Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-04-01
Mr. Polk and the Irish.

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| Mr.. FOLK and the Irish.
lis well known that the votes az an. I,;.h .c,is,.n. ,
| the U,ited s,,,.. h,xe .lv..,. -. .,l....I - =
| .,..c,,,. .o,.I A., H. n - ~
| =, $500 :, w N''N' parry in s''no 0' th'
"'efn oies noeeo' 'ha poruon OF our naturaized tel
low citizens numbering many thousands, have hectoor,
voted almost in solid phsanx with that party IL i, not diff
fcut TO account for the fact n IA donh,l... o,i,,
| 10 a., a.. .,..,.,.,... r., -, -, - "
| G.. -, ~ '--' '"' i''"'"S" e''hes 70 'he u
"" "I" o'0"e'u' impressions In regard to the Prine
PICS OF government hed respectively by the two great po
uesl partes-mpessons which the Wings have taken to-
htlc pains TO remove while thew have her, ENCOURAGED
and fortified BY the more active ,fT,,. Of Tho I,c ,
,.i, ~. &c - -, 49,, =, $1,000
"" NV. '''""'e a"u Fl" iis'e"o mcr Judgments The
VOC ~ however al the last session, on the Irish
Relief BILL has had It's natural effect Of opening the eyes
OF Irish fellow who are not slow 10 per
ceive the difference between RL.RNKy and ,neo,;,yhc
tween p,olessions and ,.,;,n. w - ,r -
-. = ~. =. -, ~ '0 US '''"0
" w nv ""i0" We suoJoin' rs well Tor tue pur'
Pee a"esuhg what we say, as with the view OF ustra
uns haif, OF which we have for the FIRST time
heard in the character of Jane, n Polk s an e,trac,
of letter from the Washington conn. no,S.n, os h e.,
.op Pint n ,an,, ,,hlishd - Re-, ,,,,,,I -
60, - - r NNN :" D''"", uo''''u '" "sh al
''.oP"'S "''''"k i'isuuieh' AZ Is soy
edited by Mr. PATRICK DoNAnoE, who was himself sup
porter OF Mr. Polk, and who therefore would not do him in
Justice
The le,,e, s,vs.
...I.n,,.,~.., i, nj, -... 100000,
49, ID .,,.S e ~ e 10 S'VV'VVV loI
:, a. -" , aug Po'' VI ireland mas oeen allowed
w. Wv . uea', contrary would venture to say, 10
49, Wv p ti anu "'snos OF three-ionr'hs OF the
fp " .hI iuy' IL passed inc senate by
80 ~ ~ .S. yo'IH' so'no o 'ne most distinguished
,;i ~ ' uy ,ouue III us 'a'or' ana mercoy sane
SI' Wv M N Ss VI .o measure webster,
$500 w, :. ~ , , me- y. ''e So'es' constitutional
~ 'uVusn' 'ha' 'here was noihng In
~, , 800. " -. '''' "V SOnsuu,'hauoh OF 50 cnaIl-
I III f ,t o IN gu 'UyeS" Du' Tue "'seaeres ot
80 -, r., - - -, 80 80 sia He'eu aeoS'u'ugv' hea-
isr,an 80. N w. % MAJ ~, Are, When uia' sacred
,c ,. go, L.J - ~. ~ "s''N' ''' Saving poor
ration which ohonsh sec,,nJ,,' "a, 80 - ,
Bill passed by Congress We should like IN have seem !,
killed by the Presidential ve,o it undoubtedly would
nave oeeh had ever come INTO the hands OF Mr. Polk
$3.50 o-y vac o p'ssyp o senate 'ne organ oil the
were ,hadowed torb Tho xic,s of Tho Pos;io ;,;
pretty plainly that tins act OF mercy would share the same
fate as that which met that other OF Jasfee-"The
trenGh Spohauon b4n' ms would have made his pub
I"Da" Al ~ ~ h ~, ,. mi.', ps p,Nae oeheNo
nary donation Of S5o was ed o,, Of INV,
Two OF the Collection Committee called on his exceiloncy
several successive days On the first three days nc
eoGu nor De seen snd inc sable was parteu
~ a., I ,i l r ''islo'V o' ms o'sS' Mne"
il continued un,,l ,Il hone. of an in,e-y,y ,, ;v ~
But the two Collectors were not to be ouone They were
determined To have the refusal Of the Proprietor OF the
"me House ana m order to accomplish this end they re-
IT, - - W "n1' p',i1s 's Oe 800 py4S J'aH"
va,c docnmont with The ronnn,rnts of ,be ri,.,,,i
The Presiden did not exactly "pockct this BIN bu sopt
1t back unsigned and unseaed" But then came 'the
Der second thought meeting ct the Cabinet was held
rev dass aItWlids Gs;G od vas earned mat James
tho PTssi5enI refused IN ,iy crn,5 U, 80 100
better Of economy That yellow kivered book" was now
sent for and the Of James h Pok stands recorded
on he Mlra page opposite n whchls subscribed tue
~ So. Nv . N' r &c NoN''P' Tue secretary
ancc behind the EyccpIye gave each ,be s 81 So
wards the rce OF four millions OF the starving poor of Ire