The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-09-22
AHnlrn OF Ireland.

the Nation newspaper. BY the last accounts
we find that great number of the catholic cler-
gy, on whom O'Connell has always relied for sup.
port, have given an unmistakabe rebuke to
those who caused the 'Young Ireland" party
to secede, and have joined together in support OF
the Nation. That paper is now in fair way to
gain an influence and a circulation such as it has
noththerto enjoyed, although, thus far its circua.
ton has been greater than that Of any other pa
per ever established in Ireland--a strong proof
that its doctrines in consonance with the feel
ings of the great body of the people.
Since our last advices from Ireland, the strug-
gle between O'Connell and the party designated
as Young Ireland" has assumed a moro
definite shape, and the aim of O'Connell
and his supporters, is more boldly announced.
His aim is to set up John O'Connell as his sue
cessor in the leadership Of the Irish people. The
mask is now thrown off, and John O'Connell is
talked of in Cancellation Hall as the "hope Of Ire
land" Never was there a more forlorn hope for
the Liberation OF people, than that contered in
the person Of John O'Counell. He possesses no.
thing of the attributes of his father, but his
and in this consists the only hold he has, or is
likely to have, on the affections Of the Irish peo-
pie. He never can be acceptable as aleader.
We are glad to see that the people Of Ireland
are SO much imbued with the republican spirit as
to contemn the claims of descent, when unsup-
ported by merit. Daniel OConnell possesses, in
II greater degree than any other living man in
Ireland, perhaps, the power to sway the minds of
the masses in that country But because O'Con-
nell is great at home, the people are not to pay
homage to his OK, or his ass. giant may be the
father of dwarf, and the people cannot be
pected to be so blind to consider the dwarfish
son Of gigantic proportions, merely because he
happens to be from the loins of giant. Great
qualities are not hereditary and in the instance
of John O'Connel we have a case in point
O'Conne's friends are taking Office under the
new administration, with his full countenance and
consent When Shiel first took office, O'Conne
denounced him as having betrayed the interests of
the people, and made it a pretext for endeavoring
to crush him But this is a mere trfle, when com.
pared with the other glazing Inconsistencies OF
which O'Connell has lately been guilty.
The adhesion of the O'Connell party will give
strength to the administration of Lord John Rus
sell, but while there remains behind party like
" Young Ireland" neither to be inundated or Sc
duced, there can be no security for the wings, es
far as their stability is affected by their Irish po-
Icy.
Meantime, the course of the association in ex-
polling the Nation newspaper. and in excluding
from Cancellation Hall those identified in feeling
with Smith O'Brien, is fiercey assailed from all
parts of Ireland. The people are beginning to
see through the juggle of the moral force" war,
and O'Brien is looked up to with feelings of re-
spect and affection by the masses. Dinners and
fetes are rendered him, and everything procams
that the attempt to destroy his influence with the
people will only recoil on the heads Of those en-
gagged in it.
Independently of the connection existing be-
tween England and Ireland, the affairs of Ireland
will be, from this time forward an interesting fea-
ture in our European intelligence.
WHO is UP FOR COUNTY CLERK Ave have al
ready heard of, and published the names OF, seve.
raj gentlemen for this office. There is Mai. Con-
nor the present incumbent, and now Sandy
Welsh starts up as stump candidate for that of.
fee, and Sandy isa popular man. But who will
get the office
1t appears to us that the popular voice is for the
reelection of the present efficient incumbent and
this is no more than justice. BY an unconstitu-
tonal law, this gift Of the people was stripped of
its most important rights. This law Mr. Common
thought it his duty to contest; and after an expen-
sive and vexatious law suit of two years duration,
he succeeded in recovering to the people value
in their gift. At the moment of his accom- plishing
this object, it would be certainly unjust to deprive
him ofal its advantages, and bestow them on any
one else, who has had no share in efecting them
indeed, under the circumstances, we should think
delicacy would prevent any one in the democra-
tic party from interfering with Mr.. Connor's Just
claims. He is, and always has been, emphati-
,ally the Rough and Ready" Of that party.
But the whi.s will have candidate also the
natives; and of course Sandy Welsh, full of the
pure croton, to contest his claim. Well, well, !
IONS pe,ron.
TERRIBLE AFFAIR AT SKA-We are panied to
earn that another serious disaster has happened
o our navy--in the wreck of the U. 8. brig WASH
ngton, and the loss OF her captain and portion
Of her crew. The particulars are to be found in
the following
tFrom the Charleston Mercury. Sept 1871
Steamer Palmetto, Lewis, Philadelphia, 18th bound to
NJ. clear weather and heavy sea, to in the stream
making nine knots Monday, l4th, lax o'clock, same
and s
ried away both masts, thrown overheard gun SC The
captain and eleven seGmsn oere woshed opsyboard she
hermsphrode brig alongside the Washington to render
any assistance that might be required
II thus appears that at one moment the Com
mander of the Washington, George NJ Bache, and
eleven of his gallant crew, were swept into etern-
y We have not the names Of the unfortunate
sailors. In the loss of Captain Bache the service
is deprived of one of its most efficient officers
We believe that he was one of the descendants
Of Franklin.
We learn that he married daughter of Com.
modore Patterson
SMITHSONIAN lNsTlTUTE.-It is not true that Mr..
Louis F. Tasistro is looking for an appointment
from the Regents of the Smithsonian Institute.
Musical.
LEOPOLD De MEYER-We have been often asked Of
late what has become Of this distinguished artist We have
the lion pianist three times within the last week