Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-05-23

81 wish for nothing but to breathe in this
our island, in common with my fellow sub.
jects, the air OF liberty ] have no ambition
unless it be to break your chains, and conten-
plate your glory. never will be satisfied as
long as the meanest cotlager in Ireland has
link Of British Chain clanking to his rags. lie
may be naked, he shall not be irons. And l
do see the time at hand the spirit has gone
forth the declaration Of rights is planted ;
and though great men should tall off, yet the
cause shall live and though he who utters
this should die, yet the immortal fire shall out
live the humble organ who conveys 1t; and
the breath OF liberty, like the word OF the holy
man, will not die with the prophet, but sur
yiye him - GRAHAM
nineteenth day Of april, 1880. The nineteenth
day of April, 1861, found that same old Irish
blood coursing as quickly through the veins
of her children, inspiring them on to deeds OF
glory and immortal honor. To day the Irish.
man springs to arms as quickly in behalf OF
the liberties of his adopted country as did their
sires in that former day. The love of liberty
is now the ruling passion Of the Irish heart, as
much as when, in '9S, they struggled for their
nations freedom. No petty grievances aleu-
ate them from the right, but cordially, nobly,
they rush forward 10 the tIay, determined to
maintain their country's flag and their coun-
try's honor.
Too long has the foreigner been accused of
iaithlessness towards his adopted land too
long have taunts and legislation been urged
against him; to day he gives the lie TO all
such accusations, and proves himself TO be a
true and loyal citizen, willing, aye more than
willing to do his duty faithfully and unfaler-
ingly in this hour of trouble. How could the
freshman, with all his glorious history, his
memories Of the past, his hatred of oppression,
how could he hesitate for moment what
course 70 pursue The burning eloquence OF
Burke'and Grattan, the deeds OF the noble pa.
trlots, handed down from generation to gener.
alton III traditions sacred next to "Holy Writ"
these, if nothing else, compel him to fight and
fight to the bitter end in behalf OF the rights OF
man. lie will never be found wanting where
freedom is the prize And to-day, whether in
distant camp or pursuing his humble calling,
the spirit of liberty anmates his being and
controls his actions. The war-note of this
hour rings in his ear the same as did the peal
that called his fathers to their nations rescue
and, going forth to prove his devotion to our
courtry's cause, he will return victorious, or
not return at all.
These acts Of devotion in this hour of our
country's peril, will forever put to an end the
senseless prescription of the past. No longer
will lie be held as but half citizen, but with
his own strong arm will rise and hold place
among our honored names and where in
other days the names of those who fought and
bled for the honor of their flag are treasured
up in the hearts of Americans as sacred lega-
cies OF the past, many man will be proud to
claim the foreigner of today his ancestor.
Then let us take measures at once to repea
the odious "two years amendment" Let
Massachusetts, who claims to be in advance
OF all III giving equal rights 10 her citizens, re
peal this proscrptiyc provision, born of tanat
cism and reared in causeess bigotry, and no
longer place foreign-born citizen, below the
most ignorant negro from the south. II never
before, now, at least, the foreigner may de-
mand, not as favor, but as right, this action
on the part of the state. EQUALITY.