The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-08-28

The Celt and the Tsuton.
The Spectator, London weekly journal
with the character Of being conducted by
calm and sensible men, has an article on
Irish sympathy for France, in which it
says, There is one remarkable break in
the unanimity of British opinion about
this war. Every Irishman is emphatically
on the side of France. What with his
Catholicism his Celtic blood and his history,
the genuine Irishman feels himself a
younger brother Of the Frenchman, and
instinctively detests the sceptical, rigid
and unsympathetic Teuton, who is, never
theless, to rule the world"
Upon this the Dundalk Examiner COM
ments in language which cannot fail to find
an echo in every Celtic heart. We COM
mend the. following to our readers for its
eloquence, comprehensiveness and just
ness:
We are somewhat surprised that the very
deep thinkers, who write for the Spectator,
did not feel that they might be laughed at
for committing such a blunder, when put
forward this statement. We do not quar-
rel with them for stating that the great
with France, because it is perfectly true.
But to assert that the genuine lrishman
Z" detests the sceptical, rigid and unsym-
pathetic Teuton, who is, nevertheless to
rule the acorld," is q gross absurdity. The
genuine Irishman ,detests no race, for he
Bat it may be true that he does not like
him; as the stupid, heavy Tenton is not
very agreeable companion, and is totally
unsuited to associate with the lively, large
hearted and generous Celt.
With respect to the statement, that "the
Teuton is to rule the world" no one but
the stupid Teuton could believe such
story. He may, and doubtless has some
good qualities, but he is far beneath the
Celt as a>ruler, Legislator, law-giver, or IN
fact in any art by which men are fairly and
Literally governed. We are told that the
frst/of all arts is war. And who of all the
races that people the world can approach
the Celt in directing the operations Of an
army. Bonaparte, the greatest general
that ever appeared in Europe, was not
Teuton; and he knocked the crowns off
Teuton Kings heads by the dozen, and
scattered their forces as no man has ever
done before him.
race who can at all approach the OratOry of
the Celts 2 In Greece and Rome of old the
orators shone above the rest Of mankind,
and during the past century the Celtic race
in Ireland, France and other nations have
far excelled any of the orators of the leu
ton family. O'Connell was one of the
greatest orators that ever lived. He could
move vast audiences by the charm of his
words, and excite them to the performance
of the most heroic deeds. And Shiel, Graf
tan, Curran, Sheridan, Bushe and Flood
were magnificent in their language and
ideas. 1t is men like these who rule the
worid-men of lofty minds, filled with wis
iotn >.,Sf fl,< in
stincts.
The Teuton, we may safely state, was
never made to rule with justice or equity.
He has not the brilliant qualities of the
Celt. He is mean, vindictive, brutal and
tyrannical. If he rules at ali, it is with a
rod of iron, for he knows no other methed.
He never extends generous hand to those
he governs; it is his heel he uses most, and
he is never SO we'll pleased-his coarse ma
ture is never SO well gratified us when that
heel Is on PROSTATE peoples necks. His
gross passions, his dark and gloomy mind,
and his selfish nature totally unfit him to
be the ruler of men, except as a despot.
Observe the Teuton in England aud see
how he feels, thinks and acts, and you will
not be greatly surprised at his conduct in
Ireland. See him in Russia, Prussia and
Austria, and mark his treatment of Poland.
That is fair specimen of his career as q
ruler. How different from the rule of the
gay anu SckI Ia rance, CuO DeSG
ruled country in the world. Compare it
with the low, mean conduct of Prussia,
where the greed of dominion is SO disgust
iDgly displayed, and where millions of men
have been dragged beneath the Prussian
flag, and their countries humiliated and
1t is that greed and lust of dominion
which has led to the present war; The i'm
pudent Teuton, after having made slaves
of several monarshs, began to insult France,
and treat her with such vulgarity and
coarseness, that Frenchmen could bear it
no longer, and they very properly resolved
to chastise the insolent upstart. This was
quite necessary, and civilization aud the
freedom of Europe, will be large gamers by
the transaction. For had Prussia been al
lowed to go on in her insoient career, the
continent would have been turned into a
nest of infidciity and despotism Freedom
would disappear; the rights of mankind
would be destroyed; and instead of having
chivalrous France as the mistress of Eu-
rope, the dark and gloomy Prussians would
turn it into q prison house for abject slaves,
But France, we expect, will teach the leu
toththat it is the Celt who is to be master
in Europe; and it is because she ltas gal
lantly resolved to whip Prussia, and chas-
tise her insolence that Ireland offers her
the warm sympathy of her generous heart.
No, it Is not the Teuton who is to rule the
world. He is unsuited for such a task.
We always thought that the mind was>the
ruling power, and that being the case, the
Celt is the formost of the human race, and
he and he alone deserves to be the ruler of
mankind. The Teuton appears far beneath
him, and formed only to be his "hewer of
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