Sunday dispatch. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1845-1854, 1852-03-14

arrow on all individuals not exactly American, but
more especially the Irish, from the poor, helpless
servant maid who has no defender but her honesty
nor fortune but her industry no trends nut her Two
hands Ito the still wretched and and penniless
oreate who through necessity is compelled TO leave
hisnl-governed but beautiful country, to seek an
ssyum in O strange aud foreign land. Filled with
the most ennobling impulses, burning with enthusi-
at the glorious idea Of having planted his ieeton
the land which, from his infancy, he has been taught
to reverence and love as the fountain of liberty his
character is entirely underrated. He comes not to
your land to be incubus but to assist in building
up the mighty fabric He stoops to commit no Grim
ina offence he seeks for work, and failing IN this
for the time being, he asks Tor bread Ana Wnere iS
his crime ia so doing Where the nefarious act in
asking for food in the midst Of a superabundance
Yet the Times thinks otherwise. That philanthropic
journal of Sunday last In srtcle headed 'Mendt-
caacy" states that It 'is becoming regular profess
sion pervading all classes, from the foreign patriot
IAN ungenerous cut at Kossuth) who asks for mil
lions in the name Of his fatherlandN down to the IN
coYig5le loasr i0hO assaults you the street oih
Lish br0gue and scl1rihy andns sturdy lcfe vho lavish
all her stock of Catholic uocations for blessings your
hereto head, all for the sake ofa Copper p
An admirable falsehood-and worthy Of that appro-
pirate mark of punctuation, admiration. 1t is
undeniable fact that there more industrious
and hard working people in the United States, than
are the Irish but, yet, it may sometimes happen,
that few poor creatures may he obliged to ask,
before they have procured, procure emplyment,
during inoleraent and dreadful season, aims yet
the Sunday Times editor, with ell the sang froid char
acterisic of himself would have you believe that the
City sWarmed with these ncorrgible Irish oafers"
whist he takes slap at thoss who are not oafers,
but who indulge themselves in "Oathelic invoea-
tiops - but eat the Times editor might imagine
was of such, must confess to him that am not
though, if were, could not bit of harm in it.
being oesirous Of giving to ell parties "feeedom of
Conscience Why does not the Times being so much
opposed to foreign fashion, spin us yarn about
German loafers,' and German gutter -eropers whose
operations Offensive to sight and SMELL every
morning? But, no that bait would not take, the
fftrf1tg Tautr
cessity for the stab.
Or why does che Times gives to It's readers weekly,
five six columns of Irish story from the pen Of
gifted Irshman, when It's editor cannot see whv We
should tolerate anything Irish much less copy them
AS for myself care net where any human being is
born what profession he follows so long as it is an
honest one, and he is an honest man. The unfortu-
nate lrishman leaves his home, carrying with him his
love- his friendship and his supegstitions he believes
his arrival, that all glad to him he re-
counts the tales of his Infancy, the pranks of his
boyhood and the feats of his manhood, to all who
will listen little dreaming that his narratives are to
be turned into ridcule by less worthy men, who
not appreciate the man, the custom of his coun-
try He speaks with pride of the Green sle Of his
nativity and, like the Roman, weeps the fall of
his beautiful country. Still does he feel the
paDg when surrounded by strangers, many of whom
look upon him not as ordinary human being, but
merely as an Iriehman-and calling to memory the
words of the poet
"'Tis distance lends enchsntment to the view,
Aud robes the mountain in its azure hue,n
ut longs 70 see 'Odlty ciHO Mis- OF MS ma
tive land and sing the wild strains" of his child
hoods happy hours"
The Times concludes its article on Mendicancy
by warning all good people to button up their pock
cts when solicited by respectable looking gentle
man, with bald head wooden leg and blue coat''
and winds up its dealings with that individual thus
Three days ago we intended to rebuff him with the
assurance that we had change-not having less
than ten dollar bill? I will change it, if you will
allow me- said the villain We were inclined to hu.
NOR the fellows impudsnce, and handed an X to him.
With the utmost GOODNESS he examined its character
slowly pulled roll of notes from his pocket and with
profusion Of thanks handed US nine collars seven
shillngs, including two eoppers ~
Pray, does not the above SAVIOR of the G. Barber D.
Gus If the X was not counterfeit there is, un-
doubtedy, thing certain which is that the whole
article, from commencement to end, is.
Trusting you will excuse me for taking up much
of your spsos and time and hoping you will continue
to advocate you have always done, the cause of
the Oppressed, and that the Times man may fnd more
lifting subject which to vent his spesn, than poor
7'~vsnt maids, or helpless emgrants
beg to remain,
Very faithfully, yours
DUBLIN MECHANIC.