Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-07-04
THE IRISH REpEALERs-ANp DANIEL o,coxvr,,

THE IRISH REPEALERS-AND DANIEL o'CoSNEIL
The ndiscretion and the madness of an indiyidu,
cannot extinguish the rights Of whole people The
than folly Of Daniel o Conne cannot destroy our
sympathes for the oppressed people of Ireland Be-.
cause he is grossly unjust to u.s. cannot be uni,o
them Poor Ireland has suffered for centuries
iron heel of England. Her wrongs have been written
in the blood of ages Her religion her trade her mann
features have been subjected to the most grievous on
pressons-and her destiny has become deepened ino
pitch darkness by the abolition OF her own Ps,i,msn,
on the lst of January, 180l-when the in,rigues Of
Pitt, and the infamy of bribery had tempted mao
rity of her Parliament to sign the death warrant Of
their own existence. Since that day, her oppressed
inhabitants have made various struggles for their
emancipation. Grattan has spoken Emmett has been
murdered some of her bravest sons have perish.
ed on the scaffold, and others compelled to hv 10
other lands. new effort is making to repsal
the abolition and restore to Ireland her Parliament
and the eyes of the world turned to the hun
dreds Thousands focking in the and south
of Ireland under the banner Of Repeal. We should
feel cold of heart Indifferent TO the great of Ii.
berry ITSELF ungratefu 10 The very lrshmen who Tough.
to emancipate our own country if we did net sympa-
thise with Ireland in her present struggle.
The fact is, that England with all her refinement,
with all her literature, with the many liberal nsiitu.
tons she has enjoyed exhibits the mumnery and op-
pressions of form of Government which che should
be ashamed to preserve. This too is not the worst
feature in her character. Her commercial svarice is
almost unbouuded. Her arrogance is intolersble-
She is attempting 10 seize upon every prominent Port
where she can plant her lever of commerce She Is
seeking to surround the globe with Gordon Of
ships and of fo-ts. Her shameless attacks upon Chi
ma and her recent seizure of the Sandwich Islands,
are in true keeping with her general character. lsn
any wonder, Them that she has abused her power
ireland, al her own door-und that she uamples
people, whose genius is superior TO her own 1t
seems impossible, that the gigantic and Fictitious ys
tenn, which she has been SO long building up, can
endure for 1t must at no distant day, soPPls
down by its weight. Sua mole ruat, is written
upon its very pedestal. If England were awakened
the spirit Of the age; and she would act up TO
the wisdom Of the times, she would give new cast,
indeed to her power-She would infuse more Democra.
tic principles into her Constitution. She would lop OFT
many Of her Colonies would reduce her enor-
nous Navy, and abate her arrogance-she would re-
form her NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to Scotland and 10 Ire.
land their municipal Pariaments-estnblIsh general
and Federal Congress, and allow a fair representa-
ton TO each of her great dvisons-chersh liberty.
cultivate peace, improve the arts, and make herself
the pride of Europe and the friend OF man.
But she will scarcely voluntarily relInqush the power
which she has so long welded Ireland and must
be left the energy the concert the discretion OF The
Irish, TO secure, by unhinching perseverance, the
cause of Repeal. Every liberal American must wish
them in the effort, however We may differ in
the extent TO which willing 10 60 We say,
therefore, with all heart, success to the cause of
ireland whatever be the madness or the proHgacy OF
the great Agitotorhowever unjustiy, rudely nn~'st
y, Daniel O'Connell may treat the Southern States
Repeal, in spite Of his impairment language, and his
prohlgate injustice 10 America.
And, surely, there never was man who has been
guilty Of ndiscreon and more injustice to our
selves. He formerly "lhrew nettle over the grave
of Washington" And when did escape the venom
of his vituperation Though would suppose, that
did he much need our sympathy, or require
contributions, as at the present moment, yetits
precisely this that he has poured forth his
creates, abuse upon head. We have already publish
ed extracts from his speech, recently delivered at
Dublin-but must refresh the memory Of our
readers By the following summary we have extracted
from the New York Pebeian -
IAN adjourned meeting of the Loyal National he.
peal Association, held at the Corn Exchange,
Dublin, the 10th of May last for the purpose OF re-
ceivng communication from the .4nti Slavery Soeny
in america. From the proceedings reported IN the
Dublin 'Freemans Journal Of the llh ult, we learn
that Mr.. OConnell made speech on the occasion, IN
The of which he poured forth volley OF bitter
fanatic and unjust invecve against the slave holding
institutions of America denounciDg alike native Anne
rican citizens and Irishmen who have made this the
country of their udoption for daring TO justify or even
pailiate the system Of slavery. never. ("as the
language used by MIR. o Connolly i never said word
in mitigation Of slavery in my life, and would CONSIDER
yself the criminal Of human beings had done
So (Hear and chesrs) As an individual, ! would
not hold converse with the person who keeps slave
(Cheers.) would not shake hands with pckpockeG
would not consent to treat with familiarity The petty
larceny scoundrel; and why should do SO with the
man who makes the life and labor Of his fellow.man
his property, instead Of leaving it the property oil the
being whom God conferred these gifts :: tliea''
hear and cheers
"Now, incorporate, imprudeni and unjust as are tue
remarks Of MIR. O'Conne, throughout this speech,
towards those who have had the institution OF slavery
entuiled upon them and ignoranily he assas Inc
IF ho
pact that guarantees to the different States The feeu'
ton Of their peculiar domestic ufla'rs-we nave
too much confidence in the intelligence OF the Amer
can people TO suspect for moment, that they-sii a.
low the private opinions of Daniel OConnei, whs'.
ever those opinions may be- to have the leas! ehec'
upon the Repeal movement in this country 10 ue
name of common sense, we would ask, what have We
private views Of any man, on tho subject oil saStH
got do with the national question OF Repeal, whc"
now agtating Ireland9 Is 1t Mr.. OConnell aione,u
is it whole people, entire nation, that ln'ees
in this case? Mr.. Connell, and many OF his COZ
me n who are unacqnainted-by personal observauon
with the workings Of our instiiutions and the c"a''
Ter Of people, have, no doubt, had their m.no.
swayed the subject of slavery 10 America " p '
fesscd Abolition incendiares; creatures whose sOu.
are too narrow for any larger grasp OF philanthropy
than the mere object of negro emancipation
ave boldly affirm, that the slaves in the Son'ne'a
States Of America happier in their condition. ave
ter provided for, and, in fine, enjoy greater ptvH
on the whole, than either the down trodden Ini'0"
Ireland or England e,,,b
elbow absurd it is in Mr. OConnell to launch io'.a
over the broad Atlantic his mighty voice agans' n
RIGA, calling upon lrshmen to como out soch '.
and endeavoring to prejudice them against our
at critical moment like the present IN the aua her
Ireland, when it should be considered the GUY u
leading statesmen to arouse in her behalf the sympa"
and aid of the whole civilized world How lnso "nm.
tent too, is it in him at The very tha' nc os
rmenting our countryman Robert Tyler me I uaos,l
Slave holder, for his efforts in the cause OF ish
to turn right about and compare slavehoidei':s.
pick pocket and petty larceny scound'ei' ,,;o,ss
It's no wonder, then, that the mad.cap Aoo'.v
Of this country have seized the hint and songn.
cate their fortunes with those Of the kepea 's I,b
is it any wonder, that the failure OF some o%onne
men in New York, to resent the abuse Of e.,s
should have inspirted the AbOlition's Yrs in d.
wonder, that the great majority Of The l''shmr o,oes
our large towns, who have acted upon Inst tho
pIg.ls have .osmoy p,ss,s's s
which it is expressed. The enlightened i ~. IN The
Baltimore were the first to set this example,
following proceedings which We lay before oa' have
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