Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-12-16
The New Irish Movement.

We are utterly astonished TO see the Express
and the Z" New Era" the former of the wbig
party prints the latter Of the locoocos, approve
the objects and purposes Of the recent meeting held
AT Tammany Hall, organising an association IN this
city for the avowed purpose Of disabling the Union
betpeeen Great Britain and Ireland Such conduct
IN these prints only arise from utter want Of
moral courage fear Of offending the Irish voters
atruckling the Irish politicians, which both fac
tons trying to catch and blarney at the next
charter election.
Are they aware of what they dsl Are they pos
sessed with the spirit of American liberty right!
Are they true to the constitution! Do such prints
display proper moral courage to stem an evill
The principal speaker at that meeting was Chris.
TOPPER Columbus Rice, who is at this moment, an
officer in the United States navy, sporting the but
ten and the band in the streets and highways. In
his speech on the occasion, informed by oar
reporter that he uttered these words" Ireland has
physical force enough tcihin herself to accomplish
the repeal Of the Union; she IS able to do 1t; she
must do 1t; and WE WILL HELP HER" Now
we would ask Of every American, if this is proper
language to be used by officer of the United States
reference to the rna affairs of country
with whom we are at peacel We may as well organ
Use association to separate Wales from England
or Scotland from England-or the Canadas or the Co.
ionies from Great Britain 1t is breach Of politi-
cal duty in every Citizen but especially in an Ulcer
Of the United States Navy to be concerned in such
a movement.
1t is idle to point out to the example furnished
in the case Of the Poles in that of Greece These
nations were in a state Of insure ction. The pre-.
seet state of ireland furnishes no parallel We will
venture to say that the legislative union of ireland
and England have been productive Of great physical
and moral advantages to both countres-and that a
repeal would be fatal the prosperity of both as
repeal Of eur go reus union would be to in this
land The greatest evil that Ireland labors under is
the ignorance Of her lower elias ses-the tyranny Of
the clergy, both Catholic and Protestant-,he pre-
valence of party spirIt-and the influence of such
asitators as Robert Emmettand Christopher Colun,-
has Rice, who instead Of adopting measures for the
removal Of igno get up meetings excite un-
rejecting ndig nation send round the hat collect
noaey Of poor lrishmen, and figure as the managers
Of the funds and the fortunes Of the deluded men
who entrust their affairs to their charge In ireland
the "Big Beggarman" goes round the country,
speaking barney, and collecting money and in New
York, the Little Beggermen' attempt the same
mode Of agitation, humbug and exaction.
This system OF exclusive action for exclusive
classes, and exclusive movements, is all wrong.
When an Irishman comes here, he should be-
come American, in fact and in feeling If
the spirit Of caste be encouraged in shape, it
will spring up in another. The claim for exclu-
sive portion Of the School Fund, put forth by the
Catholic clergy, is only part Of the same system
OF preserving caste for the benefit OF the asitator
which has been the bane Of Ireland for many years
We are, therefore, sstonished that any portion Of
the intelligent newspaper press Of New York shosld
encourage this SYSTEM countenance the miserable
attempts at indignation, brought forward by Robert
Emmett and Co lumbus Rice IL is the duty Of the
President of the United States, to dismiss the lat
ter from the navy, and we therefore, call upon him
TO strike Christopher Columbus Rice from the rolls
forthwith. IL he wishes to make war upon Eng
land, let him do IL on his own hook.