The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-23


his dsgraced the republicthe greatness of her loss
inspire us.
whence preserves my life to you-to aid you in
the glorious struggle which is to restore to the dig
nifty Of freemen In the war of Independence as you
well know, my life was exposed to thousand dangers
in order to secure a country You shall me
contend against the domestic tyrant with the same
zeal-with greater enthusiasm My resolution is
taken II is irrevocable. must combat il ecessary
for the remainder of my life in defence Of the liberties
of the republic Should it not be my fortune sue
pay the debt owe to nature-others will continue
the work with srdor and perhaps with greater risk to
the assassns Of our country shall have fulfilled the
most sacred Of my duties.
st. Thomas, August LIST, 1s4s
The Irish Rebellion OH Board the steam
Ship Niagara.
ONE SIDE THE AFFAIR.
AsroR HOUSE, Oct. 81, 1S4s
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
SlR-Your paper having contained statement Of
on suspicion of being Irish sympathser ask per-
mission, through the same medium, to make public
statement OF the circumstances connected with that
In my passage out in the Britannia in September,
found myself exposed to so much annoyance, by i'll
hammered remarks and illusions to America and its
Institutions well to the feelings and sympathies
of its citizens by officers board that determined
my return, to escape such annoyance at the ncon
venisnce of a second cabin passage. / accordingly
took passage in the Niagara and paid EGO sterling for
certificate, emitting me second cabin berth for
Boston About four hours after leaving the dock at
Liverpool, was advised by gentleman to go down to
the cabin as there was trouble there and
me- went down, and found Captain Ryrie on the
lowest step Of the companion way, storming apparent
both at the passengers and the under steward upon
the subject Of qusrtering in the second cabin the
negro servant of one Of the passengers
Among other choice expressions, remember hearing
him stste, that II he was as black the hinges Of
hell, white a swan, it made differ enceethat
he was ss good as any there aud should be quarered
there Tns other passengers appeared to be over
this, and thinking that if the negros
was agreeable be had better take him to his own bed
the passengers .houd not be called upon to submit to
an association personally dsagreeabe. and from which,
ussges Of civilized 'fe they had right to expect ex
emp,ion. then learned from Capt. Ryre piece of
information conveyed in no very gentle terms that
nEed on board that ship; that all nothing but
steerage pssengers and that for my par ocular
Ryrie that he should not, ane that II such course
were adopted, would pay the additional E16 and 60
Of annoying him during the rest Of the passage, but
that should pay the money under protest. lie did
not seem to what paying money under pro-
sdfrightened by it. His ignorance saved me from The
Ssdfellow his magnity would have forced ON me
though not in my room. During the passage I sxps,
rienced continual petty annoyances from the under
ns4tc%. U.p the ooss Of the mess
ing Their crusts prune stones, &C. out of their window
80 Just to escape hitting me- as stood on deckthe
y,
swing at the yard arm as id Yankee, &c. These
things, In common with Others bore as patiently
for passage certincstes Feeling confident that the
conduct Of the "dog in ofce,n board the Niagara
ne % %ro. a the back s
sspsrisnoed on board the ship and Of
the nature Of the odstions afforded in the se
ccnd cabn'-af"tid bole filthy and noisome. through
which is forced by avent hole all the foul air Of the
chip, impregnated with the odor Of bilge water, the
hold and the engine BY this step, J. OF course
incurred the renewed displeasure of the amabe Capt
Ryre. who duly adnonished me Of my insolesce In
prpetrating such an outrage as to write receipt
ne back OF the company contract showing how faith
fully and fairly 1t had been fulfilled We arrived at
Halifax ut about O'Clock, A. NJ, in the midst of q
cold and DIRE nchng storm of wind and rain | was
soon waited on In my birthreom by sergeant OF the
pathser, denied bis right to question me- and re-
futed to answer lWhereupop, he informed that he
along With him. | accompanied him to the after part
OF the Deck where, In the midst Of the rain found
apt. Ryie, surrounded by several persons. lie i'm
manner, whether was an ''Irish Sympathiscr,,' to
which replied, as before, to the sergeant, that
after said he II can prove tt call M the srst Of.
hcer The first officer came, and being Intercepted
whether he had not heard me declare that was an
irish " replied hat he had not but that
he knew man board who hadn This man q pas. |
senRer named Mason, was called and INTERCEPTED
The captain then ordered up the second engineer
and made similar enquiry Of but he too declared
ss
heard the evidence: now arrest him. The sergeant
however seeing what was apparent to every body but
crafty either the malice or the overlooking loyalty
Of the captain, declined to do So ng his
earnest solicitations. He stated, however, that he |
would represent the matter to the Governor and then
tanned the ship about half an hour beyond the ap-
pointed time. and then set sail.
In Boston learned that he admitted that the Cover
70 IN and hath "a
sail until be received his refusal After the sergeant
had refused to arrest me- we'll known citizen of Bos-
authority he had to arrest and he confessed that
he had none whatever. The insults and annoyances
ne, maDiitstly as much because had the misfortune
TO be id yankee lin the classical language Of
one OF the steamers ocers) because shared those
,ympahes and convictions in regard tothe mseres Of
Ireland and their cause. which however differing
other points of Irish politics, the whole people Of the
On this statement of .acts submit it to the readers
your paper and the community 1T large how far the
Of hes s are as
exposed to constant modification and insult because
,heylsre Americans! They should at least know
nd they should understand, in addition that to re-
me nstrste against such treatment to express that
every American authorizes the captain OF the ship to
con.ti'ute him'ef ther ailer. and pfct upon them
ipdigpies which in this country hardly put upon
mon '''A' Al" '' very joins 1c'RssT F. BS6TLn.
From the Boston Times Oct 81
In The statement which we presented Jester /
d y o: th's affair. misinformed in one or |
t~o particulars, which not. however material.
the aifest was made board the Nagara. between /
End o'clock in the MOI ming Of the day that the /
s'tsmer sfiived at Halifax and by eubaltern of the
seventh fuili.rs under the direction Of Capt Ryre
Mr. Doylt demanded by what authority he arrest
ed. The soldier then made reply, but forced him
from bs roo m or berth to the gapgwsy. where he
iDtut'd by 1yrie The latter said to his first officer,
" this Is the man he is irish sympathizer" After
Questioning his own people and two Of the pas
ergcrs. as 10 MIR Doyles sentiments and remarks he
turred TO Mr. Doyle and asked" are you not an irish
sympstbur''' Mr. Doyle declined answering All
this time Mir Doyle was sxposed TO the cold storm.
beifg thiny clad, while Capt Ryrie was eomfor tably
epscopted in his water proof coat After MIR. Doyle
had been subj. cted to the and remarks OF crowd
f bystabde,s he again addressed the soldier demand
cd az the British m,reenary nv what N hortv he