The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-10-25
Irish Republicans against Fusion.

cially to Irshmen, or to such OF them a.
were In favor of the election of Liucolr
and Hamlin; very large crowd assem-
oied at the Stuyvesant Institute, N Y.
Mr.. Wm. W. Badger called the meetin
to order, and said that the call was issued
by Commit representing several oil
the most talented Irishmen in the city.
who had heretofore acted with the Dem
ocratic party The demonstrations with.
In the last few weeks. to attempt to fuse
certain elements utterly unfusable, had
developed an interest hitherto unknown
among intelligent IrishmeD, who we're not
willing to CO operate with the Know. Moth.
ings, or to be sold out. This fusion was
simply an attempt to lure Irishmen to vo-
ting for Know Notbingism. under the
golse of voting for Douglas. He said
this had set the Irishmen thinking and be
thought If the principles of the Republi-
can party could be presented to them. at
leat 10 600 of their votes would be given
for that party. He then introduced to
the audience
Mr.. j. c. Lambert, known as the Ap-
/ prentice Boy. Mr.. L. commenced by Civ
ing short sketch of the early history of
Ireland; and claimed that she always was
for Freedom, and against Slavery and
that it was only her degenerate sons, like
Charles O'Conor, who held Slavery to be
right Her true sons are not yet ready
to be sold out to Erastus Brooks; be was
ready to discuss the issues of this election
In the Fourth or Fourteenth Ward; but
the said Erastus dare not meet him. The
lrishmen in this city who had voted for
Slavery, bad been driven to it by their
oPpressors, because they were afraid to
lose the bread out of their children's
mouths. He called on all Irishmen to
speak out for themselves once; if they had
heretofore voted for such Democrats as
Herbert. who killed one of their own ma
ton at Washington. come out now and
let the Dem ocratic masters know they
we're going to be slaves no longer. When
that foul act was done; did j John Kelly, or
John CocbraDe, or any Democrat speak
in condemnation Of that act No; it
was Turner, Wade, Burlingame and the
Republicans did it. Who stood in the
United States Senate and defended the
foreign population in Minnesota, from a
Southern Know Nothing and and Nor
thern Democratic dough face, Stephen A.
Douglas! 1t was the noble Seward =
Stephen A. Douglas, sent on from Balti-
more here that they should stick to the
Democratic party and no union with the
seceders; then he attempts to sell out the
lrisbmen of this city to Erastus Brooks.
Is not that an acted falsehood But who
ever heard word or a syllable against
the foreign working men from Abraham
Lincoln. No! we have got now a man
who knows what it is to earn dollar; who
knows what it is to tell the truth; and the
lrishmen will come out, casting aside
Tamuany Hall and Erastus Brooks. and
show themselves on the side Of right and
justice Mr. Buchanan bad vetoed the
Homestead bill, passed by the Republicans
"a bill to give them homes and schools,
and lift them up. But Douglas and John
son, Breckipridge and Bell, are trying to
put them far below the niggers, and leave
them here to die. There was some slight
attempt to interrupt Mr.. Lambert by as
king questions, and faint cries for Doug
las, but the feeling was evidently with
him and the disturbers grew quiet l.
While Herschel V. johnson said that cap
ital should own labor, Lincoln and the
Republican party said that labor should
not be slave, and they were trying to
raise and dignity labor in this land
Charles O'Conor and the Democrats would
keep the poor foreigners here in this city,
to be oppressed by them while the Repub
lioans would give them homes and make
them worthy citizens. 1t was Demo
cratic politician in this city who violated
the person of poor Irish girl, and Re-
publican took the poor girl in; and then
a Dem ocratic Judge permitted the scoun-
drel to 60 free; and the poor maiden could
get no justice Such is Democratic friend
ship for the Irishmen. They call them
id ignorant Irishmen; but these same
ignorant Irishmen have, by their votes, e.
lected them to Office. till their pockets
might jingle like Fowler's, who has gone
to Cuba for bis health But there is no
more chance for the election Of Stephen
A. Douglas than there is for Erastus
Brooks to be an Aldermen from the With
Ward. No hod carrier had ever cast so
much dishonor on the land Of Erin, as
Charles OConor, when be declared Sla-
very the great civilizer of the world
Erastus Brooks may sell the lrisbmen to
Tammany Hall, and Mozart Hall may in
dorse the receipt, but Irishmen are not
thus to be sold. He urged bis country men
by the memory of Emmett, and by all
the struggles of the Green Isle for free
dom, to come out for freedom in this land
of their adoption. There was no danger
to the Union; it was only danger to the
pockets of Democratic politicians. These
Democrats are afraid they shall not be e.
lected. Those Justices who pardon men
who violate the person of Irish girls are
again seeking for Office and and asking
/ for Irish votes I Will Irishmen vote for
suoh menf Will thew vote for Stephen