Elizabeth daily monitor., 1868-10-16

The following, written by one of our
Irish fellow citizens, will commend it,
self to every lover of liberty. The
writer has been lifelong Democrat,
and has rendered good service to his old
Misunderstanding for the Democracy
throughout the State during the cam
paign Of 1866.
An Appeal to the Irish Voters by a
Fellow Countryman.
Irishmen-You are about to be called
on to exercise your right of suffrage at
the ensuing election, in favor of one OF
the other, of the two great political
parties, who are making every effort to
insure to their respective policies, the
Executive Department of the Govern
ment.
The writer of this appeal, discards all
interest, public or private, political OIL
otherwise, in addressing you, except
National Irish. You will therefore
fellow-countrymen, pardon him for
presuming to make the following sug-
gestions, through the medium of the
public press. He is conscious of the
responsibility he assumes, and proba
bic hostility that may be assumed to-
wards him, by partizan zeal, for at
tempting to tamper with your political
faith, (as will be said) but be assured
he attempts no such thing, as he is no
advocate for either party, but merely
discharging duty, whidh he feels in
cumbent on him to perform, to endea-
vor to have you vote intelligently, ac-
cording to your convictions and sense
of duty, irrespective of party ties or
pecuniary considerations, and for the
honor of yourselves, and the interests of
your adopted and native country.
The instructors of our race, under
the Dtaconic laws of England, were at
one period, subject to imprisonment
and punishment, nay even death itself,
if recaptured, still they remained and
communicated all they were capable off
Notwithstanding Penal terrors, and all
for the sake of the "dear old land. :"
So do 1, for as an Irishman 1 feel sick
at heart, to see the majority of my
taken advantage of, from
their known credulous and generous
natures and at their expense, made to
subserve the ends of designing individ-
uals
Already political buzzards futter in
exstacy, in anticipation of your united
support. You are held only during q
political campaign, in Ipyramidical es-
TEEN, serpent like the sleek biped
winds itself, until he creeps to the de-
sired height in your estimation, then
he utterly ignores his support, until he
may have occasion to ascend the politi-
cal ladder, when, 10, he awakes momen-
tarily and becomes conscious of his foot
stool, you are recognized, you are hon
ored with a friendly shake of the hand,
or a supercilious nod of the head, then
when you have acted the part of Punch
in the play, mere support, you can
return to your ordinary employment,
as ''hewers of wood and drawers of wa
ter" for it is only the more quarelling
and obsequious, with few exceptions,
who manage to obtain menial office,
given more from policy than principle,
not for personal worth, but because of
their supposed connection and influence
with Tom, Dick and Harry. Prejudice,
if any before existed, is intensified in
the minds of the intelligent and wealthy
of the community by your OBJ
stinate efforts to close your ears to all
knowledge of the issues involved ex-
cept through the agency of interested
parties, by your relying acquiesence
and entire subserviency to few political
wire pullers. Now I ask you, fellow
is it polite for the sake of
q little notoriety during an election,
as you principally are the exhibited,
trotted out for display, to array such a
numerous and powerful party as the
against you. You know not
how soon you may have an opportunity
to strike for national independence /;
would it not be wise to use homely
phrase, to prefer dogs bark to his