The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-01-19

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advocating the cause of the colonies,
among whom arc Burke, Sheridan and
Barry. From the closing of the war of
independence until the Mexican, we
find Irishmen serving with distinction
in tue army and navy, at the bar and
on the bench. We find Andrew Jack
son in the Presidential chair; Pat
Tracy Jackson, of Boston, building the
first railroad in New England. Tie
Erie canal was built by Clinton, Ca
honn. Blake, Lynch, Carroll, Butler,
McComb, Welch, Fleming and Somers
held important political and diplomatic
positions. John Barry was the first
commodore of the American navy.
| From Lexington to Palo Alto, from
Chapnltapec to Appomattax, the blood
of patriotic Irishmen has crimsoned ev-
cry field; thousands have laid down
their lives that this country might live.
4 At Chantillv we gave a Kearney; at
Gettysburg We gave Reynolds Smith,
Corcoran and Mcpherson all died lead
ing their corps, and yet the Willamette
Farmer says We are dangerous race
and that our characters are blotted. .
His excellency, G. A. Arthur, our
President, is the son of all Irishmau;
P. H. Sheridan, commander OF our ar
my, is the same; Admiral Porter, com
manding our navy, is of the same race:
50 Mullaney, Rowen and Blake. Sen
ators Fair, Jones, Collum and Sewell
were born in Ireland Ten States are
represented in Congress by Irishmen,
so it seems that the American people
love to honor "blotted characters.
/ would call the attention Ct the
Farmer to what Barnes says of some Of
those dangerous fellows" in his brie1
history of the United States. Il
: speaking of tie battle Of Fredericks-
i burg, he SAYS "In The assault Meagh
er's Irish troops especially distinguishes
Themselves, leaving two thirds of thei
u number on the field of their heroic ac-
$ ton" The correspondent of the Lon
II don Times, who watch sd the battl,
a from the heights, speaking of thei
y yalor, ssys: "Never at Fontenoy, AL
buera, nor Waterloo was more II:
Il doubted courage displayed by the sol
e of Erin than during those six frantic
d dashes which they directed against tn
n almost impre5 enable position of thei
n foe. That any mortal man could hav
is carried the position, defended as it was
: seems idle for the moment to believe
But the bodies which lay in dens
masses within 48 Yards of the muzzle
of Colonel Walton's guns are the bes
to evidence what manner Of men the
~ "CiC WIZ PtCeoSO OA " oCaIH VIVA tki
Of dauntlessness of race which has game
II glory on a thousand battlefields, an
sr never moie richly deserved it than a
1T the foot Of Marye's heights, on the l3t
ID day Of December, 1862"
m In conclusion I would say that see
: no dispute with the Farmer, for hay
v always thought well of that paper, br
" [ will at all times endeavor to defen
le the character of the Irish from all III
ID just attacks, direct and indirect. Her
ID after ! hope the Farmer will not be {
ID sweeping in its accusations, for of a
n nationtlities none has brighter recon
ID tan the descendants of the Green Isl
d, We cannot help what some unfortun
" ates of our race do. Other national
oe ties are i'll the same fix; but we ca
O. boast that our race has never produce
ID an Arnold nor JEFF Davis in til
as great republic.
b. JAMES BYRON