The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-04

addressed as heretofore to JAMES oRDoN BENNETT,
ditor and proprietor Of the New York Herald.
IMPORTANT NorroE.-Our country subscribers
will please take notice that when they receive their
papers in a yellow wrapper, the term OF their SUBJ
scription is nearly run out.
The Foreign News affairs In IreIand-sir
Robert Peel sees the Handwriting on the
Wall.
The news received by the acadia is full OF inter-
est; and nothing, perhaps, is more indicative OF
that growing, and if we may go say, intui'ive con-
sciousness in the public mind here, Of the intimate
nature of the connexon between the old world and
the new, and the mighty mutual influence which
they exercise, than the anxiety with which every
movement on the other side Of the water is obser'
we'd, and the eagerness with which European lntelli'
gence is received Great Britain presents at present
most exciting field of study for the rejecting OBJ
| server. She has reached great crisis in her his
tory, and every incident is pregnant with momen-
resuts-results whose influence will be felt uni
versally.
Ireland, is destined it would seem, to be the great
battle field in Europe, on which the decisive con.
flict between the Interested adherents to the cid
anti-republican institutions, and the advocates of
democratic principles, is to be fought. peaceful
revolution is going on there in every city, town
and hamlet, and at every fresde; and the tory min
istry, with majority almost equal to that which
they had in their palmiest days, in q state OF the
most perfect paralysis, quietly await the issue.
In truth. Sir Robert Peel must very soon resign
Rebuked and chastsed by al the influential minis
teria organs-accused by the great mass of his par
ty ofimbecility, and lack of all energy-with the
difficulties of his position geometricaly increasing
every day-he cannot retain office. Sir Robert is
not at all quaifedto act al such crisis 10 cunning
and duplicity he is a match for Van Bnren-
and his knowledge of parliamentary tactics is pro.
bGbl unsurpassed; but he is not the statesman to
conduct the affairs OF nation in moment of peril.
He is too much afraid of losing his personal popular
ity-too destitute OF moral courage and recitude--
to act with determined energy III trying time He
must resign. Then we shall have the reinstatement
of the wings
What then? The work of Cancellation will be
successfully commenced. Concessions will be made
to Ileland and a season OF equvocal quiet will fol-
low. But the wigs will ultimately be no more
successful than their antagonists in keeping down
the growth Of that revolutionary spirit, which, when
It has once entered the popular mind, never ceases
operate until the people free The institutions
OF GreetBritain must eventually be modelled,and
all vestges of the ancient despotism be swept away
1t is impossible to interpose any barrier against the
progress of those principles of civil and religious
liberty, which are, dav, every where at work,
uproeting and destroying the growths Of the darker
ages of the world.
And here is the true ground on which the hopes
Of Ireland should repose 1t is not by exciting and
tanning into blaze the preudices and the actious
feelings of the peope-it is not by fierce and bitter
denunciation of England and the English-it is not
by silly vaporing about restoration Of the fictitious
glories of parliament in Stephens Green-that
Ireland is to gain her appropriate position. We wish
to Mr.. OConnell and the Repealers exhibiting
more fraternal spirit towards the professed friends of
| liberty throughout the British empire. We wish
to them alTuning their efforts for the reform of
| the political institutions under which they are now
suffering, and for the achievement Of the large ac-
cessons to popular rights which justice and expe-
diency alike demand
The independence of Ireland is at present out of
the question. No one more ardentIy desires it than
we, but know that it is altogether vain to hope
for tnow. Much wiser would it be in the friends
Of Ireland, if they were to demand, not dismem-
berment Of the British Empire but redress, by
sttutional means,o the chief Of the grievances
der which she labors. Let her have an increased
and adequate representation in the Imperial Parlia
ment-let the tythe system be abolished-let 1.-THE
law OF landlord and tenant be revised-et the trade
and commerce of Ireland be protected and fostered
let advances be made on the public works-let
these and other rational measures be deman ded-
and thousands of those who are now ready to op.
pose Repeal to the last extremity, will work as yea
lousy in the cause of Ireland. as the most devoted
of her friends. "Repeal," however, seems, to the
excited and unrefecting minds of the Irish people,
the only panacea for their social political and re
gious evils. 1t offers summary way Of getting nd
they think, of all the misery and suffering which
the msgovernment OF centuries has entailed upon
them. Its realization promises to the Irish people
the full qualification of hereditary preudices and ha
tred-the restoration of that tabled era of which
their poets have sung-the requita for all the ndg.
mites and prosecutions Of faith to which they
have cung with such devoted attachment-the rea-
dy means OF universal peace and prosperity. Every
one who properly understands the case. knows how
utterly iilusory are all these antcipations.
The prospects of Repeal and the blessings to
follow ints train, ARE graphically delneated in
of the most popular OF the "Repeal' songs that we
are tempted 10 give it. 1t is almost as erich" as the
vaporing and magnlloquent speeches, delivered not
long since in the Park, and which have very mate
rally excited the ,idcule OF the enemies of Ireland,
and caused blush in the checks OF many Of her
best friends on the other side of the Atlantic But
here is the song -
"a SPEEDY REPEAL"
Come all you 10y al heroes, hope you'll draw near
And listen to those few lines that have written he re-
Concerning our brave hero, OConpell Ia mis- name,
That Is going to bring the Union back once more to
Granusle
When he entered the House. my boys, the Torys stood
amazed
He laid the bill before them saying peruse this if you
please:
1t just came over from Erins Shore to let you under
stand,
That ri bring Repeal without delay once moro to Pad
dy's land.