The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-27

Relief 20 Misunderstanding at Tammany
Hall for the Benefit ofthe Suffering Poor
OF Ireland.
In accordance with call for meeting to he held at
Tammsny Hall, Saturday evening for the purpose of
receiving contributions be sent Ireland for the pur.
pose of aiding in the relief of the starving poor that
country, the Hall pretty well filed at early
hour.
II was moved by Mr.. Boyle and seconded by Alder.
man Gilmartn, that Mayer Mickle take the chair The
otion carried and the Mayor took the place thus
assigned to him.
Mr.. Z CoNvsRY moved that the following gentle
men act ss VicePresidenls, viz Robert Hogan Robert
Emmett Jacob Harvey, David Graham, Jas. T. Brady,
Mclaughlin. Richard NJ. Hoe Felix Ingoldsby, John r.
Calan Patrick McBarron, Elijah F. PuTdy Tho. Boyle.
Egan. Patrick McCoeh James Kean, Andrew Kerra-
merry and Peter E tterson.
The call for the meeting next read after which,
MI CoNNRRY, one OF the secretaries. called upon
end addressed the meeting He stated to those present.
That he had thought the eminent tied would have
bad Irishman If he failed to forward this
sion to raise his voice in such cause as that for which
they were assembled He alluded to the faithfulness
with which labor to obtain place and Office and that
at the of immense outlay of money, which
Ssud S;sd @ he
the conduct of the British government towards the Irish
people, who to be found This and every other
try You said he find lshmen in every quarter ofthe
globe you may hear the sound of the Irishmans in
our forest telling their trees and letting in for the first
time in many instances the first light upon their hitherto
unbrokcn shade; travel this country and you will
find the result of their abors in the railroads and canals
found upon the bench and in legislative halls MIR C..
also alluded in high terms Of commentator to the Illus
riOus Dillon ana h, 9;hsrs who gained military ros s
van and their country who offered up their blood
libaion upon the altar of freedom And is il not cruel
my friends he asked that the British government should
so treat, they do the Irish people All the msfor
tunes which have visited Ireland result from the union
for previous to that unon prosperity peace and plenty
ricuture fonrshed and her own MOBILES called the
lords o. Ireland were to be seen passing through the
respectability and comfort The manufacturing towns
were prosperous end their inhabitants of course happy
in their prosperity. Those days. my elds have pass
ed by and another state Of things exists the British
the people to anarchy But to close TO the
subject which calls us together tonight, we are
ssmbled to reflect upon the present condition Of that
the once athletic reduced TO his melancholy con.
don by want and famine. This thought ought to smu.
late to immediate was to be done ought
to be done speedily Jersey city, said Mr. c. has given
5000, and this amount it is expected will be increased
to 81 600 Shall it be said that the principal city of the
Empire State, is behind any other city He concluded
by inviting every one present to come forward when the
could and when gray hairs should beckon him to his
grave, he could look back with satisfaction upon the
act.
Mr. HonAcr GREELEY next arose in compliance with
the call Of the assemblsge and addressed them the
distress at present prevailing in Ireland and said that
the great consideration woch forced itself upon
minds when considering the msfortunes which have
overtaken brethren acrosshe water" be, show
little We can do for them - if we do all can, how
many will starve before our aid can reach them Some
would say there are thousands suffering around and
So mere are but he thought that the very act Of giving
olent action and that poor would be benefited
by this very meeting; would arouse spirit of emula.
ton in the country TO which the amounts subscribed
were to be sent and entce those the Atlantic who
are able to give but who have heretofore seen the
spirit of benevoence aroused here's they would be them
selves awakened to like action and besides the benef
was not confined alone to those who to receive
those who giys also benefited The money necessary
to relieve the wants of the poor must does always
mostly come from the comparatively poor themselves:
H res. f fh. are D TG,eeTs we must MT ad
who will be ashamed that the wants Of the Irish people
have been relieved by Irshmen in a foreign country
The time had come, he said, when great here
and in Europe must look paupersm in the face He call
ed upon every man to come forward and contribute
Before proceeding to the grand business for which the
meeting was called, the secretary read the following
Resolved, That his honor Mayor Mickle act o. treo
and that the money collected be RENTED by him
to his exceilency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland with
request that he institute inquiry into the really des
ue districts Of that country and that he dispense the
money sent among none but those he finds to be real OBJ
jecs Of charity. rrhis resolution adopted but
subsequent period taken up for reconsideration and
amended so as to authorize the committee sppoined by
money was to be to the Objects
Resolved. That committee Of seven be appointed to
sI6-dvids the city into twenty districts. with power to
add to their numbers to make collections for the relief
Of Ireland and that returns Of the and col
leced be given to the Mayor Thursday next and that
Adopted
The following gentlemen constitute the committee =
X Hogan, p. Mclaughlin, Andrew Carrigan, James
Walsh, Felix Ingoldsby. Dennis Mullins E. b. Connery,
and A. Mickle and Horace Greeley, whose names
were afterwards added Resolution adopted
A letter was read from Charles OConor regretting
his liability to attend the meeting and enclosing $50
letter from David Graham was also read stating that
he was prevented by severe cold from being present
at the meeting. He contributed sa5. however.
The Secretary stated also that he had received letter
containing some poetry, which he would read 1t vas
az folows:-
Erin's Call.
81 Have pity me, have pity on me- Oh w. nv
friends; for the hand Of God hath touched me-"
Isle Of the doomd thy voic from the ocean,
Awakens thy sons in the land of the free;
In sorrow they rise with fal emotion
And respond to thy call with heart sympathy.
The hills Of your fathers are cankered and
The grass at their doors is waving and long,
The strong man is bowed, his soul Is afrighted,
And hushed in their halls the harp aad the
song.
Famine has entered each hamlet and dwelling,
With Dependence and Want her torturing band
While Pes,ilence. feeding in blsckness is swelling
The Angel Of Death is reapins the land.
Arouse, sons OF Erin, your country loud calls
you
Bread give u: bread !" is her famishing cry
Hope ia not in their hearts TO conquer and rescue
Nor hope of escape--for where can they fly
Will you hear their lament and lone let them languish
Can you know the loved homes Of your youth in Dc.
spair,
And close up hearts at the seuni Of their anguish
All maddend for food like wild beasts from the lair
Oh, no God forbid! He, whose ways mys.
FERROUS,
Sweet Mercy will send with mandate Of good
He bids from this land Of plenty 50 glorious,
Assist thy poor brother-stll his murmurs for
foods
Then in earnest assemble; by generous donation
Prove the soft voice of Mercy has whispered to share
Each his mite or his hundreds, to God an oblation,
And chase from Old Ireland the monster Despair.
A.
The meeting being ready to enter upon the business of
paying in donations DR. Hogan and H. Greeley were an
pointed to receive the contributions
The amount received at the meeting was S733 rs, be.
sides .the donations of Metsrs. OConor Graham and