The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-05-08
Thomas Franoi. sleakher.


Needing neither trust yoar soul
There s or has been in the general character Of on,
people, one trait peculiarly beautiful which has drawn
Tom the beIest enemies OF our country exnfss'
sions OF The highest admiration--we mean eIatlpas,
kind word, charitable donation, sympaihzns
ytbing condoBg IN sorrows wssn
IN our Tears mlnlsterng 10 wants. fatieriny =
our affectonshas always drawn from us The slrons.,
and most exuberant exhibitions OF gratitude whilst !,
who have devoted their lives and properties ihsT
hopes and interests their blood and brains TO remn
The miseries over which others bu, wept we have bss
cruelty uDgraletul, II not mercllessly unjust.
Perhaps 10 man, living dead. has this mefeiss
injustice been more cruelty praciised than 10 Thoms
Francis Meagher. We have been tolerant 10 traitor.
who sold us before our faces, hoary in years AMI
ripe in ludement-we have been tolerant TO men who's
whole lives spent in enmy with and our eouO.
trywe have been tolerant OF insult. OF Injustice OF nsr
fjousness but this youngnan has found crowds 81 Al.
counirymen track him through life with the eroei,
OF tigers, watching every movement, noting every
word, extracting conclusions from every incident in or
der mGrder bs reputation blast his character and bean
obloquy on his name. IL Is truly disracng 10 ibns
how lar the barbary of faction has carried men in ord,
Islander HE purest and gifted rishman now nv
ing and il is truly deplorable 10 the depths Of IN
fanny into which filthy gang OF political swnders will
sink tEemselvesi order their poisonous saliva
on him and iorsoob they do all this in the name o
religion. "Oh liberty, what crimes are committed in
Thy name" exclaimed Madame Roland on the scadod
GA religion OF purity, OF love, OF charity 10 all men,
how often Thy white robe sulhed by the slanderou
tongues Of Thy DEvorEEs %
But Meagher can bear all this. Sustained by the
lives by which he is directed, elevated above the wretch
ed howl OF corrupt iactlons.s he Identifying the char
acter oil the lsh patriot purifying the hopes and asp
alions which guide them, teaching the world thai hs
men who would win the independence of liberty for
Ireland have already won the Independence OF virtue
for themselves.
which OF late have been exhumed in order to get 10
a cry agains, Meagher. We would scorn to do so-ws
scott at them Meagher cannot be reached by such con-
tempiibe missiles He is what he always has bsen
uuT in eIiyiD trup n in chara
is Irshman of the daybIst and best--a citizen Of
Waterford, God be thanked
Perhaps ougnt to apologize 10 readers for be.
ing thus led away in our Indignation. There are men
good and virtuous-in our city. who are proud Of
Meagher; and the vast majority OF the people idol.
ze him-and there are men, too, widely differing from
him and US in political onvicons-h0norable men
both conservatives and liberals who feelings
the highest esteem for his personal and private worth
Few men are more highly gifted than Meagher with tho.
amabe social qualities which win the affections of a..o
claesand by these qualities he has the esteem NJ
the highest and best OF our fellow citizens The wretch
ed ISLANDERS OF wretched faction have influence win
these they know worth, and they admire il; thew
perceive genius, and they honor ii; they understand
manly independence, and they recognise It, They NAV
condemn his policy, but they honor his motives lh,y
discern between the brawling peder and the upright
man; they proud OF Meagher because be POSSESSES
those virtues which have ennobed humanity in every
age and country.
We deemed II our duty to gay this much before n,p
iucng the topic to which we mainly direct the attention
OF readers. MeagheIs amabe and noble youns
wife IS daily expected in Wateriord-she who. when b.
ou.cast and exile, leil happy home to share
the lonely hui of this SOLITARY suterer-when cloud
hung his fate, and destiny looked black and brooc
ing his exisence-when his future seemed only an
association with the o.cass OF sociey--when no homs.
voice sung around him the accents OF love and symps.
lhy-when every lie was broken that bound him to hope
she IN that black hour OF danger minstering an
eel 10 cheer, to console, and, finally, like the eered
Apostle, TO strike OF his chains. She will be soon
amongst US: aud now away with politics DO we love
Meagher' DO we glory in his genius and gladden. in bis
uiumphs Do remember his warm smile and hi,
liberty and TO mankDd-she who, under Providence
The instrument that called him back 10 his noble mis-.
sion-she has claims upon all the respect which we can
Desow her. She comes a strangeT-lei us give her
CORDIAL welcome and let bes,ow on her some token
4, the love bear her noble husband Oh how il
would cheer his hear,-far far away 10 his bani.hmen--
mat heart scared with for suffering county,
hat young devoted heart. thai LOST all but its
ing fountain OF love, lis truth, and It's patriotism
WafsJord Chronicle, Itlgsd