The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-07-10

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able and eloquent man, and very popular advo
cate of the Tory or Orange party
The book he held in his hand was a republication of
several OF the political ballads which have been publish
ed in the columns of that journathey were now col
lected into this book, ana republished at very cheap
rate and extensively circulated through the country
and he MR. BuD did mplore the earnest attention OF the
meeting of country OF the government to the open
principles declared in these ballads Hear
hssr) They remembered the wise man who had said,
b me he M
upon this principle for while they deserted the House OF
Commons altogether they circulated ballads such as he
would read. among the people, (cheers) The learn
ed gentleman sfer proceeding to say that these ballads
written with poetic pen worthy Of better cause,
and that the writer whoever he was unquestonaby de-
served the name of poet and had the inspiration OF
poet said that the hrst in the book he quite
willing to adopt a. the motto Of that meeting-it was
this =
The work that should to-day be wrought,
Defer not till tomorrow
The help that should within be sought,
Scorn from without to borrow.
Old maxms these-yet stout aud true
They speak in trumpet tone,
To do at once what il to do,
And trust yourselves alone"
They might i,arn from q foe-and while some persons
debating about the proper time for being 10y and
while prssing the government one thing,
and others blaming them another let the Of the
loyasts OF Ireland beindependent OF any ministry and
with interests dsarer than sny ministry at stake
To do at once what is to do,
And trust " ourselves alone"
Ay, trust themselves aone" and while he was not in
different to the value oil British sympathy, while he de-
manded Tor men the protection which was the first
duty of government to give he yet declared that even
if they had no England to aid, and government to
protect. there loyalty enough in Ireland itself to
preserve the country British Crown Enthusiastic
cheers) He (Mr. ButD did not now use the language
Of excitement he spoke not idle bravado but he utter
ed the stern and the fixed conviction of his heart that the
10y ass OF Ireland able to protect themselves when
the struggle came Immense cheers. He used such Ian
guage with reluctance but he believed in his heart that
other language suited to the emergency of the
time they must meet the threats OF pLy steal force by
manly and an indignant defiance tremendous cheers
and tell the who menace by numbers the authority
ohe sovereign that there were hundreds OF thousands
Of 'oyal men in Ireland who defed them (cheers and
who were able ana determined to guard, II need be-
against their true hearts and their own
strong hands, their hearhs their affairs and their homes
tremendous cheering for tme). When he read to
them the language that sent through the country in
the ballads from which he about to quote they would
feel that such language and such language aone be-
came the loyalists Of Ireland 1t unnecessary for
them to in terms Of explicit self reliance that under
God they able to protect themselves and would do
Qoud cheers) He ought to say that the book from
which he reading he had for the first time since
he had come to that meeting and it was very probable
ha there many IN
too he found them in their orderhe not seeking
for eecthe was only anxious to bring before those who
shared common peril with himself, the real dangers
that surround them, and he knew they would pardon
him he ventured in doing this to occupy their time m
which he would read was one entitled The Men Of Tip
perary" They all knew for what the Of Tpperary
were noted in the page OF Irish crime: =
The MEN OF rIrrERARY.
Let Britain boast her British hosts
About tn, m all right little we,
Not British seas, nor British coasts
Can match the Men OF Tippersry.
Tall is his form, his heart is warm.
His spirit light as any fairy
His wrath is fearful as the storm
That sweeps the hills OF Tipperary.
$50 had many murdered Protestant nobleman and gen
tlemsn felt
When woe or want opprese his friends,
Though STATE and Fate proclaim despair, he
Against them all 1.-THE pass" defends,
And rights the wrongs OF Tipperary.
Send him TO fight for native lan]
His is courage cold and weary;
The troops live not on earth, could stand
The hsadlong Chars &c OF Tipperary.
Let Britain bring her motley rag,
Ay CONTINUED MIR. Bu this is the loyalty Of those who
dared to charge the Of Ireland with cond
tonal To- atty Immense cheers This their love for
tho most beloved of Sovereigns Continued cheers II
is thus they dare describe that soveregns glory
The flag that braved in thousand years,
The battle and the breeze Qmmense cheers)
Let Britain bring her motley rag,
Well lit the green more proud an airy;
Be mine the lot to lear that flag,
And head the men Of Tipperary
Though Britain boasts her British hosts.
About them ell right little care we;
Give Us to guard o,,r native coasts
The matchless men Of Tipperary.
Tipperary seemed to occupy the imagination OF this poet
rebellion the very next ballad the unster
song, in which were the following stapzas-
The sunburst that sumbered embalmed in tears,
Tipperary shall DER thy tall mountaineers.
And dark hill shall brstle with and spear
While one tyrant remains to forge manacie' here
And who shall pass over the stormy Sieve Bloom,
To tell the pale Saxon of tyranny doom
When like tigers IRON ambush our fierce mountaneers
Leap along from the crags with their death'dealing
spears7
They came with high boosting to bind us as slaves
But the glen and the torrent have yawned for their
From the gloomy Ardfn. an to wild Templemore--
From he Su IN - rad w
gore.
twas right to say that this Munster war.song
headed with the date $780, and protested to refer to an
passage but will this conceal the spirit appl
cable the present time and to the possibility OF
mistake they met little after with the Irish warsong,
headed with s43 but he would proceed regular
w. They had heard great deal Of the union OF the
orange green next would show that sincer
~ there was in this
lis the grcen-oh the green is the color of the true,
And we'll back il gain the orange and wen raise it
DER the blue!
IT'S the color of the msrtyred deadour immortal
Then up for the green, boys and up for the green!
Oh, Ills down TO the DUST and shame to be seen
But we've hands oh. we've hands, boys, full strong
enough, ween,
To rescue and to raise again immortal green
Next came one headed "The Vow of Tipperary"-Tip
perary was the dream of this poets imagination -
From Csrrcl streets to shannon shore
From Slievenamon to Ballindeary-
From Longforf pass to Galty more
Come hear the Vow Of Tipperary.
"Too long we fought for Briton's cause,
And OF our blood were never chary
She paid us back with tyrant laws
And thianed the homes Of Tipperary.
"But never more we'll win such thanks;
weswear by ODD and Virgin Mary,
Never list in British ranks"
And that's the vow of Tipperary.
This l. the that they will enlist in the British
army the British army well spare them loud cheers
He MR. Buttl would not occupy their tiue by reading
ballad headed The Saxon Shilling" exactly similar
spirit to The Vow OF Tpperary" About his next quo
tation there could be mistake; 1t was Irish War
eong, d. 1892 He impored their solemn attention
this Irish song for the year ls43 No antedstng-
attempt concealmeDt here yelling the murder.
incentive under the thin disguise OF historical al
lusion-,he date conspicuously attached
soNo. D. l5a3.
Bright sun, before whose glorious ray,
Our Pagan fathers bent the knee;