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AN GAOḊAL.
HISTORY OF ANIMATED NATURE.
Reviewing this histery, one must be struck
with amazement at the inscrutable wisdom of
Providence in shaping the modes, habits, organs
of offence and defence &c., with which it has
endowed the innumerable species of creation which
compose in the aggregate Animated Nature.
To each animal from the "King of the forest"
to the tiny creature that is imperceptible to the
naked eye He has furnished a mode of defence
and offence according to his state, and an instinct
which teaches it how to use it.
Man alone, the most perfect of His creatures
is left to adapt his mode of defence to the exi-
gencies of the offence; and it would seem as if in
punishment for his original transgression, apart
from the postmortem punishment which is sure, that
the Creator permitted the strong to tyranize over
the weak. But, as in the case of the sinful Gom¬
arrahites and Sodomites, and the impious Baby-
lonians, He said, “Thus far and thus far only
shalt thou go." At this present time He has
said as much to those blood-thirsty powers, who
pick a quarrel with their weak neighbors in man¬
ner, form and intent as that which the Wolf pick-
ed with the Lamb, by showing them that He has dis-
covered to the weak the means of self-defence.
These powers may spend millions upon millions in
building ships, forts and bastions, but the weak
may demolish them at an expense of a few dollars.
This is, apart from the means of eternal salvation,
the grandest discovery ever made to man ; besides
a knowledge of its existence will prevent the mar-
auding expeditions of unscrupulous powers.
These cogitations have been evoked by the de-
plorable state of our native land, and the diaboli¬
cal conspiracy hatched and brought to light by
that progeny of shame, Arthur Kavanagh * and
his Land Corporation.
The intention of this Land Corporation is, as
stated in their prospectus, to drive the Irish peo¬
ple out of their lands and homes.
The interesting question now arises. Are the
Irish going to passively submit to their total anni-
hilation as a people, having an easy means of pre-
servation within their reach? secondly, if they do
so passively submit, are they deserving of commis-
seration ?
As if to warn tyrannical invading powers that
they were at the end of their tether, Providence
has, through the science of chemistry, discovered
weapons to the weak by which to effectually defend
themselves. Any man of ordinary intelligence,
after a few weeks’ training, can, by himself demol-
ish the city of Dublin at an expense of a few dol-
lars!!! The grandest thing in connection with this,
to us, extraordinary discovery is that the materi-
als for this “destructive weapon” can be had in
any village, city or town for a few cents, and the
manufactoring apparatus is so simple and inexpen-
sive that the operater need not carry it about with
him. A cyndrical can about eight inches high and
six inches in diameter will destroy the largest ship
afloat: one the size of a goose egg will shatter the
largest buildiug. These are not affected by water;
with a little variation in the preparation, water on-
ly adds to the fierceness of their destructive power.
These destructive weapons may be carried in the
pocket the same as an apple or an orange, and e-
qually as harmless until prepared for immediate
use. Two hundred men properly instructed would
destroy the city of London in spite of all the police
and soldiers in England. It may be asked, Does
the GAEL teach and encourage this mode of war-
fare. It says neither, but it tells its readers of what
is possible, — of facts, and let them say what should
be done. It shows the tyrant what can be done,
and that in spite of all his forces. When a foot-
pad throttles a well armed victim he must abide by
the consequences, and if the Irish people are to be
turned out of their homes and country at the ca-
price of a foreign tyranny we cannot see why
they should not use all means of defence placed
at their disposal by an Omniscient Providence,
knowing that a hair of a man's head cannot grow
or fall without His consent. Judith has been ex-
tolled for ridding Israel of a tyrant.
* The Kavanaghs are an illegitimate branch of
the notroious McMorrogh family.
The Decay of Irish Manliness:
In no instance is the decay of Irish manliness
more apparent then in his indifferene to the re¬
senting insult. He sees himself caricatured daily
in theatres, plays, advertisements, &c. and he has
not the manliness to resent it; nay, he is the prin-
cipal support of those who caricature him. These
remarks are evoked by a publication lying before
us — Hostetter's Almanac for 1882, published by
Hostetter and Smith, Pittsburg, Pa. as an adver-
tisement of stomach bitters. There are two cuts
in this publication which are a gross caricature on
the Irish character, yet, we presume the Irishman
will patronize it notwithstanding. How is it that
the lower order of other nationalities are not cari-
catured like the Irish. Ah, the answer is plain.
The higher order would resent it as well as those
who are its more immediale subjects. Caricatures
of this kind are the most insidious means of do-
stroying the character of nations as well as of
individuals. The Irishman who is well to do
thinks that these vulgar misrepresentations do
not touch him, and laughs at, and enjoys them.
He is much mistaken; they touch him as much as
they touch the pauper, because the nationality and
not the individual is the object. Then, the Irish-
man who patronizes the authors of such deserves
the slur which they would convey.
