The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-13
Afdress 10 the Pubic from meeting IA NE CHyof Wash
arto,, for The reitef Of ireland.

'ome time led MS to apprehena Is longer matter
prophecy conjecture it is terrible reality The hand o.
anne + already sweeping down hundreds in Ireland, and
If 40, arrested threatens wider destruction. The worst Is
not YET come. Nine months pass that county
entering upon her suerings only the first cries of her
stress are as YET heard unless charity without shall
nierpose for her
1t is really for the sympathy of natons-or the
sympathy Of the whole Christian world The calamity
the calamity OF Private charity may relieve pri-
waite needs but from that gn of horrors which famine is
opening Ireland only national bounty avail bring
ieiverlnce But from whence shall il come rnparal-
ccd distress in France from flood and famine, engages the
attention of her people. The north of Europe is suffering
extensively from The failure of the potato crop la Scotland
destitute thousands to be provided Tor. England, with
her immense burdens OF taxation for the poor, is yet
doing what she can but STILL with all that her govern
ment and people can do in her Inflated sister island
Jaws of famine. Let America to her rescue,
We owe her much ller strong atpl, now paralyzed
advance national growth, culture, and comfort She l.
part OF itheralnl Her children with us and Of
Us. They brethren that cry for help. Let
America hear md help Let fail OF the opportunity
TO bind together these kindred nations in aud heller
bonds Of sympathy
Let generous people, say come to the rescue And
rescue from what Scarcely, amidst ON abundance,
conceive what it is for it is starvation it is pinng
death with hunger from which thousands in Ireland i'm
plore rs to deliver them. 1t is fate moe horrible tnn
any that by food fire, by war or pcstilcnce
Who would not rather have persisted in the army OF Napo
leon amidst the SHOWS OF Russia or have sunk in sco be
ono, passing not in one solitary prison, bat in thousands
of human habitatons
The accounts that coming from Ireland confirm these
representations, and, indeed surpass all thu be said in
any general representation In the province OF Connaught
herc toyseven deaths by starvation in week"
In the towns OF Skibbereen, Balydehah, Soul. Castle
haven, Caste,own and other places. fifteen funerals
day common, and collections are made in the
churches to proyide collins for the destitute letter from
The county of Mayo says; '.rhe scenes described
horrible any related Of bcleagured cities. Men are not
unireqenty, il is stated found dead bitches by
wayside Some changed be recognised by
their friends their looks wos and glaring madmen
without clothes or food of any kind, they roam about in
search of food till death seals thcir misery"
The Cork Examiner contains letter signed n. M Cum
INNS, T., Sll-nOln CORK, addressed to the Duke OF
Wellington, Here an extracts 81 the 18th in
slant to Skbberecn, and give the instance of town
land which visited example the the entire
coast district shall state simply whntI there. 1t is
situated the eastern side of Caselaven harbor and
named South Recn in the parish of Myross. Being
that should have to witness scenes of lrightul hunger,
provided myself with much bread Eve could
carry and on reaching the spot was surprised to find the
wfeched hamlet apparently deserted / entered some of
the novels 10 ascertain the cause and The scenes hn pre-
seuled themselves such tongue or pen can
vey the slightest idea oil In the first, furnished and
ghasy skeletons 10 all appearance dead hndded in
filthy straw, their sole covering WIN,
seemed ragged horse:cloh approached in horror, and
found, by ioW moaning, they were alive; they were in
fever, four children woman, and what had been
man is impossible 90 through the detail; suffice il
to say, that ~ few minutes was surrounded by at least
two hundred Of such phnntoms such Gighml specres
no words can describe: BY far the greater number were
delTos, either from inmine from fever Their demo
mac yes are still IN my ears, and their horrible images
are hxedupon my BRAIN
There is an affecting letter from the women of Dnmai-
way, in the county of Cork addressed the "Lades OF
America, and that their appeal will not be in
vain Oh tliat our American sisters hey say, could
see the lnborers roads, ablebolied men, scarcely
clad, furnishing with hunger with despair in their once
the meal which keep life in them another
probably having tasted no food since the day before
that they could see the fever and famine stricken family
huddlcd together their bundle of damp with one
ormore corpses among hem which the survivors have not
the dead father, mother, child lying conles, and hear
the screams OF the survivors around them caused not by
sorrow but by the agony Of hunger they whose hands and
hearts open to compassion would unite in one
mighty effort TO save Ireland from snch misery"
But enough We feel that il is not necessary to dwell
longer like these, order to awaken Tie
passion Of our people We9Ee not stocks or stones to en
dance, and not wanting in feeling of iiberay, we
trust in accordance with the bounte OF Divine Prov
lence The in valleys and the cattle upon
our hills shall heap up reproach with iness,
cry shame upon ingrati'de and hardness OF heart
suffering Ireland is her faults and either believe IN
Cod or hear the word Of Christ we viii not Ike the Lev
Can We draw nigh to Ireland Can we do anything fol
her This be the feeling that leaps forth from, the
heart of this whole people We will INSULT that feeling
by attempt At pathetic appealoit The case i plain
flour neghbor, if any human being Were dying of starva
ton door could not partake Of our daily meal til
we had divided it with him. Nothing but iron bolts and
bars could prevent our going him and sharing with him
from our iuness Can we mpar OF our lness olcland!
In answer to this question: propose the plan of action
set forth in the resolutions which pecedc this address We
cannot doubt that the gentlemen therein named will as
the benevolent which is respectfully rendered
them We know that it will involve considerable care and
expense For the necessary care, heir humani-
ly and the they will doubtless entertain of the great
that we may pledge the whole country. Our churches, be-
nevoent of wealth. all men, will contribute chart
~ like this
The course of proceeding, then, is very simple There
must be hundreds nay thousands oarers and other per
throughout the land, who Ia bushels of wheat
or corn, or barrels Of flour meat which, from their full
stores they ready give this great charity. The
people ready to do this The counties of Aluskngum
and Jefferson in Ohio have already made
this kind and the farmers OF Indiana time ago,
deputaon Cincinnati ii something OF this
could be done. Let these contributions, them well
those OF money! be forwarded the respective commit
delay to Ireland Thus Is opened way for the charities
of great flow, in blessed streams n sister
ton in need and in distress.
But friends and counrymen, not delay. The
dcati-slrieks louder and louder from that unhappy
shore Hundreds, thousands may die before aid can
reach them Instant action may save other hundreds,
other thousands Words mockery here are
ashamed TO multiply them Instant action is the word that
starvation of the letters reports, Moter, give
three grains of corn" That is what furnishing Ireland say
to GIVE something from your loaded grannries
give quickly, or die " and she win not like that dying
child say 1t IA vain.
The resolutions and address being Submitted were
adopted BY accamation
Hon. WILLIAM b. MAcLAy, representative in Congress
from the city OF New York, being called by the pres
ldent said:
Although aborng under great bodily indsposition,
he had not felt at liberty to decline the request OF
the committee of arrangements to address few words
to the meeting. The very appropriate and eloquent re-
marks of the distinguished gentleman from Massachu-
ses Mr. Websterl the report which had just been read
! by the Rev DIR. Dewey of New York, well the ma
ture OF the occasion itself superseded the necessity of say
ing more The evil which the object of the meet
ing devise wise and he trusted comprehensive meas
ures 10 alleviate, had been fully stated in the report
Alas! no elaborate statement, painful enumeration
OF details needed to describe it, was summed up
in the fearful announcement which had struck terror to
many heart IN this country, that civilized and Chris