The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-16
IRELAND.
The Leaders of the Revolt.

The Leaders of the Revolt.
A Clonmel correspondent furnishes us with the
following, dated September 80: g The belief is
gaining ground that T. darcy Niece lately CON
nected with the Nation, was the leader of the at
tack on the police barrack Portlaw, and that he
is in that neighborhood still. There is doubt
that there are more leaders than Mahony. | am
aware of Lord Waterfords having received I'M
questionable information, which he credits, that
week or two ago, at meeting of four or five lead
ers in the neighborhood of Curraghmore, it
resolved to make capture of his Lordship, or of
the MarchiOness, as hostage, with the determine
ton of visiting either punishment similar to that
awarded to the State prisoners. The Marques,
however, has determined to make such feat no
easy matter: between soldiers and armed specials,
he has an effective guard of about 100 armed men"
John o'Connen and Clarendon.
Mr. John O'Connel has written very bold
and spicy letter to my Lord Clarendon respecting
certain expressions he made use of IN his reply to
the Anti Repeal Association. He quietly hints to
his Excellency that he lord Clarendon should
have been cautious in designating the Repeal of
the Union as criminal, while he belonged to party
which in 1922 did not scrupe to connect itself with
even violent measures to carry the Reform bill
Mr.. O'Connell demands areraction of the express
sions or claims of Lord Clarendon TO try him be-
fore the country for the criminal efforts which he
has made in endeavoring to repeal the act of the
Union. Lord Clarendon has not sent any reply to
Mr.. O'Connell's demand, but we presume he did
not expect any
Prospectus of "The National"
The National, Dublin Weekly Journal Of Politics,
Mems and Literature.
IRISHMEN THE Habeas Corpus Act has been suspended
Our Constitutional Liberties lie beneath the toostool Of
Eng fish vceIOy. Our country under the ban OF MILL
arv Occupaon The reality of whitening despotsm chlS
the spirit and is crushing the hopes of the People; while Pa
otsm the sublmest of virtues has been, by the wicked
ingenuity of your rulers included in the category OF treason
able practices.
our POLITICAL expressions Are not the eXtemnat9rs evel
ling undsurbed in their murderous vocation Does not
gaunt famine again threaten OverspTead the land not
industry unrequited and labor without its reward Com
merce has deserted noble pos-Trade paTalyZed-Ag
life resources of this most fertile country remain unde
veloped-bankuptcy and ruin universally prevail land the
spirit and energies OF Inshmen lie covered, as with wind
ing sheet -
rhmen Are we thus to remain nation of slaves while
fast becoming nation of paupe Is this the des
tiny which Heaven has designed for our country We
believe We believe that out OF the nette Danger Is
to be puCked the flower Safety We believe the advent oil
and misery must give place to national Independence and
prosperity Let not then despair Though for awhile we
must pass under the yOkethOugh the may enter
sOulss let not despair but rather let us husband
our strength-chesh hopeful spirit, and-blde our time
To cheer and sustain the national cauSto elicit and IN
vgoate healthy national sentiments faithful and fearless
national press wanted La the metropolis the OF the
people have been senced-the of the country not
heard. slavisn press exists Calculating sycophants OF
degenerate whggeTy all its intense selhnes and sordd
nhumany have usUrped the privilege OF rejecting and
popular emotions This must not be- This national scandal
must cease Irish feelings Irish wants and Irish hopes must
find expression through press IRISH IN It's spt ana lsh IN
aspatons-as truthful and courageous the people It
represents. Such the National asplres to be-
come-such the mission it is called into existence to fulh
More need not say.