The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-10-22
Irishmen See Daylight
The Irish Adopted Citizens
and the Democratic Party.
To THE EDITOR OF rHsITR1BusE,


SIR My fellow citizens of Irish
birth, who have known, me for over
twenty-five years in this city. and
Brooklyn rs an active worker in the
Democratic ranks, know full we'll
that / have never held an office un-
der any party in this country, and
that l have never asked any favors
of either of the parties now contend
ing for the suffrages Of the people
They will therefore do me Justice to
believe that it is not for mercenary
motives that thus address them.-
| would therefore state at the outset
that the present Democratic party in
in my decided opinion-for the fol-
lowing reasons, with thousands of
other objections too numerous to In
sert in this brief communication-is
entirely unworthy of our support,
and that we should organize at once
to elect the man who saved this asy-
lum of our people from
being handed over to England by
JEFF Davis and the southern rebels.--
We must aid in exterminating rebel
sympathisers and Know-Nothing
Democrats: Can we consistently
vote for party that has such men
as August Belmont, who is posi-.
lively reported to be an emissary of
the British Government, in relation
to the Fenian money in his hands !;
and Reverdy johnson, our Minister
in London, who is at this moment
riyeting the chains tighter on our op-
pressed native land, by assuring the
bloodthirsty English that the Ameri
ca people approve Of their past ac-
tions in every respect, and Know
Nothing Brooks and Andrew John
son, the greatest enemy Of our race
and country, and thousands Of that
stamy as it's leaders7 Are we going
to support a party who in thsir late
platform never mentioned one word
concerning the outrages committed
on our brave countrymen now con.
fined in Dnglish dungeons, and many
Of whomfought nobly in the preser-
vation of the Union, and who, like
ourselves, are citizens of this Coun-
try? Where were the Democratic
members when the bill for the pro-
lection Of Irish adopted citizens was
introduced in the Senate by Mr.. Con
ness, an Irishman, and q Republican
member from California :? Where
was Brooks, of ssThe Express" and
all the other Copperhead satellites
of rotten Tammany ? Not one OF
them was to be found to support the
bill by five minutes speech. Our
old, tried friend, VIM. Il. Robinson,
of Brooklyn, was the only Democrat
to aid Mr.. Conness when the test
question was before the House. And
yet, like whipped spaniels, they ex.
pect that we will support Irish man.
hood. Sooner would support that
English Tory, Disraeli, and his anti
Irish 9. ew, than such deceitful and
treacherous politicians. Again, have
Seymour, Blair, Hoffman, or even
our countryman, O'Gorman, ever
attended meeting in this city OF
country, to sympathize with or aie
the Irish people, in their efforts tt
free our native land? As a member
of the Fenian Brotherhood, EN-
phatically say, No. Let your yer
dict therefore, go forth through tn
land, that the days of the avariciou,
| and vile politicians of Tammany ar
numbered; that they have beef
weighed in the scale, aud fount
wanting. Form ciubsat once, in ev
cry ward of the city, and every tow
and acmlet throughout the country
to oppose at the ballot-box, the col
rupt vipers of this SO called Demo
cratic party. In conclusion, Ireques
that all our Irish adopted citizen
| would come to hear Hon. John Cor
ness: who is to speak before the Iris
Republican Campaign Club, at tn
Coope: Institute, on Wednesda
evening, the Both September instan
He is certainly worthy of the graf
tude and respect Of every native