Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-13


Fom the New York Daily News, July s.
speech OF AN Eioquent irish Orator nj
thc Academy OF Music, in New York
city, on the Attn OF July.
Mr. Richard O'Gorman was then introduced as
the concluding speaker. the audience greeting
him with long and continued applause. He spoke
in substance a. follows:
R. o's0RNAS Eso.s ADDRESS
Mr. President and FsiLop Citizens: You have
heard day. first of ali the proud voice from the
DAYS Of old, the voice Of your heroic fathers. tell
ing YOU what the liberties for which they
fought and what we're the liberties they bequeathed
to YOU. You have heard the voice of the Gov
ernor Of the State Of New York calm. prudent
bold rs becomes the first officer of a sovereign
State OF four millions OF people. and a territory
as large "a Great Britain. Next YOU heard the
voice OF the gentleman who is not. but ought TO
be Governor OF Connecticut. Governor Parker
did not speak to YOU. bnt was present, and in the
presence Of these three gentlemen, these three
States have shaken hands. and here to day owed
that there should be for them and their people
policy, of Union ii possible. but our liberties at
all haztrds Great applause Before the Union
was. these liberties were inherent and naenable
They were not given to ia by the Union, not
granted 10 us by any parchment, but God gave
them To every brave and honest man upon the
earth and Of these principles the Declaration Of
Independence ana Constitution simply declar
atorv Applause You heard that every citizen OF
the State Of Ohio had awakened to a sense of
the deep injury and wrong done to one of them
Mr.. VallandIgham and the voice OF their repre-
sentative before you. sounding from here, will
awaken among them new sense of conviction
that in any contest for liberty New York will be
ready with her assistance Applause It should
be 10 US new incentive True, we are in great
danger; the greater, therefore, should be
courage We have not been thoroughly awake
to our danger With what horror would it fill u
TO see a boats crew swept over the falls of Nj
agara, wrangling and quarreling with each other
about how TO ESCAPE until all chance for escape
should be past; but to see a nation great, though
young. bearing on its head the crown of unex
ampled prosperity, 10 see that nation with its own
insane hands tearing its own breasts aud glorying
in the wounds it iDilicts, is sight to make the
angels weep There are very few really disloyal
men in the nation. and the disloyal men not
always TO be found in the places where we are
mostly told to look for them. Applause. That
man. who in an hour of peril like this, prefers the
interests Of himself or his party to the interests
of the country. whether he be in the Cabinet, the
counting house the field. is dsloyal: and the
man who strives honestly and TO the extent OF his
intelligence. to do his duty a citizen toward his
country and in the discharge of that duty tells
publicly what he believes TO be the truth that
man. though he be found in Fort Lafayette, il a
loyal man. [Great applause. Now. fellow cit
liens, words ought to be uled in their proper
meanings Do not suppose that yon are dealing
with an instruction or rebellion-the movement
at the South is no disorderly emeute of dis
affected citizens. Once it so; there very
little union ia the South. but We made them
united and more shame for us Applause We
here Mt the North adopted the disgraceful policy
of bringing home war TO the doors OF unarmed
and defenseless citizens. There we're many at
the South who looked upon the old Union with
love and reverence, and hoped again TO see the
old flag of the Union wave them. but we
have made that flag 10 them emblem Of havoc
aud ruin and implanted in their hearts a heritage
OF bitter and mpershable hatred Though !
should stand alone. will. for the sake of the
honor of this nation among nations. raise nv
v-ice in protest against this disgraceful and un-
civilized warfare. Great applause IL Is no
apology to saw that the Southern soldiers have
done to in burning ships; let them be
proved tor their wrong, but let not Law the
hattering JUNCTION TO our souls that our sins NAV
be kept hidden from the ewes OF watchful ma
tions-from my he .rt do I wish that they might
be. The South Is united and their armies are
marching upon us; who knows but their
cannon are now hurting death among those
dear 10 Us on the soil of Pennsylvania and what
may be the result TO the nation? If we continue
still. the people not trusting the Government and
the Government not trusting the people, there Is
nothing for US but di>sTaceiul defeat How are
we to become unanimous? The Government has
one plan-that all the people in the North are To
concur with the notions OF the Government and
its party. retire TO the Dry TOrtugas Ap
plause and laughter This is we'll explained bv
the phrase unconditional loyalty" which means
that you must not discuss any public question
without you discuss it in tone favorable to the
Government aud the Republican party; indeed
you must not even stay silent. Laughter but
YOU must come out point blank in favor Of the
Government, whether YOU like il or not You
must read Just what papers the Government likes !;
YOU must receive just what kilograms the Gov
eminent chooses 10 concocf; YOU must get all
your information upon public affairs precisely as
the Governnent thinks proper TO give il To you; ;
you are indeed required To reduce yourselves Ia
the condition of little children, "open your
mouth and shut your ewes, and see Whist you will
get" Applause and laughter This policy
has been tried before. The English Govern
ment triesi 1t in ireland, and the result YOU know.
Louis XVI of France tried il He put as many
IS he thought proper. Of those who
disagreed with him. into the Bastle and
the people having borne "a long as thew
could. went up TO il aud with their naked hands
tore the foul thing down, stone bv stone And
nv kposledge Gen Lafayette sent the kew Of
the Bistile TO Cen Washington. interesting
memorial OF the overthrow of tyranny in France
and IL was hung up at Mount Vernon. am
credbly informed that the kew il missing. aud |
am further informed that an experiment made
recently at the dead of night rev eas the fact that
the old KEY of the Bastile exactly fits Fort La
fayeite [Great applause Charles the First
and his Minister, the Earl OF Straffard got up a
system OF unconditional loyalty. and the people
differed from them in opinion. and the result was
the King lost the people aud the people lost the
King. because they betesded him. Applause
and laughter The Secretary of State is re
ported to have boosted to Lord Lyons that touch
ing little bell 70 his right hand. he could order
the arrest OF a CITIZEN Of Ohio. and he has done
H. and again OF citizen of New York He
cannot do II; cries OF No. no, and no power
except that Of the President could set then, al
loerty-more than the Queen of England could
do Even with form of government not re
publican, and with all the strong feelings of
reverence among Englishmen for the lady whose