The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-01-30

fity Of The Irish were with this dai'nPaasnsI L
t1ooxb ali his movements, In sptrtt and
III. first wear of the 0iueteenth ce0'ory "s,:
nsrkable for tho 0ann0stion OF uo ss.dsnt
II fraud, by bribery. md BY blood inc -. IL rs.
kislature Of Ireland, whsoh wss' c.t',.i exist
rSined, shiniax Dark 70 attest her nsS,o"s. torn
Ace, as an inde pendent and sovereign Stale,
Hm her grasp. Pc Ibsps q more auoc'ous az
Opt tho ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF Poland ~no" ,vss
Nv tho means by which It was noncompliance
over committed than this Millions VI n,o"v s,c,.l
s,buusl, .lresmod with human gore, An some 49,
&c most ipdescrbabls personal torturcs were 'n"
hon individuals 10 enable the British government. )"
lave a pretended Irish action, when inc n'e ,.s,
tnd's legislative Independence, snd snos. .s...L
real ,vn that testified To her Nationality, was sruc.
Eom ths rampsr,s of hor old constitution, wnsse
lad 6oatod for centuries. The act Of unso0 ~ 10 ~"
d,ateIy followed BY Robert Emmctrs kSoehsou, ~
4 was termed Tins most distinguished s'AtesnA"
md solder fell victim TO his Jealous ana ds'ne r..
lriotism. The scshoid drunk The blood Oh -" 49,
heart But his life md death proved the de'or"
resistance of the people OF Ireland To tho rpk ma
claim of power, and showed 20 late as inc yoa' .o
an armed effort their part 10 MAINTAIN tnen ''es
dom Since that day the Repeal movement, ooa'
Quoted as a moral agent, upon GROUNDS o. Po''s,
browning down all attempts al physical uo'ene1, -
1.-The same time taking the ground firmly thai irespo
has right 70 her legislative Independence, ms p0oa
cndes yoring 70 accomplish this end by tho force o
consol aIing public opinion, at home ana aofoau
This Associstio deems that the propositou " COM
menced 10 prove, has been demonstrated Opos
what principle Is II, then, that the Descendants o. ms
American people who resisted the right OF the br"n
Coyerpment To tax their colonies as an EVIL whtcn
required the redress Of the sword, and which enutou
them 10 the assertion before the world OF thef inuo
pendence can deny TO Ireland, sustained oy us
powerful fact, in addition TO every other claim I'D
LII hal he
peDdence, when she asks for nothing except .hsn Up
proving smiles and that encouragement and a'd III
the shape of private charity, TO which England does
not pretend that she has aright TO obJectf
This Association, in the second place, desires W
preseot The claim which Ireland urges for her leg'sa-
tive Independence, on the ground OF her wrongs.-
Admitting for the sake OF argument that Ireland I'D
former times has surrendered her nauonni eAistence
To the British Government we still believe her ciam
to be Just and good, because OF the hagrant ana un
natural wrongs which have been and are at this 'imc
inflicted upon her. If a nation can be supposed 70
bind .e lnyoluntarily in chains, or II II be actually
coerced into submission, and II be cootenoed that IL
thus loses any time its right TO liberty he eonuuc
of the Government which presdes over us oes,inos
may be of such monslrous cruelty as to entte H. ny
the force OF nature, to return to It's original cond
ton of Independence We consider that II any indi-
vidual slave had barbsrous master-h any
nation could set up the plea OF unnatural ueai"en
to entte dissolve the bands that nave cohnectea
1t with any Government that Ireland mas arSn' :"
take this ground towards the British Government -
Her history throughout has been one OF blood and
torture indicted by the sword or the parliamentary
rule of that Government Her rivers and lakes nave
drank blood her mountains have drank blood her
wide fields have been saturated with blood. Nor mas
life alone fallen sacrifice at The altar oil an unap
peasable Moloch; but borrid fortunes, Thousand
times worse than the destruction of life and proper
IT, affecting mind honor, and conscience, have made
her history one universal tragedy of the darkest ter
ror Why should this Association dwell on indivio-
al Instances of wrong and cruelty in the past, when
a thousand cases, each more direful than the rest,
start 10 before our eyes, What is the situation
even now in the middle Of the nineteenth century,
OF this unhappy country When It is borne IN mind
that Ireland contains at this moment nearly nine NIL
lions of inhabitants Of Its being sepa rated from 9th
er states by the waters of the Of its being pos
sessed by a of men distinct from that OF any
other people on the face of the earth, Christian
race Of men having its own peculiar manners, Gus
toms, and language of its being larger and more
populous territory than many OF the sovereign States
Of Europe; of its being fully capable, physically,
morally and intellectually, Of maintaining altogether
an independent government it seems to US that the
principles announced 10 the Declaration Of American
Independence, which all 40 heartily sub cribe
would emphaticaly justify Ireland, not only IN the
claim which she urges for repeal OF the act oil
| Union, but for that of entire Independence.
Pursuing this subject this Association begs to direct
the attention of their fellow-cltizens in America to
the present actual condition of iceland! stranger
when he nears her green shores, and first puts Ms
foot upon her soil, Is struck with the ferulily ano
beauty of the country. He will discover lands groan
ing with every species of vegetation, well cultivated
aud well stocked with everything useful to the agr
culturalist. Ii he visit her principal Cities his eye
will be delighted with their beauty, size, and activity
If he inquire at her custom houses he will ind he
revenues to be large and her commerce far from in
consid table During his deDce IN this land, Gel
; lphr te, for be
rope which gave birth to grea, religious phIlan'hro
psi he will be struck with the fact that Ireland Is free
from all noxious insects and reptiles, and with the de
lighttu and healthy climate it enjoys. Yet In thu
midst of all This apparent prosperity and these mani
and noble advantages, he will discover much TO per
plex his thoughts. He will observe with wonder AM
almost with alarm the most widespread poverty II
the midst of The most unusual signs of national pros
perty He will observe the most wretched condition
of ignorance embracing whole classes of society ant
degrading the to the situation nearly of the beasts
the field among people who have given more wit I'M
eloquence, and much learning, craftsmanship, ant
military glory to the world any other nation o
equal SIZE He will find the docks OF the crimina
courts compile, ely filled with criminals of every ag
and SEX and scarcely day will pass that he does
hear of persons actually dying of starvation. Ant
upon close inspection be will learn 10 read upon thu
faces of the population in despite ofther wellknowr
national characteristics of cheerfulness and wit,
deep shade of dissatisfaction and gloon. The Asso
citation has presented this true and unembeshed pic
ture in order that natural and unmistak able con
ciusion may be drawn from it. The riddle of TIN
seeming paradox may be read in the influences of
bad and sefsh rule the part of the British govern
ment ireland, with that uncaculatlDg spirit Of dis
interesteduess which cbaracterises her people, ha
been ever ready, forgetting her previous wrongs, Il
q embrace England with feeling OF amiiy orbearance
and mutua, respect Ireland has in truth contribute,
all in her power to the honor strength, and glory
!, the British throne. How has she been repaid will
i wrongs and insults heaped upon wronga and nsuli
: mountains high. This statement cannot be deniet
4, with any degree of truth For patriotic services, TO
large times of peace and money, men an,
srms in time Of war; she has been repaid with reli
g'ons disabilities, coercivc acts and penal codes
Everything bad tor England has been deemed goo,
for Ireland everything good in Ireland, which shoul,
have existed for her peculiar benefit, has been trans
ferred by English parliamentary Ieeerdemain into
England. s'his just Is it not horribly unjust
II We The sysielp Of ahsapteeisp ...,ct