Year: 1867

Jenrey Nunan, editor of the San Francisco
trtsh Necs, himself native of the " Green Isle,
counsels his countryman truthfully and sensbly
in the article which we copy below. We may
premise that Mr.. Nunau is something of a mar
tyr to his principles, having lost-as be informs
us-many subscribers account of the support
he gives the Union cause. For this reason
Union men all over the State-lrshmen and
people of all other nationalties-should extend
him their patronage, and that at once, and gen.
erousIy. loyal Irish paper is much needed IN
California-one like the Neps, that is not AFRAID
to speak its sentiments and when sucn paper
can be lifted above pecuniary want, 1t must De-
come power in the land, such as will soon con-
vert the great mass of the reading pubhc from
wearing the detestable collar of party when
has degraded it as class, and destroyed tha'
influence which it should and would undouoted-
ly possess in the higher walks of life among in
teileetual people. Here is the article TO "hicn
we have alluded


We ask the plain question, What is the Demo-
cratic party? that the Irish people seem to cling
to it their only salvation here and hereafter.
In our humble judgment the main object OF the
party is to make political tools of Irish people:
From their regard for the Irish vote 1t would
seem to be self-constituted committee, whose
main object is to entrap and cajoe the irish peo-
ple-telliug them that the Democratic party IS
the true and only friend the Irish people have
in America and that the Irish are sure to get all
the constableships in the country, If they vote
for the Democratic ticket. And what else did
they ever get from that party but the most SUBJ
ordinate positions True vrtuous, loyal, hon
est Democracy, is dead, very dead. That which
is so called now is parent to the rebel spirit that
fred upon Fort Sumter, that dishonored the ma
tional flag upon the walls of that fort, and that
helped JEFF. Davis to keep up war upon the
Union for four years. so as to break it up; and
after they defeated, and before, these rebel
lous spirits have scattered the land like
fire drops from bursting rocket; have become
Copperheads of the worst type; they hate every
thing Union and loyal oppose reconstruction
and order and seem to make a special point to
catch Irish votes, as 10 keep the party from
dying out entirely and giving up the ghost.
Irishmen of California, are you willing to be-
come the catpaws the subservient tools, and
link your destiny with such mass of treason
and political putrefaction this? Every con-
sideraiion of good for yourselves, and respect
for the land of your adoption, demand of you
that you do not. Come out from among them
and vote the good Union ticket. Show the dis
loyal secessonsts and the virulent Copperhead
that YOU will be their tools no longer, but that
you intend TO stand by the American Union, and
by the men who are its true friends-the great
Union Party; by SO doing you will assist in
building up the strongest and freest government
upon earth and so that ii may live through all
time as home for your children, and refuge
for the crushed of all nations who seek to be
free If the secesh Democratic element had
their own way and permitted to go on uncheck-
ed YOU would now see this fair continent an
empire under foreign rule, or broken mp into |
petty kingdoms. the people ruled as with rod
of iron French troops would still strut upon
the fertile soil of Mexico; the whole country
made tributary to the despotc monarchs of Eu
rope civil and religious liberty would be crush
ed to earth the land of the free would become
the land of slavery; the homes of the brave
would be occupied by the minions of tyranny.
Then come out from among Secessionists and
Copperheads, for their ways lead to destruction.