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ITEMS. in GENERAL.
VINO ere the Friends u .he lsish {,

Il is we'll known, remarks the Rich,
mond RePablican) that the ascendency
Of the Locoloco Party 10 the United States
was secured-at The last Presidential cleo.
ton By the preponderance ofthe Irish
votes. The Democracy claimed TO be
the particular friend Of the people sof Ire
land. The value Of this friendship may
be judged by lie following vote in the
Senate upon tbe Irish Relief bill. Ii will
be seen that every member in the mega
tive is a. Dem ocrat." except one. The
followingsis copy oil the ayes and noes
10 the Senate. upon Mr. Cfittenden's bill
10 appropriate half a million Of dollar.
10 the relief offtbe suffering people Of
Ireland:
YEAs.- Messrs. Allen, AlGhison, Berrien,
Breese, Calhoun, Cameron, Cass, John NJ Clay.
ton, Curwio, CIiilenpen, Davis, Dayton, Evans,
Green's Hannegan, Houston, Hunter, Jarnssip,
Johnson ofMd,, Joh6spn OF La Msngam, Mil
ler, Morehead, Simmons, Soule, Sturgeon, aud
websier-27: T.
NAYs.-Messrs. Archer, Badger, B gbv, Bat.
Ter, Chalmers, Dickinson, DIX, Fairfield. Mason,
Niles, Turney, Wes,cou and Yulee-ls
When the bill was sen, to the House
j, was psekeis8 BY Mr.. Mckay. The chair
man Of lhe committee OF Ways aud
Means. and The action upon il was thus
srnothered Ii is said rha, MIR. Polk would
have reiOed lie bill, I'll, had been present.
ed 10 him. Bat tbe people should mol
forget the main iact, that the House Of
Representatives,, with Democratic ma
jority Of siriy. refused 10 respond TO the
noble movement Of the Senate, and was
dead to the appeal 10 behalf Of suffering
humanity.
"3ru,us,r the able correspondent Of
ibe Richmond Wing, writing IRON Wash
iugton. fOrcibly brings TO view the heart
lessnrss Of the majority 10 Congress upon
this subject. Speaking Of the miserable
body which has jui, closed its 6,ful ex-
Isle nee" be thus lays bare the conduct
Of The majority:
"lt has sqosHdered millions for ;he susienance
az me Moioch Of War, and, in is march, has
I.trodden down every rscSghlzed principle Of the
constitution Vet Il has refused In give single
mi,e TO The cause Of Charity. 10 one day, il
soied 1hfee mlllien to feed the eorsed demon 81
war and shortly after wards refuse 10 give hall
I million 70 save The generous people ofireland
| snd see,land from starvation: i NOS only
! made no effect 10 slleviase the sudsr'ngs Of ouI
feilo a.nen IN Irelend. butts struck down the full
hand or charity from he lips Of The starving
/ I hich he Wings held ou,, and meanly en,reueh
sdi itself behind the Celstitoi:cn, every gsea'
principle Of which il hsd violated during Us *
silence. II never bad consi.soiionsi scfupls VI
charity raised her voice. Murder, vsss blood
Ish.d-usurpations. Exeeoiiye and oiherHise-
fsond ample jpsil6e.tio1 10 TIE Constitution
but when charity raised her voice, ner noun
wss gagged With the torn remnants q the con
ssiiuiion. Nay, ia onr times, our govefnmen
had voled, with the sanction q MADlseH, e fees
| IN poor Of Caracas, apd % ASSIST me Geek
~ p,i.s. We cave ID Turk, infdel and hes
then, and The CONSTITUTION never checked us "
ne poor Of Ireland and Scotland plssds.
/ for 6sssd. and L5cofoeeism sass hen uors'
ihrn . slons-gage hen eons.i'auooa' eos'fee
lions.