The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-17

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We present to our readers the following highly
important despatch, which was received In Liver
pool short time previous to the departure OF the
steamer, and which is the first fruit OF an arrange
ment which we have recently entered into, to pro-
cure intelligence from Europe to the last moment.
This despatch, from some cause or other, did not
come to hand until yesterday morning.
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM IRELAND BY SPECIAL
EXPRESS.
LIVERPOOL, June 3-11 O'Clock, A. M.
The Irish mail has just arrived bringing very i'm
portant sdvces from the city of Dublin stating that
the Irish confederation had published ddress,
signed by Mr. Smith OBrisn declaring that the period
is rapidly approaching when armed resistance to the
oppressors OF country will become sacred obga-
tion'' and advising the people to prepare at once
for the protection Of their invaded liberties" The
address adds" Learn to contemplate, calmly and
firmly, the chances Of final struggle, and prepare for
that struggle"
Mr.. Charles Gavan Duffy, editor Of the Nation, has
written powerful article headed " The Business of
Today in which he urges the dissolution Of the two
repeal associations and the formation Of new one,
kindled with the spirit of the tmes-that it
should be open to all repealers, without pledge qua
lncation, and its government committed to legs-
latve council of Numbered repealers the foremost
in Ireland for capacity and devotion, with execu-
tive committee of Eve act as the cabinet Of the new
organization.
From all that gather from our letters received
by the mail Of this morning there is evidently trouble
at hand 1t would be dishonest to conceal the fact that
Ireland abounds with vast numbers who are, in the
words of Lord John RUSSELL weary with suffering and
would view with complacency change Of rule.'
Such is the important despatch which came to
hand yesterday, and which was framed in Liver
pool, from the Irish mail which was received there
an hour or so before the sailing of the steamship
and after all the newspapers had been printed.
movement of this description is precisely what
might be expected to follow the base and despotic
conduct of the English government towards the
patriot John Mitchell, the enormity of which was
heightened by the iendish malice that marked their
treatment of him after his sentence-such as ma
nacling him with heavy irons, cutting his hair and
treating him in other respects as adegraded felon
1t now appears that there is union of all the re-
peaers, on the principle of arming, to resist their
oppressors.
If ever there were people who had cause to rise
and strike down their tyrants, the irish are that
people. II there ever was time to do it, the pre-
sent is it, The crisis may be delayed until after
harvest; but we are inclined to think that it
will come, then, beyond all peradventure. They
will gain an accession to their ranks, from
Mr. Mitchels conviction and transportation,
Of thousands who have heretofore opposed their
and if, after rising in arms, they can
but hold their ground for five or six weeks, their
example will assuredly be followed by the Char
lists, and the result will be the downfall of the
great tyrant of the universe, one of the most cor
rupt, tyranncal, grinding and despotic governments
that Providence ever permitted to afAct world.
In this downfall the nobility and aristocracy-the
well fed puppets of the government, they who
have lived on the fat of the land, and reveled in
luxury purchased by the sweat and anguish of
nation-wi be crushed to atoms.
In their struggle for their rights the Irish people
will have the sympathy of all civilized nations
of the United States especially The freemen of
this favored land are not unconcerned spectators
interest in her sad condition, and 1t requires only
bold, determined and united blow, to be struck
BY the Irish themselves to call out those feelings
in a substantial manner
It Is beyond all doubt that the reception of the
intelligence of the conviction, sentence and trans
portaton of the patriot, John Mitchel-who may be
called the Robert Emmett of ls4S-caused a tre-
mendous and empowering sensation in the United
States. In New York the announcement produced
feeling of horror and indignation which cannot
be suppressed-whlch must and will find vent. Nor
is this feeling confined to Irishmen-it is parici-
pated in by every class of our citizens native and
foreign. 1t is looked upon by all gross act of
barbarity and despotism, worthy of the dark ages,
but not to be tolerated at this enlightened day; and
when the proper time arrives, England and her ty-
rants will be made to feel it. isgratiyng to read
the sentiments expressed by the American press on
the English treatment of Mr.. Mitchell. The feel
ings, and prejudices, and hostility, which sue
ceeded the war of independence and the war of
1872, were subsiding and being forgotten. But
they have burst forth fresh as they ever were,
and stronger than ever, by reason of this piece
of barbarity. These feelings will find vent
A great meeting has been called at the Ia
bernacle on Monday next, which we have no
doubt will be the largest that has ever convened
in this country. There will be no partizan demon
STATIONS at it, there will be no attempts to curry
favor with the Irish voters-they would not be
tolerated. The time has gone by when this would
be permitted; for 1reland's crisis has arrived at
length in earnest, and another year will not elapse
before she is free, and her supercilious weak and
tyrannical task-masters levelled with the dust.
We shall look with intense interest for the arrI-
val of the steamers from England for the next few
months.
WATERING PLAcEs.-Summer has suddenly
burst upon us. If the present weather last half a
week, there will be great scampering to all the
watering places about the country, from Saratoga
to Coney Island. The sea shore, the mountains,
and the valleys, will soon be filled with fashiona-
bile and Questionable strangers from the cities