The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-03-17
sHAMRoCK's REPLYrro THE EDITORS Ole
DUBUQUE HERALD. ar

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II Shamrock has read your "mserable at
: tempt to reply to his article. 1t is just such
one as he expected, and contains nothing NOR.
r than an impudent batch Of assertions and sur
: mises-nothng less than the whining cant of a
5 demagogue thirsting for notoriety aud authority
We have but little more 10 say to you, believing
that before large community you are looked
upon as an tntermeddicr, and mighty poor
specimen OF an Irishman either in heart or feel
, ing. ve.
{ AZ to your estimate Of our feelings towards
lrlshnen we care not one jot; when it becomes
necessary TO make that estimate, we will apply
to those who have intimately known us for the
last ten years, and who are capable 10 Judge of
our acts and motives. A word to the wise is
sufficient. We caution a certain ladiyidu-
al now staying in Dubuque, to beware of
'ntermedd'ing with Shamrock or his affairs; per-
haps we know much about him, as he
does about us; developments are easily made.
! We will take hasty glance at your reply to
Shamrock and then drop both yourself and the
subject, knowing full well that your logic is
nothing more than jingle of words and round
ed sentences, and your arguments a conglomcr-
alton of ideas, found only in your own brain
and beneath the notice Of School boy just be
| ginning Whately. et a
| You say you are not the ''custodians (guard-
nns) Of Irishmcn." VINO said you were no,
Shamrock heaven knows; he says he believes
you 'couid like to be their guardians, but that
they can do without your assistance. Again,
who is the demagogue, yourself or shamrock
that is trying to use your own words "to make
capital of an irishmans love ofcountry." am
endcavoring conjointly with number of patri-
otto lrshmen to celebrate St. Patrick's day, as
do Irishmen all over the world you, unsolicit-
ed and without the advice Of your counrymen,
raise the standard of opposition to our mode and
manner of celebrating the day, and forthwith
condemn and proclaim US demagogues. Say, !
who Is the demagogue nop, yourself or Sham
rock and who wants to maze capital &c In
the foregoing you will discover the answer to
your imoertincnt interrogatory, "By whose au-
thority have they Uhe demagogues) acted in
getting up this Patrick Day celebration: We
ask you the same question. By whose author
ity do you ask this question !; did you consul,
with portion Of your countrymen about the
improperly of our proceedings, and are author
ized by them to condemn us? Does this look
anything like demagogueism your part? For
answer consult your countrymen.
Let US look little further at your mode of ar
gument. s...s.ssas, 81 .-.r.a
Won fret ek ,hotb tbor tl,o IL, /
que were called together 10 consult about this
celebration: "Venture to answer, no'--then
hesitate whether your answer ought not to have
been 'yes" then say if it ought to have been
yes, you will .sstand corrected then, in the
very next sentence that follows you take it for
hue and cry against few individuals, loud and
long. .-..st .,..r. r
Why did you not stand corrected, until you
heard from some one of the committee, and as
certained whether you were right or wrong no,
no, that would not do; you had already pro-
claimed US dcmagogucs, and it would not suit
your purpose to retract. From this, the reader
will clearly perceive what "miserable attempt"
you have made to interfere with our St. Patricks
day celebration qr III lf<
The balance Of your article is worth nothing
more than our utter contempt. You shall nei-
ther prevent our celebration nor be consulted
as to its propriety or improperly. The Irish
American citizens of Dubuque do not ask you to
think and make rules for them they can do that
teach enc for himself; and when they need your
assistance they will notify you in due time. For
the rest, make yourself easy. .aa -
In conclusion, Shamrock would say that if
his standing among Irshmen depended upon
the recommendation or viliication of such .nea
As the editors of the Dnbeque Herald, he would
instantly renounce all connection with them +
and if as the editors mcanly ins,nuate they can
convict him OF bad faith towards lrshmen, he
tells them 10 out with it, and let the public Sc.
il, judgment against him. And, let them rem
ember too, that possibly Shamrock could say
something's Of them that they would not like
to hear. mfH 7
Once bugn the fight and see who will con-
q1ef. In fine to use your own words, with a
little alteration, "hypocrisy should be prudent"
but not presumptuous.
5 SHAMROCK