The multitude can assemble upon all the green hills and fertile plains of the Emerald Isle; they can pour out their grievances, and proclaim their wants without molestation; and the press, that “swift-winged messenger,” can bear the tidings of their doings to the extreme bounds of the civilized world.
Douglass describes the freedoms enjoyed by the Irish, emphasizing their ability to voice grievances publicly.
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