The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-30


they tad fought the battles and built the public works
HIRE three cheers called for Montgomery and the
mes who built railroads. and given with great guto
Aud Mr. Dohepy thought this government bound to
protect all its eitYr ON the assaults and insults "a
Foreign Spy Cheers lie thought memorial SHOULD
aye and American too addressed In respectful terms 10
President Fillmore, requesting him to take prompt mes
for relieving the country Of such man ~ slr Hen
nv Buwer the duty OF Americans t. represent 10
the President that the British Minister had departed
from the duties ambas sabor that instead Of at
tending 10 business ut Washington he had travelled
about the country wherever there u chance OF a
dinner and given utterance to sentiments which
calculated t. breed discussion and strife among the
American people But he had not been without his
blarney stonehe had travelled from the kennebec TO
the Potomac, and had blarneyed the American people
he thought his attery would be swallowed He
had been sent To this country for the purpose Of under
mining the goyerume nt-for the purpose Of removing
possible every lingering prejudice against England which
might exist in the cabinet at Washington aud well has
he succeeded He has already seduced many Aussriean
hearts by his smooth and polished speech Whsaey~r
he is at public dinner he solder the Amerioa;
but in his private dispatches he chracerzes ours a.
weak government upon which no dependence can be
placed unless there is the shadow of bayonet in the
back ground Ills object to excite native feeling
il he could in this country But he hoped the Am, rcan
government would not permit him: and that memorial
signed he hoped, by 100000 Irishmen aud AS many
Americans would be promptly acted upon BY the execu-
tive Of the United States Mr. d. concluded BY reading
the memorial as follows -
TO his srcsLLfseY, nmiAnD FILLMORE, PRESIDENT OF
1nE UNITED STATES.
The memorial OF the undersigned. citizens and nhab-
tants Of the city Of New York and its negnborhood most
respectfully showeth-
That memoralists are fully sensible no ordinary cir
cumstance would justify them in appealing to the chief
executive in reference to subject coming within the inn
mediate sphere his functions and they
beg to your Excelency, that il they thought the
facts to which they respectfully and earnestly invite
your attention, would otherwise come officially under
your cognEance they wosld not presume to make them
the subject Of complaint being convinced that your TX
oeeney would protect every class and section Of the
people Of these States without distinction, from insult
and outrage.
That pr, Stunning the circumstances which they
spectfuly lay before you would otherwise escape your
Excelleneys notice aud feeling them to be Of an unprc
eedented character IN this any other civilized
try and Of the greatest importance in whatever light
they considered your mcmoralists most earnestly
request your Exceencys consideration OF and decision
upon them. They a. follows
ON the 2th day the present month Sir Henry Lytton
Bulwer. Ambassador to your EAcelency's government
from the Court Of her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain
and Ireland ut the celebration Of the St Georges
festival al the Aston House in the city of New York aud
there delivered the following sentiments which after two
days OF sober rejection appeared under his name in the
E1fTesS newspaper, which assumes to represent him
Your momoralists copy them from that paper believing
they published with his sanction and corrections
and besides they appeared in the same words iii other
papers and without any denial or explanation On his
part -
Do anyof you, gentlemen happen to have any good
how my good natured friends at Washington all crowded
rsate how most isf,moas pub saaion had sppsersd ia
some journal believe called the Boston Ce parpor.ins
ofstate Foreign Affairs Now people usually advertise
tS.t have pTaSeFty ausIssrl and
though the
that he had been guilty crime Of which he boased
which more appropriately belongs g. a further al.
vapeed e, stage Of and
the general maxim that all sges, whether Celtic
such moral cities a. Boston adopt the vices, with
tChstrs and augter And here should leave tie matter
Int am rather inclined tosasct tsyery thing all
barbarian Of Massachusetts inga
sTs srs S sa nrYy u been bal Sss in
claims Of an excellent friend q mine by having
should e sorry DO ths any dsservce Su. do not
that don't look upon him enemy England All
and that feel sure that heis only just mnch Of
know love and honor and Of whom and write
No argument is needed to establish the fact that this
language Enthusiastically calculated and manifesty
intended wound and insult every inhabitan Of this
country who Is If Irish birth blood and your memo
ralists confidently submit that in all times and under
every Circumstance the Irish citizens Of this republic
have rot been e1eeel in fidelity loyalty attachment
to the Jaws institutions flag and honor Of their adopted
country They new constitute NOR, than fourth II
the entire population of this q eat city and many of
them fill without derrd the highest positions ia the
learned pre- LESSONS in every department civil and mill
tary and every pursuit mercantile literary artistic
mcrcial and industrial This insult offered in the midst
q them to them all without distinction and uupro-
voked by any involves insnua'ions utterly untrue
Moreover. main object Of the ambassadors speech.
which in your memorialists' estimation, is patent
through it, whole tenor to create unnatural and in
tcrnccine animosy between different classes and nation
aties who are here united and blended together in
great brotherhood
That your Inemoralists feel confident your Erceency
will nj that Sir Henry Bulwer has degraded the
functions he s in this country fulfil and will
such step may just and meet. Cor the purpose
a procuring his recall from country where contrary
TO all usage he has violated the laws Of hospitality
wsntonly and most Inherently insulted and outraged
large proportion 81 the citizens and inpcrc far
he could the integrity and stability Of the rson by
onting civil discussion and invoking the pas
sions q factions discord and party hatred.
And your memorialists shail ever pray
IL was proposed by Ar Mike Walsh and seconded by
Hr !. Lynch, that the memorial be adopted by the
meeting
The motion carried unanimously
MI Mar WALSH being called on to speak then pro-
thing about the meeting being called till he inform
cd that evening by his friend Mr. Camp. The moment
he heard Of 1t lac determined TO come. The remark.
made by Bulwer at the Astor House In perfect
oiniiy with the conduct of all ministers in England
and there has been too much base eryie rondcrng TO
British influence on the part Of government. For
every wine glass Of English blood that flowed in veins
Of the American people, there gallon Of other
blood This country was not an ofshoot Of Eogand
The beet In The country detoscd England aud the Eng
lh aud especially those who put forward such scnt-
msns ~ were uttered by the man at til" Aston iowe
Ills MIR Walsbs) grandfather built the armed ship
put aioat the United states and his father went
and fought in the rebellion Of o. That father has
got son that will not dishonor him. and the
ION has got that will not dishonor him
lie would despise himsef If he could parcipte in
the miserable pandering by which the United states
was dhefaccd At the Southampton dinner. Men rpre-
s,ntirg The United States on that occasion talked Of
tbs country lift branch 81 an English lie
die Ia med ~. and he knew who loved the
Institutions II this country who did not hate England
and he knew any who loved England that dii
not dislke the institutions q America IL almost
moe kery 10 AK Ir.hman to make declaration of al
l. glance 10 this republic. Every Irishman born a
r,1uilicnu. what allegiance did lrishman owe TO
any country bu. this aud his own For ten grncration
III have all been republicans. unless those bastard
seCundr,ls like the Infamous Jenny y Bren He never
found any man that square Irishman who not
q publican. loud ohCers.)
Mr. MaLltN then moved that the secretary of this
meeting be instructed TO return Mr. Bell communca-
ton. with Dir Bulvcr's nclosed and that Mr. Bell he
requ Ficd 20 inf Mr. Buwer that this meeting cannot
accept his explanation. Mr. NJ vent b. say that for
his part hs considered u. and Bulw.r the piece
a goods. with this difference that Buwer honest
whereas Bell spy in the Irish camp. A. President
Of he Friendly sons ~ - Patricks Society.
occasion he could not tolerate the Offering toast for
the ustruus Irish eSles hanhe for their patriotism
FRI their native land while he freely proposed the health
Of the Guecs. who Transported them
MIR. hsr WstsH seconded the motion which
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