The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-03-18

Tur Cr,InRATIoN OF ST.. PArRIcKS DAY.
According to previous announcement
...,s,asv. the 18th of March, was celebra-
"a in honor of the Patron Saint Of Ireland
Nv the '.saint Patrick,s Mutual Relief So
|c;etv" of this place. A procession OF the
members Of the Society was formed about
,uo o'clock P. NJ. and moved through the
principal streets Of the city preceded oy the
wheeling Brass Band. About one hun
.dred and City members were in the process
sion wearing the green sashes and rosettes
If ,be order and bearing an appropriate
banner They presented fine appearance
and attracted universal attention gJE.
In the evening large audience assem-
,,od :, the Cathedral for the purpose Of
listening to an address prepared tor the
,o..;on bv Rev. Father Sullivan, the officl-
inc nriest. We regret that want efspace
forbids our publishing anything like an s1'
orded report of address, or even doing
n,,ice to it's merit by quotations. The
aker commenced by referring to the
Universal love of home which pervaded the
human breast and which is peeuliarly strong
n the heart Of every true Irishman. "What'
vsr NAV be his circumstances and upon
Hbatever point of the wheel of fortune hisiot
NAV be fixed, his hearts fondest desire re-
tert continually to home. The Irish are an
impslsive and generous race. These qual-
lties have always been their characteristics
fmpulsively and generously the oruids
sorshipped around their stone affairs ana
lsn.atb the mistletoe bough; impulslVeiy
and generously the Irish embraced the no
man faith; impulsively and generously they
kore the heavy hand Of persecution; ana
,mpu)sively and generously they sll'i
hing to the fallen fortunes OF their native
land" For this the speaker adducsd three
reasons: "lst-They have noble political
history: 2d-They have noble literary
history; and 3d-They have still nobler
,sliaious history" He then alluded to
he absence of written records Of her form.
r. greatness and early renown, many OF
Which had been destroyed by her conquer
t,s and said: "But thong b the parchment
nav be sbriveled ami the sceptre wrested
rom her grasp and the crown fallen from
ter head, and though it may be even
soonted criminal to refer to the history OF
Ireland. the memory of her greatness Will
be perpetuated in fragments OF legend and
,Oug."
He then recounted some portions OF the
.ary history of Ireland. 1t was probably
.n, settled by Phenician colony. Both
before and after Christ it was governed by
i've kings, over whom the King of Con-
I aaught reigued supreme. In the 9th con-
;ury Ireland was invaded by the Danes,
who were three times repulssd, and finally
% 1914, we're driven from the Island. 1t
vas first invaded by the English in the 18th
century, ard they were repeatedly expelled,
.ltil they finally succeeded through the
hostility to each other of the rival Irish
sings. The rapacity and cruelty OF Eng
and in her tyrannical oppression OF ire'
and was eloqusntly and feelingly por
uayed G
10 respect to her literary history refer
suce was bad to FER monasterles which
sere the homes of science and learning
These were destroyed and her literature
turned. at was the purpose Of her con-
suerors to plunge the Irish race into bar
tsrism and Cimmerian darkness and law
Vas enacted by which be who dared to
teach the children Of the Irish peasantry
was punished like as murderer orrobber."
10 spite of this, however, Ireland has fnrn-
k4,bed her full share of learned men-Burke,
{Grattan, Sheridan and O'Connor are names
b: which any nation might be proud.
The religious history of ireland was
Referred to at considerable tent and
In brief sketch Of Saint Patrick
gwen. Saint Patrick was three times
espsured byl the Irish and taken captive
b Ireland. Each time, however, he man
tsed to escape. but about the year All hav.
Ing been consecratsd for that purpose BY
n,
the Inspiration of the Holy Ghost and or
Sained by Pope Celestine, he undertook the
Conversion of the island. Such was his
luecess that during his lifetime the gospel
pas preached all over the island and embra'
fsd by vast numbers of the people. The
3peaker referred to the present dispersed
condition of the Irish race and the conse.
Ruent spread of catholicity. InIthis re-
peet 1reland's woes have been the wide
Forld's blessing" He appealed to the