The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-05-30
TIE IRISH IN AMERICA
Coming events cast ther shadows before
abe ., Eco ese4.s sfs..r, March. 1885.
10 lAs Ediior Of lAs iDublinl Fretman:

Az h"s Sou"V ~ tD"o""I T'" -
DsAa Sn: withoai assumins to myssii
sny credit Zoe peculiar foresight, may DC
psrjoned Cor fscalIing TO the reccollsc'on OF
the readers OF the FFssmans Journal The
fact that many years have now elapsed since
I directed their attention TO circumstances
which I ,hso considered - indicative OF the
di.lils with which irishmen, at no distant
day, would b viewed BY the native Ameri-
cans, Aud have. since then, occasionally
repeated my isars and my warnings TO my
countrymsn, both at homo and abroad,
through the medium Of your columns, The
realisation Of my prophecies has been ac-
complished. Irishmen in America are al
ready looked upon rs unwelcome intrnders,
or they are held In contemp, in that land
which has been covered with railways and
otherwise enriched BY their labor. Long
since, I foresaw this decline OF influence,
and this deterioration Of responsibility and
I pointed out the certainty tina, such clouds
would res, upon and tarnish the fair lame
Of my couutrymen In the land OF The siran-
ger. raised my warning vOice, not alone
in the ears Of the leaders Of the people, bot
also 10 the hearing of,se people themselves.
I told them all. that il they sacrificed pTin-
ciple, they would reap contempt, they would
be held in dishonor, and that their disgrace
would DO deserved. ! repeated my warn
ings in letters to the press-which You and
other editors kindly published and in adj
dresses from The platform, which refer to
with pain. because my warnings were neg
leoted, and my apprebensions have been all
realized. The leaders are sca,iered-many
Of them covered with dishopor, because OF
their open derclic,ion from principle-few
oflhem holiing the standard so as to reaec,
ans honor on Ireland; Mr.. Smith 0'Brien,
Charles Gavan Duffy, and, believe, John
Martin, are the only unsullied names can
Just now call 10 mind and the multitude Of
,hose men who drew the breath Of liie in
this land, bu, who have transferred their al-
most souless ood'es 70 eumoe' me EARN 10
the lar West, are nearly universally found
ia the ranks OF the oppressOrs.
While The great o. Connell lived, the open
shame'esshe's " i''snmcn 'n A"o''ea, VI
....-l A.. -. c...l ...,o.. oC .i...., -; Oh
Regard 10 me iooi system OF slavery wh'ch
'ss'accs 'he people OF inc O"''eu s'"es'
was In some measure AeP' I'D sheek " us
manly anu eloquent denrneiaiions OF their
'miserabls completely with that vile system
have but recently read over again some o'
hs noble speeches on sh's soa'-s''rr'ns Top
&c, and Tell pfondes than ever 'ha' ireland
mad gwen o'rth 10 u man who' WINE Ms
popularity Stood IN the scale, declared mat
even TO save LELAND from oppression, ne
would no, be uniailhiui 10 his own conrie-
tons oil right AMI duty he would denonnce
Inc American s'aVehoi'et. u every iri'n-
man held the same stra'ghs-iorward course,
took the same noble STAND on principle, ana
WIN equa' man''ness na'n'a'nea tue i'sn'
very dinefen'' 'nueeu' woo'a now 10 tue Po
s'noh ne'u oy tue i'isn en''s'ai' anu Tue
na'urailzed ir'shmen IN America deserved
contempt now iJiiows US everywhere, DC
esnse We have been un'ai'hiui 10 our own
convictions OF aa'y ~ nome, VIC P'a'0'
ioaiiy ABOUT our oesrs lot ''eeaom We
complained thai Ens''sh RUE was a cnain
too heavy to Do borne We ned rom IL oy
hundreds ot'ho1sanus 'na' We might o'ea'he
she't atmosphere ana ENJOY g'ea'ef ue'
gree VI "oe''y' o''" 0''' a'u 'e''S'ou'' :"
anoone' 'es'oni ye' ou' 'oo' ''"'es
placed on net son, "neh We 'aAe '"o "",P
oil the s'ave-d'ive' IN our hands, ana STAN
1t with the blood oil our brother we se'ze
the chain, and place II on his limbs, and
wickedly condemn him to slavery, one
hour OF when Is more CALLING man me-
time OF inc oppression rom wn'cn we ned'
out repeat the EXPRESSION OF 'eHe'son' the
American VINO penheu 'na n0o'e wO'u' o,
'noH DVe'a,''0a % ,."epe"aeaee' anu
VINO '"nOus. 'a'e'O'ae' "''"'e"' w'u''
aesp''e tue ''i'nfhan VINO was not a Zoe 10
'"o 'ys'e"' =,
one' reasons 'nan nose ! nave ,no'ca'eu
"o a's'snea TOT 'ne o''hSe en'er'aned To-
wards i'ishmen IN America; but DO mol
believe any OF them a'e Of equal force.
we may dislike those who difier with US
IN politics, os religion but our contempt is
reserved ior The man and the base, Toe those
who l'e 10 their own professions, and who
write themselves down scOundrels in heart
and soul. These irishmen have done and
are dung daily IN America so that no
iait1 can DC p'red IN Their maniiness and
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