Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-11-16
MIR. O'CONNELL.

-; b;s recent excursion into Scotland. Ia
~" l.; 1..uuuci;,tions Of tine American cinrac-
:. IN r. .ncc to the Slavery question. We
.a,., paraeraph oi his speech al Giasgow, the
=, s a., ho;Iorlbiv represented BY the NO.
i'm. Jhompson. NJ. OConneli SAID
=. III, Americans in their conduct towards the
,,.,c traitor. To thc cause al human ber-
IL J1ractors OF the d mocrat,e principle. AMI
S,'hn,rrs of that great ana sacred name which
basP'' ,,.,lcd 10 recognize. H. rcprobation ~
'he, rr',r,,e(lI conduct his voice had been heard
''"' ,he wide andd deep Atlantic Like the tbiin-
"'o' ..r,, il, is strength it had earerred against
~ ,...1e. armed with the lightning oi christian
v" H.. would have th' proud Americans Know
IL ,ar,ic, in tins co1nir. united III condemi'a-
wv -, ,rir present conduct and ne would ais"
'ioh - learn that The worst OF ali ari>tocrary
.,s that Which prevailed amongst 'hemse'''s--ah
~ -, winch had b, en- apply denonlnated that
VA. din. Many wi,i'c skin covered a black
- -, aud az ari,tocra, oi the shin MAN the
"'", If the proud. -Rcpnbii' an, were proven
IN, ,,oud and therefore Nc liked TO taam the
~ ,e,n, with The suprrlallcc me inness, as well
",,,,,;cc Of their assumed airs of superiority over
il,,L le!ow .citizrns Whilst this continue
III world n,.,cr cease to i.url his taunts aero
the Atlantic
w. r,or,l that y man whom NC once almost II,
,.r.d as the rrcat champion Of his oppressed
,oup,rymcu, aud who's" name was alwa,s met
.,,,,cd v III respect in this coun,r,, should deem ii
.,..csxar, 10 extend his plilanhropic views across
VI, Atlantic. in relation 10 ,nblcr, Of which In
,x,u.ge..aril, profoundly ignorant aud above all,
.,., Ia, "a ,nld indulge in lananaee detamat"rv
tl,,.r,, ~
.5orst f.is silc cuough for The ",eition of the
..,,,.>, .cn,us aided by all the sound hearts and
,pa,r.,,c hltJS Which he can summon IL his and.
,lhi.yru, nj have as tittlc practical acquaintance
.itl, III, real ord~n of ireland and her rasan-
r., a. Mr. O'Cunli,D has with American Slavery
.lnl w, asr, cuu,t,ia 20 regard his stor,
,bc ,rnth. an ,,,oulcu,gc upon the relative condition
Of cu bach ana hismhc 81 ives, upon the strength
oylss irsrn1rv ,iinue. What said he in his speech
s,Ednbursh7 LiSen:
",Eor.i, t,urtfycS wears the iron hoof oi mis-
ruiz l,as ,rair t-d r-'n the green isles o my Lowell,
Land Der <tni - fertile To eNubcrancr Tor no
Sup.,, " scmatn> il 10 serilitN, docs the
w,prr cilr i iets harrcnnr,>---t,ii,l,. to rNuhrr
amer az is 'sa'l,7 >loytr are her r>ers, the,
rush. iron, lie sides Of hrr monnlalus and How
,hroaf her grregA plains oh not to bear ON their
hn,o,p. ~, or l,.ris of her can,nlcrce---world To-
heav,., n w,vca hat exporting from the md the
v..y ns.essaric: ot' he While their hanks are lined
with a st,reira pcol'Ic. Her harb"urS safe
from cvtsN cal" ard " en- IN every tide, ami yet
.hcush SOLITARY sail may occasionally be- So, II on
b,rsras commerce she as nnnc--h,r sons ar.gn-
der orey ,rrry 'a,d as The orcurscd OF hea, IN
.,ss then are Ia br 1ound in ercry cru"fry toii,rg
IL Ls;, uhJrI ned then nj IpA,,
supported Ia thcir exile only by the cxuhcrantr
Of their native splits, and signing in s~crct sorro~
that the, shall never more t.hod the land Of tl,rlr
h;ri. WHY is ireland without commerce =
Mi.roycrnmcn'. Uhy are her Sous starring a.
mons 4, lbs that TEEN ,eih proo'mcs !-Misg"sern-
wcni | cali uIon You to rid 1tur soels q IT,,
crime OF acq1 'scins in this mischief"
And at Manchester he said
Bur the spirit Of ireland is abroad tie
OF Enelishmcn open, and they will hear the
demands for Justice on the muderers OF ch,hirtn
IN Ireland 10 fred tie Protestant clergy Of that
country"
Are these things true Then let Mr.. O'Con-
nell, instead Of dividing his energies in crusade
against American Slavery, concentrate thcu' upon
the great hjcct Of the redemption of his native lard
from, evils Of II f ur-fuld maeniudc--I, stead
Of y as,inr his sympa,hes upon the wcl-icd, com.
forahr, happy negro Of America, Jet him pour them
forth like water upon his own counrvmcn, starving
like Tantals, in the midst of plenty, and tram lcd
in the dns, by the proud arstooracv, not of SIX II,
but Of bm,h and wcalth,-an aristocracv whose
Matel mansions, luxurious irasts and magnificent
equpaees contrast most painfully with the cries Of
starving people, which daily 90 up from the rag
ged and almost naked tenants OF the wrctchrd ho-
wells which shelter them from the summers sun
and the winters blast We have sympath,
with that wild philanthropy which wastes itself in
laundering assaults upon distant evils. II Daniel
OConnel wisI es ,olc ardrd as the great Rei"r-
merofthc day, let him do one thing at time. Lc,
him snccccdn ii, ing his own coun,rymen bread, and
then enishen their minds, and give them liberty,
and we will be content 10 hear him disco curse Of
mercan Slavery. even though he apply to us all
'hos' harshe pih is, which natural r,idcncss Of cha
ratter increased y Il G. numerous , lent contest,
to which he has been party, is too fruitful in in
venting to be very careful in their application. Be-
SIDES, II is all gold Iiat elittcr>, as unhappy
Ireland has frequently to her sorrow discovered
flow many of her brilliant sons, who have signal.
NED themselves as the champions of their opprc,.
sed and degraded c"untr, men, in the outset OF
Their career, have afterwards forfeited the conf
aeice an esteem Of tn, ri l. by sinking into the