New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-23
some Reasons for Entertaining Confidence
In the Liberation of Ireland.
To HoRAcE GREELEY, Esq

To HORACE GREELEY hsq.
DEAR SIR: Many friends Of Ireland in this
country seem so disappointed with the late con-
duct Of the Irish People that they have declared
in their anger they will never raise hand or
voice Tor her again. la letter In the PhAade'-
plia SDirf ~ ttc Times, have endea,orcd 20
explain the Past, and am told not without good
effects. have now to say something OF the Flu
ture to meet the wishes OF many whom value
and respect.
After every unsuccessful struggle. some know
do fall away. who can never be reenlisted. But
there is no despair ia the hearts of the majority Of
our friends either here or IN ireland. Show us,
they cry in the words OF Duffy
show us whence We hope may borrow
and We % hghi your light TO morrow
Most sincerely 90 desire 10 feed their hearts
with hope. but not % tickle their ears with fine
ialacies which are as brittle aud worthless as
.traws DO desire and We can show cause, why
Ireland should not lie abandoned Ike water eyed
ship and left dshgured hulk upon the waters al the
mercy Of every asarc0us wrecker have no faith nor
trust IN any other thing but Truth and the more Truth
i told snd believed them and their cause the more
Hopes viii be multiplied tor the Irish race.
Before indicating some grounds Of confidence IN the
liberation Of Ireland let consider this Is the result
aimed at worth the labor i will demand j. the lber-
atom Of Ireland worth longer waiting worth weekly
writings and daily c0unses int a the outlay of sweat
and gold t will sbsorbi
have often considered these questions and found
that ireland Il ieruie-prodace. annually from 800,
10000 to 500 10000 worth Of produce. u We sue
oeed We enaos humanity with that vast annuity snd 20
fsr a. money can 10 tha, extent, make men happy
ireland ~ populous and sul contain. some 90 900
.oa.s and By the avs Of Nature che will retain
them 10 We succeed We make free twice rs many
men a. Washington and hu. eompairlots fought aud
died u Aberate surely 1.-Two. not more precious
than theirs
Ireland ia country well suited tor the introduction
OF true Rcpublcansm into Europe When Freedom
speaks scross the waters Of The rish sea. sho viii bc
heard audi5y enough In Louion The lrilh nature 10
a good conductor OF political ideas you know that
Gratfzn and Burke men Of that nation Let Ire
land be politically Arsencanzed that - politically ed
Gated and both Great Britain and the Continent viii
be- tapped y her Intellectual industTiousness. Her
Ashi j. one that when rekintlec. cannO. be hidden
again oy Pensi Laws or Religious Prescription
Insss reasons % an American mind for conunu
M sympathy the future efforts II this people Bat
az ezrfcse ~ tha' sympathy must 10 future be after
TIE i.ci ~ frsistance made Ins year you preferred u
81 s1ssncs Tie credit " courage, a-d -ni0Ftl
Esls.y ye- ~efs elssppoilted Ia future. we cannot
al - ~ expect go-f AZ :. grecrtr 1-t rather ~
t4sfsll or erlfts al liberation
IL nsrfrs 90 ifrlalf ils prlfrlce e 90 rcl
u yefs1nsl iniloftaaca q, flaGieals tAa Esf.lla
rsg.s sEc cEzfsctrf mash ilrf iltzfrst IL a
fast n e gsftlrf l 4sns n. sll~ o. e l1t sNil1ir
Bot o. ~ ~. q ~ t-il ts slg4Ad ~ Interest ID
honoT alone ia 90 frlzioas dsig ~hisL ~ h1lnsf
yowef or eFs4l eaa ss9.efale l4sa4 from The lee
ln.erpretsfs n tas ChnsrsA fssafs nat love %
country distincty sli4sd Lish hafnsa yifts
| Jerusalens fst- bro-zlt tzsfs fo-l t-7 h~dsetnaf
fsce Tne avs u nature Ala safsfce Ff ~ ccsntfl
and q. race by q tnsgssnd s-.ts pfgf.siols alf g4l
nisaes he wretch who drurs ether ~ Nc soth @h
n9siscis them With The scorn ant couternpt ~ nlsa
Ireland cannot oe abandoned By hey sons. o. lon
a. ore native community en.ts 4pot ia surface " hlA
one such remains there ]. hope Of its ~ conquest
Bot believe. the conquest " Ireland o. b. not
| fsr.of hope-tte secondary shadow ~ sicAy rain
bar-buf clear sud Inevitable resgt % certsln opera
| fnr csssss one active clement tne literature oi pr
Conislsrsa1n "a unasPply cut ~ from ne siFazs..
Bar the nay Offerings ~ tre authors VI MAKE ~
G1~trf-rs rrrrH formidable ArsctI0n according 2
Grsffsn l. the ssuIu- ~ TIE Irish People and IN I'll
/ Gaze rlfn ard thfir opinions vii receive nrs lusir
srl rFrrf from ff fortunes hist sgrrourf them
/ Every place ftrT trrd end every word the7 spoke
| saea.na Tradition and Record. hourly srm8latn
tl1sa rho remain sfisf tnem 81 reT3luagn.
Fof tie first rns Ia Ireland most Of De 'sc lia
eisfFy refused - RAE themselves IN war Of Abersuoi
Thi.i. present. io.s but msy b. future gam. Nor
sHsrinz and rejecting were psrnap-. nsc. s'AF
20 The preparation ~ ireland f0r lasting liberty Bat
=, svsn,s tse rsuors hear VII fret ard throo unsil