Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-01-09

l'lUtt lut flVNDfNott "iIs DluBuuln,
of Ohio, who is somewhat known by
his successful efforts in the "taking
of of Mrs Surrati, has said that tho
negroes are as well qualified TO vote
as those who have been brought up
at the tail of the whcebarrow-mean.
ing by this allusion the 'Irish--it has
become very popular % repeat the
slander by the apologists Of negro suf-
fragc, even in the South Itcan only
be believed by the ignorant and re-
peatcd by the dcpravcd
The Land We Lone, n its last issue,
thus refers to Mr.. Bingham's compar-
ison of the Irish and African races
Does he know that Wellington, the
greatest soldier OF Crc3e4sitain, was
an Irishman? That the sweetest
poet of the English language was
Moore, an Irishman That, accord
ing to Walter Scott, the most vigor.
Gus writer ofpure idomatic English
was Swift, an Irishman Z That the
greatest British statesman was Burke,
an Iris hmanf Does he know thar
Byron said of Sheridan, the Irishman,
fHe has written the best comedy, the
best farce, the best address in the
English tongue, and, to crown all, he
has delivered the very best Grafton
ever conceived or heard of in any
country" 1t may be a rebuke TO Mr.
BIS radical impudence to tell him that
the profoundcst sensation ever made
in the Brit ish Parliament was caused
by the speeches of those two Irish
men, Burke and Sheridan, during the
trial OF Warren Hastings. The great
hummer Hastings bad just brought tO
successful conclusion the conquest Of
India. He had swept over that un-
happy region, in the style most popu-
lar even 10 the sixteenth century.
stealing, plundering, burning and
numbering Like modern hero, be
cndeared war to the heart of the con
quering nation by making war sup
port itself, and by furnishing dainty
material for illustrated pictorials of
the suffering and humiliation of the
conquered people. lie vas therefore
icasted and honored, and was the
Magnus Apollo, the adored idol of the
British populace. But in this very
hour of his triumph and his populari-
ty, these two generous Irishmen had
the heart 20 sympathize with the
wronged and oppressed still better,
they mad the courage to denounce the
demi god and bring him to trial. 1t
was the Begun speech of Sheridan,
delivered on the occasion of the i'm
peachment, which Byron pronounced
to be the master effort of British ora
tory.
Will it be worth while TO tell Radi-
stupidity of those world renowned
Irish writers Stern, Steel and Gold.
smith OF Shea, tie Irish poet and
painter, President Of the Royal Acad-
emyg OF the great oriental scholar,
Shea, the lrishman 7 Ofa long line Of
eminent orators, barristers, statesmen
and jurists, Curran, Grattan, Lord
Plunket, Saurin, OConnell, Shicl, &C.,
&c.' Has this Radical ignoramus
ever heard Of poor Emmeti If not,
we refer him to the school books. Has
he ever heard of Bishop Shinle, Arch
bishop Usher--all lrishmen, and the
last author Of a chronology of the
Bible 7 Does he know that the great
French philosopher said Of Robert,
Boyle, the lrishman, "without Robert
Boyle, we would know nothingg"
Does he know that one of the most
eminent of the British Surgeons was
Abernethy, the lrishman Does he
know that the first Commodore in the
American navy was John Parry, the
lrishman, whom tho English tried to
bribe with 100000 in money and the
Captaincy Of an English fI'igateY
Ia our section, we will not be so un-
grateful as the honorable gentleman,
and will ever honor your Mitchell
noble son OF noble sire who gave his
life for the defence Of Fort Sumter.
and fresh will ever keep the memory
OF that peerless soldier aud noble Irish
gentleman, Patrick r. Cleburne.
If the honorable gentleman can
mention single name among the
descendants from Guinea, Congo and
Ashantee, which will bear comparison
with any one of those given above,
then we will believe that Radical ig /
norance is not so great as Radical
ckcdness