ON THE NECESSITY OF AN IRISH CONSTITUTION. The advocates for a repeal of the Union are very profuse of their admiration of the British Constitution, they very handsomely say they only want "the British Constitution, and nothing but the British Constitution." These good Gentlemen, either misunderstand the Constitution, or their vapouring only tends to shew, they would be as well satisfied with a place, a contract, or a pension, as a country. For our humble parts, we think an Irish Constitution, that is a King, Lords and Commons, the two last residing in Ireland, much preferable to any British Constitution. We have tried the experiment of a British Constitution as it extends to foreign parts, ten years; and we all agree, with the exception of a few good Judges, pensioned Lawyers, Soldiers and Policemen, that it is not in practice what it promised. No man can dispute the high character of a British Constitution at home in Britain; but, like many things in the physical and vegetable worlds, it is liable to serious injuries by travelling; for instance, it was very carecarefully planted in America, but in a very few years it degenerated. It allows, as it is exercised in Britain, liberty of conscience to every sect but one; but became so confused and sickly in the infant colonies, that it scarcely suffered any description, even the religion of Parliament, a full exercise of their opinions. Laws were enacted that cut out a Quaker's tongue for recording inspiration, and that knocked a Priest's brains out for practising Po. pish incantations; the Independents hung the Brownists according to law, the Brownists hung other saints by the same high authority, and each sect, in proportion to the power it had for the exercise of its legislative and executive privileges, was high in the praises of their enviable Constitution. Leaving this holy state of society as it existed under a British Constitution, to the exercise of its functions, we will take a short view of worldly affairs by the same Constitution: The people of New England were forbid any connexion with the people of Virginia, and the people of Virginia with those of New England, and both with the people of the islands. There were at this period very good "Hats and Hobnails," manufactured in New England, articles very much wanted in Virginia, but the Virginians were obliged to go to Old England for the Hats and Hobnails. The two parties could buy sugar, molasses, and rum, from their neighbours in the West Indies, who grew those articles, but were obliged to travel four thousand miles to buy them from strangers, who never made an ounce of either; yet, they had anniversary feasts, cannon firing, and such drunken and noisy rejoicings in honour of their part of the British Constitution. These things went on with their usual regularity, until it came into the head of one Franklin, a printer, one Paine, a ladies' stay-maker, one Washington, a farmer, and some other low bred fellows of the same description, that the Constitution was not as good in America as it was then in England, and they undertook, under the advice of a Doctor Warren, to cure the complaint at Bunker's-hill; but it resisted, as the medicine wanted sufficient strength, until frequent topical applications so weakened it, that it at last expired at a little place called YORK TOWN, in the arms of Lord Cornwallis, the Union maker. If we can again restore our Irish Constitution, we could then imitate the practical wisdom of our English teachers; we would declare it unlaw ful to build barracks or to export provisions, while ourselves wanted bread; to export hides, tallow, yarn, wool, to leave ourselves idle to em. ploy others; we would prevent other people clothing us, while we could save them the trouble: would also, if necessary, prevent the importation of tobacco, until our people were tired of eating butter, because by a little practice we would be able to persuade them that butter is a more wholesome article than tobacco; we would also prove that the importation of soldiers could be dispensed with, that any little fighting we might have to do, we could do it ourselves, Such a course of experiments would soon con vince us that we enjoyed some well founded reasons for future " Growing Prosperity," and might in a little time undertake, even in Dublin, to build a ship every month, instead of the present custom of building only one in twelve years. In short, we do sincerely be lieve an Irish Constitution in Ireland, is much better than an English one in Ireland. IMPORTANT EXTRACTS FROM THE NEWSPAPERS. The learned and polite writer of the Riding-house Journal is extremely active in his new character, we remember him as busily engaged in another profession; he took up the taws to defend the Constitution, and the pen to shield Mr. Foster, Our bo. dies writhed under one instrument, and our understandings are the victims of the other. On Sunday, that efficient and disciplined body, the Sandymount infantry, were reviewed at Irishtown, by their gallant and literary Commander, who was pleased to express the highest degree of satisfaction at the steady manner they went through their evolutions. A numerous concourse of people, at the same time, were equally well entertained at Chapleizod, by seeing the Gentlemen out of sight. Wanted, a hard-mouthed person, able to stand a strong cross examina. tion to prove that the author of the UNION STAR was an Informer; if any member of the Major's old Battalion of Testimony could be had he will have a preference. The advertiser is in such peculiar circumstances, that a man, at any price, must be obtained. Application to be made by principals only, at the Office of the Riding. house Journal, or at Comfort Lodge, the Major's Office, or at Claudius's Whipping-school, any morning before, Bank hours. Excellency the Duke of Richmond most liberally purchased three hunting coats of Irish manufacture, that they have forgot their hunger in their zeal, and are busy night and day imploring the blessings of Heaven, to interfere between the conqueror of the swarthy Hindoos and the slaves of Bonaparte. Mr. Foster's picture, by Sir Wm. Beechy, is daily and anxiously expected in Dublin, to decorate the Dublin Society House. How different is the condition of United America from degraded and oppressed Ireland, the former preserves the remembrance of her Franklins and Washingtons, whose talents rescued them from penury and and obscurity, while the latter is exhibiting the shocking shadows of her most disgusting revilers? Will the most wanton of our enemies dare to assert, that " Growing Prosperity," can be in any country deprived of trade, encumbered with immense military force, vexed with an oppressive taxation, and two thirds of its population strangers to animal food? Or will any one say that America, to whom such evils are unknown, since the happy expulsion of her Foster's, Clares and Percivals, is not a nation to whom the designation of Growing Prosperity would be more appropriate? The industry of the proprietor of the Riding-house Journal to obtain advertising customers is wonderful, for his guaging Honor is at every one's door soliciting business, but we are sorry to say with little effect. What a pity that his literary esta blishment had not the assistance of a whipping season to succour it! he could then, as in other days, bring the triangles to argue for him, a la Claudius, and who dare be so silly as to refuse their patronage? By letters received in town from Armagh we are advised, that Mr. Richardson, the Orange member for that ancient city, has very prudently hired a schoolmaster to teach him English, preparatory to the next meeting of Parliament, as he has been properly admonished' by his friends, Sir John Stewart and Mr. Verner, on the absurdity of seeing things out of sight, particularly at a period when Rebel adversaries would take every opportu nity of ridiculing, if not erasing our Orange institutions. HEAD-OFFICE, IRISH MA NUFACTURES. Proposals will be received at this Office for a sufficient supply of a new Edition of the New Testament, for the use of the establishment. The person contracting must prove on oath that the paper, ink, and printing, are of Irish manufacture. Signed by Order, BIBLE-MOUTH, Sec. The loyal inhabitants of Enniskillen, so celebrated in the annals of Orangism, have lately shewed the world they have in no wise degenerated from the Dutch loyalty of their ancestors. They resisted, about four years ago the introduction of Popery into their Protestant dominion, by opposing the erection of a Popish Chapel, and a few months since a deputation of them gutted and robbed the one impiously built against their consent, and a Jury of their countrymen, with real Protestant spirit, acquitted them, on a late trial instituted against the young patriots for their zeal. This intrepid avowal of Orange firmness must have its due effect on those temporising men, who, under the pretext of reconciliation, have in a cowardly manner shrunk away from their colours, under which their brave ancestors rescued their Religion and Liberties at the Boyne. The The Dagger Society of Dublin, sensible of the intrepid and religious character of their Enniskillen brethren, have voted a picture of Jemmy O'Brien, painted by Solomon Major, to be hung up in the most conspicuous building in that town, and have deputed Firethatch and Corporal Bible mouth, to present it. We hope, that if a return is to be made of adequate value by the Enniskillen heroes to the Dublin Dagger men, that our city will be favored with proper portraits of the late Lord Enniskillen, and his murdering crony Woulaghan. Yesterday, the Clerk of the Market passed through Ormond-market with the Irish Magazine of August last in his hands, he took some pains to express his dislike to the horrid book, by tearing it into small bits. We are sorry that a man of his high consideration should express any uneasiness at our conduct; but if he and his master, the Lord Mayor, continue to resist taking our advice, we are ́determined to be as angry as ever either of the two were. THE DUKE of richmoND. to this great and distinguished act, he most humanely provided Mr. Giffard with a sinecure of 1,4001. a year, his son with a place in the Island of Ceylon, invested Major Sirr with great authority and a salary of a thousand a year, and gave to Mr. Riddall, à lace weaver, the honour of Knighthood, in exchange for the use of Mr. Riddall's Racket Court, in Moore-street. Since the above acts of beneficence, his Grace has relieved a very numerous body of the people of Dublin, the hungry manufacturers of the Liberty, to the amount of thirty thousand persons, with a present of THREE HUN DRED POUNDS!!! and promoted the consumption of their industry by buying three hunting coats of Irish manufacture. His Grace's activity as a Racket Player, is highly spoken of by Barney Mc. Grath and Joe Saint, the markers in the court, who have been frequently beaten by his Grace by eight aces in one Rubber, though they had respectively two hands at a time. As to conviviality, no Gentleman of Irish growth has a greater portion of this hospitable and cheerful virtue; nor does any Gentleman, in the social hour, so justly appreciate the high reputation of our liquid manufactures. His Grace the Duke of Richmond has acquired a reputation of benevo-. Mr. Conway has been made free lence, of manly activity, and con- of all the convivial honours of Comvivial manners, unequalled in the bio fort Lodge, and has been invited to a graphy of Lieutenant Governors in seleet party of loyal friends by the any age or country. His Grace's ge- Major. These are handsome preludes nerosity is made particularly an histo- to his admission to some profitable rical fact, as it connects itself with appointment in the State. Mr. Conthe remarkable epoch that celebrated way has undertaken to write down the fiftieth year of his Majesty's war- the Irish Magazine, and the Major like and conquering reign as his promises his aid, to whip, dagger, Grace, with a becoming feeling, or swear it down. By this alli agreeable to the great character inse-ance, it is presumed, the Church parable from Deputy Kings, pra temand State will be delivered from the pore, bestowed FORTY POUNDS poisonous doctrines against whipping on the happy occasion, to liberate the and burning, that appear in the co unfortunate debtors confined in the xa lumns of that odious and disloyal rious prisons in Ireland. In addition publication. ΤΟ Luke White has favoured the inhabitants of Chapelizod with his likeness, painted by Sir Wm. Beechy, face painter to the patriot Foster. This valuable article was escorted from Luke's house, Gardinerplace, by a detachment of popish fortyshilling frecholders, who have promised their votes and interest to the Book-binder on the next general election. The procession was very handsomely conducted by the Rev. Mr. Mc. Farland, with the exception of a few of the Electors, who became unsteady, as their upper works sustained some injury by glazing their mouths. MODERN COOKERY. How to make a Catholicus Ipse. Take a bunch of blockheads, let one of them be an upstart, inflated, empty, supercilious, purse-proud, sneering coxcomb; let another be a shameless, brainless, brawling booby; let another be a selfsufficient, superficial, plausible pretender, unsettled as to any given points in party, politics or religion; let another be a giddy, talkative, well thriven school-boy, with all the confidence of a man-call them all counsellors; let another be a wrong-headed, error-seeking, persevering, bothering doctor; let them all jumble their brains, and get into a state of political insanity, let them aspire to empire among the Catholies, and let each of them hope to upset his against several of our trusty and well-be loved friends and subscribers, and being determined, as far as in us lies, to bring this disturber of the public peace to spee dy and condign punishment, we do hereby offer a reward of an entire set of that valuable work, our IRISH MAGAZINE, elegantly bound, to any person who will lodge information at our Office, within three months from the date hereof, where he, the said Catholicus Ipse may be found, so to be dealt with as the Editor of our Magazine in his wisdom shall deem expedient. This fellow, we understand, is a paragraph maker to a public print, and was formerly concerned in writing against our Magazine in the Slanderist, some time dead of the rickets, which it acquired by his nursing; he is also concerned with a desperate gang of speech makers, consisting of Lawyers, purblind Quid Nuncs, and balderdash Doctors, who have lately met in the Dublin Library, and at Stephen'sgreen Repository, where by incessant botheration they have materially injured the cause of Popery, and been a serious an-, noyance to people of weak ears. Given at our Council Chamber, in Abbey-street, this 29th day of August, 1810. WALTER COX. TO CON. CATSPAW, brother, when their purpose is accomplish- Who writes the long-winded Paragraphs for the ed; let them cabal, to defame all those whose talents make them, by comparison, appear nothing but prosperous presuming boobies, let them hire a news-paper hack, a shameless, trading defamer, a master of Babylonish dialect, who has neither the fear of God before his eyes, or the terrors of a horsewhip; let each furnish his quota of what he may think wit or argument against Mr. Clinch's learning, and Mr. Keogh's probity-let Paragraph knead the whole mass, when properly fermented, into añ essay, after his own audacious, scurrilous manner, and let him sign it Catholicus Ipse; let the Catholics read it with indignation, at the insult offered them in the person of Mr. Keogh-let all fear and quaking come upon the Conspirators, and let the whole blame be shuffled about and fall in the end upon the poor hireling paragraph man, who worked at his trade, and filled his belly by the sweat of his conscience. Weekly Messenger. DEAR CON., write these few lines to you, and I sincerely According to promise, I sit down to congratulate you on your apparent improvement in writing Paragraphs, as the best I have seen of yours for a considerable last I saw in the Messenger was by far the time, it being the shortest. In my former letter I forgot to read you a lesson on the subject of prudence and vapouring, but it will come in very good time at preI like to be at the Grammar Latin, because sent," nunquam sera est ad bonos mores via." I know it is congenial to your acquirethink you were a little astray in your last ments Con. In the matter of prudence I touch at Mr. Keogh, &c. for you introduced the names of Walter Cox and a Doctor Bre nan. Now Con. I assure you I am not Doctor Brenan, nor is Doctor Brenan Jack Squib, and I am sincere when I say that I had rather be in the hands of all the Majors in Dublin, and Lame Drury into the bargain, than provoke Mr. Cox and this same Doctor. You know Con. when squibbers like you and myself intend to fright peo ple |