Daily national Democrat., 1861-07-02
The Irish Press on the War.

lished, with much apparent satisfaction, 9
long editorial from the Dublin Irishman
strongly sympathising with the rebellioui
cause in America The undoubted object o
the publication of the article in question wa'
to check, if possible, the patriotic enthusiasm
known to prevail almost universally among
the Irish Americans in this State. Tht
promptness displayed by Irish citizens in the
loyal States east of the Rocky Mountains, il
enlisting in the war for the preservation o
the Union, caused much trembling among
small secession politicians in this State, who
anxious and willing to be on the strongest
side, have, nevertheless been afraid to side
with the Union, lest that should prove the
weaker side, owing TO the fact that Kepuoh-
cans are for the Union. These chronic ONCE
seekers shouted "abolition every tlne they
saw anew American flag raised, because they
have contracted miserable habit OF consld-
ering everything as Black Republican, that
does not favor "the South" however wrong
the South may be. If they could have fore
seen that loyal Democrats throughout the
Union would, as they hare done, take bold
stand against the reasonable movements in
some ofthe Southern States, they would, from
the commencement, have shouted for the
Union as loudly as the rest. Fearing, how
ever, that the current would run the other
way, and that none but Republicans would
aid the Republican Administration in enforc-
ing the laws, and maintaining the Union and
the Constitution, they felt bound to cry out
for peace, compromise, etc, and to denounce
abolitionism. Having taken that side of the
question, they find themselves, after all, in
the very weakest sort of party. The honest
masses of the Democracy-those who voted
for Breckenridge, as well as those who voted
for Douglas, refuse to lend aid and comfort
to the vile miscreants who seek to humble the
nation, and who hare fired upon tie flag with
out provocation. So the greedy fellows; who
tried to take the strong side, ta made mis
take, are straning every nerve to deceive the
people into joining them. They copy every
article they can find, either in the home or
foreign press which can be twisted into q
defense Of treason, or a denunciation of the
United States Government. They have un-
dertaken to capture what they call the " Irish
vote" as though the Irish born citizens
among us were flock of sheep, to be cor
rallied whenever wanted, by a few plunder-
grabbers The loyalty of Archbishop Hughes.
of Thomas Francis Meagher, of Col Corcoran
and his brave Goth Regiment, is not heard of
in their papers; that would not accomplish
their object. But they found an article to their
liking in the Dublin Irishman, and straight
way it was paraded as a sort of argument
why lrishmen should be secessionists Well,
we too have an article from the Dublin Irish
man, which we will publish and 1t takes
and gives reasons for so doing, Before going
further we may be allowed to say few
words to our Irish friends. There is not a
Irish born citizen in Yuba county who doe
T. not know that we are, always have beer
and always will be, an unrelenting enemy
all attempts to prescribe naturalized citizens
We have always been true to the Democrat
faith as we understood it; and the preser
efforts Of Breckenridge leaders in the Soutl
to destroy the Government, and the sympG
thy they find here in California, prove tn,
we were with the right wing of the part
E last fall. We know the loyalty which an
mates the hearts of Irish Americans, and "
know that those who reside in this vicnit,
believe in our sincerity when we speak
a rectly to them We hate the expression
] "the Irish vote" because we know that
= tends to create the false impression that Irish
), men are directed how to vote in body, an
' builds up an opposition to them, founded il
bitter and unjust prejudice. We hope W,
may never aid in so contemplate work
and we do not publish the extracts which ar,
pear in another column, with any other de
sire than to crafty those of our Irish reader
who may have been greved to see journal
printed in their native land, quoted by rebe
sympathizers, in justification of treaso
against the United States. We do not be
lieve that the Dublin Irishman, or the Dubli
Nation, could influence any man here to b.
come a secessionist but we quote from bot
knowing that Irishmen here will be proud
read that their old friends across the ocea
are true to the cause of civil and religion
liberty, which must either be maintane
with the Union, or with it go down foreve
The extracts from the two papers referred {
may be found elsewhere, and we ask for thel
; a careful perusal.
FLAG RAISING ON BEAR RIvER,-On Satur