The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1881-03-12
INVITATION FOR ST. pArRIoK,s DAY.

showing that they are not the vulgar
persons spoken of by Frank Pixley of
the Argonaut, have united in invit-
ing him to a dinner on st. Patrick's
Day
To Editor Pixley. Chief Cook of the
0fal-Stew, or lola Podrida" Of the Ar
gonaut
The undersigned. an Invitation Committee,
appointed by Irish fellow-countrymen, asso-
ciated together as the "Sprigs of Sh~illalah,''
to celebrate the annIv srsary Of Ireland's pa
tron saint, take pleasure in extending to you
an invitation to dine with them at the
Poodle Dog" San Francisco, on the evening
of the 18th of March, instant
Hoping TO be gratihed by your acceptance
of this invitation, it is expected that you will
speak. to the sentiment of Civil and Reli-
gious Liberty" as the greatest presumed to
be- American expounder Of its principles on
this continent. Wishing to be instructed, we
shall be happy to listen to the animated elo-
quence which will convince us, as you pro-
claim, that the English Government is the
model Government among nations, and that
it is the foremost champion Of human rights"
You have also declared that you think Ire
land and the Irish wrong, and England and
the English right but you have unlortun-
ately omitted to say in what, and as we ma
turally wish to be informed, we have TO re-
quest that on the occasion referred to, you
will impart to US that information.
We solicit your Attendance, if for no other
reason than. that you may also then inform
us why, from tho sympathy expressed
throughout the United States for the struggle
OF tho Irish League, and at the reimprison-
ment Of Miehae Dayitt, you have designated
saeh sympathy as "dovilish and un-Ameri-
cam
And above all, why Is it that, after using
tbs language we have quoted, you declare
IF there is any land Oh Gods broad earth
that we would desire to see prosperous and
happy 1t is lreland.' There seems to be in
your opposite expressions sdch contradiction
that YOU really must rise to explain the SEEM
ing Inconsistency. unless We substitute for the
word desire that Of hate.
From your freely expressed hostility to tho
Catholic Church. you will by the sanction
VI sOAA iNtSohh IiCoNhSo loiA0RC Jul NoAc-
bration from any appearance Of religious in
tolerance which might be impaired to it.
Our cha lain. the Rev. Father Mulligan,
will, rs ii is usual with him, extend to you
his hand, but We lLow that you will treat
him as Carl sanke dad, who died lately at
Buffalo, one who was biiliantly endowed like
yourself with a love Tor civil and religious
liberty. We are induced to send you an ac-
count of tho death OF th.s champion of civil
and religious liberty, from the fact that he
could not, even by benefting from your in
strnction. have mole nobly exemplitied it by
his conduct at his death. The following is
the account
Execution Carl Manke, condemned to
death Tor the murdef of John Atioti, was
hung ON Friday IN the prison at Buhaio. lie
refused TO laAe tho hand which the Rev.
rather Mulligan offered, anu threat ned TO
give him a bIoH in the mouth IL he lid not
leave and not disturb him. lac said that no
did not wish 10 pray himself, nor that any one
else -holid pray iof hlm. lac died al this
s.irit unchanged"
We know that you cannot bat admire the
heroism Of this man, and We eagerly look
forward to the interview between yourself
aud the ltey. Father Mulligan, that you may
tell him as Manke did. that you will give HIM
a slap in the mouth it he attempts to say
any prayer 10 lore dinner; that YOU wish to
be let alone, and iodine in peace.
No canot but consider the poodle Dog"
the most appropriate place in which wecould
entertain you, because the well known cour-
age aud power Of resistance OF that animal is
emblematic OF your position as the watch
dog upon Irish aggression over British rights,
This aggression is an injustice which, we sup
pose, exists rs you literally explain, but
which, owing to the deficiency of our compre-
h%ensiou, We nave not yet been able to discover.
DO not suppose, however, that we consider
you aught else than in our own native
tongue "fuider leobhar cluasach Asal," nor
imagine that We offer this dinner as u sop
to Uerberus'-a Cerberus Poodle taking the
the place Of the British Lion.
We have the the honor to be at least your
adopted fellow-citizens, il there is TO be no
other fellowship between US. and We only
ask you to remem ger. Poodle Dog" st
ratrick's Day. ERIN go bragh," and the
"wearing Of the Green"
Rory 0'MooRE,
PAT. MoLLOY,
- -