The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-09-27

GUS and capricious and desperate rule,
which is that of revolution-the Mexican.
miserable, ruinous rule-started from a
coal hole or some other cavernous con.
spracy, and with spoils and plunder. such
men like Floyd and Slidell are reeking with
manifestiug itself arrogantly and sedi>
tiousiy against the people. tremendous
cheering.)
Now, understand that there are many
at all events, that there are some of my
countrynen here, and l believe am not
Spaniard, not an Italian, not French
man Qaughter)-1 believe, indeed, that
everybody recognises me to be an Irish
mani wouldn't be anything else but an
Irishman enthusiastic cheering and roars
of laughter) understand, I say, that
here, in this State, there are some Irish
men who do not 60 in for this war. (Cries
of "No. no !" "That's mistake" eyes,
they do!' and terrific chsering.) Well,
I want to nut the thing clearly and un-
mistakably and positively to them Irish
men have come 20 me, and said thus "a
certain Governor, some years ago, disband-
ed our Irish companies (Voices-
"That's so!'') That is not only so, but
''that is fact" But is that reason why
you should give over the country-give
over the Government-give over the flag,
insulted as it has beenl A vile insult! !!
But your vengeance is not in holding back
from the cause in which the flag is in
peril. Your vengeance is to prove that
you are not only worthy of your commits
sons and your arms as citizen soldiers,
but that you prove yourselves better than
citizens native born. (Cheers.)
This is brilliant and a noble ven
geance, and you have it in your power
(Cheers.) I recolect that in Ireland, when
these internecine quarrels abou. Republi.
canism began to be heard of, I waseked,
"What are you going to do? Whea Ire
lano becomes separate and independent
State, how will you settle it?" l said
"Leave that to time to determine"
(Cheers. )-And what said then I say
now; because my sentiment then was
that I would recognize Irish valor. whether
it conquered on the walls of Derry or
capitulated with honor before the walls of
Limerick. (Great cheering.) say SO
here now; say whether you may have
been insuted or chastised in one little
State like that Of Connecticut, your duty
has not been to Connecticut, but to the
Union. (Cheers, and cries of "That's
SOY When the Irish emigrapt came
here. it was not to the State of Connecti-
cut he took his oath; it was not to New
York; not to Alabama not to Pennsyl-
vania; not any State. 1t was to our
country; to the United States, the north
ern boundary of which was the St. Law
renee, with its thousand verdant isles, and
the southern boundary of which is the
golden line on which are seen the forts of
Tortugas and Key West. (Cheers)
As that oath was absolute, so should
the objec. of it be complete aud unfrac-
tional, and not as the Irish, nor as the
German, nor as the French, nor as any
other European emiglant, should not fal
sify nor disintegrate that oath in any way ;
neither should be permit the object of that
oath, nor its consequence and importance
to be sub divided, impaired or questioned
(Applause.) Then, again, have heard it
said; "Ob, why not leave Americans to
fight this battle for themselves? Why
should not we Irishmen fold our arms, fill
our pipes, and smoke away, (cheers and
laughter,) and leave them to their disas
ters and disgraces 2" Very good; if we
could afford to do so, very good That is
if this fight was not our fight I do not
speak with any degree of generosity or
gratitude to America. I say this fight is
now an Irish fight. cloud cheering,) If
,heI Irish do not sustain the only Govern.
meht under which they have had repu-
ta,ion, fortune aud good name, then, any
one who speaks to me of Irish liberty is a
dreamer and drivelsr. (Cheers.)
This is OUR home. Thousands of irish
emigrants have come here. Thousands
upon thousands of Irish graves have eeen
sunk upon this American soil. With the
Revolution the Irish name and Irish fame
is wildly and indelibly identified.
(Cheers.) Go to New York, ride down
Broadway, and an obelisk arises You
see the rame of Emmett on it. (Renewed
cheers.) In the porch of that same church
Won see the name Of Robert Montgomery.
(Cheers.) In the time Of Catholic Eman.
cipatancy when one Daniel 0 'Connell was
with all the might of bis eloquence, and