New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-17
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
The e.ai,h O'Brien Demonstrate" at
Tamrnaay Mall,

pnrsuant to public notice, meeting Oh
bur citizers who eympathize With WILLIAM
SHryu OBREN, the noble, virtuoua and IN T
fortunate leader Of the lrishmen VINO q
,o,oo,ea IN 1s4s to free their country from Bntso
aoni. alton, was convened last evenlng al Az
mspy Hall There were about one 1 r'a1e.
nre,ent, mainly natives OF Ireland hoNA :.
GaR,L9Y was called to toe CbeH anu SV-
HEEsEsszY appointed 3ecressfy .us.
W. GRIZZLY, on taking the Chair, spoke a0V'
stantally as follows lows
Fellow Citizens: Win consented, two az,
sipce to preside at gis meet-4g, dia n'.. Enow
nor suspect tbss .iere wss1 any difference among
the friends o. Irelau3l's latest martyr, Smith
O'Byiep, ss 70 the eIpedieucy OF rolding il. did
not know that s1y mysterious or occult 6esgns
were attributed to those who have calieo IL 70
gethe r. have since heard that there are very
serif uR divisions among lrshmen AZ 20 Sne poIloy
of noNipp any meeting on the SUBJECT ana tha'
Toua have declared .hst, If such meeting were
held, 1t should be broken up by Violence. u%SI
not ghrunk from this position on toa' sccoons'
know Of no objects OF this meeting foreign 10 tnos9
expregaed il the call, and believe IN none %
stand here as no partisan Of the Ilends any l1oio
than the opponents of the call am mere as
ynodey,.or 10 preserve order if can, TO give every
one fair hearing, to present imparsiaiy every
proposition and to decide fairly every qoessIoh SUI
united to me. If any one anaI % oe "a 49,
ing M INV attempt be made 10 forestal the Juos
Tnent of the meeting | shall either defeat u or
abandon the chair While remain oere' an sioss
sbnIl have fair hearing and every proposition Do
submitted in its proper oroer.
Resr uith me q moment, while speak oil Wnes
Ia termsd Irish agitation in this country, and my
cwn mart In il. was among those who coottloo-
td nv p, ito TOWARD the Repeal efforts OF 1929.
Ibid m because | deeply felt that Ireland waa
wyoneed and misgoverned-that she hao Hsnt
10 and need Of an independent Parllamens-ana hau
faith in the ASSURANCES oil the cree leader VINO c@
RED her 40 triumphantly and so GoodleSbly through
+he lonp strugge for Catholic Emancipation, 'hat,
r,itb the reGuisite means and suppors, ne coulc
rpir bach for her her domestic Parliament Ihet
he did not succeed was no fault Of bls-ano cettSlh
ly not ofOurg. 1r, ,,,A7
uncceeded and then the glorious uprising OF the
Democraties of Europe in 1913 How our hearts
aw.Ued with sudden hopes as France, Prussia,
the jesser kingdoms OF Germany, Italy ara even
Austria, shook off the yoke Of Desponsn ana stooa
forth in the glory Of newborn Freedom ana as
Nation after Nation sweied the chorue o Alpet'yI
how could we dstruat the whspers borne ITO us
across the Atlantic" There 10 hope Tor IRELAND
snorj Who sha gay that we, who had Just seen
FREDERICK conquered and humbled by the work
men of Berlio, and Metterhich chased 10 lgno
miny from Vienna, by popuace INJURED l 13r cen.
turtles to despotoisnl--that we Shou,o di9T gl
Aha whisper that came to us from uel.
nnd7 For one / did not dtst1tst u. !
knew the end might be defeat, but felt that
1t might be victory. did hope that the lf!sh NIL
Ions might prefer Freedom ana Comfort TO Slavery
and Starvation. In that hope acted ola wha'
could to render she atruggle for Ireland freedom
wbiCb supposed to be imminent, successful one.
Lat tbone who will reproRch us-let them taunt US
with slieyeeamrson and the wretcbed failure OF
tur hgh.wrought expectations for one can say
proudly that, in that struggle did not fsll!
But the effort for Heland's Independence dtd
fail Its chiefs are now IN exile or IN c9a.nS.tno
noblest among them is both exile and prison
or. with the brand OF elon allied to his name
Others, few. bat faithful, no6iy DID and dared tor
Ireland but he rsk ed and iost more inan any osno'
He peried life, fortune, rank, socl@ enlthehce.
periled all and lost all but ebetter Tor nm ehat
that last forfeit had been ex&oted w nelner II
shall or shall not be deemed expedlent to make q
public expression OF our HJmPathy ior hiiu' Va"
generous aud The free souied every where must
Aud do synpathiae with him, aud anKousiy desire
his delyerance from hs most unmerited suiierlnsa.
But tho failure OF l94S, II 1t has moruhs d, haS
also instructed nae. l hoped that ireland might
tahe her lreedom-I hope 30 no longer. after her
tame surrender Of her MODEST patriots 10 ieoh
doom without blow, can no longer believe her
people capable of winning their rights by the strong
hand | shall therefore bear no part IN any iosure
notation looking TO the recovery OF her Liberties oy
EToe Such sgitation being hopeless, cannon tali 70
be pernicious have stil hope for Ireland but not
in the sword. | have hope ia the silent influences
ofaprsdually expanding Education-iu the stru6'
glen OF her cultivAtots for Tenant ltight-In tue
Gradual fuaion OF Catholic and Protestant IN the
common struggle for the Right OF the GulllVRtof u
,he value OF bis Improvements aud the ifults OIL MS
toll Theae and Kindred Influences | trust are
slowly working ont happier destiny Tor lreRhu-
tks,r- 4
tone VIII proceed with the business oi the even
Ing, beginning with the readir6 OF the cal
MIR DoHENY desired to say word. He did not
opposo the meeting hut thought 1t was not Jodct'
Qua movement, He sympethized with Smith
O'Briep az deeply as any lrishmsn could.
Mar j. HENNEsSEY road the call OF Ihe meesng
which was approved
Mr. 0REyiEY explained that he thought the
nersoue who had hired the hall and got up the
meeting should first be heard, and then thsy would
cheeriuIly hear whas might be offered on the
other side.
The Call having been read and the objects 81
the meeting briefly stated by the Secretary, tho
allowing letters from eminent oitizsns who had
beer invited to attend were read
NE are n,rapeled to emit tAe Lsisersl
Nr NyNNEssg then presented and read onbehal
of the,au.hors of the meeting, the following ksso'
mtions
These let:ers were received with many demon
strsnpns Of satisfaction.
Mr. Hennsssey expressed q desire to anticipate
any opposition by explaining the mode in which the
nee ting was gos up de took upon himself all blame,
if there 6.1rld bs any, In the matter, He hoped no
one would express sympathy for the impriaoaeFs Of
Smith O'Brien by oppoaiRg the general object OF
tho meeting. He was respectfully heard, and loud
" oheersd on concuGlug his remarko.
REVOLUTIONS
JlAe,ees rhs only legitimate end for which gogsEn
men, Of any kaym whether republican or Gaasrche can
sxst "a hs oaos of s ItopEs oha shhiecs MS r
ana tbst Inc chsf eAns by watch promos his goos
ihe INITIATION kpowladgs ioe Profession OF PoperIy
ne nmiu ssespg Of impartial ,usuce The vtndcstcn OF
Iishs ssd ne pRp.ahmsn Of crne and further gov
snmeal which psI9s1y tsas 10 accomplish ell and sssy
~ hexs N chs deseISIa Is Its!sIed and II posseie
oyerShSsyH by s mesnr not goaplslYs 10 morality and