New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-14
vo,xc IRELAND AND SLAVERY.

We are not aboli.iOnistsns more abolitonists than
Moses or Socrates or Jesus Christ We deny that 1t
cine or a wrong or even peccadlo to hold slaves to
buy slaves TO sell slaves keep slaves 20 their work by
logging or other needful coercion. ny your suence,
tier wrongs But we viii not be silent when occasion
call. for speech and as for being participation in the
wrongs ne for part, rash We had good plantation
rel stocked Nth healthy negroes in Alabama
The Citizen, Mr. Mitchels new paper, has the above
in its second number in the of reply to Mr.
Haughton, an Irish abOliIionis who cannot discover
the bondage of his white cOuntrymen at home, while
deeply interested in that of negroes abroad We quite
sgree with portions Of Tie Citizens reply, as to the
Illogical blindness of looking abroad for objects of re-
form and ignoring the existence Of those at home.
Wisdom and philanthropy should not disregard the
cries of the oppressed of whatever land but look with
"equal eye on all But that apart: have now to
deal seriously with the confession of political faith
tanned in the above extract textuaIy given.
We have often been charged with seeking Irish p"pu
larity, Irish good opinion, and Irish avor-how truly
let the reader Judge when he shall have read this ar
tcle II was in vain that we dsclaimed any special
sympathy for Race another, this Nation or that
outside Of our own. We have earnestly endeayOred to
aid the Efforts from time to time put forth in behalf OF
Liberty for the Irish and Independence for Ireland,
because we claim for each People the Rights assert
for cur own and for each the freedom we demand
for ourselves In every Race crushed beneath the feet
of foreign domination or domestic tyranny, we see
Humanity abused and tramped on in every individual
writing in the letters of despotsm SCARED by the
lash of a master, we recognize an outraged afflicted
brother. We DO not ask whether he is Irish or Hun
carian, Pole or Italian, Hebrew Hottentot-it is
enough for us to know that lie is a man. and that some
usurper of Gods prerogative is depriyng him of the
essential rights Of manhood.
Mr.. Mitchell it appears has a very different stand
ard and is for or against DesposIn according to the
race or color OF those whom it is brought to bear
Ii they be white skinned and spring from Caucasian
stock then it is base usurpatiOn, to be denounced
ecrsted and resisted by push of pike and rngof rifle;
but if the subjects be black, bronzed even fair
skinned and delicate but with faint of African blood
then away with them to the caibOose the rice swamp
the auction block and let them be dashed till the blood
runs down h cir heels if man or dares hint re-
sstance TO whatever bis or her fit to COM
m6nd
Mr. Mitchell will probably increase the popularity of
his paper among the IrishAmericans-alas that it
should be so by this frank ayowal We have not
for the time to the great majority of Them
with Liberty and Democracy On their lips, vote to for
tfy extend and perpeteate the foulest and most are
cious tyranny known among men and while demanding
all rights for themselves, DANGEROUSLY deny the most
obvious and essential rights to born, whose
fathers fought to indicate and establish American
Freedom But Liberty for Ireland and the Irish is
sought in the spirit eyinced and the principles
syowed by The Citizen it hardly be necessary TO
say that the effort will be fruitess ard the hopes of its
cIamrions mockerv Alas for the agpiratinns of the
oppressed and exed, if their Indictment TO struggle
for Liberty is the horrible desire OF buying selling and
lasliDg each other