The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-02-21
Liberation of the Irish E,ilcs.

The Democrats Of Baltimore held meeting
some time since, the object Of which was to
adopt such measures as would induce the present
Wing administration to exercise its influence with
Great Britain for the liberation Of the Irish Pat,
riots, Mitchell, Meagher, O'Blian, and Doncug
hue. The meeting appointed a committee to
wait upon President Fillmore, and acquaint him
Of their wishes. On the 18th INST. the committee
appeared before his Excelleucy President Fill
more, and through their Chairman. Or. j. Christv,
appealed to him in a most eloquent address, in
the name If large portion Of the citizens Of Bal.
timore, to exercise his influence to win back the
liberties Of those noble sons of Erin. He alluded
to tie pure and lofty sentiments which had led
them to struggle for their countrys freedom
from the yoke Of British oppression, and which
have drawn down upon their heads the severest
sentence Of the law, and a punishment, which, in
this land Of freedom was deemed too severe for
any otfeucc
These patriots" said DR. Chri-ty. "layc wept
over the wiong- # their country thew have pro.
claimed them IN the measured notes Of the poet
| and the thrilling tones of the orator: thew have
taught the people, 'i't hi, history has chronl
ciel for ages-,hat Ireland was once a nation
and they have .hed for the restoration Of the
glory of their sircs Further than his, with all
their aspirations for freedom they have not pro.
cceded; and, deep and abiding as has been their
sense Of wrong the blood of their foes sulics not
their bands. And vet their deeds and their
hopes their sentiments and tears having sub.
iected them, in the land in which they lived ia
the charge of felony, and reduced them to the *
nominious comPaniouship with the bascst Of
mankind. To the cultivated mind and the proud
heart, what sentence brings more bitter pain
/ ihan that which consigus their po,scs,or- to the
| terrible communion with spirits that the sou
abhors :"
The democracy have always befriended those
I who have fallen victims to the iron hand Of tyr
amy and oppression for boldly proclaiming tn,
/ rights TO which all mankind, by nature are emit
4 tied; and they sympathze with those uGfortu
nate but noble exile. and have already, not onl,
/ IN Baltimore but all over the Union, resolved Il
make mighty effort to secure their liberties
/ And, If 1t Is not accomplished under the p, essen
ldhearted and iimid Wing administration tn
! struggle will be renewed after the political cr-i
of 81 is over And as we believe that I'm a Jus
cause the finger OF Providence guides the action
Of men" we feel confident that the next Presi
dental election will place at the head of this Re
public man who will not hesitate TO let tn
voice of the American people be heard in behal
Of oppressed humanity in any quarter of tn
globe.
In glancing over the proceeding the L. S Sen
ate, we also see that our own distinguished Sen
ator, Gen, Shields, made m eloq uent speech up
on the resolution of sympathy for the Irish eS
lies, in which he alludes, with touching strain,
to the sulferngs Of his native land and her claim
upon our sympathy, and he hoped that Amer
cans, not only, bu, lrishmen and Englishmen, vii
all combine in improving the condition of Ire
laud--for he feared that all hope o. her national
ity was at an end He maintained that the Uni
I ted States could interfere for the liberation q
those exiles whou, showing any indigniiy {
England, AMI therefore should do so without de
[ lay.