The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-08
Irish Rebels Tanned Loy.II-r..

Irish Rebels Turned LoysIi-ts.
The conduct Of Mr.. THOMAS DARCY Mo-
GEE, the ex-Irish rebel and NJ. +. r., in dis
svouing all his former professions of hatred and
hostility TO the British Government, and
vouching for the loyalty of the Irish CANADIANS,
who utterly repudiated his sentiments at the
Montreal meeting, has provoked, as might have
been expected, very opposite comments from
the English and Iri,h press BY tho former,
az represented by the London TfxEs, Mr.. Nc
GEE is landed for having outgrown tho error,
OF his youth, and learned, through bittor OK
\ perience, TO recognize as wise and paterna the
rule OF the British Government, not only in
Ireland, but in every country ruled by English
laws. by the Irish press, on tho other hand,
10 ia denounced IA q renegade to tho better
principles Of truth and national honor, and the
conduct Of the new defender Of British institu.
tions, is canyasscd in terms by no mean. fat
tering TO that gentleman.
The Dublin FRESHMAN, in abiding 10 his
former ccompatriot, says, somewhat bitterly.
Mr.. niece was an unccmmonly clever little p1ll.
tlcian IN New Isrk-and very religious" amer
The manner nj the religious newspapers" hut
he WAS too clever and too religious by half Arch.
bishop Hughes % great nudge NJ men \ dld no, lie.
leVe in him and 80 lie cleared out Sr the British
colonies. But there again his excessive cleyernes-
only made him "put his fOt In II (" the guondam
HationAiSt" and now plant tool Of tho English
Governor, finds himself At length Denounced bv
tue very people that raisol him To rank anil dsine-
ton and hs last chance is In his new rprmei All
unlnunded -" loyAlty."
| TIE Irish Of Canals have given this man niece
| the he direct at the first opportunity. lie and
other tools q; the local Gpvofnnoui ouleayorsI 10
| get up IN Montreal a meettn, ui Irshmen ~ mr.
| nounce against the nitel States. Mt.ee AMI hs
| brother toos, were Kissed from the meeting they
| gathered and the lrishmen 81 NJ lntroI, express.
inC the feelings " the majority II Ifishmen in all
Canada, made known n the world that this person
| DO more represented them twhen ho had thu in~o
| lencc ~ declare war, on their behalf ngainu the
| United Ststes,l than hlsehpod could represent
| truth.
Mr.. MGPH, however,, is OF the only ono Of
the "men Of a. whose principles lii not bear
him superior TO the accidents Of time anil place.
Two others have como forward, and, like him,
a'jured their former conduct and professions
One who lod from Ireland in Isis, and, under
the assumed namo Of BuCHANAN, settled in
Melbourne, where he grew rich In lands and
herds, whence no lately returned to Dublin, has
also proved reCrcant TO his country, and sympl-
thiLes cordially with Mr.. M'GIH, whose con.
duct ho views in tho ight Of his Australian OK
poiiencO. In a letter TO an Irish paper, ho says
| "Iuly, ST., the Irshmen both u the Unite
I State and " Canada would hO wise in their Roncr
alton t. weigh well the weighty words Of T. ID
] MGtC, - they are words Il man Of much eKperi
| enCc, aud the former should pr,ht by them, Will,
tie latter Should be grateful for them, In 1884,.
. NJ. Mites was the very hrft to take the measur,
| oil ~ ~ilh'7t Of lushmen, ) NTH Olirien, and HI
must luNk uu his e-csl aides since he WA pardnne,
a. Hsr apr with r,ttlng O'CoLuclr4 ZONES, /
use Va" w'nds TO. fA'ncr Kenyon, ~ the = lly para
! dlnE OFF tho h"nc- " poor M Mauus' 10 ati,te ii,
""id' pi another Catholic priest, and an Aruhda
con T., ~ kcun,re, few day ago. For my PAT
residence ui nenr II year, In u colony where III
motto u work starye,' aud during which Ia ?
given the preference o. honest, well re EarieI T.,
has c',iei ms " any wish g. march again undo
any chiei'aln, Irish or French, or any desire,
"'To right our wrongs In battle line"
sni for tl' simple reason IL can see no IdA
vi 1uEs To- ht that cannot be- more ehcctu ly dom
In quiet way than by raisin' either the harrcale
or u green Tag, ~ n cannot be rolreS,e in
re.c'"h'e, constitutional manner, far better IN IA bl
iraieriiziug with Napoleon III. and his Iluayes oi
invoking tie aid Of New York row iios,wit. McaxL
oftte Sword At lh0ir head 4"
The other gentleman, who has seen ii I,
retrece his steps, and TO turn his back OF
his former professions Of devotion TO his coun
try's nationality, ia Col. EUGENE ORErIIY
now cavalry officer in the Turkish service. In
letter 10 bis former companion in arms Mr.
SMITH y BRIKN, he denounces that gontiomaH
in the following terms, for his sympathy with
the United States:
81 tel. you plainly, that you should not hays
| written That letter o. Sir. seward, u the frs, IN.
stance becAuse you owe your lie, your liberty and
the possession Of Independent means to the uenen
| - {" tet Hpyotnment against which You u w wish
| " excite people; and, secondly, because, with N,
| experience YOU have had Of the naturo II ne stls
| d which tho revolutionary element IN Ireland h
made, you should have avoided writing anythlnl
"hl,h might have the effect Of inducing even on,
young man " turn away from his profession nr hl.
trade, and give his time to political eonstlr. -,
which, you must know well, will, in IRELAND, neye,
prodMce movement even worthy OF being called
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