New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-12-07
woe. SCH. NO. 20z.
Right Of the .vronsed of other Lands to
sympathy

Right Of the yvrongea of other Lands to
our sympathy
TO The E&tto, Of The tribune
SIR: The present struggle Of the people Of
ireland has upon several occasions elected your
active sympathy. Your conduct il this respect
has proved you a consistent advocate OF the
largest liberty of the largest number" You
have neglected no opportunity afforded by your
position, to enEgh:en your countrymen as 10 the
objects Of those engaged in that struggle, and
that, when perhaps your columns might have
been employed more proftably for your own H.
lerest. Yet this exertion on the part of yourself
tccts With ali the advantages resulting from
their MISUNDERSTANDING unparalleled else
where-there are yet very many Americans
lamcntably misunderstanding the efforts of the
Irish people; who, instead OF thinking and ex-
aiming for themselves, seem more wiling 10 re-
ceive the tone and manner OF their thoughts from
those actuated apparently by other impulses than
those Of truth and charity.
Something more than hafa century has elapsed
since the attainment of American Independence.
That event destroyed the hopes Of despotlsm on
this continent, and shocked It's supremacy in Eu-
rope. 1t gave instant vigor to that enlarged mode
Of reasoning which, althoughit had centuries be-
fore struck Its roots deeply into The hannah inlnd,
| had long been dropping; and winch thcncelerth
continued to Lift It's head under every discourage
ment--cven the untoward Issue OF the french
! kevoluton-manltcsting its fruits IN the estab-
! lishment of these reforms, wrllng IN our own dav
rom the enemies OF popular institutions. 1t dis
closed those clements OF power, Of which has
since been fabricated that stainless and etfcaclous
instrument Of modern warfarc-norat force. In
fine, 1t ushcrcd IN that phase OF society IN which
we no longer behold People warning against
/ People but conscicncc-stnckcn Rulers combine
against the People, and forming Holy Alliances
among themselves against the encroachlng lntiu-
cncc of liberal opinions. These are some OF the
results OF the American Revolution upon which
the historian will dwell with satisfaction; but
notwithstanding all these, It's operation yet has
made itself but imperlectly felt upon the actual
condition of the mass. The reforms spoken of
have been won only at the cost OF continuous and
untiring toll, and even then were slight, and CAL
culated TO elevate the political rather than the
physical state Of society.
Nearly one half of Europe groans under tho
domination Of the Russian Autocrat, and his
power overshadows the remainder. In the East,
the absolute monarchcs Of Austria, Prussia, and
Turkey-in the West, the practically absolute
government of Great brtain-leave freedom but
few resting places. The government of France
is fast assuming the complexion of its cOntrereS.
Yet in the midst of his wrctchedncss, the scrf is
not without hope He has heard Of
"a People mighty in its youth,
A land beyond the oceans of the West
where The Oppressor may not set his hoof, and he
4 he of Tho horn,
American agaist the dark system which brushes
him. He believes that from the land where
Freedom has made her home, won by his pa
thence and long suffering, she will one day launch
the thunder.bolt which will stay the of
unrighteous power. He does not expect an Ame-
rican armament to ntcrposc between him and his
tyrants, nor ever did his friends IN this country.
They believe that American opinion properly eX-
pressed and directed is sufficiently powerful to
break up and dissolve the IRON bound abuses Of
Euro2ean government. This is the extent OF
their requirements.
But {; numerous and influential class of persons
are opposed to any such demonstration OF Anne
rican thought, on several grounds. These, an
unwillingness to encroach unwarrantably upon
Your space prevents me from now examining;
although It is presumed, that it would not be
matter OF much difficulty to expose their absurd
and even selfish character. But Of one thing |
am satisfied, that, as this portion ofthe American
people arc sincere IN their opinions, SO, II once
thew could be made to sec their falaclousnesS-lt
they could be once brought to understand that
this question OF Repeal, no matter whether agl
tated upon Irish Polish soil is traaght with an
interest Of life and death to millions OF their lei
low creatures, and that perhaps they hold the
balance-if they could be made to see ALT and
great deal more then | am convinced they
would spurn the cold-hearted counsel which has SO
long mised them, and endeavor at thlS-the
eleventh hour, TO atone for their past apathy. This
should be the object of American Repealers. 1t
cannot be arrived at by defamation or unsteady
exeltion. Argument-cool and dlspasslonate-
is the lever which will overcome every difficulty;
this can be made available only through the press.
A column in some one Of the daily papers now
in existence might be purchased; this plan, or
some other of similar tendency, should be, 1t is
respectfully suggested, put in operation as soon
as possible. kErEALER.