The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-06-12

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The Repeal Agitation and its Tendencies
The beginning OF a New Revolutionary
Era.
The agitation in this city, during the last week,
on the subject oilrish Repeal, has already brought
about singular state Of things and will yet produce
most remarkable train of events in various parts of
the civilized world
This repeal movement has now been going on in
various parts of this country for three years;
and although at several points of the Union particu-
larry IN some of the large cities, Baltimore Boston,
Philadelphia, &c, some marked degree of excite
-nent on the subject has been occasl onay manifest
ed during the last year, yet in this city the masses
have remained comparatively indifferent TO the sub
ject, until within the last week or two. Sill it is
very evident, that although great movement has
been made by the Irish and American population In
New York on the question OF repeal, un,ll the last
few days, yet that It's advocates have been most
lively, though secretly at work for some time in
deavorng 10 roase the people to their present state
OF excitement This is clear enough how that ex-
cement is to be alayed unless the object sought be
attained, is by no means clear.
Now that this popular feeling has broken out,
however, 1t has assumed most singular form, and
produced remarkably strange state Of things
Crying the tone 10 all the great popular movements
OF the DAY 10 this country, New York city inva.
rably does, and as from its great central position
II ever will do IN this country yet il has rarely,
never been The case that more than or two
meetings within month have been held here
even upon The NEST exciting subject; and equally
rare that the subject Las possessed sufficient force
10 break down the broad lines of party that
characterize almost all our meetings.
How@dlflerent is this repeal movement. Instead
OF one meeting IN one month, there have been six
large meetings many consecutive nights, held
IN the largest room in the city, which has been
crowded to overlooking upon each occasion. In
stead OF raising the sum of $1,000 as originally con-
tempated, not less than $1,000 were contributed ia
three nights, and the money has kept literally pour
ing in upon the treasurer ever since. Nor do these
meetings stop here Several propretors Of the largest
public places of amusement have We'd with each
other in rendering the of their establishments,
free of all charge. Meetings are TO be held nightly
during the coming week. And large mass
meeting In the open air is be held on Wednesday
next, which twenty thousand persons at least will
be present, and which will unquestionaby be the
largest and most exciting meeting that has ever
been held in this city. Again-instead of the ex-
element at these meetings being confined to par
ticular party, we many of the leading and some
of the most distinguished of all political parties
struggling who shall give the strongest support
to the matter. Members Of Congress, ex-Governors,
Judges, Aldermen, office-hoders, both under the
general and city governments, lawyers, doctors,
and indeed men of every grade, shade, class, and
character in the city. English, Irish, Scotch, Ame-
rIcans, French, Germans, &c. &c, are all equally
mixed up in the matter, and equally ardent in their
A
repeal OF the union.
Another important result follows in the train OF
this movement. The large body of Irish banded
together by this common bond Of repeal in all parts
of the country, control so large number OF votes
that no public man-no leading potician-no can
dldate for the Presidency, either can or will oppose
them without ensuring the destruction of all his
public prospects. Hence the leading wings
and democrats so actively aiding the agitation, and
the great mass of the wing and democratic pa
pers, all over the country. following in their wake
The only opposition coming from very few pa
pers and men connected with stock-jobbng opera
tons and British commercial agencies, that are
likely TO suffer loss in the contest expected to arise
shortly in Europe on this absorbing subject. This
will account also for the importance given to the
peslers by the Common Council of this city in the
States to- day. They TO turn out 5000 or 10, 900
strong they 10 have the post OF honor in the
procession, they TO form, as it were, the body
guard OF The President, and escort him through our
noble CITY. OF course the grand marshal of the
repeaers viii BE- especially introduced to the Pre-
sident; he viii congratulate our Chief Magistrate,
ask for his sympathy, and pledge him the copnte
nance of the repeelers IN body The President,
of in
thing kind, and complimentary, which will be con-
strued into encouragement; Mr.. Robert Tyler will
then De recognized and thanked for his earnest la
bors in behalf OF repeal, and the exciting adj
dress he has given at Washington, and the
one he about TO give al Boston, denouncing
the tyranny of Great Britain and declaring
that Ireland ought to be free and independ-
ent. Then the whole mass OF devoted, honest, en-
thusastic repeaers will, beyond a doubt break
out in three hearty cheers for the President of
the United States and his son Robert. both Hearty
Tepeaers Thus we have the singular spectacle
of The President and the whole of his Cabinet re-
cevng these plaudlts and general shouts from ten
Thousand repealers, feeling fully conscious of their
curious situation, and yet circumstanced as to be
unable to make move towards extrication without
being more deeply involved.
The same scene will be enacted at Boston by the
repsalers, upon the remarkable occasion of the
President OF the United States visiting the scene of
disastrous defeat to British power on the ami
versary Of the day which gave the death blow TO
British ascendancy in this country The whole to
conclude, for the time being, with a most ex.
citing and eloquent harangue to the Bos
ton repeaers by the eldest son and private
and confidential Secretary of that President. telling
them TO stop at nothing that will enable them to Sc
parate for from England, and declare them
selves free and independent. For there is no use
in Disgusting the matter. Repeal is the word used
ia all these agtations but total separation OF the
two countries, and an independent existence and a
republican form of government for Ireland, though