The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-05-19

p1ar1es that skirt the Mississippi and Is ecbogd
and re-eehoed along the ehiselsI AIlechsn5es
until Il dies away into silence about two o'cloc!
te-nigLsl, as II reaches the pl2cid bouadless DO
som e tie Pacific. TGreat cheering Thus
round szad round the globe IS the voice of Ire
land hard this day bv ali maakir8-4l,T,s Ls-
seAT16T4d and faJed children sing rhe Wild sarr
Of tHs#z native land 10 the s-ranrer-+il,,s -f,aT
psur aorsh the patriot strains Of tlscfr5 helov.'s
coln1Ty = the l3olatr0us Tartar u the r,or7s7ad
haIroP~ans and the savage Indian: thus they
stre1ah their united hands % each other IN 4bfs
day, and reu1d the entire world they forT7 a
glrdhe o national love and patriotism which
reackEs from the east u the wesL. and We conn
le ths north and the south poles within the wide
eirele.sf our eziled bat glorious atsctfo-1s mo
one except those who heard the conclusion Of
the sfutence can form any idea OF the E7II en-
thusiEsm which followed Altar q while silence
was again restored, and every ear again On the
strain TO drink N eagerly the burning language
Of IN gifted orator He pr0ceeded-Listen
for 3 moment about Z o'clock 10 night. and YOU
vii a7arour own harp pour forth rs Irish plain
tive EpLee from New York across the broad en-
rapuuzsd waters Of the Atlantic. Even nov IF
youE be quiet, you can a1dibIy distinguish
the sfput OF JOY raised BY seven millions Of our
blood, and our race, and cur faith al along the
free shores Of glorious, hospi1abIe America
Oh : america how 1 love your green 6elds, be-
eaussthey are now the resting place Of the wan
dsrint children Of my country
! worship your lofty mountains and your rich
valleIs, because they afford Al asylum and a
barriir against The storms Of adversely which
haveBwept away and wIthered the ancient home
steab Of Ireland. I bless your majestic rivers
your magnificent lakes because I behold the
frlenAly canvass OF your marine spread on their
joyous waters, conveying my forlorn countryueu
ID Peaceful and plentiful home. Oh America
1 eoSld die Tor your generous people, because
theyhave opened their arms 70 welcome the
ejecied sons OF 81 Patrick long to stand n
the presence Of the patriot the accomplished
Mrs Tyler, and the incomp parable ladies Of Amer
lea hat l may offer the deep homage Of nv
gratfful heart-that 1 may present ID them the
re<rrct and the enthusiasm Of the people Of Ire
land for the wItherIng chasIisement they have
infIfted On the sainred cruelty Of the Duchess
Of Sutherland, and for the graceful dignity with
shinh they have exposed the vel meaning hyp-
OerrF Of her most noble committee And long
TO behold the country where the broken heart Of
ireland Is bound, her daughters protected, her
so1E adopted where conscience Is free where
religion Is not q hypocrisy, where liberty Is re-
ahty- ana where the gospel is holy profession
Of divine love- and not q prodigate trade Of Ia
u8nfL vengeance Enthusiastic shouts OF ap-
p3ause-) How long, Q Lord, wilt thou hold thy
ornI potent scOurge over Ireland. the most faith
ful Of al the kingdoms that possess the divine
revelations from heaven But tn Providence
Is Ileased 70 staunch the flowing blood Of Ire
=
sons, are bound 70 raise the cry Of horror against
cur relentless oppressors, 10 keep Up through
eakh coming year and each century the watch
word Of orr sires for freedom TIL the happy day
Of CIR deIiverance. Il Is glorious 70 struggle for
the redemption Of ones country II * base 70
taI1sly submit to the tyrants frOwn-liberty
and then death, Is preferable 70 slavery and
life Oh, eternal Liberty-inheritanc Of the
sod
Better 10 bleed for an age at thy shrine,
Than 10 sleep for one moment N chains"
wild and rapturous cheering. Beloved
felow-couaVryr yrnen, Of late years have had more
opportunities Of seeing the suerings Of the Irish
than many others. ! meet them AZ the seaport
town hear their complaints l an familiar
VIII their hard trials and I feel intensely their
dire fate: and N the midst Of al their MS for
tunes they never loose the native affections Of
thar warm Irish hearts About the year SIS,
went on board an emigTant snip Al the Custom
Hou se n Dublin, N order TO see the accOmmo-
ds-l04 CT the poor emIErauts- While waking
On the deck, 1 saw a decent poor man from the
comfy Meath, with the ugliest dog / ever beheld
II his arms He seemed 70 be keeping up q
kind Of private conversation with this dog, aud
occasionally he kissed him 80 affecti0nately that
I was led 70 speak 10 him, and make some en-
quiry about him He told NE that the dog :
name was Brandy that he and his mother were
IN ais family for several years, and that he was
the same age as his youngest child De con
tnaed 70 say that, on the day he was elected,
and his house thrown down Braudy's house was
throwa down too n fact that the poor dog was
exterminated as well as himself That he took
pity him, brought him 10 Dublin, paid fifteen
shilinGs for. .his passage TO America, and that
be would support him with his children as long
as he lived. While we were speaking, the dOg
began 10 bark, On which l enq0jred what he was
barking al. s-Oh, SIR, said he, HE knows We
are talking about the landlord. He kn0ws his
name as vel as l do, and the creature always
cries and ro2rs when he hears his name mention
ed'-(roars Of laughter, which lasted sevsral
minutes. Oh, many trial the poor irish have
endured during the last SIX years Many vol
ume could be filed with the cruel persecution Of
the faithful Irish From Galway 10 America
the track Of the ship Is marked b the whitened
bones Of the murdered irish that lie along the
bottom Of the abysses Of The mourning ocean
And vet those thai have reached the friendly
shore stln drag heavy chain, which binds them
TO their native land still they long % see their
own beloved hills, and lay their bones With the
ancient dead Of their faith and their kindred
And Il death summons them beyond the Aissls-
sippi, or amidst the SHOWS Of Canada, or pest-
Isnce Of Mexico, they turn their fading eyes to-
wards the day-star that rises over Ireland, anG
their last PRAYER is offered 10 heaven for the hb-
erty of their country. Their last sign 70 God ls
made for the freedom Of her alters The learn
ed gentleman then sat down amidst an enrhusl-
asIn Of applause and demonstration OF respect
By waving of handkerchiefs and continued cheer
inc such as We have never before witnessed N
this city.
So A young dandy about strating on sea
voyage, went 70 a store TO purchase he Pre-,