Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-07-20

upon her broad banner by the side Of naturalization
and the New York school fund questions. But
Van Buren's southern interests would not admit OF
thai, and therefore would they make the Irish eat
the tpords Of Mr.. O'Connell. But the true hearted
sons OF Erin aover desert a tried friend, and conse-
queniy the locos trying to reconcile the
two principles OF IRISH Liberty, and Southern sldreTy
Whether this can be done remains TO be seen. Tha,
nothing but locofocoism can do il is certain.
But who condems Mr. O'Conne and the consist
ent friends Of repeal in this mauer' Whs, true
friend OF liberty we ask, but admires O'Connell more
in view Of his consistency in promulgany his SEN
tmens in regard to the abolition question here l.
Yet at Irish Repeal meetings. resolutions condemn
| ing OConnell an nicrmedier have been passed,
all over the country. Most singular consistency
this The sincerity OF man who favors repeal On
one day before body OF Iiishmen, and on the next
raises his voice in behalf of southern tyrants who
keep 100000 slaves in bondage, is most seriously
TO be doubted. And yet even in Vermont the State
upon whose soil the slaves first foot pint makes the
Stare freeman have seen at a repeal meeting
resolution introduced denouncing O'Connell andhi
abolition principles. We ask you aboliiionsts and
you, 1rishmen. who appeared as the mos, consist
ent friend of liberty at the Burlington repeal meet
ing-,he wing, Mr.. Stansbury the locofooo Mr..
Haswelll Do not all see in the manoeuvrcings at
that meeting indication al least, of the well known
fact that while locofocoism processes her friendship
for all classes and conditions of men she at the
pinch prores true 10 none.
The leaders Of this party have long tried to gain
favor with the abolitonists to no purpose and in
their attempt to identify themselves with the repeal
| la,r tbc hoo ~ T.. .
hoped TO delude the Irish still further into the belief
that they were the only reliable friends the Irish
have lrishmen in this country have been deceived
by these professions of love and the false cry of de-
mocracy, and they are in a measure now, but the
time is coming when the veil which hides the true
face Of these pretenders wll be iased, and Irshmen
will look upon the defomed face Of locolocoism
with disgust and loathiag.
In connection with this matter we quote from the
speech of Mr.. OConnell which has created this
great fare, the most Objectionable part to these con-
sistent repealers.
BY way of explanation it is proper to remark
OF the mr.. Mooney spoken Of by mr. OConnel
that he isan Irish repeal lecturer in the United
States, who it seems with some others, has re-
Gently sent letters from this country to Ireland,
with the design, it would appear, of soitenng the
asperty with which mr.. OConnel is wont TO
speak of American Slavery.
Il tell mr. Mooney this, that if he ever again
ventures on a single expression in mitigation of
slavery from that moment no other letter of his
shall ever be received by this association wish
the anti slavery society Of America should know
that this association were in way participators
in the sentiment which he put forth (hcar) / ask,
was there any thing as excusing the crime OF sla-
very in the circumstance Of its being inherited in
America from England2 VIVA, argument is that
10 me, an Irishman2 What authority is that with
me, one Of the victims of English tyrrany, to tell
me, as a mitigation ofthe crime, that it was inner
tied from England2 Am the less surprised at
its being committed, or do its grievances appear
one bit less oppressive on that account? (hcar,
hcar) care not whom the Americans inherited
the system from, but this know, that they not on
ly inherited it originally from England but they
have since then spread it through states that were
not in existence at the time of their separating
from the mother country. (hear, hear) They
have, since their independence, added six or seven
new slave states to the Union, and | would wish
to know from mr.. Mooney, what participation had
England in that (bear) l wish 10 give every
thing its due, and do not wish to speak worse
of England than she deserves Ia laugh) And
mr., Mooney cannot, in these states, apply his En-
glish excuse for oppression and villiany [hear,
hear.l
But there can be no excuse for so atrocious q
crime as that of keeping any man in slavery-of
claiming ownership in those who were made by
the same Creator, intended for the same eternity,
redeemed by the sacred blood of the same Saviour.
made heirs Of the same promises and embodied in
the same covenant Of the Son of God No No
man shall dare to say that such beings shall be
made the property Of their fellow man. and treat
ed not as human beings but as the brute beast.
that expires, and then ceases to have any other ex-
istenee lhear and cheers) No; we do not tole-
rate 1t here We proclaim it an evil and though.
as member OF this association, | am not bound
to take up any national quarrel still do not hest.
tate to declare my opinions; / have never falter-
ed IN my own sentiments [cheers | never said
word IN mitigation Of slavery in nv life. and |
would consider myself the most criminal of hu-
man beings il had done so (hear and cheers
As an individual, would not hold converse with
person who keeps slave loud cheersl would
not shake hands with ickpocket | would not
consent to treat with familiarity the petty larceny
scoundrel and why should do so with tho man
who makes The life and labor of his fellow man
his Propsriy, instead Of leaving the property Of
the being on whom God conferred these gifts Ihear
and cheersl
i am afraid they (Americans) never will give
| up slavery until some horrible calamity befals
their country and here ! warn them against the
event, for it is utterly impossible that slavery can
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