The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-31

provided that he Is eligible. HIS opponents have
spread report that he has not been sufficiently
long citizen to entitle him to seat In the Sc
nate; but If he be sent by his own State to that
body, the Senate has no night TO 60 behind his
election by his legislature, and determine upon
its validity This has been already decided in
several instances.
Judging from the presen: aspect Of affairs, there
VIII be much rvalrv and jealousy and extraordi-
nary efforts will be made by the various candidates
In the several States we have named. 1t is very
certain that many Senators, now voting on the
democratic side of the Chamber, will be adherents
Of General Taylor, three months after his election
Every Senator that we have named, whose term
expires on the 4th of March next, would be
Taylor man if he could, and we really think the
best thing the legislatures of these various States
can do, is to continue those gentlemen in office
We, therefore, ardenty hope that Mr.. Cameron
will succeed in his negotiations that Mr.. West
colt will succeed in persuading the Florida legis-
ature that he Is true Taylor man; that Mr.. Han
negan will succeed in wlplng out and obtaining
pardon for his offences; that Mr.. Breese may sue
coed IN persuadiDg the llllnolsans that General
Shields is ineligible, and that he himself is the
purest, ablest, and best representative they can
send to the Senate of the United States.
IRELAND AND HER PRosrEcTs.-In order to give
our readers an insight into the political condition of
Ireland, and the feelings which actuate a portion
of her people, we publish the following answer to
letter, written by gentleman of this city, to
brother OF his In Dublin in relation to the arrest of
Mr. James Bergen, OF New York, by the British
Government, on the suppostlon that he (Mr B
was an American sympathser," and went there
with the purpose OF assisting the people of that
country in their struggle for freedom. 1t may not
be amlss. while speaking on this subject, to say,
that the reason tor the writer's excruciating alle-
ance to his sovereign and the constitution Is proba-
bly, based on the fact that his ancestors were some
OF the cormorants who, In the early history of Ire
land possessed themselves of the lands and proper
ty OF the Irish, under the system of confscation
pursued by the government OF England and that
he, himself, is the recipient of very handsome
income, that no doub. would, in case of Irish lnde-
pendence, be lost to him.
DUBLIN, Sept 80, 1913.
DEAR WILLIAM Il received your letter of the 18th
inst, respecting Mr. James Bergen, of New York |
have made inquiries about him. from some of the an
thorites here and from what can learn there would
not be the slightest in my interference nor would
so iar forget my allegiance to my sovereign and the
constitution, as to do So The government must have
received good information of Mr.. Bergen movements
and intentions, otherwise sure he would not have
Newgate) until the LIST of March, ls49 where all per-
sons who would wish to overthrow our constitution
cannot interfere further in this matter hut II r. vas
any legitimate business which you wished my assist
ance, should feel most happy to oblge you.
cannot conclude without in the strongest m uner
expressing my sincere regret, that of my father
who always as you can avow, was strong supporter
of the constitution could SO far forget though in a
md fha priu
cpes which his ancestry held and fought and bed for
as you evidently have am sorry to hear from your
mother and from Others that you a rank repubi.
can, and that you. to show your republican princ-
ples, have called your last child John Mitchell the
and do sincerely hope that such will meet the re-
ward which they so justly deserve being men of
blood devoid Of all sense of religion, and wishing to
see their country torn asunder with anarchy and con-
fusion. Yours, truly, a. II
The spirit which runs through this letter is one
of intolerance and blgotry, and we very muchtear
that it is participated in great extent by large
portion of the people of Ireland. We would like to
know whether, because a mans ancestors were
monarchlsts, his descendants ought to be of the
same political belief As to naming child after
the patriot Mitchell, we, in this country, consider
" an act of-parliamentf elon" better man than
any of those who make hun so-be they Judges
parliament-men, sherffs or anything else; and
the time Is rapidld approaching when ohm Mltchels
prosecutors will, themselves, be In the feons dock,
as they are already, in the estimation of the civil
lied world If the blood OF the martyrs is the seed
OF the Church, the blood of John Mitchell and
Smith OBrien Is the seed of a revolution that
will make feons and examples of such people as
the writer of the above letter Aleglance to my 60
verelgn and the constitution, forsooth We would
much rather that a man would show allegiance to
himself, and make an exertion to emancipate his
country from yoke that has placed her in po-
s'tion that makes her, not only an anomaly among
the nations of the earth, but recipient of their
charities. Allegiance to the sovereign, when the
Slaves Of our Southern States are contributing to
Iced those loyal monarchlsts-bah!