The Shasta courier., 1868-10-24
SHASTA COURIER.
Irishmen Aroused.

The Irish People, one of the most promi-
nent of the Celtic American newspapers, and
hitherto strongly Democratic, on September
Goth declared for Grant and Colfax. From a
brilliant article. defending this change Of
front, we excerpt the conclusive summary of
the reasons why Irishmen should not vote the
Democratic ticket:
As q great many of us vote for this or that
party for very slight reasons or for no reas-
ons at all, | venture to offer some cogent
reasons for not voting the Democratic ticket.
If one or all Of these arguments has weight
with any undecided or unprejudiced Irish
man, the effect will be the salutary division
of the Irish vote. / forbear to offer any reas.
ons adverse to the Radicals, because there are
enough and too many of our people at present
opposed to them.
First-The Democratic party is allied to
the Anglo-Confederat party in the South,
which carried on the war for the destruction of
the Union. Had England and the Confed-
crates been successful, this Republic would
have been ruined and with its disntegration
the hopes of all succor for the Irish exile and
all aid for his cause would have been lost
forever. The success of the Secessionsts
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and as such the Irish citizens of America re-
sisted it and in resisting it they resisted the
policy and the manifest handwork of England.
Therefore it is unreasonable for them now to
ally themselves with England and England's
devoted friends, for this is what they would
do if they connect themselves with the South
ern Democracy"
Second-The Southern planters formed
real aristocracy, with peculiar and unjust
political privileges just as fagrant as those
of any European aristocracy The war has
leveled them down and levelled the negroes
up. But the planter party are now trying,
pseudonym OF Democrats, to recover their
former aristocratic position and privileges
Now, aristocracy and true democracy cannot
exist; therefore every genuine friend of
American democracy must resist the planters
policy.
Third-Reverdy Johnson has taken occa-
sion TO assure the English in advance that
whoever may be elected President he will be
a friend to England. Doubtless it was Mr.
Seward, the ninety-day prophet, who advised
him to venture on this agreeable prediction,
and impose on the John Bulls by a reckless
disregard for veracity. If this statement
were as true as it is manifestly false. we
should be justified in voting for neither Sey-
mour nor Grant But we suspect that John
son has better right to know the opinions
of the former than those of the latter, and
therefore the declaration made at Sheffield
should prejudice us against voting for the
Democratic candidate. We should lie the
most egregious fools in the world if we voted
for a true friend in England.
Fourth-The Democratic party are now
obstructionists. conservatives, tories, reac-
tionsts, while the Republicans are progress
sive, liberal and aggressive. 1t is with the
party which moves forward, and that loves
liberty for liberty's sake, that the Irish should
advance for it is only from these that we
can hope for any help.
Fifth-The Radicals passed the bill for the
protection of naturalzed Irishmen, as we
asked them to do ; and be it remembered that
only one Democrat voted for the ErepriSal
clause in the original bill, while seven Re
publican votes were given to sustain it.
Sixth-We hold the Democratic party
mainly responsible for the anti-Irish and pro.
English policy of President johnson. He
has shown himself Indifferent to the fate of
orr comrades, and we should visit his sins
upon his political supporters.
Seventh Partly through devotion to Eng
land, and partly in accordance with the old
policy of the Southern aristocracy, the Dem
ocratic party are opposed to the annexation
of Canada and in favor of the absorption of
Mexico. As republicans, anti monarchsts
and ntiEnglish citizens of the United States,
the Fenians should oppose party whose poll
CIV is exactly the reverse of that which fayors
their interests and wishes.
Eighth-Here is a speech going the rounds
of the papers which has not been explained
or refuted, SO far as ! am aware, and, there
fore, l consider it perfectly authentic. 1t
was delivered by Frank Blair, at St. Louis,
in response to a Fenian serenade:
Gentlemen: am with you heart and soul;
and heartily say, God bless the Finnegans'
A voice. Fenians, General" / know
what | am talking about, and l say Fiune-
gans. Laughter and confusion. And
say that hope to see the cause flourish and
prosper, and shall bless the day when Ire
land is governed by Irishmen. In accom-
plishing this laudable undertaking, | will do
all can to assist you. l will place myself,
Il needs be, at your head, march with you to
Staten Island, oversee your embarkation,
VIII stand ON the most elevated bluff on the
coast and if you raise the green emblem over
the Stars and Stripes, while your Steamers
under full headway, are turning their nrows
to the East, | will say, Good bye. God bless
you, and may you be successful in your nm
dertaklng. May you lift the British lion oat
OF his boots, and wrest from his grasp the
emerald gem of the sea but whether or not
you shall succeed In this endeavor. man non
each and all remain IN Ireland or elses,bere
and nerer set foot upon these shores You
are. wanted there, and ,ce can get along scith
out you!
The man that spoke thus is unworthy of a
single Irish vote. But. we are neither un.
reasonable nor implacable, and General Blair
would do well to set himself right with us on
the matter if he can.
Ninth-August Belmont, the Head Centre
of the New York Democracy and the Chief
Engineer of the Tamrhany. Hall Convention,
has been openly charged in the public press
with swindling the Fenian Brotherhood and
making himself an accomplice of England,
in most treacherous manner, in purely
commercial and confidential transaction
Are Irishmen made of such sorry stuff as to