New-York daily tribune., 1845-05-23
'DaaI. o'connen Is. The United States

To n. Editor II The Tribune:
The above is the ambitious caption of the g Lea
der' in the last Fresmams J5trnal. of this city.
cannot agree to the authorship OF the drlvel with
The Editor OF the Herald, who exults in hav ng won
over an important ally IN avenging his memorable
wrongs upon Mr.. O'Conn-li.
The writer begins, characteristically. by INTRO
ducing himself as merely "Anicms curiae rather
than active COUNSEL But he Immediately turns
ou to bs not only an active connse, but an unscru-
pnlous pett.fogger for he declares he will not listen
10 word OF his adyersary's case, except for The
purpose of explaining itaway or censuringit
The case is this alr O'Connel in late alluslon
TO our Annexation Of Texas took tha, occasion
which n never misses of fdeuouncing Shareholders
and Slavery. Whereupon the Catholic organ"
taking fire and patriotism, br-ratrs the Lbsralor !:
tells him with PateTnal austerlIy ei rebnke, that hr
Is uery Impertlnenr, rtry ignorant; that he, a
Hlonerch>l nUt republican, unaoie 10 admire the
peculiar features of our Republic meaning, Of
course. the peculiar Institution - No doubt, hr
is no; free and enlightened enough Ia perceive ihe
democratic repubIcanlsm and the logical reason
of holding one sixth OF cur population as chattelS,
in our conduit. while al the same time We hold all
men TO be tree and equal'-ln uur Constitution
Mr. O'C the organ alleges, "niten manitrsts ls.
nsrance of our Government and Laws" Wherr.
pray? Name an Instance. Why The " last arrival
brings evidence OF his want OF accurate information
as TO The state Of parties with Is, upon point Too
On which an American schoO-boy could prompt
him ~ Hi c'cst ,ene dutre chose, mo'rseigaeu -
Important and dlssraceiu! ignorance" hn Ameri-
can school boy could also, prompt him, proba-
DIV. as TO the state al the Five Folnls-a TACT OF
frequently no dls>lmllar Kind and consequence
But II would, ! suspect take all oi an American
blshop-av, even with the advantage OF having
Jr,lI IL ,ha MI
upon tie subject OF our gorcnmcnt or institutions
But how after all has Mr. O'Conne betrayed
this ignorance, which dsqualllrs nun tor discern
ng the beauties of Slavery Why he has, II seems,
mentioned Mr.. James oi Boston as being irIr4dIs
| 10 It's abulnn Therefore he supposes Mr.. 10
be the abolition party" Quoted literally, italics
| aud all But Mr. J must he either Wing or d
Democrat Ergo, Mr. O'Connell must have ina
lInrd one or other If these parties to be identical
with the AboIitionists % E ID. Such Is (as well
is can guess it) the clear and conclusive argn-
ment by which our Cdtholc organ establishes us
| lelnUu> charge.
One thing is clear and -. but leave the other
ephet 10 be supplied by the reader. The thng IS
This: That here republican, OF The Free North,
=, Christian, a Catholic, above all, an hthn'dn,
(for this trust is no antl-cllmaX.) who steps out
IT his way and vocation 10 assail the lIbrrator ni
that country which gave the writer birth, the cham
Dlon of The creed which gives HIM bread; aud on
Sha, ground why, because his Christian PhiIan-
JhrophV does not allow HIM 10 recognize an eXtcn
sion of the demarcAlions OF political geography lno
the domain of morals or III" Kingdom ot Christ
aud who pr0firrs skirt OF ,tr sacred robe OF The
Church, that seamless garment OF the Redcemer oi
the black man as we'll as the whlte-to cover not
only political lie which Is the iniamy ot our
country, but the darkest of crimes against Moral
lrv. Religion and Human Nature
Patriotism Of this sort may obtain, and indeed
merit. the panegyrlcs OF the HERALD But II viii
scarcely pass for genuine from that quarter, or good
from any. upon those who have "a memory or al
understanding
Mr.. O'C' 5 late denuncialions, continues this
writer, arr moreover Inconsistent with former eX
prcssions of gratitude" What gratitude e? Grail
lude To our SlaveholdrrS? Has he not, on the con-
trary, repeatedly re- ounced their drs"cratug SYM
.,at6y,' their blood stained money! But suppose
such expressions Of gratitude aud The more vio-
lent suppuslion OF acts that deserved them-acIs
which utterly deny, not only of our Shareholders,
nut of any considerable portion OF the natire popu-
lation of even the free States suppose this. how.
-ver; should i.vors political or aersonal, should
even The triumph of his d4rIing object The success
nf the cause OF Ireland, silence HIM, for moment,
upon the airocity inqn-stlon! The Catholic organ
links they should To which have only TO reply,
that though ethics OF this character and compass
nav serve, for aught know, we'll enough for "a
. priest or politician, they are entirely unfit for
the mission and The mind of an O'Conael. j. O'C.