The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-12-15
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thase American Senators ana ieSs'ao
,ay: I" That dependency OF Grees nssn
.enrsbated by all humanity and discount
.napced by all just policy. II would argue
nannrv Of feeiinC-an ignorance OF human
;ahta. to submit patiently through cen
uries to wrongs which have caused perpe1,
,al risings in Ireland; but only Win psIsiaa
with but short intervals OF tran
utility. America has opened her arms 10
lhe onpressed of all nations., No people
Saye ayailed themselves Of the asylum VIII
more alacrity, or in greater numbers tnap
the Irish. High 10 the NEED OF praise, I'LL
ehroueb the gratitude of America As
seroes and statesman they honor their az
onted country" Until such glorious worus
"a these are wiped out OF the RECORDS OF
American hi1tory; until the generous senu-
ments, which inspired them, nave ceased 10
he portion of the American nature, then,
and not before then, will Mr.. Fronde get
the verdict which he, seeks from America
to-day. .;
Archives and have found that the fo"nG
alton of these sympaties lies IN the s'mple
heart aud soul with you, American gentle
men, with you and your fathers In .nas
Glorious struggle. I find that in the third
volume Of the American Archives, letter
from ireland, dated September A1th, IEo,
to friend in New York, In whicn .ne
Of tSa.usopis here wish well 70 the cause in
which YOU are engaged. They are raising
recruits throughout this kingdom. Ihe
men are told that they are only going 70
Edinburgh 70 learn military discipline. ana
then to return. Before they got sang'e
lie, we'll knowing they were going to arm
him, and to send hin to America to Eight
against the American people, well knowing
t6at they would never have entered the
British army for any such purpose.
A certain Major Roche went Gown 70
Cork to recruit men for AWerica, and he
made o great speech to them; it was very
laughable, He called upon them az Irish
men, by all that they held sacred, the glori-
sus nationality to which they belonged, the
splendid monarch that governed them, and,
In fact, the very words almost which Mr;
RinesI, were used by Major Roche to these
poor men; and then he held mp the golden
auineas and the pound notes before them,
and here 10 the record, in tho third volume
again, of the American Archives, account
ing for the success of Major Roche in raisin
yiee was 90 distastefnl to tho people Of Ire
hand in general that few Of the recruiting
osicsrs could prevail upon the men TO en-
hat and fight against their American bro
thers.n That same year, In the Britiss
House of Commons, Ar. Johnson says
the wiseat men in this country are ON th'
aide of the Americans, and in Ireland tare.
GO one are on the side Of tho Americana
In the House Of Lords, in the same yea
of l775 the Duke of Richmond makes thii
statement: ssAttempts have been maae u
enlist the Irish Roman Catholics, but th'
minister knows we'll that these attempt
hnf
agaipethe Congress of America addressed
the people Of Ireland in that memorable
year of l775, and here arc the words:
That Americas first Congress sends ovel
the Atlantic waves to the afflicted, down
,1odden Catholic Irish, says, accept on
friendiy disposition you have always shown
towards ne. We know that you are no
without your grievances; We sympathizt
with YOU in your distrese, aad we are
pleased to and that the designs of subjuga
ting us has persuaded the administrator
10 dispense to Ireland some vagrant ray
Of ministerial sunshine with the tender
uercies of the Government that has Ions
been cruel to yon. In the rich pastures o
Ireland many hungry parasites were fed
and have grown strong labor:ng In ne
Distraction We find such words as thes'
addressed not to the Palstines and planters
for If the Congress of America was address
ing the Planters and Cronwellians in Ire
land ehey wonld not have used such lang
mage rs this: ''In the rich pastures of Ire
land many a hungry parasites were fed
= and have grown strong iaboring In its des
traction.
Benjamin Franklin. glorious and i'm
mortal name was in Versailles aa Ministe
from the American Government. He write
TO the people of Ireland in October, 177s
and says: +" The years Of Disery and dis
t1ess which that Inflated country has beer
80 frequently exposed to, aad so often ex
perienced by such combination of rapine
5reachery and villainy as would have dis
gfaeed the name Of the most arbitrary gov
eTnment Of the world, has most sincerely
affected rs, and your experiences have en-
gagged the most serious attention of Con-
gross in America" Now 1 come to an ethel
Sonored name. We find in the testimony
Of Yerplanck, when the Catholic Emanci
patton Act was passed, there was ban
quet in the city Of New York to celebrate
the event, and this distin guished American
gentleman proposed health or. toast
and it was Catholic toast. The Pena
Laws: Reqaiescdt /" PGce-(May they res
in peace"
"And now, again. continues MI. Yer
planck, =" have good w0rd to say 70