The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-07-19
Daniel O'Connell on James Gordon Bennett

Daniel UC0nnell On JdAAcS w.
The Dublin Nation of Aug. II, 1913, speaking of
tho reneal meeting held in that city on the 7th Aug
| 1913, says
Mr. Steele here announced that an American gen
tleman. James Gordon Bennett, of New York, was
present and desired to be introduced TO The LIBERIA
tor. He (AIr Steele) had not the pleasure OF Mr.
Benefits acquaintance, but had been lntrusteo Win
his card to present to The Liberator.
Mr. O'ConneE He is just the very man that we
! don't want here Laughter. He is editor OF the
yilest gazette that disgraced the press ~ any
eountry-The New York Herald. A more infamous
paper, l suppose never existed
The remark having been made in the presence oil
Mr. Rannett who was standing near 0Connells chair,
excited much nerriment Mr.. Bennett at once with
drew. dol
The following day, Tuesday August s, Mr. Coon
nell said, in the course of his remarks:
wish to account for the conduct which observed
Yesterday toward member of the American press
| fHear hear A Mr.. James Gordon Bennett placed
his card in the hands of Mr. Steele TO have him sntro
/ duced to me- had known who that individual was;
and therefore rejected at once, with no smaIi mug
nation, any attempt to introduce me to MN ile
the editor of the New u rk Herald, and, when pro
nounce that more vile newspaper does not exist IN
the entire literary world than that Journal it conveys
an idea of magnitude of infamy and vileness that
could not well be surpassed. Cheers. couil moi,
therefore, receive such person, and the ASSOCIATION
having joined me- Mr.. James Gordon Bennett at once
fetFeaLeu OF COURSE 'h9St
or violence being offered him. Loud laughter and
enthusiastic cheering know shall be accused Of
traducng all the American newspaper writers, but l
am doing no such thing, Loud cheers.l Knight as
WE'LL if speaking Of the Satirist the John Bull IN
England, be supposed to apply my observation to the
Morning Chronicle, or The Examiner, as to place in
the same category the New York Herald and the
many excellent papers published in America. Loud
and continued cheers do no such thing. Of
COURSE this Mr. Gordon Bennett is very ready with his
PEN and viii, no doubt, abuse in all the moods
and lenses; but never shrink from any kind of dan
ger. Loud laughter and cheers He will attack me
with his pen, but in no other way! And can tell
him here, for his information and assistance that he
will get enough of abuse of me in the Dublin news
papers in week to serve his purpose for ak
months, [Great laughter and cheers. Mr.. Buekins-
ham, the lecturer sooner announced at New
York to lecture thAn this Gordon Bennett sent him
word that if he did not send him money he would
abuse his lecture in the New York Herald. Cries off
'shame!"l Mr.. Buckingham, however, had the cour-
age to set him at Defiance and he published the trans
action in his book on America. Hear, hear, and
cheers l. too set him at defiance; and would not
consider myself the friend of liberty it, while | at
tackled kings and enfperors, and great men, allowed
degraded and lcentous press to pass without ex-
pressing for it my contemptuous scorn Hear hear,
and loud cheers