The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-28
THE CORPORATION
THE PRESIDEN


PRESIDENT THE UNITED STATES.
This eloquent address breaihes the gratitude and the
spirit of the Irish people:
To The President offhe United States of 4nerica
SRi We, the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of Cork,
in council assembled desire respectfully behalf
our eow-czens, TO express heartfelt gratitude you
sir the head of the United States government and through
her legislature, and also her great generous
people.
In this warm and earnest record of thankfuness it
would be of place to dscussthe of national
poverty restricting the great of the Irish people
ubsstence to article Of food, which, though valuable
particulars is in these countries the lowest class
diet and consequently subjects the whole of the poorer
population to constant risk of scarcity famine
should partial general failure of that crop, the
potato occur.
The immediately cold and sunless of 1916
followed by deficient potato harvest but in 1876 the visit
alton UNIVERSAL and its awful consequences still
pressing severely community. Famine brought dis
private employment for the industrious classes
greatly diminished public employment deficient, and
would not supply threeffths of the people with money
wages Gain at exobitant price, was in many places
and difficult of access starvation and all its miseres
around but the cry Of those who were ready to
perish heard the dividing The Amer
nation with ready sympathy, to the rescue, UNI
solicited except by their hearts they gave food to feed
the hungry, check the faminefeve and, under the
blessing of mercfnl God to the sick to health and
usefulness.
Sir, we are of one blood with your own Amerca--broh-
Many ofthe bodest and purest spirits of England Ire
land, and Scotland have made their homes in the Great
Western Republic That love of liberty which they
ed your shores is become nations charter Ofone
mind and heart with America, glory her acts
of philanthropy emulate her independence MAY HER
FLOAT ABovE BRAVE FREE.
Sir the generous aid given by the American public, and
peace making mission in American ships otwar,
has done TO continued harmony between the
countries than any armament could effect. Your people,
by doing good have recognised the ancestral relationship
which belongs while in cordial gratitude, will
the remembrance of your noble benevolence
the talsman of amity.
The light of trade dawns upon
try; grand law that all brethren is about to be
made practical Your prompt and liberal free will offering
been timely placed the altar Of fraternity just the
doors OF the temple of commerce about to be thrown
widely open For the future, mutual necessities viii
recommend mutual iorbearance, and mutual benefits
exchanged will develop mutual estimation, until the best
islands and your free States shall become
associated every day draw the people closely
a friendship based mercantile moral, and benevo
lent intercourse.
Receive appreciation Of your most valuable gen.
crosby AS Christians and You have dgnied your
nation Such triumphs among the proudest aurels
which wreathe the brow of the first officer of great
and generous people.
in council Cork under the city SEAL the 18th day
of July, lSi7.
ANDREW F. ROSHE, Mayor of Cork
ALEXANDER MCCARTHY, Town Clerk