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

Garden. au- Ike all that have preceded u vas
marked by the strongest spint OF patriotic enthu-
siasm. The large Saloon was crowded throughout
but the accommodations Tor speakers ana fepu''
ers have fortunately been well cared iof' Inc
most complete order was preserved ana 'n7
liberal soirit which continued 70 animate the
audience. furnished gratifying evidence that their
sympathy with Ireland was both sincere ana
enduring. -,-- -.
.,,,,i,,r.ert Of Jas W. WHITE Ese. Chairman
"a ,.king the chair. Mr WHITE spoke a. follows
GySrIExES feel happy IL being called upon 70 pre-
de :. meeting convened for TIE glorious purpose a.
,bat heh hss called us together and hOpo Tue cause
=, bsn w.. are ~ present engaged VII eventually Dc
sucee..f There the most intense interest attached
q, the present moment al eyes are directed toward
or endesvors every one j. anxious Tor our success
and they have the present time DO reason Tor asaP
continent We know beyond al csv that the contest as
aresdy commenced the other sde d the water tne
true tats Of the case VII however soon De maze tFlu
The people who have arisen WIKI the deteTi4ia'.on
OF achieving their Independence Will not PC - eas.y
stricken down the English papers would nave u' ~
Neve Gentlemen We have had Information ol 'N1 N''
cheering character from the most reliable sources We
have also had accounts enanailng ifonl 'ns LH.s.
Tory press ald tie agents. Of the Engsh C0'eIH-eAb
ia which the glossest misr~present@lon' Date o'"
made regarding the Irish people Ine ine,A'ls
d
although we cannot say and never pave sdlu, 'la'
fgu reliance could be- placed IN thoss that We
have received and published, YET We 90 say NEE
/ Il strong grounds 70 believe tnat tDey hhFe titH
fo.ndaons facts and that there has been conhicts
between the people and troops, IN "nch the former
were vctorioas crest deal hss been written Ia toe
newspapers hostile 70 our cause sna 70 We q
free principles in both the Old and New World. IihPs
tsfions we're freely INDUCED in II has been stated Doo
y that the letters relating 70 Ireland were compete
abrcatons that they had been manufactured TOT ne
L farraf and 10
oeoole "a TO the true state OF the We have ez
smned these letters and in al candor tel y.u mat they
are genuine and have been written 10 tnr Oy OF Dup
In / will farther say that although the letttrs are
geuuine sti the details are rumors which have
been a1ost fhrOu ghout Ireland and RECEIVING a.
fscts have been transmitted 70 as o. such We nave
every reason % hope that the next Information VII
| confirm the sub.tance Of these communications ana
bring Us the cheering Intelligence thst me people nave
risen and 10 their collision with the soldiers nave uetu
successful DO not allow your spirits U De depfesseu
~ any unfavora,le news a. is the policy of the
English Government % dist0rt the real iacts LOOK
forward % the receipt Of the next news with nope Tor
the cause In which your country Is engaged These
accounts contain sufficient 10 usty Us IN tne Dehei 7t
the patriots Of ireland have acted their part n0Oiy
that they have istered IN their determination u
Is the English papers contained the most uhsFoia
Die accounts Of the outbreaks but they are too absurd
10 obtain credence They say that >ublnspector lfant
succeeded in crushing the rebellion with ~ or ~ men,
and yet from the latest Geographic dispatches we are IN
formed that the country was IN such an unsettled STATE
that the troops were cut up with fatigue by marchings
and cOuntermsrcbngs And In the lace Of al ths ihey
will have Us believe that the people were crushed ana
they ait8ry poweress oppose the troops Anoin
letter Of later date brings US the gratifying lnpu-
sence that all the barracks u Cahel and other ces 10
the south OF Ireland 10 the possession OF the Con
ederates also that large number 81 tho police
had been killed. THE taken 10 connection win oiher
circumstances induce to believe that the people
have 80 far proved that their bravery has been equal 10
| their declarations have no doubt that the next
steamer viii brug us news which. sunstanuatlns our
/ will mt the blush those VINO
have sneered and scoed at the efforts Of NOBLE people
% obtain their independence.
Gentlemen. have thought necessary 10 make ihese
| ew OBJ ervstions the calumnics winch nave been
freely INDUCED by the Press OF Newly ork since
our last meeting The gentleman sat down aHid loud
cheers.
| The following gentlemen then proposed and
elected Secretaries ofthe evening ROBERT 5. EMMETT
CHAs f. SHEA. CHAs. DAVIS and ANDREW CLARK
CHARLES OCoNoR Esq, then read the Treasurers
Report Of the received since the last meeting
amounting in all to 60 400 including $500 collected
at the great Irish meeting in Philadelphia on Wednes
day night, aud forwarded by Robert Tyler, Esq. We
shall publish the Treasurers Report entire, in our Eve
ming Edition
The contribution of the Charles Gavan Duffy Club,
of the Fifth Ward, Brooklyn amounting to sl7l-sl
was then handed in, amid loud cheers as well As the
second contribution OF $40 from Syracuse by the hands
of Dennis McCarty.
Loud calls made tor ROBERT Tyler, but As he
wa. not present Mr. MOONEY came forward and sd.
dressed the audience He stated that al meeting OF
irish In a small town in Massachuseits there had been
500 collected which he had brought with him TO place
n the hands OF the Directory. He referred with some
severity the papers which hostile 70 the cause OF
relands redemption, and limited in plain terms at the
necessity of the invasion OF Canada mention Of The
letter OF John Conne TO the people OF Ireland drew
down a volley OF Kisses against that gentleman he
hat
protection Of English guns) with bad grace from
the son of Daniel OConnel, who, on the iil OF Tara
spoke so boldly for the independence Of Ireland II
smith o Brien and his army should be defeated At hrst
il should be kept in remembrance that In the Revou
lion the rst battles against the Americans but the
principle defeated. Irish blood was also shed
In those battles and Irish aid helped 70 procure Amer
can liberty The speaker referred the twenty
members OF the at Pairicks Society. who, when the
army OF Washington was In distress and Congress dis
olved contributed S03 600 OF their private means 70
a ist the American troops and called upon the Irish
present 70 initiate those persons in the extent OF their
benevolence He exhorted them not TO despair on ac-
count OF the time during which Ireland has been In
bondage. Greece. after twenty centuries OF slavery is
again Tree aud shall II be said that the eight millions
| OF Irish be 80 readily kept down The hand OF
America. be said will be in their battle. One of the
bravest Generals who fought 10 Mexico will soon be IN
Ireland and will Join Smith Bnen Tremendous cheer
| in and three overwhelming cheers for Gen Shields
he battle then. must 90 on Loud cheers Form your
! Clubs everywhere and should they grow unwleldly
1
swell them out again. Lay by your ornaments and
your trnkets and buy arms Ceeers and cries OF as
sent Boston will be here Monday night. said he.
with 900. Loud cheers Let US then rise Where
the vaor Of the ancient timeihat valor which shone
around the banner Of Brian Borohme, on the held Of
Fontenoy and under Wellington in the Peninsula not
emitting mention the exploits Of the Irish in Mexico
We call upon that vsor 10 rise now. For his own part
he should yield quarter and make cessation while
his arm retained Us vigor the blood should pulsste
In his heart. Great applause
Contributions again commenced pouring H. and Mr..
| O'Conor announced the receipt Of s275. from the
'' 20 Club of the Eighteenth Wsrd-sn entirely new
| Club. This greeted with oud cheers. A member
of the Robert Emmett Club OF Brooklyn then handles
/ In tbs Of $40 collected by that Club stating that
/ they had but begun their abors. which they should
continue until Ireland free and the epitaph Of
| Emmett should be written. Loud cheers
ID was then announced that Mr. Francis Gilmore
/ Treasurer OF the Hiberna Benevolent Society, had
given the Directory the OF $500 collected among
tue members. Loud cheering
| Nj. DENNIS McCARrY OF syracuse was aiterward IN
trodaced to the meeting ne commenced his address
| By stating tina, IN, him ireland bad friend who would
stand by her tin the hat is The battle Is with
| strong and mighty power and win last long time
| He not iull Of enthusiasm ~ the proceeding
speaker but II evident 10 ALL that the contest
begun and bound 20 give help TIL t should
reach a glorious termination He who pronounced the