New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-18
no TUr YOUNG MEN OF IRELAND.


,y relv chiefly upon YOU; and il s because OF that
reliance that address you thus OnYou, oehe'e' ire
isnds fate TO great extent depends. II you are brave
she may cease t0 be the Pariah Of Nations IL you are
co,vsris ohe must only bow her head and bear her
chains This ia the hour for the young man. aye
with all us wisdom and experience, held tne scePer
among US while council and f0rethougm only were
needed hut u0r when every eye can see the Pae"
,vbich We should foov-aOr when We have ceased 10
discuss our chances and have commenced our eNouu
nor when, may say we are NJ last larry NOW"
in the war from which retreat Is death-RoE the pas
sionste heart and the sinewy arm OF youth must "ork
ont our redemption Veterans viii be among US, II Is
true Men who have seen Emmett die WI strike 70
avenge his death Isf old man WIN ca.on ,"e ard the
hoary father will strike beside the beerdless SON NOT
xithstandng il is on you, dear brothers, mat most
RELY From you hope great things. ! hope you WIZ
throw all your energy and courage into your country
rsnks and that YOU will die with ireland ii God decides
that Ireland is 10 die for would rather see you al
wrapped round by your countrys redeemed shrouu
than living one more year OF slavery ana shame
address you In great crisis.
Irelands fate must be decided believe 40 one
doubts this. Now neyer-laov and Tor ever spins
men who desired retain the peoples iaVoI Wl1nou,
sharing the peoples danger used TO say that Ireland
should not fight until the " last plank OF the consutu
ton had been removed There 10 no excuse Tor TINS
formula nOu The " last plank has shipped from our
feet" Mitchell foated away on it 4" Other men said
that ii we were once fairly driven into corner
there would then be nothing for II but resistance do
not know what they understood by TINS tayore phrase
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AZ the verest slaves and cursed md kicked, IKE the
lean dogs OF the sreotsf mean being robbed OF our
property and then nsulted by hearing this robbery
called Justice 1t Il mean. being hidden roughshod
over by authority and subjected to the whiIns OF OH
cal insolence-beng stripped Of our possessions ana
then ridculed for cur MISUNDERSTANDING grihdmg
heel planted necks which becomes heavier every
hour and chains on limbs which are eating INTO our
sou-having our eyes scaded each day by the scarlet
of our hired keepers and trails hunted ss the tran
of wild beast by detective sagactyif II mean Oeing
- .rtsk.. hon Off
ruled by the baton OF policeman, and punished you
resist t-govcrned by Clarendon and judged oy BLACK
burne-in brief If living under reign OF ter
ror worse than Robespierres then indeed no one can
DENY that we are driven into a corner at last
And still some men tell you that the hour is not yet
come few OF these are thoroughbred agitat0rs,'
who have been rocked and dsnded into moral force
and they have At least the merit OF being consistent IN
their scoundresm But others OF them are men whose
voices were lOudest for war when was impossible
odds pistols and swords how brave they were al
public meetings who mou,hed periodically In
good set of chiyaTy and bodness, and really eX
hbited on different occasions, no Insignificant amount
OF Boo dces vslor and platform determination Their
courage though has oozed out at their fngerends -
They stare al you rs at rdrd dts II you say you be
leved that they all they said about "a peoples
will and "earnestness" and " sslfreance, and de-
termination While distance lent enchantment 10 all
the rnurderous weapons of war they spoke out loud
bold but flesh weak and il IL shrinks and quiz
err under the touch VI real not rhetoric steel how
shall we blame it What looked beautiful in meta
pnUr. looks unpleasant III an enemy uhld. Mhyhdp
II vainOus satpere had not been dlgged out oil the
harmless earth, friends, too, would have been sol
ders as il H. pOuncet0 and perfume become them
better than the rude OF rough aud vulgar Demo
Gratis / cannot help regretting however, that when
they spoke of the sword, they spoke entirely in
"Pickwickian sense"
These two orders of leaders alone tell you that the
hour has not yet which they will continue TO tell
you at intervals until the grave becomes the period Of
their periods.
But the hour i come Now or neyer-now and for
ever
Proclamatons have been issued for the most ielo-
uious" Ocalitier By the time this letter will appear,
search will be made for Perhaps some men viii
lave given up their property and others retained IT,
despite the authorities" Some, by that time, may
have returned % their ancient faith in the constitution
and the British Lion--Others may have trampled on
magisterisl law" and replied 10 the pocemans war.
rant By round Of shot Whatever be the case, the AZ
fair must 10 lss. now revolution Is ineyi-
table. The procams tons, Of course, but fOreshadow
the suppression of the Clubs If the people allow these
Clubs TO be suppressed without struggle, they de-
the fate which they assuredy will meet II Is
this They will be allowed the luxuries of soyer soups
and the convenience Of chained spoons and will be
whipped back 10 their kennels If they grow trouble
some TO thir generous masters Famine will pinch
them and fever burn them. The towards shall
cling, Ike TIVE bird IN the mystic poem round their
necks and will quit them neither in the day time nor
in the nighttime They will be forced tell the story
Of their guilt and Of their misery 10 the nations but
they will remain hOuseless upon toe earth. Scorn viii
| point It's finger al them from every pace-contemp,
will glance on them from every eye and they must
bow their heads and speak not The slaves portion will
be theirs. Let the cOitnrsakers heart be merry for
his trade viii thrive. VIII not the land be rich and
produce great hsrvests for luxury, when the bones
the poor manure ii VIII IL not De a merry life, &c
walk up and down the streets OF the populOus cities
and inhale the death smell from the reekng church
yards and watch the infant drawing the poisoned milk
from It's mothers breast and the strong man. with the
blood stream dried rottng off the stalk Of lie These
| things viii De- II you strike not Ny eyes have seen
the working Of the already. In my memory IRE
lsnd once before played the towards part ana .ne
was cursed, and she covered with sores ana shs
/ groaned in agony.
Now, then, OF never Now, and for ever
But we are unprepsred True, most prudent lead
er - but viii we be erer better prepared Al mar
vest" perhaps wonder is IL generally believed tns
each golden ear will turn into mounted PIKE, 70 arm
the hands of lrshrneu since much Importance Is AZ
| tached 10 9 harvest Now. | have not Imagination
enough IN think this ] believe clubs do not flourish
under coercion bills and an Arms Act (unressted doe,
not tend TO improve the spirit of people As these
trU come think had better front fate AZ once
| and be free ia death, ii we cannot live In freedom
| Young Men OF Ireland on you I principally RELY
And nv reliance Is based this that you are yer,
rash rather inclined to be violent" and have ex
| ceeding little " prudence" to spare.
| Brothers let your wstchvord be-Now or never
now and for ever Rsshly" yours
JOSEPH Brennan.