Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1868-09-19
From the Oakland Neics]
Irishmen and the Democratic PARTY.

but when examined, the sole inducement is found
to be, that Democratic politicians have been most
reckless in their promises, and have lost no pos
sible opportunity to proclaim themselves the pe-
culiar friends of the laboring man. 1t is a fact
which must strike every observer that these men
who have had most to say in regard to their re-
spect for labor, are persons who, in most cases
never did days work in their lives 1t is also
a historic fact, that promises made to the Irish
have seldom been redeemed
During the great political struggle preceding
the rebellion, the Democratic party made slavery
their governing principle. To retain this in the
South, and to introduce it into the Territories.
they put forth their utmost efforts, and were de-
feated. On account of slavery in the Southern
States, the white laborer there was pu: i. a de-.
grading competition, and few emigrants from the
Old World sought that portion of the Union, al
though the natural advantages of soil and eli
mate were greater than elsewhere Laboring
men sought the Free States, the only ones in
which they could become prosperous and indie
pendent. Yet, had the Democratic party sue
ceeded, the white laborer would everywhere have
been put on level with the African slave
Irishmen voted for this very result against their
own best interests, through the false teachings
of Democratic orators.
The Democratic rulers have always eyinced a
feeling of aristocracy have practically labored
to establish caste, although protesting to depre-
cate such result. When the Corfederacy was
organized, Democracy was unrestrained, and yet
in their Constitution it was provided that per-
sons could become citizens only by residence
of twenty-one years in the country, which would
disfranchise fully one-half of the Irish American
voting population. There is another example of
what Irishmen did with their votes they sus
tanned party that, as soon as it obtained uncon-
troled power, promptly dsfranchsed them.
Frank Blair, the Democratic nominee for Vice
President, made speech to St. Louis Irishmen
in 1866, which has been extensively quoted by
the Union press. Being brief, we present it
"GExrLEMEN Il with you heart and soul and heartily
all know what talking about, and say Finnegans.
Laughter and confusion And that hope to see the
land by rshmen accomplishing this lauda-
BILE undertaking. will do all assist you will place
myself If needs be- at head march with you to Staten
Island your ebarcation will stand the ell
evated bluff of the coast and you raise the green emblem
Roadway are turning their to the East will good
God bless you and may be in under
taking. May lift the British lion out of his boots and
wrest from his grasp the emerald of the but wheh
er not shall succeed in this endeavOr, MAY EACH
WHERE, AND NEVER AGAIN SET FOOT on THESE
ALONG WITHOUT YOU"
Some of the Democratic papers declare that
Blair never wrote it. Others say that he was
drunk, and did not mean what he said The
people in ST. Louis who can testify that Blair did
make the remarks imputed to him, and his
brother lately wrote to person in San Fran
cisco, in which he did not deny the authorship,
but contented himself with calling it ridiculous
to suppose that Frank would make such re-
marks.
The Bee continues, asking why the speech was
not "dened in the two years during which he
has consented to be considered its author? In
Canada, every loyal tory knows Blars Address
to the Finnegans' by heart; it is recited by lit
tie boys in their schools, and the name of Fin
negan, which he then bestowed in contempt, is
The popularity accepted term for Fenan through
out her Majesty's Provinces, where the effort is
regarded as one of the most witty humorous and
;atircal productions of modern times Were
he Provinces properly reconstructed and adj
nitted as States in season to vote at the Novem
Der election that document alone would secure
for Blair the vote of every loyal Orangeman
within the limits of the Dominion So much
for the love of the leaders of the Democracy for
the Irish, whose votes are desired
The Union or Republican party has made very
lcal, e Rump" Congress, at its last session,
passed the following act, almost for the sole pur-
pose OF atfording protection to the Irish
WHEREAS The right of expatriaton natural and in
herent right of all people and indispensable the enjoy
ment of the rights of life liberty and the pursuit of happi
ness and
Wheras In the recognition of this principle this Govern
ent has freely received emigrants from all nations and
vested them with the rights of citizenship; and
Whereas, 1t is claimed that such American citizens, with
their descendants subjects of foreign States owing al
legiapce to the Governments thereof and
Whereas 1t necessary to the public peace that the claim
OF foreign allegiance shall be promptly and finally dsavowed
Be it enacted etc. That any declaration instruction. opn-
denies ti q, any TINS which
on hereby declared to be inconsistent funda
mental principles Of the Government.
SEC , And be IL further That adcif
liens OF the United States while in foreign States shall be
entitled to and shall receive from this Government the
protection of and property that native
born citizens in like situations and circumstances
SEC g. And be further enacted That whenever shall
be made known to the President that any Of the
United States has been unusty deprived of his liberty
under the authorty.of foreign Government il shall he the
duty of the President forthwith to demand of that
ment the for such imprisonment and if appears
be wrongful and in violation of the rights of American c
zenshp the President shall forthwith demand the
such citizen and If the release demanded unreasonaby
delayed refused it shall be the duty of the President
think and proper obtain effect such release
and all the facts and proceedings relative thereto shall
Congress.
n. P. Banks, of Massachusetts, Republican,
elected in spite of the Irish vote poled against
him, introduced this act in Congress, and was
the chief instrument in accomplishing more for
lrishmen than had been done during eighty years
of Democratic rule. Curious as it may seem,
salisbury, of Delaware, Hendricks, of Indiana,
and other leading Democratic Congressman, OPP
posed the bill.
The Union party has invariably advocated the
most unbounded liberty to all men who may be-
come residents in the United States. 1t has held
aloof from the tricks of the demagogue, and has
deceived no class of people by false promises,
and sought to place no class of our citizens above
another. Its policy is peace and tranquility,
with the prosperity which must invariably fol-
low. The policy of Democracy to-day looks
fOyy I'd fba al tob1 i,lv -
toward violence and commercial disaster There
appears to be powerful revolution of sentiment
among Irish Democrats they are becoming con-
WINGED Of the long career of deception pursued
by their fiatterers, and from every quarter of the
Union can now be heard their voices lifted nm
in indignation, spurning with contempt the hol-
low promises of party whose whole course
toward them has been of treachery and de-
ceit.
ANOTHER CoNvERr.-Col VIM. Gift, the octo
genarian turfman and Democrat of half CEN