The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-21

AMERICAN LEAGUE.-A numerous and most re-
spectacle meeting of this patriotic and persevering
association of the friends OF Ireland, was held at
their Hall, 100 Magazine street, last evening,
whereat Judge Buchanan presided. On his
taking the chair, he was most enthusiastically
applauded, and explained in a most forcible, ,alo-
quent and impassoned address, the present state
of the people of Ireland, and the grievances the
people of that country had endured, and the unjust
measures that were enacted, and that are now
spoken of and intended to be carried into operation
by the English Government against them, and of
the Illegally of the still more unjust measure of do
ing away of the habeas corpus act and the enact
ment of laws whereby the people of Ireland would
be deprived of fair and impartial trial by just
jury of their country. He dwelt for sOlne length
on these details, and during his address he ELECTED
unbOunded applause, and was listened to with
marked attention After the usual routine and
form of business of the meeting had been gone
through with, the Corresponding Secretary, DR..
McCracken, read letter he had received from the
Corresponding Committee of the Irish League of
Vicksburg, which, on motion, was accepted. After
which he read the letter he wrote in reply to that
committee. After which, Mr. WIN. Byrne, Presi-
dent of the Shamrock Benevolent Society of this
city, handed in the noble and handsome sum of
S424 IS; of which 1898 was subscribed by the
members and from the funds of that Society,"
and Sl86 IS collected by Mr.. Byrne from the
friends of Ireland. for which vote of thanks
was passed to the President and members of that
Society, and likewise to Mr.. VIM. Byrae, for his
unremting and patriotic exertions in making col
lectons for holy cause-in assisting an oppressed
people struggling to free themselves from msgo-
vernment the most base and vile ever perpetrated,
and unparalleled in any other enlightened or chris
tan country on the face Of the globe. After which
the Chairman of the Committee of Arrangements
for the meeting of the League, held in Agiers on
Saturday evening, announced that there had been
SOB in cash collected at that meeting, and that
the League had established Branch there and
that more funds would be forthcoming; after which
several persons came forward and subscribed then
DIR. McCracken being called on, rose and addressed
the meeting in short appeal to all those who had
not yet come forward with their subscriptions to-
wards the cause, to now do so and subscribe-that
now was the time for rendering decisive action and
assistance. Judge Byrne, having entered the hail.
was most unanimously called on. He came for
ward and made short, impressive and cogent
address, which elected much applause After he
had concluded, the members of the League and the
friends of Ireland were notified and invited to at
tend meeting OF the League to take place to-mor-
row evening at the IRENE Market, in the First Mu-
nicipality at o'clock. On motion, a vote of
thanks was passed to Judge Buchanan for his pre-
siding over the meeting. After which, on motion,
the meeting adjourned to meet tomorrow evening.
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