The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-21

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Of uo Atlantic u aipru3 that tho var excite.
ncni GO, s'quort On the I.cpt ,nsir Il d, icysi-
cpd ~ ireland feeling Of sympathy for tho
Unit, d States, which FLY ju,tIf., IT," opinion
10 often expressed that in III, approaching con.
test 'te fgh,ipR potion o. ,he British lands
VII to heartily on our side. This Is s,riou,
shi alarming news for England. Tut il is "a ! Of
| nope both ior Ii,lard ana for ihi, country. and
viii bring joy and gltd1es5 TO the millions
among 10, who arc ua4tod by ties Of blood ana
Aiallti 20 TIE 'frocn isle, and in whose hea',s
there still hurr' an uu,Niingu,haLlc ic.iro to
svcusc lnlsHds wrong, upcn her iu3lent op.
pre-. or.
Several influential Irish papers hay, already
had couiarc TO express tao growing sentiments
OF the poole ard 10 intimate pretty broadly
that Tho declaration, Of the English Press -
sp"ctng tho loyalty of tho l-.h p,unle,
AID thor cc''rmina,ion to support tn gov.
'rnnCUt in The demand 70 Preparation CT the
insult to ;lc English tag, aro al least promo.
turc. Indeed oue Of them, the NATION, with a
So II, worthy Of former times, opsnly declare,
that The rows Of tho captpr, Of the rebels o.
load British hip, created Wild excitement
aud enthusiasm in Dublin, anu IL will awaken
similar FEELINGS aud sensations throughout the
whole county" II add.
Tho seizure was an 'aci worthy the spirit,
daring and dash Of the Americans; it Na3 tro
10 make lnsh hcarto jump with joy. lf the
English Government rescnts this insult there
will come a goat time for Ireland Then the
men who arc gone with ,eauce will prove
ycUgelul M n indeed The will the Irish race
in America rush to arms, and bound into tho
battle.
Yes, then will tho Ercos of England find in
their front such desperate men as crushed heir
ranks AZ fontenoy, TO the cry Of Remember
Limerick Yes, the moa CrOw-barfed out of
their homes in Ireland; tho men oppressed in
suited scoiled, and, wherever they went, pur-
sued by English SANDER, scorn, and hate-'h,'e
men will he in the van If the fight, aud then
will woo como TO England And what Of Ir ,n1
in this great timer What will Irshmcn do
whtn comes this supreme opportunity, the like
Of which can on come in many agcsl We "a
tell v hat they may do, what they will 10 able
to do, if they act well their part AS brave mcG,
they car, most certainly, establish the inle
penicnco OF Ireland.
These eloquent words will appeal powerfully
TO every Irish heart in whatever part Of tho
world it may thtob. That the statements Of
the NA1IoN respecting the new awakening of
rational feeling is not exaggerated, il evidenced
10y the lulubrious declaration Of the Dublin cor
respondent of tie London TIMES, who says that
The national party is thrown into "hystcri,s
from the JOY at the prospect of war between
England and America"
But we have other and better authority
than that Of the TIMES correspondent, in the
SPONTANEOUS movement Of the people. A public
meeting was to take place on Monday, Dec 9th,
in the Rotunda,a lat Dublin, "to take into consi-
deration the course to DO adopted in tho present
crisis" and preliminary meeting TO arrange
the de- ils - reported by the Dnblin papers to
have Teen numerou,ly attended and full of en-
| thusiasm.
| The threatened contest establishes the fact
| that there exists every where amongst the
Irish people a deep and widespread feeling o
nationality, which has been only intensified 10y
exile ard oppression. This sentiment Of nation
atty is now ON the side Of America, aud against
England in her unjust quarrel. Along tho
Mississippi on the banks Of tho Po'oma'
and Delaware on the western prairies and il
the wilds Of Canada as in New York and Ire
land itself, the long cherished vengeance OF tn
past springs forth to ayenge and aid US in on
quarrel.
In Baltimore, where secession has so Ion
been predominant, the news of a war with Eng
land has developed an unexpected Union spiri
among the Irish population. Farther south tn
result M doubt, will be the same, and wi
materially assist in the disentegration Of tn
rebel army, the Iish portion of which, we ma
be sure, will never fight against their country
mon, in favor of their common enemy.
We commend with our whole heart this seee'
sion chalice to the lips of England. She h.
persuaded US to drain II; but we return il TO he
with the same arguments she has employed |
its praise. by al means lie. the glorious wor
OF secession proc, ed in Ireland. Do not strangl
il with the hallcr or crush II out with piske
juriCs, Let every hi Imam bid it God spec,