The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-09-27


about twelve years ago that one evening
a ship of-war passed slowly up from the
souther waves Of the Pacific, amid wood
en- hills, and azure skies above it, clouded
heights beyond, and tranquil scenery
all about. AS that ship passed up amid
almost desolate seas, there was but one
flag that met the eyes Of those on board
that was the Stars and Stripes
{ (Cheers.) What ship was that? 1t was
war ship Of Great Britain, and he va
a prisoner on board. And lying tranquil
on those seas, was this American ship,
with Stars add Stripes flying a, the mast
head; and he drank liberty to his prison
gates. 1t was to him cheering omen.
He forgot his Imprisonment, forgot tha,
Ireland was ruin and wreck, and saw
a glorious future, not to his own native
land alone, but to humanity at large -
From that moment be had been devoted
to that flag which stood there reminding
him that there was power in this coun-
try to redress the wrongs which were
dealt to oppressed humanity. (Cheers
The Stars and Stripes had therefrom been
Identified with him in bis exile, in his tri-
ais, and what some would call his inordi
nate dreams. He did not support Mr.
Lincoln during the canvass. But he VI as
duly elected, and it was the duty of eve
ry citizen to obey the will of the majority
legitimately expressed. A few years
since there was a Know Nothing party.
the cardinal principles of which was the
prescription of foreign born citizens. bu,
if that party had legitimatcly elected a
President he would have sustained him
(Cheers.) If such doctrine were not
assented to. then, instead of the Ameri~
can principle, which is the will Of the
mojority, through the ballot box, we sub
stitute the desperate Mexican rule, which
is that Of revolution. COL Mcagher con-
tinued: Now l understand that there
are some of my countrymen in this State
who do not 60 in for this war. (Cries
Of sit is mistake") Well, l want to
put the thing clear before them. Irish
men have come to me and said this -
"A certain Governor few years since
disbanded our Irish companies. ca
voice, "That is SOY That is not only
so, but it is the fact. Is that any reason
why you should give over your country,
your honor, your Government, which bas
been vilely insulted ? But your ven-
geance is not in holding aloof frcm the
cause in which the flag is imperilled;
your vengeance is in proving that you
are better than those that are native born.
But no matter what has happened in the
little State of Connecticut, your duty has
not boon to Connecticut; your duty has
been to the Union. Cheers. When
the Irish emigrant came here it was not
to Connecticut, New York, Alabama, or
any State, but to the United States As
that oath was absolute, so should the
object of it be complete. Then I have
heard it said, "why not leave the Amer
leans to fight this battle for themselves :?
Why should not we Irish just fold our
arms, fill our pipes. laughter, and
smoke away, and leave them to their
distress and ttcir disgrace. Very good
if we could afford to do so. Very good
if this were not our fight l say this
light is an Irish fight. Cheers. And
il Irishmen do not sustain the only gov
ernment under which they have any rep
utation, fortune, and good name then he
who speaks to me Of Irish liberty, is a i
dreamer and driveler. Cheers. This
s our matter. Thousands upon ihous-
anes OF Irish emigrants have come mere;
thousands upon thousands of Irish graves
have been SINK in this American COLL |
With the Revolution Irish names and for
unes are strongly identified. Go to the
.ity of New York, and ride down Broad |
way, and an obelisk rises, -and you see
he name Of Emmet on it. On the porch |
Of that same church you see the name OF
Ricahrd Montgomery. In the times OF
Cathcic emancipation there was no grea
er friend to that cause than the United
States. (Cheers ,,
l have merely to ask my countrymen
to stand by this cause, to stand by the
Stars and Stripes, and to stand by the
which has been legitim atcly
elected Is that to be question Of par
ly? Itso it were better that this cou ltry
h sd never been nurturned into freedom,
my part, care not under what de-
the President may have been
elected. For my part care not what
pre- iudices or counsels the Administra
tion may have had. 1t is enough for me
that the men in power come and
take possession of the seat Of Government