New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-09-25

slaves were few in number. divided, far away; not
| obnoxious by quarre- harmless objects Of a
thoughtful philanthropy.
| Far differently are they circumstance in the
Southern States Of America-which by the way,
inherited slavery from England and France. They
form the mass OF the working population, from the
| Chesapeake TO Florida Their emancipatOrs would
disappear amongst ihen were they cnfranchised.
The wickedness Of slavery has made emancipation
perilOns for the negro has all the vices ignorance,
and wild impulses Of a slave. Yet the system j.
doomed to perish il is rccedng before the example
Of the Northern and Western States II Is unknown
in the best and il will disappear from the worst,
unless some element of wrath is intruded
In that distan, land (which owes so much Of its IN
dependence to Irish vaor are some millions of men,
who either from their blood or birth from their pity
for our sulerngs or from hatred 10 English power,
have sympaihized long and ardcntly with Ireland.
During the struggle for Catholic Emancipation So
cieies OF Friends OF Ireland were formed IN Slave
States and Frce-in Virginia and New York. Hard
" great city in the Union bat sent it, addresses it,
money and iis offers of succOr IN extremity. All
were received with gratitude The generosity Of
the slave owner and his naughty sympathy for re
ligious freedom, accepted as If he had no sin
on his soul. Take one example-ihc answer OF the
Catholic Association TO the city OF Augusta in the
Slave State of Georgia.
The Catholic Association was hostile to Slavery
but its leaders no more thought they sanctioned
Augusta than that they approved the private vices
or the public misdeeds Of any man whose support
and membership they accepted in Ireland.
Similar has been the conduct of America and Ire
land during the Repeal agitation.
When il was but an infant, in 1871, ii was prompt
" recognized by America as a national movement
Not few of those enthusiastic days, which nurtur
ed the young plant owed their warmth to the pas
sona,e thou ghts and generous sacrifices Of Amerl-
ca. They swelled the pomp of 40 with their in
creasng aid During the doubts and dangers Of the
trial and imprisonment they never slackencd. II
was neediul to check, not 10 stimulate, their zeal.
And for all this Ireland was, and H. and will be
grateful
The generosity was welcomed with votes
and cheers and heart gratitude Often a quiet
firm protest was made that in accepting American
friendship, Ireland did not cease 10 condemn Amer
lean slavery but il was accepicd-ihe advantage Of
such an ally in our great contest was plain enough
clouds then, too. arose from the West terrifying
men IN power, though they did not 80 frankly own
il as they have done since. ireland that in
mcrce and agitation, IN peace and war, she would
fare better IT, next across the Atlantic in the of
her great cmigrations irontercd by Canada lone OF
England's largest and most slippery possessions
and shared by Irish millions, there were friend
organized to help her.
An unioward phrase may. for an hour, have m ado
the Americans pause but they, in fact. resumed
their work. and even now are laboring for Ireland.
Ireland does not depend on them, nor on any
foreign power. Byber own purpose and by her own
strength only can nation be safely liberated for II
must have the virtues of cnfranchisement or il will
not long possess the fruits OF II bat Ireland cannot
grow ungrateful for the and zeal of America,
and cannot become blind 10 the value OF such an IN
limacy. Nation
James Duffy of Dublin, is publishing cheap Sc
ries of Educational Works for the People The first
six books of Euclid are issued for TWO shillngs.
Among the Cofhol,c books advertised by a Dublin
bookseller is one of Martin Luther's writings
4 corrcspondcnt of the Nation states a fact credit
able to the taste OF the Irish people for reading He
ga s. have known families residing 50 miles dis
lance from Dublin, in the neighborhood Of Tulla
more for instance. who subscribe to library IN
Dublin and get the books down by the canal.
writer in the Nation proposes this queer plan
for aiding in the revival OF q National spirit
Suppose that halt a dozen or a dozen OF young
handsome and fashionable gentlemen accomplished
in the art OF dancing, and in the art or science Of
fascinating young ladies' and having TO support their
attractions q fair share Of real or personal property
were to be enlisted in the and 10 enter heart
and soul into the project could not fair hope be
entertained that sentimental beileS and their prudent
mamas would forget TO eXclaim, oh, those hOrrld
Irish iiss and yield theirpreudces to their interest
Remember how those Scotch have brought their
reels into the Queens ballroom.
letter from Hogan, the sculptor. dated Rome
9TH August has been published in the Cork Re
porter from which we take the following extract
NV colossal figure of the Liberaior is all that !
could in my most sanguine Imagination have wished
aud il has obtained unqualified praise from the Ro
man Assists but the marble has been considerable
source of deay-irst to find a block sufficiently
large at the quarries, and then 10 procure vessel
with hatchways wide enough 10 convey II from Sera
VEGA TO Rome These delays are not under our
control but thank God the marble has arrived and
in my studio this fortnight past and trust sincerely
the figure will be in Dublin carly next summer
Mr. Sergeant Murphy says the Limerick Ch,oai-
Gle. in anticipation of his ceasing to be NJ. 7. for
Cork and devo,inr himself 10 professional business
is retained in fifty railway bills for the next session
Of Parliament
- We take the following extracts from the
Nation in reply to correspondents. &C:
We cannot print b. ON's" tender thoughts
There is nothing more crediiabe in writing bad
verse than bad prose. and It's far more unpleasant
10 read Really, too II full grown man las We
take him TO be- could get into green sickness be
cause we did not print his verses be is not the stuff
we care for. We want grave, passionate, sefor
dered men. Vanity and sensi,iyeness ars weeds,
and pesiileni weeds in ireland.
We quite differ from Mr.. j. OBS proposal,
tina, the Association should distribute copies Of The
Shilling Volumes on the credit that they would be
repaid by instruments That same borrowing sys
tenn is evil, whether il be 10 buy whisky or books
Let people DO without them till they have the self
denial and manhood to save enough TO pay for them
This perpetual bawling for cruches comes from our
old letters We must-each individually
learn 10 make his own money, buy his own books
maintain bis own honor, and guide his own conduct.
Every thing that leads 10 that is sood-till that be
done we are 'prentices-
4 beautiful design of monument has Just been
completed by Mr.. James Fahee. OF Tipperary, to
the memory OF Francis and Thomas Mathew Esqrs.
brothers Of Rev. Theobsld Mathew. The mOnu.
meni is composed OF fine oy-ecolored limestone.
In the centre stands a square pedestal on which j
to rest bust of Rev I. Mathew, covered by pro
ecting canopy.
By our American papers, received yesterday
evening we learn with regret the death. the 9th
of August of John Augustus shea. of New iork-a
sieadiast and devoted friend OF Ireland and her Ma
tonal cause.
The custom receipts of Dublin have now attained
an amour, that places it in the third rank Of inpor
lance as commercial depot il being only exceed
ed by London and Liverpool.
In ls22 the Bclfas, carrying trade was disposed
Of by a single steamer OF fifty horse power plying
once a week. and there was no steam communica-