The liberator : his life and times, political and social . Cbaptcr (Tbivtccntk KING —1S29. Englands Answer to Irelands Cry for Justice:Decline since the Days of Henry VIII.: Irelanda Necessity for England: A Catholic Triumph:Address to the Catholics of Clare: Excitementand Agitation: Consternation in England:Monster Meeting at Ennis: Scene at the Hus-tings, the Sheriff and OGorman Mahon : TheVoting Day: Mr. Vandeleur and his Tenants:Return of OConnell: Speech of Shiel: TheChairing: Excitement in England: The Bishopsand Priests: Official Irritation: King Dan:The Leinster Declaration: Le
The liberator : his life and times, political and social . Cbaptcr (Tbivtccntk KING —1S29. Englands Answer to Irelands Cry for Justice:Decline since the Days of Henry VIII.: Irelanda Necessity for England: A Catholic Triumph:Address to the Catholics of Clare: Excitementand Agitation: Consternation in England:Monster Meeting at Ennis: Scene at the Hus-tings, the Sheriff and OGorman Mahon : TheVoting Day: Mr. Vandeleur and his Tenants:Return of OConnell: Speech of Shiel: TheChairing: Excitement in England: The Bishopsand Priests: Official Irritation: King Dan:The Leinster Declaration: Letter of Welling-ton: The Emancipation Bill Passed: OConnelUsPlight to a Seat Disputed: At the Bar of theHouse: Re-Election: Smith OBrien: Clare election n 3 point in Irish history. stand-Far centuries no Irishman was al-lowed a voice, or even the humblestutterance of his opinion, in the govern-ment of his native land. The EnglishGovernment boasted of its freedom—won-derful things were said about Magna Charta,the palladium of the peoples rights, forwhich, be it noted, the people were indebtedto the Catholic clergy, as they are still in-debted to the Catholic clergy in Ireland forprotection against landlord coercion at elec-tions. But, however excellent the constitu-tion of England may have been, the Irish were notpermitted to enjoy its benefits. 538 Dogges to be Shot Down. When their own Brehon law, sacred to them byits even-handed justice and its centuries of obser-vance, was taken from them, they asked again andagain to be allowed the justice of English law. Butdo ; for all reply they got—the sword, the triangle,and the gallows. Their cries for justice were silencedoccasionally by brute force by men like Cole, Coot
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