The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-02-15
former coon patriot, says, somewhat bitterly

former coon patriot, saws, somewhat bitterly
NJ. niece ws All commonly clever little poll
tici,n iu N-w I'tk-Snd very religious" atter
the tpAuGcr of the " religious naWrp1ptrS." Bn
ue WAS tpu clever AMI too religious Ib half. Arth-
hist op Hughes n preat ludgo Of menu did nj be-
leve III hiu and su he cleared ont 10 ne British
cnluues But there ain his excessive clsyerneAH
ouy made hin Pat ms i,sN ia It 90 th" ll1nism
' NNiuun.st' ami now plant til o' the Eughrn
Guy,ruor uuds himself At length denuuncud by
the very people that ralEei MIN g. rank md distihN
tiou and his Lost clnce IL In his nsw-iurmed and
mluuudtl " loyalty
TIE irish Of Cans ia ave given Ills man niece
the lie direct NJ the frs, opportunity. lie and
other t.la o' the local Cove nmer' ondeAyored u
ret up in Mruire,l mectinr ~ lrshmen g. pro-
nounc- against the United States. MGs'N and ms
brother tOUl-, were hszel iium the meeting they
gathered and the Irshmcn of utreAl, express.
in. the feelings ~ the majority u lrishmen IN au
Canada uAle kuuwn h. the world that this person
no more represented them twhen be had the ins'-
| lenco N declare war, on thcr behalf against the
| United stAter) than tslHehoOd could represent
truth.
Mr.. MGKE, however, ia rot tho only one Of
the 'men Of iS' whose principles did not bear
| him superior 10 the accidents Of time and place.
| Two others have come forward, and, like him,
A. iured their former conduct and professions.
| One who fled from Ireland in 1919, and, uudsr
the assumed name Of BUCHASAN, settled in
Melbourne, whore he grew rich in lands and
herds, whence he lately returned to Dublin, has
also proved rec, cant to his country, and sympa-
thizes cordially with Mr.. MGEE, whose CEN
duct he views in the light of his Australian ex-
perience. In letter to an Irish paper, he says
| ''Tniy, S.r, the Irishmen both II the United
states and Of Canada would be wise in their Benor-
al lu h. weigh well the wsighty words NJ i. D.
h'Ge4, ~ they are words 4 man o. much expert
euce, aud the former should prDut by them, while
tLe lsttcT should bs grateful Tor them, In 1875
Mr. NJ 'i--' Nas tLe very hrrt ~ take the measure
ofuat -ilhrst O. lrisnmen, smith O'Brt-n, and IA,
! must O "a his spades since hs was phri ned
a. uIpu PER with r,ttling OC1hnels hIne, y
uSa tlp york ~ FAiler Kenyon, NJ the sly pare
| words oi another Catholic priest, and Al Ar'hisA
con ~, at krnulare, a few day agl. For my part
residence of n"ai Il years IN , eo'ony where ,h
nIitl ~ work ~ 4tarsr,' and during which hAy
gwen tine preferen 20 e. honest, well-re Hardet td
ms cured me ~ any wish to march again uuds
any chietain, Irish or French, or any desire'
"'To righI our wrongs In batgle lne;'"
and for this supple reason II can see no Iis
VT - ~ right tnat cannot he eiiectualy don
| Boa quiet way than 10y sing either the bnrricads
The green lag, or that cannot hs Ie'lressed In
peseesbs, constitutional manner L-r better than b
fairrh4inK with Sappl-ln Ill. and his nlaves, O
invoking tue aid of New York rSwdies, wish Meague
Of thr Sword at their head ~
The other gentleman, who has seen fit I
rstracs his steps, and to turn his back o
his former professions Of devotion TO his cour
try's nationality, is Col ErGESE O'RELLN
now cavalry officer In the Turkish service.
letter 10 bis former companion in arms, M
| SMITH q BsIEN, hs denOunces that gentlema
IS in the following terms, for his sympathy wit
tho Uuitsd States
'I tell you plainly, that you should not hl'
written that letter " Mr., Seward, In the first u
. stance because you owe your life, your liberty Al
the possession Of ndE pendeut means N the Cleuie
> cy OF thst Government against which you now wi
d H. excite people and, sec indly, because, with /
, EIperieI 90 YOU have hal Of the nature ~ the st.
d Il which the rev utionary element in Ireland
4, made you should have avoided writing anythi
y which might have the effect Of iuducing O
10 young man " turn away from his profession or
70 trade and give his time TO political couspira,
which you must know we'll, will, Ia Irsand, nsy
N produce a movement even worthy OF being call
r rebellion,