Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-06-21
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frist Repeat Mceiiugs.-1'hesc meet
in.s. resulting f,am the late accounts from
ireland, are heconiag very serious mat
lsrs. In New-Yora the cxcHeniant is
very srea., the meetings fseqsen., if not
nightly, aud The speakers distinguished
meu--Ex-Gov. Seward. some ex-mcm-
hers Of Congress, aud one or two preseht
ncmbers. The contributions OF money
arc very laigc. .at one OF lie meetings
in Hasting,ou Hsll.s saysihe HeraId, "a
letter WIS received fTnni wraiitiy irisl,
citizen. enclosing a prnn,issory note of
! 81 600, and siatios that teen,y Of bis
friends were prepared ioconrfibu,c simi.
lar sun. for li'e purpose OF aiding in the
e9uipmeHlGf N army 10 invade The Cam
das. in case the GuYernrnent Of f-Grcat
Briiain Ia eoerc!pe measures in the sup.
preston of the repeal ssi'aiisn in Ireland"
Another contribution was uiade exptcssi,
.'io buy pcwdcr.
II is natural that our people should
deeply syinpaiI,lze with oppressed aud
persecuted ireland, aud mono has done SO
more tIiaa we, within the proper sphere
aud duiy of.aa American citizen. Blu, to
lake an active part 10 the civil cerninolion
ofa country with which we are al peace,
is an omrase which - American citizen
should comm;r hirnseifS 10 tolerate in oih-
crs. Our rlottD;s. .peace an5 honest
friendship with all rarions, entnngiins
alliances with none." Letus be just, be-
inre we are generous, and remember that
''lhe measure we ns,e INTO others, will
be meIed un,o u.s." We have abus.d
Great Britain not u little, for Interfering
with our slavery; and what right have we
To- interfere with hers, while we have freaty
stipu!ations OF peace and aaiiIy with he. :?
Is il Just. honest, or decent, thus opeuiyto
treat our own obligations With cootenipt (!
and wha, should wc lhins of Greai fr;-
tain. If her people, 10 case Of a conflict
between uny Of the States Of ihis Union
and the Federal Government. were to
hold meetings. declare agains, The Uuion,
urge those States 10 secede from IL, and
raise and contribatc money, and virtually
promise them men. aud ever 10 invade
and attack The other States, 80 aid them
in the dismcmhermenr2 Great Britain
has been charged again end again, with
ues'Elbp buCt- -OtsfVGIHbcfitiebk, yGt hDe
has never outraged our feeling by any
such movements as these, which NE are
making aeairst her Union. Let Us pause.
aud no, Galter ourselves that we eau per-
pe,rale with inpurity against others, the
nn,rascs which we would no, tolerate for
q moment ifpracliced against US. Above
all things, ie; Us be jusI.Caml ''io unto all
others, aS we would thai they should do
unto us.''
Precisely these srou IDS we took against
the interference Of our people between
Mexico and Texas. AsIo our Irish feI-
low-ciiizens, no one has ever been moro
ready than AVE-, TO prote5l them and their
religious faith from persecution, and their
rights from inifaclion. Bur We n,asi wara
iaem that ihey aro American ci,izsns,
whose first duty, like ours, 10 10 the coun-
.lry which shelters, feeds, fosters, aad pro-
rects them, and that we cannot encourage
or tolerate 10 them, what we feel would
he n aasrani outrage in ourselves.