The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-28


WASHINGTON, Oct. rs, 1s4s.
1he Ne~s from heiand-7he Feeling Hers-Hnsl
and Democratic Bar5ecuxs-Ffght,mg amd Bet
n"g-Myor Polls Chargeship--7Ne Senutos
Prom Aidba,sa, &c. &c.
Inc Geographic news from Ireland published n
This mornings papers, stating that Sm;tb ORri.u
mad been convicted, and was to have been HING nm
the 18th, has created profound sensation her.
We cannot believe England has adopted such .
course. What! to hang man in this Cbr;s,;,u
age, In that most liberal and enlightened country
for mere political offence to take felIow.cre..
lures life because he vainly attempted. after years
OF oppression and injustice, to place his country IN
level with Its tyrant; and to avert the thousands
OF horn BILE deaths by starvation which yearly take
place-becanse, IN a word, a bloodIess effort was
MADE to avert the doom of Poland from his native
iaad, and to make 1t in truth, as well as in form
an integral part OF the British empre!" For this
struggle, unoppOsed, as 1t was, to any law of Cod
or any just law OF man, he is 10 be judIcsIy mur-
dered, under the fiction of having compassed thr
Queens ceath: So, then, after all. O'Brien was to-
pc hune ON ilctlon We would fam believe that
ne has not suffered "the extreme penalty of the
law, as 1t Is danhly termed; and yet, we know
wen mat England has never adopted mercifI
co W when her policy" prompted otherwise.
has been before-about Irishmen not deserving
liberty if they tamey submit to such oppre ss;on5
&C. But people who write thus are ignorant of the
subject upon which they treat We believe the
individual bravery of 1rshmen is undisputed.
Can 1t, then, be imagined that as a nation they
lack courage? The fact is, Ireland is a small
spot-its limits are circumscrbed, and the over
whelmlDg army of England can strike iteverywhere
at once. There is no retreatlng from one portion
OF fertile country to another, as was the case in
our struggle for independence They can certain
ly retire to the mountain Businesses; but of what
avail IS that! They must there either starve or
succomb Ireland may struggle tor her rights;
but, IN the effort. English bayonets would tear
her to pieces before the first step towards liberty
wonld be gained II any successful effort Is made
in Ireland to shake off her yoke. it must be when
England Is engaged in war with some powerful
adversary-she could then make her own terms:
but not till then
hne affair, several ladies adding beauty to the
scene around the spa spring We did not hear,
however, that any new ideas were brought to
Igntt, MARYLAND was given, OF course, to Taylor
stand; and the beauty OF these pugillstc displays
consisted In the fact that democrats and wings
fought with, quite as much as against another.
Our informant asserts that he saw one of the
prOprietors of the Battery, a Taylor campaign
paper, published in this city, lodging blows quite
scientifically, A great many bets were made
upon the result of the Presidential election Mr..
Alderman Lennox bet 81 900 that Taylor would
receive thousand majority in Maryland, and Mr..
Gideon bet a hundred dollars upon the same re-
suit The democrats are to have a barbecue to-
morrow, about eleven miles from this city; and
large deputatlon of the democratic association
will be in attendance.
1t may be gratifying to the many friends of
Major Bill Polk to know that that gentleman has
settled his account with the State Department for
his brilliant services in Naples, as Charge; and
that there is n balance due him of thlrty.threo
dollars and thirty five cents.
i is believed that Mr.. Dixon H. Lew1s's death
will ensure the election by the Legislature of
Alabama, of w. r. King, famliarly known as
Miss Nancy,) who now fills Mr.. Bagbvs seat. by
appointment of the Governor. Mr.. Kings cleo
Il On, until now, was considered as a very doubt
full matter, as he belongs to the same portion Of
feated HIM at the last election, and 1t has always
been the practice IN that State to select the
Senators from different Notwithstanding one
to the south and the other to the north Both
the seats are now vacant OMEGA