The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-10
War Intelligence.

,uLoSEL poHENY on AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
On the 18Th ult., Colonel Doheny gave an in-
tcr,stiug discourse upon our National struggle,
IN the Lecture Hall Of tho Mechanics lustitu-
ton, At Dublin, which was received by tumul-
trol. apl lnusc on the part Of a very large aud
Intelligent audience. Ia tho course of hi, lee
turr, which may be understood to be an ampl-
ii al II Of what appears below, the gallant Colo
ucl made the following remarks.
lJr hims,lG he hal always insisted that the
rights guaranteed TO the southern portion of the
Union in the Constitution should he faithfully
Observed; but he never spoke that he did not
stamp with his thorough oNeCratiOn the princi-
pie thlt one man could hold another in
bondage. II hs ever understood the present
war in America, he said, it was only on
this principle-that there were some 200 de
magogues in the South, who, not being able TO
obtain the presi iency and all the emOumon.s =
Of the whole of the United States, made up
their minds 10 obtain at least the presidency and
tie emoluments of half the states, and that
there were 200 agitators, newspapers, and novel
writers in the North, who were determined by
every means TO obtain that emincucs at whch
they had now arrived and the only way to pul
an end TO the war at the beginning was TO select
some twenty or thirty leaders from both pIr-
tie, and bang them. Whilst Mr.. Lincoln was
president conslitutionally and Iightiully ele '..
Ell, and it was the duty OF every man in the
states TO acknowledge the legality and upright
Ness OF that election, and no preteNt justified
revolution against the legally elected president
OF the United States. Colonel DJheny re-
fcrTed in detail 10 the several facts in cOunec-
ton with the nolthern and southern states be-
fore the war. He said, whilst he had spent much
OF tue time had beon in America in pleading for
the southern states as soon "a they offered an
imuiOus insult to the flag under which he had
sought protection, be determined 10 give all
thai was dear to him 10 protect that ilag, AMI
henceiOrth he would only think that at all risks
and come what might, 1t should DO sustained.
There might be mistakes on the part OF both the
northern and southern agitators. II the south
hld not repuduted the flag Of liberty the ques-
tiun would arise as to which side people from
this leland would take in the struggle. But it
was the lag that bcCkOncd them (himself and
companions, who deemed themselves citizens Of
the United States,) onward over the ocean, and
uldcr which they found shelter at last aud
were free from the pursuit Of hunger ard
Of death. Under that flag the United
States trusted them all with arms for the de.
fence Of the flag and the country, and they
would, in his opinion, DO recreant TO every
hIh impulse if they did not range themselves
under that flag, for there were no other means
to restore peace but by surrounding II by the
bravery and the strength Of all the nation Of the
earth. 1t might he thought that because there
had been one OF two defeats that there was no
chance of pacifcaton Americans felt no degra.
dation at being Obliged to retreat from an army
of their countrymeR but let one foreign tiuger
interfere and then they would "see what they
should see." People might be mistaken. John
Mitchell had two sons in the southern army, and
he Colonel Doheny) had two sons at the other
side; one Of them, who was but IL years OF age,
was made captain on the field of battle, and il
he (Col. DOheny) had not been obliged to come
over here upon that most sacred mission he
might have been promo ed to a higher
grade than he held, or promoted to q
grave in the soil Of Virginia. But they
did not feel that great animoaity towards
had been In tho habit " meeting and din