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IREL AND. In Mr.. Chateaubriands Speech,
relative to England and Portugal, there is a par
tlcular reference to the state OF Ireland, exhb
ting an angry conflict Of interest and opinion,
equally omnous to the welfare OF England in
case of hostilites, as that which Mr. Canning had
thought proper to speak OF As existing in the
bosom, and threatening the power OF the other
nations OF Europe. This retort was to have
been expected; but we did not think it, at the
moment Of perusal, so entirely justified by fact,
as twould appear to be from another speech de-
llvered almost simultaneously with it, and on the
same subject, in the unhappy country referred
to. The orator was Mr.. shicl, the celebrated
catholic barrlster, and his language is no doubt
that OF all his catholic brethren.


After calculating the probabilities of war, and
adopting the conclusion that it must take place
he says that, in the spirit Of dscontented fear
lessness he reoccs at it! that il is from calamity
alone, the Irish catholics can hope for an amelo
ration OF their condition; that they are like the
wretches confined in the hold of Il ship, who re-
Jolce at the roaring ofthe storm, because the
wave that carries the vessel upon the rock
tears their prison assunder, with nothing to loose
by destruction, and something to hope for in
the chance of preservation! He says that it is
an awful situation TO be in, where sentiment Of
desperate and disastrous exulaton is felt in
whatever portends calamity! .'We are like ne.
groes in slave ship" .As things stand at pres
ent, We are compelled to exclaim in the Ian.
guage ofthe fallen spirit, 'sEvil, be thou, our
good. It would, indeed, be absurd to question
that IT IS from the dlstresses of the empire that
our pest expectations must be derived Facts
bear us unhappily out in this most unfortunate
calculation. There never was a concession made
10 Ireland, which was not wrunr from disorder


and extorted out Of fear" 1t may be said that


havo eebn speaking the language Of violence.