The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-15
Boync's old water.
Red with slaughter,
Now Is as pure as an infant at play,
As In our souls
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TIF TIINtUTF TTtNst
And orange and green shall carry the dry.

A. In our souls
And orange and green shall carry the day.
THE IRISH MIND-AMERICA.
About half century ago the process commenced OF
democratizng Irish II may not have been
by tho sign OF man, and II may have been by the de-
sign Of Providence but matter OF fact sirer or
finds record anywhere In history When America s.rd
for freedom England called Ireland for recruits but
Grattan thrilled the Irish Parliament by the glorious
Spouse that sIrcand in the temper send four
millions of men to cut the throats of freemen" Bat in
American side. The great volunteer movement OF 81
which for the time freed tho Paraen OF Ireland was
disciplined and inspirtcd by returned Irish American
revolutionary veterans, and such men as Lord Edward
Fitzgerald brought home from the American war the
souls which lit up the Irish revont onary spirit Of 9s
On the failure oil III, '98 movement Ireland sent to
America her genius and intellect in the Emmcts, Nc
Nevins &c these cxes returned in the spirit
and breathed through hundred thousand fervd cps:es
tho breath OF life the cnfcebled frame Every senli
ment conveyed by Irish American letter Is stamped
with the impress o. American rcpablicansm. Its teach.
ings go into heart IT gospel unto the dear at
home and It's every word Is treas ired up for future
Lords and lordy laws are cried down, kings scoed
Mt the thousand minor concomtants OF monarchsm
iarnpooncd, and, finally broad hearty and homclike
contrast drawn In favor of American and repub can life
and Institutions Frequently there Is an aspiration for
better DAYS in tho old land There hints younger
brothers, and practical tone OF scfredress impressed
upon ALL
they pcnetrats ell grades and classes of the people
They are read by the merchant IN ms draw ngroom aud
by the peasant In his cabin A dozen OF III neigh
bors Informally called in To share the treat, an
by a hundred thousand baz ng Irish turf fires, in the
chilly evenings Of winter there are million Of the
sturdy ycomanry limb bing freemcns principles
naturally they inhae the clear air of their noun
tains There are not less than hundred thousand
such letters despatched every week from New York city
alone We only estimate the magnificent results
achieved in this manner by.obtaning true knowed
OF tho wonderful transformation OF the Irish which
Is actually Effected to-day.
AMERICAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Another powerful agent in this great reformation
has been the large amount OF American literature
that has been distributed throughout the land Whole
districts rely on American printed books and
papers a. their staple reading matter. I1sh.Amcr
can publications everywhere disseminated and
We are informed by travellers just rturned from
a tour there that there are very many parishes
where II i impossible TO ind an IRISH printed journal
save one the Irish Pc pc now suppressed. He
tonhed in these places TO find many regular readers Of
tho New YORK HERALD Some get their American papers
from their friends Others subscribe themselves and the
full Of every nfmber always eagerly read,
and necessary stmuant to the Of toll
'Ah, SIR said one to gentleman travelling through
the country these American writings are lively ald
and browbca the real workers for redemption In roth,
sir, there Is hardly paper In Ireland read for
they're behind the and down everything liberty
Tho people do place any importanc, public
writing or speaking, and pay attention TO the fui
limitations put forth by ihc pcnsioncd sheets, as they
call the present Irish press In fact, editors well
religious ministers and professional takers rather
Guided from their rank and councils and they glory in
We find in America some journals witch invar ably copy
from these papers opinions and arguments on fenan
matters and IL remarked that most INSTANCES they
the most stupdy anti nat onal that b. put forth
This while perhaps gratifying morbid proBrish sent.
ment fails utterly ~ give the slightest picture OF actual
facts There papers rath national in tone az
the LishmdH 10 Dublin, Of the best informed journals
the country, and an nkng 70 the actual status might
BIO obtained from the columns Of SUCH But the whole
nothing but mirth Is excited by the edicrons spccua.
tions regarding the Irish republican leaders that gener
ally reach the American public through monarchca
ro-Engish channels And the Fcnian stocs do not
murmur They content themselves with their mind
and their own programme OF campaign.
Our pen Is the sword and our voice IL the cannon;
Rifle for rife and horse against horscl
FExrANrsM AND P0TEEN AT WAR.
There has been greater auxiliary Of foreign rule
than the incorporate use Of strong drink by the people OF
Ireland Fairs and patterns, wakes. weddings and gath
erings OF all kinds were one day marked by "thc cup
and the shilcah,n and in effect vice ever proved
10 have a mora nvcterae hold Of the mercuria
than the temptation to shirk their heavy burdens OF
overpoweng afctoD by rcsortiDg TO the excitement Of
inebriation. But In the words or one OF themselves
'theyve got bravcly that as the boy with pray
Ing" Father Mathew, by practically endowing the
cause Of temperance with the prestige Of religion did
much 70 root out the evil Though dead TO everything
religion, aud In effect most Of the people still sing their
simple oulogies on "Faher Mathews Medal
Next TO the spiritual, and even extending into wider
fields, Is the national characteristic Of the people
Wicked and rregous man may possibly be- but
he can never resist request upon which he is made TO
believe that Robert Emmett and the mon that gone
look with favor In making temperance a dogma of
their creed the Irish revolutionary body to-day have
effected muh In weaving The people from the propensity
to intoxcation.
We have been told OF intoxicated Fcnlan agents in ire
land administering oaths getting arrested &C. but there
IL seldom any truth la these statements Every body in
ireland who commits Wild silly act Is set down and
paraded by nimical press dFen an, and Feni.
anism is sought 10 be connected with everything which
bespeaks weakness IN national work For instances The
Dangan riot at which the police shot counryman,
was said 10 be Fenan outbreak and Fenan speech
was put into the mouth Of the principal actor The case
was taken into one of their law courts and the
whole circumstance was proved TO have as little