The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-23
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MEAGuER'S PANEGYRIc ON C0RC0RAN.


A Beautiful Tribute TO the Gallant
Dcad&Great Crowd I'm Cooper Insti-
tute-Enthusissm or the People for the
Fenfan brotherhood, &c.
The announcement that Brigadier General Thomas
Francis Meaghcr the soldier and orator. was % deliver
the funeral Grafton the late lamented General CCcoran
drew together night at the Cooper Institute, proba
bly, the largest crowd OF Irish fellow citizens which
has ever filed that spacious building. When u Is said
that crowd there II conveys but faint Idea o. It's
numbers FOR almost many had to remain outside tho
building chagrped and disappointed at nos gaining 10
gress as we're closely packed inside.
on the stage was splendid bust OF tho late GeDeraf
Corcoran which reflected Tue likeness Of what he
when IN No u executed b the celebrated Ameri
en- sculptor Powers, and elected tho admiration OF The
whole audience.
on the stage were the representatives several Irish
societies both civic aud military. Among them were
the Knights OF st. Patrick Company from the fenan'
brotherhood 10 full uniforms Corcorans old sixty ninth,
under Colonel BagIcy the Ancient Order OF Hbernans
and various others too humorous 10 mention.
Two interesting youths supported the gnidons OF tho
sixty ninth, draped in mourning on either sdc OF tho
bust.
Among the leading men on the platform may DO
toned Rev DR.. Michigan. James b. Nicholson, Judge
William H. Mansfield, John wilkins, Judge pe aI
II mott, Or. y. d. Connery, Thomas Dunphy William G.
Abbott, captain X. b. DAILY
by the following ofcers:-Captain John Connery, One
Hundred and seventioth New York Captain D. ! sulli.
Doran One Hundred and nh Now York Volunteers
Captain Ahcarn, One Hundred and sixty fourth New
York Volunteers Lieutenant Novius, SIXTY ninth Now
York National Guard
On presenting himself before the audience General
Mcagher received with tremendous applause
Colonel John o. Mahony, Of the Fcnian BROTHERHOOD
troduced him broiny, aud in an appropriate speech
greeted with loud applause After the ebunition had
subsidized the General commenced MS Grafton he opened
By reerence . the legends Of the Mccarthy o. tho
oas the suffering Of his country as an Illustration Of
the indsoluble ties which bound cvsfy rshman 70 hie
p1tiVs sul After celebrating this 10 beautiful and
egacN "a msnuer he came the immediate sub oct Of
hktkeosrsA and reviewed his career iio spoke Of tho
am 1aAd SSch General Corcoran had taken in connsc
ton h Ne reception accorded TO the Prince OF Wales
in th5ciy, remarking that although a popular mania
seemed q have seized citizens At that tme corco
ran stool lrm and almost alone In his Individual de-
termination not TO point the bayones or dip the coors Of
the sixty regiment 70 Soara'sss o0y rnGse zee
centuries He then proceeded TO speak in sarcastic
terms OF the manner in which the bcardlsss boy Eng
andD received here and passed b speak Of Gene
raj eloquent and affecting strain lie spoke
Of him soldier loyal citizen Of the United states,
an answering lrshman aud exemplary Christian
The speaker made several eioquen, illusions passages
In life General Corcoran which space VIII not per-
lowing touching manner With him did the glorious pro-
Jet OF having lrelandre established as nation VIII
re % snd rv eses q nson The equal Of the aus
test, the oldest and most POWERFUL win noery napp'
ness the busiest life a. bone ~'n ,a,"na authority
abroad. Thus did tho glorious pro'ecs y nssons
Ireland revived aud 70 estaOihneu ~ ."ss,
become 10 him the ambition OF ms mhhssy NV
and this IL was which gave 80 mncn enI-
nestnes a. solLiity and elevation 70 hs cnaFnctor.
Hence il was that he joined the Fenan broncrnooa and
he remained faithful 10 the last HOW dear THIS or
ssnvafion was 10 him and how senshvcy he thf ow
bmscf between n and whatever might mpcrh w. ON.
c1anrv wac we'll known TO them all. But tho faithful
soider lilo faithful friend, the faithful irshnian sleeps
~. night not where he often wished and prayed and
honed he might laid to restdeep In the green sod
tho shadow the pillar towers, with the great sea foam
pg as borne TO his grave with An yied oak above
his hoad and with ell the beautiful heroic Of
the past speskiug 10 those who 10 bury him
speaking 20 them from the raith, tho carn, the
cioster the holy we'll In the cadences OF the stream,
In the legend IN the lyric In the voices OF tho noun
ains In the sunshine IN the RAIN IN the same
ind, underneath the sky aud shamrock he knew
and loved and sported with IN chlldhcoddeep IN the
green sod the midst OF those shadows with all these
familiar voices, with oil those wild tender and glorious
sights and Influences about hm-did be wish and pray
and hope 10 be laid sleep BROTHERS, sec 10 that ns
lsh his PRAYER his nope shall be enlled 10 toe mean
time lot him rest the soil thst s sacred 70 hpery,
uuder the starry arch Of The republic no 90 noo servea
and within sight 81 the city which honored MN wnen
dead as she honcred him when living, and wnere M
name will never sound strange 70 thcse by whom VIC
ashes OF Montgomery aud Thomas Adds emmett arc
gratefully and fondy treasured. ~..., yaro.
whenever General Mcagher alluded 10 tho Fenmn ~
the,hood ard the hope OF ireland's speedy a'sc"s
ment the audience rose and cheercd trcnea"0""