New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-06-09
The Cnuse OF Repeal.

last evening by the American and Con'nerci'l u
cens,re of Gov. Stewards presiding at meeting
nj those friends 10 Repeal Of the Legislative
Union between England and Ireland and the
merging of the latter in that OF the former w
were young at the time yet we think both those
papers held exactly opposite doctrines IN the case
of American sympathy with the Greek Revoln-
ton in 1924. AT any rate, We know that the
American Press and People then secuted thf
doctrines now put forth by our cotemporaries
And Mr. Webster who has been an oracle witt
the American, still is with the Commercial, ano
IS generally supposed to know something OF In
ternatonal Law, maintained grounds which luiiy
justified the lively manifestations OF sympathy
with the Greeks INDUCED by our People through
out that heart-stirring struggle against brutality
and oppression.
And vet the case Of American sympathy with
Greece was much broader than the present. The
Greeks were in open rebellion against the Gov
eminent and race to which they had been I'M
qlalifedly subject for the last four centuries
They were struggling to shattcr by violence an
empire which had wlhstood every shock to-
ages. They could not pretend that their Const
tu,ional rights had been violated, for, undcl
Turkish rule, they had never had any. They
were simply rebels, but rebels against fagrani
oppression, and all Christendom warmly symPa
ihised with their fortunes and openly expressed
It's lively interest in their success. Money ami
supplies were largely raised for them IN this city
and we learned from tho Commercial at the tune.
"a, .ro cop Edenf TINT that ma nor IutcrpOS
no word of objection.
Now in the case of Ireland there is no rebel
lion, no ygnr, no bloodshed. A nation ;speaccfully
pctitionng for the restoration of its ancient rights
which have but recently been taken from 1t
Seven Millions of People solenny declare that
their Parliament was taken away from them by
slaring corruption, bribery and trcachery, IN OPP
position to their almost unanimous and vehement
circumstances. Since then, they have been
ground under the iron heel of Power They arc
taxed enormously the bulk of their earnings arc
cquandered abroad by absentee landlords, who
cannot now be made to contribute any thing IL
the public veal they arc forced to support law
ishly Church they abhor; and, whenever they
venture peaceably TO petition for their rights they
are answered by fresh importatlons of cannon anu
soldiers, and more and more oppressive laws
This is the way in which Peel and Wellington
now propose to pacify Ireland. Is it not tho
duty of those who love Justice and Freedom and
abllor oppression and carnage, TO say to these
misguided rulers. Sirs, you must not aggravate
the wrongs of Ircland-you must not laceratc
her farther; the public sentiment of enlightened
Humanity is against you and 1t will cause it
self to be respected ~
We would be understood as dissenting radi-
cally from the doctrine of the Commercial that
the People OF one nation have no right to inquire
into and peacefully demonstrate against the OPP
pressions practiced upon the People of another
nation. The spirit which counscls such non
interference is akin TO that which prompted the
suen question of Cain, g Am ! my brothers
Keeper" The life of every man. the career OF
every nation, should be emphatic protest
against all injustice and oppression. Suppose
tho present Tory Ministry of England should pro-
nounce it necessary TO hang all the prominent
Irish Rcpealers as guilty of High Treason; might
mot Americans meet Is demonstrate against such
cruelty
The assertion of the Commercial that euers
American condemns British interference even
with the institution of Slavery" is faglun.ly mis-
taken. Arc the Abolitionists nobody? But apart
from them, here is one who does not condemn It
We condemn the hypocrisy and inconsistency OF
large portion of the British nation in making Sc
much outcry against american Slavery, while
their own empire has millions of Slaves, and her
free citizens die daily OF starvation and kndrc,
gnises:es. But - far as her opposition TO Shaver,
any where is honest and consistent we rcspcc,
and do not condemn IL We wish the world were
tuii of SUCH Let her dcprecate, as she we'll NAV,
our degradation of the Negro, our frauds and OPP
pssssions pcrpetrated upon the Indian, and ouI
infamous Republication; and let us speak as freely
Of Aer sins in return. Each will be dong good
not so much as iii, first pulled Inc beam out OF It's
own eye and then took an observation on the op.
ses OF its ncighbors bat still, blind as poor human
nature is to the wrongs dictated BY It's own sci
fShness, i, is far better than nothing. Let us
hold up the mirror 10 each others evil deeds. If
we cannot fairly exhibit and clearly contemplate
our own.
The Commercial insists on representing this as
a case of rebellion and civil war, ana the Repeal.
ers as extending assistance to rebels against
the British Government. Ii is not so. l, is moi
the Repeal party which threatens resor, to the
strong arm, so much as the party which for ages
has ravaged Ireland and butche-cd her people
whenever It's own expressions have driven ha,
usoale 10 madnoss. It is to prevent, not hasten
the tlow Q; blood in ireland which is inevitable /
new ns,asuyes OF expression reSorted to by IN.
Torres liza, such men as Gov Seward arc isn>
sau the sanction OF their names 10 The cause o.,
Justice TO that unfortunate country. We ,ras;