The Irish standard., 1886-06-05

earnestly believe they would reconsider
their original proposition to fight, and
would never think of going further
than parading the streets Of Belfast On
the 18th of July, with stones in their
pockets, and keeping time 10 the in
spring air of song which relates how
a former king OF England named Will
liam accomplished the marvellous
nautical feat of crossing the Boyne
water. on July the first, in the morning
clear, in the year 1885,"
But what concerns us most here
in America is that the Canadian
Orangenen have offered to assist their
Is truly loyal" brethren in Ulster to the
tune Of $4,000 strong. If this 10000
would be composed CT Canadian Orange
men, as we have seen them in the days
gone ty, we do not think the defenders
of Gladstone's Home Rule measure
would have much to fear. We would
ask the Canadian brethren how would
they like,to encounter 10000 men like
the following :Royal Irish Private, :"
who recently writes letter to 8 Lon
don paper, which throws some light on
all the talk Of English officers going
over to ireland to lead the Orangenlan,
His statements are we'll worth record
ing in the present extraordinary posi-
ton Of affairs in the country:
HAS it ever occurred to these officers
that there are privates and corporals
and sergeants i'll Her Majesty's army
Tr,sbmen loving their own country and
loyal to her? Dc you think, sir, we
would stand by to see our countrymen
and co-religionists moved down by
landlords sons anti Orangeanen and not
stir finger? No, sir, by G--no."
The ''Royal Irish Private; goes on to
say that there are nearly one thousand
Irishmen in his regiment, and more
than thirty thousand Of them in the
British army Then he continues:
''If the officers go to fight for the
Orangemen, we, sir-I speak for the
men in my regilnent-will desert and
join our fellow~Catholics and fellow
countrymen. The Orangemen have not
reck oned OH us, but they may have to,
and God help them if they ever do. I
have never spoken treason against Her
Majesty, and at this moment I would
lay down my life to serve her as her
bidding, but Ireland, my dear land, is
first in my thoughts. Sir, the Irish
soldiers in the army are loyal and
brave, as even onr English calumuia-
tors admit, but they follow events as
well as our little snobs of officers, and
although they do not buster they are
ready. Irish soldiers have built up
your Empire, and at the end of it all
they are not going to see their own kith
and kin slaughtered by snobs and
Orangemen. Sir, fair is fair. In Ire-
land people are not allowed to carry
arms or drill. Bat the Irish soldiers,
whose loyalty has never been ques-
toned, are the natural protectors cf the
people. If it does come to blows, if the
landlords rise against the Queens au-
thority and the Parliamento of the realm,
the Irish soldiers will put down the re-
beI!ion. But may God in His mercy
grant that things may go ON peaceful. y
It is wonderful the number and va.
riety of excuses which certain Liberals
are giving for their desertion Of Glad
stone. Jesse Ceilings, with cool effron-
terry asserts that Gladstone deserted
the Liberals and sprung schemes with
out warning or consultation. Other
excuses equally as barren of reason
have been advanced by Liberals of the
Ceilings stripe. .
Lord Randolph Churchill's spite
full attack On Gladstone Wednes-
day night was not received with much
enthusiasm.
1t is thought q division will not be
reached before Tuesday night, or per-
haps later.
''Died for Ireland'' is the inscription
on a stone which has just been erected
in the Catholic cemetery of Dublin to
the memory of O'Donnell, who was
hanged in Newport for shooting the in
former James Carey on board the Mel
rose Castle steamship off Port Eliza
beth.
Lord Beaoonsfelds Views.
The London Daily News reproduced
the speeches made by Benjamin Dis