Even O’Connell rebuked Irish immigrants who romanticized Southern slave conditions
Evidence
At that same meeting, there was another letter read, from the earlier-mentioned Thomas Mooney, also writing from New Orleans, which was also a paean to the condition of the slaves. To that one O’Connell expressed his regret that Mr. Mooney seemed to have “become infected with the atmosphere by which he was surrounded,” to believe he could judge the condition of the slave by the quantity of food and clothes he had. — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 89
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Southern slaveholders courted Irish immigrants by contrasting Southern hospitality with Northern anti-Irish prejudice — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 87; American and Irish repudiation of O’Connell coincided with abandoning antislavery — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 124; Boston Irish publicly repudiated O’Connell’s antislavery stand to embrace slavery’s defenders — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 120 (+3 more)
Broader Connections
- Boston Irish publicly repudiated O’Connell’s antislavery stand to embrace slavery’s defenders
#corroborates(0.82) — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 120 - O’Connell threatened to strip American Irishmen of Irish identity if they tolerated slavery
#expands(0.80) — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 99 - American and Irish repudiation of O’Connell coincided with abandoning antislavery
#corroborates(0.78) — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 124 - Southern Irish repeal associations chose slavery over loyalty to O’Connell and abolition
#corroborates(0.75) — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 108 - Irish-American leaders feared losing native acceptance if O’Connell attacked slavery.
#qualifies(0.74) — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 44