Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-05-25
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Appeal in Behalf. Of the Poor Of Ireland
''&'S Prentiss
There lies upon tho other side of the At
lantc o beautiful islapd, famous, in story and
in song. Its areais not 50 great as that of tho
State OF Louisiaha, while its population is nl-
tnostE half that of tho Union It has given to
tho world more than its share Of genius and of
greatness 1t has been prolific in statesmen,
Warriors and poets. It's brave and generous
Sons have fought successfully all butties but
thcirown. lnwit and humor, it has no equal;
while its harp, like its history, moves to tears
lbyits sweet but melancholy pathos Into this
fair region God has seen fit to send the most
terrible of all those fearful ministers who full
fl llis inscrutablo dccrces. Tho earth has
failed 9 her increase the common mo-
thcr has ft ,;tottcn her offspring, aud Ler breast
no longer affords them their accustomed ndur-
ishmcnt, Famine, gaunt and ghastly famine,
fas'sczcd u nation with its strangling grnspj
and Ireland, in the snd woes Of the present,
fofgcts for a liioncnt tho gloomy history of the
past We have: assembled to express our sin
ccro sympathy for tho sufforings of our brcth-
rca, and to unitc iii efforts for DISQUALIFICATION.
This is Que Of those. cases in which we may,
without 'impicty, assume, MS it were tue func-
tion of Providence WHO knows but what
opc of the worry objects of this great calamity
is to fest the bcncvolcncc and worthinoss Of
us,vpon whom unlimited abundance hns been
si,owcred. LII the name, then, of common
l,ul,anityyI Invoke yyuraid in behalf Of st,,rv-
ing Ireland. He that is pblo and will not
give for such Il sacred purpose, is not d man,
and hns no right to wear the form, lie should
bo snnt back to nature s mint and be ,re-issued
ns.a counterfeit on humanity, of naturc IS baser
metal, = ~
WHO will hesitate to give his mite, to.c9crt
this awful calamity? Surely not,you, cti.
zens of New Orleans, ever, famed for your
deeds. or bcneyolcnco and charity. Freely
lave your hearts aud purses oplacd, hereto
fore, to%the ,c;lllfof. suffering humanity No
lily did you respond to distressed Greece and
struggling Poland. Within Erin's borders is
an ,enomy more cruel, than tho Turk --nore
tyrannicnl than tho Russian. Bread is the only
weapon that can conquer him Letais, then,
load ships With tho glorious munition, and in
the name Of common humanity, wage war
against th;s despot,, Famine: Let us. il Gods
i,nmc, " cast our bread upon1the waters" and
If .&c nrc selfish enough to desire, it, nc may
recellcct the, ,proplsc that " it shall return to
y y after f r " many Y days;'' i. 5.. !. -. !.
Give, then, generously Ind freely. .Rccol.
9ect tfmtin 40 doing. yoll arc exercising onco If
the God,likc qualities of your nature,
and dt'the same time ,enjoying oneof the great
est lnxuries.of life.s ,.Wo ought to thank our
Maker that4Ie<has permitted. us to exercise
cgd;ily with Himself that nob)cst Of even the
Divineattributes,sbo sboneyolence,c Go home and
look at your family. smiling in rosy health,
and tkop think of tile pale famine. .pinchcd
checks of the ol,ildron ofIrolind; and Iknow
you vii! .givo, according to your store, even as
nbountiful Providence has given to you-4,not
grudgngly, but with uh open hand for the
quality of bonovolence; like that of mercy !
Fl ~ hs ~ (" Is not strained; J.
II droppcth like tho gentle ,rain from hcnvcn,.
npon The place bcneath: It's twics blessed.
Ii blesscs him that gives aud Jim tint, takes"
phe above, Mr., Editor,tislah extract froma
epcdchy delivered by the talented Prentiy,t at
a asAneetng hold in New Orleans, in l84TI.-. >.
Odr Norshern Jystsren (God save tho aarkaJ
are urging our Irish population to take up
arms against thc South. We would request
put Irish friends. toread ,attentlvely thesex.
tract, and let them rem emborit was deljyersd
10 behalf fof thoie suffering coSntryaieni, ard
bya Southern man. His heart was open to
I, every goehndbess and Of bepayoleinc;o.;
Noihctter. fi@ofa itoipIf1s ,appcalsin;bs1alf.
ofsaferingJ Jhunagity has eyer3beon pade,,-
heanhpt be, that Che ebfaye sohs % Iifin, greo,,
fsleJwil isrotiirn e thcs bss sos,s ,i ,s Sy