The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-18

other, till dawn broke up the night of st. Patrick ara
the Society adjourned to meet again next year. they
may or can.
THs HrsERrrAN BENEVOLENT BuRIAL SocIETv-We
passed q very agreeable hour at Montgomery Hail. 10
Prince street. last evening where We found very full
of the members OF this Society," met to-
gether to the virtues OF their patron and
tutslar Saint Patrick. The President Mr. Patrick Dee,
BY the presence of G. W. Anderson, Esq and upon his
left BY the exPresident Of this Society Mr. Kelly The
room vas ossahsd and gay adorned BY our national
blems, bearing upon their folds the notices
III ere the hight for Freedoms lost 1t won't be BY
when my country takes her place among the ma
tons Of the earth them and till then let my epitaph
Asplendid banner, with full length portrsit of Dsnl
O'Connell, and George WsshAgton, was suspended in
eral and marked attention The table was spread With
ell the luxuries of the season. The spicy wines Of
France impaired their usual and insprtng influence
and the speech-the sentment-the song-the repartse
and wit congenal to the true hearted rshman gene
rally prevailed During the evening, two or three
cordially welcomed and very appropriately received
We left the scene Of these festivities while yet the
champagne sP;rslsd 10 the underlined cup and with
gether pass convvial hour. they not only cherish
faithful recollection of their own, their native land
but that they yet regard the land of their adoption a.
one of their own choice and unmixed with baser mat.
ter" The last sentiment we hoard was:
"St. Patricks the holy and tutelar man
His beard down his bosom like Old Aaron's ran;
Some from Scotland, some Wales, VIII declare that he
But care not from whence 30 he's risen to fame;
The pride Of the world, his enemies scorning.
will drink to st. Patrick to day in the morning."
YouSo FRIENDS or IRELAsD-The Young Friends Of
Ireland dinner last evening" at the Coliseum in
Broadway. The room was very handsomely trimmed.
At the head banner presented TO the society the
ladies of New York On the right of this was portrait
ranged in different parts Of the Among the guests
were Rev. Joseph Burke, chaplain, A. Brownson,
Gsldp so0i broiy.rsw Of john Tylsr About three
hundred persons, among whom were large number of
ladies, Erns fair daughters sat down to The table After
Society, Mr.. John Kelleher, arose and made
marks upon the character Of the Society which
satins and supporting the Irish character He also spoke
in high term: Of st. Patriot His remarks were heard
With great attention. and loudly spplsuSsd He concIu-
brae, The second regular toast was. The President
Of the United states" The third regular toast was.
sponded The fourth toast was, The Governor of the
State Of New York" The nth toast was. The memo
~ of Washington" Tho sixth was, " The Catholic
Hierarchy of Irelsnd and America" to which Rev Mr..
Irish hierarchy had been obliged contend and yet
has Stood and is green and fresh The HER
archy Of Ireland has produced numberless literary
cesiastics, who have asssted in founding of the
highest literary institutions in the world. In this
try also there no small number of Irish ecclssiastics
Irish hierarchy have supported the faith Of their fathers
they have at the Same time fought for the freedom Of
ton the ish Hierarchy ss iii her pennsot
is nailed to the masthead and the Is It there.
Although her political affairs are in rather bad state,
still have hope. She will yet be lit up fne
morning with the sunburst Of tree tom. My friends
thank you Tor the manner in which you have received
the toast This my third Patrcks day in this country,
and every returning not only wish for the free
dom ofold Ireland but appreciate the freedom Of this
Mr. Greeley responded The eighth regular ,os. was.
Father Matthew" This toast was responded to BY Mr.
Philip Roach, gentleman recently from ireland who
spoke Of the present restitution of Ireland owing to .
crushing power OF England, and closed with pane.
gyric upon rather Matthew. and stated that he had
The ninth regular toast was, "Civil aud Religious
Liberty" To this toast Mr. o A Brownson responded
MIR Brownson said cannot rise without feeling some
msgvings as to my right to be here Tor am neither
ns and az "a friend Of Ireland IN am rising
have spent than halt Of life in combats for civil
and religious liberty, and confess that have grown
somewhat weary OF the combat have not lost my in
terest in this But these words have become in many
mouths, mere cant words Civil aud religious liberty
rightly understood the greatest earthly blessing: Of
stand by civil liberty Civil liberty is where the state
leaves me free to do my duty as a man. Tyranny may
exist where one governs or where many govern Lib
erty is where the law governs and the will Of
or OF many. There may DO tyranny in democracy a.
well as monarchy. The government can never rise
above the condition OF the people who support it, In
order to ensure civil liberty there must be something
back Of the peopleeven free press is not suic
'
for its redemption and to establish Institution which
should be with us through ali time, do not recoect
that he placed at the head Of ii free press any
at all You must have something more than all this to
ensure civil liberty. You must have the religion
Of Of Almighty God and religion which comes not from
itself controlled by Power above. You must then
have diviney instituted church and then you will
have freedom be you under what government you may
The tenth regular toast was, !" The Repeal OF the
Union between ireland and England" which MIR. Ro-
bert Tyler responded but it was getting late that we
were obliged to leave.
The eleventh regular toast was, The Men Of 'ss =
the twelfth, Our City Authorities = and the thirteenth
and last !" Woman"
After the reading and responding to all the regular
toosts, q number Of volunteer toasts giveu and
the company about o'clock, after which the 70
mainder of the night spent in dancing
Thus closed the celebration of st. Patrick's Day
peacefully and without any calamity. Everything went
of happily, and we only hope that each returning
anniversary of the day may be celebrated in equally
interesting manner
Court n General SeaalOna.