Democratic banner., 1845-05-17
cFrom the Reporter.

haLpen 10 have proved by the course
- have pursued in Missouri tha: We
rrlc. . 20 ~ man, OF set Of G.en.--
u Dare 10 sycGn D sentiments,
!espi,e the mounting OF senseiess
5emagugues. or The SANDERS heaped
on US by any one. We neither be-
ieve with the American tia, NaiIr.I
.svs IS 10 accurGance with the spirit
ii our institutions or the d,cistes oil!
enlightened reason. nor that those
Who have mounted that hobby for
want # some better nag to ride, are
any Iiurar patriots than the sigheTs
ot the Declura,;on CT American In
dependence, or the freWers Of cur
Federal Constitution. The ,dea that
,hcse c,t;zeus of tits country who
Grst saw the the hight OF Heaven IN
lreilna, wouid BECOME traitors 81 ihe
b.da,ng oil OConnciI, OF any one
else, is an absu'di!y so gross that we
know not wte.h her TO be nor, gssu
med nr indignant al ii. The case
may be stated in 4 few words. 4
large number u men wnrnen ano
hi!drep, dcspaising Of 4 hsppy ez's.
istence uLder the despolisn imposed
upon their native lard, lei; i. IS did
our fathers theirs, 10 seek unier free
Institutions the blessings deaied them
On the spot of their birth,
The endearments o. home and Ia
mIiiiar associations, the ties c! kind
reG, and the uncertainty in ccmmen.
eng life ancw in a strange land,
could ne, hDla them 70 the land Ct
IheiE BIT in, whilst II smaried nndcr
the ty5aut's lash. They quit /; VOL
unfairly, adjured all allegiance 10 Is
severe u, s~ore To opey cur Ccnsn
tu.iyu and Prntart ctr free Govern
ment winch gave i!.sm shelter, yet
y t are asked to bc!irve that these
men who thus sought this, the only
asylum fof the oppressed now hnown
IN lhr civilized world, wIii, al Ire first
SCUM OF danger. join t,oir ancien,
ppre5sor and aid IN TIE eaJIt 10 des.
ur5s their las, and oniy refuge from
-. PRESTON. Because we vii give
u 20 no such abscrd pro- osition,
s,s cha ged that we Iruck'e 10 toF
cIrners. We have too much faith IN
humanity 20 believe that any set Of
.en cUUio ne gu.ty OF sUch treason
sea suicide. Why should tiey
itsiru the prosperity Of England j,
the expcnce Of thf country! Are
they not citizens u the Z. Stats =
Their own desuRics, aud tx :es:irIes
.. gteir wives aud children, linked
T." ,..- ia,e ct ,h,s Union7 Ii they
sl;~llt behaiilae ,,os:ri,oI a!a-e
1cnn lIoeriy, HoG G.o; EEL asxeen
' - otheTa .hsl taei. ,iae!.,ss had
been ttStEoyed a'sof Where would
az Pea for refuge from the Cypress
or. " tnelr resent Protector were
crusaeo2 III: Supposed tia, they are
- icp's1-so mad ~ 70 throw thenl.
@,o.vfs, wIiho0; power 10 hope cf es.
'sle, mo ihg a,rrS Of those from
whose desYUtism they fed IN fcrner
tals? Bat: tie mere statement O!
- fys',ion iasen by The Americans.
ripped OF ia verhmec, is On ample
Tsfu;siisn Of X. Wn.lst we ,rucSle
70 man. we cannu be easily ouped
INTO TIE belief Of pa!pah!e absurd.
.iss.
O'Couneli, t, is true, his keea re.
sarded IS the leader Of the Repeal
C .Lse in lreland--snd is stni,s lesG.
er; yet we venture e assert that no
m'n.ber of the S.. Louis Repeal As
s%"c'ation supposed tina, when he was
contributing to the Repeal fond, he
vas giving money TO O'Conne!l. I,
was Tor the cause OF liberty IN Ire
land TINT the contributions were
mace, and unt 10 any n MAJ living.
The sentiments OF tie St. Louis Re-.
pehlers With respect 70 O'Connen's
A9olrionism have been placed on re-
cord, 4 his abuse Tor our institutions
hurried back upon him more than once.
II Is too late 10 charge those who have
belonged. and still belong 70 the Re.
peal ASSOCIATION, who have refused
10 enlis, under the Na,ivist banner.
with being less patriotic than others.
As to OConnell, we are as ready
{" denounce his errors and calum-
MES, us we ever have been TO com.
mend his good arts. He is TO US as
any other man. We are not, and
never have been man-worshippers,
tor "rhave always had too much
confidence in the many TO behave
that their rights depend on the exer.
tons OF any %ineividual. If O'Con.
neil were removed TO day, the cause