The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-31
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 81, Is4s.


Gen. aud the Irish RELIEF BILL
Mr. w E. Robinson of New York. well known as the
Rieheeu Of the New York Tribune and now one Of the
editors of that paper has out over his own sigma
tare, its columns, long article IN which he charges
General Cass with having defeated and with having de-
signed 10 Defeat the Irish and Scotch relief bill which
originated in the Senate of the United States during the
last session OF the goth Congress.
We quote the only facts bearing upon General Cass's
conduct in relation to this matter which Mr. Robinson
aleres; the rest of his article being rhetoric
something worse, After copying the bill, he says
Mr. Crttenden advocated it in able Speech as did Mr.
NJ Clayton (whig) of Delaware tcas supported also
bv Nh Cas- in speech of length pronising his
hearty support Mr. Niles Coco foco) and Mr. Bagby, Coco
oco minister Russia, both opposed it-(Congres
sonal Globe, PIP 5l2 5l3, and 5i) The bill was read
first and second time, and then laid aside be taken
the day very much interested in the fate of the
BILL and glad hare Mr. Cas- support it, as supposed
would its passage through the House, where his
political friends had large majority
Saturday. Fr6 ~ Early in the day, Mr.. Crenden
moved take up the Irish relief bill This consd
eod afterwards proved to be, the tuningpoin il
the destiny of the bill Congress TO adjourn on The
Wednesday following We felt that il could only gel
it through and before the House Saturday
we should carry through II it brought before
the House till Monday all felt that the enemies OF the
bill would succeed in putting OFT all action till the adjourn
trent, and thus kill il by uckery
Mr. Sewer Qoco) of Arkansas called for the yeas and
nays Mr. Crt:endens motion take up the Irish relief
bill, and the the reon follows,
YEAs-Messs, Badger, Berrien, Thomas Clayton, J. M
Clayton, Crrtenden, Evans, Greene, Huntington Jamagin
Miller, simmons, Upham, Webster, Westcot aud Wood
bridge-is (A wings but Westcon)
Bright Butler Calhoun, Cameron, Chalmers, Dayton. Dick
inson, Dir. Fairfield. Houston Mason Niles, Rusk SEWER
them locoocos but Dayon) Congressional Globe, page
The Irish bill thus failed and the Senate proceeded
the consid Grafton of the 'sthree million bill
But aer than al-worse than al-against Cass
claims friend of the Irish relief bill is the fact thai
when the in the Senate referred above
taken, General Cas- his and refused to vote for
the BILL consider this reprehensble than if he had
openly voted against it with his q political friends.
Now very few Words will set this matter right, and
show what reliance is to be placed in MIR. Robinsons
statements and differences the motives and conduc,
of General Cass
On the Goth of February, just the mover OF
the bill in the Senate had concluded his remarks General
Cass though he knew that many of his political friends
felt doubts the constitutional power of Congress
pass such BILL rose and delivered the following beaut
full and pathetic speech in support of the We
do not envy the man who read these remarks and
still assert that General Cass intended defeat the
Mr.. Cass said, member of this body, he felt
obliged the from Kentucky for the motion he had
had introduced it, He had Continued Mr. c. expressed
my sentiments but with eloquence peculiarly his
While physical is unknown in country the
Angel OF Death is striking down the furnishing population
of Europe, and especially the suffering people OF Ireland
The which reach from that country indicate
of distress, in extent and degree far exceeding
previous experience in modern times 1t is beyond
the reach OF private charity Its fountains drying
before the magnitude of the evil is national calamity
and calls for national contribution. The starving millions
have Egypt wherc they 90 and buy that they
may live and die" From granary of abundance
let pour forth supplies. Ireland has strong claims upon
the sympathy of the United States. There few oil
citizens who have Irish blood in her veins Tha,
country has large portion of the emigans who
have added numbers TO population industry and
prise capital, and the other elements of power and
prosperity which doing that mighty work from the At
anic the Pacific that is already exciting the admiration
OF the Old World and will stimulate by its example the
eron OF the New Our population of Irish descent
fought the battles OF the country with much zeal and
bravery any class of citizens and from the heights
Abraham, where Montgomery fell to the walls of Monterey
their blood has been poured out like water in defence
liberty
We send to Ireland, indeed what she has
U.S. her chdren-those part Without food
for their relatives friends upon whom the hand of God
is heavily laid In petition presented yesterday by the
from New York, n suggestion which graft
fed find embodied in the bill reported by the Senator from
Kentucky, and which should be happy carried into
effects employ in the transportation of provisions such
of the armed ships OF the United States required
for the operations of the 1t would be beautiful
tribute to the advancing spirit of the The
of death would thus become messenger of life the agents
of destruction agents of and eagle which
has flown above them and carried the yer,
of Ireland, would then become the signal of hope
where it has been the signal of defiance. shall lend the
bill my support with pleasure.
After some further remarks by other senator's the bill
was informally, and by general consent passed over
be taken up in committee of the whole the day
On that day, Saturday the 9th, after the transaction
an unusual amount of other morning business in tn,
Senate and long after the arrival of the hour for thu
special order of the day. (he three million b Mr. Crit
tenden moved 10 take up, at that moment the Irish relic
BILL There understanding tctateDer in any well
informed quarter, that the motion to proceed with the bill
at that particular moment in the day test motion
or that it in any way involved the ultimate fate of thu
measure The small vote upon the question which Mr.
Robinson has himself quoted proves this On the con
ary, considering that the threemion bill had once be
fore been spoken to death by wing, John Davs) ant
that il regarded measure of great import
in securing prompt termination of the war, ther,
good ground to suppose that the wings called up thu
Irish bill at this in order that the three million bill
might be again lost by delay Still, Gen Cass-so warmly
his sympah les reused by the suerings of Ireland
and anxious was he to ford them reeftlid not DOT
euen against that manifest trick of the ahigs After tn,
three million bill had been taken up and disposed of fo
the day, Mr. Crenden's zeal to press the Irish bill