Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-21

gether in deep hostility to England they in this
year of Lord 1852. This too after all her saeri-
fees in behalf of venerable despotsm This is her present
position and this is the present condition OF Europe
Sir, at such time and after such experience, 1t is
perfectly natural that the people of England should
turn their hearts and thoughts to America. 1t is not
only natural but polite that they should begin cult
vate the friendship of great kindred people who from
the rapid growth of their population and power and the
extraordinary advantages of their geographical position
will be able influence the destnes Of nations by
throwing their whole weight into the scale OF liberty
tice and humanity And permit me to say, that, so far
know the American heart feel bound to declare that
the English people prove true to themselves and just to
their feow-subects-if they assert and maintain the
great principles of religious and political bertythey
will find generous sympathy, and more effective,
unbough and unpurchaseabe support this continent
in the hour of need than they hope purchase
subsdize with the duplicate OF their national debt
upon the continent of Europe The example Of England
herself would be- perhaps the best could
favor OF this resolution to enforce this request Her
history, fact is full Of examples not only of nterces
sion, but of interference in the internal affairs OF other
nations But will conine myself this occasion to
recent familiar instance in relation to the Hungarans
England inerered directly in behalf OF kossuth and his
companions-whle merely nercede for Smith 0 Brien
and his associates. She defended these Hungarans
against Austria and Russia only appeal to her own
cemency for the liberation of Irish patriots She
trbued to the liberation of Austrian Subjects although
they are in certain sense, still dangerous to the
Austrian Government. We simply request the lib
Grafton of British subjects whose freedom, in my
opinion, at this time will to strengthen the English
Government We all recolect the universal delight with
which the American people witnessed the first inter-
ference of England in behalf of the Hungarian exes
When the British feet appeared at the mouth of the OAR
danees-when the red of England joined the
cent of Mahomet, and bazed in defence of the exile
and the unfortunate all America with voice shouted
glory and honor the flag Of Old England She acted go
rously that occasion Her conduct called forth the APP
plause of the liberal world But have to moderate
this applause when we think Of Van Dieman's Land,
We give her credit for her generosity abroad but
sorry be compelled to refuse her equal credit for her
clemency home Patriotism cannot be virtue in Hun
gary and crime in Ireland. England may be able to
make distinction between the two cases, but the
world will refuse to recognise it, She will raise her
tonal character in the estimation of the wordshe will
establish her derestedness before the tribunal of his
tory and posterty if she follow up her conduct towards
the Hungarians with the liberation Of the Irish exiles
AS it is her conduct is severely criticized the CONT
nent of Europe The Austrians and Russians especially
accuse her of hypocrsyof violating the great law of
moral and political consstency-of trayersng half the
globe in defence and support of Hungarian patriots
while, ut the time she proscrbes, banshes, and
mprisons Irish patriots. They say English philanthropy
is like the philanthropy Of the elder Mirabeau who
styled The Friend Of Man for his universal benevo-
lence while he practised at the time within the
bosom of his family, the most cruel heartless, and
unrelenting tyranny. This is the kind of indictment
the continent prefers against England at this time
am not prepared to endorse it. On the contrary,
thoroughly convinced she viii avail herself of the
hrst favorable opportunity to clear her reputation from
any such reproach inclined think she win feel
thankful to this Government for supplying her with fair
occasion, graceful pretext, to perform humane and
polite The world will then see that she is not go
verned either in her foreign domestic policy, by ea-
lousy OF Russia hatred of Austria but by great prn
ciple of philanthropy and humanity If we weigh the
conduct of these Irish patriots in legal in
scales we viii find much to justify their attempt They
loved their native country There is moral guilt in
this On the contrary the love of country of the
noblest sentiments of When this sentiment
fades from the soul the soul has lost its original bright
ness In Ireland however this sentiment is almost con-
/ a isPs
tural IN this state of things that what the English law
denounces the Irish heart recognises as patr
osm An Irish patriot hears himself pronounced guilty
In what is called the sanctuary of justice while he feels
In the sanctuary of his heart that he stands gutess
fore God and his country This be all perfectly
understood to appreciate the conduct of these
the eye OF the law they convicted felons but in
every honest manly Irish heart they received and
recognised Irish patriots And why should it be 9TH
erwise? You must destroy the heart before you can
destroy this sentiment Ireland is their native country
they her lying around them in ruins They made d
desperate effort to collect the broken fragments and bind
them together into something like nationality The effort
failed it was bound to fail The spirit of Irish nation
atty IS dead. But will ask any generous American
heartl viii put to any generous English heart
whether these to be blamed in the present
wreched condition Of Ireland for making the attempt
Who blame Smith 0Brien, whose ancestors were
kings in Ireland before Saxon, Dane Norman ever
planted foot Irish SOIL for making attempt how
hopeless to raise and resuscate his fallen country
In fact who blame any rshman for seeking to effect
radical change in the condition of his country since no
change consistent with social existence can make her con-
dtion than it is at this time? Poor Ireland Her
history is sad Ii is written in the and blood
Of her children Her have been long accustomed
injustice that they regard themselves aliens and out
casts in the very land that God gave them as heritage
Yet they love their country with all the eryor Of the Irish
heart The she suffers the more they love her
This love has become almost part Of their religion and
Of their ervent devotion to their God As her sweet
poet has so truly and beautifully said
Her chains, as they rankle her blood as II runs
But make her more painfully dear to her sons"
This true and in the midst of poverty and contempt
her sons weep her desoo and pray for the hour
other deverance There is something incomprehensble
TO the human mind in the mysterious Providence that
rules the destiny Of nations Israel gave Saviour to the
world and the world in return has prosecuted and de-
natralized the children Of Abraham Greece Instructed
the world taught it arts and sciences lifted IL out of
state Of barbarsm into high of civilization and
look at the worlds recompense The Roman and Ottoman
in succession, uampled upon the susceptible heart
beautiful mind Of Greece; and that land Of gods and
godke is the footstool of the unsympathzng Goth
Poland and Hungary saved Chrsendom in the day of its
weakness they repused the Crescent in the day of its
power and in grateful return three great christian Pow
crs have dsmembered Poland and distributed her bleed
ing members amongst them and christian Europe is now
singing Te Dcs" and "Hosanndhs over the PROSTATE
and mangled body of Hungary Then look at the fate Of
of the first Of Western nations propagate the pure doc
rnes Of primitive christianity She forth missona-
es amongst the surrounding nations preach the gospel
but armies went forth from Ireland plumber or
Cypress any nation As nation she even attempt
ed TO wrong or prosecute any of people on earth
And yet perhaps nation earth has been more cruelty
wronged than Ireland | ask, what national offence