The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-24

contestants JOIN issue, proceed with all the haste
which legal formality Will permit, array the most
celebrated legal talent in the State and country,
discuss the question, give law, light, precedent
if you have to refer back to old father Lycurgus,
whose laws were never written.
THE CORPORATION OF Cork, AND AsTtSLAvERy.
The city of Cork, lssand-as if it had not enough
to do, to improve tho social condition of its ow in
babitants-has an anti-slavcry society, the object
Of which is to reform The institutions of this coun-
try. Annexed is advertisement found in the
leading newspapers Of Cork, Dublin and London:-
AMERICAN FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW
At meeting Of the Cork Anti Slavery Society held
Lloyds II otel. May q. ISL
James Iamtkn, Esq, Mayor Of Cork in the chair
the following resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Proposed by Andrew T. Roche Alderman. } r. se-
ccnded by Alexander King independent Minister
ResoseG-1. That we have observed with pain and
sorrow the corTse pursued by the Legislature of the
United States with reference to slavery and hereby
pres our deep abhorrence ~ some Of its recent enact
ments more especially the niquous Fugitive Slave law
passed during last session OF Congress which affords
strong an evsenee Of the continued and deter mined
position If that government to a consistent With
justce and mercy that We cannot but consler il will
full perseverance in unrighteous system which has
been long proved to be not less variance with the
soundet principles Of enlightened policy than repugnan
10 the rlsinast obligation Of morality aud religion.
Proposed by Richard Dowdcn (Bd) Alderman, se-
csnded by Nicholas peterson:
Resolved-2. That desire to express our hearty
sympathy with the millions Of our oppres ed fellow
still held in chains in that land Of boasted freedom
well with the friends Of the antsavery through
out America, whom We would fam cheer on in their
duous struggle behalf Of suffering humanity. amid
the difficulties and peris which surround them; and
earnestly beseech fellow professors of the Christian
name in that country T. put away from them this enor
nous evil and To- nord every assistance those noble
minded me who are laborins to eaee from the national
escutcheon so deep and foul d stain.
Proposed by VIM Decide, seconded by Farmer Lloyd:
each Of the three leading Cork papers "a wen ~ in
leading Journal i'm Dublin and London: and that the
ed extensively possible in the United States news
paper press and also transmit copy To the Secretary Of
JAMES LANBKTN, Mayor II Cork Chairman
SAMUEL BEALE, Secretary.
CoKS. May 90 1851.
In thls report, we find James Lambkin the Mayor
Of Cork; Andrew +. Roche, Alderman, and Richard
Dowden, Alderman, quite conspicuous az agitators,
and it is but fair to hold the entire Corporation Of
Cork accountable for all this ignorant and holy
zeal on the subject, which evidently is misundcr-
stood by them, since they seem to lose sight of the
fact that Congress has no power to annihilate
slavery. But what can be expected of men who,
within the. walls of their city, when provisions
were abundant, permitted twenty thousand starving
persons to bowl with hunger, and hundreds of them
to perish Shall We remind the city Of Cork of the
terrible scenes daily presented within its streets,
prior to the arrival Of the ship Of mercy sen, from
our shores few years ago, TO the distressed
Shall we ask Er proof from the Corporation of
Cork, that one single dollars worth Of the food
taken out by The Macedonian frigate was given
by them to the foor7 Or, shall We ask, sigA;f-
cantly and poin;edy, ii the Corporation of the city
Of Cor,i Mt that time, found il necessary to seal
the gift ofthe American people against those who
eamora- for bread, because the Bank of Ireland
had Loaned large sums to spec,a in breastu'fs
who nigh lose mossy by grstuit ous distribution
Of food among the I~s9rl
The slavery Of Hypocrisy d tlasker than any
African siasey that essr existed or ever can exist
Ne saTe 10 America has to e.. the parings Of
potatoes. picked from tie miry gs:ter Of publc
stree. American slaves DO not b. siege the door,
OF essry inn arc hotel, SD levy contributions by
ritif1 rrics upot The char. bic stranger. Ameri
can SLAVES are 70. professi-l al beggsrs by habit
and od-eaticn, bSt are abb TO aid tie poo r, az
they did in contrib nting to the freight Of the
Macedonian. They DO no. black up the streets. as
the poor sisges in Cock To- fro-u the barracks to
Black Roci, Castle, meaning wi.h hunger They 4
are not fou.l, in whale familis-, lying p.3n the
Sidewalk, hosting with e. pains Ct hunger, under
the very eycs and withis the hearing, If cor. I
rovation Of intelligent cit4s0s. Wksn tho light of
morning breaks upon Southern city. where Stages
are veil fed, web dressed All happy, /: docs MT
-evesa sight to fsse2e the very blood Of humanity
We behold no starved inhabitant, standing bolt
upright, stiff and cold death. No stranger Is
lbhged to hire person to take mp dead bodies
e m the public streets, and to carry them. for DO
'eTcy's sake, to the cemetery Of Father Matthew
where hundreds Of victims are thrown, unrcoog-
nized and uncofined, into ono common bit. with
iuicklimc for n ehroul--as VIC charge was done at
ork during the famine. We have here no cor.
'oration Interested In corn cotton speculations
0 deeply as To be deaf 70 the common cres and
offerings Of humanity. We have no scenes such
s may be daily behcld from the Dyke TO Black
lock, in Cork, in which thousands live upon bog.
ars' aims, and hundreds crippled to excite the
ympathy Of The stranger. No. no such scenes
elorg to the jurisdiction Of Alr Mayor Lambkin
nd bis associate. who can overlook slavery In it,
ire.t form-thc slavery of their rn mismanagcd
strickland find time 10 NEEDLE with the ins.itu.
Ions of the United state Who can permit The ~
abitants Of thci, eiiy and county 10 Gy 20 this
nd for freedom ard for plenty, which ere denied
bonn IN n district loud about foreign slavery while
lc worst horrors n white slavery are at their very
0ors. Holy byp0crites Magnaaimous reformerSi
EtRorEAy EEws.1ho British steamship Euro
j. due 81 lIslifay, with three days later news
On EUROPE. The cistsr lines we're reported out
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