The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-08-25

some may contrive to submit, from
what has been called philosophic mo-
tives, and several from the impulse OF
refined religion; but the multitude
cannot continue to submit to contin-
ued wrong and Observation-Disclosures
may submit, but the nation cannot,
and the postponement of the proper
remedy only insures a little later
violent and sanguinary struggled
guilty, and ensanguined, and totally
destructive social revolution.
Professionals of Ireland, it is to par
ticipate in such an alteration-in pre-
cisely such revolution as was affect
ed in 17S2-that 1 now invoke you to
combine with your fellow countrymen
who differ with you in religious opin-
ions. 1t is to make your native land
and ours once again an independent
Kingdom, connected with England by
the golden link of the crown, but sus-
tanned and fostered by resident and
native legislature.
Is there one man amongst you that
does not admire and venerate the
memory of the glorious volunteers OF
1852? Had you father an uncle
an ancestor in the ranks? Oh, do you
boast of him in your private and do
nestle circles, as the pride and orna-
ment of your family? Give, them, to
your children. to your defendants, an
equal cause to be proud of you, and
to vaunt your patriotism.
| Is there one amongst you who does
not know and feel that Ireland would
be better attended to by parlia-
ment of her own than she can possibly
be by British Parliament? Would
not Irish trade, Irish industry, Irish
manufactures. Irish agriculture, be
more safe under the protection OF
lrishmen than of the men Of any other
country? Is it not repugnant to COM
mon sense and to common experience
to imagine that others would take bet
ter care of your domestic affairs than
we should ourselves.
But l mock you and myself and
would be wasting my time in asking
such questions. The answers are OF
obvious truth, and indeed, of palpable
necessity Still there are so many
and such irresistible reasons in sup
port of the Repeal" that l will, in
my next letter. enter into some de-
tails of the principal motives which
should induce all of us to insist, peace
ably, legally, and constitutionally on
the restoration of domestic parlia-
ment. 1t is u matter of superogation
to enter into heightened arguments
to prove that which is as clear as the
noon-day. He who requires it to be
proved to him. that his native land
ought not to be subject to any other,
has not the faculties necessary to COM
prehend reasoning-and neither is he
of the class of beings who are worth
the labor of conviction.
Protestants. are YOU not Irishmen :
Is not Ireland your native land as we'll
as mine? Are you not friends of lib
erty? Are you insensible to the pros
perity of Ireland:
Why should Protestants neglect. de-
sert, or hate the land of their birth :,
Is not the love of freedom and of ma
tional independence, a Protestant vai-
ue? Atlas! atlas! did you Protestants
stand by Ireland as we Catholics are
ready to do, there would be an end to
our degradation, and Ireland would
once more spring forward in the ca
reer of prosperity, really emancipated
and disenthralled.
Protestants of Ireland! Shall we be
told that there is in England. or Scot
land, a race exalted above US. But
l will not pursue the degra ding topic,
Submit to this reflection if you cam
l would almost say if you dare-and
then, lrshmen, go to your homes, and
tell the sweet and chaste Sharers of
your most secret thoughts, that there
CAV AAoii'e'A oeiHSS OelOie WnOln you
veil your heads and acknowledge youi.
paltry inferority. All gentle as these
partners be. l leave you to the punish
nent of their scOrn.
This is, however, too painful a SUBJ
ject to be dwelt upon--yet the Union
1.-The Union-speaks in trumpet
tonsued--and had you witnessed the
scenes ! have beheld, and heard the
cheers and the shouts of derision ami
their Irish vassals. But it drives nc
mad, and l desire to be Lonsideratc
and cool
Something must be done for Ireland.
else we go on from bad to worse, I'M
til the calamities of the people be-
come uncomfortable, and, in despite of
all the influence of present popular
leaders, and of humanity and religion,
some violent CONFUSION will scatter
the elements of social order. and leave
behind crime and devastation. blood
shed and ruin.
Hitherto we have been divided. The
people of Ireland have been divided,
Dissension and discord prevailed 1t
was useless to argue-reasoning
would not be heard. The passions,
stimulated by adverse interests. kept
us asunder, and prevented the possi-