New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-28

the;r bat, and Lord Charles Hay, riding ou, from the
English ranks was met by the oouI, auIeiocn t
E,.1c1 enards" said Lord Charles, fare" NO" re-
niied the Count the French guards nevT are fTt =
The eories Of this great field lay at the feet OF lsa
men; for after desperate struggle had continued
for hours, ten thousand English infantry G recol
ect the number right in compact square with brising
front and side swept in brief triumph over the ned Of
carnage The renowned Marshal SAKE the soldier born
as he was called turned King Louis Of France who
present; and told him 10 leave the field for all was
lost Some observed that the battle might Jet
be won II few pieces Of were brought TO bear
on the English square followed up by charge OF the
Irish brigade of horse, in the service Of France Yes
remember the Irish brigade commanded by Gen Dillon
The order given the charge vas made The square
was broken and dispersed, tbs victory was won Tor
France But ts gores repeat lay at the fee, OF Irish
men, Charging Inshmanke in advance Of all bis men,
Dillon fell His was not bes with the shouts OF
victory but surely. as bis spirit passed upward was
allowed one glance at bis triumphant seuedrons;
and that reward enough for the hero. Ifhen can
still emulate and initiate Di!lons brigade enc sooner
than England shall have foot Of Oregon risnEen in
America, answer Tor you VIII give ner snoine9 ROME
noy.
. When the Duke OF Cumberland, who commanded the
English army informed King George the Second who /;
as that had the day the king is said TO have creo
out The dsseas1ons ERICH dSTioe ne o. sHeH
soldiers"
But it Is not the bloody fed alone that Ireland turns
for the undyns memorials of her soma Her rich and
varied stores are every where Turn poetry and song
Listen while her Goldsmith wakes up the fountains of the
heart amid the ruins of his Deserted Village Hold sui
the breath stir not the finger. while her Moore sweeps
his hand across the hiring Tyre"
And in the sacred cry which preserves the names
made immora, by their eoquence. how many snail To-
main when her Sheridan and her Burke her Gratan and
her Curran, are Forgotten
mind and the ccmeliness of her person all over the
world.
But a moments aluson 10 one whose name lie en-.
shrned in the heart of his countrymen and the friends OF
freedom and the lovers of mankind every where. The
tyrant would have made his bloody grave ignomnious
Thar shall never be He lives and lives santed here
fPlacin1 hshand upon his breast And there and there
pointipp all around the room he will live 80 long as Ire
land shall retain consecraied name. trust the
day Is not distant that its dawn is almost at hand Wheo
the republic Of The United States tha eend OF
greeting 10 the free and independent republic OF reand
that the time has come, the hour has arrived, when
monument more enduring than brass" shall be allotted
TO him of whom am speaking and whose memory
now ofer-Robert Emmett.
Some of our readers will recolect that when Mr.
GUSTS visited this city last Summer the Native pa
per- The Patriot. then Published here claimed that
the language of the Father Ct his Country might be
seen in his adopted sons eye" Beware of foreign
influence" We said then that no man who had
learned wisdom from the lips of George Washing
ton could favor the so.called Native party. That
party abuses Ireland, Repeal, Irish Priests, &c &c
The following extracts from Mr.. Cus,iss speech
will show that we were correct. He spoke in reply
to the following toast by the Committee
The venerable George Washington P. Custis-Thc re-
preventative Of the earlier and better days Of the Repuo
lie the only surviving member of the family of the I'm.
mortal Washington.
The Chairman and veteran orator. in Offering his
acknowledgements for the enthusiastic manner in which
his health had been drunk said That once more their
old orator ct them twas the wenyseventh time he
had had the honor of addressing an audience in behalf OF
unhappy Ireland, and the fortyfourth year since be
mounted the the unyieding advocate OF the LID.
critics of every cline and country
He farther observed that his green coat and bald hesd
were pretty well known By this time; and his voice he
thanked God could still be heard that in its day had
been heard by many, and he hoped always heard in
good cause His green flag he had hoisted in compi-
ment to Erin nearly twenty years sgo when his poor
services commenced in her cause and he would keep
hying while hope remained shot in the locker.
Since your orator had las, the honor Of addressing you
&c has made pilgrimage the classic grounds OF the
American Revolution, and returned to his home better
American and better man.
Let uudyipg honor and gratitude attend the fame and
memories of the clergy OF New England in the old days
of their countrys trial. From every pulpit we're heard
invocations the Supreme Being for success TO our IN
while in quarter OF the land were TO be
these pious and patriotic pastors making soul stir
ring appeals the courage and patriotism Of their ocks
Nay more it Is of history. that Rev. Mr.. Pay
SON. on the route from Concord becoming Indignant at
atrocities committed by the Kings soldiers at the
head of few of his practitioners erapped with the foe
aud, after killing aud wounding several made prisoners
of party from the royal army In rumbus painting OF
the Battle of Bunkers Hill, you perceive the Rev Mr.
McClntock in his gown and band graspng bis musket,
and encouraging his parshoners amid all the ierrors and
fury of the tight
And what q sublime and touching spectacle be.
held in the camp Cambridge the night preceding
the memorable 18th of June, l775 in Rev Mr.. Cooper
offering prayers to the God OF Battles for success to
the expedition about to march. The stsrlit canopy Of
Heaven above them-the voice ervid and impressive of
the reverend pastor, borne on the night wind while
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Who when the prayers were ended led by the gallant
Prescott marched with the firm and martial tread OF
Roman iegion-men who would dare, and would do
would do, or die.
When your oraer reached the Nights Of Dorchester,
all his Irish feelings (and be assured they aays among
the has hearty rushed together as he thought Of
anniversary of the 18th Of March seventy years ago
when splendid British feet and army lett the shores OF
Boston never TO return And he thought land may it
not be possible in the providence of God that the day
may yet arrive when British fleet and army may be
compelled to leave the shores OF Ireland never 10 re-
turn and when this contamination so devouty &c Se
wished shall be the lot OF now unhappy Ireland sure
the that will be played on the glorious occasion will
be Yankee Doodle.
Freedom thy joyous strains the lullaby 70 the In
FAINT Liberty In lis cradle may they never perform the
requiem at It's grave And surely if the Swiss becomes
resve in foreign service. when bearing the Ranz de
Vsche he reminded of his native hills and the tear is
eeen TO steal down the rugged cheek Of the Highlander
while the pipes playing the touching melody OF
LOchabar more, wnat must
In far distant cline. he hears the well-rememoered
strains of Yankee Doodle' They will remind him OF bis
native land with the proud association other heroic age
and of the great free and happy empire ihat aJ0rds TIE
home TO the eriie Tie refuge TO the oppressed
And will the priesthood of ireland Fronting by the
usrious example of the pous and patriotic clergy OF
New. England exert the paramount influence which the
Catholic clergy possess their hocks, to accomplish
the deliverance of their native landi VIII not the Cath
Ollie priest like the Puritan pastor buckle on the srmor
Of resistance oppression and call upon their parish
toner's to combat for the natural rights OF mankind Will
there not be found in the hour Of relands trial. Pay
son. a McClintock and Cooper, to invoke, on Bonded
knee the God OF Battles for the success OF their and
holy cause lead their gallant and devoted followers
even to the ranks Of desthS Ay and my life on it. er-
erer in Ireland the shall Iced the pike si foiio
Methinks ever now behold on some wild moor in
the Emerald Isle reverend eccessstc encompassed By
band Of brave and hardy spirits The reverend father
high the symbol OF mans salvation while bis
words words OF fire. that sink deep into the hearts OF
his hearers who demand By loud cries TO be led 10 the
deverapce of their country.
lis In vain say Continued Mr. c. that Ireland would
have no friends abroad who would aid her in struggle
for national existence What friends bad America abroad
when first she flung her banner TO the breeze Yer how
soon came to our aid Montgomery Lafayette Kos
ciusko Sieuben De Kslb, and host OF brave and
chosen spirits Surely we had temptations to offer