The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-21

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committee, which he then read IA Voice-A
politicians Whereupon, Eugene Cassery rose
and objected to any addition being made to the
provisional committee; that It now consists OF up
wards OF nifty members; and tary asserted, that
if the gentlemen who had offered to add
certain persons to the provisional committee,
had taken the trouble to examine the list
he would have discovered that some of
them were already on the committee. Mr..
OConnor inquired which of them, which led
to an angry alteration between the two. The
chairman decided that Mr.. Casserly was entitled
to the floor, and he continued by moving that the
whole matter be referred to the provisional COM
mlttee-la voice" You want to monopOlize the
whole las by pursuing the course proposed by
Mr.. ,O'Connor, there was no knowing where they
would stop; tor instance, said Mr. Cassery 6" be-
cause Dick Jones gets up tonight and proposes his
10 favorltes-Tom Smith gets up tomorrow night,
proposes his 70 tavorites, and why was the com
mlttee to refuse one man more than the oherl
He then concluded by stating that he considered
sixty to be sufficient number to be on COM
mlttee, unless the audience were prepared to show
their preference for having 100 or. $50 upon it.
Scarce had Mr.. Casserly taken his seat, when
John McKeon, Esq. instantly rose and enquired
what objection could be offered against the names
of those persons which had been read by Mr..
O'Connnr; and after abiding to their irreproach-
able character said that he member of the
| Provisional Committee, that of the sixty members
| At their last meeting, he believed that there
| were only eighteen of them present that for
his part he wanted the mass to have control of the
money even If 1t required 100 or $50 of them
What objection, then, could there be to the
names proposed! IA voice-Because there are too
many of them, already] And for what! The
speaker wanted to popularze the matter
IA volce-Yes sir, but yourself first.] The District
Attorney here endeavored to bring the intruder in
| to discussion, but the chairman said, "Come, Mr.
| McKeon, address the chair" [Go on Mr.. Mex
with some feeling sald-Here, in the presence of this
assembly, resign my position as member OF the
| provisional committee-(cries OF I" No, no')-
presumng that you would be on hand; but will
not resign If you require me to retain my position
1t was also favorable. opportunity of making
several articles OF great necessity.
| After some further remarks from Mr.. Mckeon
in favor of adding the proposed names to the pro-
vlslOnal committee, he sat down amidst considera-
| BILE excitement.
| DR.. HOLMAN then rose and appealed to the au-
| dience, whether they had ever known him as an
active, political partisan, also as regards the prin-
| cipes which had actuated him. Having received
what appeared to be satisfactory account of the
occurrence, ne also begged to withdraw his name
from the list of presidential candidates DR.. H.
| next addressed the meeting, and spoke against
the course which several papers had pursued In
lation to the meetings held by the Irish here in re-
| ference to the situation of their countrymen at
home.
Mr.. HENNEssEy, of Brooklyn, followed, and con-
demned in forcible language the conduct of the
two sections of the Irish party here towards each
other, on the, score of political iealouses, &c.
AT a late hour, the papers before the meeting
| were thrown overheard and the meeting adjourned
| In the utmost state of confusion.
| Great Irish Meeting mt Fort Green, Brooklyn
A large and enthusiastic mass meeting of the
friends of Ireland consisting of the ladies of Brook
yn, and many from New York, together with al
immense mass of the inhabitants in general
amounting, ii was estimated, to about five thou
sand persons, assembled at Fort Green last
evening, about half-past seven o'clock, in COM
pliance with call of the Irish Republican Union
for the purpose of adopting an address to Mrs
| Mitchell wife of the Irish patriot and exile; and
| also to adopt the necessary steps to forward
the cause of the Irish people in the pre-
sent hour of thelr. difficulty and peril. About
half-past o'clock, the :" Irish Brigade, headed by
| an excellent brass band (Manahan's Emerald
handy, proceeded from their original headquarters
Shakespeare hotel, in procession, headed by the
bearer OF their favorlte weapon, an "Irish pike,
and passed the Catherine ferry, proceeding
through the principal streets to the place of meet
ing. The procession had fine and imposing
appearance, and on arriving at the fort the entire
body was greeted with the most vehement anc
| enthusiastic cheering. The brigade marched In
double and single file, and went through some
manGuvres on the ground before the meeting was
called to order, when, on motion of Mr.. Jane:
Bergen, Patrick Farrell, Esq, of Brooklyn, wa:
unanimously called to the chair Thomas Haye:
| acted as secretary.
The CHAIRMAN having briefly congratulated the
meeting on the enthusiasm manifested by those
who had assembled called for the reading of the
address to Mrs. Mitchell, when
Mr.. BERGEN was loudly called for, and proposed
the following address for adoption =
Peerless woman Wife of John Mitchell, Mother
of his children! Daughter of Ireland The free peo
pie of free land watt their blessings their stron ges
|
to comfort you in SORROWS and to strengthen yor
in the hour of your trials. Among our twenty mil
lions. there is not human being who would not Civ,
to your lonely home, the tribute Of tear it
that their hot blood rushes impetuousy, shed itsel
| in avenging your and reland's wrongs. Whilst eve
ry pulsation Of our united hearts here, upon this
green feld-made sacred to forever. by the foot
steps of Americas immortal Washington-beats
| warmly for you and for Ireland, the of
our fathers, husbands, brothers and sons, long
loud and deep launched upon the despotic
British government who have robbed Ireland IL
Yes Wife of glorious Mitchell Yours shall yet b.
triumph. 1t is decrecd that you shall have you
husband joyfuy restored to you to his children and
to Irelandperhaps as the future President Of Irish
republic. Hope on! Your love- your hope, and peo
pies ongngs for liberty: shall not be disappointed
Time shall not write another dark spot upon Irelands
history, wrinkle upon your fair brow, before Ire
land shall stand proudly nation among nations, and
| your patriot husband freeman, Independent among
| republicans upon his native soil.
| Dearly beloved and adopted daughter Of enslaved
Ireland Were it not that wsuld be an insult to the
generous hearts Of your native land would invite
| you for already know you would be welcome to
temporary home Mt Americas proud capital, at Wash
ngton by the side Of the wife of the chief magistrate
| of our happy republic; and know that she would
fondy cherish and love you, the exiled patriotic
daughter of oppressed people, and the fond wife OF
Ireland true firm, and bold champion. But you ha
home in every American heart, and your own heart
shall not long be desoate The heart of Ireland shall
not long droop in slavery Our true men-your hrmest
fends-have upon the altar Of liberty, that let
worst come that may the pike must be the pen, and
blood the ink, to write Irelands Declaration of Inde
| pendence and that John Mitchell shall return In
triumph to the signing and sealing of Ireland
| Magma Charta.
We mplore you, devoted lady, to be for us and our
oppressed race, the unbending executrx Of John
Nitchel's principles. We adjure you TO suffer
promise to be- effected between the tyrants and the
people They have pundered us-they have scattered
| M ipfo will all the