The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-08-25
DANIEL 0'CONNELL
Beautiful Sentiments Express.
cd and Sound Doctrine
Explained by !reland's Patriot
and Liberator.

sof Oh several volumes of the Truth
Teller" published in the interest of
Ireland in New York IS years ago from
the tenth volume Of which this letter
is taken. Its national sentiments are
very much appreciated today, and
might be committed to fond memory
by every true lover of Ireland.
To the Professionals of Ireland:
Merton Square, Dec. IA, 1888.
"Oh! union how social, oh! union how
rare;
All sects and religions may equally
share!
United in one cause,
Both the rich and the poor
Makes the fate of our tyrants
Denied and sure"
Fellow Countrymen-Such We're the
strains which, sung to an old Irish
air, beguiled the labor of the sturdy
Presbyterian weaver, Illuminating up
on what his native land might be, if
well governed. 1t was before the
criminal and secret union Of traitor
Gus import had plunged the country
into confusion and blood, to leave be-
hind long-continued discord and UNI
godly rancor He as he sung, unused
on the convention of Dungannon, and
on the glories of the great leaders,
of the first Protestant families of Ul-
ster. who, leaning on their ready
drawn swords, unanimously declared
That a claim of any body of men
other than the King and Commons of
Ireland. to make laws to blind this
kingdom. is unconstitutional, illegal
and grievance.
This declaration was re-echoed by
the Protestants Of the County OF Cav
en-. of Londonderry, of Armagh, of
Down-in short, all Ireland. l would
fatigue you We're l to repeat one
fifth part of the resolutions in tone
and import similar which were adopt
ed in every district in Ireland. 1 will
confine myself for the present to one
more volunteer resolution, and will Sc
lect it because the Earl of Charlemont
was in Chair. 1t runs in these words
That we will not acknowledge the
jurisdiction Of any Parliament save
only the King, Lords and Commons of
Ireland; and that we will, in every
capacity. support them with our lives
and fortunes in asserting cur rights
against any pretended authority of the
British Parliament.
Such were the terms In which Irish
Protestants We're accustom 81 to speak
in by-gone times, and when ireland
had Parliament of her own. Where
is that spirit that fled? Are YOU moi
lrishmen? Protestants are you not
l repeat, Irishmen? Is not ireland
your country? Is not this fertile and
luxurious SOILS not this beauteOus
this lovely island, the land of YOU,
affections? Think you, was she des.
tined by nature to be a pigmy PROV
ince: OF rather does she not disclose
before you all the features of a great
of an independent nation? Shall an,
man presume to address the Protes.
tants of Ireland in the words of the
poe:
Lives there a man With soul so dead
Who tn
This is my own-my native land?
l disclaim the thought, that tine
same pulse which beats in my heart
at the name of Ireland does not throh
with equal violence in the breast of
my Protestant fellow countrymen.
Protestants of Ireland, l do, there
fore, address you with confidence. Ii
is not favor or a courtesy which l re-
quire. want nothing from you as
kindness to any party to which have
been attached, or to any religious per-
suasiOn, to which l belong. NV pres
ent object is altogether devoid of any
partisan feeling, or sectarian advan-
tages. l want nothing from YOU per-
sonally. The Catholics have nothing
to ask of YOU. Placed on the same
political level as Notwithstanding
attained political equality-they desire
no more. as Catholics. We only call
on you, as 1rishmen, to assist to re-
store the legislative Independence of
Ireland.
l will be quite candid with you. |
do at once acknowledge that much as
| desire the repeal Of the Union, !
would not at present consent to that
repeal unless large majority Of the
Irish Professionals Joined in the desire
to restore our native Parliament.
Without such Il combination of Re-
pealers. much, very much. of the re-
suit of legislative independence would
be lost. The object-my object, to
give to all the people a country-,o
augment the comforts of ALTO pro-
mote and cherish industry-to in
crease the security of every 1rishman
from personal injury-to enhance the
value of the property Of every Irish
man. Now, these advantages can be
gained only by peaceable and nearly
unanimous alteration of the present
system. for better. They cannot be
procured by force and violence. and,
above all, it is utterly impossible to
procure them by bloodshed