Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-05-03

A TEMPEST IN A TEA-PoT,-In the article on the
very pleasant festival OF the ST. Georges Association
to Sir Henry Bul wer's comments the title (The
American Celt} of paper published at Boston which
had forged despatch OF his, accompanied by the re-
mark that although we admired the sensitiyeness o
Sit Henrys audience, thought also that they mis-
took entirely the purport OF his remarks We did no,
suppose, however, that Sir Henrys comments would be
thought OF beyond the moment, and least of all did we
think that they would form the occasion for an "indg.
nation meeting on the part OF any portion of our Irish
adopted citizens In this appears were mistaken
for Of them gathered together last evening to take
into consideration the conduct of the British Minister
&C., &c. 1t SO happened however that Sir Henry Bu
wer had been app'sed of the offence he had SO upin.
tenouay given, and Saturday had, of his own ac
cord and from the promptinae OF good feeling, writer
the following note to Richard Bell, Esq., President o
| the St. Patrick Society:
SATURDAY NIGHT.
Richard Bell, Esq
MY Dear Sir: | see THAT some notice has been IN
ken of an alusion made the other day 10 the tern
"Celt." will not be sure of the words made use O
on that occasion, but am quite sure of the meaning
with which used them; and had not, certainly, tht
remotes idea OF disparagIng any portion OF your OF
my fellow countrymen.
The term is,you know, an ancient one, applying tc
the inhabitants of great part Of Great Britain and Ire.
and their people semi clad and semi.barbarous in.
tended in all good humor 10 take advantage Of and
play upon this fact, and it did not occur to me that
could be thought to aude to the Irishman or Welsh
Celts Of former times.
My public lie has given abundant proofot the regard
and affection which l entertain toward the land of
your birth, and | may add that, having myself some
claim to be connected with the old Celtic families
should not be disposed to ASSERT that there was anv
natural disqualification in the blood of the race
do not expect by these remarks to satisfy anvil
such there determined be dissatisfied but Ibeeye
that all which any honest Englishman or Irisman re-
quires order not TO take offence to learn that no
offence intended; and with this view, my dear sir,
have written to you as St. Parick's able representa-
tive, the few lines you have been reading.
Yoar's, very sincerely, Fl. l.. BULwER.
We understood the British Minister exactly in the
same which he puts upon his words in the above
note; and it to us that such note connected
with the known beray Of Sir Henry Bulwer's senti-
ments and the fact that his estimable lady is of Irish
parentage ought to have been ample satisfaction to
who might felt aggrieved at hs aIlusious The
note sent 10 the meeting by Mr.. Bell with an ex-
planatory letter from himself. Explanations however
do appear to have been what the few who compos-
ed the meeting desired They instructed the secretary
to return the correspondence to Mr. Bell and in their
indignation, real or simulated, went far beyond the
sublime to prepare, read and actually adopt an ad-
dress to the President of the United States asking him
to apply for the recall of the British Minister ~ We
should suppose that the gentlemen who "voted that
ticket having since slept over it, feel supremeIy silly
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