The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-29
TREMENDOUS DEMONSTRATION in
'it FAyOs OF IREBAND.>ll'-
ANOTHER GREAT MEETING
.,', ,@ at vauxhall Garden.
THE EFFECT OF THE LAST NEWS ON THE IRISH.
/" Never Say Die -


The friends of Ireland held another meeting last
evening, and contrary to general expectation, it
was as large, and fully as enthusiastic, any that
preceded it. 1t was much doubted by the public
whether any meeting would take place, especially
as no notice was given in the public prints that
there would be one; but the spacious, room OF
Vauxhall, together with the platform, and even
the Hobbies, were crowded TO overfowlng. Not
withstanding the character of the recent news, the
assembage appeared not in the least disheartened.
They appeared to feel that.the cause of Ireland Is
the cause of freedom, and although her horizon
may be for moment obscured, and the insolent
redcoat may present his pistol at the heads of I'M
offending citizens, yet that the time is at hand
when that horlzen will be clear, and when Ireland
will vindicate her love of freedom and her deter
minaton TO have il, be the cost ever SO great. The
multltudes assembled, appeared to be as enthusl-
astic as they have shown themselves on former
occasions, and by their manner seemed To think
that all is not yet lost IN Ireland-that although the
patriot O'BrIen has been arrested, their country
men at home will fight the good fight, and obtain
the victory, pobly perish IN the conflict. ~,
Mr.. James w. White was appointed chairman,
and Messrs. sliced and Clark, secretaries. ~
The first speaker was Mr.. MICHAEL T., O'CoNNoR,
who said that they had assembled again and notwith
standing that the clouds hover over Ireland. her
Irenos ana the Irends otIreed0m are ned Win nOpe
with undying hope that the. people Of Ireland have
determined to be Free and shake of the yoke of the
oppressor, applause in which some females present
joined y that though they have lost some of their
leaders, they yet determined to free themselves
Qiore applause and waving of hats) 1t is certainly
very unpleasant to appear before audience like this
convened it to assint Ireland in her struggles
every heart is paray zed with fear (Cres of NO. no
"No fear, no fear.'D Well, confess said Mr.. OCon-
nor that in my heart there is fear applause for
in every phrase of her history whether it was marked
with joy or with sorrow, have had the fullest conf
dence in her But the received here recently is
not SO as many are inclined to believe
Does it not come to in the press of the enemy
for all the liberal papers in Ireland suppressed
that every man in Ireland is dsaected ever and
that the spirit ofrevOuon is ripe ever! To be
the tory press Of England and the tory press of
city even hisses think only of singing Jubilee of
only think, that men, in pursuit Of human liberty,
have been, for the time being foled in their effort to
obtain IT, But the people Of Ireland have been fight
ing for liberty for i've centuries and yet
they been pacifed and, if need be- they will ntnue
fighting In the same cause for five centuries more
Shall We, therefore, who have enlisted for the war
shall We at the very ncement Of the struggle
despair (No, no, no,) Let that be an answer to
those who think they stop the progress of Irish
people Of Ireland fighting for freedom so long will
we to do all in our power to aid them Great
and We shall stand by them to the termination of it,
(Applause) 1t is glorious thing to stand here to-
night and tell them across the broad Atlantic that,
although the most disastrous news may come from
Ireland hope that she will yet be free is undimin
shed. We have given them what could and we shall
eSntinueIt to do So lApplapsel aEngands no doubt
paIalyze us but meeting was called in the small
village of Astora the first meeting that has been held
since Its receipt, and yet the sum of two hundred
and fifty dollars was collected in one night (Cheers3
In this we must follow suit-we must go on-we
must persevere to the last. All that the enemies Of
Ireland have got one man, but did the English take
him in the mountains Of Tipperary! Did they dare
trust their troops into those mountains to arrest
him Do we not find that when he was arrested the
n kp n M t-h md uaQ
to the rising Of the people to him. that
he threatened to shoot railroad agent If he would
not furnish train instanter and thought that he
never could get him away fast enough, for he we'll
knew that If the people in the mountains heard of
bis arrest they would pour downa take him dead
alive We are met here this evening" fellow citizens,
to testify in the face of this news how feel that if
ne has been sacrificed yea If all the leaders have
should even the contest last for five centuries to come
ireland will yet be free the breezes of her noun
tsns. SApplause) Inone week more another steam.
worse news. 1t will tell what Meagher and Dillon
have been doing; but above all things let us tell Eng
land that we Win continue to aid Ireland until she Is
as she ought to be- glorious and FREQ. (Applause)
Mr.. CIIARLxs O'CoNNoR, then came forward and
spoke as follows Fellow citizens, there great
riety of opinion abroad in this community in regard to
Ireland AS might we'll be expected ali who sympa-
thize are with the British government, whether they
t % with the press Or are only known IN
crce-al Of that class Of PERSONS and they are not
few coincide with those who say that the Irish
has failed, and it ought to fail. They form one
casf. There Is another class, who, whatever conn
Try may have produced them, are pure republicans
every cline, in every country, and under ali ciS.
cumstances, whether in triumph or defeat (hear,
ever they prevail Wseher i be IN Psr tsv
or in Irelsnd; who sit down and weep with the
friends Of republicanism when misfortune has over
stances This latter class embrace trust yery large
portion Of the people Of the nited embraces
Of courfe, every true and honest hearte Irishman
whethera citizen Of the United States or newly ar
rived among us The latter class however is divided
into two parties those who are warm in the right
us when good news is at hand; but who when not en-
1oyed by some fatteriDg circumstances prese nted to
their minds at the moment, with all the charms Of
cause. These, though they be friends, though their
hearts are right, are open to serious OBJECTION
Of sst .: are o not The firm
willing to receive the contest from their struggling
ancestors and II they cannot succeed are willing to
to postelity, like bright flame, to give light and
prosperity to the whole civilized world (IIear hear)
For my own part belong to the class new referred
belong to those who, whether fattered by hope or
struggle onward ana the contest IN spi.
every thing trusting that providence wiz enis. 50
my day am willing to be continually defeated. 50
affairs in Ireland Is somewhat doubtful We know
at least that from the earliest period, ireland
never sat down In peace under the yoke of the
conqueror. We know that, under the most ad-
verse circumstances, for centuries, she has main.
tanned determined hostility to the power Of Bril-
tain; and shall We abandon the cause mo MOI
After few more remarks Mr. O'Conor read the
report OF subscriptions since the last meeting which
are Is follows Repeal Association oldtown and NIL
Stockbridge, 81 Trenton, sls2; Providence, Si7s;
New Haven, SOL; Cohoes, N. ", 800; Hayerstraw
$Ai American League, New Orleans, 81, 400; Hudson
River $780, Belleville ~ j.. s21 rs; Sackets Harbor,
81 James River and kanawa Canal $50. Wisoousin
SEQ; Columbus, Ga, $'64 As; Savannah Ga All 600:
New Fall So; Fort Edward, Sandy fInl $780, Spring,
neld, sS7 8; making q total of $3.50 25 - '1-'7e
Resolutions were unanimously adopted expressye
Of confidence in the Irish people in their Efforts to
achieve national independence and that the arrest Of
their leader vas not owing TO any cowardice on the
part OF the Irish themselves but cmsn want Of orea
nzstion Also that the independent press of Ireland
had been entirely suppressed and the voice Of the
Of Ireland every where due and should continue