The Portland daily press., 1868-02-22
Miscellany.


"The Irish Republic" published IN Chleago'
= a ;o,,r,, .hot does infinite credit to its pro-
,,rieDors and editors. II is as warm vindica-.
70. ofTrisb RIGHTS as the most enthusiastic Fe- !
oion can desire. yet with singular insight into /
tho trne interests of the class it represents. il
becomes the exact antthesis of the kfeeman's
Journal, and rejects Copperheldism With The
slme scorn that it rejects monarchy. In the
/ lst number we find piquant article on the
celebration of st. Patreks Day, on the i7th
OF March. 1t protests against celebration n
the usual manner, and declares that for = ni-
tl1n in forced servitude there should be no re-
1oicing. irishmen should be modest in their
dsplay of green banners aud gold seal s
where nothing favorable to Irish liberty TO-
l1ws. We append humorous c1traot:. g"
Now, we ask our countrymen. in main
words, do they consider it LecOming a peop,e,s
ciceumstanced as they are, to make sueh fool
ish and extravagant display in Auler-ca while
thair country is in bondaep and their broil,-
ers dying IN dungeons or dying OF famine?
Iaere are certain number Of leading
1rishmen who use st. Patriek's Day AS q me-
dunn through which 20 show their love Tor
ireland, by safe display, Lei as take up chose
EahanJ aud patriotic gentlemen called the
hniShtS-or nights -of st. Patrleh. Tor exam
pie. We do not allude 10 any spec;al nhalars,
Of the kughthood though. OF course the head
quarters Of the order IS in Gotham. OF ate
years the order has extended its ramidcatioDs
until there IS scarcely town in he country
that contains dozen OF arissoeratic Irishrlen
who are ready and willing TO get drunk in
honor OF ST. Patrick, that has not its cotere Of
knights. tr ...- fse g.fFgEV II
the express purpose for which these chival-
rous men organize is to celebrate st patridks
Day by festival at night. Throuehout TIE
year the members of the order sleep ON their
arms, waiting for the call Of the sir knight TO
the banquet board. Ireland go 10 the dogs
for three hundred and sixty-iour DAYS I'm The
year. as far as they are concerned. IBufon he
three hundred and sixty-ffth--the Seven.
teeath Of March-thcy meet in rovaI conclave
sons OF kings as they all are-and. after ,ro-
ing throughthe manual Of arrns-liniyes and
forks-1t which most of them are mere noyi-
c9s, begin to dT0Un TIE Shdnlpoeh Here is
where the eloquent OBlatherskite riSes-it
he IS able--to propose the first toast ..Tha
night and all who honor it'-by getting DRINK
Alter the patriotic and respectable chairman
comes the great O'Gormandizer. whose stock
OF patriotism consists in a charity sermon and
81 Patrcks after dinner sptech Here is
where England catches it, and VIII re her FLAG
goes down amid hearty hurras and banging ii
glasses Songs and toasts follow in rapid sue
cessiop, until the whole British empire is ut
teriy demolished and one half of the attacis-
ing party are laid (drunk) in the trencIesl- =
that Is to say, under the tables. a good speech
at St. Patrick's Day banquet is worth one
hundred thousand a year in New York civ:
and being grand marshal of the paraders is
good for snug office. The aides, ii they keen
corner groceries, are sure to be the next al
dermen. But what good comes out of an this
evil to Ireland?