, 1866-11-01

Letter from ITichaeI Seaman, f:S

that nssa request space in your paper to anaKcr
these Sebliemer.
Irishmen arc Of such ardent tempesa.n.ps TIM.
When they take sides In politics they tssuu,c at
once TINT ther mns1 be right, and tuat all who
liEer from them must te wrong and 6t only r,r
abuse and viidcatiou. 30 long has this cou,iuu-
ed uuqresuoned In the Unted States that 41 Irish
man who has tho ba.dihood or man,saess to break
loose from hs political party runs chance OF be-
Ing goted to death ere ha can get out Of the party
aeld. Why has not an 1s1shman the right to he 4
Republican and address his country1acn on Re-
eggs in Springfield, and vtllafytus maa 5 eharac~
n ~ - t. s'Hsrr sa hotsn ss aa
sseSs: So :: ~, shis es.ss sss only SehasSai Si.d
Gy hoes e. aa3 '1s sxfed
enough tc throw Them. It would certainly ba M
assog tss ssst psy x ;ho sooe hste
As Ms. Thomas Eatns seems to be the head Of
he opre: i.ton II Quincy; *i}l lsst rddsess suy.
tcer tie best Of i,iends, and 10 fir as i an con-
tcrrtd ar honest difference In politics will never
make ne admire lin the less. Why Irishmeu
@, nos diees in American politics aoa trca: eara
oe1srand.
T. lette; to the Quincy N1ig :'na R:pp,ic7a
yhsn his l.ish blood aas op-like :Iatt Kelly =:
tu< l44A VI bUuHfptVOA4 VIZ k0nEk lQt G13Q
| down and End out afterwa,d there Wis 90 reason
| Tor ao doing" Among many things which might
bare been e.ld 10 q manner strong enough aad in
mSEe 1s ss9tleman'y LANGUAGE. ! find the sentence
:.What hsye done have done mes. as an s1 isisasnsa
wh9 nescs F so1d ths psss, wno was nsye: ugdss
The plalntcss Of the above atmt:s no doubt Of
ne intention 70 mike people belfe!e that Me.
odrs wss alss &c to big soHat md kaoin as
adm1l Of no pilliasion. Mr. Hodnet:'s connection
with Ftnis1isn has hccn one Of Straightforward
ho.sestr and seifsacFidsing, devotion. know Of
Nj. Hains says, in letter to me:
past ths1, Il all men proved faise, sava hia,etlt
alone, he was xnpnrsaasao!f. ancorsrD,f3ts.
else lie lost sou have yet pgcscr! cd youE hoEo
Nov heas, Thomas Hains, and al M dis:us.ed
nder he % sha % Selns & G:lu:
blood, my altar IVES the Democratic r1atform,
speak, 1ssy with seud voice, An a NEfrBLsc-
MA BLcG REEroricAS!!-AR REeCBL1cAH oe
| TIE uonAcE t;NEILrT STHnEtH
am also, hore, good lrishaau. willing %
do al l eau for 1as own country, ana ready 70
banner Of universal ;ib.:ty. / nox hold no posi-
| ticn in tue Feuian Brotherhood, bat mn Of tho
1;1k r and ale and tnTnt toss vsEy sensitive
which give TO .hen-tlsc ::hs to think and aci
| on American pos,tions Ill whatever manner my
I uAEE!S- Qt1lGfE &lC Vi taG
Ee;a blican party to hs more conduc.se to the in
dependence Of Ireland than my oth;r IN th land.
believe 1ha. while seeking l:ietty To- ourselves
iteEc .hat the nee and the party who have etrnck
| tEe shask'es IRON ;he ne:T?, st the sacrifice
f Essir ! Sn chI'afes s VII do - s,Hch
believe ti;at The Republican party 7. the bos. AID
ooltest for Ameaea, and the (r.eEa- Of ali .tEug-
sn i Rcrnb1ienn. believe tlIc pres cut Aiiu;i--
lshton 70 be- The most corrupt ore that G er ralel
" soan:fy. M = Fake fo ,Amc:iea. I, cann2t be
sou 10 le i-asnca with England ior tae W aurSo9s i
'ileraii9n, and ,losc ,we bein; ths st!er p1snks
on me to oppose them. as would the English
Government. II witite men, who can neither lead
nor M51.e; aa Who shemse,ses @ were brought p
to vote, black men l,crn in the land, and w5o have
fought for their liberty, are surely entitled to the
70 offend anytoay's 'ee:tnes, hut 10 answer vues-
tigns and 5 Su:tt mysslr tn m{ rosis,en
can become. In fine. tt1s white r.an's clua', or
snpee,ior- The whlte mans withholding ces1ai'!
y,sSS;e: 'cs s baea dsntss da< o
| and surroundings into consideration, is that he
has M! brain al at. living he lie o: yaa-.l
! ntre1y framed for .shntting cut any stray elcan
/ from God That might 'peEelrSec the gloom with
e be nn1 re- ca 6onSn s'a sod
! Ienni,1irdnism. for isrr1oc,,rv s"urht - m,tc
hsh, nrntc; n,'d 90 s!otc him down il t. ealsn-
s,.t,,d nririiecr of vot, 5rrsnsc III "a rar,nts
| EIo made lin, ~ Enri,nf insd. Il
criminal for onr ta,hc1e 10 learn; destroyed our
| heni 6f thn setonImsste- md sctrtssr5s ncc,,sei
" Of igno1ance; aud shnll ne. IN turn. nse the
rcsso WIN III masfer yon,o Sans h} o s .'c
9l:s a IL +: 9sy,nE ~ Be e kis VI a's:S
sse f. Hu1ittu'ionas Ms hsr a Inn tsts ssn! an1
e e.: s = 5 s:
% hs ntm ~ .a.s!cst = nls G2mnt1y loI ta,s
beIr.na II c nn, nrnxa ana ss aa
as nS GaaeIt'hg' m ny Misa ns soxsha. s, nsitsE ia
h.n1 b;t, ..,, ~ r. r. ~ " ~ 1saf H. ~ INV
nacE s,ap and rnn 5sc.a .1 - ssrycc 70 Hin o";
arg 10 !9e S!ae. ;e ro,o, ra s,,,,o or ,,a =,
rnria - a', ill., saxG 1,; on - n T., oS y.
tiMs:" In ae sbs,ract, it's 10 nat6intla= n,e:.
csGs ,.n1. :" essg ~ tsi ao
tious. There Is 10 ansosF he.xesu i!,e cas- sff Of
tata an aat q sn 1T ,Se ss,, af
.ianix seI nrnn hcr. shorra ~ nnnm ahosc ..
France u England herself The Ir.sis 81. ccitis
manners, cus mon. IN 1,as5on1 II mint 2f visr
by inft,es' Nefa a nation wtsn England was va;
cai. 4t ThciF fathers fSa"bt. ri" fur aai
| s-e'nc6 fta}r cnmmon and
iheis ereaiaeas and rory aencned on tIcir iadi. af
VIII sas ss1ne wi sni En
na.a2 . ,xon a1 h. ags hcf so n ~.
iiunsl liz. / can cD1unasF he sonthern sebeliou
10 no'hinr hai ths 1e5ell!on of H. irish Clans
sssa & Ssss 81 1S seaEai Hss
| rhIefIai1,s. whose sectional nn;mnsitfe. ware
sIrcrcer than their national love. rrflscd te
flsLt undrr The nnltea banner il
III hcc OF Enclirh ae-fcssion aud
spoltst;on: 1t o'Ncijlc hid tTrEsI I,is aa.rs
ice ssainsk. those aiy;slonist.' and swco, M ihc;
mi hss;arr wan1d n'o1.ut ~ srion VI ~
ne:s-or tentler.sca5ts'ncss t yoa wish-hss ief
Of tic t!isid,d Ce.t. America is ever s,snoin. il
,.cGans n,.itade beeose The monasShiss oy III
world, and When any Of her states like our clans rs
sees to c,lt away from thr naticnni eer:tre thr,
aiss iu,ite foIeiSp aggression and nIt,matc rl,n
The rconle Of She csrth dsmenl that Nuerie:
5s e1e nrisd Is eah Rs ana r. abny bnyy
VIZ eeppre St ''d ihe hoy
n,sv cxr.isf RcIc,.,on II 1re,s,t3 wou11 ha hoi
for It wopitl be for thc restoration Of pa:on t;
IL Ssr i Ehial II plsss:, asd sssis:: ;yssaay Ssee!
sf1ue,i1n nj = natfnn' snrh a naf;nn. Ia, -
auH Gcc;nsf fW.rta. snH sneeetn.n,ip nrbnr
Tnle < M view Of III aos;1fous Of iIejani an,
oe en rbn tss AVN ~ snn- Ai ssnss 81 t VIVA
Snnr am h1oos. and nars.,,i,ss of II IN. |ic f4
van ot,Sec,ra ~ IL bn1in9 s,J Ss1Io9 h;s ots
si6tM &c .,,,de.tsEns "a mnrdsr vau nt1 anS ~ y
: yous family. ind alicr suIJninr him. At tho e, q
ynensr nf vor ci]er sor, ar r1,o1s na zars;t ~ ~.
III ros,sSe. iii yon taSs hin, q II. Nod. y.
r rive him the pr;viIcee Of your Lors
) sf:eyuarl? II you d. ard he statas y9y
yu;, car blame yons own siiu,nal symnatbya l.
1 lie nrn Who h,ye done their utm6s: 10 des.ro
The unity Of America, and who failed from aci;
, is Saifnnai rnin Rein~ "a sfrot0 INV a. ers,