The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1863-12-29
NIIes ORelIT q fhe VIC EoHse.

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I pay to make few extracts. The lette
describes a meeting. held at the Whit
House, On The afternoon Of ThanksgiviiBs
day. The letter commences thus
] Let to-day be chrOnicled as a great day
i Fl Ireland, and let it live as the gre ties
1 ofTBanksgisiBg Daysin American history
! THIS .aftsn06n took place the Interesting
ceremonial Of presspting private Nile:
ll0'Reilly, 47th r giment New York Vol
uHtetfs, to his Excelen y the President
Of The Unite States, BY whom. in turu,
the young MilssiaH warrior and bard Of
the Tenth Army Corps was epresenbsd to
ssveral msmb IS Of the Cdbinet ami for
eign dipl matte corls s, who we're p ying a
Tnanksg viug, Day cal to tie President,
4 when the cards Of 6eDefaf T. T. NJ agler
ana Fs'her Murphy were banded IA By
Goloael Hay-thesei gentlemen having
kindly eouseatsd t. act as tie cfaE oAs,
or ,soci.l godfstlers and g dmothers, Of
/ prisare o. O'Rel y, VII WIS ace lmyani d by
Major Kavanagh aud Cap ain Bres IN, of
d NAAe DA-A UULfl new VI n a. u wi. 4a4AG
Gluk. gf the Fifth Ward Of yoar city, as
bis eva t'speaial frie d." The de ais
of this in'erview viii heres fer form an
Instructive episode in, the grand ma Of
our NATIONAL history. Il Was in a MANNER
tie ap5the osis 0f deinhcrati6 principles
an acknowledgment If our ilidsbtedness to
the men who carry muske in eur armies,
II bad It's p u ical significance, ais ,. AID
may prove anoth 7 lux between cur sol
diers IN the field aud the present lengthy
accapant Of the White Hou e, Who is un-
deEst Cd to be not iaverse t0the prospect Of
a alepgtLier lesseof that g desirable c. nutry
residence witch has none IF the modern
improvements.
Then f2ll28s a picture Of private o.
Reilly in the fyllOwiog Pen-anl-ink-styie.
PriT,te 0'Reilly IS a brawny, large
boned, rather g cd looking young Me
san, WI b curly reddish hair, gray eyes,
one Of which has a ca aract upon it high
checked banes, a Gscked nose, square lower
jaws and the usual stfmg type Of Erish
forehead- h pareeptivs Jumps, imm d.
ately above t eyes, beng extremely
prominent. A more 90 d-hum r d or ra-
diantly-expressive face it is impo ib'e to
scOneeiFe. The whole caunen taoe beams
with a cander anil uBreserve equal to that
Of a m ally potato which has hurst itsskin
or Ok t by too rapii DO Ing. He stands
about six feet seven inches, Is bro d.
iehested, bariel-bodied, firm on hi pi S,
AID with siuewy, knitted fists Of hard
ness and heaE. ness seldom equaled o.
the whole, be mind, one very much Of
Ensign ODoberty's ideal picture Of the
Milesian hero.
One Of his eyes was bottle green,
And the other eye was out, my dear;
And the calves Of his wicked looking legs
We're more than two feet about. my dear.
0, the lump of an Irishman,
faGi 1eThe nasty, ugly Ifishman,
The great he-rOgue, with his wonderful brogue
The leathering sWash Of an Irishman.
General Meagher Introduced the patri-
oto Irishman to the President, ana in do
ing 50, he made a Htsle speeeh
He said that he was happy to have The
homer Of introducing to one who was re-
garded as the Fa,her of the Army this
eafent Perdu, or lost boy Of tbeIris race.
His fliend, Colonel J, hn Hay, the Presi-
dents Sc retry, who had served as a vol
unleer IN the d, pertinent Of the South,
was acquainted vi b 0'RellY's character
10 his regiment, and knew that it was good,
though cheq cred with certain amiable in
dScretions, in the fount IF Cast ,lsy, or some
atlIer f6un fain-of whFh he had frgotten
thesFarl licuiars. (ilaughieE) lie wished
kte assurs. air Liue1In that the bone and
s,Dew of the arn,y-his osn eopirymen
in It n lea t-had eyes to see and hearts
10 ftet and memories t TIE ,sure up the
many acts of hearty, homely, honest ki d
illness by which the-Ghief Magistrate Of
the nation h .d.evinesd his interest in Their
welfare In the golden h3urs IF eunri,e,
under the silver. watches Of the stars,
1 tn ugh many a damp, dark night on
( pick duty, II ia the red fam and heayy
Efury1of the battle. the tboHglt that lay
lnextthe heartof the Irishsoldier-only d
yidipg its CLOS with that IF the -r. yerend
relics from lie altar, which pieiy aud affee-
tion had annexed, as an amulet az inst
harm around his neck was 6 e thought
that he was thus earni G title, which
hereafter no ful tongue or nigglrd I err
would dare ispute he full equality and
fraternity of an American cifizen (Iiear,
hear, from the Presiient) Ugly and ven
omnus " isthe -toaduf evil 1rifs, It yet
carried in. its head foT the Irish race ia
7 AmeFius this .pre;i u, this inesumable
Level. By adpp ion Of The bahcet and che
cnnmuni0n Of bloody trenches on ev6ry
& Id, from Ball Run to u Khere che GbiFka-
-ulauga rolls down its Waters,of death otl.e
race that were her 5to.oref only exiles, re
eeiYing generous. Hospitality in the land
are NV proud peers Of the pfoudest and
4 brotbers Of the b st. (D5ep emo iiou, Sec
retary Seward tapping .the table with hi
fH eFsizsHd Alr. GHase graaely loving hi'
head in approval On behalf of private
! OR II, he de,iled to thank. Mr. Lincoln
for the eleuency Whict: had filled to sec
crime -inoeentH HssBg. Although he
we're of private o Reilly had b. ONE
I c2Uspicu US, hey were far from te.ng the
only or the hes efforts Of he lyric muse tc
4 wh.ch tie fist frultc and tfIervesciug life
of eamp<iad given i1irih WbeneVer Clio
z shall aspire to write tie history Of this war
! that sagest sisterOf tbesaered Nine Kill be
obliged to draw on tie rough, but alWay,
heartfelt, often drolT, stal oftener tefderly
pa he'ie, verses with which Euterpe vii