The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-06


is drawn from them The income of her nobility
some two or three millions per annum, voice
tinent When you drain q country Of its re-
sources-when you take the likelihood, and do not
supply the dehciency-must not fatal
sue She sends to Ireland q standing army, not one
of whom Is an freshman. and she governs her by
standing army and not by law and she drains from her
the money to for the bayonets which control her
And the liberty Of speech, which you love well, has
been punished as crime attempted to be punished,
tempt is again to be renewed but from the depths of
his dungeon, John Mitchell sends forth the glorious
cry for freedom, and we answer him. (Rapturous APP
plause) IL Is not lrishmen alone that answer him
America answers him. You think that the appeal
must be answered by this great city; but | tell you
on the far off prairies of the west close to the
setting sun, and tell you that every heart Irish Ger
take it on myself to speak for them because have
often heard them. When the great OConne time and
again made appeals for freedom when that great and
good man, Father Mathew, made progress after pro-
gress in. the in which he had embarked we
had our country meetings there, and they
enthusiastic as yours Is tonight. But, fear not
for lreland--fear not for Ireland. Her hour is CO.
ming when she shall be free. Our eyes will 1t
our eyes will it. Before there are Ave more
revolutions Of the earth, the mothers and daughters
OF Ireland win play on their native harp as did the
daughters Of Judah of old play on their tmbrels the
| Freedom of Ireland. tremendous applause) And
tell you moreand 1t seems to me that speak onight
with all the faith of who looks destnies-I
manu- tell you Robert Emmett, who first ad-
dressed this vast assembage-I tell you that your
applause and waving of hats and han dkerchefs)
Robert Emmett, from the Cove Of Cork and Dublin
in the tomb under it shall O'Connes heart be placed
THE meeting here arose-every of them, and
waved their hats and kerchefs and fairly screamed
with delight. Mr.. flanagan then sat down, and
succeeded by
Hon. BENJAMIN F, BUTLER who addressed the meet
ing in the following language:Mr President and felI
low citizens:-The duty has been assigned to me to
propose resolution and support it with remarks
in its spirit can't stop to read it My Irish blood
(ADDlaugel That
me my name will not allow me to stop to read the
solution tell you why it is; wish to get at ito
speak OF the accumulated wrongs which have been
heaped Ireland by Britain and say that they
unequaled in the history of tyranny and oppression
and believe every word of it. and so do you. Gap
pause) Talk Of the inlictions by the Turks
Greece-why, the Turks barbarans. They had
was Wise that was eloquent that was rich in the rea
sures of Their creed taught them that
the Christian was an nhdel and that to win high place
in heaven they could do better deed than immediate
the Christian Who then will venture compare the
atrocy Of the British government with that of the
Turks! talk Of the oppression which Poland has re-
ceived from Russia-wrongs which have aroused
not only all America, but France and Europe. And
yet what they to the wrongs which ireland has
sustained at the hands of Great Britain! Russia was
century ago. inhabited by barbarians nearly so
great has been the progress she has made But what
was England when she commenced her expressions to-
wards Ireland! She was u Christian nation, and so
was Ireland. They acknowledged the same system Of
faith-they protested to worship not only the
God but they recognized the Judge and the same
head of the churchand yet from the time of Henry
intolerant Laws, as unjust it afterwards became
when great differences Of religion them
rule of England Ireland and how has that tyranny
been aggravated by the fact that during the whole
period England has stood at the head Of civilization of
science of letters and professed liberty
And yet, with rule of iron has she oppressed that
people And why Chiefly because of differences of
religon-and how has she attempted to remove these
differences! By the application Of and convc-
ton! By treating her with equal and exact justice!
by benevolence towards her No. but by penal laws,
and by pains and penalties. Is that the way to con-
vert people from faith which you believe to be
Gus! We who understand the right of private judg
ment in region-woud We be taken from faith to
another by these means? And yet the protestant
planning that Ireland remains Catholic country Pro-
testant and Presbyterian am. if were Roman Ca
thoic in Ireland never would give up faith (cheers
never would give it up to argument of n bill
of pains aud penalties and the bayonet and marvel
much that Lord John Russell who is descended from
the great Russell who lost his head in the reign of
Charles the Second for his devotion to the principle
which the Irish are now contending for-i marvel that
he should not comprehend what to America the very
plainest Of our political prepositons-tha man has
an inalienabe right to worship God according to the
dictates of his conscience and that attempt by
penal laws to restrain that right Is not only crime
against the soul of man, but the highest crime that
can be committed against God. Mr. Butler then made
some statements showing up the Protestant church
establishment in Ireland, by which four ffths Of
the people are taxed to support creed which they
do not belve with archbshops at salary of 100000
year, and its bishops ut fifteen and twenty-five
whole amounting to Ave six millions of dollars per
year drained from that country; and said that
II the Professionals and government Of England
only understood the immense blessings that flow
from religious freedom they would disconnect
verified to the condition of Ireland and said he would
advise Lord John Russell to abandon the State pro-
secutions and commence to redress its wrongs which
England has perpetrated, and is perpetratng Ire
land. lie explained to the audience why he had not
office and position would not allow of his doing
but he admitted that his feelings would permit him
to be absent on this occasion He was followed by
| JoHs VAN buren,, Esq, whose rising the signal
Of few Kisses, and some remarks by two per-
sons at distance, which did not hear. Silence
being securedlt is. in my judgment said he, parti
! cuarly appropriate that this great metropois-the
commercial centre Of the United States-the capital of
North American continent should on questions
which relate to liberty and when oppression calls for
sympathy from people struggling to be free, this
great 60 city should be the first to rssPond to its CAL
cerc and cordial sympathy. 1t is due to those who
ever they may be, whether in Germany Poland,
France, but most of all in Ireland. (Appause) Con-
nected with they by the ties Of association,
by friendship and many Of them by the ties of kin
denomination. and assure them, well others,
that however perous may be the contest in
which they are engaged-however dark may be
the day Of their struggle, there is great army
of freemen in the United States, hoping, praying
and longing to help them tGreat applause) An
assemblage like this is a suitable demonstration
this great commercial centre Of this republic
well be termed the throbbing of the great heart
of freedom the pusatons Of which be felt at the
remotest points Of civilization That the condition of
Ireland Is eminenty calling for careful examina
ton, good citizen will deny IL has been my for
tune to be intimately acquainted with her PHI sca
condition having travelled 1t during two three
months from end to the other, and 1t n
to not only Of grief but Of inquiry, that in the
midst of people like those of Ireland. distinguished
every person comedies they for courage for wit
and industry living, too, in most saubrious climate,
that that country not only standing still but
tually retrogradng in prosperity This was my in
conquered by Great Britain, that union carried
against which the Irish people have continually pro-
tested which IL Is charged, passed by fraud and
corruption. which the of the people believe Is
not binding, and which they has been followed by
continued disaster and destitution. The traveller
finds people agitating for repeal OF that union;
during the agitation famine the land, aud
you them supported by the charity Of their neigh
bors, and the bcraty Of the friends of freedom aud
huma nifty throughout the world Now for such
try situated the sympathy of every civilized man,
should be excited and not alone his sympathy but
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