently strong for our reply? Miscreants they are, and liars-that is plain. "But why waste one moment in wads? We never could find any words sufficiently virulent to express our just indignation and contempt ; and even if we did, we may easily scorn to use them. Let our actions speak fir us-let one universal cry resound throughout Ireland. The Protestant of Dublin is equally entitled with the Catholic in Galway- and the Presbyterian in Belfast. One cry, then for all Ireland : Associate, associate, associate ; Protestant, Catholic, Pres- byterian, Dissenter—assocrave, ASSOCIATE, ASSOCIATE ! Peaceably, legally, constitutionally, associate. Every being that writes or calls itself man, let it now associate, or renounce the name of man and the manly character."

He then enumerates the allies and friends of Ireland-

" 1st. We have the revered name of the King with us. Read his opening speech to this Pasliameut. 2d. We have with us the King's Government, forbidding us to despair. "3d. We have with us the Government of buil Mulgrave in Ireland, dis- pensing all of justice that is within his reach, and bidding us to confide and to how

' 4th. We have with us the Reformed Corporations of England, and the intelligent and patriotic inhabitants of the great towns and cities.

" 5th. We have with its the wealth, intellectual power, patriotism, and energy of this great metropolis. The corporation of London, and the inhabitants of Westminster, Southwark, Lambeth, Finsbury, the Tower Hamlets, and Mary- lebonc, with all their Representatives, save one, are strenuously, actively, our friends.

"6th. The intelligent, pats iutic, brave, and ever-unconquered people of Scot- land are with us.

"7th. The House of Commons, tyith a daily-increasing majority, RIC with us—a majority of about one-sixth of the entire Representatives of the People are with us."

Ile contrasts their present power with their feebleness when the Catholic Association was first established ; and yet even then they were successful.

" Whatever was done once can be done again. It ishmen-Protestants, Ca- tholics, Presbyterians, Dissenters-tally, rally for Deland and liberty.

" Always remember our three great objects,-Ist, to preserve and support the King's Government-Lord Melbourne in England, Lord Mulgrave, nnurell name, in Ireland. 2d, to preserve as far as we can, peace, good order, freedom from agrarian disturbances, and from crime of every description, no violation of the law, no breach of morality'. 3d, To procure a satisfactory settlement of the Tithe question-a satisfactory, because a full participation with Scotland and England in Municipal Reform.

" Let our Association be single and independent of any other, respecting all unions and societies that struggle in any way in the same sacred cause, but amalgamating with none of them. Let our Association be felt and understood all over Ireland.

" Place it upon the basis of the Justice Rent for Ireland.' That I may practise as well as preach, I send my Justice Rent for Ireland,' for myself, my and descendants, for the year 1836. •• Meet weekly ; digest in committees every point upon which honest men may differ. Let every man be disposed to yield to others equally honest with himself every thing but principle. Harmony, union, exertion-perpetual, un- remitting exertion.

" I subjoin a list of those for whom I subscribe. I will be in Dublin so soon as tl:c cause of the soreness of my heart will permit : perhaps there are those in Ireland who will offer up a fervent prayer to God, to remove, in his mercy, the cause of that soreness and sorrow."

Then follows the list of the O'Connell subscribers.

"JUSTICE. RENT FOR IRELAND"-FOR 1836.

Dank] O'Connell, N1.1" £5 0 Mrs. O'Connell 2 0 NI aut lee O'Connell 2 0 Mrs. M. O'Connell 1 0 Fanny O'Connell 1 0 Mary O'Connell 1 0 chrkteptier litzsimon, NI.P. ...... 2 0 Mrs. Fit zsimon 1 0 Mary arconsiell ritzsimon 1 0 Daniel O'Connell Fitzsinion I. 0 Chri.dopher O'Connell Fit zsirnon . 1 0 Thomas O'Connell Fitzsinton 1 0 !Henry O'Connell litzsinnon 1 0 Charles O'Connell

£2 0

Mrs. O'Connell 1 0 Mary O'Connell 1 0 Teresa O'Connell 1 0 Kate O'Connell 1 0 N. 3, French '2 0 Mrs. French 1 0 Daniel O'Connell French 1 0 Harriet O'Connell Ftench 1 0 Mary O'Connell French

1 0

Morgan O'Connell, ALP 2 0 John O'Connell, %I.P. 2 0 Daniel O'Connell junior 2 0