Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1842-02-05

black flag Of Anti-Slavery. This was headed BY
Dan O'Connell and Father Matthew, backed BY
50, 900 other Irishmen. OF course this was d
rect appeal to the sympathies of the Irish OF Bos
ton and vicinity, and they answered the call to the
number Of about 1900, as near as we could Judge
The Hall filled at an early hour-numbering in all
at least three thousand The meeting was called
to order by Francis Extraordinarily Will
liam Lloyd Garrison was chosen President by ac-
elamation, and Francis Jackson, bingham l.. Ca
prom, Mass; George Bradburn, Mass.; a Mr.. Full
Ter Of New York; Col. Miller, VT; N. p. Rogers,
N II. Vice Presidents And when the Organza-
tioa had been completed, the President arose amid
the shouts and cheers Of the immense hrong to adj
dress them en- the momentous occasion. Here,
then. laid upon the table the grand Irish petit
ton Garrison, at this juncture, in his own pecu-
liar way, informed the meetisg that q reward of
$500 had been offered by the slave holders for his
head, but says he, slappinx the roll with his hand
with greater force, There Is a Voice, my Irish
hearts, from good euld Ireland laughing at the low
price I" Here again the cid cradle rocked with
hazzas, and shouts OF :" Hurra for Dan o'Csnneil,
"God bless Father Matthew" Hurrah for re-
Fale"-" We're the bics for that same" Bloody
murther 10 slavery an the like iv IL" As order
was again restored, and Garrison had completed
one Of his bittsrest trades against the south, and
an high eulogium on the patriotism OF John O.
Adams, and in a special manner for his last demon
straton of il, he called out George Bradburn, who
gave way, however, for Col. Miller. After he had
concluded short speech, appsalii to the lrshfor
their aid in the cause, as the natural enemies OF
oppression--the Bradburn assembled the rostru'
and let squirt a stream Of dirty blackguardism, W
tuperaton, and malicious SANDER against the sout
in general, and upon the heads Of her most distir
guished sons, in particular, that oxceiled anythn
Of the kind I ever listened TO. Always, whs
speaking Of Gov. McDufie, he would say '' ths
miserable msereant," and OF Piekens, that oil
rascal" and so on throughout the whole cata-
l0S y.s vii, ,o..,, how v, ,o,s stand sx and
make no denomination Of disprovala l answer,
that the people were taken by surprise. A very
few were present but the aboliiionlsts-many just
dropt in aud then OUT but ii IL were to be repeated
if another meeting were 10 be there for the same
purpose viz to ealist the Irish TO JOIN the bloody
crusade against the South, by the and means If
a direct, positive foreign infuence-but l will not
say what.
Now mark this, George Bradburn was a member
Of the Worlds Convention, visited Ireland. and
undoubtedly 10 the man who procured, through
O,Connel and Father Matthew, this 60, 900 tongued
appeal to the American Irish. Mr. Bradburn said
in the course of his speech, that " Daniel O'Con-
nell and also Matthew gave him in charge of the
American Irish, and TO tell them, and beseech then
as they hated oppression and loved freedom in the
largest Of the term, not to give their votes To
any man who was not known to be thorough.go.
ing abolitionist No, says he, let not the blood
be found on your garment for voting against the OPP
pressed. ! am not an Irishman-l am only the son
Of an Irishman And therefore, ! appeal to your
patretsm in the name OF an Enmett, Of Curran,
Of O'Connsi, Of Father Matthew, that good man,
to come OUT come cut for the cause oil the degraded
slave"
The plot thiskens indeed, and when il will end
God only knows. Where is Father Hughes
o.P. Q.