Washington telegraph., 1847-03-03
MIR. pRENrIss' SPEECH.

poor Of itelatd, heio a' 'ue .oVi'nefeia'
Exchange, New Orleans, onthe ih ut.;
Fruow.C .CrrnENs:--lt is no ordinary
cause which has brough, together this vast
assemblage on the present occasion. We
have met, not 10 prepare ourselves for po.
lhioal contests, nor to celebrate tho achieve.
menls Of those gallant men who have planted
our victorious standards in the heart of an
enemy's country. We have assembled not
to respond 10 shouts Of lrumph from the
West, but To answer the cry of want and
suffering which comes from the East.--
Tho Old World stretches out her arms to
the New The starving parent snpplieales
tho young und vigorous child ior bread,
There lies upon the other sida ol the wide
Atlantic a beauliiul isand' famous IN story
and in song. lis area is not SO great as
that oil the State of Louisiana, while lis
population is almost halt thai oil the Union.
Ii has given In the world moro than lis
share OF genius and oi greatness, IL has
been prolific IN statesmen, warriors and
poets. Its brave aud generous sons have
fought successfully all battles but their own.
In vii aud humor il has no equal; while
its harp, like lis history, moves 10 tears
by lis sweet but melancholy pathos, Into
this lair region God has seen IL 10 send
thr must terrible of all those fearful min
islers who mlhl his insrruiable deerees.
Tho earth has failed To give her Increase;
the common mother has forgotten her OIL.
spring. aud her breast no longer affords
Ihcm their accustomed nuurlsbmeai.---
Famine, gaunl aud glnslly iamnr, has
seized nation with it. slrangllng gasp;
aud unhappy Ireland IN the sad woes ol the
present. iorgets Tor u momen, the gloomy
history Of the past. Wn have assembled,
lelloweilizrns, TO express ont sincere sym
paihy lor tue snItrinss Of oar brethren,
aud 10 unite IN niluHs ior their alleslat'on.
This is one o. those eases in which We
may, without impicty, assume, as IT were
the function If Providence. Who knows
bn, one OF the very nhjsc;s ol this graf
e.amIlY j. 10 test the beuesolenee aud
wunhInrss ol ns upon whnm unlimited
abundance has been shoAefed' In the
name. Ilcn, oi common humanity, invoke
,oifaiI IN behalf oi starving Ireland. ilr
who Is aide aud vii not gsr lor such
sacred purpose, Is nul a man, AM Ia ~
n.ht u wear the oim. lie shoall be
sra, back lu nalurr's mint, aud feiss1ea as
g counterfeit un humanh! OF nature. bascr
mr.al
Oh il Is terrible. tha' IN tn. heaaiiuI
uura, which the good God has given Us,
aud IN mich there i plenty iuf Us ail, that
men should die Of slafyalionl In these
da,s, when Improvement IN agriculture and
the mechanical arts have qna1rp!ed the
pruduuliycness ni lahni ~hen II Is mani
i..i lhal the earth PRODUCES rVrfy year
m,fe than sufficient 10 clo,he and feed all
hi thfonging millionsi il is shame and
d,.rfaee. thai the word starvation has not
Iung since become obsolete, or only TO-
tanned To explain the dim legends OF bar
barous age. iun who have never been
beyond the prccine'. Of our own favored
c..un,T,; YOU mora especially vho have
ALWAYS lived ia IDs great valley oi ihe
Mi.sissppi-ihe o0mneopia OF the "o'ld-
who see each day poured into the lap OF
your ciy. food sulbe'cnI to as'uaec tne
hunger uf nation, can nrm bu' an ''n'
pegrct idea OF the horrors oi ianlne' Of the
istrof uhich strikes men, souls when ihey
cry in vain ior bread. Wheul man dies
of disrasc. be alone cndufes the pain'--
Around his pillow are gathered slpP''
ibzinr friends, who, il they cannot keep
back the deadly messenger, cover his lace
and conceal the horrors oi hls Nisaee as nc
delivers his stern mandate.
In battle. in the lullae's Of his pnae ana
strength. liule rccks the soldier whsIher
the Kissing bullc, sing his sudden feq''''n'
or the cords Of lite arc severed by the sharp
steel. But he who dies Vi hunger wfrslirs
alone. day alter day, with h'. grim a'ld
unfrleut,nr enemy, lie has NJ trent. TO
cheer him N tho terrible conflict l'f u Nv
had lnend. how could be die OF hnnseH
He has not the ho, blood Of The solder to
maintain him; tor his foe, vampire IKE mas
exhausted his veins. Famine com.s ho'
nm ike brave enemy, stounlng' ol SUI
den onset, the ioflfcssihaI rc'is''-ra raI",n'
bys,eres. lie draws his lines AROUND we
doomed garrison; he cuts oil all supplies
he never summons to surrender Tor ne
gives no quarters. Alas for poor human
!na,ute. how can It sustain this leariul war
nrsl Day By day the blood rceedesi the
flesh deserts; the muscles relax ai'u 'ne
siu,v. grow pnwcrless. Al last ine ',l''i''
which al first had brayely nefycd ''seli 'or
the contest, gives way under the mysterious
Influences whish govern is nnon wan 'u'
body. Then he begins to douo, me ,he eh' ~,
i.,cyee of an overriding Providence he
hates his lallow.men, and glares upon 'hem
with the longings OF canIbal' and " "'a'
be, dies blasphemngl
Who will hesitate to give his mite to
aver, such awful rcsulsl Surely not YOU
r No,, p.ieans aver famed for