New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-11
Irish Republican Union.

Mr.. RoBISs0y. on taking tie chair, SAID, be was
glad 20 meet tie honest looking faces which be
saw around him. Let me not be- continued Dee
misunderstood. I was asked 20 come here %
take the chair. Iw0ld rather have declined ii'oui
il ysas urged upon e a. dly. afa stranger amon-
m and ---et % md that here as is The case n TOO
many other places there arc DIVISIONS among f-'-''
lament 20 hear b. that hearts beating with generous
pu,ses n i.e same cause AID Tongues eloquent IL De-
fence ofihe same noble objects are arrsyed against
each ether
Brt for uysslfI shall know 20 divisions among ir.sn
men. shall know. neither Old Ireland. nor Young
Ireland moral force men. nor Physical force men
North nor south. a. divisions among lrishmen But
show me where Irshmen without distinction Of party
are assembled ia behalf OF Ireland and there w." en-
deav0r % bee found faithful. in d-char-rg any 1ly a.
signed me. 10 the beet VI my humble abilities.
/ We are most Of us lrslmen-tnd NAT has ne ana
Of our .Ove not suffered -he has been -anderel even
by her 0ppressOrs and country has been ihro"n ~
our teeth disgrace Those who hsTe thus sarderel
. us did . without distinction oi party whether We
were Protestsut- Catholic. we were -neered 10 ~
Padde, Poor ioos they did not know that % Fas the
/ highest comp. meut they could have paid l-. ID we
. glory in being ldshmen. Who shat has the honor oi
I being her -on would d.sOUu his mother
Breaches there ihe man with soul 90 dead
VINO never to himself la-1 sald
Tns 10 nay own nly LAT We land
The wretch concentered oil N self
Living shall forfeit fair reuOwu;
Aud d.uDiy = lue. shall 20 down
To the vie dust. from winch De sprung,
epf, unl0uored and lnsln-.
Poor Ireland she is the Victim Ct the worst govern
rnent the face Of the Earth Mexico mas bad gov
eminent yet the people DO not die there Of starvation
/ ss in Ireland. The Chinese the japanese may have
bad governments yet not Dsd ss The Br'R govern
for there the OF toll after planting the seed
and watering 70 with hs tears, and reapng u n me
ID L. Obliged 20 we'd D. I'd De-
I carried from bis sight while be i compelled % le
down himself and die Tor want Of food.
God has blessed Ireland with uXunant soil and ha;
caused the Earth yield plenty even Tor her crowded
population; bat the hushandmHu there lies down ana
dies upon the very sol which oppression has ROBBED OF
its fruits Hs wife penhe- by hs side ne infant On
her breast tries draw sustenance from that fountain
Of life which Nature has provided Grit Buy dcs1ttn-
famine has sealed them All for ts vlcums-cld mother
. and sre-in one black burial b.ent Comics fney
I are covered beneath irish earth OF are elt uu1cl
/ ned 10 boz torn aud dcv0ured by dogs and birds OF
prey. Now ] appeal not o. lrishmcn, % Americans
] 10 Frenchmen. % German ask Is there anything
human. with human impues. human sympafhies thdt
VIII not cry out Indignantly against me continuance OF
Government which reduces b People to IDS unptfc
lcied degradation For seven centuries has ireland
grOaned beneath oppression worse. iar worse man
Egyptian bondage The glory of her former day--n'r
patncks and ner Columbus coming bob marked contrast
with the degradaton-thc Crom~cls aud Casi.creash'
of her later history. shall this statc of things Iast
should not the moral sentiment OF TIE world DE de-
/ ciarcd against %
But 10 may be asked what can We DO for her reply
| what can not do TIT nave spoken Tor ner W.
/ have lsbored for her. re have prayed for her We
have done all but die Tor her and that aye ready 90
dO-that dO--that, % necessary we VIII DO.
"Who would not die 20 her and think bis Too dvnc'
she is our Alothcr-ihc blood that is veins are
hers and there - not drop Of u in our hearts that
viii not checrully give her when -hr needs a. our
blood our bodies. tur hearts, our souls at All are
herr. She has only % draw ON sight, and her DRAFT
shall not De dshOnOred.
England raises the foolish objection that have no
right 20 sympathze with Ireland are citizens of
another nation. Now mark the hypocrisy Of this de-
/ carauon. At the very moment she makes this claim,
her Laws as expounded in the latest cases. proclaim
that cannot shake Oh our allegiance 20 hey. She
has not even yet ackuOwledged the existence OF the
Naturalization Laws Of the United States We have
demonstrated with her for the right of i0c0mouon We
have protested against perpetual allegiance to tyranny
and insulcncc Our protests and circumstances nave
been Of no avail She claims that we owe perpetual
allegiance 10 the land where were born IL she D.
obstinate then be 10 90 we owe the land of our birth
the sweet Green Isle of Ocean-we owe her the per.
pctual allegiance of Love. To tine heartless tyrants
presence that Gem of Oc-san." the perpetual
allegiance Of eternal hatred We have no enmtes for
the English Peoplc-we would rather hail them ~
brothers hatred is for the G0Tcrnment-that de.
sifOying demon which has ieasted on the grOans and
bathed itself in the tears OF the people OF England
well OF Ireland Let us swear, then. ~ that
double allegiance OF undying Love- and uneXunsusha-
bic hatred free native land from her oppre sors
Trade. wealth ani commerce bid her sull 10 bleed
And holy men gave Scripture for the deed
We say tonight that this state OF things shall not last
If we can DO aught % change IT, We viii talk for Ire
land here we VIII pray for her here we will give our
money for her here and II the desp0t- who have long
had their iron heel upon her PROSTATE neck shall strike
the victim ia her struggles % the upright pos
ture of freedom we shall not stand idly hy, we shall
snap the chains that bind hey. The Irish cry SHAH
rise in Canada with the might Of her Niagara Man
chester Liverpool. London even shall the banner
Of Irish Independence in their streets The far on
shores Of Botany Bay-the ribs of the prison hulks OF
Bermuda shall irembic with the tread OF LOertys lie
gions Earihs heayenlest music ia the swapping Of
chains -Lihery Is before us-thther We are tending
and whether over graves or under gio1ets lrelands
freedom must De won. Pcacea5ly- oh that il may be-
peaceaby-bu Il force must be resorted o. better iet
de-pOtsm fan than that liberty should forever weep in
the dust The long night of de-OatI0u shall break into
morning light In the blaze OF freedoms artillery and
ireland shall be called Nation among the Nations OF
the Earth-eyen should her baptism Dee OF blood.
With England We want no quarrel She ha. sian
dered our people she has robbed them of their pro
perty she has burned the very churches dedicated 20
the service of the living God she has hunted the ser
wants OF Jehovah through the Wild mountains OF Ire
land with price upon their heads. We have borne at
this and shame and suffering have burned the record
with flames OF fiery remembrance into our very souls
Yet are Christian people tau ght % forgive
our enemies and pray tor those that despefully
us Mindful Of these holy precepts We DO pray FOR her
and the best prayer offer mp for her H. that her
heart may be moved 90 let the people T.. like Pha
raohs. her heart j. It'll hardened and she longer
fuses We shall march out, trusting n God aud n the
justice OF our II our Exodus shall De through
Red Sea of blood whose reflcnt waves shall swallow
up the horses and charots ofihc oppressor their blood
be- upon their heads Are not seven hundred years
of oppression enough % satisfy even despotsm itself
Let her loosen her internal grip and remove her VAN
pire touch from the people she has oppressed we
swear wash out the record of pas, creics in the
blood of the perpetrators. We swear 10. Heaven Will
smile on him who keeps his sacred v0w-iicll viii yawu
for the rccrcmt who ialters
Yes, Thy proud lords, implied and shall see
That man hath vel soul, and dare Pee free
lille while. s1u- tbs saddeung plains.
The slar.ess night Of desc alton rel -us
Truth shal restore the ll Boo by nature given.
And. ike Prome-heIs bring ihe ore from Heaven;
Prone 90 the dust oppression shall Dee hurld,
Her name, her nature, wiilered rom TIE world
But I must not detain you any longer with my ~
marks, thrown together 10 random. ] mplorc YOU
lrshmcn in behalf O yourselvcs-l imporc you n the
name OF your bleeding couutryt0 forget all divisions
al feeling Of personal consideration. The people the
clergy the mobiles, the peasants the North the south
the Catholic the proestant-al are uniting Ireland.
shall not the friends oi Ireland In the City oi
New-Nork unite for her redemption 1e-ecch
them al ia Gois name-ani say here what have
SAID and VIII saw everywhere-iet us forget personal
feelings. aud labor f0gCfv In united tarnestucss.
Tor lrelAnds disenfhrtlmeut Emmett from the tomb.
smith o Bren from his sex bed Mitchell the ncarcer-
aed gcns of Irish patriotism from MS prison ship az