Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-01-08
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ga, .;,:,. naa ragged dprius nearly three
r,.r. ia tha Uni.ua S'ntes. has sent dss-
,.,rb 10 ireland which is cviicntlg intended
70 icd,;co Irish c-!isranra 10 e...iGt uuJer the
Federal banners .:ron their ARRIVAL III Amer
ia
;.crcciYe. aiso. iha. vou have end -, j Tie
n:,:nions cna.a:ned Ia tla: 4. nGtc! va yar:
approval.
10 YOU in fuu confidence t.as Ten will G'Tc
~ In, public an opportunity "a considering
ideas tia, arc totally u: v@r!aIlcU with those
which have been p;.s forward j.; VA and by
Gen. heaghAr. ;,
Two veara a,.o ventucad - address such
rf the polir;cjGns 81 Amsrit", A lave shown
{, dispositi1u TO pay respect 10 my Opinions,
an earnest prayer that they would submit to
amicab!4 adjustment the qacHt'2ns which had
rent in twain the United States. rather than
that they should continue ~ massacre each
other.
NJ suggestions were received with defer
srce. but / eau scarcely cumI ,cin ;at they
were rot adopted when thu inaiIGl:c:. Ut tho
Enperpr tf tho French was declined by Con
gress in terms which Indicated that any offer
Of this kind would be considered Intrusive.
Whilst such spirit is crinced by tue Fed
erals, those friends of America who desire to
witness the termination of tbs war are 81
lenced, and I should not have broken this ST.
lence if Gen. Meagher had net made an ap-
peal to his fellow countrymen, which, II ieti
unanswered, might induce many thousands
of Ir:slmen to sacrifice themselves in Q con-
test for which their Intervention is not de-
uanded by airy obligations Of duty.
nopDDt rn1rniota loss than 300 lNHl the
number al Irshmen vino have already fallen
in this horrible warfare. These men have
fallen in the prime of lifo-in the vigor OF
youth and strength Had they fallen in con-
tending FOR the freedom Of their country, their
memory would have been oonsecratcd in tn:
annals Of patriotism. Their heroism would
hare been admired even by these who haiC
our nation; but truth eorlpels NE to say that
these brave men arc now regarded as mere
mcrccnarics, who, for the sake of handful
nc dollars. enlist themselves in 4 strife, the
sole object Of which is to determine whether
one-thrd of the citizens Of tue States shall hc
governed according to their own free choice
or shall be corrced to submit to Il cnrnccti"r
and to q government which they rcpn!!Ia:'
and abhor.
shall not inquire hog many % thce'
Irshnau have been imducc'i By the r!oquenc'
of Gen. Meagher to tinS themselves into :
premature grave, hui feel cnI.yincsd E0w
~ in 1851, that if Ia" Irish population I"
America had thrown the ci.ht 81! t;clr III
,!uence into the scale IN f;lvu. ii yaacc, tit
| mseries of war. which have deya>5;.!td s re-
zion that ten years siuco o1irycl a Erca:c
amount of material prosperity than cay 0the
portion of the globe, might have tccn avcrted
felt it to be my duty to rake issue will
Cen. Meagher on this point, immediately al
ter the first grafton at Boston in Fayn- OF tht
war: Ny remopstranccs were ut that time
unavailng. He raised his b:ignios Wh"r,
arc they now? Yet feel convinced that tlt
time will ar.irr when all llishnan wall &c
gret that my advice di,i not prevail oYaT TIL
exa!t,,ions .i our e."qcaGt and popular friend
Nothing but 3: s2iise Vi IUty could place
me in antqgJni.m ~ . cri="!.do who si!arci
many Of my hrpcs ard ,:.s&frnintments, bu
rs thoro are some in Ircac,l. aud IN America
too, who pay attention 10 what say, feel il
to DO incumbent mron me, at r time whcI
thousands upnn thousands Of lrishmen art
quitting our shores, to declare thai ii would br
Infinitely better for them to remain =. homo
earning shilling day then to be soluceC
by the glitter Of military trappinss by the
solicitations Of crimps and man-brakerS-o Of
by tho invocation Of the most 81 Tended orato'
ry--to perish rs DlerGenar;cs III the rnholy
strife which now desolated the States Of Ameri
"a.
Gen. ueag,icI .".---l-:-- N.ot sh4 I-;sI, r.nn
ule have identified Themselves with the Orange
men and Tories O. England, in their sympathy
with tho rebels OF the South This charge
proceeds tIcnl Inisc5nception of the slate Of
feeling that prevails in this country. There
are few Engi;shmcn or Angiicised 1rishmen
who do not rejoice in the separation which has
taken place between the Northern ard South
ern States. because they were accustomed "a
feel that the growth Of American power I'M
der the Union was 30 rapid As to become ex.
tremely formidable TO England. On the other
hand, tho patriotic party in Ireland deeply re-
gret the severance Of these States. because
they found tho Increasing e'r:ngth Of the
United States Il gua~aatec ag&,Hst English op-
nressiou which. uoGec !.:r'ul. cJ!ltin I.ncle5
might be useful for The protection pf ireland
Put after this war had unharriy broken out
when, from the course Of cvcnts. il lccamC
manifest 20 oil mankind that there is between
South and Nurth an alienation Of feeling
which cannot be roo3rciled-whcn it became
evident that the South, even if CONQUERED
could be retained in connection with the North
anlv by coercion-than the lovers of human
croedom-the uphoiders Of tho right Of self
:.avernment-began to feel That though tht
dissolution Of tao Union mi gIit be a great ca
i.,aity, ita maintenance by such mcar1 &c arc
employed by Rnssa, in order 10 retain Poiant
under subiestinn, would be 2 greater evil
Instead, therefore o: bounding on the com
batants 10 mutual dastructia@. y" earnestly
pray that the Americans may set'ic their dit,
lerences by anicablc adjustment, eTcn though
tho separation may be injurious t" Us.
Permit nc further to observe that, willis
tho patriots o. Ireland deeply lament the dc
knccica, those Englishmcn who hate thc
Amerianus.--and they arc not iew--rrlo'c'
to witness tho fury with which the No7thCrn'
continue 10 carry on the waT. because TIN
exhaustion of resources which war pr0drc"'
to 10Th the roatcnding parties, strengthens
tho relative aSccndancy CT English power
Those Easii-hmcn also, who hate Ireland
and they are not a few-arc delighted to lnc
such Il man as Mcagher stimulating his fellow
country,ncn to rush into the shamblcs il
which hatchery awaits thcm. They know
thai every Irishman who has fled 10 ATe-ic;
is ~ enemy Of England. Naturally, there
fore, they rejoice when they learn that thu
number Of .!I:ir tnc:n;ss isiimnisLcd week!
Inv thu -nPnrat;aEa-nf a rclantloss war. W.
.nsn, VIM wish ior peace; arr e:1,t ruIn
the charge of General Msasher b$ DECLARING
that nc is ac;;as . nart which is acceptable
70 those whom lie calls The '0rruSonan ans
Tories of EnslaRd."
An impression prevails il the MINDS OF "ona'
oar Of laluded !ellow-countrgma - The csr,
nat Gen. Meaghe, Is :yhnrtins therl with snc.
earnesincss to take part in the c:?i! WY o
America with view t. p"cnare item To- an IN
saaicn Ct ireland. 4 NOR; absnr: mo-:e Of pc
,.nriig them 10 a:tasE al enemy wa nesr:
devised 81 the ma %iaa;iGm Of II ia no
told how many lris;l:aa;. :7!,' enlisted IN TIT
Southern aymica, have Seeu seat iG,o another
world by Mraci,er's brigade; bust has bee.