The New York herald., 1862-01-16
possession Of the means the ability 70 use them and

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possession Of the means, the ability 70 use them and
Irshmen with truth apply 70 Engiasd the language
OF the great Spanish author Bames whsu speaking OF
the unjust and tyrannioai exercise OF the cv power
Thy laws not laws but outragos they are not bind.
Ing IN conscience; and II, in some instances thou ART
obeyed 1t is not owing to any obligation. but to pru-
dence, in order 10 avoid scandal and commoton u
hsnceorth such dishonor thee that thy triumph far
from emitting thee to ren0wn assmiates thee TO the rob-
Der who despoils the peaceable man Of his garment
and to whom the latter, for tho sake OF peace.
gives up his CLOAK also" But suppose that In the
case OF the nation which has been plundered Of
its liberties Of the who has been desp0iled OF
his garment, either had the power 20 prevent the
wrong or 70 punish the wrong doer would he not be JUS
titled in its exercses The question s one in which the
right governed by the simple fact OF OF the
power-ths justice Of the case being established. No
man nor nation should willingly submit to an act OF In
Justice or violation OF his or Its rights either have
We always been under the impression that great
body Of the Irish people inmical TO British rule
and that they ardenty earnestly longed for the day
when that worst Of all tyrannes that most prosecuting
OF all governments would be hurled from It's place
amid the powers Of the earth the Mistress Of the
World. We deny the right, therefore, Of our Mon.
treal contemporary to fasten such . monstrous
absurdity upon the Irish that, whether In Canada,
or elsewhere they willing to sustain the British 60
vernment, government which has again and again, by
Its fendsh policy, sndeavored to exterminate the mere
Itself through its prncps organ. that the Celts were
rapidly disappearing in the :" Sister hle'-that they
were to use its very words, gone, and gone with
horrors Of British cruelty British tyranny. and British
bgotry in view OF the millions that have been swept OF
,as .os 'IS ~ ho
been elected from their little holdings and forced into the
poorhousss 70 seek refuge In foreign lands in view Of
all theso and kindred crimes against Justice and
humanity and religion, the editor Of the True Witness
imagnss that the Irish ready and willing 10 fight for
which was made in this city recently by Mr.
those Yankesized rishmen whohad been subjected for
period Of many years TO "the demorazing and brutai
zng Influences Of the United Statesr Was he Kissed
and hooed by the Irish who attended that meeting when
he proposed that they should enroll themselves under the
Union Jack for the maintenance Of the British
in Canada. What Irish brigade in that province when
the fact patent to the Irish Of that and the other pro
yncss that their countrymen q home are denied
granted to the people of England and Scotland.
Would IL not be moro consistent with British policy
proved themselves saunch oyalsupportsrs OF British
rule in Ireland and they not to be trusted in CanadaS
Our cotemporary has singular idea Of historical har
monies when he makes the extraordinary proposition that
rishmen should play tho part in Canada that per-
formed by Orangemen in Ireland.
We have endeavored to show the reason why Irshmen
who true TO the memories Of the past, who have
heart 70 feel for the wrongs Of the and who would
prevent the perpetuaon OF those wrongs by the
say show why they should refuse to volunteer in de-
fence OF the British in Canada or elsewhere
But let US hear what the Tx Wsss itself has to say
and we may remark that the following Ii from the same
article in which he takes the Record 70 task
II is true that Irshmen, and even Canadian Irishmen
s Of
happy world from that first tyranny unto blood Of Cain
rny hss Ss
most refined the continuous the bloody, and the
ihss
o ssS fs for S,
pered and al,n Clergy whose very presence is an in
their pupits drawing accents, aud
ssn tong .ns Of syshns her
less than brute: the Last act Of this than he'll
sHS
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IN as ~, sSo a
ss
@ EnS rue in Ireland and
s os g &c s
cious evils 70 contend With and his teaches him that
rebel he has .aop,ed It's protection,
IL y he such
And So forsooih, because he has been forced by an
tyranny TO leave his native land that tyranny
has still stronger claim upon him In another part OF its
dominions; he is to leave behind him all the CALLING
memories Of his slavery and of the dsspotsm that still
sits shouike ON the bosom Of his unhappy country he
10 TO wrap himself II selfish oblivion or the out
RACES and crimes Of which unhappy Ireland still made
the victim; and when he is presented with opportu
mocs his famine stricken counrymsn by sending such
hsartless {" popnjays" a. the Chief Secretary-that
vain and brainless puppy he is TO lot It pass
suffering mO.hsrland. The Montreal True Wlnsss says
he 10 TO Aght for his adopted country. Indeed and
against whom against land in which nearly three
millions Of his counxymen enjoy the full privileges Of
citizenship. What mockery h this, and what snaro
would tho editor OF the True Wines lead him into Does
he not know that England has been ever active in her
schemes TO bring about the disruption OF the United
States and he 80 blind as not TO that the destuc
on OF this free country would lead to the abrogaton Of
tha rfva ~ n ipntv m In
Canadaf Cannot Irshmen realize the fact that is
English fears aud not to English justice that they owe
and that ruin and anarchy come upon the great republic
by any act IN which they participants, the tyranny
that cas for blood and to heaven for vengeance
will bo ensbled TO "grud down" still more by s'plunder
and persecution, to that almost verge Of poverty that
ovsrhangs utter destruction" hnt hapless island the
membrance of whose wrongs and suerngs should haunt
them long they have heads think hearts to
feel.
But ws are told that this tyranny which "cals for
great for catholic pety to bear" This s strange Lam
guage and II expresses the feeling Of the Catholics Of
Victor Emanuel sought upon .Se Hoy rsthsr
although not TO be compared TO that under
which Ireland has groaned for centuries, was
Catholic piety Of the Papal States to bear and he not
only appealed TO arms to expe 1t by force but he accept
cd the services T nee Of volunteers that rallied around the
land France and Belgium, aud other Catholic countries
The "Catholic piety Of the Neapolitans appears Of
WAX kino W VI fteumont 10 De aS
tened their neck, without making effort to
throw OF II s not the strength Of Catholic piety that
is proved BY such means but the weakness OF Catholic
power. Would the early Christians have submitted, or
would they have been justified in submitting martyr
dom II they could have prevented tS Did not martyr
dom end when the Christians obtained the ascendency9
The weakness Of Catholic power determines the fact of en-
strength Of Catholic piety the and
spirit Of that endurance One nation cdurcs the yoke Of
another because cannot throw of Give once the real
cause-phy sical weaknessan the dsgraced
but say that It is the strength OF pety which makes IL
submissive under wrong AMI injustice and religion is lis
honored. The Montreal Wines the wrong expires
not the great strength Of Catholic piety which
toerates this foul tyranny that cries heaven
for vengeance, but IL In want or the wherewh
to accomplish her Independence that has compelled
Ireland 70 submit TO that tyranny which "cas for
blood" though not without repeated efforts fling IL
on. But IL they have the power matter where they
are whether In Canada Australia the United States
to aid In the destruction Of this tyranny" and
instead Of lending q hand TO pull IL down they
found lighting under IDS blood banner and for
the support Of government which despises them 'as
worse than slaves" and treats them "as less than
brutes,n then they are unworthy the OF Irish
men. Well, indeed, might tho writer make Of this
language, for there brualizing system
than that Of the English poorhouse, Yes brutazinp
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