Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-23
The CenIans Spubbed by the
E'hfiadelpEia Convention.

The love felt by the COppcrlleads and
rebels for the Irish. and their sympathy for
the Fcnian cause. were cOnspicuousiy eX-
hibitcd at the Philadelphia Convention
We copy the following from the proceed
ings of Wednesday:
Mr.. Carroll. of New York. offered the
following resolution, which was referred,
under the rule, TO the Committee on ResO-
lutiOns, without debate:
Rc.oIred That there Is justly demanded revision
IL the National Neutrality Law. in consonance 18th
the spirit If the age. the demands Of commerce and
the honor Of the nation and that il is the duty of
Congress 10 comply with the public demand for such
revision.
This resolution was deliberately and in
tcntionally suppressed. The leaders of the
convention were in constant tclegraphic
communication with Johnson and Seward.
and spent three days and nights on the plat
form. Each resolution proposed in com
mittee was submitted to Johnson for his
approval or revision. Why was not the
above resolution incorporated in the code
of principles that was adopted? Was the
subject beneath their notice? Are the serv-
ices of the Irish of SO little consequence to
the Copperjohnson party that they can at
ford To treat them with contempt! But one
thing is manifest, that the convention was
opposed To any modification of the Ncu-
irality Laws Whether they were afraid
of offending the British Tory Government.
by favoring the bill passed by the Republi-
cans in the House of Representatives.
which scales those acts down to the same
level with the British Neutrality Laws: or
whether they were apprchensivc of exas-
perating their Southern bretheren,' we can
not positively say. Perhaps both reasons
operated to prevent the adoption of Mr..
CAROLS resolution. The action of the
convention. however shows that the Cop
per johnson party think far more of the
British Government than of the Fenian's,
and that they are hostile to Irish indepcn-
dcncc. The Fcnians can do nothing until
the Neutrality Laws are scaled down. and
Johnson and his supporters are determined
that those laws shall not he disturbed
They are resolved that the Government of
the United States shall stand guard for
Great Britain and help her retain her pos
scssions-Ireland included. This is the
present position of what is left Ofthc Dem
ocratic' party-a party which has been
kept in power by the Irish vote-a party
which could not have carried Il single
Northern State at any election since Jack
sons time. without the aid of the Irish
vote. This is the reward they have for the
forty years support they have given to
that perfidOus, cold-blooded, ungrateful
party.
Contrast the action ofthe CopperiOhnson
Convention in rejecting CAROLS resolution.
with that of the Illinois Republican Con-
vention. which adopted The following dec
laratiOn by unanimous vote, accOmpani-
ed with applause:
Resolred That the Convention fully approves the
proposed action Of Congress in the modification OF
the Neutrality Laws Of the United States and that we
deeply sympathizc with our Irish fccw citizens in
their Iowa Of their native land. and that will
jsce with them in the redemption of Ireland from
British msrue and wrong. and that they shall have
countensncc and support i'm all lawful means en-
picyed to accomplish that end.
This resolution was passed by party
which can carry the State of Illinois by
4O,OOO majority without the Irish vote But
il was passed from n sense of Justice. from
love of liberty. from sympathy for peO-
pie struggling to be free. The Republican
party Is under no obligation to the Irish.
1t has received no tavors at their hands.
but on the contrary. has always found them
powerful and active political opponents:
yet it harbors no malice towards them; il
remembers only that their cOuntrymen are
oppressed. denied the right IF self-govern-
ment, and ground to the earth by the aris-
tocracy of Great Br tain. The Republicans
return to the Irish good for evil, while the
Democrats repay them with evil for
good. Why is this: Because the Repub-
lican is party in favor of universal free
dom and equal political rigi.:s. while the
Democracy" has always upheld and prac-
ticcd slavery. sympathzed with aristocrats
and tyrants, and defended special privi-
legcs. That is the reason the Philadel-
phia Convention spat on CAROLS resolu-
ton. The only question to solve is. how
much longer do the Irish intend 10 put up
withCopperhcad insults and base ingrati-
tude? How much longer do they propose
TO be ..hod:carriers and di:c!-dirgers" for
that infamous party, and do its dirty work
for slaves fare, wages and treatment?