Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1817-06-04

Al a NeetiuS Oh the Lriehus Vi IT,
form in Eng MIR. Curran made
the following remarks on his health
being drank.
Mr. Curran, in rising to acknow-
ledge the honor, begged to say, that
when AN assembly so truly respeeta
BILE as that which he mad the honor
to address, thought proper to extent
their Kindness to that country to
wards which all the best feelings OIL
his heart were turned. over which he
had shed his tears. and for which (f|
he might be allowed to say it. he had
made so many sacrifices on such an
occasion. il not utterly dead to feel
ing, he could not choose but spesk.
His sentiments on the subject whioil
was Immediately the object OF the
Meeting, had been expressed by other
Gentlemen in language so much bet
ter than any he could use. that he did
not think it necessary to attempt to
add to the effect of that which had al
ready been so eloquentIy enforced.
He rcjoiced ia what he had heard !;
he was glad that so mach of the life
blood of the Constitution remained.
10 give the public heart that beat in
which he hoped his own fully parti
cipatad. But the Meeting had. in the
toast which had just been drunk, ex-
tended their attention to Ireland. . !.
the dead. there was seldom much sai,'
more than was written on the tomb
stone and TO this little attention was
paid. from the interest men naturally
took in the affairs of The living. The
com piiment was therefore the most
scnsibly iirii, which had been paid TO
a country so unteelingly illuminated.
SO cruelty debased. in her times Of
aiiliuhy. this country had proved Ire,
land to be ardent, loyal, brave. and
cooperate. She had been ready, on
all occasions, TO assist England with
her widows mite nor was her aid
couiihPd 10 the siinled stream OF the
wi.i' y : nil, il h Il EXTENDED 10 the
sIi,,,.tR. OF tu"reuSs Of humtn blood
Ii" @,ss .'i'nt =. mi ~ not I've I'M. b.
giur, i,r Was 50 poor a s"a;,r,lof, as
H. .,tip there to boast oil the vaior OF
his rountr,n,ut. Men we're hut two
much disposed TO admire proficiency
in the arts Of destruction. lie wished
not to he their panegyrlst, but he
wished to do justice 80 his country
men. They had their virtues and they
had their fauis. lie would aeniit
they were not so far advanced in e.
yiliz ton as they might have been, il
iEsteaa Of the perpetual scissors helng
applied to their branches, the nOurish-
ing LAY had been laid to their root
(ApWeose.) Then poverty was nut
that OF whJci. ti,4s I'D most reason to
complain. liz remembered Lord
Chatham had sid OF the poor pea.
SAINTS hut. that it was his castle
Its walls might be raised OF mud, il
might be that he'd with straw, il was
defended hy no artillery. the VIM
might rntrr. aud the rain NIGH; enter,
but the King niglt not. Such a situa
ton was not without its comforts. BnI
Ia, was anxious to correct what had
b. en- said ny one Gentleman III Il IT.
weller in ireland. having frequent,
seen rOtt les which had no doc
THIS ass, rlion WAS nos true--N'
stranger in Ireland ever gonnd hut
wit,out door. Every one had h
door. open az It's masters heart, which
faalpd not 10 ~ he ine traveller wei
con- - III tii:it itd been lrtt by the
cru.'I)y of irrtnat, "a.i the ai,,uuiity
o.! es,-ia'ioa-( Ag.'.In-r) Ireland
he cou,pi acs. Mas on'% held worth,
TO ts associated with sln;, land on the
field oi' bate. Her sous were thu
let slip on the enemy, as ii they were
beasts Of PREY. and the contest over
they reiui ned to rights mptilated l:k'
their persons with laurel on Their
heads. but with chains Oh their limbs
ias such, he would ask, the treat
mcnt which they ought to receive
The religion Of Che Irish was knows
10 him. and lie hnew what HE re!i
g,ou OF MANKIND had been-it MAS ire
quently marked by bisotry. persecu
ton and interest.
but he contepded injustice was don
on his country when in r'l'gion si
wa comp red to what She WAS 20
years agU; and he would ask, if, III
Professions would think thenseive
fairly treated il their tcnets were {
BE- jud I'd by the events which tooI
r,ta... .,n1priop IN the Rpturtultinn