Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-14
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Voice from Ind llama

voice from Indiana
In consequence of the Irish American citizens
of Lafayette and other places throughout the
States being engaged in soliciting aid from the
patriotic and benevolent citizens of all classes
is confidently hoped and expected that the gen.
erous citizens of Indianapolis will be second to
none in their gratitude people who never
wronged them. The following is the circular:
A VOICE FROM INDIANA IN BEHALF OF THE STAR
WING IRISH PEOPLE.
| To the Irish American Citizens of Chicago:
FELLOW CoUSTRYMEN:-ln appealing to you,
| in particular, who dwell in the great Metropolis
of the West containing as it is sand forty thous-
and of our e1ple: we disclaim any spirit of die
taIon, or any feeling, save, that OF the most kind
/ ly nature in behalf of our suffering brethren.
across the Atlantic.
! Ii has been told US that YOU meet in "formida
bic array on each celebration of our National
Festival; and, that, having paraded the streets of
Chicago, in great numbers, with banners display
ed, and martial music, you wind up the day with
! Festive Enjoy ments; and thus fondly hatter
/ yourselves, that this, your day, was great one
/ for IRELAND: and that you have discharged all
your duties to the land that bore you.
We do not write to remind you that st. Pat
rick's day. as marking that epoch when the light
of faith first beemed on our Pagan ancestors,
should be spent bv us all in devout thanksgiving.
| This Is not province, for your PrelaleS, who
speak to you the word OF God do teach you the
your duty on this head.
But what We do demonstrate with you for and
beg OF YOU to discontinue, is, that pomp and show
! oil public parades whilst our Country is specta.
Gle of enslaved degradation to the Nations of the
Earth. Never such display more unseen
ly. never more uncalled for, never more
unnatural than at the present time. when we hear.
borne by wintry Winds across the Atlantic Ocean,
the cries of starving brethren, For alas.
| there is upon them now double famine, fam
inc OF food and famine of fuel.
We appeal to you. then, to devote to the relief
OF your suffering brethren what YOU spend
on the approaching celebration of st. Patrick :
Day. Let each give the fruits of day 5
toll. every girl weeks wages, and let this be
handed to your good Bishop. to be forwarded by
him To ireland. And what is done in Chicago.
let it be done in every State and in every Diocese
throughout the country. and next ST. Patrick )
Day will be truly great day for Ireland. By
acting thus. We will save To great extent the
remnant of our people. for If this famine should
sweep over the land. unchecked, by the large and
generous hand of charity. the Saxon programme
will be carried out and the Celtic race extinguish
ed or absorbed Il has been IN Scotland.
Fourteen centuries ago the IRISH people in their
spiritual necessity stretched out their hands to
our Great Apostle to come To their aid-the same
people are stretching out their hands To us
In their temporal calamities for relief Shall We
shut our eTs to their agonzing crie>! Shall We
remain insenSbe to the >uilerings of those of our
own lesh an1 blood! Forbid i, all that is sacred
in our holy Religion-Forbid il all that Is emo
bling in common human nature,
~ piomp,tude in aflording relief is double
charity. let our offerings be promptly given TO
our Bishops. and n promptly forwarded by them
Ia the Most Reverend John McHile. Archbishop
Of Tuam, who with all due respect is constituted
General Amoner for the charities sent from this
country and let them be distributed by him in
the various neccSsItous DioceSes and countries.
and to ALL irrespective or creed or class.
Reverend Edward O'Flaherty. of Montgomery
county: Francis McGrath. of Fountain John
Brown, of Putnam, Richard Dnherty, Of Tippe
canoe; John Keeyan. of Owen; John Cunning
ham. of Benton; L. Burns. of Nigo, Owen Ball.
of Tippecanoe. Thomas Sexton. of Warren;
James b. Clark. Of Tippecanoe; John Simpson.
of Marion; John Koran. of White; Timothy Lay
ton. of koscusko.
The following persons are on the Committee
OF collections:
James Renahan. Francis Donely, Michael
Highland. Matt Simpson. Eugene Mccarthy
William Redmond. Charles Doherty and Thorn
as Burke.