Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-05
Traits of Hibernian Character.
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Capacity of irish PsqsGns.-The poorest
part of them were Roman Catholics. entirely
under the authority Of the priests, and would
feel it their duty to promote the cause Of
their religion, which in q Protestant COM
munity would occasion ill-feeling. Besides,
it had always been preached to them that it
was their blessed PyiviIege to be poor and
ragged. All depominationsjoin in declaring
that God makes the rich man rich and the
poor man poor. This sort of q sentiment is
not the one with which to enter upon a new
life IN a new and thriving country.
Neither would they be agood element in q
country like the United States, for another
reason. They are so used TO be bought and
sold in their own elections when they have
any voice in such occasions, and to be of
whatever politics their masters are, and to
cry God save the king, whether sincere or
not, that they would be apt to prove in a re-
publican government a powerful force in the
hadds of demsgogues, or any corrupt
political tricksteTs. The practices Of their
lords are often so immortal and the tempta-
tions held out to them to assist in the ion.
moralities so great, that they seldom have
the courage to resist them. Indeed compli-
ance is often a necessity, since the landlords
threaten them with a discontinuanoe of their
leases unless they bring in as large q vote as
possible. Consequently they are little ac-
customed to think for themselves, or to ap-
preciate the advantage of a change in their
condition and ii their attachment to their
native soil could be overcome, which Ia
doubtful, they would be likely to be unhappy
under circumstances requiring Of them an
intellectual exertion beyond their abilities.
Irish NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. very beg
ging is humorous; and the young ones who
stay willingly at home alone, during the four
months of the yea that their mother ekeS
out their scanty living by asking charity, ara
able to fnd happiness in the company Of q
pig or a calf.
Irish EnigrGnts.-Lord Cunningham had
seen the landing Of some of his emigrantss
Poor creaturesl He almost repented havs
ing induced them TO make the experiment.
Here he obtained his first experimental
knowledge of an emigrant ship, and great
was his grief and indignation when he be-
held the accommodations given to these poor
people. Ten pounds sterling was the prioo
Of the tickets, yet if the vessel had been a
African SLAYER her passengers could not have
Jared worse. The sight Of its horrors was
enough for a lifetime. Six hundred emil
grants slowed into a place where fifty could
not live comfortably-dl without beds.
What a government to provide 50 luxuri.
ously for her childrenl Ten deaths had oc-
CURED among his people, and fortY-one mora
were not able to land.
Their there came the spectators who meet
these ships as they come in, Offering 70 buy
such goods as the emigrants have 20 sell.
How the poor lrishman gets cheated selling
linen Tor a certain number of shillings, and
finding English shilling and an American
shilling are two different coinsI
Then there is the scene on the first land
ing, when the poor ocean-tossed emiRrant
can not tell whether the earth is under his
feet or not, for it pitches and heayes with
him Just the same as the ocean did. "Holy
motherl" is his despairing cry, twould 1
were safe in green Ireland aeain.b
They huddle together. and try To rive
each that comfort he is in want Of himself:
but every thing is new and strange; they
are dizzy, and sick, and worn out, So they ali
sit down together, and take a good Irish cry
over their common trouble.