Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-09-28
o'coNNEfL ON THE IRISH IN AA,EnIcA


o'coNNEIL ON THE IRISH IN AMERICA.
1t was stated in the late Foreign News that at
the same meeting Of the Repeal Association, in |
which the Great Agita,or repealed SO civilly the
sympathies and advances Of the French Republi-
can party, and refused the profered visit of their
delegate, he paid his kind friends in America such
notice as was little calculated TO heal the breach
his an,-slavery demuncia,ions had occasioned.-
We give below extracts from his rem rks on the
occasion, and from others cf his speeches, in
which will be found bitter rebuke Of the whole
Irish population of this country. On the slavery
question, those of the South are mos, keenly CEN
sured, while the closing paragraph contains the
unkindest cut TO all who have expressed their
sympathy with tho Repealers and contributed
money TO aid them; for all this has been designed
for any thing else than the encouragement, Of the
allegiance SO much vaun,ed by the Ag,a,or.
"Mr. O'Conncll proposed resolution to the
elect That the speech made by Mr.. Edmund
Roche, NJ. r., for the county Co,k, in The late
debate IN the House of Commons on Mr.. Wards
motion relative 10 the Irish Temperatures, should
he entered upon the minutes of the association
lCheers In doing so, he would also allude TO
the slavery question, and say, lie had often
said before, that he was the advocate OF liberty
color. Hear, hear. lis reason for in,rodu-
cling the subject was that an accusation was
brought against the Irish that they treated the UNI
fortunate man OF color in America worse than he
was treated by those who went there from any
other part of the world. Hear, hear. and cries
o. no. mol Was that a caiumny upon the
| Irish!
| "A voice. tits.
MIR. O'Connell. No; it is no, and he (Mr.
" Connel!) was sorry to be Obliged to say so;
but, he had the evidence of Lord MorpeIh TO
prove 1.-THE evidence OF the same man who said
That the morality Of the Irish exceeded that OF
any other nation on the face of the earth. Hear
hear, hear.] Ills ordship stated the former fact
nj a late anti-Siavery meeting in London; and he
(Mr. - Connolly wished 10 ask, ought such To be
the case The Irish had suffered persecution
themselves, and they ought not to teach slavery.
lhey mad so lar ior4oite themselves as to carry
the arisiocra,ic idea of self with them and the
Orange principles Of the worst enemies of Ire
land. LCheers. lie was sorry 10 hear it; and
until he heard that such conduct was change d. he
would feel no sympathy for them, or for any set
: oil men who acted so basey. The Irish were ge.
nervous at home and kind To one another and WHY
leave that kindness and generosity behind them
when they went to America! lie depl"rrd it rx-
ceedingly; and there no man living who
could have convinced him Of lis truth but Lord
Morpeih; but when once that nobleman said it,
he (Mlr O'ConnelD could not hut admit i, was
i The Liberator's real policy-his present adroil
f management-scems 10 be explained in the fol-
lowing passages Of two of his recen, speeches
I" 1t used TO be said in the French service, tina,
II gentleman conducted himself well as a cadet,
a cadet he remained to the end of his life
Laughter. Eu,if, on the other hand he acted
IN Il somewhat disorderly or turhulen, manner; if.
In word, he made himself troublesome TO those
In hiSh places, he was certain of being speedily
nominated TO the full rank of an officer, Iloud
iaugher;J and so il was with him. BY making
i himself troublesome he had succeeded not ONLY
In annoying his adveTsarles; but i'm making then,
adult their Ill doings towards his country; and
having carried this point effectively he would
persevcre in his misconduct, laughter and cheers,
and was firmly resolved not TO behave himself
well for the future until some fair play was grant
ed to old Ireland
I There was no portion of the subjects Of the
realm more sincerely attached or more firm in
their duty or allegiance than they, the repea!ers,
J TO the throne of their sovereign. The Orange
party illuminated her. and attempted her life over
and over again, and they now had her in thral-
dom. The attachment and veneration thew Gthe
repealers felt for her, and the principles they an
nounced, We're ingredients in, and formed por-
ton Of the public mind in Ireland. Gcheers I and
II France or America, any other Power attempt
ed 10 interfere with the DISTINGUISHED allegiance
they bore her, they should refuse their offers with
scorn, and treat any attempt of that kind with the
deiestaiion il meri,ed.'