The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-06
Relief of the Irish.

CORRESPONDENT from New York refers to the Mace
DOMAIN on her charitable voyage to Ireland We wish
her safe and prosperous voyage But we are sorry to
see that any one has objected 10 sending provisions IN her
to the relief of the irish people, because she bears the
name of captured vessel There is substantial OBJ
lection to this The vessel was built at Gospor by
American architects and out of American materials.
There is not plank of the old Macedonian IN her. The
British people are too enlightened to suppose for one mo-
ment tina, there was the slightest Intention by sending
this vessel to wound their feelings any more than there
was in sending the Jamestown from Boston,
There is more in another objection. Some OF
the citizens of New York complain that anything in the
way of freight should be expected from the British
government to meet the cost of sailing the vessel
We fully enter into this feeling. Although the gov
eminent has loaned the Macedonian for the pur-
pose of carrying relief yet il is impossible to d.
vest her of her public character It would cast dis
grace upon the navy to charge the British government
with one cent of freight The shipment, if done in
tiona vessel, should be free act of grace One of the
best writers in New York thinks there serious OBJ
lection in taking freight and he urges that other persons
are taking up private vessels for higher freghts than the
Macedonian would receive from the British governments
and moreover, that whatever funds are taken from
charity 10 pay for manning and sailing her out just so far
dminshes the amount OF food that otherwise would go.
We are compelled to view this matter in different light
To make use of his own words, we think the conde-
scendng to receive freight for the of national
vessel from Great Britain would indeed be the means OF
marrng one of the most beautiful acts OF charity OF the
age.
We do not speak, upon this point, without some know
ledge of the wishes of the administration They protest
against such an act They will listen to no such idea
They regard calculated to dgrace the navy to lower
in the eyes of Great Britain and to cast blur upon the
act ITSELF and the character of government We can
not doubt that there merchants in New York, who
will not be oustrpped in generosity by the charity com
mitiee of Bosonbut that they willing to open their
purses TO raise the small (smal, we mean, for the
abundant and overlooking resources of the Empire city,
which may be necessary TO meet all expenses, without
taking one pound OF bread from the furnishing lips OF the
Irish people
II be supposed that the British government will not
admit these provisions without carrying out their rule OF
paying the freghts upon them then we have no douo,
that government will instruct our minister 10 London
to ask il favor OF ministers TO admit her without ad
vancng cent of freight the shippers. Thus the gov
eminent would cooperate with the generous purposes OF
Commodore DeKay as expressed in the following para
graph in the New YORK Herald
THE MAcEpoNIAv.-We are requested by Commodort
DeKay say that the reports relative TO reigh on char
lies sar by the Macedonian entirely without iounda
ton No freight whatever will be demanded by HIM, O.
under his authority and by law he isrequire
70 receive money tor freight, that money wi be gwen '
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