Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-05-06
The United States and ireland.

The United States and Ireland,
Suitable notice has been taken by the British public
of the donations of this country to Ireland. What
strange spectacle is presented by this Union Deal
ing out death without stint one hand, and giving
life on the other Acting at the same moment under
the influences of two direct antagonists Love and
Selfhness! Pitiless towards Mexico, phful towards
Ireland In the one case, we show the image of God;
liz the other, how much that image is defaced. From
the same fountain proceed sweet waters and bitter
Era.
Lord John Russell took occasion, in Parliament, to
notice the charitable movement in the United States,
as follows:
" wish to take this opportunity to say, for the sa-
tisfaction of my own feelings that have observed
with great pleasure the noble and munifcent subscrp
tons in the United States of America for the relief of
distress in Ireland. Loud cheers. thiHF il is not
improper, in this House, for me, British subject,
to say that am extremely grated that mindful of our
common origin, the people of the United States are
making exertons, in most charitable spirit, to raise
large subscriptions for this object Great cheering"
At great public meeting held in City Lecture
ROOM Fnsbury, in the city of London, on the 9th of
March, the following resolution was adopted, amid
loud cheers:
Resolved, That overpowered with heartfelt graft
tude at the prompt, decisive, and energetic benevo-
ence of the people of the United States of America,
in their spontaneous and unsolicited aid 70 the poor
peasantry of Ireland we feel language to be made
quate to give expression to our gratitude to that noble
and independent people betokenng, it does, to the
nations of the earth whether afflicted by distress caus-
ed by providentia caamities or internal impolcy that
there is great and magnanimous people on our globe
ever ready with hope, succor, and consolation in the
hour of need, calling forth the overoyed thanks of this
meeting the lasting gratitude of Ireland and the ad
miratlon Of the world"
A gentleman writing from Liverpool to the .Nc,C
York Mirror, says:
"The accounts received here of the efforts made on
your side TO relieve the wants of the starving Irish
have created the lvees feelings of gratitude in the
breasts of our people. Not nation Of the world has
put forth hand to help these unfortunate people but
the Americans. The crowned heads of Europe have
holy alliance to defend each other from the encroach
mens of popular liberty, and even ready to lend sold
iers and guns but they have neglected to send us
grain of corn, when they that people starv
ing. 1t remained for the United States to make new
%hoy alliance of good will and brotherhood, and by the
spontaneous charity Of your citizens more has beer
done to elevate the character of your naon than all the
victories your brave army has gained in Mexico.
RESPONSE FROM IRELANp--In the Dublin Free
mans Journal of April 3, we find an article headed
american Generosity" which shows the hearts d
lrishmen abroad overlooking with gratitude TOWARD
America for what she has done ii behalf Of the fam
ishing in Ireland. We make the following extract
which we doubt not will be perused with interest BY
our readers especially by those who have given of the
abundance, for the rescue of the furnishing. What
pity that our Pseudo-Statesmen" referred to below
should have prevented the passage OF the Irish Relic
! bill in Congress-
In America there is NO overaowing Of lip charity
and lack of that which is real-no humanity mongern!
no pentituGe of sympathetic acton-no wallowin!
in perspective SANDER no recourse of Bngsgatt
abuse of Ireland and the Irsh after the fashion of many
parties in England-no churlish, mean, money-lendng
poiticoeconomic spirit to guide and to disgrace it
progress. No the conduct of America stands in brigh
and glorious contrast with that of England. In the day
of desoaton we have found them the readesth hands
-ay! and the most bounteous-stretched to our aid
from the mouth of the ST. Lawrence to the mouth of the
Mississippi without the flourish of the Pharsee, or the
cold booded calculation of the Ligst.
Honor then, to America. In it the cause of hu.
mainly needs no spur from shame, Hypocrisy or state
policy In her bosom we know that our exiles found
refuge where they safe from exteminating land
lords and class egislation-where the motto for all
was live and let live and not-'ve we, the many
or defor the few-the unpriveged for the privlleg-
ed" But never, much as our hearts yearned toward
America the asylum of our hopeless, castout thou
sandsnever we say, great as our experience of the
generosity with which our countrymen were received
or its Shores were prepared tor the surprising acts
of humanity and benevolence toward this stricken ma
tion which mail after mail enables US to record, and to
bless.
awe write with hearts of OVERLOOKING gratitude and
ove-grattude and love not springng so much from
the sense of benefits received, respect for the man.
ner in which they have been rendered In the efforts
that are made by America to succor and save us, we
view the promise of that and Christian friendship
which ought to keep pace with the progress of cviza
ton but which pseudostatesman cultivated be-
tween nations, unless for an ocoason-as if the inter
ess of mankind were not identified with amity."
At the regular weekly meeting Of the National Re-
peal Association Of March l5 it resolved, on mo-
ton of Mr.. B. A. Moloy, barrister.
"That our unbounded gratitude is due to our Auleri-
can fellow Christians for their unparalleled exhibition
of humane sympathy toward the starving millions of
this famngsriCken island and that the thanks of this
Association and all Ireland, are emnently due to the
officers, speakers, and intelligent audience of the A
merican National meeting ror the relief of Ireland,
held at Washington on February the 9th, and to the
general collecting committees there appointed for New
York. New Orleans, Washington, and Boston,"
From the Albany EUeniag Journal.
Letter from Father Mathew.
The following letter from the Right Rev. Theobald
Mathew, by the Cambria was received just as our pa
per was going PRESS
Cork, 3lst March, 1S47.
MY Dearest Friend,
The magnificent humanity evnced by our beloved
brethren in the States for the suffering Irish has in
spred every heart in this island with ardent graft
tude
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