The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-05-09

We would not speak reproachfully Of
this modern wonder. 1t is known by our |
that from its incipiency, as
a public movement 1--WE do not know how |
long it was previously agitated in priyatel,
that our humble pen and voice has been
/" fcrncnst" it. We thought we saw only
the robbery of the masses Of Irish people
to enrich or find places for political trim
mcrs in America for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
of textiles and dissipated, ambitious
laszarunt, too triAing for business and too
contemplate for employment; for the
stump oratory of beardless boys and
acknowledgements or scheming editors.
We thought we saw all this, and the result
proves that, in common with large num-
bers Of our countrymen-as well as those
of our blood nationality-re acere right
We claim no credit for prescience. The
whole thing was palpable to an impartial
man, in the start ; had any doubts existed
as to the futility of the whole scheme, those
AsNbAs should have been whistled down
the wind when the row between O'Maho-
ney and Roberts was kicked up. But, no /;
men and MoAaen, honest and hard-work-
ing, stu eoatiaaed to hand over liberal
slices Of their wages to those whom they
supposed xere about to disenthral the
"Gem Of the Sea" from the curse OF
governmeAs that Cor handreds Of years
has held the generous Irish people by
the throat; psessed them TO the earth !;
robbed theaa Of their substance and their
rights; and driven them by the dread law
of Starvation into all quarters of the globe.
We dare not trust oar pen in contempla-
ton of the wrongs Of that once Heaven
favored Island. This article, began for
only paragraph or two; would run into
lecture, essay or what-you-please, in vim
dication Of that family among nations from
which VIC are proud to claim ancestry
But there ought to be common sense in all
our conclusions, and this most certain
ly informs us that, with people 80 docU in
social and political position at hone;' 90
A ;vided and hostile in religious prejudiees>;
N impoverished by taxes for the support
az abb astees; so impulsivs in hate toward
- To-. q. warm-hearted toward a friend
no. matte. what hand extends the kind
neas,.. a.cl, ; situation, such elements, new
er can,ox.rcon e the power Of that U'sitet
Rinpdom'+ which, whatever may be sale
Of Fl. issnexs in historic influence to ole
Rome herself Do we not all know this
Why not then accept I. he fate which soone
arlaAer has befallenall n. 'tlonaliraes! Ire
land had noo privilege to be eternal' NJ
more than had Rome, PolA nd, Hungary
the Saxons Of carly England, the bsa'oh
before that period, the Gerisonic EN- 9,r
Of Cha,les the With, the Franco OF Char 'e
,nagne, the-spain Of Ferdinand ana lisa
bella, the Gree;aa Republic of Phoe'on ane
Alcibisdes, the Carthage Of Priam ane
Hector, the Persia Of Cyrus, the Babylon
81 Rclshazzar, the Scotland Of Wallace
and Bruce, tho-the everything OF tn
past-not excepting tho iseoi ADAM
win priests and pastol~ allow Is 70 81.
that the Devil, according 70 Mlson' cam
.ear apsett;ng the celestial 'arlu ~ " sc
ssdine" from Gabriel, the con- manaea' :, .
n post Harns seys Aud Clooti. y H'0k
.Na,st rsinsd q"
md II this II al true Why must not =
Isl.nd a. Grssn submit to Fate? If an
Irishman, Or /" any other naa." finds land,
home. kind treatment, political privileges
IN Iowa. Of what use is it to wear bis lif'
out in growing about the halfsore OF