The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-01-09

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The Rev'd. Mr.. MoRrARTY, of Philadel-
phia, rose amidst loud cheers, and Saddle
asked permission for a very few minutes to
in trude upon the time of the meeting. Many
years had elapsed since he had an opportuni-
ty of addressing his countrymen under bis
native skies; but although long absent he
could assure them, without fear of contra
diction, that be had never been idle on any
occasion where the progress of his religi on,
or the interests of his country and country
men were acknowledgement 1t was
because ofth steady perseverance Of Irish
men, united with himself and some other in
dividuals belonging to the Catholic religion,
that he was now obliged to make his appear
ance on a new stage, as a prosecuted and
distressed repeal martyr.(Applause) Were
il only for the sake oftheir religion they had
SUITE red, perhaps he would not be so much
inclined to trespess upon their attention, but
he assured his fellow ceuntrymen, that not
only the determination of the Catholic reli-
glon was aimed at, but a foreign breath watt
ed from afar come fraught with resolution to
to suppress the noble spirit which burst forth
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land. (Applause.) The enemies of the cause
had sufficient reason to know that the wrongs
of Ireland had been taken up, and that it was
determined her rights should be INDICATED
and asserted in every place where there was
a noble heart: they had reason to know that
that cause would be advocated amongst all
the enlightened and civilized men of the U.
States, and sorry he (Mr. Nd was TO say they
were but fen. (Applause.) This was seen
amongst their enemies, and as a proof of the
course adopted he would only mention that
many men from the north of Ireland, who
were TO have commenced life as paupers,
were now in rich possession, simply because
they appeared in America as the emissaries
of a foreign government. He had promised
not to trespass long on the attention of the
meeting, but they would permit him TO say
that while with heartfelt satisfaction he heard
of the frequent remittances from N. York he
grieved to say that the name of poor Phila-
delphia had moi been heard within their hall
for many a long day; but be assured they
had not failed for a single minute even in
Philadelphia 10 entertain the warmest SEN
timents and the most determined resolution
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man ready TO lay down their lives for it,
He gloried in having the opportunity of stat
ing on that spot that all the ardor with which
the agitation for Repeal Of the Union was
taken up originally in the U. States had not
in the slightest degree abated. If for a few
days they had discontinued their energetic
movements they bad taken the lesson from
the great teacher of the nations of the earth
they had obeyed yonder mandate, "peace
and perseverance" they had strictly follow
ed the coarse prescribed by him, and avoided
every opportunity OF giving the enemy a
chance OF putting them in the wrong.
Their houses had been burned-their
churches were destroyed-his own life had
been three times attempted in the public
streets of Philadelphia, and he had nought
to depend upon except Providence above and
his own fearlessness of disposition. (Cheers.)
Yet they trusted 10 raise up the cross again
from the ashes in which it was laid PROSTATE
TO exalt it enwreathed with shamrocks-to
show that persecution can never uproot the
glorious religion of the gospel, and that per-
s~ecutlOn and prosecution still continue to fail
in suppressing the ardor of the Irish heart
WiIClCFOt JuStIOC 10 " 10 dSSGIlGu lot OUT
feilow-man. (Cheers.) Yes, and he hoped
the words would be transported beyond the
Atlantic, where he would again 90 to meet
face to face the enemies of his native land
the people would still persevere in the glor-
ious struggle for n%ationhood, and even in the
United States the generous and warm-heart-
ed lrishmen would glory in the important
struggle so nobly commenced and so deter
minedly continued. (Cheers.) They de-
sired in Philadelphia to exterminate the Irish
they sought to intimida!e the clergy and
laity; but they failed. They (the Iris BY
were not to be frightened; they might be
exterminated, but whilst they were alive.
and even with their dying breath, they would
cry out for their cross and their glorious faith
erland. (Cheers.) Thanks to the Irish peo-
pie for their kind hospitality shown TO one
almost a stranger amongst them. mo, no.
His heart was cheered by the reception he
had met with, and he would take care to
make it ring through the United States. He
would tell the prosecuted Irishmen of Amer.
lea that their friends at home had notforgot-
ten them in the land honored by the ashes
and by the blood of their own connexions
There was sympathy in their ~behalf-theIe
was a strong sympathy in favor of those who
had gone abroad, like their fathers of old, to
spread the light of civilization; and it would
be recoreed in the page of history that nc
country on the face of the earth was more
deeply indebted TO Irish bravery and Irish.
men than the United States where the at
tempt was made to exterminate Irishmen.
A Coon REAsoN.-A pe1son in this city
conversing, a few days ago, upon The relative
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