The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-03-11
! just sad Mertted Trsbuts to Genera
Shields. aud TO ITishnssn generally.

The following extract from lecture re-
Gently delivered in Boston, by Hon. CALEB
CUSHING, contains just, merited, and elo-
quent tribute to Gen. SHIELDS, and to the
patriotism Of lrishmen generally. We have
often expressed the opinion that there is not
more gallant and patriotic people on the
face Of the globe, than the Irish In this
country, no class Of citizens are more loyal
and true TO the institutions and laws, and
none step forth with greater elacrity to vindi-
cate the national honor and rights upon its
battle fields. But to the extract from Mr.
CUsnfSG's lecture:
We could not but remember that 10 9TH
er scenes, at Cerro GordO aud at Padierna,
not merely a man of Irish blood, but an
Irishman, an adopted Irishman, our own
Irishman, james Shields, had led the charge
upon Cerro GOrdo and If be did not lead
the charge upon Padierna, it was because
he also set precedent for that which is al
luded to as the gallantry Of Sir James Out
ram III Quo VI Tic DdttlsS VI Ouuc. we nave
been told TO honor Sir james Outram, be-
cause, when he joined the force Of Sir Hen
~ Havelock with a larger force of his own,
and being superior in raDk-we have been
told, say, and justly told to honor the gal.
lantry and abnegation of Sir james Outram,
because instead of assuming the command
Of those columns which General Havelock
had led through nine victories, from Gavin.
pore to Incknaw-because be nobly refused,
and said: You have begun the series OF
victories to you be the honor OF their con-
clusion Give me troop Of horse, and
will fight as volunteer under your com
mand" That was Sir James Outram.
On similar occasion, when Valencia held
his formidable position in Padierna, and
when, on the assemblage Of the detachments
Of the United States army, which had cross
I'd to the rear Of Valencia, for the purpose
Of an assault. which was successful then,
when the generals of the American army
came together, Shields ranked them. and be-
low him was Persiier +. Smith, who had led
the first brigade of troops to a position
which was to secure Us victory and al.
though Shields ranked him, he honorably
aud nobly refused to take away from him a
half finished victory, and gave him the COM
mand for the glorious day Of Contreras
We could look abroad throughout Europe
for hundred years, and see that there had
never been stricken field. in the struggle
between nations and nations-there never
had been field Of carnage, from the British
Channel to the Ural Mountains--in which
an lrishman had not been found in the hot
test of the fight. And il we could have
cast our eyes forward--if we could have an.
ticipated the quarrcs which, in ten years,
were to ensangune Europe-that st ugglc
between France and England on the one
hand and Russia on the otEer--and could
have carried forward our prophetic minds to
that great and bloody day Of the assault on
the city Of Sebastopol, we should have found
not only that the operations OF the artillery
had been directed by a Neil, but we should
have found Mcmahon leading the eagles of
France in one Of the most desperate a..
saults Of modern times, against the fiery as
tions Of Sebastopol.,'