Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-12-14

its h,nor in the sight Of the world, do pray
that may act, II called upon 10 this coniuoc-
ture, (, such wise as may become rather its
past lianity and its future hopes, than the
vexations and calnmities which perplex it to-
day. {Aprlause Neither do l venture to |
speak in behalf OF any citizen Of American
birth II i not my place, aud, indeed, when |
| think Of he genial and genero7s sympathy |
with which America used to encourage all
people struggling to be free, feel that so
great an Office should not be allowed TO degen-
crate ihto lands like mine. seem to bear
again the voice Of that great man, who, in the
CAPITAL of the United States, pleaded the
cause of Greece, and welcomed her into the
family OF lations, with dignity and spleudor
of eloauetce that revealed her own. Great
applause md continued cheering But the
lps of Daniel Webster are closed forever and
there is none TO fll his place. Had he but
lived or oud he now revisit the glimpses OF
the moon. speak his thoughts OF old, think
with what potent magic he would rouse from
end to enl of the lsAd the sympathy OF his
couutrymen for the home of Sobeski and
Kosciusk,. IGrest applause.
Hadne bot lived through str ped OF power,
wechnan on the lonely tower,
His hnllmg trump would rouse the land
Whm fraud or danger was at hand.
BY linn, a. by the beacon light,
Our pilots had kept course Alright,
A. lome proud column, though alone,
Wbse strength had propped the tottering throne
Noy is the stately column broke,
TIL, beacon light ls quenehedin smoke;
Th trumpets SILVER sound lslshll-
Th warder silent on the hill.
! TCheers1 But for Ireland--for her children
scattered all over this continent-for them,
and in heir behalf, / venture to speak TO-
night Loud cheering and cries Of "Hear,
hear At home, ireland has spoken, and
| in the Jerson Of her most honored represent
ative his expressed for Poland and her cause
her hesrtielt sympathy. For Irishmen here,
in the North and the South, in the East aud
the W,st, for them ] dare to speak, and in
their name | say, God speed the White Eagle
of Poand wherever it scars; may victory
light On the banner Of Sobissk wherever il
waves n the breeze. Immense cheering |
A people so brave, so faithful, so steadfast in
endurance, deserves to be free. But think
hear some one say, "What are we to Poland
and ulat is Poland to us2' Much, very much.
In thi, world neither men nor nations can ex-
ist altogether for themselves alone-we must
mutually help or mutually hurt one another
|. We are all but branches or leaves of the one
great tree-humanity-and the blast that
strips one leaf or blossom, tends to chill, and
weaken, and wither all Even Pagan philos-
ophy recognized this. "Homo sum, ct nihii
: hunacnun, me dlienum puto" II am man
r and nothing affecting the interests of mankind
+, can be Indifferent to me" Loud cries o
i "He@," and cheers Shall christian sympa-
thies confiue themselves within narrow
{ feldi know we can do but little to helE
Poland. The voice OF our race is not hearC
| IN The conclave of nations. We have nothing
I to ofer but good will, and yet that is some
thinf. Great rivers are filled by little brooks
. and, scattered as we are, over many lands
i, the voice of Ireland, when it does speak, il
!, head frop, end to end of the earth; and earn
a est words, coming straight from the heart
90 further than cannon shots. | wisl
no Injustice to Russia May she, too, grow
, iuto good manners and do her share in tn
y civilization Of man. But let her do II within
a her own confines They are broad enough
r HeIven knows, for all possible development
4. Buff Russia must be ruler sover men, lie
4 her turn to Asia, where she can be Of som
!, service to civilization. She is herself Aaat
q -Asiatic in race, language, religion, trad
y tion habits and form of government lie
q. her ambition seek its ilIegitimste career in tn
m Eaa ana IeaCh clVllty 10 kindred trlDeS NOR
,e numerous than herself There let her thriv
- and flourish in all the spendor of orents
a deslotism. But with Europe she has no al
ID nifty To European progress she can give n
r. help. European civilization would withe
"a under her touch No. wish no i'll to Ru
q. sit Let her have her own land and enjoy i
A. Rtssia for the Russians France for tb
ns French, England for the English, Ireland f
N thu Irish, Poland for the Poles, and God f
ne usa all Loud applause This is the seer
Nv ofl human opement-Diversity-
~ growth of each people after their own natur
az fobwing their own inherent instincts al
q. adiptiug themselves and their habits and the
he carer to such peculiarities of race and so
nd climate and production, as accident has ca
.io around them, This is national independents
N. Capitalization, subjugation, absorption of Il
weak by the strong-this is the foe of civilz
sst tiol, the foe Of progress, the servant of bi
an. basism and desolation. Against this erin
al Poland is now arrayed. May Heavens Al
he stnke on her side-the sympathy Of all go
Is, men attend her for the cause of Poland
/ Al. Il