Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-06-17

REPEAL.-Wc observe that in Norfolk,
New Orleans and elsewhere, the Repeal Asso-
cations have been recently dissolved. The
mason given is thai O'Conncu has abused
America, and offered to bring down her Eagle
TO the feet Of the British Lion 1t is strange
that little extra rant on O'Connelrs part
should have had such dissolving influence.
when il is known that he has been abusing
America for one thing or another for wears
But not is not that
Listen tous, honest repeater! Listen to us,
good, soit-headcd, mealy hearted lrishman I!
Iouiwho have sucked i'm like milk the hollow
profesnions OF friendship for Ireland, which
lypocritcs have made through friendship for
themselves! You who have been dcludcd by
Ioco-foco dcmagogues, pretending TO love the
Emerald Isle as if they were born init-,hough
happily. no reptiles arc born there You who
have put your faith i'm them when they cried
=" liurrah for Rapale " and shouted back
Hmrdh for Democracy! Listen when we
tell you II isAll over. Repeal isno longer
watchwori OF Democracy. You have been
dupcd-your votes have been obtained-Dcm-
ocrats are in the midst of the spols-,hcy who
keep up the machinery of repeal associations?
lrishmen are no longer worth leading by the
pose. You are free to go your ways until
another election approaches, and then, unless
you grow wiser, YOU will b. gathered into the
Democratic" fold by some new bumbug.
Let 1t not be supposed that we are indifler-
ent to the fate or destiny of Irishmcn. We
know oil not nation on the GLOBE, whose his
tory, whose wrongs and whose character so
well entitle her to the sympathy and the adni-
miion of mankind as long oppressed Ireland.
For centuries the selfish ocsf~.:-...-s l,.e,--l
h-- hung hor hlishiing the seeds of her
prosperity, and, If il had been possible, chilling
The spirits OF the people. But, in every step
oil her desolate history, the uncomfortable love
oil liberty springs up in the very footsteps of
tyranny. IL has been never-ending struggle
between the power of the British throne. and
spirit OF people determined to BE- free. and
sometimes goaded to the most savage resist |
nnce. And under all this weight of evil what
triumphs has the mind of Ireland achieved
Letters, eloquence and arms, have nourished
like the triple leaf Of her Shamrock. each a.
perfect as the rest. The valor which has en-
nooled the Irish name on every battle fell of
Eprope. was not more brilliant than the i'm
mortaieloquence which defended liberty i'm the
lrish Parliament and Halls of Justice. I'm
short with whatever is most attractive i'm lit
efdture, most noble iii eloquence, most heroic
n ar pln ,al =.
learned 10 associate the name of Ireland.
Say not then that we have one cold spot i'm
our heart for her. But we love our own conn
ir! lar better. We sympathize with every nat
iVnal effort 10 relieve the wrongs and oppres-
sions Of Ireland. We welcome her sons IN
our shores, though many of them are unwor-
my OF either their own country or ours. But
To- sympathize with Ireland is very di0er,n,
Thing from crying out Rapalc," for the DUR.
pose oi deluding ignorant Irishmen into the
support Of the " Democratic" ticket. Weab.
nor The knavery that sheds hypocritical tears
over Irish wrongs, only for the purpose of fas-
@n'ng evils upon country still dearcr TO us
our own! To see the wounds and blood oC
irciand' as IT were, exposed in party parad,,s
70 bribc the fidelity of her devotedsons
The farce of hypocritical tears is over. II
tears are now TO b. shed, they had better b.
given TO our own country. Ii those Irisl,lnen
who have becn made the dupes Of the Repeal
movements can open IN III eyes now when the
E'ask IS thrown off p'rhaps they will feel ono
generous paDg Tor tina, country which has re.
ceived them 10 her bosom and on which they
i'sSe aided TO impose unworthy rulers. who
ha'" Obtained th"ir power by nloans moro IA
sitenis than i'e cpds for which thcy ~. i II
they have not that raich mauly love Of Am.r.
ma let theIn MT t,iak that they shar,. ~.
sss'ilcs particle Of the u-.g.,ci t,.,t :. dino .,
The name Of Iceland let them, only ,,,s,l.
themselyes that they arc unahsc 10 di.gr.,,
that nam
Foe ht TSeass
MR. EDIroR--ln looking over the Tin,cs sr
Saturday, tle 18th inst Inoticed in an pr,icIc