The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-15

of tentv wears ago and tho crazed political
rioters Of later times afford as good picture renan
ireland rs they OF Kamtschatka ihe men VINO nave
made revolution study Of their ives ana VINO nave
TO carry head full of figures and iacts nave no time
for Donnybrook indulgence, as they have no aspra-
tons for head breakng-save perhaps when the word
oomesn
s,ncs Tho uresent movement began TO develop proper
sn. NJ magnitude several professional and public
from this country have visited and ravesed the island
scanning It's complexion and prospects in view OF the
impending crisis From than one OF these gentle
men we have that the traveller Of twenty years ago
would find himself In a land to-day Old men have
gone down. and old ideas have gone too. There is no
place left for them fresh system Of thought and class
of ideas have cropped up and now bristles over the
whole land
Il is twenty years since Irish writer said "The
FAIRIES and banshee the poor scholar and the Ribbon
man, the Orange lodge the Illicit still and tho faction
fgh are vanishing history and unless this genera
ton paints them other will know what they were.
And this is literally true today. Faries ban
she's, ghosts ghouls and other fantastic creations
OF superstious Imagination, Of ludcrous gossip,
that may have been hopping on the tongues
OF all the old ladies since the days Of St. Patrick and
Columbkilne, in full flight now from the land
where perverse Fenian knows not TO appreciate
them The unlucky-eyed witch not the linen who
step to time"-her pishogus to them harmless as
the daisies with which the country colleen decks her
May tree" And the brawny and pious peasant BOY,
when told that he quit reading Irish republican
journals cor the flesh will wither from of his bones
will silly suggest the venerted vicar that sure now,
he must be joking intrely"
THE GREAT UNION OF CLANS AND cREEDs.
Orangeism, the raw head and bloody bones OF olher
days. is rather elete at present so Is kpponism me
soil and the century uncongenia with sectarian in
stituons and begin TO think that because one BE-
Ieves that another to lose his soul no reason
why he should fog his body also. The youth are
schoocd together; they grow play, laugh, box romp
wreslle joke and make love together; and together
thy arc all to reside there and be miserable happy
fares their common country. Under these circum-
stances they ask tn mscyes practical questions
Shall ask The brave soldier who fights b. my side
In the cause Of mankind our cress do ass sa
II he knecls before the altar met
From the hereto girl OF my soul must fly
TO seek somewhere clre orthodox kissY
MOI perish the heart the laws that would try
Truth, yalor and love by standard like this
So sing the bards aud the generous teaching electr
cs the young hearts of the land The Orange nastcr
may illuminate and tho castle preacher may dcnounce,
still II the together the bigot ediiie
either side crmbe and the true men from all sides
fall into line the broad highway to freedom fenlan-
ism is thoroughly abused by both priest and parson IL
holds on both has ''no pr css in politics., and no
bandying of epthets. Hence il disarms the m s;het
der all fear that ascendency religion
would follow the triumph Of the Fenans, and forces
upon the duest mind tho conviction that tho Ireland
be freed Ireland for Catholics nor for Protest
ants but an Ireland for all whore each creed may ope
freely and flourish fall by the power weakness
vitality topor of its principles and workings Neither
the majestic Queen Of Britain the chief drecress of
Fenianlsm has a right to be divine head unto worship
y ne millions of the Emerald Isle, and the monarch Of
Russia will hold precisely tho relations as will the
pon Of Rome the political affairs o. free Ireland
Boync's old water.
Red with slaughter,
Now Is a pure infant at play,
As souls
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