The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-06-25
Repeal In Paterson .

call was made for a Repeal Meeting for Friday
night to come oil at Archdeaconers long rooms (mu-
scum hall) at early hour, the room was filled to
OVERLOOKING, but still not quarter could obtain
| admttance, therefore the meeting adjourned out
| side in the open air Main street was one dense
| mass OF human beings in front of the museum, and
| the windows of the houses the opposite side Of
| the street were crowded with ladies'.
The meeting organised by appointing Andrew
Parsons, Esq. Chairman, who SAID, IN taking the
chair, that he went for repeal heart and hand, that
is certain extent, as tar as the moral sympathy
went and if that would not do, he might go Lsste
further. A. Mead was appointed secretary, who
said nothing; and Mr.. Power, Treasurer, who took
the cash.
The meeting was addressed by Mr.. Mullen, from
New York. Mr. M commenced by asking if all
could hear, and if not, he would be obliged if they
would inform him OF the fact; being answered in
the affirmative, he said, am an American citizen,
and as such | sympathsed with the people OF Ire
land! Who dares TO say that we cannot sympathse
with them without breach of national faith? Ire
land the gem OF the ocean, has been ground down
by the oppression and cruelty OF England until her
starving millions were leveled with the dust, but will
she stand this forever! Mo- (cries OF no, no, she
n yer will Mr.. M. went on TO recapltulate the
grievances Ireland had suffered for the last three
centuries
Mr. M having spoken some length of time, from
the top of the piazza, front of the museum, his
voice began to la him. so he gave way Tor Mr.. Eu-
gene A Casserly, of New York. Mr.. G. addressed
the meeting in an eloquent manner for nearly an
hour, amidst tremendous cheering He said the re-
pealeTs OF Ireland wanted he sympathy OF the Anne
ricaps, and he hoped their sympathy onight would
assume tangible form. Ireland had claims upon us;
| it was Ireland that first sympaihzed with us IN our
struggle for Independence, and were we now to ie-
fuse aid to struggling lreland' No! he was sure
| we would net-loOk, says he, at your own declara
tion of Independence and there side by slue are the
names of Hancock, an American, and Montgomery,
| an lrishman; the names Of Franklin, an American,
and the immortal Charles Carroll, of Carrollton Mr.
G. retired amidst three OF the widest huZzas, that
| made the welkin ring.
Mr.. OConnor, from New York, was then intro
| duced He made short, but brilliant speech. By
| this time it was growing late, the meeting ad-
ourned inside to take up the cash. have not heard
how much was raised, but the report out side II
| that il is quite liberal for the size OF the place
Mass REPEAL. MEETING AT WrLLIAMsBuRem.-
Agreeably to announcement, meeting was held
Friday evening at WillIamsbuIgh, in front OF the
Kings County Hotel The meeting organized
| by calling John A. Gross, Eco, OF Brooklyn, TO the
chair
Daniel Egan, Esq, after an eloquent appeal, offer
ed the following resolutions, which were unan-
| mously adopted
Resolved That in the Repeal movement going in
Ireland the BIRTH the germ othat spirit Of human
liberty which is destined at no distant day under the
branches over the face Of the habitable globe.
leap the narrow boundaries territory and grounded
they upon natural and revealed law the people Of
nate by peaceful political light in foreign
tries and to send their money to do with oo that the
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pow or than cargoes Of powder and ball
Resolved, That the threats OF the British Ministry to
send armed into fralsnd stop the mouths Of
her people in asking the rights that extended to
the people England 10 aront to the moral of
the world.
The meeting was eloquently addressed by Messrs.
Byrne, Bergen, Barber, Brown, and oiher gentle.
men
Mr. McKeon's absence, and also Mr. Carr's, was
explained. One hundred dollars were collected on
the spot, making about $3.50 that they have
hand
IrrgREsrrye CAMrEAcHy Captain Patterson, Of
the schooner Fanny reports that the I'd May, o.
clock, A. NJ, while lying at anchor off Lerms waiting
took possession the vessel driving the and crew
below slipped her anchor and cham and took her into
Campeachy at which place she detained until the
30th of the month"; when the Captain was informed
that he was at liberty to proceed about his business NO
satisfaction remuneration offered for the deenuoh
or the anchor and chain. -,
Several officers Of Yucatan gun boats stated thatthe
orders Mendez were to snk burn or tas
possession of any vessel that they should find
off Lerma-which orders were Mtemp'eu 70 % carried
csan man of war while close into Lerma, and she fired
three times the American schr. william Penn--wnh
the American ensign flying at her peak Nothing but the
timely approach Of the Mexican steamer MoBtezuma
saved her from capture or destruction.
The officers of the Guadalupe in conversation with
Capt. p declared that one in that vessel killed
wounded in the action OF the 10Th. They acknow lodged
that the steamer struck by ball below the waters
edge, causing leak--this damage Immediately re-
paired. Commodore Moore and the Texian agents at
Campeachy Immediately after capture the schooner
Fanny and brig Eliza gave notice to the Governor oil
eaten that they would not approve or participate IN the
capture OF American vesselsbut, the contrary, ex
ered themselves induce the Governor to release them