The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1894-03-08
STILL WATER, MINNESOTA, MARCH 8,

them in cold blood in their never ceas
ing endeavors to force them into ablect
slavery; and not being content with this
tyranny. they follow them into exile
and use every degrading, dlabOllcal
scheme imagina ble to besmirch and ruin
his character. They do not come ont
like men and meet the Irish face to face
and charge them openly with the hei-
nous crimes of which they sneakingly
infer he is guilty. No indeed, this is
not the nature Of these alleged English
gentlemen; they follow him disguised
under the cowardly mask Of some secret
organization an invention OF loyal
Ulster, their headquarters aims OF
which are condemned by every honest
man. They never try to eXalt them
selves in this country but at the expense
of the Irish. These worthless would as
soon think of voluntarily aDstaining
from their national beverage "alf and
alf,' as they would of renouncing allie
glance to Her Most Gracious Majesty.s
| If any of these became American cltl-
zens- which, by the way, is OF rare Oc-
curance they will use every possible
means to ascertain how England would
have them vote, even though 1T should
/
sent home in disgrace, as III the case or
Lord Sackville West, few years ago.
Patriotism or justice has but little
influence with the English tory. 1t is
to their pecuniary advantage to keep
Ireland in slavery, the same as they
would make and hold every nation on
earth. if possible with view to the
self-same purpose The tory is ever a
traitor to every class and party to every
religion and interest. save his own.
Why? At the beginning OF the present
reign in England, this very class of mis-
named and so called patriots were III
actual conspiracy to betray their own
country. and to place one of their Great
ures on the throne They kept this
country bound hand and foot in Slav
cry as long as they could, and until the
immortal Washington and his col
leagues among them Patrick Henry
and thousands more of the Irish race
whom these tories denOunce as traitors
tore asunder the CALLING chains of slav-
cry which bound the vigorous limbs OF
\ Dung America and riveted them upon
the shanks of the British tory and they
have been CALLING him from that day to
the present, increasingly; and now they
make a virtue of necessity by profess
inc an admiration (Which they do not
feel for the fathers of this, our Union
But there never was time when this
Union was in peril that they did not dc
their utmost to aid in its destruction
They have ever been lOudeSt IN bOaStlne
of their fervent patriotism, but when
there was an opportunity for practical
manifestation of said patriotism they
suddenly remembered that they were
: ;ot> homo n
) fidous Albion to assist in building rebel
war ships. and to aid in every possible
manner conceivable, the destruction OF
the Union for which the great and good
; Washington and the martyred Lincoln
sacrificed so much to found and pre-
serve, The tories who. for reasons best
. known to themselves. did remain in this
t country during the strife for freedom
| did nothing for it, but on the contrary
were occupied during that period in lay
: inc plans to asSail the very lriShmer
whose blood was being freely shed upon
r every battlefield where Americas inter
t ests were at stake: and now. it society
/ of social Irishmen raise green flag once
J year, these mugwump tories vii
/ strive to brand them as traitors. While
t Irishmen were bravely fighting fol
| America and freedom under that same
l green flag, these mugwump tories were
} at home wrapped up in the 'Unior
| Jack" praying for the destruction Of
S American independence, and alter
: nately singing God save the Queen
r Such patriotism is but parody, mean
ingless farce If these people were thu
| true lovers of liberty that they profess
: to be, why, in the name of humanity
. are they not consistent? Surely no true
/ lover of liberty would think of confin
. ing his love Of freedom to one nation
/ one people; but that is precisely wha
|, they do. They come to this countr.
q and try to laud and tlatter the American
V people by congratulating them upon tn