Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-06-01
Irish Citizens.
EDITOR TIMES:


Catholics"
We have this much further to say
on the subject. viz: that the Irish, as
a nation, do not make good citizens,
from the fact that they own too many
allegiances. First, to the Pope OF
Rome; second, to the bishop OF the
diocese; third, to the priest OF the
parish; fourth, to old Ireland, aud
last to the government of the United
States"
We pass over the Indignation which
such paragraph as the above must
naturally excite in every lrishman's
heart who has sworn allegiance to
the United States Government, anu
ask this inconsiderate, narow-minded
scribbler, if what he charges he true,
WHY were the naturalized and native
born Irishmen of this country found
arrayed in opposition to one another
on every battlefield from Sumter to
Appomattox Court Housea Did they
really owe allegiance to the Pope OF
Rome before their adopted or native
country. every capable man OF Irish
birth or lineage would at the out
break of that war have been arrayed
all on one side or the other, by order
of the Pope If Rome, But they were
not so arrsyed. as all the country ana
the world knows; hence the Pope
did not demand their allegiance In
preference to the United States, and
they consequently fought as became
free citizens according to their own
individual ideas of freedom, justice
and right, just rs hundreds OF thou
sands of Others did, of almost every
nationality who understood the
nature of the struggle, As to the
fealty they can owe to bishop or
priest. We believe that to be purely
spiritual matter; and since every one
has a right to his own religious con-
vict;ons and to the peaceful utierance
Of the same in all this broad ana
beautiful land. why does The Tri-
bune state that the Catholic Is given
to violating our laws in recognizing
spiritual allegiance! As to The
Trihune's unaccountable charge that
1.-THE Irish rs a nation do not make
good citizens :" they are British sub
iects as nation; and We will add
,ust here that they were cultivated
more highly as a nation than the
Britons, when they had nationality
of their own devisiug. Scattered as
Irishmen now are among the king
doms and republics Of the world, they
have everywhere been not only law
abing citizens. but hoaored, respect
Ell and exalted ones. In every range
of human thought there are to ee
found shining Irish examples;
wherever the arbiirameat OF arms
impels 10 deeds of personal v:tlor
and the accomplishment Of grand re-
forms. there YOU are sure to had
freshmen. They delve in our mines,
build our railroads, construct our
telegyaphs. till our soil, unfnrl our
banner in every port, fought oar war
of Independence, the subsequent one
rs we'll; shouldered their rifles ard
marched that dreary journey over the
almost interminable deserts 10 Cali
fornia, and helped u wre>i that new
Italy from the domination Of the
Mexican and aborigine. Since history
affirms this, aud thousands of living
witnesses are here 10 attest the same.
We weuld be pleased Il have The
Carson Tribune inform Us what con
stitu,es a good citizen in its opinion,
when frishmeu, after having done
this for America, and sii
more, are by him indirectly called
bad citizcasl Let him remember
that il was Jack Barry, an lrishman,
who was the first American Commo-
dore; that when Gen. Washington's
army was destitute and the treasury
depleted, il was an lrishman. Dan Carl
ton, who stepped promptly forward
and laid $,5, 900. his alt, on the altar
of his country; that the Irish Par
Lament in those days of trial to
mems souls refused TO vote cent or
Il man To aid Britain in "suppro>sing
the rebellion" McMshon, of Irish
parentage. is President Of the French
Republic. McManus. of Irish birth,
is the merchant prince 81 Northern
Mexico Everybody kows that A. I.
Stewart WAS an Irish boy from Dub
i'm. The o'donnells OF Spain are OF
the highest rank there, and all Of
ireland. II was an Iri.hman who,
when the assembled patriots OF
America were deliberating long and
cautiously over that famous docu-
ment that has since rung The world
sround.' and the centennial procia-
nation of which We are now cele-
brating as united and happy peo-
pie, il was great-snuled and fear
less Irishman who declared, as if 10y
inspiration, LAS for me, give me
L,bcrty or give me Death" Every
American school-boy knows his
name il IS Patrick Henry. Who can
tru,hfully say that America can afford
10 do without her citizens of Irish
birth and lineagel--that they have
not notably ngrsei Ter liberties, de-
Tended her hearth-stones and dag
with unceasing and most jealous
caref
Fame, wealth aud hunors are not
for all, whether Irish or Saxon, Afri-
can or Slavonian. etc. How con-