Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-11-10
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The Irish Relief Bill.


takes to assign reasons, Why our adopted
fellow citizens should cast their votes for
the Democratic ticket. The Republican
having given the canvass this turn must
abide The consequences. Just before 60
ing to press. the following article from the
Stanton Spectator, has fallen under our
eye. IIHen Ireland uas starring JOSEPH
JOHNSON and SHELTON F. LEAKE refn-
Sod to gre her bread. Is that among the
Republicans reasons, why the sons of Ire
land, who have found home among US,
should vote for Joseph Johnson and Shell
ton f. Leake. We have not space at
present to do more than present the proof
we warrant the Republican, that it shall
not profit by its appeal to the Irish voters
"For some time past, the leaders of the
Locofoco party throughout the State, have
been rcsortIng to every kind ofmeans to cx-
cite the proindices Of adopted citizens a.
gainst the Wings. They have not only.
contrary to the truth, sought to identify the
Wings as party, with the Native Amcri-
can movement, but they have in the most
shameless manner asserted that the Wings
were the same party that passed the old
alien law. Now it is a trite adagc that 'mcn
who live in glass houses should not throw
stones" Let us give an illustration.
Every one retains vivid recollection o.
the accounts received in this country during
the winter of 1Si6-'47. of the scenes Of
starvation and suffering in Ireland and Scot
land, consequent on the Unprecedented fail
ure Of the crops. We read ofmcn, women
and children dying by enthusiastically
starved to death. The American heart was
stirred up. We had "enough and to spare"
and could not enjoy our abundance while
our brethren across the waters were perish
ing with hunger. Contributions were every
where made to send them food, and the
town of Staunton has the credit of moving
first in the matter of any place in the Stale.
But it was thought that the amount contrib
nted by individuals was entirely inadequate
to supply the dcsiitution, and bill was in
troducedinto Congress,appropriatings $500,
600 for hepurposc,an authorizing the use
of public ships for the transportation of pro-
visions. This bill was advocated in the SEN
ate by JOHN J. CRITTENDEN, of Kentucky,
now Attorney General Of the United States.
and its enthusiastic patron in the House Of
Representatives was WASHINGTON Hunt,
at present Governor of New York 1t pas
sed the Senate on the 9th of Febcruary,
1S47, by vote of 81 to -. On the first Of
March, vote was taken on it in the
House, and while such men as j. X. In
GERsoLL, c. J. INGERsoLL, HuNT. HAM
LIN, WINTHROP, DOUGLASS, and GARRETT
DAVIS, Wings and Democrats, voted for
it, we find LEWIS LEVIN, PREsToN. KING,
DAVID WnMor. JOSEPH JOHNSON,
and SHELTON +. LEAKE, arraycd
against IL. Does any one ask who john
son and LEAKE are! Thcyarc at this time
candidates for the offices Of Governor and
Lieutenant Governor of the State of Vir-
gina. Think Of it, natives of Ireland and
Scoiland-ye who witnessed those scenes
of distress, or had friends and relatives
suffering in tue midst of then! Yes.
friends OF humanity, think how many lives
might have been spared, and how much
suffering ndghthav been llcviatcd. if that
bill had become law. 1t was defeated
in part by these men who are now asking
Tor your votes.