The American patriot., 1855-05-19

The following article has been sent US for
insertion in our paper. Certainly. Any man
whose object is truth and right, can afford to
publish both sides Of question: .....
We do not indorse what this gentleman is
pleased to say of "soulless democracy" We
believe the native born democrat is lust as
patriotic, and has just as much SOUL as his
Whig or Know Nothing neighbor. .a
If what this "lcarned Irishman" says of
Protestant ministers, be intended t9 apply to
those of Kentucky, we have to say, he is mis-
takeMaEe do not relish this sneer at "the
sentinels on the watch towers of Zion." Pro-
testant ministers are not merely sentinels
about Zion, but the heralds of liberty to the
world-liberty, religious and political. These
were never found disjoined and never will be-
The article is well written and well worthy the
consideration of those to whom it is addressed:
A VOICE FROM IRELAND.
An Aishmam's Viees upon tile american
Question.
An intelligent and learned Irshman, and a
citizen of this county, has sent us the follow.
ing appeal to his countrymen upon the great
question of the day. We commend his sound.
conservative, patriotic production to the peru.
sal Of our adopted citizens of Irish birth:
To the Editors Of the Commonwealth:
SIR: 1t has been remarked by some philoso-
pher of times past, that the man who causes
one blade of grass to grow where none grew
before, is benefactor to the human race.
Should then, by submitting the following con-
siderations to the cool reflection of nv es.
teemed countrymen, induce even one of them
to pause, for an instant, amid the political tur-
moil which surrounds him, and deliberately
ask himself to how much of it he is individu-
ally accessory, would not consider my sug-
gestions il-timed or uncalled for. l address
myself particularly to the Irish portion of the
foreign population-the naeri Hibernici-the
pure Milesian Irish for with the sworn life
guards of royalty-the mongrel Orangemen-
shall have nothing to do.
1t is well known to every Irishman, that in
he many vain attempts which have been Pc
'odically made through the space of three
hundred years, to shake off the incubus of
# British ascendancy, our only and constant
y rallying cry was, Ireland for the Irish.
This cannot be denied We were even salts.
led to remain an appendage to the privilege Of
'eing governed by natioe-born officers. How
hen can we consistently complain of the party
low organizing in this country, named the
American party-a party whose only object is
o preserve intact and inviolate the dearly
,ought heirlooms of that crusade for freedom,
he most glorious the sun of Heaven has ever
ooked upon since that morning of creation,
When the stars of Heaven sung together for
cy? A party winch will forever remain the
'nly breakwater on earth between liberty and
oppression, perpetuating the blessings of ex-
stence TO remotest time, and ultimately saving
is from our worst enemy-ourseves. If we
re to suffer any injustice, it is merely of
negative character. They do not propose to
leprive us of any positive rights. They do
'ot propose to deprive us of any thing, ex-
ept so far as the deprivation is founded on the
UNIVERSAL law of our nature-namely, s.lfpro-
ectlon' They do not propose to deprive you
u your honest toll they do not aim to send
orth those clerical locusts to dragoon you out
Il tho tenth Of your substance. Generously