Tobringthesehordesofoutcastcaptainlesssoldiersunderduecaptaincy？Thisisreallythequestionofquestions；ontheanswertowhichturns，amongotherthings，thefateofallGovernments，constitutionalandother，——thepossibilityoftheircontinuingtoexist，ortheimpossibility。Captainless，uncommanded，thesewretchedoutcast“soldiers，“sincetheycannotstarve，mustneedsbecomebanditti，street-barricaders，——destroyersofeveryGovernmentthat_cannot_
putthemundercaptains，andsendthemuponenterprises，andinshortrenderlifehumantothem。OurEnglishplanofPoorLaws，whichweoncepiquedourselvesuponassovereign，isevidentlyfastbreakingdown。Ireland，nowadmittedintotheIdleWorkhouse，israpidlyburstingitinpieces。Thatneverwasa“human“destinyforanyhonestsonofAdam；nowherebutinEnglandcouldithavelastedatall；andnow，withIrelandsharerinit，andthefulnessoftimecome，itisasgoodasended。
Alas，yes。HereinConnemara，yourcrazyShipoftheState，otherwisedreadfullyrotteninmanyofitstimbersIbelieve，hassprungaleak：spiteofallhandsatthepump，thewaterisrising；theShip，Iperceive，willfounder，ifyoucannotstopthisleak！
TobringtheseCaptainlessunderduecaptaincy？Theanxiousthoughtsofallmenthatdothinkareturneduponthatquestion；
andtheirefforts，thoughasyetblindlyandtonopurpose，underthemultifariousimpedimentsandobscurations，allpointthitherward。Isolatedmen，andtheirvagueefforts，cannotdoit。Governmenteverywhereiscalledupon，——inEnglandasloudlyaselsewhere，——togivetheinitiative。Anewstrangetaskofthesenewepochs；whichnoGovernment，neverso“constitutional，“canescapefromundertaking。ForitisvitallynecessarytotheexistenceofSocietyitself；itmustbeundertaken，andsucceededintoo，orworsewillfollow，——and，aswealreadyseeinIrishConnaughtandsomeotherplaces，willfollowsoon。TowhateverthingstillcallsitselfbythenameofGovernment，wereitneversoconstitutionalandimpededbyofficialimpossibilities，allmenwillnaturallylookforhelp，anddirectionwhattodo，inthisextremity。Ifhelpordirectionisnotgiven；ifthethingcalledGovernmentmerelydriftandtumbletoandfro，no-whither，onthepopularvortexes，likesomecarcassofadrownedass，constitutionallyput“atthetopofaffairs，“popularindignationwillinfalliblyaccumulateuponit；oneday，thepopularlightning，descendingforkedandhorriblefromtheblackair，willannihilatesaidsupremecarcass，andsmiteithometoitsnativeoozeagain！——YourLordship，thisistootrue，thoughirreverentlyspoken：indeedoneknowsnothowtospeakofit；andtomeitisinfinitelysadandmiserable，spokenornot！——UnlessperhapstheVoluntaryPrinciplewillstillhelpusthrough？PerhapsthisIrishleak，insucharottendistressedconditionoftheShip，withallthecrewsoanxiousaboutit，willbekindenoughtostopofitself？——