Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-09-27
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esperiaIty ,hnse h'rn il, el"rio,,s "Id Ire.
land--,l,e hand "f wit. If song. ofIfrre
aspirations ii no, Tree institutions ---he
.u,ade the subject If American drnuncia>
,i"n !? Aud why shnui.l the l,ig press
and the organs 81 the na'i its forgetting
even common courtesy and humanity .cry
.,,ii ayain<t ,l,,se wi,o were. in very truth,
onr 'rigI, hands il, the arr"mp' i>h,nent "t
our national independence! l. ingra'i,"de
really The characteristics uf Republics
There was a time when M American.
anxious fur hts c,,nniry-s welfare. wf,uid
have Eel, y, liberty to make such derla-
ratn'n. There was time when The no
bic spirits who. ac''a.r'lb by love Of free.
dom. <nuyht our si,nes aud ba,,lr.l val.
I'll Ms much AS naive .brm ciIizrns-wllen
every man was .a'lird according IL hi.
Own merits, aud not the iDeri,s Of the soil
which gave him birth. These Thing.
have changed. t'mr country has changed.
The American people have changed -
Gratitude is f"rg",,en. Wealth and pros.
pert, have made w. proud and with the
eom,smp,ible par. en"ism peculiar I" sud
den eI-va,iun upon weak minds. we have
nothing but sr"rm Cor th,se VIII" in The
days Of our adversely. KEEP, Us from the
prison "r the grave.
We forge, in this dehasing warfare up
on Adopted ruizens. the wants aud weak
ness III "ur earliest years that our gl"ri.
aus Declaration If independence prunul.
gated IN the world. a> one If our rhlrf rea.
>O,,s Gur rebellion. that Grra, Britain oh
s,rucied the laws for the na,ural,Za,in "f
E.rrigurr< : and ,ha, our Nrivri~,- are a,
presrm, proving their rep"hIlrani>" by
initiating a< rI"se!y as possible tina, CON-
due, "f his K 'yai Majesty which original.
~ drove I" arms. Il pe"pIr vii" Insisted
upon their imali-nahie right Ia life, I,bes-
" and the p"r.ui, "f happiness
We forget tia, out 1T the filiy-six sig.
natures ~ our Declaration III Independents
cure. <e,en,ren are chose Of f"relg"er>. "r
,h- sous ii C"reiym-r. : righ, III them hail
ing from green Erin itself Button Gwyn.
net, y. a na,,.r ii England :" was R'h-
r., Morri>. and Franr,s li"pkin-"n.; J"ri
(:l,a-r. .(;r". tty mrr aud Elhridgr GERRY
wr,r cons at EngIi>i,,rrn. Geo. Tayl "r.
James Smith. Ma h. TE'rn'"n. ~r'e all
l.,.h, and Edward R",Irdgr. Charles ar.
r ~, Tt",na. Lynch rh"- MrKra". &.
Read. we're "f Irish ex,rae'i"n. james
u ils"n and john Ni'hrr<p'"n. wrr'
S.urh. aud " ~. ii""p-r. IT Sr"'"h pa.
r-n.ag-. Francis I.wis was Il "'eirh"a"
" iII,A,n Whpvlr was The SON Of a native
If l,,.w rh-and :" IN ....
We forge, ,Ia, IN the land and "h The
ocean the first aud some nf the braves, ~
.u.r .",,n,rs :. heroes we're t'r~ignrr--and
mos, # Them gallant lri-hmen: that The
urea; Washington himself. III whom Cha-.
Phillips. ais" an ir'-"a". ri"q"rnIy said.
+. M people can claim. u" country appr".
p,ia,- h,.m. Ills fame i eternity
r-~rirnre crea'i"n''-A a>hiny'"" himself
became. on the 18Th Drcr'nher. 1871. Al"
a,i"prd member a" the Society Of the
Son. "f -. pa,rick
We forge, that the Irish were par,iru.
larlv aud hi,+rIy uphra"lrd before the
British Pa,,ia,nrn, hy Loud M'""j"y in
1853 as t~ing chiefly se.p"m-ii le Tor the
succr.s If the +. American krbe.l.',,. aud
In, y few years ay". when the Irish Ca,h-
ulirs were striving i"r the passage 1T the
Emaur,pa,mn Bill. III order I" "h'ai" ut
BRUSH Tyranny "a few "f their i"ali""ah'e
rights ~ human brings what as liz.
q, and ni,i.r,i"n urged Ivy British States
men again<, them I! " by. tina, 'six'ee"
Thousand Irish Ca'l"lirs had assisted "s
in the war uf the Revolution. aud bv their
courage, 81 ,n,,rh aided in disgracing the
arms III Grca, Bri,ain:'
We fnget these ,hings-rr rat'"r that
spurious ,"Ii,ical hy bird NA'ivl>m Tor
get. Them. when il de,ounres 's"ls and
bpggars.' ~ .,agab"nds and criminals.
AS pau?e,s and "her cattle those very
librr,y.i wing Irish whom our fathers
| wrl...,m,p ~ our shores and took /" 'i'ri'
arms with slcl, demonstrations ut graft
indie and affection. We Look al The ex.
ou,s,,e expunen,s 81 all the derenry. al
| ,t,e rppul,Iicaui>,n. all The Americanism i"
This country, AM, " ha, d" we SEE " Ina
io these ORGANS If The Na,i rlsl say ~
our adopted fellow ci,zrm~ One !"
them, in the choice dictl"n peculiar :" ;
par,y constantly vi,uprr"'i"g the vulga
and ,g,r,ran, Irish .prak> 81
line Be,ian like. vulgar. drunken. de
graded. ,h,rvi,,g Inv Irish. that are v"'''
ing forth in myriat. up"n"'"r cities.
- we have more than enough. but w
can manage MIA, we are cursed viii
They would di-g'are any tribe
wonlry headed negroes III the interior q
Africa an ourarg ou'a"g "f mature ag
would blush "a, many al their acts. her
is nothing III the winple catalogue q