The Arkansas banner., 1847-10-04
Intercourse with Ireland.

l We copy the following letter from the Dublin Nation to the editor of which paper i is addressed 1 Sir--You have adverted, in more than one mum her of your journal, to the importance of the posi- 1 ton of Ireland, the most westerly land in Europe l placed between the Old World and the New. Re. cent events have contributed much to turn the lrst mind towards that mighty nation which has sprung l up beyond the Atlantic, and to make desirous o d closer and more intimate connection with it, b, the creation of a systematic intercourse and munerativc commerce. The present is a most fa. vorable time for drawing the attention of America | to the advantages which must result from the es- tabtishmcnt of regular connection with wes- tern coast. The Nation, which is read in America can do much to effect this great good.
 | The progress of railways to the West will afford much assistance to the plan, and in fact t only qures their completion to render it matter of cer- tainty Two railways have passed this session--one for making line from Killarney to Valencia, thus completing the line from Dublin to the most wes- tery point of Europe; the other, for making line from Athlone to Galway, thus completing the line from Dublin to Galway-the shortest land journey from tho Irish Sea to the Atlantic. Either of these great wo Fks once complete, we might calculate with certainty the American packets having stations on western coast. American merchants might have stores and warehouses there and Ireland might become the depot of the commerce of the Old and New World. Would 1t not be well worth the con- sideration of the American people whether they
 
 authorized to make these lines, and thus obtain a controlling power in their management, and the ad vnntages of q local connecticut
 put these suggestions on paper, hoping that they may draw your attention to this viiaiy im- portant subject; and that our good friends, the Americans, have been profusely liberal to us in our hour of distress, they will aid in efforts 10 approach them more nearly, and unite our coan- try with theirs by the bonds of reciprocal and mutual advantage l am, sir. your obedeRt servant, HIBERNICUS.
 HoxoRABLE TEsrmoNy,-Ihe Torento, Patriot, ultra Tory, ccnsures very severely inc sspersion which the London Times has so freely bestowed upon Gen. Scott for the bonbardment of Vera Cruz. We copy the following paragraph from It's article upon that subject:
 ''We did not in the least approve of the article of the Times on the bombardInent of Vera Cruz, which, from the peculiar construction of it's defen- ces, could n ttaf manner only hare been forced 10 surrender, except by an enormous force and great loss of life. Had Gea. Whitelocke, of notorious memory, bombarded Bnenos Ayrcs, instead of en- deavoring to take 1t by assault, with bsyonets on the nnioaded muskets he would have succeeded, as the Americans have done at Vera Crus; and not y would disgrace 10 ihs BSiiA arms have been avoided, but fearful loss of brave men, who were sacrificed 10 folly and imbeeility, would have been prevented; Buenos Ayres might have been in oar hands to this day, happy, foafishing place, and toeas ct civilization to that great portion of Soath America instead of il being 1t Is, prey to enar chy, and with It's aeighbors the La Plata, dis gracefully illustrating the effects af nnbried licen h"ashess and violence On many grcaHds, there lore, we cannot feel that the Americans pursued, in regard to Vera Cruz, course different from what any other power would have done, under sim liar circumstances"
 CHARGE TO NAPLss-Robert Tyler, Esq, son