New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-09-23

sweetlsnd Of Stafford.
~.Tur C,tyBRArios OF THE OBsEQUiEs OF
n.x,v, O'CovSELL Yesterday was all that could
-. hos, oxnected by the most saDgune OF de-
.;,ed bv the most fervid admirer of the great de
parted. The day was OF iaultless temperature ana
cloudlen splendor the streets were neither wet
nor dusty; and nothing occurred to mar the sa,s'
faction of those engaged or interested IN TINS I'M
rrsssive tribute 10 the worth and achievements OF
f,a,s,d'. most illus,rious son. That the participa
zion ,,ould be very general. we anticipated, ana
%, the extent md character Of the Procession must
have surprised many. We think the NUMBER WHO
claimed and maintained places in its ranks cannot
have fallen short Of Fifteen thousand all under the
hammer, and with the insignia Of their respective
socie,ie,; and when we consider that nine tenths
Of these are men whose daily labor prccures tner
daily bread, and to whom the loss even oil single
bright DAY in busy season is no tnhe' we shaii
more fully appreciate the depth OF affection and I'D
,,;rstou for OConnell Of which this Procession was
a single evidence Dat OF the ranks, the number
wbo lined the streets and accompanied the march
Of the Procession was beyond computation-cer-
tainly more than One Hundred Thousand
We cannot speak particularly OF all the Societies
who united in this testimonial; but we were es'
pecially delighted and somewhat surprised at the
strong muster OF The Roman Catholic Total Alb
stinsnce Benevolent Society The Laborers
Union .Hibernan Burial Repeal Young
Friends of ireland and Practical Stone cutters
Societies were numerously represented OF course
The attendance Of the New Haven Paterson and
Newark Societies was most gratefully appreciated
and will be remembered on suitable occasion
That the members were impeed solely by affection
for the deceased and gratitude for his services u
Ireland and TO Freedom does not at all diminish th
obl;sation Of the friends of O'Connel in New
That the Procession was longer in being torme
and nut in motion than had been anticipated is aC
counted for by the numbers to be marshaled int
line but after IL was once started the route wa
traversed with decided rspidty. In countermarcf
inc at the Battery gate however. and in filing int
the Garden a farther loss Of time was inevitable
% that it was 4 o clock P. NJ. before Gov. sEwAR
rose to pronounce the Grafton, instead OF to q
calculated and something after before its deliv'
y was completed.
OF the merits Of that Grafton generally, We vi
not speak. Our readers have it before them, al
will Judge; for we cannot believe that many wi
neglect to read it. To single feature howeve
we will ask attenton-namely, its Truth Al
there any who still affect TO sneer at the agitatiC
for Repeal, and to wonder what Americans ca
properly have to do with it Are there any wi
still marvel why Ireland 10 not tranquil and prosp
rous under British rule Are there some wi
speak disparagingly Of O connell, and think Il
love for and confidence in him manifested by q
Irish blind and idolstrous Ask them to RET
Gov Stewards Orstion-to ponder well the facts
embodies-and say whether Justice and Human
do not justify all the devotion to Repeal and
O'Connell which has been manifested by a Peep
often BETRAYED by their leaders and always @
pressed BY their rulers through centuries OF desi
dalton and despair. AS graphic relation OF LAC
too little understood, we trust this Grafton VIII
widely disseminated.