Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-02-27
THE FAMINE IN IRELAND.

Gratifying evidence is afforded by the great
movement centering in this city-and here uniting
the sentiment Of eminent statesmen of all parties
as well as Of the humblest of our peopleof the true
feeling Of Humanity which forms part of the cha
racter as well of the lowest of the highest in sta
ton Of the population of these United States.
Whatever, in our country, may be the occasional
faults Of our General or State Governments, or the
errors Or excuses of party, the Heart of this Peo-
pie is in its right place, and throbs in unison with
that of suffering humanity, whenever and wherever
Gas in the case Of Ireland that suffering is inelli-
gibly communicated to it.
Since pur notice Of the great meeting held at Phi
ladelphia, we have learnt that large meeting has
been held at Boston for the purpose the Mayor
OF the city presiding, assisted by five Of the most
respected citizens as Vice Presidents at which ad-
dresses were made by several gentlemen, and es-
pecially by the distinguished President of Harvard
Mr.. EVERETT, our late Minister to England; and
numerous committees were appointed to make col
lectons, from which we shall hear in due time
AT New Bedford, also in Massachusetts, on the
first impulse, than three thousand dollars were
Immediately subscribed for the same purpose.
The shores Of our Lakes have promptly answer
ed the voice which has been sent up to them from
the beach of the Ocean. From the city Of Buffalo
we hear that the People have gathered together in
public assembly and nobly responded to the appeal
on behalf Of suffering Ireland. AS in Philadelphia
and Boston, several eminent citizens addressed the
meeting, among them Mr.. FILLMORE, the late ex-
cellent Representative of that district in Congress.
large and liberal subscription was at once headed
by that gentleman and Others
The Delta of the Mississippi has even anticipated
the movements here and in our Atlantic and North
ern cities. New Orleans has with open hand come
forward in cause in which she could never suf-
fer herself to be anticipated or outdone by any
sister city.
From the sandy intervale Of the Southern region
of our country-from the capital of the State of
North Carolina--we have information of meeting
of the citizens being held on the same subject.
Every city and every hamlet of our land speaks
the same language. Even the Railroad Compa-
Corporations, which are said to have no
souls-have come forward with offers to transmit
free of toll, just merchants have in some
cases offered to transport free of freight, the food
contributed by their fellow-ctizens in the interior
for the relief of Ireland.
We rejoice in all this. not merely as adding IN
already unfegned respect and affection for our
counirymen, but because are proud of the an
swer which it affords TO those persons in foreign
lands whose habit it is to represent Brother iona
than las they style us) sordd and mercenary
parsonage, who, never acting but in spirit of cal
culation, afford to be generous only when reck-
oning that he is to gain cent per cent by being
What can Ireland ever give him in return but her
thanks and her esteem?