Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-02-21

FUNERAL-RAID UPON CAN
ADA-sPECULATING IN BENEYOLENCE-
POLITICAL-LENT-L AB0R-BUSINESS-
WALL STREET RELIGION.


il ADA-SPECULATING IN BENEVOLENCE-
T-LABOR-BUSINEsS-
WALL STREET RELIGION.
NEW YORK, Feb. II, 1877.
THE FUNERAL OF O'MAHoNEY.
Men 90 out of sight very soon. Twelve
years ago, Col. John O'Mahoney filled the
newspapers, which is the modern trump OF
fame, and his name was on the lips OF
men. He had been II patriot in Ireland,
had bearded the British Lion in his den,
had emigrated to this country, and organ
lied the Fenian movement, and was its ac-
knowledged head. He had gorgeous quar-
ters, staff" and all the ribs of great
warlike enterprise. He had everything, in
fact, necessary TO conquer the independ-
ence of Ireland, except men, and arms,
and some other trlles. But they lad II
good time of it, while the servant girls
and laborers contributed, and when the
regular Irish quarrel came, O'Alahoney
subsidized. AS he WAS an honest man who
actually believed in the possibility of mill
tary operations against England, he went
out poor and he has lived in poverty and
obscurity ever since. His death last week
was the first that had been heard of him
for some time. The Irish gave the dead
hero" an immense funeral. All the
societies turned out in regala, and every
lrishman in the city got out his plug hat
from the box where it had rested since last
st. Patrick's day, and the city was alive
with them. His body is to be taken to
Ireland for intcrment. And speaking of
the Irish, would anybody suppose that hu-
man credulitY could go so far as to con.
tribute money for another
RAID UPON CANADA?
ODonovan Rosa, who was an Irish
" Hero" is also receiving contributions off
any sums that servant girls and simple
minded laborers choose to give, to form Il |
Skirmishing Fund" He proposes to or
ganize regiment of skirmishors to annoy
the rear of the British Lion in Cana(a,
while other heroes attack him in front
on the old sod. All this to occur as soon
as Europe gets into IL general war, which |
Will take the attention of England. The |
average Irishman is queer institution.
The race in America may be properly divid.
ell up into dupes and dupers. The moment |
a speck of war appears upon any horizon,
the leaders " Immediately issue procla-
nation, announcing that d" IreIand's oppor-
tunIly - is at last here, and that all that
IS needed to secure Irish independence
ls-money Any sum will be received.
md from any source. The servant girls
una laborers take liberal share from
heir scant earnings, and give it to the
beats, who collect I'LL that is possible, and
hen let the thing die. One would suppose
mat alter dozen or two such experiences
he people would know better, but they
'oht' The innocents are always ready to
DC Shoared, and there are always "lead-
IFS to shear them. The contributions to
koSsa S skirnishing fund, us absurd as it
s. Nils columns in the Irish newspapers.
IN THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES.
1t is too bad that one can't give dollar
Win any certainty that it will reach the
people intended to be benefited. The bc-
eyolent societies of the city are UNDERGO
ne examination, and vast amount of !
ottenness has been developed. One in
tltution Tor sleltering distressed women
'aS found te be II purely private specula- =
ION OF two enterprisng young men, and =
i'll no shelter or anything else, and who d
'ere collecting great deal of money Il
ON the charitable. They had the sublime /
mpudence TO appeal to the authorities for Il
share OF the State appropriation, and 3
'ere caught. Other Institutions were Il
,und to be organizations for the support Il
II parcel of dead bnnts Tba oni o
nd there are an immense number of then, 8
ere all under heavy pay. The collectors ,
ere paid heavy percentage upon their Il
elections; heavy rents were paid mon !.
hlch " divvios" were doubtless allowed
nd altogether it was us rotten AS Tam, p
any, and | can't say more than th,t C.
ON t suppose all the societies are of tbi. G.
are deserving ones, but Il LARGE u
9rcentAge of them are proper subjects for o
ose Watching. p