The New York herald., 1879-01-07
THE CORK NDTGNITY TO GRANT.
AN IRIsHMAN's PROTEST AGAINST THE INSULT
TO AMERICAS SOLDIER.


ON the fair fame of Americas great soldier and fa-
yorte son. Had such an insult come from the Irish
people it would be the duty of Irishmen here to hold
meetings and denounce the causes assigned as vile
sander on the character of General Grants but as 1t Is
only the action of few professional nationasts and
political mountebanks who too ready to trail the
fair fame OF ireland in the dirt with
them, if they can only secure the applause
OF the rabbe. will deal with 1t as such
AS has been stated in the HERALD General Grant had
among his most intimate friends Roman Catholics
and even filed OF the highest ofices in his gift
with Roman Catholics. We have yet to learn that a
single soldier who served under him or single citi
zen has ever experienced a single act of bgotry
intolerance at his hands. 1 speak from experience
for three years in the field afforded me an opportu
nifty Of studying him closely, and his Pres
dent is known to us ALL
do not write to defend General Grant from the
slanders of these men. for they are too silly and
groundless to need refutation but feel confident
only giving expression to the sentiments of true
Irishmen both here and in Ireland, no matter what
their creed politics may be- when state that we
look upon the intoerant action OF this clique OF
mountebanEs in Cork with shanie loathing and dis
gust. II is strange fact that these very NELL
so called nationalsts-both i'll Ireland and
here who set up 81 as p pillars s,t Of
when there is little cheap capital to be made by the
operation are the very men who are daily dcnoun-
cling the hierarchy and priesthood OF ireland as
enemies of the country and England's garrison, and
who in turn have brought down the thunaers OF the
Vatican not only upon themselves, but also upon
honest Irish nationaists who would tain make their
country respectable. respected and independent.
Any acquain ed with these professional patriots,
even in New York is well of their contempt
for everything sacred and when they stand forth as
the champions of Cathoicity it must be simply on
the principle of .'the devil preaching Scripture.
AS specimen of the intolerance of these men who
bitterly denounce English intolerance and oppres
sion in Ireland must state that lew years since
rule meeting in Limerick. Mr.. Butt had commemorate
speak. when body of nationalist rushed into
the hall, and, after battering several heads routed
the meeting by the force of club logic. Indeed.
had been informed by several respectable patriotic
Irishmen-and saw enough myself to confirm their
statement-that such were the means generally
adopted by those professional agitators TO knock
patriotism into the heads OF their countrymen. These
fellows set themselves up the leaders of the Irish
national movement, both here and at home, simply
the grounds that some of them have suffered in
carceration in British prisons and any one who dares
oppose their pretensions is at once denounced as
renegade and traitor.
Some of those who suffered for Ireland are entitled
to the highest praise, while, it reports speak truly.
q few willing to purchase their liberty at the
price of their honor and few more, like whipped
ours, whined for mercy in the dock
Giving due praise to these men for their sacrifices
and their suerings it is to be regretted that their
conduct as the selfconstituted leaders of the Irish
national movement is such as to bring Irish nation
aiism into contempt and to deter influential inteiii-
gent and patriotic Irishmen from identifying them
II Irish independence is to be accomplished in our
days, it must be either by intelligence and the moral
accomplish the former the Irish movement should
have the cordial support OF Intelligent lrishmen
of standing and reputation both here and III lreand
but unfortunately such are deferred from iden-
trying themselves with a movement that is con-
trolled by blatant demagogues like those who made
such q shameful exhibition of themselves in Cork.
revolutionary movement, to be successful must
be nursed until England is buried to her neck in
difficulties and foreig ign war. It. too. must command
fho and N ten
ticularly the United States-for we cannot in these
days of progress and community Of thought and ac-
ton afford to ignore the moral influence OF their ap-
proval aud good opinion.
We cannot accomplish all this by blind exhibitions
Of intolerance, by tho ioud-tongued patriotism" of
demagogues by the insane advocacy OF dynamite and
other diaboca agencies in time OF peace, for which
so-caled diminishing fund has been ostcnsbly
gotten up; hut by patience and perseverance and by
such wisdom in our councils and action AZ patriots
and American citizens will win to our cause not
only the wealth and intelligence OF the Irish element
both at home and in America, but also the moral
countenance and support OF tho great american
people and nation. ID. r. CUNNINGHAM.
INDIGNATION OF A NATIVE OF CORK.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HErALp:-
Anent the escapadc Of the Cork Council In refusing
to accord General Grant the courtesies and hospitality
Of the CITY, the ground of his supposed antipathy
to Catholicism, trust you will concede me little
space for few remarks in relation thereto. have
lived in that city interruptedly. or on and
off, for period of twenty-three years, and
think that my knowledge OF their feelings and senti
ments toward this country ana its people will justify
me in affirming that they will repudiate and in due
time, reprobate the action OF those narrow minded
Councilnen. 1t is to be hoped that II there are any
Americans who assume that their conduct was rep
rcsentatve of the people OF that city or of Ireland
they will disabuse their minds of such; for nothing
s certain than that their action was at lance
with the feelings OF the people whom they (ms)rep
resented. These fellows will find that their action.
far from evoking appreciation, Will unmstakably
t<an ivt0 hrin npl
the contempt of millions OF Irishmen whose hearts
throb III sympathy with America and her people.
Very sincerely yours, CohhoNiAN.
THE OTHER sIDE--GRANTs BIGoTRY REBUKED.
from the Catholic Heraldl
The tour OF President Grant In Europe has been
quite surprise to those who looked on him a
plain. unassuming citizen Of rhe United States.
Wherever lie has gone he has been received with regal
honors and his well known bgotry has been for him
passport to the favor of the enemies of the Catholic
Church. Gambctta bismarck, CASTELAR, and the
other high priests of irreligon welcomed
President as a brother. Last week Grant reached
Ireland and the Corporation of Dublin gave him the
freedom Of the city. in return for which he made a
speech composed of platitudcs and claptrap.
It was reserved for the manly and truly Catholic
Corporation of Cork to administer fitting rebukc to
the brutal and bgotcd soldier who in October, 1885,
took advantage of his exalted potion President
the United States to revive the bcastly cry Of mo
Poperyl" We have been informed by cable that at .
meeting of the Town Council OF Cork, on Friday.
January g. after several bitter speeches by Catholic
members, a motion that the letter of the United
states Consul at Queenstown announcing General
Grants coming be simply marked ''Read' was car
ricd without u dissentienf vote. A previous motion
20 give General Grant proper reception was ignored
In order tina. readers may appreciate the
justice OF the contempt with which the people oi
cork treated Grant it will be necessary to say
few words of the character OF the man aud hls well
known nti-Catholic proclivites.
General Ulysses Grant is man notoriously unen-
numbered by any religious belief at sll. He is
besides this, very ie,icent man; pne little gwen
TO speaking right out. aa a rule, az the Emperor
Napoleon III. For once, however, this usually
silent ruler spoke out. very plainly indeed. Fri
day, October l. 1S15s The occasion was his delivery
OF an address at Des Mones In Iowa. to the reunion
NJ the Society of the Army OF the Tennessee. After
auding to the late civil war in America--s war hs
himself chiefly instrumental IN bringing to
/ close by the simple device Of pounding tile South
| into submission toy pouring i'll overwhelming forces