Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-01-08
before US. Below we print the essential por-
ton of the prospectus Of this newspaper /:

before u.s. Below we print the essential por-
ton of the prospectus of this newspaper
As its name indicates, The IRISH Watchmdn
will be especially devoted to the interests OF
American citizens of Irish birth or parentage
not forgetting the cause of Ireland itself
In SPIRIT, at least, its motto will be- Inc
friends of Irishmen and of ireland are OUR
friends their enemies OUR enemies -,
In party politics the Irish Watchrnan will
nc Independent, though in political prInci-
pies. Democratic. We hoist no party flag
vet when duty calls, or the special interests
OF those for whom we speak-the Irlshmen
of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT it, the Waterman will
&c on hand
The Irish Watchnaan, in this respect, Will
always give its support to the candidate who,
otherwise duly qualified for Office, shall have
given practical proof of his sympathy IN the
cause Of Ireland, and of his regard tor the
interests of Irishmen. 1t will expose and
deuounce every attempt on the part OF, SO
called. poKticG hucksters-whoever they may
be--to use the suffrage of Irish American
citizens for venal purposes, or to trade po-
litically in the confidence or patriotic feelings
Of Irishmen.
Finally, Vermont has no paper conducted
in the interests of that already large and
rapidly growing class of her citizens, those
of Irish birth or of Irish parentage One Is
needed. We propose to meet the want
We rrlv on our friends to sustain us, as we
propose TO sustain them.-lIencc, we call
upon them to do so, every man of them, by
subscribing and paying for the IRISH Udfch-
themselves and by inducing their friends
and ncighbors to do the same. Get up clubs
at once for the New Year, in every neighbor-
: hood and locality.
We see no valid objection to the inau-
guration of any newspaper enterprise in this
country or State which has for its principal
object the dissemination of news, the dis
cussion of questions of public interest from
an American point of view, Int we trust the
- vvurcUyrun VIII take
any good to come from the publication in
this country of a newspaper devoted to the
, interests of any particular class OF national
ity of American citizens, especially If that
f class or nationality has already equal rights
, among the other citizens of the Republic.
:. The interests of American citizens of Irish
birth y are not different from the interests
of American citizens of German birth, or
, Norwegian birth, or American birth Amer
lean citizenship ought to fuse in one nation
atty the men of every nation who have
sought home under the protection of oaI
! flag, and henceforth they should be neither
Irish, nor German, nor Norwegian, but
: American citizens, seeking the honor and
, prosperity of the country Of their adoption
, as the first and highest duty of their new
, allegiance. What 50 interests - have the
: 90 Irishmen of Vermont y which call for q
: paper devoted exclusively to those interests
Can such a paper serve Irishmen better thar
the Rutland Courier, edited by an Irishman
and which yet is devoted to the interests o.
American citizens, whether native or foreign
! born?
Nor can any newspaper make a more mis-
cheyous mistake, whether the paper b.
t Republican or Democratic in politics, o.
r edited by Irishmen or Frenchmen or Ameri
: ns,-than to make speciality of " sympa
/ thy in the cause of Ireland as addressed t.
q Irishmen IF the Waterman wishes t,
e arouse sympathy among native well a
r foreign born citizens in the cause of Ireland
n the effort would not be open to the objection
. of clannishness or an appeal to a nationalit..
r which has been abjured by taking the oath o
e allegiance TO another power but addresset
b to Irishmen, as such, it strikes at the YER,
:, roots of the tree of American nationality
J.. We have regarded political trading in tn
II votes of any class, by appealing to any of it
I prcIudices of birth or education, as of dan
a gerous tendency, even when it is only use
+. against or in favor of legislation or politica
action Affecting the government OF our owl
{ country but the evil is infinitely create
when Irishmen drop all politics excep
, sympathy for Ireland The politics
the newspapers, the literature, the states
o men. the laws of this country, should be dis
v tinetively American. Such newspaper a
o the Watcilznan cannot advance that result
$ and we therefore think it will do more harm
Y than good to American citizens of Irish pa
5 rentage.