Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-09-18

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80 high as the cattle Of the 6eld or the
trees in the forest. Even the million of
voters on the lists have no actual repre-
ssutation They are bought and sold as
regularly as corn or hemp or iron.
Before the election Of another Amer
ican President. Canada will be nation.
(Cheer.) As dependency she is pau
per; a. . nation she is a miIIionsre. -
(Hear.) Ten minutes after her Decls-
ration of Independence, America will
acknowledge Canada as sister State.
(Hear.) Are there no statesmen in Can
ada equal to the opportunity? Irishmen,
! call upon you for three hearty cheers
for the Republic of Canada! tho 6rst
President. the Irish rebel, Thomas DAT
oy McGee. (The call was loudly res
pondsd to with additional chcers.)
Fngland's downfall commences when
America closes up tho ranks, and peace
csments the Union and perpetuates Re-
publics and universal suffrage
rank is but the guinea stamp. and man
is = man for ell that. These cries must
shortly como into fashion: Canada for
tho Canadians, Australia for the Austria
latisns, and Ireland for Irishmen. cloud
cheers.)
Australia will soon bc nation. Hur-
rah. for the Republic of the Antipodes!
Gavan Duffy. the Irish rebel of forty
eight, tho FIRST President of the new Re-
public. (Cheers.) With Murphy. o.
Shaughnsssy. ireland. ..MickIe. and Mole
sworth, all lrishnen. in his cabinet
(Cheers.) The downfall of England
commences in earnest with the uprising
of Ireland. (Hsar.)
Look at America-our army is yours.
Union is as essential to you as to U.s.
Ireland forever. Three cheers for the
land of the brave! The spirit Of Ireland
is again alive. You cannot crush it.
Nine times Eng and's con6scation sdicts
have thundered upon her people Sew
en- centuries Of continued injustice, out
rage. murder! yet Ireland lives again in
the $50, 900 Irish soldiers in the Amer
icaa army. cloud cheers. y The Sixty
ninth still cheers for Corcorsn. The
Chicago Montgomery Guard still cheer
for Illinois and the West. as they fought
at Lexington. Shields was backed by
Irish At Winchester, and the Irish Brig
ado At Fair Oaks stopped the rebels in
tho advance. The Massachusetts Ninth
and tho Penusylvanis Sixty ninth we're
Iri.h regiments. loud cbeers.) All
hail. then, Irishmen, ss you live your
lives over again in the army Of the Con-
stitusion. loud checrs.) Our army is
your army. We do not inquire when
tho Irishman volunteers. whether he bs
Protestant or Catholic. (Chesrs.)
Mark we'll the eloquent words of
Archbishop Hughes at dublin. Uond
oheers.) He said be had seen but three
great things in the world-.he Fall of
Niagara, St. Peters At Rome, and that
glorious demonstration of Irishmen at
Dublin OF tho laying of the foundation
Of the Catholic University. Loud
cheers. lie says the Irish soldiers are
only drilling in America. and that they
do not intend to lay down their belts -
[spplsuse and do not hesitate to say
that if England iutsrferes in our domes-
tic matter. that glorious rebel of '.8,
Thomas Francis Meagher. will be back
again 10 Dublin. With body guard of
ten thousand veteran Irish soldiers from
tho bsttls.6elds of Richmond. Here
the whole audience rose to their feet,
aud the ball resoundsd with cheers for
Mssgher, and the Irish nation
ality.]