New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-06-25
O'Counell Club.

SrR-At the last regular meeting o. me V'oN
NELL CLrB the following Preamble and hesoH
tons were unanimously adopted -
gie-of. Il has been reported in me public papers
and otherwise known % b. fac thai - meeting 81
the Repeal Association " the city oi Ne~fuf e.
which Patrick Casserly k-q President Of iAe - on
neil CAB" acted o. Chairman certain q ihe Speaker
.sd language dsru-a'ory 20 the man u resnos hraft
Daniel OConnel; ami
- ~. VI Cssseriy continued .n ihe chsir sfe-
.~h ,nruaee hsd been uttered and applsucsd thereby
3.n- - tie ur1ceslin. - east tact approval ans
,rbs-sss i m shf BE- Inferred nom me cous" pGrsrea
b., H. f,ns,r ana r.f Officer that rho members Or rhe
.t.ronnel Club had individually ard Collectively ~iih
s-awn thsi unbounied confidence 20 q 'onlt-- "nie"
80 .hs Original bond OF their sssocisiicn.
= r. = therefore Rfss,roi. Thai the OConnc 'u' ID
.,ay an Irish society. art - srch. tlai iis mem
- cannot suffer sny chance slus1n 81 me enip,nl-
,,,,r,, or OF any other country under heaven -
-. .b,,, FORGET thai for forty years DAME Conner
- - = uatriot never tolci before, % restore me
,,,S,ss nsronslry Of their own Gnccn is.e. 20 ~
.;r.ns r. silent Harp and gaiacf rom ii' aos' me '
t,rss caves ID = down fru1lfn -u'ihl',A
!, III IN. 3. further Pfsoirsd. lha- "hAe irccf al
,-.,-, he -rh, ~ The y Repcsi Association 70 sp
maud .uch orators and such orsogy ss me SAD Asso'A
g., ~ Oh, deem worthy of the honor ~ cannn ts men,
- rsh,,cr ans sh'vs al Al. members II the Ooonnei'
rh f,-hear from expressing our deep regret ta' Oii
much esteemed President should nave 80 sf ioi -o..i
what he owed On himself gu Ireland m 'n-,,' -.-
o. ~ - d, continue f1 preside even f1r moment oft
4 a..
man OF YESTERDAY bad the Lcartessncss o declare tA
ir5 en-, r0 ulors for OCorr 'lfH for t4T 1',r atl
And be Do further R.so'rsa That this meeting 90 no
r. .onlrl,f,re of tlrcc oi iis members to renion
$50 with our hitherto revcred President ani On lean
.r, himself the motives thar could have lcruated hin
M adou,ins course OF conduct apparently az variance
with every public act oi hs "aof ii,
The under-i -ncd were appointed o. sne Commit.
Tee referred 20 IN the last resolution
N,n sip need not be- told that the numcrica
ia 4 "A = ~
commensurate with their standing and nhuenco M
>o-iet, In the political collisions OF the fav. then
;n,aIii-ence j. measured les q whole than a.
nart-is treated more a. matter OF individual cal
culstion than a. a generally admitted fact The 50
of ignorance Is charged agains, them by dciea'edo
nonents they find but feeble defence IN the graft
iude of successful alleS-a TOO Jealous cooperation
with either party j. their CRIME
The tendency of equalizins and hoeralzns inSti
;utions theoretical by speaking. has been met ana
continually couniencicd by the tell spirit OF de
n,oralizine TRANSPORTATION. The natural open heart
eduess of our c0unirymen leit them peculiarly expo
sed to It's INSCRIPTIONS Vaccinations and their ope
ration ha- been 10 subject tie character OF ir,hmen
and incidentally the cause Of ireland 90 noun
tain OF prejudice that might well excuse n those who
would remove d. a feeling OF tismay
You sir need not be- reminded Of the twotolo
ob.crf of thar institution of which We are proud Ga
recognize YOU as the Chief We believe that then
yyas no rirhtful connection between the aims of
nation ab0ripg in the canse ofhumau advancement
and the presidential purposes OF parry We sought
through their severance. 90 open path bN which
our couuir, men mizhtwork out their own elevation
and assist their country We bad counted tie eos
Of such an nnie~aking the possible nsrcprc-en
tation OF our enemies the probable apathy Of Itlos
who should have been oar friends
The last was our only fear.
IL is 10 be- regretted that design pralseworliy
should have received a encouragement from quar-
top from which 10 was to be- least expected
Admitting the r,ght of the meeting over which
YOU. -ir. are reported To have presided, We do
strongly question lbs property We know oino
power which should compel naiuralzcd citizens e.
defend their position towards country 90 which
they had once sr0rf allegiance W desp-e that
covering -ubser 'ency to popular prejudice which
could drag our counirymcn INTO the degrading posi-
ton Of men willing 20 discrciit their own oaths-
We are sure that the ieaiy of Irshmcn % America
has been proved too often otherwise than by words
10 require them 10 this dag 20 define their position
towards this Government because Of words spoken
IN Ireland
But beyond other considerations We lament thar
the sanction of our President and by implication. o
our CLUB should have been extended. even indi
r,ctlv Ia A meeting where language ~ grossly dis
respectful 10 ireland Leader has been used IRISH
men and naiuralized citizens a. We are. our cont
dence IN the Libcnor has been Justly termed the
bond of our Association. We are not aware OF
any recent occurrence which should shake that con
idencc
Ifthe admiration OF Mr. Connoll for American
Institutions be dashed by the recollection that IN
some Of these states their religious opinions dcbar
his countrymen from public Office that Ia others the
law which guaranteed them life and the liberty o
conscience has been but decciiili commentary on
the fact that in many OF the States they have TO hgh
their way against an overbearng bigotry thai
among these same Institutions thar ot domestic SIN
rerv Is said % hold plac,-ii ia fine he a. strong
suspicion that American freedom aud ihe " civil
and religions liberty with which he has identified
the labor of biz public life not SYNONYMOUS terms
What j. thatto us Are we therefore toior-ct biz
past services or 10 consider his future usefulness IN
the high mission for which he appointed as i'm.
paired Certainly not n Mr. o Council under
stands the nature OF his allegiance are not ignor
ant OF ours. Our mutual relations of riendshprcst
INK on the neutral ground Of Repeal cannot be- sha
ken But flour Club IS 70 be- made an abetter OF tn
meeting over which iis President j. said TO have
been the presiding officer then our principles must
be al variance with our practce-ii the position a.
sumed by that meeting meet the concurrence OF thai
President then the bond OF our Association. il ].
evident Is but rope OF sand
knowing well the unsefsh nature Of % p pat
riosin we DO not hesitate 10 address you thus pub
icly and % respectfully request al your hands
eN plauaiOn Of the motives which could induce you
% continue 10 preside at the meeting held AZ Tam
many Hall On the evening OF the 9th instant
JEREMIAH FOLEY