The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-12-31
Republicans Ou the Irish

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The Chicago Tribune one day last week
alluded to the visit to Chicago, and Lee
ture. ofJAMEs i. McMAsTERs. the Edl-
tor of the Freemans Journal, in the follow
ing terms.
at was hardly worth the while Of this
copperhead Jesuit to come SO far TO tell
the Irish not % fight for their adopted
country. as with a few honorable excep-
tons, thny had come to that conclusion
long ago. His advice was ike carrying
out bounty anu with half the pay OF the
~hite soldiers, have put more men into the
field than the Irish, twice or thrice over.
When the war is over and the Union Is
saved, the honor and glory Of preserving
free institutions az maintaining the great
Republic intact, vii be parcelled out
among the different classes Of men. The
native arms will get { share large enoughto
satisfy their utmost desires; the Germans
will cOn.e in for a slice; 50 of the Scandlna-
viansand the Scotchmen. and the poor and
d~e,pised negroes will have a large. niche
got apart in the shining temple to hold
their part of the glory. But smallest Of
ali, in proportion to their numbers, viii be
due to the Irish
We invite the attention Of Irishmen to
:Le foregoing extract from the Trioanc be
cause il i, a far specimen Of The estimate
which republicans generally Tut uIon
them. With republicans the Negro first.
he Irish la7t, Is The rule Of estimating the
value Of the persons named. They forget.
or ignore he glowing patriotism which
filed The hearts OF iri>hmea in America
from the days of CHARLES CARROLL Of
Carrolton, 70 ANDREW JACKSON, aud from
Jackson 70 the ratriots Of today Of
whom thousands have voluntarily taken
up arms to defend the ecuntry cftheir
adoption. The O'Donochue, the lineaI
descendant Of the last OF The Irish kings
thus advises h. ecun;rymen who choose
their lot among u, and make this lano
tke;r home. llo say:
when you become American citizens
you will not cease 10 he irishmen, and yol
Will lot forget the poor old land, who, will
all her shame apon her, is still your moth
er; remember, and these arc M last word
If goa would accelerate the hour Of he
redemption, take your stand in the rank
of the Union army, and help to restor'
unity, prosperity and greatness to Ameri
ca"
In accordance with this advise Ir:shneI
have taken up arms in defence Of Amer
can institutions, and on every battle feel
Of this fratricidal war they have frcel
poured out their lifc's blood, and thei
bones are left as a sad mementO of the
sterling integrity, bravery, and patriotis /
Tile negress whom boanty, md w !
haIfhe pay Of lie wt;c sel''ers, haze IA
more nset drt5 He fell ttaaAe Iisl, t1is
or ttrtce orer." Could human malignit
invent a more shameless falschood than til
above? And for what, pray, IS 1t necess;
~ thus to SANDER one class Of our adopte
fellow citizens? The answer is easy-th
inevitable niger mu be glorIfied, an
havira little merit o. his own, somebod
must be shorn Of Their %laurels, and thes
transferred to the sable brow of Slmbo.-
II does not matter that the grosSest inju
tice is perpetrated by this robbery an
false adornment; the special pets oi abol
ton demagogues must be glorliied at a
hazards, eveHakough the very FRAMEWORK
Of the Government be made 20 topic Owe
and fall during the process. The Iribun
unblushin avows that the negro is er
titled to a greater share of honor tina
"wilI be due to the Irish"
Irishmen can see in the extract whic
we give from the Tribune, how much the
have to expect in the future from abol
~tionists. In coz N We may add tha
the Tribune stated : cfaced falseboo
when it said by implication that "sAlr. NJ
Masters told his Irish brethren not to figl
for their adopted country" and that 'the
had come to that conclusion long ago.
We venture the assertion that it will n,
be six months unit. the abclitioDis'
al sves the country viii be. eosxin