DECLARATION OF THE AMERICAN IRISH AGAINST ENGLAND.

New Zealander, Volume 4, Issue 260, 25 November 1848, Page 3

DECLARATION OF THE AMERICAN IRISH AGAINST ENGLAND.

TV steamship Britannia has arrived from Halifax and New York, with one wsek's later intelligence, extending to the sth July. The Irish sympathy meeting', of which previous mention has been made, have of late assumed such u form of daring insanity as to cull forth from the well dKposeJ portion of the press a protest demanding government interference. One of these assemblages, at which i ',000 persons are said to have been present, wai held in the neighbourhood of New York city. The Irish Brigade mnrched from the bhakSpeare Hotel (their head quarters) in military style to the ground. The procession arrived at the gtotind, saluted by several roundb of artillery. The brigade boie several flags in the procession, one of which was white, orange, and green, btreaming from a huge Irish pike, and attracted general notice. At four o'clock the immense multitude was called to order, Major Short in the chair. Mr. Mooney then said they hr.d assembled there to-duy to ask each other the question— Are we to submit to be spit upon by the bloated British aristocracy ? (cheen j cries of "no, no.'') He wanted to know if they were willing to let Ireland still be robbed by that aristocracy— still tosje their brothers and kindred transported or shot; and still talk of constitutional agitation i (no, no.) He wanted to know will Irelaud ever be made free by talk, talk, talk ? (loud cries of " never"). Then it follows you are for fighting it out with our enemy (great cheering). This must be done forthwith, by sending into Ireland a few thousand Americanised Irishmen, who will go back to their respective villages— moot their btotuers and cousins, and, gripping them by the hand, tell them the hour for battle has arrived ; that we are coming to help them (tremendous cheers). Yes, we will assail Canada, India, Ireland at once; even the city of London — where we have half a million of- Irishmen— shall be burnt about the villians that seized on John Mitchel (great chceri). Yes, "the bloody old British empire," as Mitchel called it, must be broken up, and scatterd to the winds of heaven (loud cheers). A declaration was thea.read, winding up with— "We, whose names are hereunto subscribed, vow before God and the nations to go forth, and, at the risk of our lives, shoot down the men who form this government, and those who usiist them, either in detail or in gross, according as the Lord may deliver them into our hands. Signed this 4th Ju'y, 1848.'' The reading of the declaration of Irish independence was frequently interrupted by loud bursts of applause. Mr. Mooney remarked that the committee would suffer no man to sign that document until lie was on board the ship that was to carry him to Ireland. (Loud cheers). Mr. T. O'Connor was loudly called for. He said the time was passed for speech making. They had the work to do, and it should be done, (cries of " We will do it.'") He whs going over to Canada. (Cheers.) He was told he would be arrested ; but if he were arrested, it would be the beginning of the battle. (Load cheers). Fifty thousand men will croM the border. (Trctnendgui cheering.)