The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-08-07
Father Ryan on Irish Radicals"


The Banner oft6e South (Father Ryau,,s
p sr) contains some pungent remarks Oh
the formation of an Irish Radical Club"
in Richmond, whose proceedings, it says,
"would be ludicrous, if they were not too
mortifVing to contemplate" The article is
evidently from the pen of Father Ryan
himself, and after referring to the fact that
some men had shown their adhesion to
Radicalism by discOntinuing the Banner, it
continues as follows:
We have charity enough for Nothern
American Radical, or a Protestant Radical;
bu: none whatever foE an Irishmau or Cath
olic who embraces the political creed of
that party. They have no excuse. no pre-
text. They have seen their own land de-
luged with the blood of martyrs, their re-
ligion prescribed, their priests hunted down
like dogs, their property confscated' their
schools closed up, their children deprived
of the means of education, their families
starved to death, their leading men hung
or banished for no other crime than loving
Ireland and the glorious old faith Of Saint
Patrick too much. They have seen and
felt all this and to-day they see Radical
ism preaching and teaching the same bigo-
try and intolerance that led to all their
woes and suferiDgs. They see in Grant
hater of their race and religion, in COlfax
prosecutor of their race and creed, in
Breckinridge, the Radical apostle. would
be destroyer of foreigners and Catholicism
the leaders and journals of that party the
lifelong intOlerants and prosecutors Of eve
rythiug foreign and Roman Catholic. And
vet these Richmond Irishmen dare to stsCd
up in the light of day and proclaim them
selves members of such party YOh
shame where is thy blush 90 Is there no
feeling, no self-respeot left in these miniOns
of power, these tools of degradation, these
vile, polluted creatures ? Are they so de-
based, go ignorant, so wicked that they
can be bought away from the faith Of their
fathers and barter the glories of Ireland for
policeman's place, or q constable's baton,
or act as paltry lackeys TO corrupt and de-
graded tricksters Shame on them Ire
land spurDs Lhem-America despises them !!
As for US we lOathe them we pity the un-
fortunate city of Richmond that it has to
endure the presence of these debauohed
creatures, and thank them for giving US
the gratifying privilege of erasiDg their
names from the subscrition books of the
Banner of The South. They are not wanted.
We don't want them to stand among the
! names of the pure women. and true men,
and innocent children of the South, who
are so faithful and devoted to the Lost
! Cause We don'f want them to stand
/ among the names of the sincere and earnest
| Catholics and true hearted Irishmen who
love principle better than place, and would
not disgrace their religion or their native
land by sacrificing the interests and the
property of their adopted country. Yes,
let them go ! and in the condemnation Oi
their own couscienoes let them dwell. Per.
haps they may, ere long, open their eyes tc
the folly and wickeduess of their course
and repent of the evil thing which they
have done. If not, let them fOrsWear theil
faith and their nationality. The anomaly
is too great-too striking TO exist. They
cannot be Irish Catholics and American
Radicals. They must give up one OF the
o+bar sr6 tba sooner the hetter