The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-25
Now, then, let US hear Mr.. Webster on the same

occaslon:
at may, in the next place beasked perhaps, suppos-
ng all this be true what can zoe do? We 10 90
war, 10 interfere IN the Greek cause or any
other European cause We 10 endanger ourPacihc
re ations No certainly not. What then, the ques-
ton recurs remains for us7 five will not endanger
our own peace If we will neither furnish armies nor
nayes to the cause which think the just one, wha,
is there within power! Sir, this reasoning ms
takes the are The time has besn indeed when fleets
and armies aud subsidies the principal reiances
In the best cause but happily for mankind there
has arrived great change IN this respect-moral
come into consideration In proportion as the
progre of knowledge Is advanced, and the pubic
opinion the civilized world u rapidly gaining as
tendency over brute force IL is already able to
oppose the most formidable obstruction To the progress
of injustice and oppression, and grows more IN
telligen aud more intense, VIII be more and more
formidable. Ii may be senced by military power,
but il cannot be nquered. IL is elastic, rrepressible
aud invulnerabe to The weapons Of ordinary warfare
Ii is that impossible, xtDguishabe enemy OF mere
violence and arbitrary rule, which, like MlIlons an
gels,
"Val in every part,
Cannot but by annihilation die.
Have you all changed in nature and sentiment since
these daysl Are these men passed away, and are
their pecepts forgotten repudiated' Far from IT,
They live and enjoy high and Influential stations
One is ca .didate for the Presidential chair and the
other fills the Office of Secretary OF State But per
haps this doclrine is exploded Even here Ireland IS
again sustained for find, In the National lnteIli-
gencer Of the 18th July, MI WebseI's celebrated
letter 10 the Mexican Minister on the interference OF
American emlgrants in the affairs OF Texas
"In Mexico's great struggle asains, Spain for her
Independence, did she not open her arms vide to
receive all who would To her from any part oil
the world 7 And did not mullitudes flock to her
raised standard ofIbery from the United States,
from England, Ireland, France and Tia " many OF
whom distinguished themselves in her service b"'"
idnu uoes not appear To have sup
posed that the governments OF the pc, sons thus
Ing to unite their fate with hers were, by allowing
the emigration, pending civl war, furnishing
just cause of offence to Spain. Even IN her military
operations against Texas, Mexico employed many To-
reign emgrants and 1t may he Thought renarkapie
that IN those very operations, not long before the pat
Tie OF San Jacnto, native citizen OF the onHeu
States held high command in her service, and per
formed feats of significance in Texas. OF
that toera,ioD therefore, she calls II, and which
she now warmly denounces, Mexico, In that hour
of her emergency embraced the benefits eagerly and
to the full extent of her power
SO much foI that wre,ched, craven hearted policy
of non ntererence-so ingiorous, SO inhospi'abe, 50
uncharItable, unchrIstian.
You have gone to the aid of Poland, and you did
well Tor you received from Poland a brave and
complished soldier KosciusKo, whose fall produced
a shock throughout the world; for
Freedom -hreked when Kosciusko fell !"
And The nationality of Polandls written in the hearts,
and guaranteed by the resolve, of mankind.-
(Cheers)
But though you aided Greece and Mexico, did you
receive any aid from either of these nations in your
struggle Tor freedom Did you obtain single SOL
der have never learned that you did But what
did Ireland do for you Remember that you were
at the feet of England oppressed enslaved
as we are now that your commerce was limited to
such imports you wanted in her ships-for it
illegal to build ships in America; that the iron
ore, found in your native mountains, you were obliged
to send 10 England to have manufactured that you
could not erect saw-nls, nor transport the products
of one State 10 another.
la this state you resisted, and you appealed to all
the world, declaring your grievances and rights, and
appealing for sympathy and what nation, and from
whence did you hear the first encouraging response
1t was from Belfast in Ireland from whence the first
response was heard, and great Burke made Eu-
rope ring in your behalf Our people met, and sent
you their adherence the waters, and it ami
mated your troops and checred them to success
You know that from the hour the first blood was shed
at Lexington, to the last hour, when the English were
chased from New Orleans, there wac not a battle of
consequence that took place. in the mean time, thai
the children of Ireland did not take foremost part in.
Although the name of General Montgomery Is fam
liar to all, and is duly honored by all, yet there
many brave men who appeared in that glorious srug-
gle, who are placed To the icredlt OF Scotland and
America. And it shall be my pleasant duty to have
have alive that attest the part they acted
at that memorable period. (Cheers)
Commodore Barry, the first American naval com
nander, an lrlshman. SO was Charles lhomp-
son. the Secretary of the first Congress- and he had
he high honor OF carrying to General Washington
his appointment OF commander of all the American
forces. Loud cbeers)
There was tim, in your struggle that hope seemed
to desert the breasts of the multitude and even men
of mark and station seemed to despair, and commun
al fl hair
tins dark hour the camp of Washington was nearly
deserted and his brave followers were reduced To sone
four OF five thousand Al such time as this a brave
of Ireland performed exploit at Bennington,
in New Hampshire, that revived the sinking spirits
OF your people. There party of one thousand
Hessans stationed IN Bennington and in the neigh
borhood OF this was the Irish settlement of London-
derry Stark lived there, and he rallied his followers,
amounting TO four five hundred and with this I'M
equal force he rushed TO the contest, anlmatng his
with oath, that the Hessians would be cap
tured, Molly Stark would be widow. (Laugh-
teI.) They fought for two hours within the breast
works, and killed 400 Of the Hessans and took the
remainder prisoners. (Cheers) Now Stark, on the
authority OF u. Washington Custis the of
an Lrishman; and it is related by Jefferson in refe-
TO that exploit that it Terminated the American
army and that success after success followed their
victorious arms until 1t ended in the surrender of Sa-
ratoga aud the capture of Burgoyne. (Cheers) And
what followed that France, with whom you were
negotiating then, for the first tme sent you subsi-
dies. Again the CROSSE NJ of the Delaware, when
General Lee banked the duty, and taken PRISON.
Ivy the British the command fell upon Major O'Sul-
Ivan, who commanded the right wing OF Washing
tons brave army in their successful crossing OF the
Delaware and capture of the Hessians. (Cheers)
suppose the very name of OSuvan will procure
him ada, sson to the rank OF ishman Well in
the late what McDonough did on Lake
Chanplain McDonough says his keel laid in
Ireland, but that he launched in America.
Laugh This Is his own description of his nativity,
as told me by Mr.. Harper here in your own city.
Croghan too, at Font Stevenson did honor to the
blood of Ireland. SO did Jackson at New Orleans
who aided by three Irish generals, namely Car
roll Coffee, and Hynes 1t may be that some of these
born this side of the Atlantic bu, the Irish
drop was in them laughter and tina, never ran from
the foe yet. ICheering.l
Ireland has those claims upon you She sufTers-