New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-12-30
Mr.. Weeds Letter on Ireland.

Thurlow Weed, having so recently visited and
travelled over Ireland, and made himself &C
ouainted with the Political and Social condition
of her People, and having there borne powerful
testimony to the Righteousness and imperative
necessity of the movement Of her People for
Repeal of the corrupt Legislative Union with
England which destroyed their domestic indie
pendence, was invited on his return to Albany,
to attend the meeting OF the Young Mems Re-
peal Association of that city. He accepted the
invitation in letter. to which we solicit the
earnest attention of every man who is still doubt
ing the policy of the Repeal movement, and the
rightfuness of American sympathy therein. Here
is the Letter
ALBANY, December r. 1919
GENTLEMEN: / thank you gratefully for the
very kind letter Of congratulatlon which l have
the pleasure Of acknowledging. | need scarcely
say to you, gentlemen, who are estranged from
your native land, how precious privilege it is
to be returned to ones country and home, after
separation from both, for season, by the At
lantic But l may say that in my case this
privilege has been made thrice precious by the
welcome that awaited me from trends whose
goodness and generosity overwhelm an oppresse
me- | shall cherish through life deep and
lively sense of the steady, untrlng and sustaining
favor and kindness of the citizens of Albany.
am gratified to learn that the opinions and
sentiments which formed during tour through
Ireland, and expressed in the hasty Letters writ
ten from thence, reflected to some extent, the
principles, and were responsive, IN a degree, OF
the sympathles of those who have banded them
selves together to " aid Ireland in her peaceful,
Christian and manly efforts to achieve the means
of sef.govcrnment." An American who travels
with unbandaged eyes through Ireland deserves
no credit for being Repeater. Every emotion
of patriotism must be exllngulshed, and all tie
charities OF nature and religion frozen over, IT. IN
view of the wrongs of an enslaved nation and
the anguish of crushed people. the spirit does
not rise in rebellion against their oppressors No
intelligent mind can fail to see that Ireland pos
sesses all the elements Of Nationality; nor will
any liberal man deny that people endowed with
all the requisites Tor selfgovernment are entitled
to exercise and enjoy the attributes and blessings
OF Sovereignty.
Ireland, rightfully governed, is capable of rem
dering prosperous and happy the eight millions OF
inhabitants from whose injuries and sufferlngs
humanity recos with shudderlng. TIE sons OF
the Emerald Isle are as intelligent and industri-
Gus as its daughters are frugal and virtuous. But
intelligence and industry secure no rewards there
and frugality aad virtue langulsh and die unap-
preciated. The pursuit of happiness" has been
pronounced by the highest human authority as an
- ina!ienable right" of man. Ireland is peace
fully but resoluteiy asserting this right But her
petitions have been dlsregardcd, and her voice of
duplication spurned; and yet mighty masses of
down-trodden men, impelled to action by famlsh-
ing wives and starving children, exhibit to the
world the sublimest examples OF enduring for
bearance. With appreciation OF their rights
as Just, as the sense OF their wrongs Is keen, they
seek redress by enlightened and dignlted, but
firm and impulsiye appeals to the reason and
judgement Of civilized nations Nor Will con-
sent to believe that England can much longer
resist the accommodating power OF Opinion. The
PROGRESS of civilization must be rudely arrested
or ireland NAV look forward with assurance to
her day Of dehverance.
From the moment this great Repeal movement
commenced, the Ministry have watched with |
Iynx-eved vigilance for prete1t to carry Lord
Wellngton's homicidal threat of quitting it |
down by force into bloody execution. But
their intended victims have disappointed this un-
natural hope. Ireland brlstes with baynets, but
there has been neither occasion nor excuse for
using them. The lesson so forclbly taught by
the LIberator, that every violation of law by
Repeater, added new link to the chain which
enslaves Ireland is Impressed indelibly upon all
memories. Irishmen have assembled oy hundreds
OF thousands for discussion, for communion and
Cor discipline; but not the slightest niractlon OF