New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-04-01
Gov seward on 81. Parrick,s Day

toas,s were drank with general and hearty accla-
nations
ByP aypaa-ExGoy. s.wAsp-Eot exactly The most
fortunate New York, slhough he greatest Repeater
RI F,ancis Hagcn -HosEsT BILLY SEWARD.
Mr. SEWARD rose and said, it is manifest Mr..
President, that shall be allowed to be silent no lon
ger. Mr.. Vice President, have you read the whole
Of the toast; for thought you were interrupted W.
Yes sir. read The whole of il Well men. genn ,;
men, nus, say you have exercised your NATIONAL Prlv-
eres 10 Fn,tsr and 10 yr;saks sre two or three
errors In as many compliments ..
of Nau, YORK Why gentlemen. am fortunate In my
~ n,runes The frost and the Ice. the floods and the
tempest peryerse and good, friends and adVersa'
rles have been ccmbned against me- ever fince my ar
rival In this city and have detained 90 long that
am able for the first time in four years. to meet my too
generous friends tho rsncn OF Albany at that board
where pleasure tasted can never be forgotten
Again sir /. no, your iustrious guest at your right
hand fGoy WRIGHT the most fortunate citizen in the
State-forsunae in the popular favor OF the People
Yes indeed but the most fortunate event in the life OF
Governor Of New York Ia his retirement Is il not
sir? appeal then to distinguished friend, if ne will
Va don the freedom whether AN not more fortunate
than in having carrier pas ed through the storms
p,,h which he is bufe,;ng and in having found calm
and ,ecure haI.orl Gov. Wright. smiling. bowed
assent Then sir l. am more fortunate than you, am
the most fortunate son OF sew YORK -,
Another toast asserts that ON honest No"i "Li
mt drectv contradict this statement you must al
low me 70 cay that the time hss been wen my integrity
was questioned even BY the lriShmen mos Inan my
good fortune
But gentlemen am honest always al least In tLe
pleasure and sympathy with which greet you on the
return Of this festival The day Is consecrated to 81
Patrick And why should not 81. Patrick be nonoreo
True we are not enlightened to any peculiares OF
his creed but II it be tested by his works must have
been a sound one He stranger TO Ireland France
and Scotland contend for me honor OF MS olr.r ne
found the people of the Green Island heathens and bar
barians and brought them TO the knowledge OF the
true God He engrafted their vigorous exotic upon the
true olive tree planted By his Master.
ls,Yta
,va S,.Patricks day is the Holiday OF Ireland and ST.
Patrick s by comm consent personitcahon OF the
virtues of the Irh character Ireland claims the horn
age and the sympathy OF Mankind, and especially OF
FIeemen.
Germs ofLiber,y appeared earlier In this island and
more frequent, and grew more uxnrianty than IN a.
most any other region and yet they have always been
more signaly blasted. Italy Switzerland, France Ho
land England and many German countries nave large
y enjoyed the blessings Of Civil Liberty and sometimes
Of igous Freedom But Ireland Tor oUO years mas
known neither National Independence nor Liberty and
yet Ireland was precocious in manifeshng the Impulse
and spirit of Freedom When the Island was divided
into It's FIVE ancient States Leicester. Munster Ulster
Conuaughi and Meath, these kingdoms, like the mem
of Republic. were bound together by JedTot
uniorl subjected TO Imperial throne AT that ear
y day the feuda principle primogcniture was sngu
larly msdied In Ireland not only in regard to the
Crown but In regard 10 honors titles and estates
The heir did not succeed unless no added superior mer
i, to priority Of birth. In this law Mr. President you
readily recognize the Tanistry OF your native land.
You rccoec also that In Ireland.as well as elaewhere
the population divided into tribes or septs was
institution peculiar TO ireland, which required an
equal division of the wealth of the sept on the death OF
It's chief This principle Of Gdrekipa strongly resem.
bles the jubilee of the Hebrews The people OF Ireland
distinguished for religious sens5ies Gs early RS
for the loss Of liberty Thue we are assured by no par
ta historian that in the twelfth century when they had
no arts no commerce. dcfences they were gay gene
rous ardent creduous vvacious enthusiastic and ex-
hbiting than ordinary bias toward religion
Such the people who possessed Ireland when 1t
was invaded by Henry the I'd. Suchs people he ex'
PEELED from their native homes aud be parceed out the
whole country among his followers. Never among
Christians hss II been known elsewhere that 10 be ns-
tive of country was 20 live in perpetual senaee and
outawry. The Celtic inbsbiisnts OF lrelsnd were a.
ways described in tho laws of Great Britain the Irish
enemy Here Is the record ofs Court held at Weser.
ford in 1911: Gov s. quoted the record in law Latin
at length The plain English oil this atrocious record
is TINT was not murder but 1clsabk homicide 10 Stay
au risbman unless he had renowned hs country and
become an Englishmsn.
The liberty which mankind arc enjoying in the nine.
teenth century is planted watered and cherished
in the Legislative Assemblies of Western Europe during
the 5h 18th and 18th centuries. Ireland had Parlia.
rnent period early Paraments were known In
England. Cortes in Spain, or Diet in Germany And
the Irish Parlaments might have worked the liberties
OF Ireland although no nsvebon subject, and no Ro-
Catholic, allowed seat there. Henry the 7th
perceived this danger and therefore obtained the pas
sage of the memorable statute called PoyRtRSs law
Thia Constitution declared that in future Parlia'
shall be holden In Ireland till the King Lieutenant
shall certify to the King under the great tea causes and
ought be passed therein and such be affirmed by the
King. and hs license hold Parliament be obtained.
What wonder is II that after this statute the national re-
ipon eubverted by the sword. and one eotsb
shed by force and maintained by pisce end exaction
and that civil desoated the island? At the very
moment that Lord Bacon prophesyin2 the imme.
diste exsltaton Of the British Empire. and the decline
the Kingdom Of CASTLE Leon and the Indies Ireland
thus described by Hoing,head-"The land itself
which before then was popuous well inhabited and rlch
in all the good bessnes of God being peneous of corn,
full Of CATTLE well stored with fruit and many other good
commodities has now become waste and barren yielding
fruits the pastures cattle. the fields the
air no birds the seas-tnough full OF fish, yet yielding
nothing to them. every way the curse OF God was 30
great md the land barren both of and beast that
in district of Elk score miles tho traveller would meet
n man. woman child. In towns and cities nor
Vet any beast but the very wolves and foxes
Queen Elizabeth assured that Sir Arthur Gray, the
Lord Leuepsnt had left little for her TO reign over but
ashes and carcases"
Coming down 10 the close of the 18th century. Eng
land is with constitutional monarchy, founded in
principles of Republican freedom with colonies In Vir-
enia. Massachusetts and Maryland hourisbing under
Governments almost purely Democratic. What was
then the condition of Ireland The Irish people pos.
scssed not than sixth seventh Of their native
land. Humanity bushes at the code which had been
established by William lone named Z" of immortal me-
mory) and Anne code which inerdicted religious
faith condition of absolute Acknowledgement civil,
military, ecclesiastical social and domestic, which made
education evil and Christian instruction crime.
True that during the present century this code has
been somewhat modified, but the recent wrongs OF Ire
land exceed all the deliberations OF her condition. Until
tho year 1900 Ireland had legislature. 1t was COM
poeed indeed OF Aliens strangers and agents of British
oppression but II was nevertheless Parliament and 1t
sat in Dn6ln 1t was shadow Of constitutional egisla-
on and under the appeals Of Grattsn and Flood, 1t
sometimes gave faint evidence of national vitality Eng
land which had now become virtually republic grew
fearful and weary of the poor mockery of liberty in the
sster island and subvered the Irish Parliament by br
berry and corruption She gave her indeed representa-
tive in the Imperial Parliament equivalent. But
what representation Z One hundred and thirtyseven
members for eight millions, while England and Scotland
have athousand aud six.yone for sixteen millions Br
tain has three hundred and eehtyeght Barons Ia the
Senate while Ireland has only twenty.seyen. What Is
the trade OF ireiands She has Her ports in
England. Her merchants there. Her capital is
there. Even now when the country Is visited by ia.
mine not cargo OF wheat from the Baltic or of maize
America reach tina. unhappy country except it
be unoaded the docks Of England and pay It's tribute
.here. What is the agriculture OF Ireandi With soil
of unequal fertility and climate peculiarly salubrous,
she has, aborers bur her landlords In England or in
Italy. What is her political poer' Compeer OF Eng
land In all her battles she Is always chained to the of
victory the chief captive In all the rumphs OF the
conqueror.
plead guilty then to the charge OF being Repeater.
ask for Ireland Pariament free Parliament Par
lament which shall be her own Parliament l ask for