The weekly union record., 1864-08-13
Irish Sentiment.

through the influence OF an IRISH Clergy
man Of Calaveras county. the American Flag
has procured an intelligent correspondent in
Dublin. Ireland whose sympathies are strongly
with The Union cause. This correspondent
furnishes the following explanation of the SEN
timent of the Irish people,
There is no hiding the fact that the British
people at large are Confederate in their sym
pathieS. 1t Is easily understood how this comes
to be the case in England, where the cotton
question is 50 wrapt up in the struggle; but in
Ireland it ought surely TO be different. What
sympathy should she have with a slaveocracy
y None, certainly yet il is uudeniable that her
public men, when they do speak out, hope the
South may achieve her independence, as they
call it. They are led away By their false ad
mraton for her obstinacy in rebellion; but,
push them hard upon the poiuts-"W hat is the
South ightng for can its motives be defend
ed by any rational or honest man?' and their
better feelings prevail. They freely acknow
edge that the interests Of the world, of liberty
call upon them to side with the North. The
humber classes, unprejudced in their judg
ments, regard the war with eager attention.
and pray for the triumph of justice and right
Their steady emigration to the Federal States,
despite the exaggerated stories spread by Con
federate agents to prevent them, prove the
sincerity Of their wishes; and here let me
observe that the South has exhibited more
energy, more skill, or unscrupulouSncss, if you
will, in modelling British opinion in its favor
than the North. 1t has an ably conducted
Journal IN London, called the lndcr, and, it is
more than suspected that its emmissaries have
access to what are considered "independent or
ganS of opinion in the metropolis. This may
or may not be true; but it is not impossible,
extravagant as are professions of purity which
these papers occasionally ildulge in. just
now some of them are endeavorlng to prevent
the Irish peasantry from emigrating to the
States, by declaring that the able bodied
among them are hocussed on their arrival at
. New Y York, aud while in that condition are
drafted into the army. This sudden anxiety
about the Celt is 10 say the least. extremely
suspicious They formerly dwelt, with salts
faction, on his going with a vengeance" TO
to use the celebrated expression of the Times
now, they are all anxiety to retain him at home,
They have an important object in this The
Celt is really aiding the North by his valor in
the field but. independently OF such a consid
Grafton, they feel that if EDglaud should 90 to
war herself, at any time, she would be greatly
embarrassed for want Of men. Ireland has al
ways been her chief recruiting ground, but it
is rapidly becoming depopulated OF the class
that formerly entered the military service.
The peasantry. Notwithstanding all the Eng
lish papers say, long TO reach America. and for
weeks past the ships sailing for Queenstown
have not been able to take away all Of them
that had been booked for passages. \ partial
cessation 10 the stream Of emigration however,
is likely soon to take place from the pearness
of harvest bat It will set in soon again, and
at the close Of the war. assume even greater
proportions than many probably think.
+ gorilla HUxTING-S Somebody says-per
haps he is iokng-that Du Cbaln, the famous
hunter of guerilas in Equatorial Africa, is
coming to explore the Democratic regions Of
California. From the peculiar facial anatomy
ately exhibited at Buzzards Roost and Sequil
Hall, We should expect that numerous magnid-
cent specimens might be procured il this
country. So remarks the Flag.