The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-05


OF ho lett Land, 'nhcting severe flesh wound.
DISTRESSING CAsuALrY Yesterday morning a fine
INTEL gent and interesting child about years and 3
months old, daughter of Montgomery f. Giiler No 2ij
III, ecker street was instantly killed by being run over
by on. of the knckcrbocker stages nearly opposite
the residence of her arents
TIE Monster Meeting of the Irisi, Republican
Union.
The monster meeting of the Irish Republican
Union took place yesterday on an elevated field
north Of Williamsburg, which the managers of the
meeting denomina,ed Mitchcl's Field. Ovcrtwen-
ty thousand persons were present, and great num-
Der Of these were ladies'. The Irish Brigade
marched from the Shakespeare Hotel (their head
quaters) in very good military style to the ground
AT about four o'clock the procession arrived at the
ground, saluted by several rounds of artillery and
any number of gun shots The brigade bore scve-
raj flags in the procession, one of which was
white, orange and green, streaming from huge
Irish pike, and attracted general notice At four
O'Clock the immense multitude was called to order
Major Short in The chair. The chairman acknow-
lodged the honor.
Mr.. MooNrY then said they had assembled there to-
day to aek each other the question to submit
CHEERS. Cries of " Nor' "NOr) He wanted to
know if they willing to let Ireland still be robbed
by that aristocracy stii to their brothers and
kindred transported or shot and still talk of constitu
tional agitation? ('No!' =" Nou) lie wanted to
know-Will Ireland ever be made free by talk, talk
for fighting it out with enemy Great cheering)
This must be done forthwith by sending into Ireland
a few thousand Americanised lrishmen who will go
backt their respective villagrsmeet their brothers
ard cousins and, gripping them by the hand, tell
them the hour for battle has arrived that VIC are
coming to help them (Treme ndous cheers) Yes
we will assail Canada India, Ireland, at once-eyen
the city Of London. where have half million of
risbmen shall be burnt about the villains that seized
m I'm fnha Gront chn VnQ fha
old British cmprc as Mitchell called It, must be bro
k, up and scattered to the winds of heaven. loud
theers) lie had been authorised to bring forward the
following declaration =
Declaration on behalf Of The People of Ireland of their
agreed TO on Miichers Green Wiliams5,ug near Ne,o
Iorh, Jnfy an lS4S an presence 81 mcny thousands
Of Eailed hishmen.
FIRST. The people of Ireland have been an indepcnd
ent and enlightened nation far several ages before
England emerged from obscurity, or was blessed by
civlzation--have maintained that independence in
the field, against the loman. tho Saxon and the Dane
for more than twenty centuries.
Second The claim of England to rule Ireland, is
usurpaton based upon the perdous breach of treaties,
Qns'ance those of 1901 and 1882 and not upon mill
tary success.
Third The right of people to reconstruct its sup
pressed nationality, cannot be impaired by time.
Fourth All men were created equal, and endowed by
God with n right to subsistence from the land
Fifth. The majority of nation is the nation and
ought to rule. nation cannot COMM. treason, but
tie man who acts against its independence commits
trtasoH
in the commonwealth; he dsqualifes himself by refu
sing to comply with the laws of God.
Seventh The man who labors-not he who idles-
should make the laws
Eighth. The land of Ireland is amply sufficient to
support the people of ireland.
Ninth Every man in Ireland shall DO owner of a
piece Of landhall possess vote in the creation and
administration Of the laws.
Tt nth. The permanent absentee landowners Of
Ireland are curse to the nationa nuisa that must
lie abolished.
Eleventh. A foreign government is tyranny In any
in Inns an insup BILE af-
Fiction, md must be destroyed.
Twelfth. A government that seeks by armed mobs
by dverting the of the law to put down tho
expression Of public opinion is usurpaton, and
ought to be immediately put down.
Thirteenth The government Of England in Ireland,
has violated all the rights of having seized upon
the land and divided it among set of rapacous ad
We nturers; having dgnifed these adventurous with
sundry titles of nobility having conferred upon them
the exclusive power Of making and administering the
laws having armed them with the whole powers Of the
and placed the labor and property of the people
1t their command having given to them ''rghts' and
property in all the land all the animals all the fish
and birds, and mines and timber and having excud-
yinaly conferred upon them having for years and
continued to rob the Irish people of their food
forms of law having compelled them to subsist on
roots and weeds and grass having suffered famine to
destroy hundrc of thousands of the people, who might
have been saved by timely and provdent action Of
The having refused to grant the national
hips of the United Kingdom to carry food to them,
While the United States of America freely sent her
ple having instituted poor laws that have in view the
and humiliation Of the people instead of
their relief having filed Ireland with armed men to sup
the expression Of complaint havngpasse unpre
,edented laws to sihe virtual abo
shed trial by jury in the Of John Mitchell for
heso and for thousand other equally forci
bic deem sacred duty to go forth and assist in
putting down that government
Now VIC. whose names hereinto subscribed VOW
before God and the nations to go forth and at the
-sk Of our lives, shoot down the men who form this
and those who assist them, either in de-
all or in gross according the Lord may deliver them
nto our hands.
Signed this fourth Of July, 1913.
The reading of the Declaration Of Irish Indepen- |
lcuce was frequently interrupted by loud bursts of
applause.
Mr.. MOONEY remarked that the committee would
uffer no man to sign that document until he was on
BOARD the ship that was to carry him to ireland Loud
heers)
Mr.. NJ. T. o'Cosson loudly called for. He said
he time passed for speech making. They had the
york to do and It should be done. (Cries Of I" We
will do it lie going over to Canada. (Cheers)
10 told he would be arrested; but IL he we're ar
csted IL would be the beginning OF the battle loud
heers) Fifty thousand mon will the border. |
Tremendous cheers)
A subscription amounting to hat full Of money
hen taken up.