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in his speech of our remarks of last Saturday, and

denied our assertion that every concession made to Irish demands had intensified the hatred of the Irish people for England. Of manse, neither Mr. Sullivan not may one else can read the hearts of the Irish people ; but itis safe to say -that no expres- sions of hatred which we can Ten/mbar irt the old days have ever equalled those which have been published to all the world as the official invective of the Irish leaders against the party which pressed the recent great concessions on Parliament, —the Liberal Party. Whatean be imagined stronger than the statement in the Manifesto which preceded the General Election, that every man who did not vote against the Liberals would be doing his best "to deliver over Irishmen to chains, imprisonment, and death"? If that is not supposed likely to find an echo in Irish hearts, why is it put forth ? If it is supposed likely to meet with general approval, what better evidence can there be that the Irish hate most that party which has made the greatest concessions to the Irish people P