The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-12-18

Paul. our infant iustitution IL In your keeping
weary not in well doing. but contiuae wiu
Your past generosity 70 nurture tho Hlstorica
Society, ill il is old and strong enough to tax,
care OF itself
! Tho rooms ID the eollsyr tuascam coataii
well arranged COLLECTIONS oi birds, fishes, miast
ais shells FOSSILS. Quadrupeis, and skeletons o
extinct animals, the remains of which have bect
found in Ireland The fishes are preserved b,
attaching hall OF the skin to pasiebo~rd. pre-
scntng the shape and oae side Of the ish. whicl
is very satisfactory aud simple eontfivance
There are a'so casts in plaster. painted so As II
hook like the living fsh.
The cabinet OF Irish antiquities is not large
bot very Interesting. Tho principal object N
curiosity To visitors ~ The harp Of BxiAS Bon
oINug--
The harp ,As, sses thrsss Tara, asa,,
Nov hsrfs .. aSis 30 fs,s. w.ii.
Asu that sooi wvse ted
so slesps tue pride " fssmsr aays,
=. siotys has,ii I. Ger,
Apd heart. ,ha, encr h.a, high Tor p,s,.s.
Nov feel that rus~ Nc more, y
Looking on that mohaiieHl oi lrrlAnds depart
cd glory, these words inv yolun,arily rccur. llcrc
Ia niuseum, In the moicrn, the fngilsh capt
tai, Is exhibited a. curiosity all that remains
OF the last great monarch ot Ireland. Al hi.
death and that too in the hour Of the greatest
victory the Irish ever achieved, Ia historic times,
over their enemies. the sun of Ireland went
down, and with Il fhr tight at science and ii;'
rFatute. Naich had warmed into intellectual
maturity more learned men than could bc ioupd
in any other nation at that period. From that
hour to the INVASION OF the English the history
Of ireland IL narrative of civil war, of Chief
tains rebelling against their princes. aud light.
ing each other with the most savage fcroci,y,
ill thus weakened and divided, they became AL
easy prey 20 british Sayons, who have since
scour,,cd them in,o peace and submission with
rods OF iron These same British Saxons, who
are much practiced ip the nri NJ dividing other
people thereby 10 conquer them. take deep
interest in our civil broits, aud keep "a our
side with the apparent hope and expcc
tation that We too will bc divided, and u
no, conquered. at least degraded from
our present acknowledged rank ~ one of
the greatest and most formidable nations Of
the world. which il not checked Ia its nigh.
,y progress, will soon become the master and
arbter Of nations. ~ well as the mistress Of
the sea. And all this. too, without King, 10
bility, established church. immense navy, or
large army. Why my dear friends nj hume,
MI this sort Of thing |. to English mon
arcbists n downright Insult, scandal, mn eye
sorc, fiat and impudcnt contradiction Of all
their assumptions. They cant stand II quietly,
and consequently dog our representative N
Central Americs. Madrid, ST. Domingo the
Sandwich Islands, md every place elsr, where
they think W. have n chance Of gaining nh al
vantage, or adding Nh acre to the wide expand
ing area OF our model Republic not content
with this, they follow Nv 10 our own soil with
all their moroi power 10 foment diauniou, their
prs,ercc being only pions hatred Of wrong.
oppression, slavery and sincere sympathy Ia
the cause oi our aboiitionists.
/, Is time that every American should know
ths, all such British sympathy is hollow snd
hypocritical that by an unaltcrable law OF
God. white men mus, he the masters OF the dark
races. and that " the states divide on the negro
slave question, they will become the srocious
enemies and dcstroyrrs OF each other, and like
ireland, the victim and the prey 81 British
Power