Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-05-14

played courage and heroic bravery, which If
il had been exerted in their own counlry's
cause, would have torn of her chains and raised
her TO proud and glorious pre-eminence Al
t er her came MONTGOMERY, who carried
the stars and stripes victorious before the walls
Of Quebec; after him came thousand others
whose heroic deeds and manly virtues won for
them proud distinction, even among the cham
pions of American liberty-and their memo
ries will lire evergreen in The remembrance of
those who now enjoy the blessings for which
they suffered and bled
Though thus Ireland lost many of her best
and bravest sons, still there were those left be-
hind who dared TO strike blow for their coun-
try. They Tough, like men struggling for great
principles men who had saked their all
rpOn the conlest-like men behind whom all
was tyranny and bondage, before, freedom and
prosperity. They had beheld small band of
undisciplined yeomanry, unskilled in all The
arts of war, strike off the CALLING chains Of op-
preston, and il nerved them 10 the contest
bu'. aiuo' SoH'OibioH StCpt tuCii
ranks, and Irish bravery instead of exerlng it.
self agans, the enemies Of their country, and
the great and magnanimous idea of emancipa.
Ting a Nation, dwindled into The peuy bot dis
asrrous conflic, of opposing creeds. Hence
their efforts for the liberation Of their country
was unsuccessful, ye, the spiri, of emancipa-
patton was still increasing, though checked
for while, il was bul TO return with renewed
enereies 10 the contest.
Blu, new era dawned upon Ireland. Lit
eraiure was now beginning TO shed lis benign
influence upon The land. Hitherto all had
been the darkness Of benighed minds, save
here and there The dim chickering's from the
opened TO the aspiring youth Of Ireland, and
mind must ever be engaged, finding no op
poItuniy of assisting their country, they en-.
tered upon this new sphere. The lore of past
ages was Investigated, The beauties of the Ro-
man and GIeclaE artists were again admired,
The thrilling eoquence Of their orators found in
their poetry found among the romantic spirits,
those who could appreciate its pahos. Thus
Greece aud Rome again conquered-best OF
all their conquesls, the conquest of the intel
lect.
Blu, this event, although for while it retar-
ded The liberation of Ireland, still was bles-
sing 10 her sons. II first freed them from the
tyranny Of ignorance-it first taught them how
10 look upon and examine their rights. Their
patriotism took lofer and hoer stand, and
now The spri, of Ireland took another start,
and the crisis OF her fate was fast approach.
ing, when another event delayed ii for
while.
All Europe alike was reused by the meteor
like rapidly Of Napoleon's conquests-now
the sunny plains and vne-clad hills of France
feIt tyranny, and ere mankind had half recov-
cred from the shock (which brought the news
that The grea, leader of the Republic of Europe
had assumed The scepire of the Despot) gave
them, they were still more startled 10 hear iha;
The almost impenelrabIe barriers of Italy Che
AIps) were scaled, and that the Roman citadel
itself was successfully invaded. TO day
brought the intelligence that Napoleon had de-
clared war against an Empire-to morrow
came the sad news of its overthrow, and The
subjugaiion of lis King.--With new conquests
the ambition of Napoleon was fred, and ever
increasing with what il fed on, still urged him
10 migh,ier and nobler conquesIs, until the sub
joga'ion not only of Europe but of The whole
world became the darling objec, of his mind,
and had that been accomplished like another
Alexander, he would have wep, thai there were
no more worlds TO conquer. Thus mankind
saw and ,remb!ed at his ambition, and against
such a mighty wholesale ,yrani. the pent-up
energies Of Ireland were oosened-and were
she forever bloied from existence, which God
forbid, her part in the conquest Of Napoleon
would live ever bright in The recollection Of
ransomed Europe. Ii was reserved FOR an