The daily union., 1852-02-12
CITY OF WASHINGTON THURSDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY - 1852
PRIORITY OF BUSINESS.


making a grant OF land 10 the State OF Iowa IN aid
of certain railroads in that State. My friend from Ten
nessee Mr. BELLl has had the floor on this subject at
least four five days unable TO proceed with hs speech
lie commenced his speech, and spoke hve minutes ana
IS now, | understand, prepared TO go on. nope
| that the Senate will lake up the bill.
! Mr.. BADGER My friend from Iowa will see the
proprey of Withdrawing that suggestion The senator
from New York [Mr SEwARDl had the resolution OF
sympathy for the Irish exiles postponed and made the
special order OF this day at o'clock IN order TO have
opportunity 10 be heard The hardship OF the oil
my friend from Tennessee realize. am in the same
situation. have had hali-delivered speech for ten
days. But have doubt that he and both intend
10 say TO the Senate something OF such nature that our
speeches will keep. and are IN no danger OF spelling,
hope he will not interfere with the senator IRON New
York, who desires 10 proceed to-day.
Mr. DODGE, OF Iowa trust my colleague will with
draw his motion
! Mr. JONES | would Withdraw ii with great plsasurs
if my friend from Tennessee entitled to the
floor, and if did not think il would be dscourteous to
him.
Mr. BELL With great pleasure assent to yield II
will occasion no embarrassment 10 me at all
i The motion withdrawn
The special orders in relation 10 the navigation OF the
Upper Mississippi the measures of compromise, and the
printing OF the returns OF The seventh census, then
informally postponed.
SYMPATHY WITH THE IRISH
The Senate then resumed the consideration Of the
luton OF sympathy with The Irish exiles TO which Mr.
SHIELDS had moved an amendmeni-ihe pending question
beng upon verbal amendments moved by Mr. SEWARD
! to the amendment
/ " T.
TO me neither nconsderate nor unmporlant II is reso
luton which must have The assent Of both houses OF
Congress aud The appreciation OF the President OF the
United States, and Will become national act Ii rec
ommends--l might perhaps say solcits-cemency to-
wards the patriots of Ireland who suffering mprison
neni IN penal colony. IL IS designed Tor the nforma
ton oil the British government, and therefore may and
ought 10 be regarded appeal by the United States 10
the government Of Great Britain. think this proceed
ing deensbe upon the grounds OF abstract justice and
propney, as well as upon due consideration OF our re-
i partleS
beg leave 10 say, in the first place, that II is not alto
gether novel IN s character and principle The patriots
oil Ireland who are the subject OF this resolution are
suffering Imprisonment by England on account Of ef
fort honestly made 10 restore their faherland TO liberty
and Independence, The sympathy which is expressed
by this resolution springs from the from which
that sympathy has sprung which has always been
hibed by the people OF the United States towards nations
asserting the same rights the same sympathy which was
shown by the people OF the United States towards France
IN 1888 IN 1880, and SiS-towards Greece, towards the
rising South American republics, towards Poland, to-
wards Germany, and towards Hungary. Even in form
approXmales 10 the action o the Congress OF the United
States in regard 10 Louis kossuh who has been through
their inteTpostion released from Imprisonment IN Asia
Minor, and brought hither and received and welcomed
a. the guest Of The United States The interest that is
expressed IN this resolution for Mr.. Smith 0 Bren like
that which expressed towards Louis kossuh is not
me rely personal, but il il the reyereniia compassion
which the people Of the United States indulge for fallen
Nation in man compnsed;"
II j., then. the not OF Mr.. Smith OBrien and his
associates, but it's the case oi Ireland.
A nations requires a review not merely of the
particular accidents and incidents which bring il up before
us, bu Of The whole life OF the nation So our forefah
IN adopting the Declaration OF Independence review
ed entire colonial experience IN vndcang the act OF
ablura,on OF the allegiance 10 the British throne.
Ten centuries ago Ireland was an independent nation,
possessing the elements and the forces of national sab
ity. Ireland guilty OF enduring crime il was
the crime of proximity TO England Ireland labored under
one enduring misfortune II was the misfortune that Tor
many centuries she remained unconqured and uncon-
querable The crime provoked the cupidy OF England
the misfortune begeng divisions into sects and clans,
favored the invader At the very moment when the Nor.
man King OF England, Henry, the second OF that name,
| think, was (as the chronice) "casting in bis mind the
conquest OF the adacert sand because II seemed com.
modious for him, and its inhabitants seemed savage and
rude, he appealed TO by deposed Irish prince 10
nslae him upon the throne. The invader enjoyed one
vast advantage. England had been successvey sub.
juga,ed by the Romans the Danes the Sayons and the
Nomans and in that rough experience she had acquired
a discipline which, combined with the energy resulting
from the commnglng OF races and the ambition spring
ing from insula position, has enabled her almost TO
shave the world in empire" The invasion, OF course,
did not result in renstating the Irish King did
suit in the conquest OF Ireland II resulted in only the
establishment Of small armed arisoctc colony upon
the coast enclosed with palisades, and therefore called
:" the Pale" Within the Pale were Englishmen English
laws English manners, and English rule. Without the
Pale the entire nation OF lrshmen, with their
hereditary prince, and native language, customs and
manners
Acting upon the law Of nations as il then under
stood to be- these regarded each other as natural
enemies; and hence ensued wars unsparng and unre-
llenting The Reformation hurled n element into this
national strife The Catholic Church in England had
given place which suited lis kings and people both
Consideration and prudence, cooperating with pros
eytism, determined the government OF England 10 sub
vert the Catholic Church in Ireland. The sword was
the missve sent, and eroclous sodiery the apos
ties Of the faith The Irish preferred their paterna
religion TO one which rudey recommended to
them by their enemies. The Pale, backed by England,
feeble TO subugae Ireland; and Ireland, divided
and distracted by and clans, too weak TO crush
the Pae and so for four hundred years continued sn
internecine war, the end OF which both parties retained
their relative positions and power Thus was all that
precious portion OF the nations life than lost by
| reason Of an imperfect conquest.
At last, five hundred and twenty years after the first
invasion by Henry H. and the close Of the great battle
fought on the banks OF The Boyne, Ireland cap,uaied
acres Of the island were divided and parcelled out
among the invaders and the few aposatlzing natives
Ireland capltuated by the treaty OF Limerick, subecng
itself TO the government OF the Pale and stpulating
and rescrving in the most solemn manner the liberty oil
conscience This right Of liberty OF conscience not
only stipulated by that treaty, but was solemny guaran
tied by William and Mary the common sovereigns OF the
now United Kingdom But England persevered Ia the poll
icy Of subyenng the Catholic Church She changed only
The means Of accomplishing that object She perfdousy
broke the covenant of peace, though bad been written
in blood, and substituted penal CODE sfranchisng the
Irish people OF all civil and political, and social. and do
nestle as well ecclesiastical nghts-ihus substituting
for invading armies the sterner desposm OF the law
and she Withdrew the sword 10 replace with the scaf
| fold shall not detail thai atrocious code am con-
tent with giving description OF il drawn by Burke
nearly hundred years ago, and which time has now
proved have been prophetic is." said he, "a sys
/ lem full OF conference and consistency, well digesed
and well disposed in all its parts, fitted for the mpover
;ahment and the DEGRADATION of the people and The de-