Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1846-10-13
lIr. MarsIl's Visit 10 Father Mathew.
To the Editors of The ". 2. Evon gc7;st,

$50 Cork, Aug. II 1916, F
| After the rising ofthe London Conven-
tion, Visited Father Mathew; to show our
regard for him in America, and confer
with himpH his making US visit j was
fortunate in finding HMM Cork, being in
cessantly on temperance business. His
humble dwelling was manifest by a crowd
at the door waiting to receive the pledge
from him. lie received me with mueii
cordially; but Immediately turned TO his
employment and gave the pledge to about
40 miserable beings who knelt befure
him in his lower room; prefacing it with
some plain and wholesome instructions,
| giving them his blessing by laying his
hand on the head of each and crossing
| them, and then warning them against
foolishiy land wicked ly violating their vow
| thought it solemn and valuable cere-
nqny, part of which, we. have needed
in America, and that the man who
would violate the pledge SO taken
would do anything. Father Mathew
needed no introduction. The pic ;
lures of him are. excellent. He is so
necessarily engaged, that it is difficult
conyersing much with him, but he invited
me and my companion to dine with him,
when l had an hour of free intercourse,
and | can assure you very pleaeant and
profitable. He is all Iexpected to find
him; very benevolent and energetic-fll-
ed with his great subject, and intent on de-
livering Irelandfrom her greatest curse.
He is confident the cause is continually
gaining in Ireland and that the yiolaters
ofthe pledge, are comparatively few. He
| counts everything upon the rising gene
ration; now in the ninth year of his ope-
rations, and says if he can hold on nine
years more, nearly the whole nation will
have grown up under temperance inliu-
ences, and Ireland's redemption will be
complete. He had just returned from
Limerick, where, at great agricultural
fair, he had administered the pledge to l.
900. His roll back now numbers. near
6,000,000; but ae presumes that at least
a million have. received the pledge whose
names are not recorded. AS the number
equals the whole adult population of Ire
land, ii must be recollected that it has
been gathering during nine years of great
changes, and that vast multitude. Of them
have died and moved away. Cork is very
PoPulous, and maltitades cxhibi. marks Of
the deepest poverty; but | have seen no.
driinkendess. The spirit shops are most
| " broken up, and what remains find few
I.customers. 10000 persons have here
taken the pledge. Three or four distil-
lerics are running, but the spirit goes "a
broad. The Protestant population, stand
| alooffrom the cause; the Wesleyan and
other preachers will not favor it. which
keeps up what intemperance there Is
Yesterday afternoon went with Father
Mathew to the funeral of one ofhis iuYe-
nile teetotal band, lad oils. His COM
panions, ID in number played the dead
march to the grave, Father Mathew fol-
lowing, with about 1000 people, filing the
narrow street as far as. the eye could
reach. The cemetery he purchased for
the poor II years ago; beautiful spot.-
From thence we went to a temperance
soiree, where we were introduced to the
Mayor and several leading friends often
perance, and where we spent several
hours very pleasantly in hearing and ma
king speeches about temperance, ireland,
America, &c.
have conyersed with Father Mathew.
about visiting America. He is much dis
posed to, but sees not how tits possible TO
leave Ireland with safetyto the cause. The
distiIIers and spirit dealers would make a,
prodigious effort in his absence to draw
back The people. / think he will come,
and if so he will do great good, especially,
to the Irish population. .. .asp.l
$50. = .,,Ft s..i. ]. MARSH. q
Mr.. OwEN S RETURS FRoaI Eyc1A0D
TO THE UNITED ST ATEs.-Alr Owen, the
father Of Robert Dale Owen. member of
Congress from Indiana, has just arrived