Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-10-18
Cass and Irish Relief.

Cass and Irish Relief.
The following is sketch ofGen. Cass
speech, and how eloquently must it pu
the wing libellers of Gen. Cass to shame
Mr.. Cass said, as one member Of Thu
body he felt obliged to the Senator from
Kentucky for the motion he had SUBMIT
ed, and for the appropriate remarks witt
which he had introduced it. He ha,
CONTINUED Mr.. c. } expressed my senti
ments, but with an eloquence peculiarl.
his own. While physical want is unknown
in our country, the Angel Of death i
striking down the furnishing population o
Europe and especially the suffering people
Of Ireland. The accounts which reach u.
from that country indicate state Of dis
treas, in extent and degree far exceeding
any previous experience in modern times
It is case beyond the reach Of private
charity. Its fountains are drying up be.
fore the magnitude of the civil. It is .
national calamity, and calls for nationa
contributions. The starving millions have
no Egypt "where they can 60 and buy
corn that they may live and not de-
From our granary of abundance let us
pour forth supplies. Ireland has strong
claims upon the sympathy of the United
States. There. ARE few Of our citizens
who have not Irish blood in their veins
That country has sent out a large portion
Of the emigrants who have added numbers
to our population, industry and enterprise
to our capital and the other elements Of
power and prosperity which are doing
that mighty work, from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, that is already exciting the
admiration Of the Old World, and will
stimulate by its example, the exertion Of
the New. Our population Of Irish des-
cent have fought the battles of the coun-
try with as much zeal and bravery as any
class Of citizens. And from the Heights
OF Abraham where Montgomery fell to the
walls Of Monterey, their blood has been
ponre dout like water in defence of liberty.
We can now send to ireland, not indeed
what she has sent to us, her children
those We cannot part Without food for
their relatives, our friends, upon whom
the hand Of God is heavily laid. In a
petition presented yesterday by the Sena-
tor from New York was suggestion which
/ am gratified to find embodied in the bill
reported by the Senator from Kentuky,
and which Ishould be happy to see carri-
ed into effect; to employ in the transport
tation ofprovisions such Of the armed ships
Of the United States as are not required
for the operations of the war. 1t would
be a beautiful tribute to the advancing
spirit Of the age. The messenger of death
would thus become messenger Of life;
the agents Of destruction, agents of pre-
servation; and our eagle which has flown
above them, and carried our arms to the
very coast of Ireland, would thus become
the signal Of hope, where it has been the
signal Of defiance. l shall lend the bill
my support with great pleasure
We repeat that Gen. Cass carried out
the sentiments of this speech BY VOTING
FOR THE BILL, AND By GIVING LITERALLY
FROM HIS PRIVATE PURSE. That he did
so, and that his course met the approval oil
the friends of Ireland, will be seen from
the following extract Of an article from the
". Y Truth Teller, paper whose auth
GRITTY on this subject will not be disputed:
"When the starving Irish, says the
Truth Teller, claimed by the appeal of
suffering existence and miserable death,
the sympathy of the world, no voice was
heard bewailing their Affections with SO
touching an eloquence-none advocating
for their relief with such effec-
live energy as LEWIS CAss.
"When the question about the Embassy
to Rome was agitated, and the good and
great Plus TX was assaulted with all the
Of Ignorance, impelled by hate
md fear, LEWIS CAss stood forth urging
he measure, and dashed the hounds into
submissive silence.
1.-THE time has now come in which il
Is to be tested how far the friend of An
DREW JAcKsos-the advocate of Repeal
the supporter of the relief-the defen-
Ter OF the ''Bloody Times" will meet with
ne assistance and obtain the gratitude Of
'rishmen. We know that they will rush
nto the political arena determined to elect
LEWIS CAss, the man most noted for etern-
i hatred to the cruelties and crimes of
British government, hatred evinced in eve-
y act Of his public life. His election as
resident will be the severest. rebuke
which can be rendered by Irshmen in this
country to the CALLING despotism which is
caring out and devonring the vitals of
Ireland. Irishmen have rare oppor-
unity to render an efficient service to
heir adopted land, by placing in such a
position man known TO the Saxon tyrant
their opponent in practice and principle,
nd to show to the British government
nd to the world a sample of public opin-
on which they will not regard with indif-
erence. Then, Irishmen, we appeal to
gu as lrishmen, and as American citi- !
ems, rally for your selves! rally for your
alive and adopted country! rally for your
principles! rally for your friends! -rally
nd again be victorious!"
lTThe organ of the Philadelphia natl {
lists is indignant at the Clay movement.
says it was gotten up by the anti-nati- 9
lists, because Taylor was acceptable to I
ativist leaders. 1tquotes from the N. Y.
ribune to show that the anti-nativists