New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-11

So The motive updght, be the ceeo h9hofaoe. au -
ee are Forthcoming Moreover, sometimes nap
~ tbst where disaster has mos, grieVousy oeiaieh
Rs,c there their sylnpathies are most evoked, ana
sss;r treasures most plcnteousiy bestowed
This Il i which expl ns the proceedings, In my re-
I'D Of the noble City you rePreseni1
bfhaye sought serve my county and been anxious
,,.optribu,e 10 her freedom The shall not assume
Sar,odesty 10 deny. Long before mingled IN the
,ife of Dorcs ii was my fnn " pc identihed with
Tie destiny Of my eouutryto share her soryu glory
were decrecd her-to ,hsre her suffering and humG,i
fIou n such should be her portion
For the little have done and suffered, have had my
reward 10 the penalty assigned To be- the last aud
hrpbleft In the tsny which contains the names
~ Pmmet and Ftzgerald-nanes which waken notes
of heroism Ia the cOldet heart and sir 10 lofty purpO
SEES the most sluggish minds an honor wnich compen
safes M fully for the privafions have endured. Any
recompcnse, OF a more joyous nsture 1t would III be-
While my country remains In and subsection,
n would be indeUcate Of participate In the fetv
ites YOU propose When she lifts her head and
Der arm for holder strueglewhen she goes forth, like
Miriam with song and timbtelto celebrate her victory
], too, shsl lit up my head, and join the hymn OF
freedom Til then, the retirement seek VIII best &C
cord with the love bear her. and the sadness which
her present fate inspires.
Nor do forget the comp nions OF my exile MY near
b with them At this hour, and shares the soitute In
which they dwell The freedom that has been restored
Is enbtered by the recollection Of their CAPTIVITY
While they are In prison, a shadow rests upon my
spirit and the thoughts that might other be free,
throb heavily within IL is painful for me to speak
4 should feel happy in being permitted TO be silent
For these reasons you will not feel diSp'eased with
me for declining the hOnors you solicit me TO accept
Did esteem them less should not consider myself 80
unworthy decline conclusively TO enjoy them.
The privileges Of eminent City should be sacred to
those who personify great and living cause-a past
full OF fame, and a future full OF hoPe-and whose
names prominent and imperishablc.
pains me deeply 10 make this reply, being sensible
oftheenthusasm which gows around me and the eager
with which public opportunity OF meeting me mas
been swaied | know 1t will disappoint a generous
anxiety but the propriety of the determination have
to Is proved by the inecieDcy even OF this con-
sderstion 20 overcome me. ] know, too, that as 1t
grieyes me- II will grieve others, and that perhaps the
motives that have led to may be Misunderstood, mis-
construed ard ceDsured But am confident that after
a little while the public judgment will sanction the act
which due regard 10 what owe my country, my COM
panions, and myself, seriously dictates.
Yet 90 far as your Invitation recognizes tnc haeIy
glorious csuie be assured that IL has not been exa9ye
rated or misplaced The feelings and convictions which
influenced my career In Ireland have undergone no
faculties that III her for useful and honorable p0son
and believing that they require only To be set in motion
TO prove successful still would prompt her 70 put mem
forth
Besides there Is within pride that cannot be sub
dued-here is within ambitiC that cannot be al
peased. delire to have country which shall work
out fortune Of her own and depend no longer Tor SUP
siseDce on the charity of other nations. desire 10
have a county which can point 70 with eXuittIlen-
whose prosperity shall be my e-whose glory snail De
my guerdon. desire to have country when snail oc-
eupy benefcent position In the world and by ner IN
dustry intellect integrity and courage shaI contpuIe'
In community with all free nations 10 the common nap
piness and grandeur of humanity Hopes may have
darkened but the destiny to which would see my c0rn-
try lifted Is be fore stila hight like that OF Inabor,
crowned with eternal sun. ,
1t Is bold ambition, but In this fine country could
have none other.
The moment we set our foot upon her shore, we be-
hold the offspring of Freedomthe energy the thrift
the opuleuce TO which che has given birth-and at
glance we comprehend her fruitfulness utility and
splepdor We behold the wonders she has wrought
ed-the crinDlnd COLONY
ing into the robust proportions OF an Empire wnicn
Alexander might well have sighed TO conquer-the ad'
spirit of her compromising by It's rapid
IT, In little than half century, for the thousands
Of years In whc the land lay still ia the shadow OF the
ancient orestswe behold all this and the worship OF
our youth becomes more imprisoned and profound.
To this land came, outcakt TO seek an honor
able home-as outlaw, TO claim the protection oil
flag that is nvolable By of the wsest and midest
of the ancient legislators II was decreed that all tnose
who were driven forever from their country should
be admitted into the citizenship of Athens. On the
ground In virtue of the sentence OF perpetual
Punishment which excludes me from my native land,
sought a quiet sanctuary In the home of Washington
To other land could the heart which has e the rude
hand of tyranny, confidently turn for serene re-
pose. ~
heritanee left her by the fathers of the Republic Long
may she prospergatherDg into the bosom OF her great
family the children of all nationsaddng TO her terri
tory not by the sword of the soldier or the subety OF
the statesman but by the diffusion of her principles and
the of her simple laws aud Institutions with
the good sense and purer asplrauOns oil Long
may che prosper-each year adding to her stock oil
strength and dignity and WISDOM and high above her
countess fleets and cities even TO the last generauon
may the monument OF her liberty be descried In the
darkest which shakes the thrones and dynastes
of the old world may il stand unscahedl In the dark
est night which falls upon the arms OF struggling peo
pie may It shine forth like the In the wilderness
and be to them emblem Of hope and signal OF sal
walton
The Common Council seemed entirely taken by sur
prlseurug the delivery ofths address though they could
not but admire the honorable, and friendly motive
which prompted him to decline the aterng testimonial
while bis brothers In persecution still wearing out
their time In the Penal Colonies. While auding to the
suferpgs experienced by thetegenlemen Mr.. Mesgher
was deeply affected and many OF the audience were un
able to control their feelings
The Baltimore and Pennsylvania Delegations were
present during portion of the reply.
The following are the names of the members of the
Deprivation
From Baii,aOre-Dr Christy VIM Ward, Capt Ryan
and Joseph White, Esqrs.
Easton, Pd-Edwin Sitereaves, Michael II. Griifn,
Jas Cavansugh, NJ d., ID. Ii. Nilman, +. f. Brobst, +.
Poole, John J. Rarick, Esqs.
Addresses were presented by these Deputstons to
which Mr. Mesgher said he would reply in writing In a
few days
The Delegates from Easton, Pa, presented the follow
ing resolutions In doing So Mr.. Stgreayes spoke as
follows:
SR-Although we have not been personally acquains
ed with you, yet we have known you and sympathzed
with you and your That God of freedom tina,
has decreed that Is born free md equal and that
Ii is the right of all to enjoy life, liberty aud the
pursuit of happiness" has decreed the destiny of
ireland although the efforts Of her have been
heretofore unavsilne, yet the spirit Of Mitchell of
oBrien, and OF yourself, yet lives and CLOVIS In the
breast of your countrynen 1t meets warm response
In the heart of every patriot in this Repubc- fore
shadows the future destiny Of the Green Isle of the
Al. aat1 auf he hVir anANh ina
to her enslaved the era in the worlds
history, when fathers threw of the nanacles
OF the oppressor. May the time be not far distant
when the embers of freedom, buried by the gangyOke
of fnIeicn YrannY heneaih the turf of the Emarali