Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-04-14
/" DON'T LET US FIGHT WITHOUT
A FLAG -


A FLAG ..
South Carolina. and especially the city
of Charleston, has reason TO be proud OF
her Revolutionary record ind may well
celebrate its principal events. There
will bs . Centennial Fair" in Charles
ton on the 18th Of April. at which the
Irish military Of the State will take
charge OF . table TO be known as the
+" Jasper Table," the proceeds Of which
will be used for the erection OF q monu-
ment In commemoration OF "the frst
victory gained during the war OF Amer
lean independence" On the 18th of
Junap1776. Fort Moultrie was bombarded
ty the British feet and the colors were
shot from the flagstaff. They did not
long remain on the ground. An Irish
soldier. Sergeant Jasper. lesped over the
psrapet Of the palmetto fort, seized the
colors. and. under the FIRE of the enemy,
nailed them TO their position. The brave
soldier turned TO bis comrades and said.
Don't let MS fight without a Aagl" II
10 proper TO honor such memory as this,
and the Irish military OF the Palmetto
State a.e right in appealing TO their
fellow countrymen for assistance In rails
ing the monument. The Executive
Committee are James j. Grace. Cap
tain Irish Rife Club John Burke,
Captain Irish Volunteers p. Fogarty,
Captain Irish Volunteer Rifle Club A.
G. Magrath, Jr.. Captain Montgomery
Guards p. Slattery, Captain Emmett
Guards and contributions may be sent
10 Mr.. Simon Fogarty, No. SO Broad
street, Charleston. Don't let us fcht
without Q flag F" has Its echo in Amer
lean hearts, though century has passed
since the Irish hero uttered the glorious
words.-[N. Y. Herald.
Though our availssle space is always
too limited to enable us to reprint many
extracts from tho Eastern papers, the
genuine hing Of tho above article appeals
20 strongly to the patriotism of every
American citizen. that we think it is our
duty to afford our humble aid in pro-
noting its circulation. In these
days We find that naturalizsd
citizens are being treated by one
political party with obloquy and con-
tempt. We also find that the religious
principles Of q very large element OF the
American people are being prescribed.
We find that the governing body Of
great city Is sneered at. suspected
and maIianed because there are too
many "O's'' and MACS" in il
to suit the fastidious taste of
. particular clique. We. however, do
not find that in the days OF tho revolu-
ton there were any complaints made
because there were too many "O's"
and Macs" in the armies of
the Continental Congress. We do
not think there were any excerpts taken
because there were Catholics serving
among the patriot troops. Naturalized
citizens were not secuted and fouted at
because they were not born on American
soil. Sergeant Jasper was not less brave
because he was Catholic or less devoted
to the cause OF liberty because he first
opened bis infant eyes upon the green
sod Of old Ireland. In spite Of those &C.
cidents Of faith and parantage, which are
now considered such drawbacks to the
bigoted political blunderheads Of the
day. Sergeant Jasper offered ON example
Of cool, unhinohing heroism under
FIRE which none but the brave
can hope to emulate. II stands
to-day. one Of the brightest achievements
OF period ana u struggle, which are
brilliant with the gallant deeds of an
army of heroes. The brave Sergeant's
faith and birth never caused him to
blanch or fall amid the hurtling rush OF
shot. or the deadly thrust OF changing
steel. If then, in the hour of danger,
In the supreme moment, when amid the
lannon's roar and shock of charging
squadrons nations are born or blotted
out, faith and birth do not vitiate the
counsels Of the sage or palsy the arm of
the soldier, surely in other less momen-
tuous times q citizens religion and par
entage should not act as a disqualified
ton or exotic the sneers OF the blindly
bigoted or the political demagogue.
Surely the friend tried and found true
in perilous times, can and ought to be
trusted when those perils are over. II
then that be true, why this crusade
against Catholics and naturalized citi-
zens :?