New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-26
Hon TEOkGE n. UANNAN
Vice President U. :. A. Washington.


4ddr,,. of TIE Council Of the Irish c0lfsdea'isa 70
Hon. GEoReE NJ DALLAS, Vice Prssid<gt Of tas UHlsa
S,1,s Of America.
Cot-xcrr Rocks OF THE IRISH CONFEDERATION
9DOher-st DUBLIN April ls47.
Sra. The last American mail conveyed 10 rs the 10
,eugence of the efforts behalf OF Ireland now oelng
made throughout the United States at the
ton OF the great meeting convoked al Warrington on
The 9th of February over which you were chosen 10
preside. ,. w.
This intelligence hghtened our dependency. we
saw the greatest OF the nations OF the eartn nofeo
by universal impulse with sympathy lor our
the same men Of all creeds and parties cooperating 10
giving eject TO this generous sentment-men some OF
whom hsye already made for themselves immoral
names; and We could not but inter that mueh OF ,ne
success of the whole movement might be traced 70 tne
bsartjness with which the second citizen OF the Repuo
lie led the ranks Of your countrymen TO our succor
We DO not feel humbed at receiving the aid oil the
American people, however IT msy reflect on tne cnsfac
ter of an empire os,entaous In It's pretension to upe
rior power wealth and civilization TO permit what IL
calls an integral portion Of itself to depend upon 'he
voluntary contributions of traduced rival Tor lis rescue
from famine. Ill
The Irish nation most sincerely desires TO stand well
with the people of America. Our recolecnons oil Amer
lea are ali of fraternsl kind When, IN the year I''o
Congress first sat at Philadelphia, and when yet our
Senate deliberated in Dublin your fathers cordially sd
dressed ours declaring that the Irish Parliament hsd
done them wrong and expressing hope that friend
ship and communion Of spirit might long continue oe
[ tween the two countries. An eminent father OF your
Constitution Franklin, when representing your young
commonwealth In France addressed this nation In a
similar spirit OF cordially. Nor did washington sn9
Jefferson-whose are by US almost as cherished
as by yourselves-reuse TO entertain and 10 express
desire for friendly intercourse between the On'eo states
and this Kingdom.
iris unnecessary sir 10 remind you that Mr.. Burke
and Col Barre the most resoute advocates OF the Anne
rican colonists in the British Parliament were both
lrshmen by birth and education that Ten hon'gonie
ry the proto-msryr OF your history was nStss "
Donegal that Com. Barry -" the father OF the United
States Navy" native of Wexford These facts we
DO not recall boastuly The orator and soldier ala put
their duty in asserting against the cause OF nu
man freedom bv word and deed We recall their named
only 10 show that from the first dawn OF your country
existence II the lot OF our people 70 nsye use ~ u
some sort her agents at home and ner snes soroau
from this ground raise claim upon America otne
ban The natural claim of the children Q! departed
friends for continuation OF the friendship "hcn eAl''
ed between their fathers. NJ
/ Although sir since the days OF Jefferson ana butAe
Ireland has lost in power and America has gained st
we hope to DO able to recprocate the many 900 once
vour country formerly well as lately rendered US
I'VE earnestly desire that the current OF trade no" se
ting N these shores from yours at the command Q
charity shall continue TO dow when tbs occasion on II
arst direction shall have happily passed away. VIVA
future relations important to both countries may ATS
from this direct commercial intercourse II "ouu
premature 10 anticipate. =,
We cannot sir avoid this opportunity OF commendln
10 you, and through you TO our generous hmetlcs
friends the Irish emgrans who during The present sci
son will be landed upon your shores. Ihey nave
strong natural bias in favor OF America and all they II
oure Is information and experience to make them Sc
vice and a strength to their adopted country
We lament that the disastrous condition OF THIS slsn
compes Irishmen TO abandon their homes. We oeliev
that Ireland If wisely governed would be capable oil SUI
! tanning in plenty its present population we are 81
gagged In the prosecution Of policy which BY ensurn
separate legislation to this island will concentrsi
[ within itself the elements of its regeneration and W
trust that the time not far distant when we shall
freed from the necessity of appealing on behalf OF GU
exies 10 the sympathies Of other nations though
snail ever feel pride In remembering that in our TIM
. of need those sympsthies have not been withheld.
Permit US in conclusion, on our own behalf ana 0
that of the Irish nation to thank you the dshngusne
part you took the meeting Of the friends OF lresnd
Washington and through you, to thank the erniner
Senators Representatives and citizens, who have so e
Enthusiastically carried out the recommendation oil TN
meeting and have raised those extraordinary conrio
tons hroug hout the Union for the benefit OF Ireland
which every new mail brngs additional intelligence.
WIN. SMITH OBRIEN, Chairman.
TT. MEAGHER,
RICHARD O'GORMAN
a Junior Honorary Secretaries