The Red Cloud chief., 1875-07-01

bcin' bstei,ed IN warm weather, has
no OCCASION for o beverage, that will
stimulate iss growing, although it
sometimes jumps across the fence, into
the dominion of Bachus, and becomes
as great a worshipper Of the merry
god. as even did Pauick's Day.
Patrick's Day is an Irishman. the
Fourth of July is a u,an of all nations,
because the representatives Of ali
nations gave berth to il. Patrick's
Day is the son Of 81. Patrick: the
Fourth Of July is the sou Of George
WashIngtsS. One was a saint of Irish
manufacture, the other was a saint Of
universal manufacture. The Irish
saint was a Catholic, the American
saint was just as Catholic, il Catholic
means universal. for no saint, could
be more universally beloved and
esteemed, than the Father of his
Country, General George Washington.
So the question with me, is to fluid
out the difference between those two
great saints. One was a spiritual mis-
sionary, especially chosen and called
TO make var against the darkness OF
paganism, before the bright CLEAN Of
whose gospel sword. fell the affairs Of
idolatary while the other was espe-
cially chosen aud called by the gesius
of liberty, to cmancipate q brave PEG
pie from the thTa!dom Of temporal
slavery. One by the power of his
spiritual sanctity, drove efFectually and
forever. from the scene Of his labors,
every manner Of yenomous reptile
across the Irish sea into England. The
other, in like manner, by the power Of
his influencing faith in the justice of
his cause, and by the aid Of people
who would be free. drove reptiles
equally as vencmous across the Allan
tic, into England also, there with
Toadyism, to wallow in ahject serfdom.
One conquered The dragon,-the other
conquered George 1.-THE Ill., and the
dragon, thereby throwing open the
gates Of those American Hespredes as
an asylum for the free 10 spirit of all
natiOnalities.
The more we trace up the works of
those two master spirits, the more We
6nd their dOings in parallel lines.
There actions seem 10 run in the same
grove, in such beautious harmony.
that they appear like parts of the
same machine. The Irishman looks
on his national holiday as a day Of
general rejoicing, q day of festive joy,
q day Of fun aud frolic /; and no matter
in what part OF the world he u,ay be
on that day he will enjoy himself as
well as he can or knows hos, although
his manner Of doing it, (viewed from
= stand point foreign to his custom, J
may not always be up to the standard
nevertheless he enjoys himself; and
how he does it is no one s business but
bio own. The people of America look
upon their fourth of July, As a day OF
jubilee. They look upon it, as the day
when nature gave berth to a new
world, where the act, thought and
mind could be free from the restraint
Of any coronetted Gesler. Thus they
look upon it, aud thus they enjoy
themselves nationality accord
ing to the manner and customs Of
their predecessors, though with only
one common, unanimous sentiment
prevailing the entire mass,-The SEN
timent Of heartfelt joy for the time
honored custom of the reading Of the
Declaration of independence.
So while We hold different views on
different subjects, maintain different
principles, profess different doctrines,
possess different sympathies, honor
different days FROM different circum
stances, aud love our different place.
Of berth OF extraction, lie, there be but
one prime principle amongst US in
common ; and that is to guard with
Jealous care the honor aud integrity
OF our common country, SO that when
We are called to another and q better
one, We may be able to hand it down
to those who will come after US As We
found it. And
"As it ought to be,
Great. glorious aud free,
First flower of the earth
And first gem Of the sea-
O'SCLLIyAN.