New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-01

u LOCATION, LONDON. NOV. ~ l0tc.
My LoRD. Your note OF the 5Otn OF september was
received ty me ON my recent return from the country
and having made the inquiries which II sugbe''cu'
now replytoit -. .....
This Lord Lieutenant OF Ireland, II appears Vy you
lordsbp's note holds In Newgate Prison, DubhD' MT
Is,ues Rergen AN American citizen, on suspicion OF
being the agent of associations in Ne" ioA loi nv
Tor the purpose OF supporting an atehptou Ou'O
in Ireland An American citizen coming INTO tns pii'
ish dominious certainly owes respect TO bf'sn "a"
add is amensblo for the breach oil thcm 10 p'"'" III
bunals. , ,,,a,
wrtten To me protesting bis innocence OF the suspi
cons against him. The utteranco OF ms Opinions III
America on Irish affairs is no crime IL uhue's'Anu
Your lordshp, 1t 10 not imputed 10 nm as ciio'
nave had opportunity oil tracing ms genera CO"
duct from the moment of his leaving America 10 inc
evening of his arrest when he was just preparing 10 re-
t,rn home lie came to Europe IN the mos, irussi
manner like the father OF family oil small means
which he desired 10 improve, and not as one pfo'v."
with the resources of an Association. On BOARD snip
he was discreet in his language ana conduct on1 I
whom / knew well. and whose integrity "uu
character / can vouch for with gon opportunity
of observation, saw no reason 10 oeeu' MN al, "a"
agent lie seems during the re" DAYS VI n'S
being in Ireland, to have not even "'tnuou
political meeting This, IN substance o,Vusu' W - a..
knowl-1ee of the Government, and had hoped that
nv reuresentation might cOunterval the Suspicion III
the breast of the Lord Lieutenant ana "ou'u nav
gained Mr. Bergen leave TO return 10 ms country
bad hoped this the more rs the statute II sio'o''
Chan which alone, of the two exceptional acts 81
.nf.. Nd
TIE last session of Parliament spcclhoS H'ens ~
veil as Ireland does but give authority !" Ieui',V
aliens from the realm Her Majesty "oNsIIii'oe :.
have Judged otherwise. have, therefore, Oh tno par
of nv Government to request that Mr. bergen "uu
has already sugushcd in prison Tor more tnsn ''''
months may have fnir trial without iarthcr 1elaN
la regard 70 Mr.. Richard Franks Ryan, your oI.s"
utus m. that this citizen of the United states Is IN
the Judgment of the Lord Lieutenant SUBJECT Oh noi
MAJESTY shall take an occasion 10 give 10 your ~,
hlp soe OF the reasons which lead me TO hold ,ne DJ
a Lap Nr an
Ia the United states OF America alone. ,
Here could wish to stop reposlng conhdehty on 'no
Justice of your tribunals and the cenency OF your SOW
rrei.n Iut there are observations In your lordshp
note which might lead to wrong inierenees' were no
Il, place by their side simple statement OF iHots ue
rived from the best sources al hand IA ,ne Hosenuu
that official information which the BRUSH
wiihholds. .,..a ,l
Early in August last order was secretly issued su
circulated In ireland directing the STes q az, Pso
c0faiHQ from america the examination OF inc"
papers and persons and their detention IN niP''sou
nsnf M authority was given 10 set free Americans
thus arrested where 1t was admitted oy 'no o.,
making the arrest that ground whatever even " su
lieDou existed. Mr.. Rcdington, the Under NtVit'"
ior Ireland frankly svowcd % two Of my couh uei
nat the order contemplated the arrest aud dctennoh
e,erv American citizen Ana this general warrant o
arrest issued against ali persons Ga v' i'N'" 'N w
ui America WAS acted upon
On ,his s,,hiec, must remark that sm Ignorant o
any British statute principle OF me No's'
tuition or common law authorizing tue sE0luaY 49,
Of all American ciillILe III AANAe'Nf
naiestys domnions. The act III Nlet cap N ~
Ju, authorize the arbitrary removal OF @ions u0i -
rcsrn snd the Imprisonment OF those on'y VIZ s
10 depart The act II and II Wet cap ~. 20
broad powers of arbitrary arrest oet Vu-S -
suspitOn OF high treason or tfeSsohSoio P.aS
Nor is the order In question consistent w ~
Oi Nstious know OF not one peceoen' ~. - 81
0rdship gives the best excuse for ~ oy VOf -; 20
lFoAfdto battle field But international usSso
the proclamation OF martial law before the sPpa'oI
o! is rules The good sense OF the AmeIi0sn 80
ers whose conversion Mr. Redington repor'eu' SUES ~
ed rlghuy that notice should have been gwen - ."
measure. -.
Add what move Is there for assuming, before ieIau
sad the world. that every American citizen snu eNS
person coming from America would oe nAeS !" NV
ue outbreak ia lfelsndf A.h h.
cannot for a moment admit that anything wnSu % 10
happened in America justhcs such measures "a =.
yfOsress Of the humSn race nations pront oy inc c.
yerence OF one another. Events In the history
America have perhaps contributed to eenehcis onsso
Ia the condition Of Ireland and they may do 50 mere
alter but il will never be- by reoeons ORGANIZED
public meetings at three thousand miles distance Vi
ihe scene Of action. S l., -
The United States protect freedom OF speech, IN pr
vst7 and in public and synpsthy WIN any Pohu0'
movement In any foreign land II IN h,iciSs, ~ =
isnce. An human AFFAIRS come before tue et'oe"s4
pubAc opinion and the formation OF expression OF
Judgment by the public opinion OF PeoPie - no 90 "
Of hostility Poland has always, since the nis PEI
Of H. had English sympsthies, yet without
90 that account the friendly relations 0i 'n' ANe0
With Prussis, Austria and Russia. -.
But Of al nations Of the world, the United Sts'