The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-06-06

"where liberty dwells there is my home.
And yet there are some vile and worth
less wretches with minds poisoned by
envy, and who are the venal tools of the
bigoted and intolerant, whom, because
lrishmen are sufficiently independent to
think and act for themselves, endeavor to
raise the hand Of ignorance and prejudice
against them; suitable weapons wherewith
to scourge these vile miscreants of crea-
TOMS, the scorn and contempt of the sons
of the Emerald Isle.
But before we close, it would be worse
than injustice to the memory of these IL
lustrious heroes who died in the more re-
cent struggles for liberty in ireland, not
to call to mind few of their Brilliant
names: remember, Fitzgerald, Orr, the
Shears, and the martyr Emmett, than
whom history records none greater. Il
is true, indeed, the great Socrates, ii
pride, the boast and glory of ancient PHI
losophy, did suffer death with the utmost
composure; but Emmett, the ne piaS ultra
OF Irish patriotism, dciied deaths terrors,
and whilst he stood on the brink of his
own grave, with the vastness of the re-
glons OF death staring him full in the face,
he hurled back defiance in the teeth of his
murderors and plungcs into eternity with
out q murmur.
But now how pleasing the anticipation!
hey changed the scene! how bright the
prospect! how fair the hope of the En-
erald Isle! for, Notwithstanding the long
night of darkness and region of. death
that has o'ershadowed her green sunny
bowers; notwithstanding the recent cold.
blooded and atrocious 1.-THE murders per.
petrated on an ever-enduring people, which
are the patrician retreat of hateful oligar.
chy, seeking last revenge on a people
whom they feel they are not longer able
keep in slavery. Notwithstanding all
the evils we have contemplated, the glory
Of Ireland is fast returning-the ancient
ramparts of religious bigotry are fast be-
ing broken down, and every lrishman
without regard TO creed or ancestry, be-
gins to feel that above all others, he owes
allegiance to ireland.
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colleagues, men in whom she may trus
with safety. Such men are an honor
not alqneto Ireland, but to the world, and
the best wishes of her ancient bards and
minsirels, we may safely hope will, ere
long, be accomplished. We may well
calculate that the time is not far distant,
when her regeneration shall have been
accomplished--when the face of the op.
pressor shall no more be seen in the land
when his blood shall have washed out
every vile stain which his injustice has
Imprinted on Ireland's fair surlace--when
her sorrow shall be turned TO rejoicing
and the wild wailing of Erin's fair daugh
tiers shall no more be heard in the noun
tains; when the harper shall begin agail
in gladness and heartfelt Joy for the re
generation of his country, TO resting tb'
Harp of lreland's glory, and the Harp
Terras Hall may again in joy and ghd
ness, beneath the hand of some great min
strcl, proclaim in strains of melody thu
disentiralment of Ireland, and slrikfs tlit
bold anthem of "Erin go Braugh. " 1t is,
fcllow-citizens my candid wish, fat we
may all live to see the day when NE green
flag OF old lreland's glory mayiwaye in
triumph over every rampant And every
stronghold OF Ireland-thatits Glken folds
may rustic in grandeur, famed by the
breezes of prosperity, "nd mat the sun
burst other ancient glor, my again shine
out with more than its iotper splendor.
1t is my earnest hope, fiat should we
ever meet again to celebrae the birthday
of old Ireland's Saint tat we may have
it in our power to congratulate one anoth-
er for the lndependetce of old sErin's
green Isle, and that Ir9and may then have
TO add another day oEladness to her cal
endar-that we mayhem have an oppor-
tmity to hail with Slight the name of the
bold and daring Ipirit who, Alexander
like, may cut thejgordian knot that binds
the yoke of Ilei,iIa TO the chariot beam OF
the tyrant, andfyho may break in pieces
the unholy and unnatural bond of union
thatnow hold tca,,ner the United King
dom.
And farther let us venture a hope, that
the voiceiof the minstrel may resound
through nc green Isle of the Ocean to
rouse hf sons to deeds Of glory; that the
sound sf,hc sweet harpings Of her harpers
may Dow softly from every hall as well
as eytry~hoVl-that her daughters NAV