The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-25
Now, then, lie. us hear MIR. Webster on the same

occasion:
lt may in the next place, beasked, perhaps, suppos-
ing all this To be true, what do? we 10 90
to war are We 10 interfere in the Greek any
other European cause to endanger our pacific
relationsE No, certainly not. What then, the ques-
ton recurs, remains for US? five will sndanger
our own peace II we will neither furnish armies nor
naves to the which think the Just one what
Is there within our power? Sir, this reasoning mis-
takes the age The time has been indeed when fleets
and armies and subsidies the principal reliances
even In the best cause but happily for mankind there
mas arrived great change IN this respect-moral
causes come into consideration in proportion the
progress OF Knowledge is advanced, and the public
opinion of the civilized world is rapidly gaining as
tendency over brute force. 1t is already able
oppose the most formidable obstruction to the progress
OF injustice and oppression, and it grows in
teiligenl and more intense it will be and more
formidable II may be silenced by military power,
but II cannot be conquered 1t elastic repressibe
and invulnerab!e TO the weapons Of ordinary warfare
IL Is that impossible unextingushabe enemy of mere
violence and arbitrary rule, which, like Milton's an
gels,
Vital In every part
Cannot but by annihiation die"
Have you all changed in nature and sentiment since
these days2 Are these passed away, and are
their Precepts forgotten repudiated' Far from it,
dhey live and enjoy high and Influential stations.
One is Candidate for the Presidential chair and the
other fills the Office of Secretary OF State. But per-
haps this doctrine is ploded. Even here Ireland is
gencer of the 18th July, Mi. Webslers celebrated
e'teI to the Mexican Minister, the interference OF
American emgrants in the affairs Of Texas:
"lo Mexco's great struggle against Spain for her
own independence, did she not open her wide TO
receive all who would come to her from any part OF
the world And did not mullitudes flock to her
raised standard of liberty from the United States
| nui md Irela and nd Tfafv of
whom distinguished themselves in her service, both
by sea and land2 She does appear to have sup
posed that the governments of the persons thus
Ing to unite their fate with hers, wsre by allowing
the emigration, even pending civil war, furnishing
just cause i" offence to Spain. Even in her military
operations against Texas Mexico employed many fc-
reign emlgrants; and it may he thought remarkable
that IN those very operations not long before the bat
Tie OF San Jqcinto, native citizen of the United
States held high command in her service, and per-
II .rmed feats of no mean significance in Texas OF
That federation, therefore, she calls it, and which
she now so warmly denounces, Mexico in that hour
OF her emergency embraced the benefits eagerly, and
to the full extent of her power"
SO much for that wretched, craven hearted policy
of non nterefence-sO inglorious so inhosp able so
uncharllable, unchrstian
You have gone to the aid Of Poland and you did
we for you received from Poland a brave and &C.
compshed soldier IN Kosciusko, whose fall produced
a shock throughout the world for
Freedom shrieked when Koscusko fell"
And the nationality ofP GLAND is 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 for freedom =? Did you obtain single sol
der have never learned that you did But what
did Ireland do for you? Remember that you were
once at The feet of England oppressed ensiaved
as we are now; that your commerce was limited to
such imports as you wanted in her own ships-for it
was illegal to build ships in America; that the iron
ORE found Ia your native mountains you obliged
to send to Eng to have it manufactured that you
could not erect saWinlls, transport the products
of one State to another.
In 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 shed
at Lexington to the last hour when the English
chased from New Orleans, there not battle of
consequence that took place, in the mean time THAI
the children Of Ireland did not take foremost part in
Although tho name of General Montgomery is fanai-
liar to ALL and Is duly honored by all, yet there
many brave men who appeared in that glorious strug-
gle, who placed to the Icredit of Scotland and
America. And it shall be my pleasant duty to have
the claims of Ireland settled and allowed while
have witnesses alive thatcan attest the part they acted
at that memorable period. (Cheers.)
Commodore Barry, the first American naval COM
mander, an lrshman. So was Charles Thomp-
son, the Secretary of the first Congress, and he had
the high honor of carrying to General Washington
his appointment of commander of all the American
forces. Loud cheers)
There was time In your struggle that hope seemed
to desert the breasts Of the multitude, and
of mark and station seemed to despair and communi-
Gated the fatal contagion to their feow-cilizens At
this dark hour the camp of Washington nearly
deserted and his brave followers reduced
four FIVE thousand. At such time as this brave
son Of Ireland performed exploit at Bennington,
in New Hampshire, that revived the sinking spirits
OF your people. There party Of one thousand
Hcssans 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
equal force he rushed to the contest animatng his
men with an oath, that the Hesslans would be cap
tured or Molly Stark would be widow. (Laugh-
teI) They fought for two hours within the breast
works, and killed 400 of the Hessians and took the
remainder prisoners. (Cheers) Now Stark, on the
authority oil q. Washington Gusts, the son of
an lrishman and it is related by Jefferson in refe-
renee 10 that exploit that it terminated the American
army and that success after success followed their
victorious arms until it ended in the surrender of Sa-
ratoga, and the capture of Burgoyne. (Cheers) And
what followed that2 France, with whom you were
negotiating then, for the first time, sent you subsi-
dies. Again, on the crossing of the Delaware when
General Lee banked the duty, and taken prison.
er by 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. (Chcers)
suppose the very name of O'Sullivan will procure
him admission to the rank of Irishman Well in
the late what McDonough did on Lake
Champain. McDonough says his keel was laid in
Ireland but that he launched in America.
Laugh. This is his own description of his nativity
told me by Mr. Harper here in your city.
Croghan, too, at Fort 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 ofthese
were born this side of the Atlantic but the Irish
drop was in them, [aughterl and that ran from