New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-15

bayo ,evere societies for this purpose Why should
not the Iri,h initiate them in that virtue
Sizth. We ask You to exert yourselves In all tbe
WAYS Won possibly con TO pat an end the internal
slaye.trnde Of tho States. Tho breeding Of slaves
for sale IT, probably, the most immoral and desasng
practice ever known In the world. 1t is n crime OF
the most hiieQus kind. and IL there were no other
crime committed by the Americans. this alone would
place the advocates supporters and practicers OF
American Slavery IN the lowest grade OF Grim ins!s
| Scuenth We ask you TO uss every exertion IN
your power to procure the abolition Of Slavery w
| The Congress in the Distnct Of Columbia.
| Eighfh We Ark you to uss your best cxertions
20 compel the Congress to receive and read the petit
tons Of the wretched negroes; and above all, tue
petition. OF their whlte advocates.
| Ninta We ssk you never to cease your efforts
until tho crime Of which Lord horpsth has accused
the Irish in america, Of being the worst enemies
of the men Of COLOR shall bs atonsd for, aud blot
| ted out nnd ella sd forever.
You will ak how you can do ell these things
You have already answered that question your
selves; for you have said that public opinion 10 the
law OF America. Contribute, then, each Of Won in
his sphere, to make up that public opinion. Where
you have the electoral franchise give your vote to
mono bu. VINO will asss: you IN 90 holy strug.
glo.
right and Teaeon ard justice, aud charity, and
Christianity i,sof on bis iids has great Instruments
Of legislation and legal power. He has tho elements
about him Of tho greatest utility; and even II DO
should NOT succeed TO can have tho heartso, tbins
consolation Of having endelvsred 70 do grea: ana
good actions. He can enjoy, even In defeat the
sweet comfort of having suueavoTsd to promote DO
pevoeDce and charity.
II is no excuse TO sliegs that the Congress Is 10
s'uossd from enancipang the slaves by one general
law. Each particular Slave State has that power
vi bin us own precinets ADD there 10 every reason
10 DO convinced tbs! Mary hand aud Virginia would
have followed the example Of Nev.YorE, aud long
ago abolished Slavery. bit for the diaboca practice
OF "rasing as you call II. slaves for the Southern
market Of pesulencs and death.
| Ii.tmen and shs sons OF 1risbmen have. many OF
Them rs.n 10 high distinction ana power IN America.
WY did n0I lrishnsn and the Sous VI hisbuen
write their names in the brightest pages Of the chap.
ter Of humanity and bensvoenos in uerioAn story
| lrishmeni Our Chairman v,nturss to think, AID
We agree with him, that he mas saAins on the assa
ton OF Ihsbusn in every quarter Of the globe.
The Scotch ana French philosopher have proved
ky many ycATs OF experiment that the irianiaan
ssnis hrsl sDona tie races OF nAn In bis peysieal
and bodily poweY. America and Europe bssf teit
mony to the intellectual capacity Of Ir>hmon. Lord
Merpsth has dsu oassrs.ed In the Br,.ish Parliament
the snpeIior morality Of the humber slaasss oil
Irish in ell social and hmily rsA,iens. Toe re-
lhgious fidelity Of the lIish nation 10 balonsd In
. glorious and provcrbsl esrt~inty and sp,sndor.
, Irishmsn sons OF lrishmsn dsseoodAuts 81 tho
hind OF heart and sfeelionss in disposition, think,
, oh think only with pity and compassion your
coored fellow creatures IL Amercs- Offer ihem
tho hasd OF kiadly help Ssosbs their sorrows.
scA,he their oppressor. Join with your country.
, men ct homo in one cry Of horror against the op
rsssori IN one cry OF sympathy wi'h ths ensiavsd
and oppressed:
q I'm prone 10 he dat slavery sssl D. hurri-.
10 lie name saA EsiNIs s.o.ses hon tue wss.d"
ws canpo, closs our obssrvs'ions upon the IN.
'e-my. we'll ~ the silly attacks you make upon
tho Adyocates OF Abolition, without reminding YOU
that you have borrowed tbs turn o. thought from
the PERSONS who opposed Catholic Emancipation IA
] Ireland or who were lie pretended iI.eDds Of tie
Catholics.
some Of Won mu-. reecllse, that I. wa the custom
Of such PERSONS sese that but for the violence
= and uIeouduei - OF the asia,ors, and more par
4 ticularly OF our Chairman, the Pro,estsnis were
about 10 emancipsis ths Catholics gradually ltwns
The eoustsut tHsms Of the psvspaPer pres and
! even Of The sIescbes II the Horss OF PAThamsni,
that the violoaoe And unceIduot Of aAiiAtors pro
ysnle. En.ac ration. IL wAs the bsldea OF many
PAM LIes sss specially Of two, which were 10th
wi;lea under tia uts Of Faction UnmAsked, -
. b, P,ess-ssuu Of great ability. They asserted
Themselves 10 10 fr.soas Of emancipation Ia The sb
; ,ir.ct, bu, ,bey .fes,t that 1t was Impossible to
srsat EMANCIPATION ~ persons whose Leaders mis-
conducted themselves ~ the seitator cid. They
.rsLed sheiT hatred 10 The Catholics ss you crafty
youI bad feeling toward the negroes, by abuse Of
the Catholic leaders ~ vraeni yours 10 sgals.
tho Atoi.iopin,. Bat usy deceived NOBODY.
Neither DO you deceive anybody. Every hausas
being Icfoei'cs The ia.lty AID folly Of your alta ks
npon To Abo.Ilionss, and unde islands that thCso
ainokI are bu, the exhibition OF ralcor AID u.AliI
uiiy aga pst The tired friends II bImsnity.
I You ,ay that the AboIionisls are fanatics and
biz g. and especialy entertain q vifalenI hatred a.
} unshnsIsn tsal against Ct.tolc!,y ana the lIsh.
We do not mean 10 deny, nor do wo ~ish 70 conceal
tha, there are among tbe Aboitoni,IB many wick.
I'd aud ctluunigiiDg tnerif,s Of Cathohciy and The
lr.h, especially IN thgt nost iBtolersnt clus-ths
We.leyAn Meihodisis, but ths besI way 10 dssrfD
their malice - nos by giving up 10 them the eide Of
humanity, while you, yourselves, iske the aide Of
Slavery. But, on tie oonIrary by taking SUPER
station OF Chrisisn virtue IN tas cause Of beuey-
oleHoo and charity, aud In zeal for tho freedom Of
all mankind.
We wish We could bun into your souls the turri.
tude attached to tho lrirh IN America by Lord Nor
, pelh's charge Recolleot thA, II reflects dishonor
only upon you, but upon the land Of your birth.
There but one wsy o; eii,cing sueh dtgrsee, and
that by becoming tho most kindly toward tie col
ored population, aud the most energetic In working
out In detail, a. well as In general principle, the
aneloralion Of tho state Of ito miserable bondsmon.
You tell Us, indeed, that many ssrgymen, ana e.
reeislly the Catholic cergy, arc ranged on tho sds
Of tho slavshsldefs. We do not believe your aco1.
sation.
Tho Catholic clergy may endure, bu. shey az
sureiy do not encourage the slLvsowners. We
have Indeed hard IL sAd that some Catholic cler-
gymen have slaves Of their own but, II Is added
and assured positively. thai no lrsh Catholic
| clergy IMAM 10 Q slaveowner AT all events, every
Catholic knows how distinctly slavehoding, and
especially slsvefSadiog, 10 condemned by the Cath.
ollie Church. That most eminent man, his Holiness
the Present Pope. has, by AlocutIon pubhshed
throughout tho world. condemned oil dealing and
traffic in slaves Nothing can be moro distinct nor
moro powerful than the Popos cenunciation Of that
most hbOminA1ls crime. Yet II subsis.s IN more
aboIninabLs form than his Holness could possibly
describe. In the traffic which sill exists iu tho sale
Of slaves, from ono State IN America TO another.
What, thon, No to think VI you, Irish Cstho-
lies who send elaborate vindcation OF Slavery
without the slightest censurs Of that hateful crime