The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-10-20
SPEECH OF ROBERT TYLER


! Repeal .fssocdtton held al " dshtngion HAIL.
RI Mr.. TYLER rose, and in substance said =
This is the first time, Mr.. President have hh the
honor Of meeting with my Irish friends Of the city OF
I New York. for The purpose of addressing then and
1t gives me unusual pleasure, especially considering
the circumstances under which | am received no ~
to present myself among them. J appear befoe you
4 this evening ielow-citizens to denounce a Gwen
4 nent which hate, and whose many oppressnns NJ
person of any sensbhy fail TO detest anc to ad
vocate the cause OF people whom | have re,son u
i respect and love, and whose woes and wrungsapped
to the sympathies Of mankind [great cheering Ul.
! on TINS SUBJECT shall speak frankly and cndidg
confess to you that | abhor, intensely abhor the
tory oil the British Government Tremendous cheer
ing Although there may be instances in The h,,or
zeal record of the course Of that Government which
evnce high courage, the stenest determination Ind
/ the most unwayerng hrmness IN the ACCOMPLISHMENT
OF It's splendid though selfish schemes of coruuest snd
OF national asgrandlzemen yet us most partial and
delighted advocate cannot point TO singl, instance
IN winch 1t has ever discovered magnannty or ex-
moted hberaiity even, 10 any antagonilic mower
lcheersI ana how numerous the examples of its
petty insults and wholesale tyrsnnies towards other
nations, Can any one fail TO be indgnant-can his
blood How calmly through his We MS when he reflects
on TIE many instances OF outrages and aggressiOns
and coniemp'ates the many political and moral mi.
gaIiies and crimes which in its foreign intercourse
ment, have 10 refer YOU; -, cSi,-
cluslyey the truth Of wnat here lege To the con.
the unusthabe nvasons and desolation Of her terri.
tories IN the unchiyalric and cruel Imprisonment Of
her legitimate sOyereigns and at later period TO her
most llibetal unsonerous, and UNJUST course towards
her trusting and fallen Zoe, Napoleon Bonlparte. |
have to refer y u 20 the speeches Of Sheridan and
Bulke TO convince you ofthe unspeakable cnor mites
practised towards her East Indian possessions 1
have refer you TO that gross act in violation Of the
faith aud laws OF nations, the bombardment Of CO.
Penlageni TO her late war with China to the prin-
ciplcs which she conducted the war Of the Ameri.
can revolution TO the grievances set forth IN the De-
claration f Independence aud TO the barbarlties
practlsed towards American citizens during that con.
test have TO refer you TO her cowardly motives and
base object in forming the late quintupe treaty. to
the principles which she originated the war with
HE American States IN lsl2-prnciplcs alike AFRO
giant and barbarous-insulung in the extreme to us.
dangerous IN their tendency 90 all the prophecies of
civilized warfare and utterly destructive Of intorna-
uonal justice and comity-and # have not the me-
mory, the inclination, or the time 10 cnumcrae other
cases Of similar description, am sure in YOUR hear.
ing, fellow-citzens, | have only TO alludc 10 the
course which has marked the policy of the British
Government towards ireland. Immense sensation I
For several long centuries, Ireland has been suffering
state Of bondage more intolerabe than the tortured
existence OF the Roman slave. For seven centuries
her daughters have been exposed TO rapnc her sons
10 murder, TO false imprisonment and TO terrible tr.
butte and her entire people TO the cold contumely and
insult Of a nation which, claiming right 10 admins
ter dominion and to give protection, has never suffer
ed one hour IN ages Of anguish 10 pass by Without
parading the disgracing Insignia Of conquest and
rule before the eyes OF people whose noble spirit
has been thus douby iusulted, and whose generous
services TO the BrIli.h crown should have shielded
them from a coaumclious word or look Great
cheering.
Yes, / assert that tie services which Ireland has
rendered England have been Of the mos, exalted cha
racter and challenge a successful contradiction of
the fact. What arc the facts Of the case Her
courts Of law have been filed up with Irish Judges
aud with Irish lawyers, whose talents have always
been made available 10 l. gland end who have re
Ccted IN their brilliant ntellecls and ncorrupiblc
integrity Lasting glory on The British ermine The
most 81 endid orators the world has ever seen have
been lrishmcn and their parliamentary end forensic
came have Iilunined the British Constitution with
almost all the glory that surrounds IL, ria, a., :, and
purcst patriots who have ever trod the British soil
have been lrishmcn and whenever England has had
perls 10 encounter they have always lrish-ke for
gotten their own wrongs and expressions and rallied
N defence of the power and integrity Of tie Govern
mcnt The nayes of England have been manned
nearly with as many Irish English sailors and they
have poured forth their treasures and their blood
TO sustain the English marine. The armies of En-.
land have been recruited from the generous peasant
~ Of Ireland, AID those IN her battles who have
rushed forward most brsvcly and eager, 10 death mr.
TO victory, have been lrishmeu. And ireland has
ever been ready TO contribute her revenues without
a murmur To support the spendthrt ertravagance of
the English Government, Itremcndou. cheering T.
And what has been the RESULT Let the historian
furnish you WIN an account OF the monsruus detail
My heart sickcns at the thought Of it, Imagination
with her eye holder than the eagles, with her hear
Of gigantic add hcry energies, with her courageous
hand that ordinarily does not fear to erapple
with the seen or tie unseen things Of this world
shrink' pale and trembling from the recital, cheers
No-Let the Historian, with his heart Of steel and
his ICY and pulscless LIP, speak 10 you Of innocent
people buchered by a forced process Of British
Criminal Law, or by the fatal prescription Of Eng.
Iish martial power. Sensation Ia the Historian
tell you Of chastity betrayed, dearer 10 the Irish
maiaeh than her nc lcheers Oh sons ANONYMOUSLY
hung the gallows before the fearless ewes of their
sged parents. Let the Historian tell YOU how her
Halls OF Justice have been converted into places of
worse han SsturniaisD Orgies, where Justice peiri
he'd INTO stone, has not be enabled TO witness