The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-11-02
A Celt's Repy to deagher


Gas for the great bulk of Irishmen in this
country, frankly confess to an utter dis.
regard, if not thorough contempt, OF what
they think or say of me in my relations to
the questions and movements that are sup
posed or designed to effect the fortunes OF
this nation, or actually do so. To their own
discredit and degradation, they have suffer-
ed themselves to be bamboozled into being
obstinate herds in the political field, con-
tracing inveterate instincts, following
with gross stupidity and the stoniest blind>
ness certain worn-out old pathways des
cribed for them by their drivers, but never
doing anything worthy of the intellectual
and chivalrous reputation of their race
Democrats they profess to be from the start
the instant the baggage smashers and
cut. throat lodging house keepers lay hands
, them-and Democrats they remain un>
til the day of their deaths, miserably and
repulsively regardless of the conflicting
meanings that name acquires through the
progressive working Of the great world
about IT, en-"
GENERAL T. F. MEAGHER-Sir:
The above is an extract from:th Valedic>
tory, with which you take leave OF your
fellow countrymeH in America, before
throwing Yourself into the arms of the Pur
itan abolitionists who are to use you as
their willing tool and instrument. No Won.
der tnese fanatics of the North, who have
ever been the relentless enemies OF the Irish
race, and the Irish faith,-are copying with
hearty gusto, this vile SANDER from your
cnvenomed pen. Iu the party to which you
have united your fortunes, you will lind
orators and writer's who can vie with you
! in abuse and vituperation of the Irish PEG
! pie. Take for instance your confie OF the
atlantic Monthly, one of the n ost respect
able organs Of your party, and hear what
he says; '1..aff '8a" IAN
"The emancipated negro is at least as in
dustrious and thrifty as the Kelt, takes
more pride in selfsupport, is far more esgor
for education, and has fewer vices tits i'm
possible to name any standard of requisites
for the full rights of citizenship which will
give a vote to the Oelt and exclude the
negro"
And now forsooth because the Irish citi'
zens of this country will not follow you in
to the ranks Of party who hold such SEN
timents as these, you have the unblushing
effrontry to stigmatize them as "obstinste
herds in the political feld"-following with
gross stupidity and the stoniest blindness
certain worn out old pathways described
for them by their drivers.
Now sir, 1t was not long ago when these
"herds" were the objects Of your mo t full
some fattery-but. then, you and your
agents were driving them, by your enticing
placards, into your lecture rooms, where
you pocketed their quarters and half dollars.
They listened with gross stupidity" to
your stale and sterestyped lectures, and,
though by doing SO, they ,"did nothing
worthy of the intellectual reputation Of
their race" they at least repleted your ex'
hausted treasury, and enabled you to move
in broad cloth and fine linen is the fash
ionable saloons Of the city of New York.
As an adveDturer, sir, you entered into
the fratricidal contest now going on in this
country. Upon your arrival in this city,
with your company you declared you "were
forced into the position you then occupied
by the pressure Of circumstances" and af-
ter brief experience on the field of battle
you returned to this city, and in presence
of friends who distinctly remember the
soiemnity of your manner on the occasion,
you swore, that "you never would, again,
unsheath your sword against your Southern
friends, and that when you retu ned to
Washington, it would be to greet JEFF. Da>
Wis as President"
| Whether from the pinchings of poverty
(you bad given up lecturing to the "herds")
or from the promptings Of patriotism, you
changed your mind, and like another Peter
the Hermit, you travelled through the
North, backed by the money aud the power
of the administration, and everywhere you
| appealed to your countrymen to come for
ward and aid you in raising an Irish Brig
ade, aud thus enabled you to wear the star
and sport the salary of Brigadier Gener
al. How successfully you "bamboosied )"
the poor Irishmen of the North and with
"what stony blindness and gross stupidity"
| they followed your councils, let the bloody
| fields Of South Mountain, Antietam and
Fredericksburg testify. Look back over
the graves of these, you devoted victims,
and listen to the cries Of their widows and
| orphans. Then, sir, if you have within
your bosom a spark of manly feeling which
has not been scared by the corrupting pst>
tronage of the powers, in whose sunshine
you are now basking, you will wish that
your right arm had been parllyzsd before
1t had penncd the vile and Infamous SANDER
which have here placed at the head Of this
letter. lYi1|
Your denunciation OF the Irishmen ofthis
country on account of their adherence to
the Democratic party, while 1t marks the
baseness Of your ingrattude, is WORTHY of a
! neophytes zeal in the cause Of Puritsnism
and Aboitionism. Sir, your countrymen
are devoted tothe Democratic party because
the Democratic party is and has been deyo
ted to the Union. All the reneeades thar
can be purchased by gold or bribed by Dat
ronage, cannot shake their devotion to that
glorious old party. In days gone by-anl
lrishclan-a great mana man possessing
moro brains and influence than 90 and al
your young INLAND party put together
attempted to Interfere with the opinions oil
his couptrvmen here on thA gous.Hon otj