New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-04
Ireland ana Washington Hunt.

The LocOFOco papers seem not to be contented
with having permitted the Irish to starve, but
they have determined to lie down and persecute
TO death those who in that hour of Irelands sor'
row svmpathsed with her. Never perhaps was
SO much maignity manifested toward any candi,
date before as toward Washington Hunt, whose
only crime was to save Irish men, women and
children from the horrors of starvation. Indeed,
the Loco. Foco papers seem now to be sorry that
they did not succeed in starving more OF the IRISH
and are bent on Strengthening their trends
But what will honest men say to the open, I'M
blushing talsehood poured forth upon MIR. Hunt.
Look at the following facts
l. The Loco Foco press says that tho bill was uncoust
dona Ye!Ihe6e Locofoc0s Oh he 4l5
passed to give mouey 10 Turks and Fenezuelans Thus
they openly insult the Irish born voters by declaring that
they lower in the estimation OF the Loco-tUcos than
2 They attack Washington Hunt for introducing bill
which they say is unconstitutional and yet they praised
! Gen Cass for sustaining this very bill.
3 Two thirds Of the Senate OF the United States incud'
Secretaries sjalc declared Mr. Hunts bin constitutional
These papers hope make sensible believe that two
thirds majority Of the T. s Senate do not understand hs
Constitution.
T. The Loco Foco papers say that Washington Hunt gave
nothing out OF his own pocket for the relief OF Ireland
This know to be iasehood and the party utterng 1T ara
entirely unworthy of being relied upon for honesty ineg
held In Washington over which Wee President Dallas pre-
sided and know that Washington Hunt headed the ist
Ol The House Senate more than
He carried the list round the House and urged Others
subscribe literally and pledged himself 10 give much
highest Beside this he gave as muchn his own village
Seymour gave but he never permitted his organs
6lazon his puyee charities abroad as the uGc0 Obsrr
did Mr. Seymour.
The Gi0Je of Saturday, unable 10 meet my arguments
Hys il believes am not an rlshman. Had been born IN
his country should have been proud ofmy Inheritance
deny il. As the fact is however am proud enough OF
my naive Island be willing share the fate of her chill
dren Whether am an Irsman not makes litle differ
ence in the controversy but The party telling this which
hundreds In the city be HlsehOOd VIII not let
ruth restrain them from lying down Washington Hunt
The Globe says | AM NJ r. Weeds agent. have not
converscd With Mr. Weed for than six months. !
have not seen n have not exchanged words, by tongue
or pen with him. on any political topic. since Gen Taylors
Globe is mistaken If spposes that Irishmcn think wrong
consult With Mr. Weed that they will forget his
something 10 be their friends
The brazen alsehood however yet put forth Is
now travelling through the papers of this State taken from
Connecticut Tie New Haven fntber of de fssehood only
stated that he heard the story The New York papers,
however, quote II as positive tuct The story" goes 10
sate that Washington Hunt Truman Smith and other mem.
bers OF Congress, with myself, proposed pass bill r
ing small sum 20 Ireland, but made it S500GO0 so !hsH
might not pas. know this also 10 be falsehood 10
only thought of was $4,000 He conideD
that would pass, and was sincere in urging it. NooGs
pass bill for half million the ground that HIVES 700
large This country had made tens OF millions o.
believed III is now acknowledged that FOcoism coz
sidered half million too large sum to save tannc'
stricken nation from starvation.
1 shall have a letter in Tuesdays Tridpss
which | beg chat every friend of ireland will
glance over before voting, summing up this con.
troversy which has been forced upon me- 4
friend of my suffering country, whose motives
know were honest who had the highest legal al,
thority that his bill was Constitutional who . has
the pledge of the leading of both parties ing
it would pass, introduced bill for the rehet o.
Ireland. That bill was approved and recon-
mended BY Webster, Calhoun Corwin Crttea,
den, Cass, Clayton, and other constitutional
Statesmen. Now heartless partizans are deter.
mined to punish Washington Hunt for being
Island win you see your friend struck down for o.,
this? If you had a brother who was dying OF
cold, or hunger or sickness, on the wSayslde, and
STOOD .sysb that y a D@oh' wound ona 1ay
no+ feel hateful Inward him? Were not Irish
men, dying ofstarvation, our brethren' To whom
can we look hereafter for succor if we trample on
our best friend and drown the voice OF gratitude
in the partisan yell raised against our beqefact9r.
Noteriter 4 1850 W f. ROBINSON