New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-15

1 would now brlfry, me naiNrt " III
subjects under your consideration There j. ~ posi-
bie ground on which except the construction % par
:san Judges % the IRISH nation u rfD, Ion sa
assert that, Tor te that the violation Of former
treaties had left lem free q any period Al MICE tae
IRISH people thought Z possible % throw or tlclr ar
yiance and resume their national Independence h.t
can any say that the rsh nation bas rushed rashy
into tins cOniesti The Oldest man amons as WEI. Ir
members that Their pleadinss Oh their Knees So 49,
than be Il only Yesterday. AZ u were -ilt l-.'y
allowed the greater proportion O their -uocc- IN t-a-
country tie privilege Of w0rsnpplng thcif ,'o1 a. -
consceDces directed Since that perod yo1 49,
perceived how one great snd immortal Gao ~
patience worthy OF Fsbiu- Of old waited year teI -
in order that Britain might 90 irelana Ju-irs' ~
have perceived how his hopes were dlsapponu,
be was laughed At because ne ioushi VIA 80, -
not with tsyOnet5-sO that no alternative nas 1f' ~
s,d ,o,x hat the crisis has come take ny stn1 Wa
the unfortunate sud oppressed. And VII -aJ i-la t
cv that has precpitsted this issue On our sidc "o-n
not have been my policy believe nat ai me $780,
- ,.s.on had not been exhausted. am man oi
nasce not a man Of war believe IN the enciency "i
other means But be- that a. i may. all mat Is no@
passed and % speak Of counsel AZ tnls moui'nl w.
BE- 10 speak IN Paris when the Regency Wa OF
ferred-to0 late What then remains, gentlemen "
remains that the friends Of the tnree great d. afieh-
have spoken Of, with the friends Of Liberty OF re
and and Of Humanity that they shall raly 7" sus..I
the struggle Of few brave and noble spirits a-an-l ~
most corrupt power that ever des0laed a Christian
land How aid them know NOT 10" ha'D
pronounced on that question foa nave se.ec''D ~
10 be- your agents and in them you nave ahDo-hueu
confidence Let man have tnc temerty % SNAKE int
coufdcnce oil another in that Directory D'caA-e u
j. only in absolute confidence that there can be- success
This point being settled aid them as you can
Nv contribution shall Dc ior shield not Tor sword
but s0n can contribute for what you choose
Now ecntle1cn il is not for me to speculate on ne
chances II were b. speak my own OPINION ltaf
should damp the srdOr with which your heafs are
throbbing. look upon the dc as cast io9A uPoh
thai many brave and gallant Of IRISH birth and
VINO loves Ireland rs you do. shall bite the dust before
this contest j. over. That g my anticipation but a.
the Same time dare mott shall not ioretai the issue
Of which mighty Providence holds IN - own
hands.
But one thing do know, that il the men Of ireland
Of this dsy are worthy Of their iatnersnd, they vi" 90
two thincs-0ne is that in the battle they VIII ne AZ
brave A. their nation the other H. that alter me DAY
tie s over they will be- A. humane et them De brave
in battle but before and after H. Jet them boz A. gentle
A. IT the hearts OF ladies throbbed in their Blossoms Let
them sustain themselves but four weeks, until tls
news Of the struggle shall have spread abroad end then
gold will flow in upon them from the four quarters OF
the heavens.
But speak not Of all parts Of the world At the same
lime | sneak Ut our country Tor unnappAyi IN
times past owing their orcn 70 British iniquiy the
page OF fiction and the page of history coored against
the Irish preudces against that nalon nave existed
here But whatever Il may be IN other respects me
American people cannot bear the idea OF people beng
starved 10 death Their bounty proved that les
gentlemen and speak not in the spirit Of battery the
monument of generosity erected by the American
during the last year J. fhNu-n To ntpll- i'l
one thousand years OF udce and bgotry Think you
that the nation which could not sumDer Al night "nlie
kindred beyond the waters was dying ior want OF ood
think you that that nation which has erected the
highest and preserved the best the institutions Of liberty
would be more patient seeing the same image Of God
,rodden down by irresponsible government
Perhaps the talk Of int irrational law may restrain
them somewhat but even then the Amer feeling will
leak out viii manifest itself let ireland once go
10 housekeeping for herself and then answer me II the
American people will not come up to the WORK AZ
though they had All been born within gunshot Oh ara
Hall / know something OF human nature thuu-h h"uh
ing Of poltics and know that this nation VIII give out
ts money A. the mother gives out her milk 20 the suck
ling on her bosom do not know what isto be done.
have 1nbOundcd confidence IN your Directory.
What you have 10 do is, however, con iiant perse
verng action and II al the people Of ireland are swept
of the surface Of the land commence % raise better
generation and then we shall il proud bloated
England will still pcrsevere IN keeping nef iopt on the
neck Of her oppressed sister.
What then DO we expect OF ireland All that eX
peci il that since the British power has brought me
crisis the door OF the Irish, they shall act worthy
that there shall be- towards among them, that they
shall fght like men brave the lion IN the battle and
gentle and human the dove after the battle is over
In the language Of tho Poet;
.woen other star. shall sink in the eye Of night
Hers shall begin 10 peer ever rht
As il were the lamp OF God himself
These are observations which have not intended bat
which have presented themselves o. me while speaking
Nv object in coming here tc show you that ~
nv conscience have scruples IN aiding this cause
in every way worthy patriot and Christian. Ana
having shown this a the time that csclsim be-
ing man Of war, and Al the same Tune that Pasture
you that that part of the question Is one ia when an
not sympaihze until all else was deemed 10 be eN-
haustsd, take my stsnd a. an American ciulcn ana
eve my contribution humble a. II u, Tor that cause IN
/ which regard Liberty. ireland and humanity TO be
! vitality concerned.
| Bp HuGHrs having retired from the stand, the
Chairman observed that he had omitted part Of his
speech, which he would beg leave u supply. He mad
left on the table his contribution a. follows:
$500 to purchase shield to nleTpose between the op'
pressof and his yictm.h
This announcement was received with tremendous
cheering
JOHN McKEoN rose to submit the following resolu'
ton, which unanimously adopted:
(Pius ~ and Bp. Hughes)
R,red That we recognise Ia Plus TX. the great leader
Of the regenerang spit IN Europe and that our nanks
citizen the Right Rev Bishop Hughes, Tor acnng upon me
great example before him by the sOverea Pon ~ snd
giving counienruce To that spirit ~ America whch sympa-
/ fhixe. In the distress Of ireland.
Mr. MOONEY who was loudly called for, said many
meetings had he attended in behalf OF Ireland and this
was the greatest Of them ALL lChcers The press OF
Britain tries TO make little Of the patriot force, says but
eight or ten Counties are engaged in H. but the press Of
England keeps back the fact that each County in Ire
land holds as many people many Of the states in
| America Cheers.
Mr. MooNEy then read the following statement e The
/ population of the proclaimed Counties:
cors County and CT, ....7oos' kn-. County 300
Tpp-rtr, County and City, p'l Meal County
Glaze County N~fuefl Counts tf
Ila-ns County ard CHS aoFolDuhhn County lat CTS r'u
~ n, c ~ , t,,,,ol Ioil--..-.----- 80 l s'