The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-03-01
SPEECH FROM WM. SMITH
O'BRTEN In NEW YORK.


serenade at the 81. Nicholas Hotel on the night
| after his arrival. The Herald says:
The time for the performance to commence vas
not officially announced, and many, To make sure
OF being prsaent, took up positions ia front of IA
hotel esrly in the evening, aud Remained there
until the close The crowd gradually iacreaesd.
blocking up the side vaiks aud the strests and as
the evening advanced, became impatient Short.
iy after half past ten Dodworths baad arrived.
and with tho aid of their excellent mnsc and
sGndry fireworks aud torches, q crowd Of about
Que Thousand persons soon collected naniedia Intel
10 front OF the trance, cheering aud Calling for
Mr. 0'Brien 10 coms forth. After the hand had
performed Hail to the Chief" Mr. UBrien s:ep-
ped upon the balcony. and was received With a
vDciierous aud prolonged shout of welcome. In
vaiu Tor "a lew moments we're attempts made 10
obtain order. Cheer atlor cheer ront the air and
the iumultuous essemblage swayei to aud fro like
surging sea. Hate, torches aud hsudkerchieis
we're waved and it wss with the utmost difficulty
that order could be obtained.
Mr.. U Bcien at length managed to speak as fol.
lows:
ny fRIEsps-(A yoice--"Thrsa chsers for sm til
u srlen'-cheersj-i eaw in n New Y Jrk uewspaper
pubished this m0rnins, remark III at my voice
was iow sId am painfully made o fesi that zoo
lou to DO teard by he immense assem'.isge that
surround: me his evening But although my voice is
week and hy pewers OF ooquenc- Inadequate to
txoress 'he feeiiDgs waioh sustain tonight u ION
being greeted by Jon with 50 afieciioEate welcome
| can assure yoH thai Hly heart il not wanting in
sentiment. appfopriate To the ccasinn cheers aod
av e We believeit'j eoufess tnat L lis ie
anti ipated TO have tcen thus received iu land in
pArati7siT Strangers (Ch er-) But tnat my
own c1untrymen should remember rome Of tie
my HE, ]. not surprisiug. "A yoicC-'Ns do, sit"
-che'rs.) am happy to say thai by native born
ann' rlcans aa well ~ by those of mT own country
Iael mem have had the pleasure of rreati.g
IA .Ns Deen receiver with an enthusiasm which L
little expec ted. and which 1 may say did not de-
ssrVe tso:ce-Htu are one OF them ~ Asregards
4 IN
70 them the deep sentiments nf admiration which
epter ained Tor their c. try since Ibe period
g my oosaOou Amo" gst the 4riest in ore .sieas
Irh ed upon my mind was resoct for that iluEtri.
Sms ntA VINO is the hero. not of this country atone
ouV "ho IL tae ty pc of moral excellence aud mi ira
r. gilry throughout the work. chtersI-I rrean
.he Iiuseiious ~asuif gton. lCh. era 7 From nv
ibbano! teo have Il armed t. admire the struggle
nav as carried on by tie native America s of this
ecu IN vindcation Of their ghtse es the pobest
v'hdicstion Of the principles o. freedom / have
rtafned also 10 B'aturer yeara to .stmate the rro-
found wisdom of those ert at men who frsmed The
ceLsitbtion OF this eouutry. have NJ hesitation
III saying that. -iGeriag the situation and CIR.
Gums ees oi america at the close the last cen;
TI' nrievt it was Impossible ior hu an wisdom 10
irai ~ con',tptOn be .eT adanted to the ext
se,,Sles si thls great psope. [Cheers such was
ieeng TOW arda the native Anie, leans at tIna wh
looked upon this as upon any other fol eign land,
reusaoi iarSe numbers OF foreign lands, and be
ev" that there are at Present fully as niauy Irish
D. aith and Irish in the United States as there ar
| IN Ireland Itself heers) Icannot forget hat at
| tle time OF iTeihrds greatest disress at a time
hhen large numbeTs OF my fellow country men were
obliged by what all inisgoyernmieEt to flee from
| their native land. that they w.re received with
cpen arms Dy all classes of thisrepublic tT,emeh
| deus chetrs.i And iet at that time gratitude &c
The American people tor the generosity WIZ h they
| exhibited. must contrast it with the influences
which inducet my f-liow countrymeu TO eEgrate
| at all events. l truI that aHoog on, my fellow
country men-for relieve am addressing the Irish
poI ation-that the sentie Mt Of grstitu :e 10
RIGA will never be eff seed from your bosoms ries o
| "nevsr, and che rs "a voice True ytu have got
| it.') dentlfI1en, u low me to say thay bxing Iu
troduced for the 6rst time 10 this I1agnifcsnt city
city which may rival III" moat spienqid capitals
| OF Europe, IL IL does rot s;rpas5 tn nj for have
travelled ever the greAer part of Europe aud seen
| aimost every capta-that none excels in mag off
cence this spe adid city say, genteTen, that il
gives me the greatest satisfaction to learn irsm
fri nus wdo s"e we'll CcQ tainted with all classes q
society n the city. iha; the Irish occupy here pc
| sltcn winch commands the RESPECT OF all who are
| acquainted with them. Amongst the richest mer
chants many are Irish anon set the leading manu-
| t4CtCrers many are Irish amongst SO who are
| engaged IN the manasen cut of stor many are
iri:h oice--Fkey are surs) Amongst the
e1 inent lawyers Of the State many are Il iish -
| (Cheer5) And let me not forget that in de-
scentiEg to thcss classes who have net hitherto
heen endowed with wealth, that they It least
c9ntribCta II the greatness OF this republic by the
VlEor OF th2ir arms aente,aen. it will b. source
OF unmix>d satisfaction II to be abe to report
when r,tu' home, thai among-t the popu' 'siian
| Of New Vol k haye uud the Irish OF al c!asse-
iHcu ling the mcsl hGmhle respected as ei. mept
| OF thar society. am ngst which hey La'e uud
| themselves p ac9d We'll, geat.emeu, such being
your position here you feel HAT respo sib Il
daies belong TO il asyru have rec, iyed shelter
and home ~ y0u have had oppoi tunities II W, III
10 this gr st lGy and iu this oTaGe that you
viii cferi5h top ards this country that aitachue,
| aud feaiiy which wiser and more beninccut pylr
cy should have directed to the government ni our
native land Will Say to roa and TO the Irish
| il The United States, that L trust that they viii
| not forget that they aIe minority aTougst ~
! great Amtr'can people. aud that they must be
| careful. ard avoid doug any thing which can ex
CT nyfhIng like lpaCusV on the part If the native
| Amer cans here Purse this course, and susiaIr
! the Union with irm aliegsnce-an allegiance re
cond only 10 the attachrent to The land Of your ID
| thrTs. ThHn the sta esren aud politicians ane
thinkers ot .G~rics Will ta that th. re IS no eie
rnebt Ia Tn" pyed :ppiatioD of this great rountr,
more portant 10 the safety aud glory Of hi c5un
| try than the Cri element CHEERS voice
| Bully fr you } Gaat!emen, did not COME u
| tax about lny self T.O much has been sail viii
references TO me, rs think tFoices-"So nc. 10 ~
| aut cannct sepr, cate that exhibition of feeling
which lnd'c .tes on yCur part co. tiDued attach
mert TO that dear old lard which we claim as tn
land OF four ancestors Cheers Aud sirca yol
have been SO kind to give cheers in honor .f yOu
fellow countryu1an, shali ask on 10 givea chez
10 honor rst Of our dsaT old country and mex
| IN favor of fhe Uuitei tstes OF america. fUrroar
GUS cheers. during which MIR Obi. re- ea)