Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-08-31
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EDlfoR OF DEuocnAf: In this morning .
Gazette I notice \ very abusive article,
signed BY "An Irish Nationalist" which
seen,s TO require an answer The writer is
evidently some hanger on Of MIR. Price,
household, who 10 prepared to sacrifice the
good Of his native land, As far as he is
cOncerned in it, tO his own petty and sell
fish interests. am heartily ashamed to
see an Irishman step forward to the dc>
fencs OF bigoted Englishman, and an nc.
knewlsdeed Know Nothing Where is his
pride Where 10 his patriotism ! Can he
6e true Irlshman?
He says that your journal charges Dr.
Bell With being in the employ Of some por-
t,on Of the Republican party, to use the
Fenian organization Of Iowa for political
purposes. Suppose that you did make
that charge. You have every reason to be-.
Iieve %. believe you we're right. A
great many Fenians believe the same. We
dfscountenancc any such attempt, for -
sure % our eause becomes involved with
American politics, oil hopes Of lreland's
liberty are lost. lie breaches about our be.
ing betrayed BY Andrew johnson. For
one. do not believe in any such stuff.
| Andrew johnson was sworn TO execute the
| laws. A Law vas on tie statute books
| compelling him to suppress the Fcnian in.
vasion. II had bsen allowed to remain
there BY . radical Congress. This Con-
sess could have snnnllcd it almost imns-
dietso1. But Il would not - co. The
leaders wanted political capital for the com
ing election. They placed the President in
bed position. II he had not executed the
laws they would have impeachcd him.
When he execu: ed the laws, they dsnounc-
ed him with having been bribed BY Grca,
Britain, and then when the strife was over,
they repealed the Neutrality law. This v
shallow bait with which to seek to infiu-
cncc the Irish. These radical leaders have
been taught thst we are ignorant. and are
easily humbusged. Hiram Price believes
90, or he never would have forced himself
before W at our meeting after having been
. Know Nothing all his life.
The writer says that Fenianism should
net b used to abuse Mr.. Price. NJ. Pre-.
must attend to his own business, il he does
Dot wish to be abused. and keep away from
Fsnisn msslioga, whore be is about a. much
at hoae ~ Satan would b in Methodist
prayer meeting. The writer ev.-
IDENTIFY speaks for the whole Fenian
Brothsshoed, And after heratisg Andy
johnson for his policy, says that
We do not ask the aid Of this Government,
and DO not wish to comprosise its peaceful
relaticoA Why then doss - gfumble at
Andy johnson for his recent cOursel Why
then doss he support Dr. Bell 30 ardently,
whom that gsntlssnan publicly declared in
this city, that The Fenians must keep agita>
ting The cause Of Ireland till the United
Ssatsa were compelled 70 join them in war
against EnglaRdi lie ssds BY asking ysu
to cease your abus Of the Irish people for
net vOsiug ths Democratic ticket | read
the DsnocaAr regularly. and confess that
on utterly unable 10 6nd = sentence in any
sopy which has the least tendency u thit
direetion. One thing | do know, and that
is. when the Cazette vas doing al in its pow
q during The Feniaa var 70 dsfeat or
schemes, the DEnoc Rat yielded rs a cordisl
asd hearty sxppon. We ore disposed to rex
member these facts, i6r gratitude is the NJ
blest attribute Of the Irish heart.