The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-04-21
NEW SERIES-NO. l8I.

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nerc hour'sn'ng - advancing win npm
su,uss-'orc'nR 'no CONVECTION o! iU mcrcu
ruins upon 'ne en'lgn'cned m'nd OF tne
country Ana 10 sees now Tar his own
country mas centriputed 70 these results.
10 tne exert'ons OF ne sons OF ireland.
onriy, h@Vo ,ne "nnP'es " rng'cn nesn
erec'su throughout !ne lsagtn ana hseaAth
y. .''s ~'ue llo," Q, tas cnurvn, ana pJ sns
sons VI Ireland emery, mas .hat neid bcsn
sa'',va'e' WIN sach unparalieI'eu sncccss:
ny inc sous OF Ireland 10 iinc, are occupied
.he a'gn~t positions IN INC hierarchy Of
.nc chutc" IN Auef'ca--ana Inil reason mas
're,ana 70 oe proud OF such sons.
INC 'esuvai apparent from the train
OF my REMARKS, 's 10, one 81 rcjo'clng alone,
u u not possiom 70 th'nk OF Ireland without
having Inc thoaght t'ngcd with sadness.
i'at whero thers ~ 10 much love and devo-
tcdnsss 'n i.s people, thers " always nope
lor better .hngs' w.h not 70 excite Ia
~" or 'e,No W hayse" tnose feelings whsce
,he CONSIDERATION o' tho wrongs OF irc'and
~ 80 certain TO produce There rs myute-
r,ous hanu ever io'ermingiing IN The Affairs
OF hat,ots ana 81 men, 70 whose All-wlse DIS
pchsa'ions we shoald DO wiling 10 commit
tne result we know that there 10 o Just
roh ABOVE VINO ms sworn ~ oath, and we
iecl sure That In bis own good time lie
wiil exact q heavy retr'out'on Tor The wrongs
th"' nave oeen ini''e'ed upon ireland. Ma
uons' .. hauonH, nave no existence in the
iutaro 'ie 10 eternity There Ia no dlstinc.
Ton o' race or people hence by . law OF
unerring aud Inevitable Justice. nations, a.
sucii' must pay 10 tbo present liie the penal
" OF theIr crimes. The measure oi Eng
'Aou in'quit'ss we may wei! suppose very
nearly not already iull. we dismis the
reiiect'on.
bat the dealings OF tiods providence
with ireland ana its people---ars they suoli
~ tee constsncy .nd tdelisy OF that people
10 6od and his religion would lead ~ TO OF.
peetf Arc not the reasona Of Ills dispenss.
tions dark and Ills ways hidden Who
VIII hIt tha veil ana disclose, however par
tally Tue secrets Of HIS des'gnsf lAt 10
attempt u. ~
Ireland was gained TO Christianity with
Out blood, without martyrs. 10 thh respect,
sne stands alone, solitary exception among
oil the nations thnt have been converted 10
The ia'th OF Christ' Inc soil oi every othsr
country was stained with TIE blood OF he
iirst hcralds Of the cross 10 ireland thoss
hsraids were welcomed win Joy ana the
minds ana The scar's of 'ts people were rss'
dily bowed IN homage and IN love before
the beauty and majesty Of truth. ob, why
this diiiersnceY Was u that Ireland was
reserved TO aiter'tlmes to attest tho truth
and divinity oi tho iA'th, not by spi'lins the
blood Of its Apostles but ny pouring out
her own blood was II That Sho was re-
served 10 be q monument and spectacle TO
the world OF a marfyred nations nation
groan'ng through centuries under more than
an fgyplian bondage 70 maintaining It's
hcel'iy 70 its religion and 70 It's 1odf Gan
1t now be said that ireland has no martyrs,
no witnesses Of blood 10 the truth aud the
faith 7 :. -.
Answer, yc GRO va" OF slaughtered victims,
10 whom tbe denial Of your lsith would