Show WILL TIna NOT It was in 1S6G that the British Parliament Parlia-ment suspended the Habeas Corpus act in Ireland in order that the LordLieu tenaut might have what was considered proper authority to speedily suppress a Fenian uprising which was reported as likely to occur at any moment The measure met with but little opposition in the House of Commons still there was one voice that was raised against the outrage and that was John Brights His admirers claim that it was on that occasion that his fine eloquence reached its climax After reviewing the wrongs of that unhappy country he said If the majority of the people of Ireland Ire-land counted fairly out and had their will and had their power they would unmoor the island from Its fastenings in the deep and move it at least two thousand miles to the west If home rule should meet with the same fate before the people of England that it did in the House of Commons Com-mons that passage in Mr Brights speech in 18C8 will appropriately express ex-press their sentiments in 1856 |