New-York daily tribune., 1844-03-20
BY GREELEY s. McELRATH
VOL. EHK. NO. 295.

And the full Of freedom resplendsntly beamns
lil"rnine more the Iov'd land of the brave.
a Ihe memory Of Washington and The Patriots Of H-
Rsrg1'ioq-l so heir sslo and wisdom formed
The President Of The Unttsd States.
He needs no eulogies ,rreahed around his name;
iiS acts alone, immortaliz- his iams.
VIII stand an enduring monument Of his philanthropy
'5a,'S oa fol G%o ehe s%o1d ss 1sst Of foln IN times
Oh. 'or the ,nen who bore Il en-
TO- Tne Repeal | the UntonA nations demand for JUS
tice cannot long BE- refu.ei
wealth Of the richest Gaon Of ,h- eafh could NOT iaspc-
them ~, ~ saaeon 9 II b; union Of church and state
| Justice. aud the terror Of yrants
| l3 Ifoman-H .veps last. best gift 70 nan.
Rev. Mr.. SMITH, Roman Catholic Pastor OF
st. Jarnes's Church, "a guest responded to
| "'The Hierarchy of Ireland, y IN happy and ap-
propriatc manner; he pronounced high eulogy
on the Catholic Clergy, their well-tred fidelity
to their sacred trust, and to the cause of the H.
bcrties Of mankind.
Mr.. HoRAcG GREELEY "a guest returned
thanks in response to The Press
The meeting was addressed by ], AUGUSTUS
SHEA on behalf of the guests and by EUGENE
CAssEpLY, Esq in acknowledgment of toast from
the Char, complimentary TO him, in a most ex-
ceent speech, in which he reviewed the probable
effects of the result of the State Trials, whatever
it be, ana concluded with a brilliant appeal to
"the Young Friends Of hreiand.'
II. DOYLE, Esq. being called upon, respond.
ed III an eloquent speech to the toast "The Bar
Messrs. Michael O'Connor and P O'Connen,
Of the Young Friends, subsequently addressed
the company in reference to the objects, princi-
pies and hopes of the Society, whose exertions
would proceed with devoted fidelity to the in
tercsts of Ireland.
The following Poem was delivered by Mr.
], Augustus Shea on the announcement of the
third toast
"Ircl a d :"
KNOW We the Isle, where the monuments hoary
Are emblems of those who abide in the land
Like rock-hidden waves flow her ages of story,
Now shrouded in darkness, now flashing in glory,
The sad and triumphanl-the gloomy and grand?
'Tis the land of the Harp! the green Isle of the
ocean, roam,
Where Freedom once lov'd among freemen to
To hear the glad songs of her Empires devotion
AT morning and evening from altar and home:
Where the Genus OF Learning, stroug-plumd and
upsoaring
From Groves academic and minstresy's springs,
The luminous truths of creation exploring
The sunlight OF knowledge brought down on his
wings:
And, scatt'ring the magical light from his pinions,
Shed ustre and gadness DER distant dominions,
Till the stranger awaking, believd it vision
OF the future of days from the islands Elysian
Or i'm rapture of Truth, that reveals at glance
Reality found what he deem'd was Romance:
lis the land where Religion, downtown. from
the time
When first our Apostle her banner unfilrl'd
To this moment of triumph unarnished by crime,
Found the truest-the hoiest home in the world:
Where the heart is as warm and true as the sun,
And of social enjoyment the pulse and the planet
Which thro' every change has unchangngly run
Round the circle of light since the time ii began it.
Yes. ,llat is the land and those monuments hoarv
We cherish as deathess mementos of glory.
Green Isle of the Atlantic wave,
Fearless and strong and yet slave
How like the varied Spring have been
Thv fortunes, Oceans crownless queen,
The beams, propitiously benign,
That love on other lands to shine,
Give Summer warmth 10 mead and hill
Flowers breathing fragrance on the breeze,
And bright, green foliage to the trees
But thou art tears and darkness still:
And If Il CLEAN of sunlight dashes
Out lhro the cumulous clouds awhile,
With unbeseeming light II flashes
Like an expiring sufferers smile
Born OF the inner lite's endeavor
TO smile g farewell AS tho from tears
Which were the destiny OF years
II were about to part for ever.
Oh thine has been hapless lot,
Isle of nv memory's Sreenest spot:
For. dark and cherries as thou art,
Dragged from thy righttul place of pride,
Thou ri dearer TO tie exie's heart
Than if thou vert with Shame allied
With the World in arlnor on thy side.
But this devoted love for thee
Is not 10 nv lone heart confined,
For here cen in this place, see
The arming of heroic mind
'rh' electric striking of the shield.
That signal OF the bate-held
Ave- here, within this classic hall,
Do not see u glorious band
One principle the pulse OF all
The freedom of their fathers land
Young friends of Ireland vet ttle while
And We, when Time, like the retiring Nile,
Shall leave lis havest-promse on The soil
Ne will inherit an illustrious toll,
To he the friends OF Freedom through the world
And hail her standard whelesoe'er unuri'd.
Re these YOUR words OF faithful feeling then
As we are now our Fathers once were MEN.
:. Men who in Freedoms cause were ever brave,
:. R.uearh whatever SKY, on fied and wave:
..'Their land was wash'd by no proplliouS flood,
Their Nile was Ireland's best and brayest blood
6" But here's a land 10 Man and freedom gwen,
:. 4 sacred trust 10 Earth bequeath'd OF Heaven:
Be il our pride TO guard her lofty tame,
Suppor her laws and yindicate her name;
Thus shall we best her principles extend,
And 10 the irendless be indeed friend,
For free ourselves from the tyrannic chain,
No land shall seek our sympathies IN vain y
Young friends of Ireland thoughts like these will
bind
Love 10 Colunba-duty 10 mankind.
AID frst of Freedom martyr-band,
She of the harp pot mourntnl song,
Calls on the children of her land
TO plead against the rule OF wrong
In sympathetic strength TO stand
And advocate her just demand.
.;,ds that mass DER oriental bowers