The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-21
The Annual P,c,or,.I H.r.,d.


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fourth, edition. 1t is worth preserving, for it
forms the only illustrated history of the Mexican
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WHO ARE THE CHARrTABLK7-RHrLEP FOR IRE
LAND "A preliminary meeting was held the other
evening NJ Tammany Hall, the object of which
was to make the necessary arrangements to call
public meeting OF the people of this city, and
adopt such other measures as might be deemed
expedient for receiving donations and collecting
money for the purpose of relieving, in some de-
gree, the sufferings of the people of Ireland 1t
was attended by many of our most valued and es-
Unable citizens, all of whom seemed to be ami
mated by one mind, and one instinct :
The people OF this city have always been ready
and willing TO come forward and relieve distress.
no matter who were the objects of their bounty !:
but we must say, and we would not do 50 unless
sense of our duty, as public journalist, CON-
PEELED us, that stigma is attached to their charac-
ter for notmoving in this matter earlier They knew
Tor months past, that the people of Ireland were
on the brink Of starvation-in fact they have
known that several persons have for months sui.
fered lingering torture, and finally died the worst
OF all dea,hs-that by hunger; and i; was not I'M
al Saturday evening that any movement was
made towards furnishing relief We trust, now,
that the ball is set in motion, that il will be kept
moving until handsome contribution shall
have been raised, and expended, under the direc-
tion of benevolent committees, in the purchase of
-four and provisions, for the relief Of the down.
trodden and sorely afflicted PEG Of that
country.
We must not forget thar Irshmen helped to
achieve our independcnce-that Irish blood was
freely shed here, as II has been in almost every
country in the old in defence ofhberty and that
lnsh blood, like that OF our own people, dement's
the fabric oil American independence Sons of
the Green Isle commanded as well as fought in
our revolutionary struggle. Generals Sullivan and
Lee are among the brightest on the muster roll of
the immortal Washington, and a large number Of
Irish troops freely participated in the trials and
struggles of the slime that tried mems souls with
their American fellow soldiers The Pennsylvania
line was almost exclusively composed of native
IrIshmen; they fought for A merican Independence,
while their countrymen at homo contributed Ibe-
rally to the support Of the continental army In
Sparks life Of Washington we SOC series of let
ters and correspondence, between Washington
and the Yankee clubs Of Londonderry and
Belfast, although it was treason to hold COM
municstion with the American rebels, and
death was the conseq uence in case Of conviction.
We find in the same work two letters from Wash.
7ngton, addressed to these Hibernian Yankee
oioss' acknowledging the receipt Of clothing for
the use of the American rebels; ship load of
which had been purchased by the Irish by private
subscription, and which reached the American
forces when they were shiverng for want of rni-
ment at Valley Forge. ALI this they effected
without the knowledge OF the British government.
and with the conviction that If Uncovered thew
would be hanged as traitors. Ireland was the
parent OF Montgomery and of the famous starke,
whose memorable expression when abou, 10 up.