The New York herald., 1862-08-09


rican government at the expense OF Irish asad
German blood. That Is mistake. Put an end
to it. The writers know il is not fact. Ths
Irish and Germans mingle In it scarcely in pro-
portion to their numbers In civil life; but tho
!, army as body Is composed Of real. thorough
| americans from generations past, white tho
| I'm sh como in as sprinkling, and the Germans
not ,uuch more" This statement, coming from
SO high source, is worthy Of close attention
:. NAV appear strange to the unobserv-
~. that this should be true Nevertheless,
80 80 ~chbl shop is not the man to have
asss rtion without the proof. While
the irish an, tG,'rmans form very large and
important M par tof the United States army. and
have enlisted a Ud are stili enlisting IN large
rumher. the .. -eat bulk Of native Ame-
ric.ns have most NJ sriotic. ally come forward In
support Of national III ity ant integrity, ana
glance at the lists Of enrolm en's WIZ iuhy
prove this fact. The European fess mas, ever
since the commencement OF the reDeliion'
evinced the grossest Ignorance Of on.r affairs
and the lsssc>as now 30 opportunely given snem
by this high 4 'gnitary Of the Catholic chuAon @
America canua IT fail greatly to improve ther
imperfect krswA edge.
ArcHbishop m rghes and the other Catholic
bishops who assaA ted him are entitled to Wle
varmest thanks Of this nation for their nobhs
aad manly defsnm OF the cause OF human
liberty and tlSs grand principles OF republican
government, az, demA 'nstrated by the onned
Statea Those " our Irish-American citizens
who have not vet seen the Importance OF this
STRUGGLE can nouv have no doubt as to their
duty to this conn try in t his her hour OF need.
The highest dignita cies OF a eir anc'on' ona'o"
hove to,a al E,ro ne that the union of these
States ana tho ;rd;v; sible life of this republic
a "a fac+o rctt to ha :, vestioned. Let them fol-
low tho words of H. ,ir bishop 's and prelates
with the sor;d acts 81 true, pat riotic citizens
and soon the old mon erchies an empires OF
Eurone will h . startled by the ma srch Of such
an army of giants over THIS contiA ons = ..'
world has not yet seen, and the VIA ION y
bellion will melt into notl ung before 'no"
is quite true, as the A, rchblnop 81 VIZ 'IAs
the Irish in America ave received e'e'y
thing that reasonable men and goou
citizens could have the ceuntenanct
ask. In this country the y have Il aSo
number of universities, colleges, scho Ns
and churches; and i'm the Enll sre City gran
cathedral is arising in which de hymns OF aga
shah yet be chaunted in honor OF the founder
of the edifce and of the progr ass Of Catholic
Christianity. Here, alse, hishm en are distin-
guished at the bar, in the Senate, sn the press
and, though last, not lesst, on the battle held
where victory follows and crowns their ban
ners No wonder, then, that the Archbishop
in his interview with the representative ODo~
noghue, safd, more Hibes5aco:-<f We do not
finish the war soon enough we will send to-
Ireland lfor twenty thousand men to fight un-
der our flag, and, please God, we will en- ths
very soon." This shows where tho
feelings Of the Catholic clergy Of America tend
They are true and loyal to the Union OF these
States; and such words a. those Of the Aroh-
bishop Of New York, and Bishop McClosksy, o.
Albany, in the capital Of Ireland, viii not fall
to awaken the people Of Ireland TO the feet
that, in their long night of gloom and darkness,
there will always be a steady and friendly light
shining fos them on this side Of the Atlantac'
il we be now only faithful 10 the Gag Of the
Union.