The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-08


portunity to prove their fealty to the interests
which sacrificed them on the alternative OF
war with Russia and alliance with France, or
alliance with Russia and war with France. 1t
will now be war with the United States, with
out either continental alliance or sympathy, or
retrocession, peace and submission.
Our Irish Emigrant Aid Socicties-War
Manifesto Of Robert Tyler-Queer Dosngs
ut TOrOntO.The Great Practical Buffalo
Convention.
We devote considerable margin of
our available space this morning to seve-
raj Irish documents, including first, the
Manifesto Of the Supreme Directory Of the
American.Irish Emigrant Aid Society recent
~ organized in this city, of which Directory
Robert Tyler, Esq, Of Philadelphia son Of
ex-President Tyler-is President; second, q
brief report of the proceedings Of an auxiliary
or branch society at Providence, R. l.; and
third, report from one Of our Canadian ex-
changes, of the curious Benevolent Irish Emil
grant Aid meeting lately held in Toronto.
Briefly considering these things in their order
Of compilation, we find
First, that the object Of this American-Irish
Emigrant Aid Society is the liberation of Ire
land from the yoke of England; and that this
manifesto is a justification of general Ameri-
can-Irish organization, to be in readiness for
striking home when "Ireland's opportunity"
shall have fully ripened. This movement is
also presented to the public as q masterpiece
of American policy, in the shape Of - coun-
ter check to British aggression and insolence,"
enabling US, "with one stroke Of the sword, to
cut the Gordian knot Of Cuban and Central
American diplomacy, that years Of time and
tons Of foolscap may fail to bring into fair
way Of settlement"
Secord the speech at Providence of DR.. Nc
Gowan, Secretary Of the Supreme Directory,
illustrates the present European, Asiatic and
American endorsements Of England in a
strong light, as constituting "England's Diff
Guilty" and Ireland's opportunity and at
the close Of the meeting we are informed a
large number joined the society to aid in the
struggle for Irish independence"
Third, the objects of the Toronto meeting
appear to have been Of wholly different
character. Mr.. O'Neill President on the occa-
sion, said that " the aim of the movement was
to aid and encourage the poorer classes OF the
Irish people at home, who might be SO disposed,
to emigrate to Canada, it has the look of
land speculation,) as a country likely to fur
nish them with desirable and happy home;
and also 10 Unite to Canada those aoho, IN the United
States from untopad circumstances arising from in
judicons political associations, might be dissatisfied
aeih their situation in the United Stotes.n To this
end the special object Of the meeting was to
appoint delegates from Toronto to attend the
general Irish Amelioration Convention pro-
posed to be held in Buffalo on the 18th inst
1t thus appears that the movement in the
United States. at the head Of which stands Mr..
Robert Tyler, is confessedly warlike organi
cation for rebound upon Ireland in behalf of
her independence, when the opportunity"
shall be proclaimed in war between England
and the United States; while on The other hand
the Toronto experiment was of u peaceable and
benevolent character, one Of its principal aims
being an asylum in Canada for those of our
Irish Catholic tellow-ctizens who may feel
sufficiently Disguised with the Know Noshings
to quit this otherwise desirable country
Strangely enough, too, this bslligercnt move
ment Of Mr.. Tylcr-since the late clashings
among the leaders at the Astor House aud the
Tabernacle seems to be getting on Quietly :;
while The pacific and charitable Toronto expe-
riment, between Orangemen and Catholics,
would, but for the interpositon of the police.
have ended in bloody row.
A word or two Of comment upon each of these
movements will, for the present. be sufficient.
They are both Irish Emigrant Aid movements
that headed by Mr.. Tyler is TO aid, when RI .
lands opportunity" shall have arrived, all
those warlike frieh Americans who may volun-
teer for a military invasion OF Dublin or Bel
fast. The society look to the warlise solution
Of our delicate relations with England for this
opportunity = but We apprehend they will
be disappointed. Consulting our Cabinet and
WaH street almanscs there will be no war
with England, at least this side Of next Christ
mas, and the administration does not intend
that there shall be. We fear, too that the late
war speech of Seward in the United States Sc
nate will prove mere will.o the-wisp TO
catch the Irish vote" Meantime, il with the
experience of the Irith Directory Of the aslicye-
CANNON rebellion, our generous and credu-
lous lrkn loilo~-citizeLs arg disposed TO con