Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1843-06-22

ne asylum % a. pefsecuied and distressed d
al countries, IN seat ofIeagnirg and th4 arts
bai pow his lsfd uhere
:. The man ii ksslib and pride
Iskes up sPaef that many poor supplied,
The robe that wraps bis limbs IN sflken sioth.
HISS robbed she beighborirg helds Of hall thei
gFoNlh.A
While seourgsd b fannie from ibe suliIin Z lahd
The nournful pssssnl leads his humble bsna;
And while be sisfs without an arm 70 save,
The country bldsms-s garden sud grast-r
We cannot rely on English justice, while v,
do not experisase EDklish liberalits. England
destroyed the afehiFes Of lrish learning. sne
row she brsnds them with ignorance. She
dfaws from taeE he sources Of tAeir wealth
and Thea Iaukh sbem with their poverty, sftsI
The sane PFincipss that the heatiltss VILLAIN who
Ireacberously viaIaies female homer, afterKard.
brands bis yietips ith imputily.
Few yeaEs sg,, when an Irish member rose
q hrs place 10 Tbs House Of Com mons, and H.
formed that Assensbly, on The oath Of two regis
traits, that there were upwards Of three iboul
sand OF ther felsDw-crestnres IN one county q.
lone. famishipK for want Of that food which 4
hardly Ct Tor sNise they lsts he'd him 10 scorn
told him be WAS cut OF order. that she slavery 81
bis country WIS % be perpetual, and that EGG.
lab dominion was 10 be preserved with blood.
OH il there be . man here this night who
does mol feel bis bosom fired with Indigestion
81 the bare recii1H Of this fact, be must bs one
Of those described BY Gotham, whom nature
fashions In her fsolies-
" She will form million such ard al alike,
Then send thea forth ashamed Of her own
And sci 20 mayk on tbsm.r 4
" she had her pWn legislature, think you my
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could take pisceE And u there no hope Of re-
dressf Yes, these Is ! spirit abroad sssrsfng Up
public opinion. against whose influences The
strong wsiIs Of ias castles Of despolism will moi
be sbie to stand Men Of sli nations and creeds
are rsllying rotssd the slspcard Of repeal I
this day read Ihsiling speeches 10 iis favor BY
The noble-hesrlea Gov. Seward Of New York.
and the veteran ksro Of Ksbiucky, Richard Nj.
Johnson, 10 which they proclaim TO the. world
their sympathy fpr The cause Of Ireland. and
their indiguplionsst the expressions of The Bril-
tith Government.
Eyes, thy nfous Lords. unhappy Erin, shsllsee
That man baihyet q soul aud dare be free,
little while siong thy saddening plains,
The siarless night Of desolaiion reigns.
Truth shall restore The lightly nature given,
And like Promesheus bring the fire from heav-
en-
BONu 70 tAlc NNoN ofltS1olSh ouetA
ilert name, her nature, swiihered from the
world.n
Such conduct on, the part OF The House a
Commons rs sufficient 10 arouse every sheari
which the chi, Of submission TO despotiifn ha,
10, frozen, and every man wholr Sensefef JUS
tice urges leaflsssly TO offer the holocaust d
his cooperation IN u2Fing known The wrongl
aud indicating tie rights Of injured Erihl
The fsle OF ireland has long filled the pSlili
cal eye & Europe abJAmerica with deep int
rest, Their syn palhies are enlisted 10 her vel
! fare, and deseryedly, for 10 that cause may b
recognized The cause or liberty and Of man.
That heIsud suffers for want Of domestic
legislature, the voice Of eight millions can testi
| fy. Can IL be expected that British Parlia
menl consisting OF about 500 members, efwhict
los are Irish, and half OF Them even place-men
or English birelings, can legislaie for ireland
No, IN the first place. III is not their interest il
the second, If Is not 10 their nature; and 10 tb'
fthird, il Is not in their power. II IS 10 thi
source that Ireland attributes her long catalogue
| df wrsngs. Thepbald Wolfe Tone, speaking ofth'
union. truly said: 1--WE are slaTes 10 English
men, We have no Nationsl Government
/ The aes Of union promised great many ed
sanlages 10 Irelspd, but the moment she scale,
| Il, she sealed her Own fate Pitt said, il thJ
respect you viii reap nnumerable be0g6t
from It'll ask where are those millions III 10
come that were 10 benefl ireland aDA ech
4 answers wheres The importssof Irel2hd froI
England before the union were opb millio
pounds sterling, and her exports fiEe Millions
1 uul this is qnit= reversed now 1regaid par
twelve millions yearly for The honor Of thfs hot
alliance, and ali tbs she woyfd enjoy ihersei
| BY having res ldent Legislature Tliow delusiy
aud tawGty is lie exterior Of such political JUS
i tice, which fesembIes glded sepuIehre, hsy
4 Ing rank, bui cold heaEts3wiIhin IL What
buresque on The high pferosatises 81 q freeman
birth-right, 10 hear goyernment speak ofequs
distribution Of justice, when 81 thessme nd
nent henold snd faithful ally IS expirlng by he
side, and like murdered victim gives the lie !
the assertion England tells Ireland ITO bur
her wrongs 10 o5liyiou, and endeayor to-De haI
py. WHAT bury in oblivion the wrohgs of I
country No, never An exile may forget h
home, soldier bis glory, or statesman b
4 policy, but a ration should never forget i
rights The genius Of liberty is onlheJmareh
she has unfurled her metecr bsnner on the Cor
dilleras il streams on lhe heights of Missc
/ longhi--it hutlers on The plains Of Ayechuco-
1t faunts 90 The walls 6f Belgium. In vain vii
/ tyranny or oppression opppse her cpurse-lik
/ The Roman victor Of old, she will drag ther
| beth captive behind her triumphant car! Eng
/ land refuses her sister kingdom what She grant
/ 10 her West India Colonies and The Canadas :
I She gives them resident legislature sndIrefuse
/ il 10 that country which won her proudest lsu
| rels, 10 thai country whose statesmen enrieh ne
mighty scroll, and whose genius and eleqnenc
light greatness srouad her
Would TO Heaven that the example Of u
United states, lis experience and practice ,coui
.,ls.htan their,,ter s of Ireland. They would su
fer Der to legislate for herself, aud every ev
would be speedily and tranquility redEessed.
domestic legislature would bring back ahseniee
and the capital they spend in other cquutrie
would give emEioy men, to her laborers peat
and happiness would dwell within her border
as here win Us, and her eonnexion with In
land would be indissoluble, like our FEEDER
Union.
Il But Il msy be asked what can we Do for lr
land, We may do mlch-as American citizen
Jealous Of our rights and proud of or priv
i leges, we can fearlessly express the septiMen
Of freemen--we can express our abhortenee
that policy which enables the few TO exult
the misery Of millions. De4potism, though tov
ering a. Pr Famids, or stamped with the inpre
h of ant :qaaied duration, must crumble lp atom
before the luminous blsze Of enlightened publ
Upinion This Is The lever which masi tuFn Il
politiesl woriJs We can sei;ale And En-
land knows, well hal il y - shrosgh th7 mas
4 sunusnce 81 agitation, thai emancipation W
wrested from her, end thai i was through Y ~
Greece arose ia her freedom to burst The linl
Of Ottoman servitude.
Agitation has always been the precursor
! freedom. Kings may we'll dread lis spproael
a. The trumpet that sounds is advance, sounS
oppression's retreat We are now asked VII
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