The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-27

iaho W NrSS crk ana the trtenu& OF human rtghte
and the freedom Of the PRESS to assemble In meet
ing last evening at Tsmmsny Hail. to give expression
OF their emotions upon the last nagitous attempt Of
the English to gag the press and the pso
pie Of Ireland, in the persons OF HuGy Martin, ODo-
herty Williams and oth'rs; and to raise the means to
take such measures may be necessary to meet the
crsis ut hand for Ireland large and enthusiastic
ssmbsge convened ut that place for the objects absve
mentioned. The heat OF the room was intense,
sosrcey breath Of air being felt by the over-heatsd
sssemblsge
At quarter past eight O'Clock, the meeting CALI
ed to order, and HoRAoE GREELhr, Esq, appointed
chairman.
On taking the chair Mr. Greeley said the ntelli.
gence received from Ireland recently was of very
rious nature | have myself contemplated 1t with .
great deal OF anxiety and trust may oe rscsivea
have. rightly somprehend-d those things, sad Mr..
Greeley, the English government thas made up Its mnd
that the nal struggle for lrelands independence Is
about take place. and the to have
made up its mind seize the master spirits Of the
movement. also understand that the English go
verpment are afraid to for Ireland to mako the
movement. With this view, the policy has been
adopted to sweep of the leaders, the men In whom the
wisdom of Ireland Is concentrated, aud who wero
determined to take an active part in the strnzsle
was the case with Mitchell, Reilly, Duly
and many others Of the leading spirits who are
in favor of Irelands Independence. who are to
be tried by packed juries, With the hope
no S. ph.t viii be- bs rsu or
the Irish themselves are ready yet have seen some
from there Of which that the Irish
are not yet ready and some that they are The old
repealers refuse to ally themselves with the
oonederates; but much reliance not to be- placed
the accounts which come through English sources;
and hope that when we receive reliable accounts 9
better aspect will be placed the affairs Of lrolsu nd.
At all events it is certain that the people of Ireland
preparing for the struggle, and that the English
government is likewise preparing We on this side of
the Atlantic, must take care how we act. Let us not
promise than can perform, but We can express
sympahy with those who have the labor perils
Of this struggle to encounter
AMr DUNpAs, recently from Ireland, was then In
troduced to the meeting. and spoke for about fifteen
minutes in very mpas strain but his voice be-
ing weak aud the distance between him and our re.
porter great, that unable TO give sketch of
what be said further than that it u scathing
view Of Euglands course towards Ireland assertion
Of the right Of the Irish to and annunciation
Of her determination to obtain that right He was sue
ceeded by
john s DOYLE who said that as soon as the late
received here the provisional committee de-
ternsined to take some action uponit He rected tho
Which led to the arrest trial and acquttal of
Meagher and others. This, he said, by the provi
dence Of God and was a warning to their oppressors
how TO act in the future john Mitchell was tried by
packed jury. and sent to Bermuda to pick oskum 10
hulk for daring to the freedom Of his country
but he himself said wherever he will be- he will have
the satisfaction Of hearing the crash Of the downfall
Of the sccursed British empire By the terms of the
Union, Ireland to have equal laws, aud freedom
OF the press but they are deprived Of al rights what
he would be transported for saying forward,
march, Now FIVE more arrested, aud for the pur
pose doubt of exciting the people to premature in
surTecon n, while yet the harvess not gathered,
and then destroying them and laying waste the fields.
The resolutions which he said he had to propose,
to the effect that Ireands crisis has arrived and
is the time when the decisonis to be rendered whe
ther Ireland is to be free or not Within three months
arms and is the time to give them our
The resolutions Of which the following IA CODY were
'n p.,oSa Th. AND carried
AFTER the lr asn IS ss s .SS 70
the and the people Of rand be settled design
isr people into premature resistance " p'''p'A''
kssoy.d That such that the time for that
Ss PAST and X, ss %s and decided action
without 70 the
money and means and to put themselves in
formidable only That the attsprs Of British 60
people face Of hssns that their rule
exists FORM t g thing
ment ard on ;sht 10 30 no such thing astranqullity
and hoped the friends Of Ireland would respond to the
call made on them The time for action has arrived
and believe, laid the speaker the people Of ireland
viii be arrsyed against the government In less than
three months Within two weeks the Provisional Con.
mittee OF New York should have in their cofers sum
character Of the gentlemen Of this committee is qua
rantee that It will be properly expended tis need:
to this meeting Five more Irish patriots have been
incarcerated and he hoped that their fellow
men would allow them to be carried Of Ire
land as feons. He then appealed to the assembl age
to hand In their subscriptions, and said that naes
of the gentlemen recently arrested ought to ms pire
the Irish with oeermin nation do their utmost in the
matter. There is Cbas. Gavau Duffy, (thpee cheers
for DufyD and the others and We must furnish the
thing worthy o. New York in this Irrlands crisis.
MIR. Lynch said he desired to say few words. Meet
and the people Of Ireland carried away with tho
idea that they might depend their friends in this
country In relation to the gentlemen recently
In IrAIo ha Ilx.~
carried away the heart of the country would be dead
The duty Of this Provisional Committee was plain
sonary should be sept from here to Ireland to enquire
to what the sentiments of the people of that
they are ready to stand up for Ire
land AID if they are to assist them. If the people
divded-ifi 1t is to be only sectional party that
will rise up-if 1t is to be only the immolatiou Of
few brave men. such Duffy. then there is no hope
fer Ireland. IT, on the contrary the Of the clubs
now being formed there are determined to be the sol
ders of Ireland then they will have the sympathy Of
America to the fullest extent.
Mir. GRErLrY said, II the committee had sent or were
about to send missionary to Ireland, it would not
would deprive the mission Of all its effect. The
public may rest assured that there is a per-
feet understanding between the leaders there the
committee here. Besides, We are about have one of
the chosen leaders of that country am ing u.s. one
worthy If confidence in every respect
Subscriptions were then banded in during the deli
very Of which TO the Secretary of the meeting MIR.
Mooney rose and said he sorry that no ne Of the
gentlemen who called this meeting prese mt ut it,
He called on the committee to put down their
for thousa nd dollars each MIR Doyle has called on
those to contribute their money aud place It
to the credit Of Mr. Charles OConor who is worth two
hundred thomand dollars. He would call on Mr. o.
Conor who has no chick or child to support to put
down his name for five thousand dollars or for ever az
ter hold his tongue.
Some confusion, and cries of "put him outr put
him out" SC. ensued at this point, together with
cries Of three cheers for Mooney" which were given
There are continued Mr.. Mooney Thousand Irish
men in New York who are able to contribute $1,000
each but the leaders are not here. MIR Lynch has
said that Ireland Is cast down because her Mitchels
and R.illys arrested but they fulfilled their
mission and have left the rest to the men of the
sword. (Aore confusion Go back to the days of the
American revolution, and you will ind that Charles
Thompson Irishmsn, organized the friends of
libsrty in Philadelphia There we're Others too who
like him who wrote the revolution, but il Wash
iDgton and Putnam and others who fought IL out ON
the battle field. IL is place to send American
generals in place 81 Reilly, Martin. and Duffy !
No, Mr. Lynch was wrong there are no trou- |
bes there except those on the surface. Have