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Some fool, it appeared, wanted to impeach Babberly, and Babberly said that he wanted to be impeached. I am a little hazy about the exact consequences of a successful impeachment. There has not been one for a long time; but I have an idea that the victim of the process is called before the House of Lords and beheaded.
By way of passing the time they began to sing "O God, our help in ages past." "It is of the utmost importance to us," said Babberly, "to retain the sympathies of the English constituencies. Any illegal violence on our part " "You should have thought of that before you told the English people that we meant to fight," said McNeice.
"But," I said, "do you actually mean to go out and do battle?" "It won't be necessary," said Babberly. "Once the English people understand that we mean to die rather than see our lives and liberties "
The 12th of July, was, of course, indicated by nature itself as a day in every way suitable for a great Unionist demonstration. Babberly and Lady Moyne were not the people to neglect an opportunity. They organized a demonstration. Then somebody I think it must have been McNeice in the pages of The Loyalist suggested that the thing should be called a review and not a demonstration.
Moyne introduced Babberly to the audience, and everybody cheered, although no one heard a word he said. Moyne has not a good voice at any time, and his objection to the hymn had made him nervous. Babberly was not nervous, and he has a very good voice.
Very much to my surprise, and I am sure to Lady Moyne's, The Loyalist printed a strong article in support of the proposed demonstration. Nothing could have been more flattering than its reference to Babberly and Lord Moyne; nothing better calculated to insure the success of the performance than the way in which it urged all Unionists to attend it.
"The point is," said Babberly, "that if you are on the platform it will be quite clear I mean to say as it's generally understood that you're inclined to Liberalism " I began to understand a little. Last time I was at Castle Affey Lady Moyne made a great point of my associating myself with her party in opposing Home Rule.
"If the people have got rifles," I said, "they're not likely to give them up because you and Babberly tell them to." "Babberly says there's nothing in it," said Moyne, doubtfully, "and her ladyship agrees with him. She thinks it's simply a dodge of the Government to spike our guns."
"If you follow my advice to-day," said Babberly, "there will be no necessity for fighting." The hymn outside gathered volume. It seemed to me that thousands of voices were joining in the singing of it. It became exceedingly difficult to hear what Babberly was saying. I leaned forward and caught his next few sentences.
That, of course, was nothing more than Babberly had proclaimed a dozen times in far more eloquent language. Nor was the fact that McNeice printed the last sentence in italics particularly startling. Babberly had emphasized the same statement with all the violence possible. But, so tense was the public mind at this time, everybody was vaguely anxious and excited.
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