New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-01
THINGS N IRELAND.


excited here by the generous sympathy Of our
trans Atlantic friends. Ever ready, as they are
with kind words aud kinder deeds with money
sympathy, with friendly counsel or kindly shelter,
We DO not wonder how could we at the prompt
ness and earuestness OF their support, rendered
alike 20 our corpOrea wants and our political as
n.ratiOns. We Tee that-GJd 20 bless. and such
true friends 20 cheer us-we cannot tan. wish ]
cluld give expression to the universal sentiment
but NO. the feeling that words can do Justice t.
must be shallow indeed. For my part | can but
auud5 toit
The Irish League is yet uniformed.
When | wrote last the country was l0yiui at the
prospect of union. Even the apathetic and IN
different were aroused. and the sanguine Were
certain OF success. The COniederates met and
dtssols ed their Society. On the following Monday.
Coucil atiOn Hal was crowded to excess, all specu
atinx on the probable result OF that DAYS meet
ing aud the course likely 20 be pursued by the
Committee and the acknowledged leader OF thu
Association. 1t ended, alter a good deal OF angry
excitement. as matters ever DO when men have
made up their minds in an adjournment for q
/ fortnight The fortnight passed, and another al
ourumeut OF equal Length was announced, though
each day the wish Of the country was more un-
| mistakabv pronounced. II must be remembered
that John O Cornell had asseuted 70 the rules of
the League. but Withdrew that assent because
Mr. O Brea and Mr. Duty. IN writing on the subject
mad said something % shock him Smith o Bneu
minis letter says that all the principles tor which the
Conlederates conteuded have been conceded 10
them. He continues events not arguments, have
Cancelled the famous Peace Resolutions. Oar
country will soon narrow itself into 4 single Ques
ton now often asked with Impotence When
will the Irish nation strike Mr. Duffy SAYS, Tue
Irish movement now becomes simply question
0t iOrce-iOrce OF VIII, AID force Of organization.
IL has ceased to be de0atable question. a propa
gaud SIN, or a demonstration with petitions, mo-
tous resolutions and oil OrarOry of the remOnstra
tive order. ii Is done for ever Frankly we go into
this League to establish clubs universally, TO re-
gain Tor ireland the generous aid OF our foreign
friends 10 compass a National Council OF three
hundred elected Representatives NJ. . ConneI
SAYS thst for not one of these three objects would
he Join the League, stay IN 1t for slugle hour
He disc0untenauces the arming of the people he
vii not tolerate the clubs aud lie lbs SIS trat the
second rule shall be more explicit IN the wOrdun~,
aud more restricted IN its signhcstiou. the SEE
ond rule. You may remember, says the lash
League will endeayOr 10 obtain rs object - the
union Of all rishmen and the concentrations pull
lie opinion IN favor OF the measure. H5 would
pledge them to peaceful agitation 20 the exclu-
sion OF other means. This the C)nieiorates viii
not listen to- looking On 1t ~ analogous 10 the
Peace Resolutions. And thus the matter rests
Tor while
Tie Association will meet on Monday next,
TT
may expect something definite az aii evelts. Any
ming 50 it be decisive The People, 50 eated Al
lhe eros ect ~ union, So confident OF success. so
anxious 10 bury In oblivion every harsh express
SION and ever, bitter word. have been sadly tlsap
poiuted. Ine time wasted ia el.cstflg the tceliu-
obvious 20 the shaowest observer, might lot cuIy
have freed but 10 tihcd Tie nation II the years
allotted % tbs generation equaled those OF IT,
tutsdiuyi ans they could not have been more Ion
y ind ierent 10 time. a political leader prodi-
sgl of time aud needless OF events. WI never ~
i,ct auything. Such think u john o CoHnef,
evidcntly not maA io- every eyigence. H. Is
either to- blind to see, on too ilnt % seize an op-
pOrtunty like the present less highly wrought
xciteulcat than that productivity Mitchell sim,nf
alton has oyerthruwn Empires strong the
thrice accused" aud 10 was leg pass. Again, had
Mr. y Council aud those who bold back with
INN. Joined the League frankly ana with
graceful haste, the country az the present M.
meLt would have been firm and united -
a compact mass OF rock. Truth to tell, | de-
not give much heed 90 his scrupies | cannot
understand them-they are as uuluteIliglbo as
Lord MiIltown's abstract principles Ny Lord
comes forward and first pruptiates his EuglsN
readers by pandering 10 the national vanity. H.
st.gmatlzrs rs absurd the idea Of vanquishing thu
power of mighty England ma the battlefield with
the queen oi weapons Mighfg England with
a cauker eating into her very entails and every
limb of her vast empire CONFUSED with the thrles
Ut approaching dissolution Absurd Why Milan
could tell hin. and NO need to pore over books Dor
doe knowledge, that man ga the niuetceuth century
mas found the arms wherowith Nature endowed
him enough 10 cope with tyranny. 10 Is a short
sentence. and vet there - good deal oi uuusousn
900 DO But mars and admire the pairi inn spir
and u0r1iifv of the iuluw'ug. tho immunity yioli
ga Ia ,u,rr.sfH villaiuy When first loiucd the
repeal Association ol Ireland thought and stll
uiilk that the body caloi Young Ireland had boon
badly trcatct-that as a. abstract PRINCIPLE there
were circumstances that might render recurrence
90 physical force both cgal and necessary. whcthci
ou the part of nations or individuals Oa' these were
pr1tcctiug the rights We possess. not rcsainiu.
Nhut was mo- longer ours. mo- matter how uuiustN
We might have been deprived Of them. 80 W
ind that c0utrmp sfcd robbery o. robbery bui
,onplotcd robbery O. nor We may resist the
burglar at the threshold. bat We must hng widc
tho door ana give HIM lrco cgrcss when he sai.ics
forth adcn with his spoil AFTER a Illus az the
writer, of the Fian. "apapcr that well deserves
its name saith his Lurd-hp. no makes Known nu
what terms he will Join the lousuc-a strict al
hcronce to LEGAL and constitutional means. ami tu'
oxactiun ul a pledge inom HI w mfnp'f' 'o DC
uudeviatinFly attached loyal and obodicut Go our
.,faciou, Sovereign Nery dihcfuni IS She ottcr of
Rov Thomas rofucy one oi $40 hopoa lravrrs
rrs Of "a T.. 4 1T Cuutbut WIN shared wltl
d. Council his prison at llannlis Cross. and che
.lurios of hs alter triumph lie SAYS no woul
never consent 60 Two 600 sleepy pni'iui' nhul the
last plank oft tho Constitution " az torn in'ni under
his loct that no disaPpn', od ct tho late policy eft
tho Annexation Ice s"udcmnins plN steal innr that
hr lpakod Goa 81 as night suod pfup "a moral iur,r
a. excellent thing tn fall harh upou.-su ciiurt
nal resuutcc very nnlorahlo r.s s.isf. IT,
desires 60 500 all ireland armed and tif union
Tnim ail pact. comes that cfy. ani 70 d, RAJ
tered wifh. Al tho bishops have mot spoken. but
o,ery ONO who has sishs iof union. Tho eers,
,t- wonderfully unanimous aud ,rt al. vroute,.
nil John p.tonneN. a. doole. uuiufuuncod d,
their example. hods bach aud pleads his sc,uple.
Now man srfuples. no matter how weah, ought
a. 10 respected. therefore will say noihns en
lhslbssdsIihY that It's a p''y ,he! 'hsald s'As