The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-19

NOly accused, W
grave, while his voice warned the devoted wretch OF wo
and destha death which innocence escape
elSas no io.ee resist no ando.r prevent IneTe 0s, an
that bound the integrity Of to the throne Of eternal
Justice solved and melted in the breath that issues from
the tornt's Aout conseience swings from her mooring
aud the appalled, aud anTshted juror eonsus his
safety In the surrender Of the victim"
The British policy seems to be to stsrve as many
lrishmen as they can, and 10 hang the residue
Who before ever beheld such a spectacle as we
have in lrelandl nation possessing in an eminent
degree phys strength, health, and industry with
great originality and energy of intellect, and yet
oppressed by English misrule asd exaeIions 10
be unable, as nation, TO command those common
nscessaries Of life which prevent staryationl
Will people thus governed (no, not governed,
but thus oppressed and plundered) submit to the
distaton Of these tyrants any longer than they
compelled 10 do sol Will they not avail themselves
Of the first moment for enfranchisemen1 And in
Of war with the United States and Great Brit
tain, growing out Of our present difficulties, will not
the cry Of Oregon and repeal be the watchword OF
lrishmen, and will they not blaze upon every ban
ne2 Cries Of eyes, yes" Immense and eontin-
ued cheerng.l My response, too, is yes; il ao-
cords with your own.
Our land is the home of the exile, and the asylum
Of the oppressed Of all countries. All the sympa-
thies Of the Irish heart are on the side Of liberty
and equal rights, and its every throb will be ia
unison with own. They a warm. hearted
and generous people; they leave their kith and kim
anu dOnencc uoes not make theLn unmlnutul OF the
fact that they sons Of the Emerald Isle. In the
language Of one Of their sweetest poets, they may
say Of a truth
Erin. my country, though sad and forsaken,
In dreams / revisit thy ses-besten shore"
Ingenuity seems to have exhausted herself ia
searching out new expedents for depressing the
Irish. The last in the system Of measures resorted
to, is the coercion bill, which requires that
should be driven into the fold at night and be shut
Il. an r.
ploded curfew measure OF William the Conquerer
IS unspeakaby odious in these days Of enlightened
libersllty. Ii was said by the poet
The curfew tolls the knell OF parting day"
and il may be said that the coercion bill tolls
the death knell Of liberty to the Irish people. They
! placed under watch and ward; a system Of gov
ernmental espionage, enforced by rigid police, de-
grades them TO the condition Of negro slaves. This
species Of refinement in tyranny and oppression
cannot and will not be much longer endured. Great
applause Let them come TO this country, and
they will find hospitality that will welcome them
to our shores; government that will protect their
rights, and soil that will yield them an abundant
subsistence. wish that hundreds of thousands Of
them were planted in Oregon. We should have no
difficulty then in maintaining eur title, and they
would have none in providing the comforts and lux
uries Of life For one, | have no objection that
lrishmen should be naturalized as soon as they To-
cate amongst US. The fact that a foreigner selects
.
strongest evidence Of his Partially to institu
tons. Loud and continued applause.
In this come xon allow me to advert to a fact
highly interesting to the grangrowng States Of the
West, and Of immense value in the amelioration of
the sufieriDgs Of the Irish people from hunger
Hitherto there has been fixed and settled prejudice
in that country against the of corn bread
article of food, but our consul at Bremen, William
II. Robertson, esq, and consul at Glasgow,
Mr.. Cowdin, have done much to remove that preju-
dice. For the information Of those who have not
seen them, will here read the two letters of Mr.
Robertson, to the Hon. Dixon II. Lewis: ..
...... .. en- "EospoS March g. 1886.
"DE.R SIR; was at the treasury yesterday morning
when the undersecretary informed that the demand Ia
Ireland was greater than could be supplied Of the Indian
meal that the only distributing to
those in absolute want at Id per pound that all were be
coming fond Of it, and that he considered the greatest
ouon that had ever taken place in the habits taste OF
any people The premium Of one hundred guneas by the
Society OF Arts win be awarded on the 18th instant; and
shall try to get 1t for baker in Dublin by the Of
oBren who making the best bresdsix parts out OF
meal as light as other bread, and very
cellent biscuit of corn meal entire.
81 am, very respectfully, your ohedient servant
"Hon. DIXON II. LEWIS,
"LoSpoy, March H. 1916.
any Every day is increasing the consumption
of bread mixed it'll other four among the higher
classes cannot give you better idea Of the fear o. the
cred the 9th instant The question ofts admission free
and every year will incIeast the demand and will soon
not be confined to Great Britain Belgium, bet you will
find Lower Germany demandingit it.
81 am very respectfully your o6edient servant,
"WM. H. ROBERTSON.
''Hon. DIXON II. LEWIS T..
Repeal the corn-laws of Great Britain, and intro
duce corn bread as an article off food into that coun-
try, and it will make the west the Egypt to furnish
the not only to that but to the other countries
of Europe. II is therefore Of immense advantage to
the western States that this experiment should be
nj hara UIue Grrth aro Sfract from,
the article in Frazer's Magazine, showing some
what of the estimate placed by intelligent gentlemen
abroad of our internal resources and Of the home
elements of our wealth nation: .....
''The United yean essentially agric uural
region: farm plantation of gigantic dimensions. The
aggregate amount Of the crops Of grain and potatoes
equal to nearly 200 900 bushels and the population
1t affords average of aat bushels to
each nhabitant allowing therefore, bushels for each
and child which is double the usual
allowance as estimated in Europe-they have surplus
which would amply supply the wants of the whole of Great
Britain ~ ~,
ing abundance Of cattle of every description and cotton
hemp tobacco Goals and ice and the fruit Of all climates
must constitute wealth unparalleled on earth and easily
account important and consoling fact connect
ed with America, that of being the first community In the
world hardly exhibiting an instance OF paupersm and men
deity"
The remarks of Sir Robert Peel ,(the British pre-
mier, the man who controls the destinies of that
ton) touching this subject highly interesting to
us. In debate in the House of Commons, on
the 9th Of last month"; he thus defines his position:
sr Robert Peel thea said: Sir wish to be excused by
honorable members for taking this opportunity of men
tionng subject of immense Importance hope that hon
orable gentlemen will make to my statement ct
my appeal and that what about say will lead to
disc usson trust that honorable gentlemen will consider
that am influenced solely ny my strong impressions as to
the Of the country. believe that great revolution
Is taking place in ireland, by the introduction of meal
made orndan corn and that there has been created
taste for better and generous description OF food
We fnd from the example ofw okmen railways who
subsisng for the first time article OF foreign pro-
duce which they had before been accustomed
live that they able to work much longer are much
better than when they subsistcd that watery food the
potato [Cheers Notwithstanding the prcjudces which
have existed against this meal but which in the course
removal there Is immense demand for the publication
pointing out the way in which the meal can be cooked n
dressed in the most approved in Ireland indian
corn however is admitted by sort Of nn
der order OF the teasurywhat is wanted IS INC
of Parliament Cheers Hwould sir give noreassa con
hdencs the importers IL the law we're sesu ana hose
engaged in these specuaons in the United states could
have the guarantee Of act OF Parliament instead OF an
order Of the treasury"
The population of Ireland is estimated to be over
reven millions some five millions Of which are of
Tho ooorer classes, who subsist mainly upon the
Jr,sb notnto Change the food of these five millions