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Foreign News: Mr. O'connell's Plans

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Day
27
Month
November
Year
1843
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Public Domain
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Mr. O Connell, after the mlerference of the Government, tlescribed his plans for the future, in the following lorms: "My course is manifest. That proclamation has done nothing to alter my ccvirse of conduct except in so far ae my atiendance at the meeting yeslerday was concerned. It l certainly did prevent my atlending that; but there all its imlucnce was at an end. I did intend before Parliament sat, lo have had a sitnultaneous moeüng of every parish throoghout Ireland, on the same day, to petition them: and those petitions were to be signed regularly by all the resident Repealers, commencing wilh the clergymen. Tcannot now name a day for this great simultaneous assembling of the Irifih nation; for I wjsh Úe excitement and indignation, raised by this foolis!; and mad proclama l ion in the breaste of the people to be j assuaged before we venture to do so. I give notice of my plan; and oí a certain day, vet to be appointed, every parish in Ireland, shall meel to seek the restoration of their native IiPgislature. Befoie ' he next sitting of Parliament, it wil! be necessary to hold two ofthese simulraneoua parochial meetings of universa} Ireland. The first, for the due exposition of their grievauces, and the drawing np of petitions to the Imperia] Parliament; the seconi', to have these petitions adopted and signed .rnan by man. These meetings wül take place after rnass; and the necessary business will be transacted in the Httle yards or inclc8ures attached to every chape]. I want to know how they wil] prevent our meeting to petition simultaneously throughont Ireland, ákhough they may prevent our meeting in multitudes. To arrange this. was one of my reasons for giving up monster meetings; but I have still sometdingf to u-ork out. I ehall also carry into operation the plan of onr Arbitralion Courfs universa]]y. Jn this I believe the proclamation will give lis no small help; and soon all over Jrelnnd, ihere will b gentlemen dis- pensing justice to all who seek ii. I have also anoher plan. It is to prevent frish escates being overloaded vvith morlgages, the interest of which is handed over to persons in England. The object is to buy up the debts due on Irish estates; and the plan ia mnof nrfimisinirHe concluded by offerirg the following1 resolution, which was adopted: "That whilst we wish to repeat to the people of Ireland, our convictiou that "whoever commits a crime gives strength tó the enemy," and while we piedle them and ourselves to a perfect obedience to the latv, we at the same time avow before the inhabitants of the Brit- sh empire, and before the inhabitants of the civüized worid, that we never will desist from the legal and constitutional piirsuit of the Repeal of ihe Union, until an Irish Parliament is in Coliege Green again."

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