The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-10
Rebel Appreciation Of the Irish Nation.
III Character.
From the Richmond Wing Oct. 81. j

From the Richmond Wing, Oct 81
The immense number of recruits from
the Emerald Isle to the army of the
Yank ee nation has often been a subject
of remark. That a people, who have
been for a century complaining of OPP
preston at the hands of foreign gov
eminent, should lend their assistance
with so much alaerity to destroy the
liberties of another people, is not cal
culated TO give very high idea of their
national character. They can, however,
plead the example Of other nations, not
less oppressed than they the Germans,
for example, and we had, at one time,
| believed, the Poles; but that is authen-
tically denied The apologists of the
Irish say that they had been induced
to believe that they were fighting for
the liberties Of Ireland when they were
| fighting to PROSTATE the liberties of our
country. That they were. carefully i'm
pressed with the opinion that Great
Britain was the friend and hacker of
the Confederate States. That the
United States resented the conduct of
Great Britain, and meant to chastise her
severely as soon as she should have set
tied with the Confederate States. That
the first step would be to enter Ireland
with huge army, proclaim its indie
pendence, and maintain and establish
it with Yankee army. That in order
to hasten the blessed time when Ireland
should recover her liberty, it was expe-
dent that the Irish should assist in
crushing the liberties of the Confede-
rate States
We cannot exactly see how any Irish
patriot could expect the blessing of
Heaven upon plan embracing so much
iniquity, or what form of prayer such
an Individual could address to ,he
Throne of Grace for the success of his
plans, without offering something very
closely resembling an insult to the
Majesty of Heaven. To commit great
injustice voluntarily, in order that a
great blessing may flow from it, is not
exactly Christian practice To perpe-
| trate horrible crime-destroyin 9TH
ere, in order that we may derive ben
etitfrom their destruction, is very much
like the morality of pirates and high
way robbers, who murder that they may
take possession. Indeed, this apology
looks to us very much like no apology
at all However, it is that which the
professed apologists for the Irish make
for them. OF course it is the best they
can find. If they knew of better, they
would no doubt offer it, and we must
put up with this as the best they have
He must have long spoon that sups
porridge with the Devil, says the old
proverb A man must hold an uncom-
monty strong hand that hopes to win
the game from Old Nick. These Irish
have been shedding their blood like
water for three years and a half for the
amiable purpose of destroying the only
friends they ever had, in the selfish
hope of profiting by their destruction,
and they find at last that the evil spirit
which tempted them to it has deceived
them in every particular. They have
not succeeded in crushing the liberties
of the Confederacy, nor have they adj
vaneed the proposed war against Eng
land q foot On the contrary, the pros
pect of subjugating US is more distant
than ever, and the war with England is
entirely blown over Indeed, from pre-
sent appearances, it may not be impos-
sible that secret alliance exists be-
tween the two nations. At any rate,
the best friend amongst existing poten-
tates that the Emperor Abe can boast,
saying always and excepting his broth
er of Russia, is Victoria, Queen of llri
tain and Ireland, Defender of the
Faith, and so forth The Irish have
been cheated, as they were in great
hurry to be, and We very much doubt
whether anybody feels sorry for them.
We are sure, at least, that we do not.
On the contrary, we are rather pleased
with the issue so far as they are con-
cerned 1t will teach them a whole
some lesson for their guidance in flu
ture They viii learf to place less con-
tidence in the suggestions of satan
for no other demon could have prompt
cd them to such a course as they have
pursued-and never hereafter TO do
evil that good may come of it, espe-
cially when the good is to fall only
upon them and the evil upon Others
who never have injured them.