Support for an independent Ireland among 19th-century Americans

What percentage of US citizens in the 19th century would have supported Irish independence?


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Specifically in regards to citizens of the United States, what percentage of those who would have had a clear opinion on the issue would have supported an independent Ireland? Also, would there have been a strong counter-opinion towards home rule, or even the status quo? I ask because this could relate to both the religion and nativist issues- obviously there were some prominent Americans of the time who happened to be of Irish ancestry, but this was mostly among Protestants until the immigration wave of the 1840s.

I guess to transition this into an alternate history question specifically: if there were a major, 1798 or 1917 style Irish rebellion in say, 1850 or so, what would the response have been by the US government and civilians? Is there even a chance of a US military intervention, or would support have been restricted to donation drives and contraband military equipment (which probably would have been intercepted by blockade, but at least some would have gotten through)?
 
1. But remember who this would probably hurt the most
2. There were other independent Catholic nations at the time, adding one wouldn't do much
3. Even some of the Irish Protestants wanted independence
 
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