The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-07-20

IRELAND.
The Roman Catholic Bishop OF Dromore, Dr.
RIake and Bishops Cantwell and Maglnn have
ionied the Irish League. MIR. joint Conheli mas
not vet Joined il has published long address
10 the people Of Ireland, expressing ms ntehuC 70
Give the League a fair trial, by absttining from
1bIic lfe beyond the due discharge of his paFlla-
mentarv duties It seems TO be generally under
stood that he will ultimately take ground against IT,
He has already declared his belief that the arIhlnS
of the people would lead to disastrous results and
that, as lover of his country, he should feel 1t nus
duty TO oppose it.
land in August
The Nation and other Irish papers are making
the most of the Irish sympathy meeting at the alb
ernacle in New York as was to be expected. The
Nation. however, asks American aid only on GER
tain conditions. It says: We invite aid from
Amerca-all aid fit for them to give and us to re-
ceive Rut we invite it on three express condl
tons First that we be united among ourselves
secondly that we help ourselves and, lastly, that
we are allowed to make national return alter our
success, for their generosity. On these conditions
alone do we desire American assistance; on these
terms we invite it.
All the Irish papers are strongly insisting upon
the necessity of burvng personal and party disputes,
and common union Of all parties, from which we
infer that disunion extensively exists, and mars any
uniformity of purpose and action.
The Limerick Reporter speaks thus of the duty
of Irshmen: & Whether there be an amalgamaton
or not the duty of every man, no matter to what
section of repealers he belongs, is to prepares and,
if possible, to enrol himself in some club The day
will come when the man who VIII be found unpre-
pared will be deservedly regarded as traitor to his
country, and dealt with accordingly. He that is
not now with us and for us IS against us Any
man that henceforward talks of registering his voe
or of meetings for specialization, or OF good mea-
sures from the Imperial Parliament, or OF any
chance Of repeal by agitation, is knave or fool
ic oft dpl led or
Others
The fund subscribed for the purpose of defending
Messrs. O'Brien, Meagher and Mitchell, in the re-
cent trials, amounted to Goo t2OO of this sum
only has been expended, and the residue has been
| handed over to Mrs Mitchell.
The potato crop is in great prosperity, and the
| harvest generally promises to be very abundant.
| The quantity of potatoes sown is said TO be much
! larger than was anticipated. From eight to ten
million tons are expected to be grown this year.
The Lords of the Treasury have issued an order
that all public works in Ireland be Immediately sus-
| pended.
The Pike We do not approve of the original
! design of Mr.. Hyland's pixies The :" Mitchell
touch and the g old croppy' clumsy, butchery
| implements; twice too long and three tunes too
/ heavy. The head of pike ought to be light,
! graceful and artistic, and sharp as razor. Look
at a boarding pike in ships of war, or the weapon
of the ancers and you will see the true shape and
make of this implement But we believe he has
improved of late. Some smith of genius ought to
take the matter in hand. Ten inches long, an inch
and quarter broad, and sharpened as carefully as
a dagger; that's the prescription = prObdt1tlR est
| We have seen some pixies the heads of which I'M
screw but this is a cowardly device, alien to the
spirit of the times-we do not intend to hide our
| weapons but TO hang them up by the side OF the
prosecuted speeches. that al men may see them and
take note. Besides the screw weakens the instru-
| ment and leaves it liable TO snap in an emergency
| We farther object to shoulders where the blade
joins the socket they are likely to get entangled
and force the pike out OF your hand 1t ought &c
be rounded off, leaving no angle.-Irish pepper.
Father Kenyoa.-Ths gentleman, parish priest
we believe at Templederry, and one of those who
fell under the censure of his Bishop for his agtating
propensities thus writes to the Limerick Reporter
under date of June l6:
M Dear SrIn your last plumber reported that an
understood to have retired from political strife II this repor
were true would be, admit of very tfiing Importance
vet may be just worth the trouble of contradictng it
that honest shman, who master Of his own actions
oagues The plaques Of Ireland Furthermore believe t
consist principally in two eaamitles-heT subsection to erue
Within her borders of system Of ekey and treacReTy
of tyranny and ergvenaton. unexamped in all past his
OCOnnelism These twin monsters shall continue com
fare until they are utterly extern mated flqyl9ed always
that this utter determination be accomplished within s
within that period to be in process Of completion pal
pabe the present ruin Of national resources But if
humbug shall continue to flourish this devoted soil
English law and Indian meal and fever sheds remain TO
in lieu of human food, decent habatOns and national free
dOm-if dgnaes of the church blow hot and cold within
space of three days, dixie the Bishop of Meath mat
ter of and after the fashion OF the country wthOu
exciting the least surprise in One-and If independen
national journals (ke the Feenan) deliberately decau
that the whole thing settled according such dignare
bowf project still succeeds TO like the everlasting
motion of the de-if dreams still marketable and tn
of Union continues to be highly priced the
sion of viTtue-abOve all if John OConne be still
aged by weekly stipend and letters from the highest
tiers rattle his fathers bones for amusementf
on renewing his bills upon gulbiy, and lend him
often and long he need themthen !, 10
my will abandon politics, and occupy my future lelsur
in cynical writings and amasSing coins.