The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-22

throw off their allegiance to such wretched,
miserable dirty panderers to abuse and bad passions
of every kind, and support that new and high
toned system of liberal and enlightened Jour-
nalism, which has been brought into operation by
the independent press within the last few years?
The party journals, formed by party men, for mere
party purposes will remain incuraby party journals
still-sinks of filthy SANDERS and infamous vitupe-
ration of all that is honorable and noble in our
country. The public at large oughtnot to encourage
such hackneyed and venal prints, by supporting the
ofshoots of such nests of iniquity and folly.
Irish Matters-lrish Republlc-Amerlcan
Sympathy.
At no time in her history has Ireland received
much attention from the rest of the world as
she does at present She is the observed of all OBJ
servers, and on herself depends whether she will
come out Of the ordeal which she is now suffering,
pure; whether she will bravely strike for her
rights, come veal or come woe, or whether she
will tamely submit to continuance of her wrongs.
and sink into abject servtude. On herself de-
ponds the ISSUE The whole civilized world is OBJ
serving her course and every enlightened nation
is watching her every unconventional, by their
verdict, whether for or against her, will she be
i
countries are with her in her struggle for freedom,
and all are equally awaiting her first blow for her
rights.
The great obstacle which has hitherto retarded
Ireland in asserting and obtaining her rights,
has been the existence of too many O'Connells,
and of too few Mitchels. This moral force, or
moral suasion doctrine, applied to the attainment
of political rights from naughty and insoent arls-
tocracy, Is the height of absurdity. There is no
effective weapon but one, and that is physical force
powder and ball. These are the only effective
weapons in such cases; and it is right and just, be-
fore heaven and EARTH for the masses to apply them
for the purpose of obtaining the rights with which,
sons of Adam, they are invested-al that O'Con-
nell has said to the contrary, Notwithstanding.
What would have been the position of this country
at the present hour, if the only weapon used in
our early struggles with England had been moral
force, Moral humbug! Why, we would be at
the present time in worse condition than Ire
land is now in. How much moral force would have
been required to drive Louis Philippe from the
throne of France! Moral humbug! The moral
force of dozen worlds, concentrated in one large
dose, and poured down his throat by the most skill
full moral force physician of the day, would have had
no effect him, but incts him to slaughter the
millions over whom he too long ruled as despot
And this is the manner in which it will always
operate. This moral force doctrine never would
have freed the United States, never would have
freed France, never will free Italy or Germany
and it is moral certainty that it never will free
Ireland But powder and ball, the pike and the
bayonet will do the work. The doctrine promu-
gated by John Mitchell, doctrine strictly and Pc
culiarly American, the sacred right of revolution
the application Of armed physical force, the use
of good pixies in the hands of stout and stalworth
men, animated by the holy love of freedom; these
are the weapons to be used in the attainment of
political rights, and by no others will they ever be
had. Any country that fails TO use these weapons,
when her people groah under oppression, is UNI
worthy to rank among the nations of the earth.
But Ireland has hitherto been misled by her
leaders. O'Connell for long series of years agi-
tated the question of repeal, and ingratiated him.
self so thoroughly in the affections of the Irish
people, that his control the masses was beyond
limit He swayed them at will At one moment
he would have them assembled million strong,
and lead them to the very edge of Instruction; n
the next he would lead them back again, and dis
perse them with few words about moral force
Moral humbug! O'Connell never obtained for
Ireland any measure that was of any great
practical benefit to the masses of the Irish
people. Whatever he did obtain, benefited
himself, his family, and few of the Catholic
aristocracy but it never benefited the country
The people of that country are as much oppressed
now as they ever were. Their taxes are greater
than ever, and they ground down more than
ever. And this, too, after moral force war Of
thirty years. Moral humbug
Away, then, with moral force If the Irish
want their rights, let them up with the barbados
and invoke the God Of battles. Let them employ
powder and ball, and strike for a republic and
obtain 1t, or die in the attempt. II must come to
blows. Let them strike at once for if they are
men, they cannot delay. Theirs is part of the
great drama now being enacted. The Irish have
to take part in the struggle which has COM
menced in Europe, between monarchy and re-
publicanism, for the supremacy; and, to say that
moral force is the weapon to be used IN
such contest, is to utter nonsense. Moral hum
bug
They will be assisted in their strug gle by the
freenen OF America the moment they strike. AS
far we can go without violating treaty stipula-
tons, or the laws of nations, we will go, and the
people of Ireland may depend it. They may
rest assured that the public opinion of this country
will be backed by something more substantial.
We will apply the "moral force" Of our public opl-
mon to England, but to Ireland the people of Ame-
RIGA will give arms, men, and munitions, as well as
some OF the slnews of all wars as fully as can be
done, without compromising our government or
violating treaties The people of America wish to
see the principles of self-governmcnt, under which
they are so happy and prosperous, extended to all
nations, and especially to Ireland, between which
and the United States there are 20 MANY feel