The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-11-06
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NUMBER XIV.
Esrsxn cesrsss0nssass Of the Pioneer ana Democrat,
September Goth, 1856.
Derry is . Protestant stronghold, and yet
majority Of the population, are Catholics.
When James the Second came to Ireland to
assis, the Catholics against the ProtestAnts,
the city withstood n siege Of los days, in
which the townspeople were reduced to the
direst e,tremties. More than two Thousand
citizens died Of famine and in defending the
city When on the pon, Of starvation and
surrender, ship laden with provisions forced
its way through the barriers Of the enemy. ~
vivei the hsicged, and the Catholics with
drew. The principal sight in the town is
monument to the memory Of the Rev. GnoRGs
WALkKR, the gallant defender Of the city.
by whose exhortations the people were induced
To resist the bescgcrs when their fate seemed
to be hopeless Tie monument is handsome
doric column, surmountcd by u statue OF
WALKER. and rsts upon the highest rampant
OF the city, and il visible 10 the whole SUR
rounding country,
We next visit the Cathedral the establish
ed (i'ro,estant) Church In The vcstihule.
which every pious wcrshppr must pass. is
pillar, breast high. upon which rests II hinge
cannon bal--a pious memcnto OF the siege. II
is hollow shot, and the church guide inform
ed us that |, was thrown into the yard Of the
church and contained propositions Of surren'
der This happened nearly two hundred yeaS
ago, and yet thesc triumphant Protcstan,s kcp
this ball before the people. US il il wcrc neres'
sary To keep the Catholics in continual memo
ry of their utter ssbjoction or to preserve FRO
icstant picty in all the zeal aud freshness OF its
best fighting days.
We were next pointed 10 two flags taken
from the enemy and suspended near the pulpit
so as 10 I've in view Of the whole congregation
during preaching. Some time ago. the origin.
al flags having fallen TO pieces from age, these,
exact copies, were presented by the ladies' o
the church. and attached to thu old stalls
The scraps Of the old tlags--as We learnt from
the guide were distributed rs precious mcmen-
toes among the quality
The next sight was the Protestant Bishops
Palace. the finest residence IN the eity--thc
largest public building is prison, capacious
enough for one ot our States-an extensive
poor.house. was the next sight then the Bish'
ops garden, with brick walls some sixteen feet
high, and containing perhaps sixty acres. with.
in the boundary OF the city. In the main streets
there are handsome stores, and on other streets
plain, comfortable looking dwellings, but only
one private residence, that would I've considered
in one Of our cities, fine building. A consid
cradle portion OF the city-as ia all Irish towns
is made up of the gloomy. one story dwell
lings Of the poor. whose stoutcst men are con.
sidered well Of when working for about two
dollars week, in our money.
Another sight is the bridge across the Foylc,
1908 feet in length, ], was built by an Amer
ican--a strange place TO iinI an exhibition ct
Yankee enterprise.
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