Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-09-09
Great Irish Meeting in New York,
SPEECH FROM BISHOP HUGHEs.

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j Garden, New York on Monday week, to express
sympathy and receive Subscriptions for Ireland.
Charles O'Connor presided. Bishop Hughes, Of
the Catholic church, was present, aud made Il
speech which occupies n colum OF the Tribune cio-
sing as follows:
my object in coming here was 70 show you
that IN nay conscience have no scruples IN al
ding this in every way worthy patriot and
Christian. And having shown this, and at the
same time that | dscaim being man Of war,
and the same time that assure you that that
part Of the question is one in which did not sym
pnthize, until all else deemed to be eXhaus-
. ted. take my stand as an American citizen, and
give my contribution, humble as II is, for that
cause in which | regard liberty, Ireland and hu-
manity TO be vitality concerned.
| Bishop Hughes having retired from the stand.
| the chairman observed that he had omitted part
of his speech, which he would beg leave to sup.
|plv lie had left on the table his contribution, as
/ follows:
"S 500 TO purchase a shield to iaterpose be-
tween the oppress and his victim. -
This announcement was received with trcmsn-
dous cheering.
ADDRESS TO THE FRIENDS OF IRELAND.-The ed
itors of all American journals friendly to the Iibo
ration Of Ireland, were EN- reated to give imme-
date insertion to the following address, read at
the great Irish meeting in New York, on Monday
night week. 1t embraces the substance Of the
news from Ireland, as the &" Directory" under
stand IL:
FRIENDS OF IRELAND Now on NEvER.--The
blow is struck, the contest is wagiUg 1t is
ten days Old. Smith O'Bricn, denounced a lrai-
tor with price set his capture, maintains pne-
quail war on the heights OF Cahirmoyie; DohoGy
IS at SIivenan O'Gorman is raIsyug Limerick
Dillon and Meagher are struggling for Waterford.
Why sleeps the Irish biool in America Pre-
T. rf,frs h. J..
flowing. The dying call for vengeance--,he iy-
ing hope Of Ireland mpiore your aid. Let US
promptly answer the cali. Awake toinstan. ac-
ton Ask no questions, bJ; remit funds at once
to Robert Emmt, our Treasurer. Erus! to our
zeal, determination and prudence, and neither YOU
nor Ireland shall be disappointed
NorIcE TO RlsHNEN--EIlGaATIoN TO CANADA.
Young men wishing to emigrato to Canada, are
requested to enroll their names with tho under
signed. at Tho Shakespeare Hotel, New York
where a society is now forming to make settle.
ment In that country. Each settler must have
hiteen 10 twenty dollars to defray his expen.
ses. THOMAS MOONEY,
Manager for the Society. e
Business hours, nine to three o'clock daily.
a Liverpool Correspondent of the London Times
writing the evening before the Acadia sailed, SAYS
that it had been discovered that plan was maar.
ed TO prevent the embarkation of troops at that
port by setting fire TO the city.
The long line of warehouses fronting the docks,
most of which are stored with cotton and other
combustible materials to be fred in a hundred
places 1t was expected that the fire woulds pread
thence 10 the shipping nthe docks. The project
farther was to destroy the water mains and TO Gu,
the hose Of the engines. The S9ih regiment, com.
posed mostly OF Irish recruits, was stationed at
Liverpool, and l! was currently reported iha! they
would not act agaist the people. The town was
IN very excited state.
ARREST FOR Hon TREAsoN.--The first arrest
under the act for the suspension Of the habaas cor.
pus, took place this forenoon. Mr.. Patrick OfIig-
gins, an Irish Confederate. and agent of the Enc
iIsh ChartSts has been taken up on q warrant, and
IS now prisoner in kmainham. There was
search at the house Of Mr. OlIigg;ns by the DO
Ice. who seized a large quantity of arms Mr.
OHggIns, on being brought before the police COM
m'ssloners, demanded the authority for the seiz-
ure OF his property, when he was informed that he
stood charged with high treason.
warrants lor the arrest of several Of the insur-
gent leaders were, last nigh, sent down to the
south. The military force has been considerably
reinforced In the districts where those parties are
now engaged in the desperate ATTEMPT TO produc
an outbreak. Several troops of the '7th Hussars
went down by the Great Southern and Western
railway this morning.
The Dublin Evening Post saws:
some OF our own accounts from the south as
sure us that there is no chance of any attempt at
lhSurrectlon which the military and police will
not be able promptly TO suppress. -
Inc provincial journals that sympathize with
the rebel movements, however, give the most alar-
ming accounts. ..
The Waterford Chronicle, which has become
the rebel organ in that quarter, contains the fol-
lowing 'O'
WATERFORD, July 26--In Carrick the peonle
are terribly excited Thore is nothing spoken of
'ua ', war; m Ihe armament is progressing very ra.
2,Iy. rLy mere can be no longer doubt about Pit.
The people will fight, and no mistake But the
awful danger lies in the deserlion ofthe peonle bv
thoIr leaders II so, the consequences will be fear.
ful. We have just heard, Nj. O'Brien inform.
ed the people 10 Carrick, on Monday night. .If the
government attempt to arrest him, they will have
MS h1eless corpse to take.' Mr.. Meogher is re-
ported TO have said, The assistance of the peopIe
might be called into requsition in couple of