The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-16

people the level Of British level they never
toenth century-in the midst of Christie ndomin coun
try possessing fruitful soil and genial climate-wth
an appalling phenomenon calculated to awaken the
sbilities Of the whole human race nation-tne pea
feed on the potato alone with other food in the best
| of times How would the world exclaim and England
particular should our Southern negroes Dc isa solely
be left to starve and die in masses (great sensaaon)
BY the road side or in,crowdsd and nauseos hovels
without having the last rites of their religion and
after death left to be gnawed by the rats or buried in
the rags that covered them when living (Grea ssns:-
Whose su, aU not ss for ra me 70 but
that this terrible famine will call the attention Of Para
them for their own honor-st them for their hung
nty-let them not submit their Irish feuowcifzens 10
food which administered to our ssxes would
specve egislaton won't relieve the existing famine
the present DAY ,o1 and the Npw S,, s t%S
America do in this calamity which unparalleled in the
history Of civilized countries1 Among bsrbsrou;
nation, this calamity Is without precedent: Why, our
path Of duty plain. The author Of our holy religion
prs saamps ireland eur in tie
accsptaon of tn: term-a nation generous beyond par.
alsi-a nation allied to US mot only BY country Of Ian
OF Christianity end it Ireland that Is afflicted not only
by famine but BY ps:lencs in it. most loathsome
form-too loathsome to dwell upon Pestence marches
throughout that country the attendant Of famine and
from the midst Of this accumulation Of nseres, poor
appeals to our sympsthissshs bessschss American
mothers and daughters, by the common charity of
tsrs Of ireland She calls on our minister: Of religion
to exercise their holy influence. personally and profess
sionay to rescue dying notion She invites our coun.
trymen to come forward, In all the majesty Of their
might, for their dsliversnce She points to the
of our Montgomery, and our Emmett to whom she
gave birth, whose monuments in this very city,
nvokes them to intercede for their suffering mother
She points to canals and railroads made by Irish
labor She appeals brethren to stretch forth and
relieve her. And shall she appeal in vain We regret
that we are obliged to omit 2 portion Of Mr. GrGns
remarks He spoke few minutes longer, and then sat
The Rev Dr. ADAMS was next introduced to the meet.
ing He said that the ar.t inms'ion he had OF the
ofth. newspapers few minutes before he had arrived
and that he had been summoned to attend in place of
address them The object which they had in view need
cd neither rhetoric argument to induce them TO- come
They had met to relieve the distresses Of those who
we're like themselves members Of the human family
suffering for want Of bread II was the bounden duty Of
every Christian to aid in such cause which would re-
upon condition Of the famishing poor Of Ireland
those who the other side Of the ocean, in such
miserable condition as that many of them died for
want Of breaaand others that pershing through
famine and want Of food-it in itself sufficient
to excite both COMMUNICATION and charity 1t not
longed provided he honest man. and all had
opportunity Of contributing Let them but think Of
that was dropping down in the miserable hovel~
He would ask we're they blind to this intervention of
Providence? Nothey were not After referring to the
imperative injunction laid down by Scriptures, for
to aid his fellow in the Of charity the Rev.
speaker went to exhort bis fellow citizens to aid In
the cause Of charity, and concluded
Mr. BARNABAs BATES next came forward and said IL
rise for the purpose of orng for the consideration Of
their APPRECIATION; because will be- Carrying out more
esctualy and satisfactorily the benevolent object for
which we have been called together Before read it'll
beg permission to make few PREDATORY observations,
which hope will not be irrelevant to the subject but
may tend accelerate the exertions and the
wishes Of benevolent fellow citizens We have not
met here sir for the purpose of enqurng whether Ire
land has been mgoverned oppressed; whether the
repeal Of the union would end to alleviate he, suffering
and contribute to her prosperity Il is our object to
ascertain whether the government OF Great Britain has
been remiss in adopting earlier measures to meet the
wants of ireland and to ward of the famine with which
she is afflicted Neither Is it to enquire whether
the Queen. the nobility, the capitalists Of England
immense incomes Whst they have done is comparative.
ly nothing, when consider their boundleh wealth.
ons million the pSps What
to Prince Albert to Lord John RUSSELL Sir Robert Peel
or the Duke Of wellingion' Why the Queen, under
nualy to her stables; and yet she lauded for giving
millions Of her poor starving subjects this pul
donation Nevertheless, there is noble baraty dis
play ed in England towards the sufferers of Ireland The
Friends or Quakers have contributed f2o0 Oo $780,
900; and what is more with their characteristic good
and practical charity they have sent suitable per
sons to see that it Is properly distributed The Friends
IN ERnrsnd tine
dependents. Baptists Methodss, Unarians and other
sects contribute in proportion to their numbers and
wealth. the suferngs of Ireland would be materially if
not entirely relieved. We have not sVembed here,
Mr.. President to inquire what others have done,
to relieve the unparalleled distress Of Ireland We know
that thousands and millions Of fellow
for the b.s want Of little food to preserve them in exist
This is a fact which no one will deny Letters
from gentlemen with whom many Of US are acquainted
nitude of the evil is calculated to parayze the efforts of
the most benevolent minds We are ready to say what
their distress they appeal not merely to our berality
but bowels Of compassion, that If have but
While am now speaking, thousands Of men. women
and children are Vanishing for the want OF food and
many in the last sgOns: Of expiring nature are crying
to deliberate, 10 death Every hour and minute is hurry
ing our poor starving brethren into eternity. not
what we will do to morrow, but what We can now do
Tomorrow it will be too late. They appeal to
men, brethren children of the same Almighty
believe that will not be in vain The liberal subscrip
tons already made BY many benevolent individuals-
oS al psss son
politicsand the ready response to that CALL by the
thousands of our citizens here assembled show that
New York is ready 10 do her duty to suffering hui
many on sll occasions. Let every one here assembled
both male and female, resolve to do ell and do
Immediately to forward the benevolent objects of this
meeting If we have money let rs give what have
our services in collecting the offerings Of the benevo-
II on on 10 hs not
New York. In behalf of suffering Ireland because that
has been done in power OF elo1uence and energy to
which lay claim but my object 10 TO direct the at
tenon OF the donors the in which their charity
should be distributed To accomplish the desired OBJ.
ject should be faithfully, impartialy and udicously
dstrb tied among the sufferers without regard to poll
tics religion and TO accomplish this, know Of no
by the Society Of Friends They have not only given
have before remarked 100000 to the sufferers Of
Ireland but they appointed some Of their members to 80
with the donation aud by personal ate Ition, that
was properly applied This example is worthy Of ima.
nevolent intentions that offer the folio resolution
Resolved That the committee the relief OF Ireland
be authorised appoint number OF suitacle persons
who will serve, grautously, whose duty II shall be to
accompany these donations from the city Of New York,
and that they faithfully and udiciously distrbu
ted and that they report to the committee the
which they snail have mpartIsy performed that duty
Before taking the question, CHAaL,s KING Esq was
loudly Called Tor. ana next addressed the meeting He
exhorted those present forward and without dis