The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-06
TWO. CENTS.
The Monster Meeting OF the Irish Republican
Union

The Monster Meeting or the Irish nepablasas
Union
The monster meeting of the Irish Republican
Union took place OIL Tuesday on elevated field
north of Williamsburg, which the managers of tho
meeting denomlnated Mitchcl's Field. Ovcrtwen-
ty thousand persons were present, and great num-
Der of these were ladies. The Irish Brigade
marched from the Shakespeare Hotel (theIr head
quarters) in very good military style to the ground
AT about four o'clock the procession arrived at the
ground, salnted by several rounds of artillery and
any number Of gun shots The brigade bore seve-
raj flags in the procession, one of winch WAS
white, orange and green, streaming from hugo
Irish pike, and attracted general notice. At four
o'clock the immense multitude called TO order.
Major short in the chair. The chairman acknow-
lodged the honor.
Mr. MOONEY then said they had assembled there to-
day to ask each other the QUESTIONABLE submit
CHEERS. Cries of g Nop' "No!D He wanted to
know if they willing to let ireland still be robbed
by that aristocracy still to zee their brothers and
kindred transported or shot and still talk of oonsu
know-Wi Ireland BIO made free by talk ia k,
TALK cloud cries NevernD Then it follows you ara
This must be done forthwith by sending into Ireland
n few thousa nd Americanised Irishmen, who will 20
back &c their respective vlages-meet their brothers
and cousins; and gripping them by tho hand, tell
them the hour for battle has arrived; that
coming to help them. Tremendous cheers) Yes,
the city of London, where have half million Of
risbmen shall be burnt about the villains that sesed
old British empren Mitchell called IT, be
ken up and scattered to the winds Of heaven. Loud
cheers) He had been authorised to bring forward the
Decia'a alton behaT Of the People Of Ireland, Of taer
independence of England and Of all other NaHops,
agreed to on Mifcheps Green williamsburg, near Mes
York, Ju'y an lS4s, in presence Of many thoSsa"ds
First. The people Of Ireland have been m independ
ent and enlightened nation fer several ages bofore
England emerged from obscurity or was blessed By
civization:--huve maintained that Independence In
the field against the Roman the Saxon and the Dane,
for more than twenty centuries
Second The claim Of England to rule Ireland iss
usurpaton based upon the perdous breach Of treaties,
Qnstance those of 1901 and 1882 and not upon mill
Third The right of people to reconstruct It's sup-
pressed nationality, cannot be impaired by time
Fourth. All men created equal, and endowed By
God with a right to subsstence from the land.
Fifth. The majority Of nation is the nation, and
ought to rule. A nation cannot commit treason, bat
the who acts against its independence commits
treason.
in the commonwealth he disqusliHes himself BY refa-
sing to comply with the laws Of God.
Seventh The man who labors-not he who idIes-
should make the laws
Eighth. The land of Ireland is amply sufficient T.
support the people of ireland.
Ninth. Every man in Ireland shall be owner Of .
piece of andshall possess vote in the creation and
administration of the laws.
Tenth. The permanent absentee landowners OF
Ireland to the nation-a nuisance that must
be abolished
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nation in Ireland it has proved an insupportable A.
fiction and must be destroyed.
Twelfth A government that seeks by armed mobs
or by divertng of the law put down the
expression of public opinion ID q usurpation, and
ought to be immediately put down.
Thirteenth The government Of England In Ireland,
has violated all the rights of having seized upon
the land and divided it among set of rapacous adj
venturers having dgnifed these adventurous with
sundry titles of nobility having conferred upon them
the exclusive power of making and administering the
laws having armed them with the whole powers Of the
state placed the labor and property Of the people
at their command having given to them "rghts' and
property in all the land all tho animals, oil the fish
and birds, and mines and timber and having exolud-
ed the people from any and every right which God ORR
to upon s Of
under the name Of " rent " and tax" and with the
forms of law having compelled them to subsist on
roots and weeds and grass having suffered famine to
destroy hundreds Of Thousands Of the people, who might
have been saved by a timely and providsnt action Of
the having refused to grant the national
hips Of the United Kingdom to carry food to thems
ships eighed with foodthe free gift ola neutral peo
pie having instituted laws that have in view the
determination and humiliation ofthe people instead Of
their relief having filed Ireland with armed men to sup
press the expression Of complaint having unpre
cedened laws to stc disc virtually abo
these and for thousand other Qually orci-
ble deem sacred duty to 60 forth and assist in
putting down that government
Now we, whose names hereinto subscribed, vov
before God and the nations, to go forth and at the
risk Of our lives, shoot down the men who form this
government and those who assist them either In de-
tail in gross according the Lord may deliver then
Signed this fourth Of July 1s4s
The reading Of the Declaration Of Irish Indepen-
dencc frequently interrupted by loud bursts Of
MIR MOONEY remarked that the committee would
suffer no man to sign that document until he was
board the ship that was to carry him to Ireland loud
Mr.. M. T. O'CoSsoR was loudly called for He said
the time was passed for speech making They had ths
work to do, and It should be done (Criss Of q We
will do It He was going over to Canada (Cheers)
He told he would be arrested but II he were ar
reated be he he0in nin0O NJ tha
cheers) Fifty thousand mon will cross the border.
subscription amounting to hat full Of money wa
Dr. M. CAsRor, the brother-in-law Of Mr. Duffy, Of
also Mr. Florep ce Mccarthy, MIR Thompson, and some
others. The greatest unanimity prevailed. Worry
many ladies subscribed to the funds for sending men
TO ireland
REoUIsrTroN ON Ono FOR PERSONS AIDING SLAVES
TO EscAPE.-We learn that fifteen citizens of this
State have been arrested on warrant issued by q
justice. Of Warren County, and held to bail in the
sum of $4,000 piece, to await the answer of the
Governor of Ohio to the requisition ofthe Cover
OF Kentucky for their presence at the Court of
Common Pleas Of Campbell County, KY, to an
swer to the charge Of stealing FIVE slaves, tho
property ofcitizens of that county. The affidavit
upon which this warrant was issued, was made BY
General Taylor, Of Newport. If we mistake net,
everything depends upon Governor Bibb
They cannot be compelled to appear In Kentucky.
but upon his answer to the requsition. Will he
deliver them up They cannot be charged with
having committed the crime in Kentucky except
cons,ruct yer by aiding and aSsag after the
will recur to every one. He refused to comply
with the requisiton ofthe Governor Of Maryland,
founded on an indictment, for the reason that no
such constructive presence could e admitted in
law We do not think that Gov. Bibb would de-
liver them up even if they really had been in Ken
lucky. We understand that Corwin and Giddings
rested persons are residents in various parts Of the
State, on the line from here to Sandusky City, aud
are all of them of high responsibility. SINCE the
above was written, we learn that Gov. Bib has