The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-06

position to the powers that be, at home, to
very earnestly desire to inaugnrate the
causes from which the same results will |
flow here. With the sympathy of almost
the whole population arrayed with them,
they have, in Ireland, been worsted in |
every encounter with the law, and, instead
of conquering their oppressor, have
brought untold and renewed evils upon
themselves. Instead of freeing Ireland,
they have but rivcted its chains all the
stronger. Ireland may yet be free, but 1t
will never come through petty conspra
cies, clustering newspapers, bloody riots,
or by the efforts of such leaders as John
Mitchell. In this country, unfortunately,
while the great mass of Irishmen are peace
full, law abiding citizens, and are, as
class, industrious, yet some, too many OF
them, are restless, idle, vicious, living
upon excitement, and never contented save
when engaged in broils or in contest.
With the authorities. In every such contest
they have been worsted. In every such
contest in the future, such must be their
fate Unfortunately, too, as is also the
case with native born citizens, this restless
class are noisy as well as turbulent, and
their very noise and turbulence have con-
stituted them leaders of still more ig-
norant class so that, ia their every con-
test with the law, they are able to inden-
tify more or less of their race with them,
and disgrace not only themselves but their
countrys name. Unfortunately, too,
another class, calling themselves more re-
spectable-but not so in fact-ally them
selves with, and urge them on, counting
on receiving support in some political con-
test therefor. The same is true of all the
disorderly elements in America, whether
native or foreign born, and the really re-
spectacle men are compelled to share the
odium.
If there is any intention to violate the
law, il has Its origin with these restless
men, and with those who will cndeavor to
make political capital out of an alliance
with them. Upon the supposition that the
attempt will be made to have a "Sunday
procession" the New York Herald wants
to know if the thought has occurred that
''it may not be agreeable to the family" of
Mitchell "to organize, contrary to law,
general procession in honor of his men,
~ IF orr n ftn nlacq
that will make the attempt, we should say
not We should say further, that there
was not much in the life of John Mitchell
to Indicate that such an attempt would not
have been agreeable" to him. His whole
| life was a series of law breaking. In that
| he loved Ireland he did well in that he
| violated the law he did i'll. Whether in
| the acts which led to his conviction, he
was actuated by patriotism or other mo-
| tives we will not attempt to decide. He
was convicted, perhaps by perjured testi-
mony and packed jury, and he received
the sympathies of patriots everywhere.
| Had he died in prison or exile, he would
have received a patriot martyrs crown.
But he was not content thus to live and
die. He preferred liberty to honor. He
sacrificed honor and violated his parole to
obtain liberty. He, himself, calls such an
act "a shameful deed the "act of a ruff
fian." BY the violation of his parole, he
escaped from penal servitude and landed
in New York. did his acts then show that
he was actuated by patriotism. and love
of free institutions All Irishmen know
that, after taking an oath of allegiance to
! the United States, he transferred himself
body and soul to the confederate cause.
I.They all know his professed desire to town
good, fat niger" He says he is 'not
ashamed of it, and says 81 was a confed-
crate and so were all the best men that l
met in America" What do New York
Irishmen say to that We know how they
regarded John Mitchell in those days, when
he was invoking the vengeance of heaven
and assisting to bring the horrors of war to
Irishmen, who were fighting the battles of
| the Union. He was an American citizen,
| yet he endeavored to destroy his adopted
country, which had protected not cypress
ed him. He renowned allegiance to the
| queen of Great Britain ana ireland, and,
as an American citizen, although unknown
as such, he sought seat in the British
parliament. Do American Irishmen desire
to violate the law to "honor' such man ?
We doubt it,