New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-09
Mr. Walker and the Irish.
To Gs Edilgy Of TAN Y Tr,bSSs.

SIR: happeneds day or two since to find,
in e copy Of The 7ri6ERt, letter signed Rober, J.
walkOr written in reality to hsp Gen Wabrdge to
Lis election especially by Ir.h woes. osten-bly TO
relieve him from certain charges made against him
letter purporting to be written in London aud pub
lshed here, but which evidently manufactured
here also, AID with the object presume this 10
the gentleman who went TO England about two years
ago, and has bee there for last eighteen months
On direct opposition 10 Prof Espys theory Of s:orns
flying hls kies hr,t and then raising the wind Now
sir with bis kte-6ying end elernoneering tacti--
have nothing 10 d., nor would | mcide With them
nor with Liz letter. Il he had not offered gros.
and deliberate inut % the undo stand and common
sense Of the lrsh Roman CATHOLIC population OF tns
City, OF which profess 10 be one He saw. in sub
stsLce. in his letter have Il not nov before mel tasr
be hsd no acquaintance with the Earl % DerOy never
sought an Introduction 10 him nor would he MAKE me
acquaintance. And way Because, indeed, Of hs
(AT. NalkoIs) sympathy with the Irish Roman caiho-
hcs and Lord Dsrhys hostility 70 them snd bcsuse Of
his (Lord Deriy,) having ordered criminal pro,ccu
ron CT the CaihoEc prie-ts and bishops For my own
part, do not know which 10 admire most-,he conf
denee lie had IN his own sgsciGy the contempt IN
which be held the people ne addressed when he penned
that sentence III undoubtedly true TIA; maj oriy Of
the lr'h have, Tor upward OF forty year, voted with
the De1nocfuc party, although an AZ loss 20 con-
ceive why Is they do So. for the policy sad p..ncipss
OF that party are directly al Var4Ece with their true
Interests, both collectively and individually a. WILL as
with their most chcThed sspirsou- II Is the po,iey
which Mr.. Walker has been advoca,ng for TIE last Il
months tia; has strye death million OF Iri.hm~n
IN sx year, driven another mcn OF th-1n from their
2. I've isnd and now hllin- up their places with Eay-
u hInen AID ScO,chnen. Ii Il an insult 10 common
sense 20 pretend there fsrns for want OF p-o-
viicn IL Ireland duns those Fix years Tae contrary
Is ihenuih. Iaere wGs an abundant supply Of wheat
oats. barley and pulse Of every kind much more th4n
suhcien - sustain dens-r population This fact was
clearly shown by report OF the Enssh House Of Com.
Ulons made II le{g or 1854 Bat il il true there was
nohey famine, II may the term brou-n. about
~ free trVde principles and Engtsa crq:di-y Irish
trade ard Manufactures were DESTROYED to slye England
mO,OIoy. Thus when the potato failed the lrish.
man had industrial resource 70 f.l back upon by
vhlcs be esId carn the prce oi hrcsd for biz vile and
etdr1r ard Zoe necessary consequence tia, .sr.
alton and desfii followed.
lrow. Sir, tha' thouEanis o: nEhnen who voted for
the DemocrGs Al the last election knew te time t1eY
were doing wrong but blinded were they by long
habit ard party discipline that they found IL utterly i'm
iossiele to break up party es and nd themselves of
tneh early political predictions. NJ. Walker being
enc OF The Sir oraeles Of the party and knowing tese
-''' s'Nea'ed undoubtedly tha; any doe he rs..hi