Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-10-17

been identified with that party. and prob
ably when. we shall resume our forme
condition oil, peaceful strife. Gift is not al
lrishism to make use of such phrase),
shall vote as / have hitherto don,
("good"). But now, I am no Democrat
vehement applause. and cries of 'sgood"
F"good" J. Ofme. at all events, it shall
not be written upon my grave, should
fall in this, cause, as was said of an, illus
trious country man of mine" He gave stc
party what was intended for N ankind'
| (great cheering
Having said 50 much to dissipato any
Igrowing impression that there might DO
that | am radically hostile to the Demo
cratic party, or that have swerved away
from it. do not hesitate to say that the
conspiratois Of the North are Democrats
The editors oftho Neso Iork Daily Nec,
are Democrats, or profess to be so: so are
the editors of the -yeg Pork Day Book,
of the Journal of Commerce, and also of
the Freenaan's Appeal-who. making his
Hast appeal, was gratifsdby seelusion with
in the aqueous walls of Fort Lafayette
And why this cry? Because they see that
the Government. prosecuting this war with
vigor and intrepilitr, and sustained by
earnest enthusiasm and the liberal resources,
/ by the treasure and blood of the people.
will maintain itself Unable to grapple
with the great question of war or no war;
not bold or frank enough to stand up with
out disguise. and claim that the Southera
ers are in the right and the Northerners in
the wrong. (for we must use these geograph-
ical distinctions in speaking of this matter,
though shrink from them with aversion
these men come forward with the word
peace" on their lips, that SO they may
deal mortal blow TO this Government AMI
its just right. With them is the iniunc-
ton Of Lady Macbeth a-.~ - 80.
ITO beguile the hour, look Ike the hour;
Bear welcome in your lip, yonr eye, your hand.
Look like the flower, but be the serpent under IT, ,
Not content, however. with this general
exclamation OF peace, which. as a natur-
al consequence. they well know finds an
echo in almost every generous, and even in
every soldierly breast. they address them
selves especially to every Irishman. They
haver particularly Partially for, us, they
have most keen and 'affectionato soiicirnde
lest we should commit ourselves. or com
promise ourselves, should take any step
which might injure our position in
the Commonwealth hereafter, and they
bid us to remember first Of all, that in the
States of Connecticut and Massachusetts
some few years ago. four our five. it may
be six. some Irish military companies were
Fdisbnnded. A voice-''That's o.")-
As said in Bridgeport, when that excla-
nation of That's so,'' was made to the
THE same statement. | repeat that it is not
only SO, but it it fact. Ii that renders
the assertion OF those gentlemen down
there more emphatic. am happy that it is
so. OF that act you know that hero. or
not far from this place. did not hesitate
to pronounce my unqualified condemnation.
Ii was an act in violent contradiction to
the spirit of American institutions and the
American Constitution, and if it had been
initiated in the other States it might per-
haps have deprived the Federal Govern
ment at this hour OF the most willing
hearts and quickest arms that are now en-
gagged in maintaining the honor and suprem-
acy of the National Flag But for my
part | would consider that my allegiance
Ito the United States, to its Chief Magistra-
ey. and to its flag. was an equivocal and
eapricious allegiance, if it did not forgive
even such insults; and if. forgetting them.
| did not, with generous enthusiasm. re-
sent by a more loyal adherence to the Con-
stituton the insult which was in contradic-
ton of it (cheers).
The impatient aud intense alacrity with
which the adopted ctizeas of the. United
States, German as well rs Irish, have
bounded into the conflict. proves how un-
worthy aud unjust. and falsc and scande.
lous was this prescription. Here, ., this
hour | proclaim it. in the eehter of that
city where this insult was offered to the
Irish Observation-Disclosures is dead
This war, if it brought no other excellcn,
ard salutary fruits. brought with it this
result, that the Irish soldier will hence.
forth take his stand proudly by the side o.
the native born. and will not fear to look
him straight and sternly in the face, and tel
him that he has been equal to him in hi:
fidelity to the constitution applause.
But then, on par with such arguments
Gnu VI tifcii
hayc been addressed personally to myself
These peace makers. these apostles of sub
mission (laughter) these propagandists o
national dishonor and nationaL ruin, thes,
meek, and yet these mischievous gentle
men, say to me. ooh you were once a rev
olmionst. and why should you not be I
trevolutionist now?" 'Now.it is a mest-dis
tressing thing if gentleman appears once
in a. certain character, tina, he is never t.
lchange that character, but under .allIcir
cumstanccs, in every climate and on ever
stage is to be the same. Ifsthat were so
. you could not give me credit for versatile
J ty of genius. to which perhaps | may lay
claim, because having been a revolutionis
lin Ireland. am conservative in Americ,
t (spplause And what say of myself
say Of hundreds and thousands OF my
icounfrymen and of Germans and othe
European nationalities they were rev
, olutionists in Europe they are conserva
tiyes in the United States. And the reaso
| why. here in the United States, under thi
E Constitution. under the working Of it
equal laws. under the popular. sanetio,
(which industry and Intellect and all jus
4 claims and enterprises obtain, the Europe
D an rev oIulionist finds that security for hi
I individuality. and without surrenderinI
D honor in the nation. which he faced dea,
Ito ACQUIRE for himself and his countr