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Mr.. Stansbury introduced the following re-

solution:
Resoiped, That we extend ohr hearty coincidence
to the people of Ireland that Union while II has
proved blessing TO US, has been fought with nothing
but misery and ruin To them.
which was adopted.
JAMES . ,tIALLoHAN, Esq. being then loud
~ called for, appeared and addressed the
assembly. lie said an apology might be de-
handed for the appearance of so young a
man upon that platform, bu, if any were
wanted, he said, " let it be this, that am
an Irishmau." (Chccrs.) lie said it would
be unnecessary ,hougl, he could 20 into
history of tho wrongs under which Ireland
was grooming, but time would fail him. He
said he rejolced that the land ofhis adoption,
true 10 her republican sympathics, was lend
ing the voice Of cheering kindness to the
land of his birth (Chcers.) Mr.. OIL. pro-
ceeded in his remarks for short time, but
being rather indisposod, he said he found the |
effort to be heard, was more than he could
bear. lie therefore begged to be excused
for giving way 20 the elder gentlemen whom
he saw around him.
CnAaLEs ID. MASON, Esq. being next
loudly called for from all sides, rose and adj
dressed the assembly. We regret orr ina.
biiity to give correct synopsis of his re-
marks. Mr.. X. said he did not expect to
be called upon on this occasion, but was new
or backward in expressing his sympathy for
the oppressed everywhere and especially was
il grateful to him to speak to lrishmen of the
wickedness practiscd toward their suffering
country. He said he rejoicod in the repeal
movements, and was willing to back them up
even to the length of forcing separation
from England. He said there was enough
in the grasping policy of Great Britain to
make every friend of freedom ,remble un-
less her ruthless career was signally check
ed. (Cheers.) He adver,ed to the syste-
matte policy of aggrandizemen, which has so
long distinguished England, to her seizure of
China, of the Oregon and the Sandwich Is
lands. lie said if no love for ireland had
;. swelled his breast, it would be enough to re-
commend the repeal movement to him. that
its tendency was TO weaken, dismcmber, and
cripple England. (Tremendous cheerng.)
After Mr.. kasson sat down NATHAN b.
e HAswELL, Esq. offered resolution, which
$ was subsequently taken away from the Sec
retary's table, and of which the substance
!. was, that the Irish Emigrants here, having
ahurcd their allegiance to foreign domiaon,
n and sworn to support the Constitution of the
United States, were bound to express their
J. disapprobation of the interference of Mr..
O'Connell with very delicate subject, con-
nec.ed with The "peculiar institution," of
:. this country.
To the passage Of this resolution. Rev
h Jeremiah O'Callaghan made powerful and
effective opposition. in speech Of a few
il minutes. He opposed the resolution, he
said, for various reasons. In the first place
it was totally foreign to the purpose Of the
meeting, aud Numerically opposed to it
or split. He said was too long, too inuolv
ed. too obscure, and too incomprehensiJlc
er Ind he put il to the good sense of the as
scmb!y whether it ough, no, to be rejected
" ". (Cheers.)
he Mr.. IIaswell replied to Father O'Calla
inf CHAN with much warmth. He said this wa
a a subject nearly connected with the snbjec
Of of repeal. That his Irish friends had com
d here to be Americans, and were bound (,
its support the Constitution Of this Na,ion---ihi
, this address Of O'Conncil on Abolition Wa
M a blow at the Constitution and that thong
~ u, they might applaud his repeal sentiment
it'll they ought to frown down this dangerous il
>, reference Of foreigners with our ;ntern
affairs. He spoke of the "blood bougl
Zen Zen treasure Of our liberties, of The grief he f.
nd at the existence Of slavery, admitted it to
jnt blot on our flag, but expressed the HOP
that ere long, all men, including the slave
a., would be redeemed, rcgenerated and dir
to to CENTRALIZED, by the irresistible genius of un
versaI emancipation" (Cheers.)
Dv' Mr.. STANsBURY replied to Mr.. llaswell.-
Of He said he should no tlave obtrulcd himsn
ers upon the notice Of the meeting had he M
the been called upon % act As an officer on tn
ad occasoa--lnt standing il! the r ldtion he d
al to that meeting, he could not suffer such ri
solution to pass without protesting mos! 'nu'
y against its passage. (Chrers.) lie sal
the resolution was not only totally foreign
Ton the occasion but as nearly in the teeth of ii
The object and spirit Of the meeting, as any III
ne- could well have been devised. 1t was I
NY less than an a,tcmp, a, an Irish repeal NEE
on ing to censure Daniel O'Connel for pr,
ap- claiming his adherence of negro slavery !
Ms (Cheers.) He said that if Daniel O'Connt
lrs. was worthy of condemnation, ice had bett
90 home, for if his was interference, VIII
re- we're we about? What we're the poop
here doing, but interfering in England's d.
orr, nestle aflairsl Was the spirit of Irish Ii
'ou' ar,,, ca narrow that il coull stretch M in