Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-09
Father Ryan on +" Irish Radicals"

Father Ryan on +" Irish Radicals"
The Banner of the South, (Father Ryan's
paper,) contains some pungent remarks
on the formation of an "lrish Radical
Club" in Richmond, whose proceedings,
it says, " would be ludicrous, if they were
not too mortifying to contemplate" The
article is evidently, from the pen of Faith
er Ryan himself, and after referring to the
fact that James Sheppard, Patrick Ahern,
John BropIy, Thomas Colligan, Alexar-
der Delaney, Henry Miller and John
O'Neal, had shown their adhesion to Rad,
icalism by disseminating the Banner, it
continues as follows:
We have charity enough for North.
ern American Radical, or Protestant
Radical but none Whatever for an Irish
man or a Catholic who embraces the po-
litical creed of that party. They have
no excuse, no pretext. They have. seen
their own land deluged with the blood Of
martyrs, their religion prescribed, their
priests hunted downas ifthey were dogs,
their property con6scated. their schools
closed up, their children deprived of the
means of education, their families starved
to death, their leading men hung or ban
ished for no other crime than loving Ire
land and the glorious old faith of St. Pa.
trick too much. They have seen and felt
all this, and to-day they see Radicalism
preaching and teaching the same bigotry
and intolerance that led 10 all their woes
and sufferings. They see in Grant hatel
of their race and religion, in Colfaxa a per
secutor of their race and creed, in Breck
inridge, the Radical apostle, would=be
destroyer of foreigners and Catholics;
in all the leaders and journals Of that pay
ty the lifelong intolerants and persccI
tors of everything foreign and Roman
Catholic ! bx -
And yet these Richmond Irishmeu dare
to stand up inthe light of day and pro
claim themselves members Of such par
ty! "Oh! shame, where is thy blush y
Is there no feeling, no sentiment of self
respect at all left; in these. minions q
power, these tools of degradation, these
vile, polluted creatures Are they 50
debased, so ignorant, so wicked that they
can be bought away from the faith oi
their fathers and barter the glories of Ire.
land for policeman's place, or consta-
ble's baton, or act asrpaltry lackeys to
corrupt and degraded political tricksters
Shame OH them Ireland spurns them
America despises them! As for US, we
loathe them; we pity the unfortunate
City of Richmond that it has to endure
the presence of these debauched creatures.
and thank them for giving us the crafty.
ing privilege of erasing their names from
the subscription bucks of the Banner Of
the South,saThey are not wanted. We
don't wantsthem &to stand among the
names of the pure women, and true men,
and innocent children Of the South, who
are so faithful and devoted to the lost
cause we don't want them to stand among
the names of the sincere and earnest Cath.
oiics and true-hearted Irishmen, who love
principle better than place, and would
not disgrace their religion or native land
by sacrificing the interests and the prop.
Ierty of their adopted country. Yes, let
them go! and in the condemnation of
their own conscieuces let them dwell. Per-
haps they may, ere long, open their eyes
to the folly and wickedness Of their course,
and repent of the evil thing which they
have done. If not, let them forswear their
faith and their nationality. The anoma-
y is too great-too striking to exist.
They cannot be Irish Catholics and Amer.
lean Radicals. They must give up the
one or the other, and the sooner the bet
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