An urgent address fcom Mr. O'Connell to the electors of
:Ireland is
published in the And %Vedstesday, exit°, ting those who Were regis- tered in I 8:t2, more particularly, to be ready to reregister in the present month. The importance of their attending to this advice is thins pointed out.
" FirA--The regixtry of 15:12 is about to expire. Its lintel: tad effect will terminate next Octoher, cr very early In N0;1110,11' ; after that period no per-
son regkterett in I Wt2 csiil Ii • led to vole unle-s registered a second lime.
" Secondly-Ale reghdry or W114 ;111,icuI nutnerons—the Liberal party scarcely objected Sc, :my claimant. The registrivi were adjudicated upon by
Barristers selected for that special purpuse, and, with few exceptions, properly end judiciously Heleeted. a Thirdly—The registry of 1832 was the most numerous.—The Tory party at that time had not organized the opposition to the fair franchise; the hired swearers were not prepared for perjury; the technical objections were not then worked out; the intimidation of the tenantry was not generally practised. a Fourthly—The registry of 1832 was the most numerous.—The Assistant. Barristers,—many of whom were appointed by reason of their bad politics being deemed a compensation for their bad law,—this Tory part of the As- sistant-Barristers had not then been instructed in the best methods of render- ;g the elective franchise unavailing. "Fifthly—Thus stands the matter at present The most numerous of all the registries, and the most constitutional, is about to expire. If it be allowed to expire, the Orange-Tory faction will regain the representation—a represen- tation totally adverse to the interests and rights of Ireland, and a representa- tion based on a totally inadequate constituency—a representation which might almost as well be said to represent Jamaica as Ireland. Such is the represen- tation the Tories seek to establish.
I now ask all and every man who was registered in 1832, is he ready to band over Ireland to the merciless dealings of the Orange faction? Each man registered in 1832 is bound to answer that question.
"I take the liberty of asking the same question of every honest man in every parish ; and, in particular, I respectfully ask that question of every patriotic Catholic clergyman in each parish. I do this with profound respect, because I have alma's found that amongst the most exemplary priests are to be found many of the best patriots.
For the purpose of preserving the representation, it is absolutely necessary That immediate steps should be taken to reregister every Liberal elector of 1832; attention should in every locality be turned to the electors of 1832. Notice of reregistry should be immediately served for every Liberal elector of 1832; observe, they must be served before the last week of this month of September, or it will be too late. It is literally, now or never. " This is the only remaining and the last opportunity of reregistering the electors of 1832. I repeat now or never.
The advantage of reregistry will all be lost, the facilities of reregistry will all be lost, if the notices are not served in this month, September, and the claimants brought forward in the next month, October. "If this be done, each person registered in 1832 will be able without any
substantial difficulty, to reregister. Ile need not produce his able, or title; be need not prove the value aids land; his title is made by his former registry and continued occupation, unless a contrary case be proved at the other side. It comes to this: the difficulties which in original registries are thrown on the elector, are, in a reregistry, all thrown on those who oppose the elector."
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