The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-24
PHssIpErr FILLMORE AND SMITH O. BAIEN.-WS
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President FILLMORE AND SMITH O'BAIEN-W1 |
Learn ~ tho inseigeAts which We published yesser-
day nom w ashington, that tho President has given
. decided negative to the petitions Of the Irish
people from Boston ana Baltimore, presented by de-
pusstions consisting of some hundreds of respect
able citizens, and signed by many thousands Of the
most orderly, hard working, and industrious Of our
population.
This rePulse comes very strange, indeed, after the
government interposing in behalf of KOssuth with
the Turk, sending ship of war to bring him TO this
country, and giving him such splendid reception
at Washington. The Inconsistency ofthe President
being urged upon him by some members Of these
dsputations, he draws distinction without diff.
ference between the case Of Kossuth and Smith
O'Brien If there be any difference between the two
cases, it is decidedly in favor Of Smith O Brien and
his fellow exiles The propriety Of the Interpolation
Of the government with friendly power to release
one Of its own political prisoners, and offering to
receive him in this country, when his captivity
no longer serve any good purpose, nor his freedom
do any injury, is surely not SO great a stretch Of
national etiquette to interfere with third power
in behalf Of the ortal enemy Of two other friendly
powers, and take him in American frigate to the
United States, in despite of those governments-an
act that might have led to war with this country,
and perhaps has actually laid the foundation for
future hostilities. n the case of Smith Brien,
John Mitchell. and the other Irish exiles, the
friendly Offices Of the American government could
no. possibly lead to such a result If the re-
quest were refused it could no. be construed
into an affront. and no harm could follow. 1t
would be only a difference of opinion bet ween
the American government and the English upon
point On which the latter ought to be the bost
judge: and there the matter would end.
We do not, however, believe the British ministry
would refuse small favor to the EXECUTE of the
United States-the power with which, above all
Others England at this moment desires to cultivate
the most amicable and cordial relations. The
greatest obstacle to thorough and hearty friend
ship between the two countries is the feeling of the
Irish race, who constitute SO large and SO impor.
tans an element in the body polite in the United
States. They feel sore at the treatment their ma
tive country has received at the hands of the British
of Smith O'Brien and his confederates was not
calculated to soothe the irritation. Liberty,
therefore, to the captives would be most popular
act, and would 60 great length towards con,li-
atipg the Irish people on this continent and it's
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more for his election next fall, than any other act
he could perform. Hehad not the sagacty to see
that the English government would be glad to
have the opportunity ofpaying the double compli-
ment first to the United States government, and
secondly to the Irish citizens of America. But he
takes hold of Kossuth's hand, because so many are
grasping it for the present, and he cannot see the
length of his nose into the future.
Is T.
of the Irish exiles. The people of Ireland were
actually starving when the revolutionar move
ment broke out there; ard we know that such
"oppression drives even wise men mad" The
Hungarians had no such horrors to complain of.
There was no blood shed in the Irish movement.
In the Hungarian struggle thousands upon thou
sands OF lives were sacrificed, and it is avowed by
kossush that the sanguinary strife is to be mme-
diately renewed; whereas, it is evident to the
world that the Irish have not the slightest idea Of
any other revolutionary movement in the present
generation.
But there is another point of difference in favor of
the case Of Smith o. Brien. Kossuth is the repre-
sentative of people who are perfect strangers to
us ard very few Of whom have ever settled in this
country, or contributed to the devclopement of its
resources. Smith O'Brien, on the contrary, is the
representative of nation which has sen. millions
Of its inhabitants to the United States and is daily
ending far more than all other nations put to-
gether-a most useful population, who are building
our railroads and canals assisting in the erection
Of our cities, and culsivating our vast soil Have
they no claim upon tie governments friendly in
terFosi.ion The most interesting pages Of the
history of this country are bright with the
names OF distinguished Irishm On and hall
Hungarian, the chieltain of people who
have no associations Of friendship or blood with
the people Of the United States be preferred TO the
Irish patriot, Smith OBrien, man Of the most
unsuliied honor and high public virtue and better
statesman than hossuth to John Mitchell, who
was a better republicans and to Thomas Francis
Meagher, who was far more brilliant orator,
We doubt not the Irish people have spirit enough
to resent this indignity, which they can do most
eNectually at the coming elections. 1t was pro-
tended for elecsioneeripg purposes, short time
ego. by the toadies of Daniel Webster, that he al.
dressed letter to the English governm emit On this
subject, and the alsehood passed current in all the
Irish journals. How remote it was from the truth
is pretty plain, from the Of toe head of the
government to the Irish petitions.
THT SYEAcrsE NEGRO RIors. There is fair
prospect of the higher law men concerned in
The rescue of the fugitive slave at Syracuse, AMI
in the riot and assault arising out Of same being
made alaenablc to the Laws Of the United States,
which, though Of lower sanctity in the eyes Of abo
btiensts, have yet weight enough, we trust, to
make Themselves felt in this land, whenever they
arc set at naught by traitors to the constitu-
ton The rioters are to be tried during this
or the next term, in the United States Court
Northern district Of New York; and not being
indicted FOR treason, like the Christana rioters
but for the minor offence, there is every PRO-
liability of their being found guilty. When
they were acquitted on former trial. at Au-
burn, William IL. Seward gave them an enter
tainuent to mark his appreciation Of their tramp.
ling under foot the constitution which he has sworn
to uphold, and obeying in its stead some mystcri.
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