The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-12-14
War Intelligence,

COLONEL. uoHENY on AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
On the 18Th ult., Colonel Doheny gave an in
tcrcsting discourse upon our National struggle,
IN the Lecture Hall Of the Mechanics Institu-
too, at Dublin, which was received by tumul-
tuous applause on the part Of very large and
intelligent audience. In the course Of his lee
ture, which may he understood to be an ampl-
fcati, of what appears below, tho gallant Colo
rel made the following remarks;
For himself, he had always insisted that the
rights guaranteed TO the southern portion Of tho
Union in the Constitution should he faithfully
observed but he never spoke that ho did not
stamp with his thorough execration the princi-
ple that one man could hold another in
bondage. If he ever understood the present
war in America, he said, IL was only on
this principle-that there were some 200 de-
ms gogues in the South, who, not being able to
obtain the presidency and all the omolumon's
Of the whole Of the United States, made up
their minds 10 obtain at least the presidency ana
tie emoluments Of half the states, ana th't
there were 200 agitators, newspapers, ana mover
writer's in the North, who were determined by
every means TO obtain that eminencs at which
they had now arrived and the only way to put
an end TO the war at the begiBning was 10 select
some twenty or thirty leaders from both par
ties and hang them. Whilst Mr.. Lincoln was
not the president OF the majority, ho wa yet the
president constitutionally and Iightfully elect
ed, and il was the duty Of every man in tho
states to acknowledge the legality and upright
ness Of that election, and no pretext justified
revolution against the legally elected president
Of the United States. Colonel DOheny re-
ferred in detail TO the several facts in connec-
ton with the northern and southern states be-
fore the war. lie said, whilst he had spent much
of the time had been in America in pleading for
Nha ham ataAa aa thaV
impious insult TO the flag under which he had
sought protection, he determined 10 give all
that was dear to hun TO protect that flag and
hencelorth be would only think that at all risks,
and come what might, II should be sustained.
There might be mistakes on the part OF both the
northern and southern agitators. II the south
had not Tepudiated the flag Of liberty the qaes-
ton would arise as to which side people from
this island would take in the struggle. But It
| was the flag that beckoncd them (himsell and
| companions who deemed themselves citizens OF
the United States onward over the ocean, aud
uLder which they found shelter at last and
were free from the pursuit OF hunger and
OF death. Under that flag the United
| S ates trusted them all with arms for the de-
fence OF the lag and the country, and they
| would in his opinion, DO TecIeant 10 every
| high impulse f they did not range them q
under that flag, for there were no other mean
to restore peace but by surrounding 1t by th'
bravery and the strength OF all the nation of th'
earth, 1t might be thought that because there
had been one or two defeats that there was nc
chance of pacifcation Americans felt no degra
dation at being obliged to retreat from an army
of their countTymeR but let one foreign inge
interfere and then they would sec what the!
should see." People might be mistaken. JOh
Mitchell had two sons in the southern army, an
he Colonel Doheny) had two sons at the othe
side; one of them, who was but IL years of age
| yvaa mazda n cantain on thu iald of batlle and
he (Col. Doheny) had not been obliged to com
over hero upon that most sacred mission b
might have been promo ed 70 q high'
| grade than he held, or promoted TO
grave In the soil Of Virginia But the
did not feel that great animosity towar,
one another which was represented.
bad been In tho habit Il meeting and IL