Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-07-10

As an rishman by birth-a humble son Of
/ the greer, Isle Of Tic ocean-it was with feel
ings Of JOY tha: saw it announced, not long
since, through the press, that ten Irish rcGl-
| mentS in the Abolition States had offered
i their services TO President Davis, to fight
a~ainst Northern tboitinnists, and for South
ern Independence. Was pleased TO see that
| those born in the same ian.l with myself had
!, the intelligence to know that the North was
+! the invader and agsrcsSor. and that the cause
! Of the South wcs the cause Of truth ard ,lns'
tice: and that in defending their own ho les
and iiresitles, and the institution Of slavery,
they were defending those rights guaranteed
TO III III, by the Constitution Of the Cnitel
S:atcs:--they We're defending these rights
which they we're rot privileged to enjoy in
peace hv their nrrrincir!cl ncighbors OF the
North. But, alas how evancsccat was my
feeling joy! l had scarcely enjoyed the
pleasure Of this statement. vixen, 10 nv sur
prise aitl $orr1w. learrc,i that my country
men at tho North were arraye'i against the
!i ,u;h. whose c.u>r tkcg know. Or ought 10
know, is tlial Of trnill aud justice.
/ have aSccrtainad that when tie Prince Of
Wales arriyc'lin New York. Colonel Corcoran
declined tie request Of ihcaathoritics 10 show
public re>pcc: Ia ;aat iu'iv;,laal. by rara'lirg
at lhr head OF his Irish rcgnciit in Tic Mill
tary an,l ci';: l.Gocc> i'm. Fer this act Of
his cnorci him. lie declined 70 Siiow res
PFC. TO a descendant Of kings and rulers who
had. from Henry Tie VII, in l:i:3:%i, nearly
down 10 The Present time crushed the people
Of ireland. hy contiScalins their lands, p!'r-
lrring their property, and cnactins cruel
penal laws which hurled Ireland from iIcr
prosperity and im;,.;ii:cmc'. 10 nii>,:ly and
|..:,aasion. ior Iii avt"i ,!!!>re,pcc;, CoIo
ilrl G,,Tccra'l $,lyatrn"'i WI, punishment,
ana lie .ii,"!i,"i>:S ;,i'i-rl Liza, w;::i!e The
South. and Yaificn'.lrl.: South Cai.,lima. :'p-
iIauc!ci him i;,r if. wonder iow Col.
Corcoran feels nuw, II arn,S with the same
PARTY wiz threatened 'n Itavc him punished.
whose c;:,!Sc is Hl,s; :url against lie South.
whose ca,,<e is jn<', aud wto appreciated hin.
when the his ne" associates s;nr@e:! him? !
10 hot know !;rw h. trcls, hrt Il he sl.oal'!!
:i.i., rs :nany i,atllrs IS E";"lccn L napartr,
anl escape !:ein al lie viii i;l!,l a :a:i:i>h
npcn ais Iaurri:;, and i Hight u!oa his fair
nan.o I!c Nj, he respected mc;: CT By tho
Snnl!.. y,l.n havc I.t.nlvi him. nor by The
.sboliiomists At lie North. whose hatred o:
the Irish is tnp W Il hiiow:i.
With regard to Thomas Francis N aghcr,
a Captain Of Il company in tic same regiment
-he may th..k HAT ke can i;nno";:,izo
Himself in THE Yankee crusade against l!,r
South. ~ he ,?id a.,!'s!ari'i': N condition
ol Ireland by lis ,raa!;rr ii:irG.;c;'i ana
aaor,ivc attempt, will other patriots, 10 ;cvo.
!u,iunize NY matirc land Ia isis. s!!a!!
net he SO Hrl;;nd as 10 tiS!.a'c !r;' talent: lis
intelligence, an:l lis patriotism; but ] shall
ever believe thai. OH ihc occasion referred TO.
he was rash and imprn,lcnt in attempting 10
coun'cracl tie policy oi Daniel O'Conaci!.
WHO had done more .nr the welfare Of his
conntly than any other man for three nun
Dire years previous. III: had done much for
her. when you sir. with ether rash prtrints,
M:ultcd tll,; great, kind, and hcncvG!cnl
oroHnc!, s!,irlered hi, memory By up*eltii,;;
his po!lcr, AMI wr.ac!icl the lark Of Ireland
from her sar no9rin@S. 10 bcdlihcl ont u;nn
iirc >;orn'y bi!!uws Il British powcr, tjrany:
anA ?crsccniua Bat viii. al hi; rasancss
AM inI.rn,iencs. W, .;iil iHYc claims uron
you; ccm'mFy. ;a.l UPON vour ctvairymcn !:
but | know not low you cav; ;isscri;.;" youy
sell with IL horde of ibrliiio,st$ and v.nGaii
who are cngagcd in an Il, just and unris shtcolls
crusade ag;lis. :hc South.
When you arrived iathis country fruf, Van
p;cmeliS land: and commenced your ccli:rcs
i,n the Volunteers Of -, a;d Au>tiulia. you
had 10 patrons in Yankee land bu' vorr own
country;le": but wien yoi camc South. y"u
weEe lslc:'e,! 70 and appreciated Us a gentle
man by lie riust refined circles nf sor;rty.
know not how You can be found in arms
with u Land CT orlressors and lnwminticl
people Of the NorI. always loeked n;cn
You as patriot, but rash and IlaprH,!cn;,
Others rf yoar conH;iymon Yicwcd yul. in a
different light; ba! les! assirca that what
ever Of iaG:cis yet, may gain at the Eorii,,
yonr character ia" ra:hnc's a:al im;G;l!cwrc
vii! a:4',;., DC established ;.g.;rst yo
'ya;n, viii: rcss;:al to he e,ii:o. cf ;hc
b1srna Pi!p!. who has icen IN able ajgcc;lc
Of CatEolieily anl the IRISH, wy;rdcr hoS. he
caa encourage bis cpuntrymen 10 tight in !,
cause 50 uni"st alld oppressive as the war
waged by tic .Ahn!iioni,ts ag#ir>t the South.
-rone'pr how |!c can Sustain ina; party; hose
persecution 81 Catholics aut: Irish lie has wit.
ncssed whose Burning Of Char cstown nun
merry: i,t ;lIe nstigaton OF such menas Beech,
or, h. l.al seen: whose misrepresentation Of
Tie pure an" molly ""ihrn ui lhal INSTITUTION
lie ila,i heard.
He had Witnessed tic nunncry in llames,
and the loi,ic iunalcs--i:tly wC,acn and ir-
no, cnt clii!!lcn-,iven into the street ON a
cold Drccmb,r night. without clothing Oh
house to shelter them from the re!linss o.
the i;'iless storm, creeping into the city o
Bosloli III The hour Of midnight He had seer
all this cruelty and oppression practiscd
while Bunker Hill Monument stood firm, ant
the Stars and Stripes iloated rs emblems 0
freedom and Of religious liberty. He ha'
seen ard heard all this, and had pctitionet
the Massachusetts Legislature to rebuild tha
nunncry, in vain nca- that flag which floate'
l...o L., L nn,,vaDt p1 frgvp II I {