The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-04
The Ixish Convention st the Aston xs,us.
To-day.


To-day.
A convention of somewhat I'M .ssual cbarac-
ter is to meet to-day at the Asst, Or House. It's
to be composed Of Irishm' n, delegates, it is
said, from various Irish or ganizations scattered
through this and the al joining States; and the
object of the assemb'.age is to devise ways aud
provide means for effecting revolution in Ire
land and separation of that island from the
British empire. This at least is the report
which js current among those who may be sup
posed to possess an acquaintance with such
matters.
That such a convention should meet public
ly for such purpose, would be matter of
more surprise if Irish politics had been less
frequently dragged into our State and federal
elections by political knaves. AS it is, Anne
ricans have themselves in some measure to
blame if foreigners resident in America forget
that when they have abandoned their native
land they have no more right to sit down here
and talk abont revolutionizing it, than native
Americans. II the sins of the Irish in America
are to be punished, the share of their instiga-
tors and tempters should not be overlooked.
At the same time, the mischievous conduct
of the latter constitutes no excuse for their
dupes There is happily in this country no
law against evil speaking, and consequently
the Irish Convention may exhaust the Hiber-
MAN vocabulary in abuse of Great Britain,
without rendering itself obnoxious to the
District Attorney. But it may be well for the
delegates to remember that the moment they
forsake their traditional policy, and endeavor
to substitute deeds for words, the hand of the
law will be upon them. They can only avoid
becoming malefactors by remaining empty
takers
Possibly this allusion to the convention is
more serious than it deserves. 1t has been sug-
gested that 1t is q mere Irish bull; that the re-
cent article in the London Times has turned the
heads of some Of the more ardent Of our Irish
does its work, and the hat goes round on be-
half of the "civil organization" the blunder
will be discovered, and the whole affair will
terminate in supper, with whiskey punch and
patriotic but harmless vocalization. There
can be no doubt but this view is more con-
sistent with the real state of Ireland, and the
actual prospects of an Irish revolutionary
party here, than the more serious one to which
allusion has been made.
1t has likewise been suggested that the
movement has for its real object the organiza-
ton Of the Irish citizens throughout the Union,
to oppose the Know Nothings It is quite
likely that many Of the Irish, who were used
m Ind %hopnc lvao al 1,r 1oth
democrats at elections, are good deal dis
gusted at the cold shoulder they now get from
both parties. But it would be great mistake
for them to form themselves into a separate
party-to band themselves together as q race
in order to coerce the natives of this country
to pursue the policy they like best In the
first place, they could meyer unite even one
half their own fellow-countrymen for such
purpose for rejecting Irishmen will take
good care to keep aloof from any movement
which could not but tend to isolate them from
the other citizens Of this country. Aud Sc.
condly, it is perfectly certain that the Tost
effective and surest way to get themselves
ploscribed-to cut themselves of from Ameri-
can sympathy, and to render their position in
this country in the highest degree uncomforta-
ble-would be to organize themselves into an
exclusive Irish party, under Irish leaders and
with Irish aims, US opposed to the native born
population of the country. 1t is because there
has been SO much said about the Irish vote in
times past that quiet men vote the Know No
thing ticket: to erect that vote into perma.
nent party would give the Know Nothings the
control of this country perhaps for whole
generation.
If the Irish are wise they will neither try to
Ievolutionize Ireland nor undertake the ad-
ministration of United States affairs. In the
one they would get their heads broken, in the
other their race DISTINGUISHED. Goodness, pa
tience, and philosophy, are evidently their best
policy; for the rest they had better trust to
time, and the ever watchful Saint Patrick.
THE MoRMoNs-HANDcARTs FOR THE GREAT
SALT LAKE.-The Mormon, q Latter Day Saint
paper, published in this city, is out with long
article illustrating to the enterprising Saints
bound for the Great Salt Lake, who cannot
raise the means for horses mules or oxen, the
feasibility of using handcarts for the trans
portation OF their small children and baggage
a thousand miles from the frontiers Of Missouri
over the great plains and desert defles OF the
Rocky Mountains to the Mormon city of Zion.
In this connection useful hint is suggested
by class Of handcartmen in this city, who 90
around early in the morning to gather up the
Stops and kitchen waste of our boarding
houses. Each of these handcartmen is assist
ed by the auxiliary force Of one or two strong
dogs, harnessed to his vehicle. On the Red
river of the North, (tbe head streams of
which flow northward from the plateau
of the head waters of the Mississippi,)
they employ dogs in their transporta.
ton southwark to Minnesota, exclusively.
Who has not heard Of their dog trainss Why,
therefore, may not the same animals be en-
ployed by the poorer class of Saints in the
transportation Of their goods and chattels to