The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-27

selyes (Chsers) With wnom, then, would America
trsmtle humanity In the dust to recognized BY re-
pub lean Aurics Ms tho governing power and not the
people he would certainly say The people tChesrs)
Of this usurped form of government We should have
no statute to prevent our expression Of sympathy
with tho people. for with them and them alone,
can We nave any leagas or compact (Checrs)
To get lid OF this obsolete statute must
Congress- TO expupge this act from the statute book
(Cheers) Our institutions recognize other govern
ment than that established by consent Of tho governed
and our lays experience proves that the sooner
tbs esrtb Is md of it, rulers the better for hui
msn'ty. (Cheers) He hoped to fnd the American
Congress ready End anxious TO sweep away every
tgs Of law that forbid American citizsus aid the
cause Of liberty &C. eers) We shall show in our
mortal that America is made by this statute close
despotism upon human action and sympathy than tho
laws OF England. Whom Spain was oontesting about
the crown, Queen ahella thinking became her bet
Ter than tho son OF Carlos England tufered
land and ireland to lid one OF the coutsndag parties
How can she, then. Offer remonstancs against repuh
can America suf-rns republican Ireland to rsi.e men,
arms and money to Eight Irish SOIL tbs great fight Of
human liberty In tho doms,tic qusrrel of Portugal
Spain, Greece, and Boivip, England SUFFERED nay opoa
~ counteuanoed the raising armed assis
or other of the par les always to the party who
gave the clearest evidence of hatred OF liberty -
CHEERS must be preParsd at oncs to do our duty
when this obsolete statute 10 removed and II hour
be on board spec ding away to the OF country
rhe whole of the audience here aros., aad cheered
nine timss) But say ,ho enemies Of nation, Con-
will not repeal that aud hence your agitation
Is for nothing Not America has already broken
ner own Statuto In me or ireland oeutu
ries ireland has had fierce and bloody carried
by England against her That had arrived at its
climax last Two millions of tho rish people ley
dead upon tho battle field Tho weapon England used
was famine and pssence and fearful havoc they made
American ctizops did not heed this act then They
the rescue aud sent tho munitions of war-ths
only kind Of arm tina. could be used in this warfare
food 10 aid tho Irish people sgsinst their English but
chcrs Vehement cheers) War has ragged for i've
csnur;es between the Irish people and their alien rulers
1t was fought upon the hsd-upon tho scanold- upon
the convict ship but yet England with all her power
was not abs to crush the spirit of gallant nation
lChesrs) Last year we met our Toe in the field OF
famine, and by the aid of America we came out VIC
torious leaving, however two mill ms dead upon th-
field (CheersJ We cannot engage her there again
Our couutrys leaders glorious Maher and Mitchell have
taken command and England will have gsppe Ireland
for the Hrs Tina IN the red field Of fghtarmed united
and prepared to conquer die. tremendous cheer.
ng) America dare not refuse right to return and
AID aid our o9untrymsn: (Chsers( What American would
for flying to tho OF whose surface
is red with made graves and whose people hew
Of crushed humanity arise Ito heaven for veDgence
(Cheers) II will DO the duty of Congress to this
Of uT
our country, and our call onward it would not
be in with wise legislation to keep before
statute We could not resist tho breaking. Cheers
But long hatred Of the laws that bound
native land hes made expert In driving through
o AFTER
Ireland was In arms (here the cheering immense
He had made up his mind to embark in business
He had resolved that secertained that
Consr.ss would not repeal the law Ee with fsw other
friends, would purchase Baltimore clipper and having
provided somo merchandise such old for boil
last and cases Of musaets for cargo just to keep
bands IN practice while away We VIII make sail for the
fishing grounds the coast Of Ireland (Great cheer
ing) II We catch any Of these red coated lobsters
viii not break any law by cooking them. LaughtcrJ
We cruise around Ireland In the prosecution of
trade long rs please and according to tho law
Of nations ship in distress enter any port we
might get into dstress for that purpose (Chsers)-
VI IeRv hem eli
and all the FISH we had; AID when the fgh,iag
is over, Whatever is left Of will return to tell
are cruisipg srouad we viii be branch Of the
London Humane Society fer rcrcuing persons ftoIa
chartss might send certain lady and her royal babes
on boating excursion, and II are fortunate enough
10 pa'k them up We viii receive not only tho gold
from Bainum for the curiostes when return Amer.
cns ere fond Of enterprise and If have to 60 into
ton. (Cheers) He concluded a thrilling speech upon
the condition OF Ireland her hopes her fears her suffer-
ings aud her dependence upon her friends in America
by proposing the following resolution -
Resolved, That our executive committee be charged
Sith the preparation Of memorial to Congress- to
SEQ /, entitled Criminal relations with and sga,n.t
oreign powers" and that the same be Immediately o.!
fered for signatures
Here there were loud cries fer James T. Brady amid
srics of he Is not here ~ he ought to bs here =!
Three cheers were then given for O'Brien-Smith
O'Brien MITCHELL and Meagher.
The meeting was next addressed by DR.. MoCarroll,
brother in.law to Charles Gavsn Duffy Of the Irish
Hotion newspaper, on behalf of Ireland, when subscrp
tions began to pour in rapidly.
liberty cap suspended from an Irish pike, here
exoibtea ana was hsnded round the gallery. In which
10 touch the feelings Of the audience like magic aud
was loudly sppaudsd.
Mr.. P LYNCH next addressed the meeting
DR. RYAN late Of Limerick followed ia support Of the
objects ct the meeting
Mr. JOHNSON, English charti,t nsxt addressed the
meeting Ho had been imprisoned three times with
Fergus OConnr, in Eogland, and exhorted them to DO
true to tbemrelves and to be uoited England, Scot.
lana and Ireland pulling together, would make the
away the produce Of Ireland, it WAS said, but it
should be remembered by the good and the
to their friends, that they were but contributing
to the arissocracy. (, hsers He had before made
manufacturing Irish pixies for the Irish people (Trc.
mrndous cheering and applause These could be sent
over among the commodities referred to BY one Of the
speakers who preceded him (Renewed oheerins) Aris
tocracy was doomed to vanish from the land, and
Like the biseless fabric Of q vision,
Leave not q wreck bshind."
THOMAS WELpEN, bugler, who had boon In the Uni
ted States service In Mcxso and served uuder General
Taylor next came forward and offered his services for
enrolment ia the a." Irish brigade" amid loud cheers
The meeting was subsequently addressed by Messrs
George Rogers Baker volunteer," and the subscrip
tons thsn began to DIV In pretty freely.
On motion of Mr. WEIGH James Bergen took the
chair, and vote Of thanks was given to Mr.. Connery
for vigilant aud energetic services chairmsn. MIR.
duty OF ing af that sinew of war, the almighty
dollar" be Ind not had tune to offer resolution which
he believed to be important and he would therefore
ofr IL as question: viz that every friend Of Ireland
and republican liberty, whether sitting lonely In log
cabin, or having ten comrades In hamlet thousand In
town, or hundred thousand In q city, should urse
forward this cause by enrolling at once, collecting
cash for powder and shotthc funds to bs safely guard
ei, until some general plan be offered for giving assist
ance to ireland or any ami every struggling nation.
Never, since lrishmsu planted bis foot upon Amer
can SOIL was there such enthusiastic and vigor-
Gus Demonstration as that Ct last night There many
beautiful ladies present, and In surveying the body Of
the meeting was easy TO perceive that the only real
physical force recognized in ireland st this moment,
was well represented by staxar hard listed Of la
Dor, who in enrolling heir for Ireland and ber
ty arc in earnest ard who, in giving nfy cents from
their humble treasury, give more than some who
very reh, and Who Ia giving large sums do not give
much from their we'll filled Golfers. The sons Of toll
displayed their energy snd significant eoquence.-
Great men, as they called, who have stood mute
now, like Louis Philippe, too late" Muskets. pixies,
swords, pistols and cannon, arc offered freely and Is
expected that the executive committee will at pro-
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