New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-13
IRIsHMENS CIVIL AND MILITARY REPUB-
LICAN UNION.

NEE ting Of this body was held last evening in the
yau1hall Gardens. The proceedings were com
menced by the Secretary calling oversize roll and re-
questine the members to pay their monthly dues.
After which, the minutes of the last meeting were
read.
The President then briefly addressed the meeting.
He said that as they about raising again the stand
ard liberty and freedom prudence, moderaonand wis.,
dom were in Indispensable and that they we're about to
engage in a strusgl in which the highest claims OF
paiIiotsm would De required. They shouP reeollect
that they had duty TO perform TO God to the United
States and to Ireland, and the redemption OF the LAT
ter was tack fully equal to their AGILITY He depre-
Gated the policy of those who supposed that their ex
Srfions should not be confined 10 the liberation of
Ireland but should exie1d to the Acknowledgement OF
The other oppressed nations. On the contrary, he
thought that that should be their special AIM IL was
unnatural and unreasonable to think that they should
attempt to DO more; and be believed they ought TO be
sa-hed if they succeeded IN doing for Ireland what
the men Of 1916 had done for America.
Counsellor KERN was then Introduced, and ad-
dressed the meeting at considerable length. He pro-
ceeded to show how Ireland may be- made republic,
and in what che could sustain herself as such
He quoted The opinion Of Berkeley, who long ago
maintained that if Ireland surrounded by wall
of brass ten thousand cubits high she could exist by
bersef and give full employ meLt to her people, The
20. aker then entered into geographical description
II the bland and proved to the satisfaction Of hS
heSYcrs that by reducing e fouT pfo'nces 10 uucf'
ent States and making the population OF the different
States the basis Of their representation th.t political
system precisely similar to that OF the United States
could be organized without the slightest difficulty.
Considering these facts well other existing al
yantages be saw no reason why they should not be
saneune OF success. With respect to the selection OF
leaders be would leave that matter TO the Irish peo-
Die ibemselvts, for however high an opinion he mad
of The ability Of Messrs. Mitchell, Meagher, Doheny
and OGormaD, be believed that the irlsh people
themselves should be consulted on that subject. He
alec referred TO the fact that the Catholic clergy
supposed be hottie to any revolutionary attempt
No coubt they were not men OF the sword, bat ne
could not believe them to be opposed 10 popular
Liberty. However, it was the duty of the people To
obey the clergy only in spiritual matters and they
stood in the way Of their countrys redemption, 10
brush them aside.
Counsellor DAVIS then made long and eloquent
speech in which be expressed his full concurrence In
the opinion Of the speaker in relation 10 the e.
pecial aim of thSociety and entered Into an eSoor
ale argument to show that Ireland was entitled to
freedom. He also quoted several Engish authorities
10 show that eano sufficiently powerful TO exist
Gs an iJdepeI Cent nation
The PREsiDEyr then called on all who were favor
able 10 the movement to come forward and enroll
their names after which 'oe Leesuig separated