The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-08-24
An Irishman,s protast.

lFtshmen are generally expected To vote the
democratic ticket, no matter what the occasion
or who are the candidates. And, 10 fact, this
has been too generally the case. lrishmen have
seemed TO think that all that was good in politics
was conferred 10 democracy, and were disposed to
" 60 IL blind, never stopping to think whether
the principles OF that party were best for the
country OF he candidates fitted for the positions
10 which they aspired. lnihe late war, however
Thousands OF lrishmen seemed 10 have their eyes
opened TO the true state Of the case, and although
Il was contest In which the opposing parties
were democracy on one side and Union men on
the other, these "sOns Of Erin" CALAMITY took
up arms In defence Of their adopted country, and
on every battlefield, from Gettysburg to the Rio
Grande, testified their devotion 10 the principles
they had espoused, by sealing their oa,hs Of allie
glance with their blood. The brave deeds per.
formed by the gallant "G9,h New York and By
all that noble Irish brigade, will live Ia his
tory aud be commemorated in "Slory and In
Song" freshmen sleep on every battlefield Of
the rebellion thousands Of them left their native
Isle to find graves at the hands o. democratic
traitors, and their services TO the country should,
at least, secure them from insult now. Hut does
Il? Let US see:
The Memphis (Tennessec) ArslaaeAs suggested
day or two since that the " Southern Chivalry 70
should turn of all their colored laborsrs and sup
| ply their places with colonies Of lrishmep. IL
gave as the principal reason for preferring Irish
peasants, that their patriotism Is no, Hinged
with the sable element OF Puritanism, higher
lavish or the deeper stains OF Radicalism. &c
meaning, in plain English, that they nigh, al
ways be relied on to hate the negro and vote the
democratic ticket. An Irish gentleman. writing
to the Memphis Pos, does not feel a, all compli.
nen,ed by the suggestion and speaks Of /, in the
following lively vein
Now, sirs, when We remember that the only
reason for desiring 10 substitute Irish for Afri-
can laborers is found In the fact ,ha, the votes
OF the latter cannot be controlled by their en-.
ployers, the inference naturally arising Is highly
complimentary TO the manhood, patriotism aud
Intelligence OF the tiberniau. II is simply saw
ing that though the high-toned Southern gentle
man finds II impossible TO buy the soul OF the
poor, miserable, degraded, lon .heeled and thick.
headed Cufee, At the same time that he purchas.
Go the labor OF his body, yet the bargain can be
easily consummaied when the negotiation l. con.
Quoted with Patrick. 10 other words, the Irish.
man Is held up as man who will agree to vote
where he works, and carry his ballot in hi,
wheelbarrow. Il will take some time To catch
even gudgeous, when the hook Is 50 bare: and
| think u would require many such inmigra-
ton documents as that Of the Irdisnels 10 draw
/ al immigrant from. the Emerald Isle 20 the clas-
sic shores OF Tennessee
The editor suggests that landowners here con.
tribute few acres for the homestead OF the CON.
| ing lrishman. ! would like TO inquire how long
he would occupy II after crasing TO vote the
Conservative ticket? Irish peasants have too viy.
u conceptions Of the expressions aud domineer-
ing cxactions Of their John Bull landlords 10 be
easily persuaded TO resume q serfiom on the Mis-
sissippi, from which they had jus, fed On the
banks Of the shannon. II II l. necessary for
them TO choose their masters. they will probably
prefer 10 remain the adherenis Of the truly aris-
iocratic possessors Of the ordly domains Of their
native ireland, rather an becuine abieci aud
dependent sqostiers in the fence-corners Vi the
ruined plantations Of insoleni J,arcenHss aud
would-be-slave-holders.
We honor that freshman for his noble protrs,
agains, the idea tina, the men or his racr tan Le
fought - like beasts OF the field or sheep OF the
shamble' to do the Kidding OF any m.n or
| set OF men. Times have changed The maxiis
that - Democracy cdn do no wrong was ~.
ploded long ago-drd out amid the smose and
shout and minnie balls and grape aud canister
Of eon,r"ding armies during the late var. and
with the close Of that war the power Of drrnoc.
raey. for good or evil, a. a national party was
lost forever. No more by 81 81 from il. or.
gans. can il summon It's adherenis to do it. lid.
ding. EsPeciaily dOe' It's great ally the Irish
element, tail To OSey its mandates. They stop
and think and reason before casting their ballo,s
aud the consequence is tina, to-day hundreds Of
thousands Of that people are s,aunch supporters
Of the Republican party
Th. remarks OF the irat'neh,, quoted ai.ove.
was deliberate insult ,o the sens- and patriot.
ism Of the whole Irish 'ace. One Irishman la.
well answered Il ; we iTus; that thousands Of
Others, here and elsewhere. will answer /, at the
polls.