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The Rev. Joseph Burke, the ioun.
der and pastor Of the Church Of st.
Columbia, IN New York, in resignipg
his pastoral charge, previous to bi.
return to ireland, has Just written a
farewell letter to his congregation, il
which fe seemingly aud patrioiieally
say:


To the scenes Of early lie do now
repair--to my own, my everloved
Erin. Once more hope 10 sce her
smiling through her sorrows; md
whilst my short stay in the United
States has taught me tie value, OF
dear bought liberty, | trust it will
strengthen me tostruggle for the long.
sought independence of the land oi
my fathers. ! will tell my country.
men the story of the bright days that
now, and hope ever will, dawn up
on this glorious republic. will speak
TO them of the prudent valor Of a
Washington, of the profound judg
ment Of "A Franklin. the learned and
untainted political science of JefIer.
son, whilst | strive to show them that
the example of such as the truly Hi.
berno- Americans-M Montgomery, Jack.
son, McDonough and Barry-sNould
inspire them to do for ireland, their
tatherland, what these heroes did 70,
the land of their and their sires' adop,
ton. And when | sit beside the
hearth Of the poor though hospitablc
peasant, and tell him this, in the
strong, nervous sententiousness of hi.
vernacular tongue, fancy as I write
how his generous heart VIII beat with
in him, whilst he heaves the long and
heavy sigh that at the sight Of bis and
his country's wrongs, beats melancho.
ly response 10 the natural cnthuiasm;
which the mere recital Of The tale O.
Freedom necessarily called forth.