New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-25
Meeting of the NIeagher Club.

A large and spirited Meeting of the THOMAS r
MEAGHER CLUB was held at vsuxhal Garden on Tues
day evening to receive funds and such other means
as lie in their power to aid the Directory for Ireland in
this city, THOMAS f. MEAGHER, President, called the
meeting to order after which he introduced ANDREW
FAILoN, Esq, who spoke as follows
GENTLEMEN or THE MEAGHER CLUB we meet
here tonight under circumstances calculated TO excite
s We have received tidings that the of Ireland
have met the Saxon and beaten him back The nrst
news that reached meant 10 dishearten us lAe
English Government always ready 10 use the arts OF
alsehood and SANDER, always ready TO Willy and cry
down those whom they Cypress, caused the Journals
I'm their interest to publish false and uniOunded accounts
20 the effect that countrymen had Deen put down.
and that by few pohcemen-out VINO among us
believed this SANDER None for all felt and knew
that il would REQUIRE than this 10 stop our cou
trymen in their march to Freedom But we had no
other accounts With the patriotic Journals suppressed
and their Editors-the men who aroused tne people
from the nacton and slavery in which they had long
acknowledgements with the few lrisn news
papers allowed to exist under tyrannical censorship
with the sacred rights OF correspondence INVADED anu
the Post Office corrupted, nothing remains 10 US ou
the accounts of British spies and Irish trators-and
these we did not could not, believe. However means
were taken to elude the tyrant and our trends IN
Dublin have sent US udings oil Joy ana @
tell us that our brothers have trumphed on the bate
field and slain 6OO0 of their foes-other news mas also
arrived differing in the number OF the dead, ou' AZ
agreeing in the great fact that our people nave oco
victorious | care not whether the English loss was
5000 or 6O-enough for to know that victory re-
NAMED with our friends We know that whatever iaui's
our countrymen have they not towards; and VINE
Their on the bate-helds of Europe or America where
ever they have appeared, they he given decided
proofs of their gallantry and bravery-even when up
holding the flag of their oppressor they have SHOWN
Themselves worthy of their brave fathers. why then
should we believe the SANDERS Of British spies or the
well paid mnions of English tyranny, when the battle
history the world proves the fasehood OF their asse
tons America has been called upon by Ireland TO ala
and she responds, free nation should TO such an
! appeal. Throughout the whole extent Of this land
she has been answered Her last appeal to was from
the depths of misery and famine and disease and death
and how nobly America answered Ireland again calls
with her people aroused and their breasts TO the foe
sscri,y and promptness. You have done nobly, Gen
| tlemen of the Meagher Cub-your efforts have been
| watched, and viii be remembered by Ireland and her
friends in this country. Sscken your efforts. Let
each one feel that him depends the issue of the con
test-let him 60 out among the people and bring them
TO the Clubs and by these organize friends
for we must all be united to aid Ireland Stop at nc
| sacrifice that you can possibly make. and however
| great they NAV be- you will, under the goodness o
Providence lind your reward in the glorious triumph
of the Irish people.
Mr.. CocaEY mex, spoke for few minutes. At tn
conclusion of his remarks money poured in rapidly
The Treasurer announced that s22s 80 had beer
received. After ransacting some other business tn
meeting adjourned