New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-18
HARVEST SONG.
Gsily our banner 10 over us streaming
Cream "A our hills 10 It's emerald light;

Calling 70 mind by It's tn-color blending
on a. we dash with iehsnt hurrah--
Never forget it-eur war-cry unbending-
Freedom the Felons = and Fire go Brsh
Come-you from iron cliffs hanging DER ocean;
Come--you from valleys that sleep In their green
Come, Ike your own rushing torrents. in motion
Come the lightning fash. i,h when rs seen -
Marching like brothers stll-hand in hand grssping
Discord fling down. and with gallant hurrsh.
Back let the echoes ring TIL were laid gssping-
Freedom the Felons 2 and Ere go-Brah
Up men. and on for your lands olden story,
Think OF Bermuda. and rouse you Tor shame
Up are yon coward slaves, senseless 20 glory >
'Tremble to lesve to your children that name
Shout till the echoes ring back" Now or never
Ireland our own agsin-Eire go Brsh
And, ia the rush. be your wsrcry for ever
MARIE.
JOIN MARrIS from Newgate gives the leading
editorial urging the people to keep their arms IL
is as follows
PREVENTION OF CRIME AND OUTRAGE.
TO THE MEMBERS or The REPEAL CLUBS IN IRELAND.
BRorHER IRrsHMrN address you. il may be, for the
last time While yet have the means and opportuni'
ty Of communicating with you, let me offer you my
advice as 10 the position you ought 10 take with re
gard to the pr0ca0Hs directed against you ana against
Ireland by the foreign tyrants. My advice H. shoruy
that YOU stand 20 your arms. stand to your arms
Attack no man men-onend no man or men olier
forgiveness and peace, and brotherhood 20 al sO.
countrymen-evcn 10 those Of the foreign iscuon DC
calm and patient with the very official, OF the Enssn
tyranuy but stand 70 yolr arms defend your
indicate your rights as men, ana inc gus VI oui " a.
| native land Oh you have the sphlt OF men 10 ,t-
/ col, AGAINST our cOuntrys shame and slaVeiy-'he
hearts of men, 20 feel for our peoples misery's YOU
love Justice and hate Oppression-as you io'e anu %
b cn Of whose righteous DEGREES British rule IN ire
- ia dire violaton-siand firm, and yield not an
nch of ground 20 the threats and rage oil our
tyrants Let them menace you VITA the hulAs Oh ''e
\ -ibbet for daring To speak or write your lo'c ~
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,r.n, shot A. they have massacred your kindred WI"
famine and plague. Spurn their brutal Aets Oh s-
ament'-,rample upon their lying Proclamatons-ie"i
Tbe work YOU have undertaken is TO overthrow ard
utterly destroy English dominion IN Ireland ina.
work must be done Il must be done Al any tisN' AZ
any cost ar any sacrifice Though hundreds OF US y.
toyn om our families and from the free air To Dc set
an in the enemv's dungeons or sent IN cnans 20 ns
fclou .lands-though thousands OF US De ou'chetcu
the enemys cannon and oayonets, anu o"' 49, bsII
native fields be purpled with our olood-hese, sns''
tho struggle for Irish freedom cease but witn the ue
.truction of that monstrOus system OF base anu -
| Gus tyranny or with the utter eNtetihhai'o"" Va
Irish people Oh dear cOuntrymen iet hO' you'
hearts oua at the sight of the enemy military PIePa
rations-of a. 900 human machines arranged WIN ns
weapons of death TO butcher you on your own lau i
the crime of loving your own land " WIN tne op,
,,ressor there i mower But the God OF Justice anu
Mercy will fight in your defence THINK Of the famine
| massacre-of the famine murders perpeuated eNsIS
dav-of the thousands OF families driven nouseess an
desnerate TO ruin-of the millions OF your KINDRED
compelled TO a life OF degradation vice and crlme-eN
Guided from all the benefits OF civilization ana exposed
N ali TIA evs-children born into misery TOR want OF
food stunted ia their growth of both mind and Dody-s
race whose normal condition "a disease OF nhha hiu
body-more wretched than sayages Tor wanting ln'
happy Ignorance OF sayages Inink OF 'ne =; oU
haired between class and class, and sect when Is con
tniallv gpaving az ehe heart OF our nation Ihnk
all the shame, and suffering and sin OF lrish slavery
And when the " Government gang who nave done A
this wickednes prepare 10 assa you with tner outen
rng knives that when you are slaughtered they may
carry on their work of desolauon undisturoedst
70 you arms resist 20 the death better hHnute'
Thousand bloody deaths than to leave Ireland anorhe
wear disarmed coWed and deieneeless TO the mercy
of that fendish despotsm -.
Our most suffering, most patient people, nave iohs
humby prayed the ruling faction tor save 70 I'VE ol
honest Industry on their own land. We have elaine.
ireland for the people OF ireland and our rulers cal
tha, euillare We have begged that the produce o
ireland shall sustain the lives OF the nsh people am
that our rulers call massacre. We nave entreate'
| the Trish landlords 70 act lrishmen-to enjoy IN
pride and honor OF their social position but to desery
the enjoyment By performing its duties-to reeeiv
their rents and revel in their wealth, but to see ina
All the resources OF ireland, natural and moral sub
serve the happiness of the Irish people And most
landlords accuse of robbery for say they w
are Eagisk-we have no part with the Hfsh-'ireiah
for the Irish excludes rs.
And now our Cove rnent finds that its corruption
its buying the souls OF our gentlemen by patronas'
and public money-ts fraudulent practices with GU
courts OF ius iceits laws against utterng the truth
it, 20 600 soldiers and pocea the prcstige OF its I'm
persl nameall the terror of its power-csnnot prevail
10 keep ireland much longer in slavery 'ss your arm
b. taken alray Therefore, dear countrymen, as yot
love Ireland keep your arms j. NJ
j. +. LABOR also communicates an article iron
which we make an extract
CLEARING DECKS
1t is never the mass of people that forms It's rea
and efficient might IL is the men " whom that mass
il moved and managed All the ,ats acts Of history
have been done by a very few men Take half dozeI
uar ont Of record.
would have been the result
Not Scotland but Wallace, barred and bafiled Ed
ward. Not England but Cromwell, struck king from
his seat. Not America, but six or eight American men
put stripes and stars the banner OF nation .oquot'
examples however. is needless. They must strike a
al once on every mind.
II ireland be conquered nOw--or what would b,
worse if she fails TO hghtit will certainly not be the
fault Of the people al srgeof those who form the ranS
and file of the nation. The failure and fault will bs
that of those who have assumed the Office or conducting
the march of people for liberty, without perhaps
having any commission from nature 10 do so, OIL
natural right or acquired requisite The general popu
aiOn OF this Island ready find and furnish every
thing which can be demanded from the mass OF PEG
pe-the numbers, the physical strength, the ANNA
daring the health hardihoOd and endurance. No pop
uation on earth OF equal amount would furnish NOR
effective military consumption We only competen
leaders-nen OF courage and capacity-men whom ma
ture meant and made Tor leaders. Those leaders
yet to be found. Can Ireland furnish them II would
be a sheer and absurd blasphemy against nature {,
doubt it, The first day will bring them out
And recolect it-thst sOnerhere and somehow and BY
somebody beginning must BE- made, and that the FRS
Of sstance Is always, and must be ever. prema
turc, imprudent, and dangerous. Lexington was pre-
mature Bunkers Hill was mprudent and even Trenton
dangerous.
There are who speak much TO you of prudence
and caution, and very little Of any virtue beside Bu
every vice may call itself by the OF yir
tue other; and OF prudence there many sorts
Cowardice may call itself and readily pass for caution
and Of those who preach prudence, II behoves 10 in
quire what kind of prudence il s they speak o. and L
what class Of prudent persons they belong themselves
There s prudence the virtue Of the wisest and braves
there prudence the virtue Of beggars and slaves
Which class do those belong TO who pratng now 70
prudence, and against premature insurrecton, Will
rejecting every proceeding and plan for preparation
Against the advice OF those men, and all men such AZ
they, declare my own. In the OF Ireland now
there 10 but fact deal with aud 8ii0R 10 b
considered The fao is ths-that there are u presen
in occupation Of country some 10000 sI.ied mer
in the livery and service of England and the qqesO
! is-hOw best and soonest 10 kill and capture thos
10000 men.
: If requred 10 state my individual opinion, an
allowed to choose my time rtsnly would take Tn
time when the full harvest Of Ireland shall be sacke
in the haggards. But not unfrequenty God selects
sends his and occasions and oitentime
enemy is able to force the necessity eithe
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