Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-07-26
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 20, isis.

this or that notion of benevolencc free pruc
Piles, we do not see why the world should not al
once go 10 general loggerheads each people with
every other, that refuses 10 conform its laws and
government 10 n foreign standard
| England has her corn laws, nflicting, beyond n
question, highly oppressive tax on all her non-
land.holdcr subjects, and upon her merely laboring
class positive privatiOn--a misery of starvation,
infinitely more cruel than any suffering that abso-
lutte slavery any where else imposes. Now, if she.
rs Government, takes political measures in Tex.
as, the Brazils or elsewhere to induce or to COM
pei the adoption of emancipation among them,
however repugnant to their condition-why should
not the United States enter into direct relations of
encouragement and support with the Anti. Corn.
Law Association Surely we have MS much right
TO act upon our sympathics as she has upon hers.
| and people who have 10 work sixteen hours dav
in state of starvation, quite rs fit objects of
national pity and interference those who work
ten hours. with perpetual bely-full.
The Chartists demand political equality without
which they say personal freedom is u mere mockc.
~. Upon the system of rights which che wishes
to thrust down our threats her Chartiss are right
Why should not our diplomacy employ itself in
Britain, as hers does not hesitate TO do next door
To us, in Texas or Cuba, or in Mexico, or in Bra.
zil
Nay. Ireland is oppressed. There is no doubt of
that fact, though there is much doubt whether TO
England there is any choice between governing
her rs an iusurrectionary conquered country, and
releasing her from all connection with her What
then Are the Irish less fit or less entitled To ma
tonal freedom than our slaves To personal Have
we not much right TO take measures for That
concerns her she for what concerns us Which
experiment is the least If she urges the greater
the more hazardous one upon us, why not set us
the example of the safer and smaller one IfShe
busies herself goyernmentally with the one. why
should not we with the other!
Our Government has respected her rights and its
own duties. both in this andot her questions where
our institutions and our public sympathics are up-
| pose 10 hers. Can she say as much Her pre-
sent ministry is well known to look with little Ia
your upon Abolition: but it lends itself TO it,
first, because it needs the party-suppor of the E.
manciPators at home and, secondly because the
instrument is n strong against orr rival trade
| and Government. If these are good reasons for
her. and warrant active Use of such policy
against us, how are we forbidden to employ il
! against herr Repeal has as wide a popular sym
| 4 party it may draw as much support Our Cabi-
net Except absurd President and hi, abst,rder
! SOM are probably unfriendy To it but as it NAV
lend them strength, and as it may be made greatly
| to disturb and perhaps endanger e.. Britain
| why may not instructions he sent TO Mr. Everett TO
| open direct negotiations with Mr. Peel in favour
of Irish Emancipation, and hold out both hands
publicly TO O'Connel as a friend of Human Lii
beryl
If the insane voice of subversiye fantasies is To
lee rule TO those lofty minds that direct national
policy if pcrfidy is to take the place of friend.
ship and fairness: if base and bloody selfshncss
is TO possess itself of every thing that can work
woe to a rival nation then, why should we not
plunge into intrigue spread the masked emissares
of a treacherous diplomacy through Great Britain,
and fan every casual spark of discomfort into a flu
rious contiagration!
Such is her policy towards us. God forbid that
we should retor upon her such wicked, such aban
doned eSPediens, unworthy of her men, unworthy
of our kindred race, and shameful to the Human.
ty which is the pretext Of these things. But they
will bring, at last, their own retribuiion with them.
The Aristocracy that fauers, instead of tanning.
wild popular hunours. is nursing bears cub that
every where else, they will soon have il taught
them, practically, at home in a wild lesson of re.
volutionary ruin, that will wrap England. perhaps
for years, in alternate flames and blood, and leave
her, even when that immediate desolation is spent.
a country, like France or Spain, incapable of Ell.
Their the antient order or Of a new Freedom.
These suggestions prompted by the news Of
English intermCddling with the domestic concerns
Of Texas, an account of which is contained in the
annexed letter from London 10y the last steamer.
Correspondence Of the y Y. Commercial Advertiser.
LoSpos 3fd July, Isi3.
Mr.. OConneI has within the last few days, developed
tue prominent features Of h- plan Tor repeal re-.
markobe speech made at great repeal demonstration n
| Galway Remarkable as this speech IS and considerable
the attention has excited, public mind seems
alive TO IT, full bearing and importance.
lie refers the precedent Of 1855 proof his assertion
that the Lords and Commons OF Ireland Of themselves
competent form Parliament and alleges moreover that
independent Of this right the Sovereign has the prerogatiyc
Of assembling Irish Parliament pleasure without the
concurrence orintorouuon Of The Imperial Legislature.
lie inmaIes boldly and openly that the Of eth
er Of three possible incidents England would be n d
condition 10 resist tins organization by iocei and his ausor
10 the possibility Of these shows his project o
repeal 20 rest on deeper foundations than people have ina
Ened, and exhibits accuracy of observation boz regard
universal politics for which he has received credit If
he -ays 81" Louis Philippe should march army Spain
and put down the mscfcant E-parero; America should
the East and Syna, delivered from Mehemet ALI he handed
10 Russia contempt Oi Engandif any Of these
facts should huppen threaten to happen-ihen say hur
uh for the rcpca."-And Mr.. OConncI would doubles
have addod,n be- dared,"lurah for Ireland - with it
s,OOOOOO Tcpcaers, iis Roman Catholic priesthood and "a
thorough hatred Of The Saxon, rs anndop natOn
First he osserts that repeal OF The union be
uuonaiy achieved by tic English Parliament; secondly
that an Irish Parliament can, wIthoutlegaton be-
by the Sovereign hy, tbui tine power cgay inhcrcu
IN the Irish people Of assembling national Parliament
without doe Intervention OF either die Legislature t
Sovereign; and lastly. be- in be- coors D.
boldly ayOwIng ihat i1ng each Of these moih0dsJ hou
either of three great events take place. which his
political observation shows 90 be of possible occurrence
then physical force shall accomplish the object which Eng
land crippled by the untOward event that be predicts. wou
want te power 10 prevent. a collision between Engsn
and other Of The three powers named by him ho clear
y i.gari5 az probable no not blind 70 the evident
= -san,o which Franco extends to iho oes Of Espnror,