New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-23


SIR The following language used by you in the second
number of your pepper surprises me cannot eOmpre-
bend it
deny that II crime wrong, peccalilo TO
buy sell slaves keep saves TO their work
a good plantation wen stocked With healthy Ala
Taught as have been to regard the oppression of man
N shy form something than mere peccadillo
a wrong whether in Ireland or America-back or white
and that of the American bondman crime of deepest
dye beg for myself and those from whom have been
thus taught that you will fully emil grien upon
matter long regarded by of such vital nportan A
but which petchance we may have misunderstood
say you enough of slavery at home to engage
all your sympathies and energies when there and even
20 so far IS oreprmand Mr. aughOn fo-fndng in his
heart TO look abroad to America With what show Of
consistency, DOW that you in America, can you
look abroad to Ireland and continue to expend those
sympshes and abors only for the oppressed there without
one word in behalf of the dOwntOdden around you here in
America?
But you throw some light upon this point by saying thet
the subject of freedom for the oppressed in America
always distasteful to you and your ooadutoFs May ssk
if this distase rather this endorsements Of American
bondage because of the happy condition or because of
the color of the bondmen If because OF the condition,
then the European oppressors have but 20 cnange their
modes or forms Of oppression so that the miserable VIC
tins for whom you have abored may be well fed and wei
clothed and become fat and healthy and you will be qute
as ready as they to hold and them to labor yea,
more-buy, eel and fog them when needIaL
What sentiments are these Whence comes THE
doctrine Who is not startled byi What more than
the incubation OF such sentiments tends to debsse the
Irish people to the lowest depths of mental deprayy
greatly uniting them for the exalted station Of eemen
Who better than you, Sir knows, that that degraded
condition superadded to crowd of hollow hearted leaders,
men who can incucate such sentiment-eaders to whom
the idea of universal freedom al
LARGELY into the cause Of the failure of Irish eancpa
toni
How could Irishmen, how could Ireland undor such
leaders be fitted to strike a blow that would break the
chains that have SO long held them down to earth
But if because Of the color of the victims Of American
oppression you have stouy refused to listen to the Oft
repeated story Of their wrongs, then apprehend the
American champions of freedom have far nober idea Of
1t and far higher claim than yours While your Cor
mans YOUR Meaghers your billions and Mtchels, would
buv sell hold and hog oppressed Americans, Wards
Douglasses Penningtons Smiths and Garnstts true chan
pons of freedom would Of blsw strike the letters from
off the limbs of the oppressed Of every hue or cline en-
earth
Is because they are black that you would do this
thngl And because they black. Liberty to them less
dear Because they black they less fitted to have
and enjoy or exercise us privileges ConPaTl'ouS 70
tween the black and Irish populations are as dstaseu
to me the subject Of American freedom to yon oul
since YOU force it upon me- then listen Who better than
YOU Sir knows that notwithstanding the Po Ferai infa
ences of the Press and every other human machinery con
cevsbe set in operation aid and boost up tne rSn IN
America the verest slave in Alabama or the lowest FREQ
black that bssks in the shades Of the North not - low
supken ~ are thousands Of this same irish population this
day here in democratic America so 90 the instincts OF
deoradaion cling to them while on the other hand thou
ssads If coored Americans have FAR appreciation
of bertv and ulster estimate Of true manhood than tAe
of Irshmen if the sentiments Ihsye quoted
from your paper be taken as fair criterion
Go visit the dens and novels Of your countyen here
in free America though with all the advantages Of her in
s,i,uons with friends at every door to help themper
susde then-nay, pull them up and observe the
poverty and filth in which they still wAoS. have seen
more weichedness and misery beneath Irish roof than
YOU Sir find within any twenty abodes of eCOred PEG
pie in either Of the cities Of NewYork, Brooklyn or VIII
iamsburg.
Go to our Aims Houses and Prisons 20 our Societies Tor
relief the cold and dreary lanes Of our cities and tell
NE If you will the result of your examination The ocoa
soual shrunken black you win chance to meet whose
Whole long life has been one Of bitter serui End neglect
wlberdly compensate for the numbers Of your Own ms