Nebraska advertiser., 1868-10-15
IrIshmen Aronaed.


Of the most prominent Of the Celtic
American newspapers, and hitherto
strongly Democratic, decIayes for
GranFand Coils From brilliant
article, defendfDL of front.
we excerpt the conclusive summary OF
the reasons why IFishmea should not
vote the Democratic ticket:
AS very great many Of rs vote for
this or that party for very slight rea-
/ sons, or Tor no reason at all, I 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 unprejudieed
Irishmen, the effect VIII be the saluta-
ry division Of the Irish vote. I for
bear to offer any reasons adverse to
the Radicals, because thereare enough
and too many of our people at present
opposed to them. .-
tlrst-Ihe Democratic party Is al
lied to the AnglO-COnfederate party In
| the South, which carried on the war
for the destruction Of the Union. Had
/ England and the COnfederates been
| successful, this republic would have
been ruined; and with its disintega.
ton the hopes Of all successor for the
| Irish exile, and all aid for his cause,
would have been lost forever. The
success Of the secession would have
been a great calamity for Ireland, and
as such the Irish citizens Of America
resisted it; and in resisting Il they re-
sisted the policy and the manifest
handiwOrk of England Therefore it
is unreasonable for them now to allay
themselves with England and Eng
lands devnted friends, for this Is what
they would do If they connect them
selves with the Southern Democracy
Second The Southern planters
formed real aristOeracy, with pecu-
liar and unjust political privileges Just
as fragrant as those Of any European
aristOcracy. The war has leveled them
| down and leveled the negroes up. But
/ the planter party are now trying, un-
der the pseudOnym Of Democrats. to
| recover their former aristOcratic posi-
ton and privileges. Now, aristOeraey
and true democracy cannot eOexist:
| therefore every genuine friend Of
/ American democracy must resist the
planters policy.
Third: Reverdy Johnson has taken
occasion to assure the English in adj
vance that whoever may be elected
/ President he will be friend to Eng
land. Doubtless it was Mr.. Seward.
/ the ninety day prophet, who advised
him to venture on this agreeable pre-
dictiOn, and impose on the John Bulls
| by a reckless disregard for veraeity. II
| this statement was as true as il is false.
we should be justified in voting for
neither Seymour nor Grant. But we
suspect that Johnson 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 the Demo-
cratic candidate. We should be the
most egregiOUs fools in the world if
we voted for a true friend of England.
Fourth: The Democratic party are
now ObstTuetiOnists, conservatives. to-
I ries, reactiOnists, while the Republic
cans are progressive, 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 bin
| for the protection of naturalized Irish
men, as we asked them to do: and bs
1t remembered that only the Democrat
voted Tor the TeDTis1t clause in the
original bill, while seven Republican
| votes were given to sustain it.
/ SiXth-We hold the Democratic par
| ty mainly responsible for rtheantf-Irish
and prO-English policy Of President
johnson. He has shown himself In
/ different to the fate Of our comrades.
and we should visit his sins upOu his
political supppOters.
Seyenth-Partly through devotion
! to England and partly in aceordance
with the old policy Of the Southern
ariStOcracy, the Democratic. party are
opposed to the annexiOn Of Canada
and in favor Of the Absorption Of Mex
leo. AS republicans, anti-mOnarchists
and anti-English citizens of the United
States, the Fenians should oppose q
party whose policy is exactly the re-
verse of that which favors their inter-
ests and wishes. .-.
Eighth-AugustB Belmont. the Head
Center Of the New York Democracy
and the Chief Engineer Of the Tamus.-
ny Hall convention, has been openly
charged in the public press with swim
ding the Fenian Brotherhood and
making himself an accOmpliee OF
England, in a most treacherous man
ner, in purely commercial and con-
tidential transaction. Are IrishmeD
made Of such sorry stuff as to supports q
party which is guided by their mean.
est foe?