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- I FOREIGN. TO THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND. LETTER 1. Far dearer the grave or the prison, Illum’d by one patriot name. Than the trophies of all who have risen O» liberty’s ruin to lame! London, April 4. I eeloxv Countrymen.—Tins is the fiist oi a series ul letters winch i intend to publish or the present state and imine prospects of ou coun ry, including the best suggestions 1 cai give lor regulating your conduct in the manu. most calculated to mitigate the evils of the on. and to ensure tin* amelioration of he other. Let it, however, be always recollected, th ■ the entire scope and object of n>y political lit. now is, to advance and secure the repeal ol th' legislative union between these countlies—coi - vinccd, as I am, in the deepest recesses of mv conscience, that it is impossible—utterly impos sible—to do any permanent or valuable service to Ireland, until the restoration oi lier domes tic Pai liu went. This conviction lias long been floating on mv inind, hut it is now fixed unalterably and for ever. The manner in which the Anglesca Algeime bill was received in the British iegis lattne—the foolish as well as false, allegations by w hich it was supported—the enormous ma jorities by which it was ultimately carried—Hie shouts ol domination and triumph by which the advocates ol lushlibmiy were insulted, ami the ttnsuppressed spirit of national hostility winch guided and animated our enemies, have taught me that it is wmse than folly to imagine il.at the affiiis of Ireland can be attended ;o with the r< qtiisiie knowledge of lac's, and cordial sin cerity, ol intention, m any other than in an Irish Parliament. 1 need not dwell on this point. I cann- t describe with any ibiiig like accuracy the ex tent of die innate haired of L eland which 1 have witnessed in many men since my last re turn to this countiy, Ti.ey hate us——and without avowing it, even »o themselves, they fea’ us. We must have a dorm sue legislature, er we never can he sale in our properties. our lives, or our libeities. -Nay, moie—l am thoroughly persuaded, that the only way to ptevunt me separmioii o! the two countries is, io attach in iami to the con nexion, by giving her th? pro’cction from in sult and itijtny, of a P.irli.imen: ol hei own. li is, the.'clort*,my sacred duty to exert every faculty ol my mind, io bring about that stale of the public mind in lieland,id which eveiy good man will be icady to join wild me m the re peal of t ie union; no maitei viital may be ins paitv, Lis icligiiMi, his pitjudices, oi ms re fiemmenis. ino \iiglesca Algerine Act—so much wo se man the Wellington Algtrme law —has itit us mi .ihe, n.itcvt*. I. silenced lorever those who bid us look to the justice and liunnimj ot tiie Biinsii P-ti li.meni; the day is gone by ioi cam ..mi hypocrisy oj that description. Iheic uo.-s nu , llve a Km ve so mid emus «,s now u, dale to t .Ik of die kindmss .nid care oi B.itisb h tishdors for It ehind, and il such ,i kmve ex- Jsls, u.< ie bieadies not a single dolt so brutally Stupid as to give even one moment’s cicdence U> ins assertions Argument and reasoning are oxer. The in evitable coiiehi- on is armed hi. Before die ' repeal of the union no g ()Ut j Cilll | )t . ( j one Jo| ' in 1..in.. m.dl the repeal ol the union, Lil.md j Can n ap but hi ie hem fii from Bn ish connex-t ion. I iepe.it th.n those v. ho oppose die re- [ ped, are id.ndly and ignor.im ly , bin not the less 1 poweilul oi certainly, driving tow at ds sepi.r.i-! tion. 1 " us, who are not at present separatists. ’ Ac ... hi will be so ri we can help it ~, us, w hu ' honestij seek the i es'en ation ol I. isb pi ospei ity, ; but one duty—one gieat ail absmbmg duty re- ' in.mis—it is peaceably and legally to effectuaic : the rcstuiatimi oi die iiisii Parlianiem. i licit; is bm one | *oblein to be solved thai ' is, the mode of legally and peace .Irly «ccom i pushing our object. Ail w-want lo'kimw is, 1 the maimer of doing die thing. I’he thim> it-’ self is inevitable ; so hr vin.ble, nidi cd, that the j “Anglesey Algerine Bill,” instead of re aiding the piogress ui the lepe.d, has to a demonsfia lion greatly promoted ns ultimate and most sat isfactory success. Illis demonstration I will take up a little Liter. For die pi esent I content myself whi, j some preliminary topics. In the first place, it miv be a matter of sur piise to some that with all the madness of slave ry upon me , I should write with so much of cool I Calmness. To these persons I leadilv ac-I know h dee that an offence has been committed against all die gte n principles <»f the consult)-1 ♦ion. and ag.nus die people of Leland, too ' d < p to be forgotten, and too cruel to beexei forgiven. Fhe rankling wound caused by na-' trnnal mjiism e ami Whig despotism, oh, ,ih<] fiver udious \\ h;-s .' is too exn iterating exit to 1 heal. \et 1 mu cool, and quiet, and dehber- Qte; no butsts of p ission sway my soul—no ter- i Vid epnhe s of execration purn in mv desciip- ■ him ol individual venal.ty, prodine; or folly. I Ao; I console myself, and lam consoled, bv the certainty that the gieat measure of national i regeneration is advanced by the actions of om woist and most malignant em niies in eveiv n.n t of the B itish empiie. Our fiiends, and'dte friends of liberty in Gieat Biit.iin, me up, m heart, courage, and umeieus svmpatbv,'and The very measure wliich «hs intended to crush ' the agnation of the tepeal, actually makes the repeal irresistible. I return to the mode of procuring the repe d 7*‘>l procuring it peaceably and without violat ing any | <iv. Atti nd to me, my countrymen—attend to me—you h ive often listened u, nn Vu j fPt an j t i.x< nmy counsel. I (an once again proudly, bcc.Mise 1 t ,,.| y repeat, that no man was evm Sony tor observmg iny advice on political at <l,s - ‘ ' ’•’lect is to show liuw »<> are to i repeal ihe union. I: seems me TtTat there are tlie«y tiro pre- Jmnnmy measures neces S u v , brf oifi we ran arrive al that stale of moral aud political orgau i 1 i...iiiun, under the new cxisiirig law, which is | j requisite in older to produce the tepeal in the ; ; only manner in which we seek it—lh.it is with- ' out crime and without blood. The first of these measures is the suppression | of “Whitefeel” ouirages. 1 use rhe word “ Wiiitr sect,” because ii is the last name assum ed by the miscreant wietciirs who have, in so many years plunged various parts ol iieland in horrible crimes against properly; aud stained our countiy with l he inrpiltite, the atrocity, and ho demoniacal repetition of minder, crimes de manding the vengeance of man, and alas, bring ing down the punishment of (tod. Long and since would Leland have snaked • iff.ho yoke of her worse grievances, bui that ;er friends are disheartened, disgusted, ami al most silenced, hv the reason of the commission • f “Whitefeet” Climes, whilst every enemy ot Leland is strengthened and loiiificd by the mi nd and necessary consequences of liiul ciim : alily. The present A nglesca gagging bill could ne ver have been Jniruduced base and worthless s the V» higs are—yet they never could have ulroduced the pres< nt despotic bill, but for hie color and pietext afforded th< in by the u trocious minder ofihe villainous Winlcfcet. 1 Om first concern, tberefoie is to put down “ Whitefeet outrages.” in that sentiment eve ry patriotic Irishman concurs. 1 will mmy future li ttets, deveiopc that organization ol ll.e “Volunteers,” which, without violating the ex istmg “Alger ine” law, must enable us to con , tiibuie i fiecti.al'y to terminate the predial ’ crimes, now call, d “ W liitelet lism.” in ii.t; rneaiilime it is the duty of every honest h .siim .n r.» exert all his f.icnities and energies ' io put down “ Whitefeetistn.” Wirerevur any ol us have influence let it be dnected (o this pmpose. Let each of us, in Ins iiwri sphere, t redouble all former cxernons to tins eli’cc<; ami ( above ail, let us impress on the mind every b> dy within oil reach the impossibility of evei ( giving freedom to Ireland, while “W hi infect” , crimes contaminate, degrade, and weaKcii our native land. The set end preliminary is one of more easy i attainment—;t is to conciliate all classes and persuasions ol Irishmen towards each oilier, I 1 have (fie hve.iesl happiness in being able to , st'te that the approximation ol Irishmen, Pio lesta.its, Oi angemen, and Catholics, towards each other, is progressing wnh a rapidits which xceeds my expectations, and almost t qn .ls my t aide nt widies io: 1 eu ire and ttmversal oncili;;- , lion. | here are, to be sure, some who con ;i tiime obdurate.md prejudice. ; lint the number is d uly diminishing, ami, iwen ui the north, the Oiangi ;:ic:i arc—many ol them at least—be ginning to perceive that, whilst as Protest.mts f - they have noth ng to fear—they asiiisiimeu I I have eveiy thug to gain horn the estabhsh- , rm rit of a domestic legislature in Ireland. . j Fellow countrymen—These are now your , greatest and most paramount duties: j I ns!—l’o pm down, now and forever, | ! \\ iiileleet cl imes ami outrages. . Second---I o n utnede to each otliei, and jto bury in < ternal oblivion, the dissi niious be , | iweeti Protestants, Catholics, and Oiaiigemci jshowing to nil thatliiey have a genciai asweii |as individu d, and aa equal interest in the re l of our own unhappy, impovei isbed, I and, .das, Hi(. s[ grossly insulted and opp. essed country. 1 now coino to the most interesting par: oi my stil.ji . i —ihe mode ol continu ng, with out any violation of (be “Anglesea Gat j.iig Bdi or national exertions to proem e the. re ; peal. U e must not violate the law. We ( must keep wit bin the strict bounds ol the staiute. j but we. can w ithin these bonds, con inue and .even extend our peaceable t xert.'ons, lor Hie • < peal, i know the spiiit of Irish patriotism lis still imf uliog ami wmn, and so long a. j that spiiit reigns paramount it; the breast ofihe i lonest men oi Leland, 1 will take c ue lij.i it j shall not want tin* mode oi means of working < out the political salva.iou of the ever loved ami I lovely land of our birlh. I Ihe vohmteeis can aid; but they shall not : be tiie only leg d body to advance the interests i tml the i ights of Ii i bin 1. I Hcvvevei, in order to understand folly'the ; " tlety and se< nrity as well as the utility of mv i pians for continuing wholsome agitation under ; the Algerine law, it is necessary that I should I point om bi it fly some ofihe mishiefs wlm h , that liw docs not perpetrate. Let it be reeol-| iected that in mis letter I am treating ofihe law in districts not proclaimed to be in a state id d.stmbmce am! outrage, that is, not, \\ bile- ’ feet dis ricts. In ill other districts, save those contaminated by Whitefi ct, the Algetiue Bill; ■is it left the committee ofihe House of Com mons. and was uhi,natidy passed, Ii is these eii - ciimstances ot mitigation about it. j First-—lt gives no power to jj+tf magistracy i j over met tings of any kimL- "Umlmsiaml, the magistrates h ive no amhori'y whatsoever given i ib.< in under the act. A migistra'e cannot pio i h bit or suijvess any meeting under .his ict. | He !> just whore he was before this iaw was I jjas’sed. It is most important to observe this point. I because it leaves all meetings which air not ; i prohibited by an express and notified prm la ( matioo of the lord-lieuirnant, precisely as ieg d * as they have Im cn liillierto. j II is indeed comfortable, amidst the gloom i ;of discontent naturally and necessaiily ci emed ■by this most unconstitutional iaw, to'pt rceive this one gleam of consolation, that ail p iries in ■ the house disclaimed the Ltsii migisiracv as unfit to be mtt listed with auv additional poweis. t Except among the extreme li.sh Tories, tbi< was the universal sentiment ofihe house. Ac- jcordtcgly, no addition whatever is given to ” ; those uniauded animals, .he liish magistrates. SecondlyNo meeting can be rrmtcied illegal niiucr thisact until it has been procl timed by the Lord-Lieutenant, ami proclamation no -1 titled to the peisons so meeting. There are, therefore, under this act, two in ingredients necessary to m ike a patri< tic meet ing illeg d. I tie fiist is a pioclaniatinn bv the Loul Lu men. mt, tiie second is a notification of that procl m> mon to the persons intended to ■ be .’fleeted by it. i Tnis is cle.irlv a great improvement in this act over the “Wellington Algerine Act.” an I I must claim the merit—because I believe it to jac nt;r.e —ol su££csim£ this tinprovetneut. j. . A I Tt is, to be sure, melancholy and heart j rending to think, that not withstanding this a | meudirient, yet the Loid Lieutenant may, uu . det this most unconstitutional law, prohibit and I render illegal by his iiouli ;d proclama: ton, the most necessary—nay the most chaiitable meel j ing ol I rishmen. j it is inch ed, deplorable beyond the powers ,o. language to he obliged to confess, that a ( I sendo reformed Pai Lament should have given i such a power as this to atty Loid Lieutenant— [ lor example, to so unwise a person as Lord j Anglesea. It is a power which tio lover ol li j berty would give to ihe wisest and. Lest ol man kind, but the Pai liament that gave it is-—thank i Heaven I—stifiieiendy alien from liekmd j Thirdiy —The power ofihe Lord Lieuten , ant is confined to rendering a mce.iug illegal : ; observe, "a meeting.” I say it < mpinmcaliy. ' ’ F<>r example, the 1 Lord Lieuren mt may is-ate a j proclam ition to prohibit any meeting of “the I volunteers.” After such proclamation, any ' ; meet.ng ol the vohmteers would no illegal, and ’ I none such will take place, whilst this gaggitg bill is law. But the association of the volunteers would ■‘not, and cannot thus berrndeied illegal. It ; w.ll bo no oflonce to continue i<> be a volunteer; ! 1 will continue to be a volunteer, mid so will every other member of (hat body, who does nOi actually resign. Indeed, I u ill always boast of - oi being arid continuing a volunteer, until i see that body i estored to their pi istinc honor and dtgm y, by act oi Pailiament, ami to arm Item -1 selves, and become tiie unpaid police of Ire land. 1 ' 1. repeat, therefore, flint the proclamation oi 5 : the L ad Lieutenant w ill, of com sc, pi even. itiie volunteers from meeting; it will rendei the ’ {volunteers illegal; but it will leave the associa s tionsol the volunteers .-is legal as they were be -1 . lore the act; and although we do not meet in i tmy assembly, we can co-operate as individuals , I —we can direct and regulate our conduct by (correspondence, especi.Jly throng!) the uews i papers; for we have not, and never will have, jany secrets. Thus, tiie volunteers can, one (and all, continue their < Xefiioris to elucidate * , the evils Ireland ha- incurred bv and from (he * | union; to tin p;d ve the genial glow ol patri ’ otic ardour for the repeal of that most disas- * . irons and fatal measure, and, at the same time > ; to use their best < xeilions, to put down all pte -1 I dial outrages, ami ci intes; and lasil; , to con- I cihut e and recamcile al! classes of their fellow ’ j cotini; j men, by bmying in a generotms, obliv- i ion, all r< ligiotis dissensions amongst Irishmen. i Let my advice be attetnh d to, and “he . volunteers,'’ will again showing Imah in lush ■ history. Let them obey the law, and preseive ’ j themselves an-d their s scrod cause for bet'.ei ; limes. To them is the deposit of L ish liberty j especially commended. Let this be (he r watch I word and meir motto. '‘Durate d vasmet rc . !>us f.crvatc secund is." I I will in this mode correspond with the vol mileers, and assist them to crush outrages and : ci intes, and to promote such ratiimal ai Inti ations ■ 'imongst the peopL* as may kt ep them away 1 from the petty and geneial sessions. ■•'l • But these are no more than the outskirts of 'agitation. We must arrange under the new state of .tfi’iirs our future plan sot as gem ral a . , combination as possible to atmin, by |-gal an i , cotistiiutiunal means, a redress ol Fish grievan ! ces. It will be my business tu bling that plan be fore the j iifi’ic. I will in these mv public Lt tf is, in older to vitidicaie the confidence the volunteeis have reposed in m<', p.oint out the [ modes by which the people may be kept from despair, and the tuemies of the people prevent e.l from I’X.iuH rating stfieiing millions into ' madness and insitriec:ion. We must teach the people ii; > paths of peace, 1 which alone conduct them to prosperity and li bei <y. 1 proceed to open my plan for the liberation of . Ik land from hoi present tin ddom, ami for ihe 1 I restoration of her domestic legi'St nture. The ' lln st moment and tiie leading principle of that : ■ plan is, ilk; proper use ofthe elective fianchise. { This is my fust pisui u). It is absolutely necessary t!r;t the people of Leland should' reiider the elective franchise as available as possible. j. ihe fust step in the new agitation is, to or- ‘ gamz.e ike elective f.an/nise in every county, i citi, town, and bmotmki.) In land. I ims species of agmation has ilmse two great ; recnminendationx First, it is petl’ectly safe, j Secondly, it norv Ln emineiitlv useful. Il m;;v Tut slid th it we are only in the be ’ gming, nil' a Parliament, and, therefore, ihe ad- I vantages to be de. ived from the orgamz .tion ofihe elective franchise are remote. This is not so. There never was a Pailia ment so likely to be so short as the present. j 7n the first phee the age ofihe Kmg, and the precarious state ol his health matters to be spoken of with respect and —regret enter as ingredients in our calcui .iion of the duration ol his Parliametrf. > Zn the second place, tin disconnected and I heiercgcneot.s m.Eeiials of which ihe present mmislry are co'mm.se 1 , render ii mxt to impos- J <ib!e that they should cotninue long in office. I anticipaie tiie dissolution uftl.e piesenimm ' isfty, even before the end ol ihe present ses jsion. i li\ the next place the total abandonment bx . the present tr imping mid r toot ofali those < I prm i; les in the /n-.h Despotism Bill; their sicutice ot' the trial by jury, the palladium of tiie s..f-;y and I.berty oi Eugbsiiuien, theirs i critke of the list i esourco of the w.eiciied, the right to compuiin; their sweeping idemnny to ■ ihe m ht iy, an 1 subjecting them to no otiier pumslmicnt, save by couris-mai <i i|; these the . leading te <lu:< s of ihe /i ;-h desp.-tiMn bill, sink (fkeply ;t!>o (he minds of the thinking and i ea si’rirtg part of tiie British coinmuiiii v, and me -mmily but rapidly producing such simtimems ol i!>gnst and aoliorit;nc»- o! ti*e picseni minis try in tt.e public, nihid ol this countrv, t i.t it is not possible they siiotrld continue lung in oi fice. Add to 'his, that this ministry has d >ne no thing—is doing nothing—piomises nothing to me suticring and overburdened people of Eng land, who were lead to expect confidently great relief from ihe Reform Bill, am! are getting just >. » e j j none at all. i Bqt ‘he faults of the ministry are cot mcrc lx i of a negative rpiality. They have commitlcti' actual errors, winch the people of England call ei inies—they Lave r< fused an inqniiy into the disiress ol the people ! I—-they have relusi d lan inqniiy into the praclicali.iity of a plan to j relieve productive industry from taxation, by | placing taxation upon propetty alone! !! they ■ have dcleiniim.f) to continue naval and military j sinecures! 1 !---and lastly, they have totally ic | (used io abolish iliigging in the armv. | 1 iiese are the doings ol a reforming mimstrv, jm the first session of a reformed I’.u lianient, I V\ ell may the people of England ask, “if these I tilings be done in the green wood, wlial will be I done in the dry ? j Believe m • this ministry cannot stand. They • wi.i sin ink out of clnce amidst the shouts ol in- ■ j Giguation of all parlies. Tins Mihistiy must ■ soon be dissolved. T< is impessi!>!»• io go bark to To> v ism. We i iaie one hundred ye..rs, as years reckon in poli- l tical life beyond the possible restoration oi To- I ■ ryism. Lei us, then, bo prepared for tiie event— Tiie dissolution of ibis Ministry necessarily I leads to iho dissolution of the parliament. i ' Lei us, then, and from this moment, prepare ; for ; b it event. • i 1 his is my first step tn the new agilalion. t,Z must be the pt imo agitu or myself. Wiuiout 1 co-operalion n is of course that / should be ; poweiles-; but with ihe ..idol a few immsi mid I active men in each locality, the people can and shall be ready for an wv eleciiun—4? promote their lilends, and to punish tlicii enemies. 1 think / may p.ledge myself that 2 will i openly, and in the lace of the day, organize Jus “agitation,” without anv tuft mgemeut ol the i “Algerine Act.” My second letier sb.4l bi- ■ devoted to the deimis <fmy p! ami I jeiure m.nd tnviie crim ism and it.-miik, Itietidly and i unfriendly; 7 will weigh well eveiy oujec iou, ; and yield io those winch appear to me to b. siij.poi ied wnh good reasons oi incapable til be ing obviated. t rhe conduct ofihe Ztish members dming the discussion of the Gagging Bill, is iresh in ; every :ecolitciiou. 'Litere has been a fat.h --i ful baud .me to every engagement and pledge. • i Lhero have been mstanc.es of violation of ■I eveiy duty, which serve to degrade our very > . nature that there should have been found hu- • : mail beings capable of such conducl. All • ■ these we will weigh iu our coolest moments , when irritation has gone by, aud when we •'can calmly calcui ae the crime dial lias been ■ j communicated, and the political punishment ‘ | which ought io follow. My first step is, tiieteibie to organize the means of seising aud susiaimng f. and oi Hinging off enemies. Let us tiii ii, begin die new agitation with i tiie otg.iiiiz tiioi) oi me elective lianckise. /i will tequire from me minuteness of detail and great pet severance. 1 premise lobring ; both to the task. i I My next letter will develops tlmss details, /n die ineau lime, the pahiotic men who iu tend to co opeiate with me will commence In (procuring an accurate knowledge of the state ol die tegisiry in their respective paiisues ■ and baronies. ' For the present 1 say no mote on this sub ject, save this, that / begin with a subject quite sale and most useful. 7 am convinced 1 sliall receive abuiuL.iice of assistance. I cannot conclude this my fiist let er to i the people ol 2rel nul, enslaved as they arc ’ by th;- fi st act of a reformed P.itliamem wi I:- ; out making a passing remark on more re , cent cvmi.s. ii is (rue that we have got rid j of Stanley, who was, at least, c.msisteut in his ; opini >us —Lui, then, we h ive gm Ht.bliouse, i who has been a ferocious paiiiot, and is now a complaisant placeman. 7do not know that j Ireland can have gained lime!) by die change. Hobfiot.se; however, has one consolation, he ! c ii.not possibly be worse to /.el uid than Stan ; k 7- l /am induced to think the less favorably of ilobiiouse from his speith al the imstmgs, , 7t is attributed to him io have beet) guiliy of • making these two iissm tion-: i First—“ That theZiish people would, with- in ihiee mouths, discovei th.it ibis hili, meaning ' i file despotism bill, was for (heir good.” iheie is a profound statement fm vou for' our good ! ! ! to deprive us of the very fit si pi in- I ciples ol the constitution !-—lm our good !! j Poor mm! what wretched exhibition of dial I I species of vulgar assumption of the supei im ity j of English over/iish ii:’. fleet dues this assur- > ! tion exhibit. Poor man ! 1 he second tissei lion was—“that within the ( sime ihrt e mmi.hs he would so redress /c.sh I g'licvanccs as to be the must popul-u man in die country.” ( See wh it tin adequate idea he has ofliis own [towers on the one hand, and th.- effects of| si-ven centuries of in -govet iinn.m on the other. ■ H Hat a heaven born statesman we have got a-I mong its—-within tinec inonihs si'rrt.un.ir <) b\ ■ l ories, Conseivaiiverf, Moucpolisls, and list Attorney General; havin', in addiuon, Lord Am’b sea to m m .ge, and Lord Plunkett to sa.i-fy, he is to \vmk miracles of conc.li .tion and i-.tmmes'j by the i'.ghl ol hissweet ami gra- ; cious cm'.utenanco. i V”: 11 done hide Cain ! ' ! as Cobbet calls . i him. Now I have as good a right to become i “Pastoiun” as little Carn has, and / venture to prophecy that LeLmd vid not derive any ; one benefit, or date 'anyone advantage fimn' tie Secretary-! ip ot Sir John Cam Ilub hmise. Bm when the interests of a great nation its liberties and its prosperity are at stake—when a generous and long epp:esse 1 pt opl'q instead of le’j. f, are afforded A'gerinv Acts and g ig ging bills, it is niiieiiflotiable to lose time in commenting on tin shes that are whiiled round on the wheels ofiiie slate machine, ahhougli dies flies should im 'g'mo [J. it it was they di it turned the wheel which merely carries them . iom '. I or the prr-ent, /conclude w .'di tiie repetition , ol my oft-given a die to the people— No tio:, no violence, no ciimm I’m above all things, no emspair. We are ■ eight millions. I am, and ever siiail be, fellow country- . men, your devm d fiithful servant, KINiEL O’CONNELL H official, I DEPARTMENT of st XT!?, i CAPE VI RD ISLANDS, i Trans l.iiion of a|< iter from the Commander, i J. I'. P. Torlude D Azuinbuja, Charge d’Af -1 . f.mcs ol Portugal. Ju t/ie Hun. of J Gecrgetoxvn, May 224, 1833. Sir: I have the honor of sending vou heic , ' with the ti cnslaticn of a It tier dated February Ist, which I have just received from the Gov t ernm and Captain General of the Cape Vcrd Lsbmds. ■ 1 lie sentiments ft It, and expressed in such touching manner by the worthy Governor and • inhabitants of those desolate ami suffering Is i land s, c.muoi’btit give [,kt.suie to those who have men their benefacims'.md preservers. It : is w i:h die ii'iaost satisfaction, that I transmit - this tribute of their giatitude, with a r< quest ■ dial you will lay it before the President and j the generous people of the L’nitcd Stales. ft is indeed most honorable >o mankind, and i desei ves to be recoided in history as a noble : example of the effects of real liberty, that a na ) I tion acting solely under the impulses of justice ! and lehgimi, without being bound by treaties . jer obligations, mher than those imposed by i ( nature, and hax ing no end in viexv but that of i l doing good, should re-.dily send assistance, i , nay, life itself, to thcii fellow beings, tXuiiim’ i under all t!m horrors of famine in a°coun!iy se ) : pmaled from them by the vast extent of an o» I ce m. I I Such are the admirable effects of the virtues j iof private life, which, without ostentation, as ; | ford the best gmirantee of Luman happiness, ■ ( such are the results of that true philanthropy, -! .vhich is only found emong a free'and nimVl : peoide, and can never be pioduccd by liccn , timtsness or false systems of politics. Pot luga) and its Sovert igns v/ill Lave addi- - (ional reasons to rejoice in the lelations now existing between lih in am! the United States, > uni 1 shall ever regard ii as tiie greatest happi i i m ss of mv life, and one ofihe most impoilant - duties of mv station, to preserve and strengthen . I dial good uiidt't.-'anding, which lias been al -1 I ready so honorably established. • ! I enheat you, Sir, to accept my ardeni - ; wishes for the prospeiit x' bl the citizens ol ih*\ i ; vast mid generous Republic, Ing.-iher with tho s assmaucesof my most disiiguished consideration j j for yourself— Wnh which i have the honor c -' i be mg 1 Ymir most obedient, J. F. P. Pori,ade D’Azambuja (, Translation of a letter from the Governor of I the Cepe Verd Lhmls. ' i To f’ic I! Jacob Trodcrick Torladc. ! Tercim d. Iz inib /ja. " • | Gener.l Queers of Vj]., f : ;t Pl ,, yf , of (I _ p Jsl md ol S’. J igo ol Cape de Vcrd. > I Ist I‘ebiiiury, 1833. x I - Honorable Sir, 7 - . 1 had die satislaciion to receive, simultan'-- ; om.lv, die twodespaiclms winch you duecimj. o me the first d Heil the 27th October, ami last on the 16 h Nov. of last vu.h , and fiom no contents ol both; 1 u ;! .s informed how l I V ' ,! ‘: u ~x» - a ordmary and dreadful \Jrou<'hi ( i and me toLowmg calami ous fiuninesuff.-ied fix’ | Lie untoiimi He mlEibitants of tins At chipela.m > I Ibid exc.ted me symp nines of die generous a! J nmtican miti-m, so f.ir as m cause sever-1 cr~ ; j ies and boroughs of Hi H gre !t Republic to em _ ; td.ue each other who should most prmim Iv smeor the sufl'ming inhub. touts of this sum.He region. | 1 was also apprized, that this fervid emH. ’ i asm of the mosi refined bemficence, originative ' ; P7 I 'n<l i e ( ity ol Bo.mn.ldmaudectHcalex: ’ plosum, ..xiernle.! m mu cii.zem; ofClimlus mu u, m ihe slate of Al .ssaclmsmts, N-w y,.. k { I mladelplua, Nmiolk, Richmond, Baim. l( ) e “'•'l-d NewimrypoH, Su i ( . m> (j Oi ' ■ ( Hallowell, _ Angus-!.,, Bangor, am! olhor idaces inhere, w.tn a pmdigious )a|>idi-y subset ipm-ns weie opened, ami st.ms collectml, which buiim jjonvm ten mto provisions, weto sent to - Islands m on,<. f m wrest J’ro.n the g l;lsp of , death thousands of victims <4T l(l) me, X were I'H.euuy contemplating their final anmhilo. ' ! V.mb you I am.r flni at 'em'Xu T b! V' ,Kl '”‘ ,,C,ic I ■ L -Otally exhibiting the enthusiasm of pliiL ?‘ ! ! !‘ r ‘>by, xvtd. winch these filling Ammi a IIR ' jwmmut an s diflhnmcu of w.ihoul <! ■’« ; ' . M exidusum of age, basteiieiJ.] transmit mH ;“ ‘d H.e A'.laum’, H,u charitable relief to : soiemoteaml such s’r .ni'eis' Such P •he pouei ImL. i ’■'•''gcis. ..-.ui i> is '•> beneficience, of that pris- ’■'■am. ,|„W. [<- -■) I||() iv . io!u I|O i of'•h*.. 11 -- 1 ,S " ill .lie bosi.tu . md so mv. .i:.,; iv t p, r!l f . . iwi .', n c Ve ;ion Chiefly •' m I r >mp tl (‘<| V. , I till! P : .',l <• IrF ’ ■ o. mf.s.- . «poi..c ina:h..T(-iico • 1 ' 1 ‘ 'alih-r uiih wJloul t|(C ' h: ! v hu t ‘ r h p’.''' 11 .' I '''’'''™' 1 ' ! ' LS <■"•! Will ... rax i u j,;.. ip li me of memory, ;md ca'i j never be ech;.s din dm g r? 0f.,! rr:me. H . e Llammrs, and of all ?h „ e !)O;1 p ()itu , !h'”' V, ' ,! ” CO,di!l „.i|( SI( . ■lie i .qm; .•mvanconi ?!H mhemli' < f pei ny, through .he p > !> of I<rn num m f .m; v, of ) j nd a r'fined |. j V e n - , r \ t. ln U( ‘P o-jr-ss <.<• social W a„.|-.v’-, v^y ’tine so honorably disr/hy Hin in ■ fI I 11" ' 1 " ■' '!• ■ <'■ -v rmmmi of H.s ■ : p' C'" 111 ' ' 1 the Kin, (Hh . L(l q, ’ , receipt ofvour dos , > hum J !in , ’ ? Kng,aud .(hm T.-ipu, me .m,- ~\f mo Lommuim. of ?, ( . w y ,J f ~ / i ilv , , ’ . nnd from .Im Hm. ‘ -vercii, Clmir.mm of Hao Cliad - f '’.'•p'b iH’U, '‘.it of Hi. m, (4 ,i tV( . : ( ,q Wamß. and ihe d.ffe m>t vo-. ' , I’.v ym.., h U! i ~ v . f , wiih ih 9 cargoes of [irovisions [>• e.-’ J'; 1 -’ ho-u me mnds.d'-stiued to succor lh-.e ;'■> i'ltan's; Which U'.,e immmlia-. lv ami ' ■ - ’bi'-to i; , l)v njflj vi h ,y (rK (l y ; . ’’• E>q., the United 2 u ,...e! iuthi ■„..,