The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-05-02
RICHARD BELL,
President Friendly sons OF 81. Patrick
Sir Hwy Bairer TO Mr.. BeH.

MY soc that notice has been taken OF
IN aiiuslon made The other day to the term Cei"
which them and had not, certainly the reino,est
countrymen
Tie term is, a. you know, ancient one, applying 10
The inhsbisnis Of great part Of Great Britain and Ireland
at period when those regions uncvized and their
people semi clad and semibsrbaous. intended, in all
good humor to take advantage OF aud play this fact
and dad that could lie thought sude
the Irlshmen Wvhmen OF to-day, in depicting the
chaacterisucs OF the Ce'ts OF former times
My public life has gwen abundant proof OF The regard
aud affection which enienaiu toward, the Land OF your
connected with the old Celtic families should be
disposed assert that there was any natural dsquaca
do MOI expect by remarks sly any-f such
there Predetermined 10 be dissatisfied but believe that
all which any honest Engiishman lhnan requires, in
order take offence, IL TO learn that offence in
tended and with this view, my dear sir, have written
you have been reading.
Yours very 'nIpcsrely, ,1 wpp
RICHARD BILL, esq.
The memorial adopted on motion OF Michael Doheny,
esq, is in the following words;
To has E1essney Miaa,d Fnors, Presde~t Of the Uansd
Staiof
The memorial Of the undersigned, citizens and nhabil-
ants Of the city OF New York and It's neghborhood.
Tina, nomorsIist. are fully sensible no ordinary cir
cumstanccs would justify them in appealing the Chief
Executive in reference TO subject coming within the i'm
sphere OF his administrative Junction.. and they
beg assure your eycellency that If they thought the
Iac's which they respectfully and earnestly invite your
attention wood othe wise come officially under your cog
nzsnce they would presume make them the subjec
OF paint, being convinced that your exceeney would
protect AID section OF the people OF thec Saes
without distinction, from insult and outrage.
That, presumtng the circumstances winch they
fully la before YOU would otherwise escape your e1cee
cy's notice. and feeling Them to OF an Unprecedented
character IA this OF any other civilized county, aud OF the
memonass most earnestly request your exce.ncys
consideration OF and decision upon them They are as fol-
On the 2th day the present month Sir Henry Lyt,on
ouwer ambasssdor TO your ercecncy government from
Ireland attended celebration Of the St Georges
tval tho Asior House, in tho CITY Of New York. aud
there delivered the following which after two
day. Of sober reflection appeared under his in the
Express Newspaper which assumes represent him. You
ne,nora copy them from that paper, believing they
sides, they sPpead in the same words in other papers,
tIs,e follows tho quoted sbovc.I
N, Argument IS needed 70 establish inc fac, thf this
tended ound insult ev.ry inhab.n OF this conn-
Try who IL of Irish birth blood aud your nemoAlists
confidently submit that. all times and under every CIR
cusance the irish citzens OF this republic have been
-xcced in fidelity, loyalty, attachment TO the laws, IN
sttuons flag and honor OF their adopted country They
now constitute Of entire popus-
OF this great CITY, and many of them il without dis
every department, c,vl and military, every pursuit,
mercsnic, literary, artistic, COMMERCIAL and Industrial
without distinction, and was unptovoked by any Tim
wolves nsinoations utterly untrue Moreover main object
OF ambassadors speech. WINCH in your meooraIis
estimation patent through 4. whole tenor,
unnatural and ip'rrn.cip. luminosity between different
classes and natopstes who here united and Blended
together in one great brotherhood
That your lass feel copde nj yopr eIceIlenoy
that Sir Henry Bul yer has degraded the
functions this country fulfil, and will take such
stops may just and for the purpose OF procu
sng recall from county where, contrary TO all usage,
he has violated the Of hospitality, wsntonly and
ndecen,y insusd and outraged large proportion Of the
citizens and mpeTed, as he could, the integrity
and stability Of the Uulon, by fomentng cvI dsssnsion.
ing the worst passions OF iactions dscoid and
party hatred.
: And yosr memorialists shall over pray.
!, was proposed by Mr.. Mike Walsh. and seconded by
M p Lynoh that tbs memorial be adopted by the meet
ing
The motion was carried unanimously,