The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-13

ture-certanly it could not he in the na,ure of an
man who has had his heart humanity enough to bring
artake of the daily comforts of home as snch ,hng
existed The sights he had seen the cr,es he had
heard, would haunt him day and ngbt and connel h;
to And yet is the evil less CRYING is The mnar i
real because we see and hear il not We kno,r that !,
exists We know il as surely as if we had watched dav
after day the waning strength of the father as # we baa
exhausted nature denied even 70 tba NM ., In -,
the allotted nourshment as il we had heard the feehe
wailngs Of childhood PRAYING for brea1 10 narrnts who
must deny even PRAYER ike that We Gnpw that surb
things are ii we saw and hoard tben, conJ On 1t
! 10 rel'e'e De greater than now IT is
And suppose the reversed. And say that in the
green island where famine holds sway there were
comfort and plenty, rich harvess and all that the heart
desires, and that here, in our own republic were the
famine and misery, would not the IRISH think YOU with
neir warm hearts and Their quick sympathies, do as
Mouid, iheA Hnuia know hem Well They are EN-
Phacay me son OF the open hand &R34he open heart
M NO. e , 20 freely wns Msath. and plenty
Ioruuhale for me rele1 OF such people shall we not
open our plentiful stores
will answer for my own home, the west-the Far
West it used TO be caled-that She will such an an.
peal made to her in vain Ii would be an out
rage unheard of among those who sent me here 10 turn
the hungry from the door unsasfed The occupant of
the humbles cabin my district will will share his
meal poor if it be- with the needy stranger as willingly
as if that stranger his brother And with the Irish
when their need becomes known | promise it for them
they will share such as they have Manv of them can
say, with of old "silver and gold have | none !"
but they will add ALSO "such as have will give free
w." They will furnish provisions The Ohio and the
Wabash will soon see hatboats loaded with produce ON
their way to New Orleans there to be reshpped for the
ports OF Ireland That will be the answer to this appeal
And now suffer me- in conclusion 10 URGE upon This
audience one of the recommendations contained in the
address. We must act at once There must be no pro-
crastnaton The crisis is imminent That which we
do we must do quickly We must not DELAY Famine
death DELAY not
call to mind sir that there are distinguished names
consult the wishes of this assembly bv now GIVING ,vav
TO them - oe Wy
The prosidert s,a.od tho. ,ho uon y u,
I ~ IseTi staeu una. Tue hon T. "A. Hannesan
h - r. o i ~ ~ 7chaolS II, congress- rom
ne 'd'es ol ihula anu onlo VINO had promised 70 ad-
dress 'ne heethS We're detained by sickness he then
'di n1 uPo'
Inc hon J. D. CRIrrENDEN, senator in Congress from
the State OF Kentucky who said that he concurred most
nearby IN the generous movement which had brought
us together people proverblal for their hospitality
VINO even from the hand OF poverty share the scanty
meal WIN theess fortunate are now reduced to stava-
ton, and are crying Tor bread The Almighty dispen-
ser OF gool has seen INT to aic large number OF our e
iow-men win the most horrible OF all calamities-i ca
amity Of which even the utmost stretch OF The magma
most any scene OF misery ay he could even form some
laea OF The pesence that walketh IN darkness but OF
Jamsms ne could form no dea the infant dying on ITS
mothers breast Tor want OF sustenance even from that
FOUNTAIN whcn bouneous nature mad provided TO nour
sn n IT'S lender i9m 10 see innocen, chlldhooa begging
could % @ wS moi v
come among us ana mingled with us hi they have be-
come bone OF our bone and flesh OF our flesh one with
Us III hinueu ana III Dood.now can we hesitate a mo,
ment Lrt every one feel duty resting upon himself
Tor instant ac,oh Ihe mdydual EFFORT can do much
out now hople WIN II De tor haPpy natlon where
a. hungry man was never seen, where II Is Impos-
sible 10 tell how hungry man looks to rise up with
pom hahaS lull anu from me abundance win Whlch
ku ioVloence mas DesSeu us, give 10 le poor ana SUI
erns OF anoternaon what VIII alleviate Distress bright
me gloom OF despair and make the weary and the brok
en-hearted rejoice Inc spirit OF the age demands tins
rom US Na,ohs are becoming more closely allien; N
lefconrse win each oher, ana interchange OF kindly
conreses are weakening national aspertes and strength
elng te es Whlcn we nope may soon Dlnd togetner IN
love the whole family OF MANA family IN which every
member VIII sympathze win every o'her' and stand
Ieuy 10 reeVe tnn c9orl each olher when any great
caamy may peiail ,he most distant members OF ihat
great brotherhood and when every groan OF misery shall
phv Il is enough for us TO know that we can helm
Ireland now that the improved speed and certainty of
INSTRUMENTATION between the nations of the earth
will render il possible fol the effects of this very meeting
gratitude will the news be received of our proceedings
this evening among that warm hearted-aas! broken
hearted people! What PRAYERS will ascend to Heaven
! from those warm vet breaking hearts to call down
blessings upon our heads! We can Law no more ac-
ceptable offering on the affairs of our holy re-
| ligion than a prompt extension of relief to these
suffering poor We can show no deeper sense of graf
itule to the Divine Author of all good who has blessed
us with bountful abundance than to open our hearts
and hands to relieve the people of that beautiful green isl
and now suffering under the mysterious dispensation of
his providence u belongs 10 our national character,
particularly as a Tree people, to tell by great national
benefacton to all the world the superabundance of the
tons He was SIRE that when The influence Of This meet
inc was felt in that vounu and hannv west from which