Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-24
CITY POLITICS.
Far-DOw-sr and sbe hoy from Pinch

Far.Dowmer and hoy from Pinch
zaafgaon and Nationality I'm Politics.
Editors AppecE-For The past three or
four days q lively discussion has been
going on between different parties, in
which the Catholic church and Irlshmen
have been dragged over the Goals. Your
humble servant might have let 1t all pass,
had not he been accused Of interfering in
the quarrel. Allow me to deny being the
author Of the article signed Catholic
Irishman," though admitting That the SD
thor not only expressed some OF my SEN
timents, but repested words uttered by
me in public some two years ago, with
this difference: I have never alluded TO
my church when talking Of politics. As
il has never taken any part In such mat
tiers, / know I risk nothing IN saying IL
will side with no particular party In the
present contest. NOR DO L believe tnas
The persons accused of trying TO use the
church in which they were bsptised
would be guilty of such . thing; but were
they, not all the capital Of the Emmett
bank could purchase the vote Of one prsc-
tioal Catholic. That they will use their
nationality Is Q means for their own pri-
vate enos Is beyond e doubt; they know
that holding oface pays, and they are
on the make, no matter where or
how it comes. Modesty should now
compel them to take Q bRck-seat, but
between you and me. they and modesty
| could be married-they are nothing akin.
Let me enlighten the readers Of your
paper as to the cause Of this discussion OF
catholic and Irish IN our local politics.
A few days ago q creature signing himself
"a Far DowneF," recommended q very
clever gentleman for Office, moi on the
strength of the candidates. merits, al
though he Is the equal of any man in the
| held, and is worthy of the Office he seeks,
but because Of his nationality. This
called forth 6 reply from a "Ostholic
Irishmsn," which was answered in the
the Avalanche over the signature of"Boy
from Pinch" Would you believe itf The
"Boy from Pinch" and the "FsT-Downer
are identical. In the space Of two days
we find him in two different pspers, with
each time q different cognomen, fighting
for the rights of Irishmen. Whist a for
tunate people to have such a defenderl
Fellow-countrymen, come look at this
knave, who lsmsnts your hard fate in
having to work on the police and fire de-
psrtments at the present pay. Take q
| good look-he is an of1ce-holder now, and
with your assistance hopes to be one 70
the end Of his days. When God sends for
him 1 hope the devil may not rob the
messenger
Let us Investigate the claims of this
"Boy from Pinch" or "Fsr-Downer," on
Ireland or the Irish. There is not
drop Of Celtic blood in his veins; he is the
offspring of the carpet bsggers who went
to Ireland with King William Prince OF
Orange, and who hsve kept that country
in hell upon earth till this hour.
'rFor three hundIed years,
They've brought the tears
Rolling down from her eyes;
She mourns the day
They bore away
Her freedom as their prize"
he snd his forefAthers nave bRnished
you from your naive land, and he will
bring another war pom you in this, the
land of your adoption; for you must be
kept together as Irishmen on election
days 70 give to him and such SO he an
Office on the strength of their nationality.
He is sowing the winds you may have 70
reap the whirlwini.
II was the North-of-Irslsnd Orsngemen
who burned the Catholic church in Phila-
| delphia in IA; and Ii those men now try
ing to array the Irish against the natives
are only successful we may witness like
horrors in Memphis. For, fellow cOun-
trymsn, the days of persecution of our
selves and our church ! tear ave not
gone by.
/ fancy 1 see that "Boy from Pinch"
why not say South Msmphis?) But he
cannot tell the truth that is g matter Of
record. 1 fancy I see him standing on the
corner Of Third and Adams streets when
the torch would be applied to st. Peters,
" WhASA AS WSNA4 AAA- AAAO - A5 Is
specimen of the Dsrwinisn theory after
receiving g fresh nut to crack. That
hump of iniquity between his shoulders
would Ike for joy II he saw the emblem
OF mans redemption fall amidst the ruins.
And some wandering bard, when passing
the remains of that once noble structure,
which had been raised to the service of
God, would, like one of our countTymeu
while looking at the ruins OF an old mon
astery, destroyed by Oliver Cromwell on
his raid through Irelsnd-dlids Sherman
through the South-exclsim;
Holy pile
Who did you denle,
Or why are you wrecked or detofmedS
Or what wicked crime
Have you done, in your time,
That bore you're declined, Knocked and
Now answer me, sure,
Have you been impure?
0rl AIDED the poor with taxatonS
Or tore life or land
From the creature called man,
Thus bewildered TO stand in our nationS
In q low solemn strain
apoke the holy remains,
With words true and sincere uheni
Now since it is so
That you'd wish 10 know
The cause If my woe Ill declare, then.
A licentious knave,
Who is now in his grave,
Old Harry, q slave to temptation,
Ny affairs DETAINED,
And my claimed,
And my clergyman slain through the
nation"
King Harry and Cromwell combined
could not equal the rsscaiiSy of this knsve
who is going the rounds of the city
saying that ! am opposed to my country
men getting Office. Il is false, and no one
would say so excspt n whose heart was
rs wicked as his b. ad is weak. No man
would be prouder to see his countrYmen
to rise In the world than /, but let them
uat n M 10 haRauaa nf fhaip intrinsic unarft
not beosuse of their nationality. That 1
have seen clever, honest ITi-hmen hold
office In this place is beyond q doubt.
They are sill here, and l am proud of
them, while ct the same time it is equally
true nat Memphis has been cursed by
some Of the most internal thieves Of Irish
men, also holding office. Where will this
end2 Suppose other foreigners pursus a
q like eourse. IL will then be misfortune
TO be- born this side of the Atlantic, All
people are Jealous of their rights. The
Creat Daniel 0iConnell's cry was, Gre
land for the Irish" If the native Ameri-
can says "Americs for the Americans" he
Is denounced rs 8 KnoN-Nothing. In this
land you Rnd ! stand IS tree as the rock |
Matched eagle. ahske eff the knsvss who
want to ride into ofics on your bscks, and
when the day Of election comes go and
deposit your ballot. Use the proud privi- |
lege denied you Ia your native land; act
like American citizens as you have sworn
to do; give your support to the best man
no mat er where he prsys or whether he
prsys at all. That is a question between
him and his God. The devil will never
SINCE 9 hair on your head for his sins.
There are questions we should ask, such
as-is he honestf Is he soberH is he capa-
bleY will he do more for the welfare of
Memphis than his competitOT7 or, will he
work TO make himself richer and the PEG.
pc poorerS
One word more, country men, and 1
shall have done. After living on this
bluff tor nearly thirty years I SIN now
on the wrong side of the blind half hun
dred-I nave never heretofore known the
lima that our nannla onnld ha Led auar