Weekly Trinity journal., 1862-08-02

opinion the gentleman has unnecessarily over
exerted himself in reviewing q short article
which appeared in this paper last week, and re-
sorted to uncalled for and malicious expressions.
The letter is published ver5atm, in order that
the author may "go right before the public on
this count" from the fact that he accuses us Of
impairiHg the strength of former article. He
refers to the appeal TO the Irishmen of Trinity
county, published four weeks ago. 1t is not our
intention to impair the strength Of any article
sent US for publication, but we sometimes do
alter words, and even sentences, when they are
not properly constructed, or are misappled.
Some alterations were made in the article
referred TO. for just such reason, as we are pre-
pared to show, although we were not aware that
Mr., McMahon was the author (there being no
signature) or that be took exceptions to the
alterations, until now.
In regard to our giving vent TO any "spleen
against Irishmen, is simply ridiculous, as any
candid person who has read the article referred
to will avow. We never intimated that his
countrymen were in any way the cause OF our
present National troubles We have not forgot
ten the determined bravery of the Sixty ninth
Regiment at Bull Run, when they almost de-
molished regiment Of cavalry after the other
forces had fed the field. And especially does
Mr.. Mcmahon misrepresent our position when he
says we "gloat over the misfortunes OF bis
" unhappy country" 1t is language he had no
right nor pretext TO use. but we give him the
benefit of it. Further, we never classed General
Shields as a traitor, and Mr.. Mcmahon knows it.
Whether the author renounces the political
principles of the party which has @ fostered aud
protected " Irsbmen, as be says, we care very
little yet we know that the great mass OF bis
countrymen have done so in the present crisis.
The Peace Democracy oppose the Admins
tration and its war policy, and if we understand
the matter properly, this is the party which has
fostered and protected " lrishmen, according TO
the writer's showing. Yet we fnd thousands of
patriotic Irishmen fighting in the Union army in
defence of the Constitution.
In the article Of last week we remarked that
many " Irish voting citizens are openly avowed
Secessionists," meaning that their sympatbes
were with the South in the present rebellion, and
we only said what we have heard many Irisbmen
utter. But we did not make the sweeping asser-
ton that Irishmen generally were Secessionists,
as Mr.. Mcmahon intimates. We said it was to be
regretted that SO many Irish citizens should,
with no other reason than an accidental affiation
with an old, corrupt and exploded party, at this
moment be arrayed against the only Government
which fosters and protects refugees from the
aristocratc rule of Europe" That is no more
than we have said, and now repeat Of the repre-
sentatives of any foreign nation, and in much
milder terms than we have time and again
referred to citizens of Northern States of this
Union who sympathze with Secessionisls Of the
South. We believe, as we said, that the old
Democratic party ceased TO exist when the rup-
ture occurred at Charleston in 1860. We believe
that the SO called Peace Democracy " Of the
North, at present, is the ally of the only party
which really exists in the South. and that it is
this party to which Mr.. Mcmahon refers, from the
fact that the other wing (Douglas) of the old
party are using every effort to aid the Govern
ment in putting down the Southern rebellion
We certainly have no desire to keep Mr.. McMalCn
or any of his countrymen out of this Democratic
party if their sympbthes are with it, But we
have good and sufficient reason for believing that
this Southern sympatbizing party is not the one
to which Irishmen or other foreign born citizens
should Zee for succor. Thousands upon thous-
ands of patriotic Irisbmen. Germans, French, |
and other foreigners, are now in arms against |
the Souih-fghting for this Union as it was and
their course is applauded by ree-fourths Of the
people of this nation. They have done gallant !
service whenever they have been led TO battle.
But what says the South in regard to the
foreign element of the Union. Soon after the |
adoption of the Confederate Constitution, the
Charleston Mercury gave vent to its feelings and
opinions in the following
THE fnal scene is over-the intiatory step !
towards the erection Of Government has been |
taken. The constitution just adopted will have |
one prominent and glorious end in view. It's
provisions will operate as q protection to the
South, and prevent, to u vast extent the Confed-
crate States from becoming the reservoir for the
reception of the foreign scum, and save South
ern gentlemen from being brought in contact
with the low and ilterate hordes of English,
Irish and Dutch. The influence OF this class is
already perceptible. While
the South was meshed in the web of the accursed
Union--while under the ban Of the late exploded
democratic institutions, it could not be avoided
because at that time we wanted a more intelli-
gent class OF menia!s TO perform the labor which
hereafter we can easily accomplish with our
slaves,
Let the Confederate Congress, in their action
upon war measures under the new Constitution,
see that this foreign element is made to contrib.
ute to the defense of the South, compel them
to leave for the Lincoln dominion, where serfs
and Yankee aboitiOnists are equals and bro
tbers"
Everybody knows that the rebels have persis-
tently refused to deliver up Col. Corcoran, and
western paper gives what it believes to be the
true reason
The baseness and treacbery Of the rebel au-
In, hair traa .,f Irnl nd
refusal of all terms of exchange-violating even
those to which they have agreed-deserve the
execrstion OF the world. Yet we do not know
but their conduct in this harmonizes well with
all else in their career From thieves IL is alb
surd to expect honesty from liars promise keep
ing from perjurers, faith of any kind. Why
look for humanity from men who scout all those
moral obligation by which human society is held
together"
We have heretofore published columns of just
such extracts, and have plenty left They go to
show the kind of aid and comfort which foreigners
receive from the South. If foreign citizens
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