The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-11-14
The Argus and the Irish Voters.

"Be Jasus! and didn't the Argus kape tel
ling us all along afore election that Little Mac
would be our next Prisident?" San faith it
did that same thing intirely; for heard Pat
rick rade 1t every morning In his store" re-
sponded another deluded SON of the Emerald
Isle, in breath strongly impregnated with
the fumes Of the aforesaid Prtrick's bad
whiskey. "Bad luck to the Argus, quickly
added the first speaker, "I'll never behave an
other word it says."o oe. ssss
The above is portion OF a dialogue heard
Saturday morning on the sidewalk just below
the Argus Office, where one of the parties had
been to get paper for "Patrick's store."-
These hard working Irishmen were in earnest,
and their eyes seemed to be wide open now
the election had passed and Its results become
known to them. That the Irishmea Of our
city have been deceived and humbugged in q
thousand ways by the Al gus and the Copper
head clique, is well known. Truly as the SON
of "0uid Ireland" said, "didn't the Argus
kape telling us all along afore the election
that Little Mac would be our next Presi-
dent"? "Yes, 1t did do that same thing en-
tirely." will be the response of all the Irish
voters in the city. We hear from all quarters,
their blood is up. mib-a x
a Now, the Irish don't like to be deceived
and when they find they have been, proper
resentment is generally shown. Having been
so long oppressed in their native land by the
proud Rristocracy of England, they have been
taught to love liberty, and hence their immi-
grafton to this eoHptry in search of that boon
and an honest reward for their labor. If they
could have been left to their own instincts,
and not tempered with by those protesting to
be simon pure Democrats, they would have
been strong opponents of human bondage,
and would not have hated the "naygurs" as
they now do, or think they do, Slavery has
no charm in it for the Irish heart, especially
when that heart is untrammeled and left to
its own cree impulses. Ireland has produced
some Of the brightest intellects, and the most
generous hearts that hsye adorned human ma
ture in any country. Daniel 6'Connells
heart was full OF the spirit Of Liberty, and
his voice was always for Freedom. Hundreds
of others might be nassee whose hearts burn
ed with such spirit, and VINO boldly and en-.
Enthusiastically advocated the cause of hu-
manity. But those who have come to this
country have always been subjected to bad
influences. 1.faa sssa
The very name of Democracy has always
had a charm for them, and hence the power
which those who protested the name had over
them. But we are strongly inclined to the
opinion that our late Presidential election has
broken SAe spell with which that name has
bound the Irish, and given their natural In
stincts more scope and ampler verge,
BY sueh hocus-pocus as we have alluded to,
the Irish in our city snd in all cities have been
maze unusually active in ogF recent election.
Tney ha~a been wonderfully wrought spon,
ana very loud-mopthed in favor Of the "Dim-
ecratssD sna especially of Little Mac" who,
they were taught to believe, would sweep the
country with power that nothing could stop.
Even Iiish boys in our city were selected as
te-distribptors! They were seen In several
localities on election day with their hands full
OF votes for Mcclellan. END some Of their
precious documents sticking out OF their
ragged pockets Men of influence and ex-
tensive commercial relations were beset by
these arehins and impertipently urged to take
votes for Little Mac" Heaven save the
mark.