The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-04

DEAR DIR MY heart and soul are with you tonight
In the hour Of distress. where should Ireland look with
where every for bey has bes s oseaed BY
the blood OF her people, and every council hall been lighted
therefore above all other nations under obligations to
tribute to her relief Il is gratitude is honorit is the
you one hundred dollars which hope you will hand
TO the committee which may be appointed carry the
noble and i beneyoent object of your meeting
AARON v BROWN"
The sum collected in Albany, to the 2stt February,
amounted to So, 1876 50.
The treasurer OF the Irish relief fund, in Baltimore has
already RENTED fl 200 sterling, by the Cambria of LIST
OF March, to the central committee of Dublin
The committee OF Charleston announce that they are
daily receiving remttances from almost every part OF
South Carolina. They report, among other things:
"We mentioned few days since the beautiful and
touching incident of the young ladies of Madame Dupes
SEMINARY presenting for the relief Of Ireland, slo 49,
Smiths church, Sunday last there found in the plate
gold ring-eydently an old family reque-hnt some
sence of other had, the true spirit female be-
ney9llence, thrown in, perhaps as the widows mite.
the fee kindhearted and generous of the Emerald
n e daily ua the poor and humble class
VI to f5 saved from their hard earnings, be home
visitation now prevailing there We learn fom the Bal,s
OF Charleston that the amount dawn there (Which they do
from 81 fO exceeds anything that the pub.
lie conceive of Besides the demand in the city, orders
ing bills Of IS or Eio for the same Charitable object Which,
| are promptly attended to.
sit affords pride pleasure to record these facts"
The "New York Courier" "learns that collections were
made on Sunday last in the several Catholic churches of
this city, for the relief of the starving population of Ire
land; and have been assured from an authentic
source that they amount aggregate of from 2 900
to $4,000"
ROSfon poctvo AZ t,oD l ,nst
1--WE stated yesterday that something exceeding $4,000
had been collected in the Catholic churches this gh
borhood for the relief of Ireland &c We did ovestae
the amount Yesterday Bishop Fitzpatrick, with the con-
butions received, bought bill London for Ell III lis
SAND dollars, and including the collected
try OF the Catholic churcA in Franklin street, on Sunda
Patrick Mooney, of Franklin street. sent bills for SI2
wv; Mr. Masters, the Boston agent for Roche Brothers, &
being made of private remances of shmen, their
friends at home The whole amount ofprivate relnances
VIZ sum distinct from that sent by Bishop Fitzpai
flour and meal by the Cambria.
'The workmen in the extensive piano forte manuiac-
tory OF Mr. Chlckerng los in number have all contributed
days labor for the suffering poor Ireland Scotland
saa ssye'% OF them adGna which to
some sum OF $500 which has been added the city relief
also received the following sums for the same purpose
From North Easton, Sl25; Worcester in part, ST 500
n F s4ss ss'a f ia KoaSsy So
Till, $50 total S7s 5o persons employed the Courier
We have before the proceedings OF meetings held in
Wheeling Winchester, and Moyantown, Virginia. (from
which last small village 1920 has already been sent in
draft to the committee of New York; Harpers Ferry
has also contributed 1867 for the relief of Old Ireland
Meetings have been held at Saco and Portland, in
Maine, and Burlington in Vermont These are some OF
the evidences Of public sentiment brought us by this
mornings mail.
The Washington correspondent of the New York
Tribune is guilty of gross injustice when he refers as
follows to the article in last Saturday nights "Union"
What heartess cruel mockery it is for this locofco or
gan to tell us how much it admires Ireland and Irshen
Good God, dying the road side coIinless
breasts Why, them mock generous people with words
Why, to read the first half of the Unions article, you
would suppose the editor was going to annhate any man
land, every paper with meetings. animated reso
tons, finest people whom the shone, choicest
spirits and most brilliant men, All these, and other
dearing words the editors give the friends of Ireand but
immediately follows this most lame and impocn conclu
sons'
But we regret say that cannot call for the federal
.You hearess ocofocos If YOU cannot nterpnse for our
suffering brethren, why inerPose against them If you
that Is reached out for their relief? They want bread, you
give them barney"
The writer of this datbe is mistaken in our country
men. What though the federal government does not
furnish money from constitutional scrupes are the peo
pie therefore even the ocofocos destitute of all heart
Will they not even furnish means from their own
purses and garners, for that very Was there
noble example than the whole of this great
counrys now exhibiting Instead of half million, we are
more likely to contribute million to the relief of Ireland
Let us say too, that partner in this Office Major
John Heiss drew cheque yesterday in favor of B. B.
French, esq, for $500, to contribute aid and comfort
to the suffering Irish We notice this fact without his
knowledge 1t was accident that we discovered
ourselves Is he "heartless'-though he is a democrat
"a locofoco they may please to nickname himD In
word, who not proud of the moral spectacle which
this free people are now exhibiting.
The Hon. Richard NJ Young, of Illinois, who has been
recently appointed Commissioner of the General Land
Office, in place OF Gen. Shields, resigned, has arrived in
Washington, and entered upon the duties of his Office
We understand that he has entirely recovered from his
late indispositon, and is in the enjoyment of goo
health.
Extract from letter, dated
"RIcHMoND, Virginia. March ., ls47.
81 returned from the country last Saturday. and found
only what expected to find amongst the people-a
feeling of