New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-30

citizens, never believe them. Ii CANNOT pc
the attempt would be unwise. impouic, fatal TO
those who make it, The schemes OF faction cannon
cOunteract the settled DEGREES OF Providence, ana
it is decreed that this population should be al.
Saxon, Celtic, Teuton but grand ana Denenceht
amagam and fusion OF ALL like these exquisite mosaics
we sometimes see. Look at them closely and yon WIN
find them composed Of many stones fitted in bit by b
an ONYX here sapphire there, there diamond, there
emerald, all set in seeming confusion, and without
any apparent plan, but step back and view the WORK
from little distance and there stands before you
picture complete and finished in which the colors are
softly blended. each with each, light and shade com
mingling and filling the eye with me peauiy anu mar
mony of the whole So various j. the population Of the
United States harmonious will be the result when OF
this chaos order shall OF length be secured, and the
master hand shall have finished the work Lend your
ear then to whisper that there is prejudice IN the
American people against what is called the foreign
element among them. Tell those who would instiil
the poison into your hearts that you known the Amerl
can people better than they, Demagogues who mis-.
represent them and prey upon them: len theh Una.
you trust its honor its hospitality its innate love OF
fair play. Tell them that You not foreign element
consuming producing, taxpayng American peope-
You yourselves form considerable part TEL them
TOO if you will that Irish blood rolls through the
veins of half the jewellers Of this Republic. and that
wherever that genial current flows there NJ least,
shall be found any narrow prejudice against the
Iountan from which first il sprung. Tell them That the
time for these weak doubts and ealousles is past and
that the American people, Cet aud Teuton and saxon
foreign and native born. of whatever race or sect they
be, tried and tested IN all ltS component palS
by the ordeal Of suffering welded together by inc
heavy blows Of repeated disaster Is and must he one
and inseparable What God hath joined together
let no man put asunder." But these August days are
growing short-why should speech be longi Indeed,
il seems a shame for me TO break IN on your mrth
with dull and tedious words like these. a
moment more and | shall have done. Your fes'
tivty has a charitable well as oonyiyal object
and it is that account mainly that am
here to-day. You propose to detote me p ron.s ol
this festival To the aid OF tie Catholic Ecforinaiory
Institution. under the presidency Of DIR. Ives. ion
could not have selected nobler purpose II could
not be under the guidance Of nobler man. There is
no more pressing need for every society than the edu
cation Of its yOuug. We, who to-day fret ont our
hour upon the stage, shall soon be set aside ana be
seen no more Others will soon take our places The
children of today will be the men and women Of to-
morrow OF what sort shall these men and women
be Shall they be taught good or eyhf As that qles'
tion be answered, 80 for good or III VIII be me
fate Of this Republic. Without good citizens free
republic is impossible. Trust me- You can never
make good citizens ont OF bad men. The young oil
every generation its blessing and lis nope, or us
/ terror and lis curse. Educate them teach them IN
/ time the right road OF life, and they wiz follow H.
Educate them, If not for charity, for love OF them,
for your sakes, your own security and welfare.
Educate not the arm and hand alone. that theg
nav be dexir0us workers at the anvil and The
/ loom; not the brain alone that they may con
irive and calculate. and speculate and plot But edn-
cate the heart also that they may be brave unsesh
generous strong and merclful with tear for pity.
and q hand open as day TO melting charity. Teach
them. in word, 10 b. Christians, and you wiz have
le yOnr country and her future IN safe hands This is
the noble purpose OF the Catholic Reiorinatofy Such
institutions were never more needed than now War
las desolitcd countless households and LETT countless
orphans homeless and ffiendless unless for The ready
aid that charity affords. Oi these orphans many ale
children Of I.sh and Catholics. Tho best way to honor
the memory q those who have fallen j. TO save from
worse than death the children they have lei behind
tlcm Let fad them loying and careful guardians,
who sin bring them up ~ their father would Wish Va
have DONE This H the ttcst monument 10 rn!sr 10 the
memory Of the brave men who have died But there Ia
her ormy that IN the midst OF peace ever on foot
So e.. maj .F4r
victories; fighting, wounded dying FOR the good 81
man An amy that marches not 10 tie beat Of drum
no trumpet heralds !ts advanoe-no lIldc ana Iomp
Of paceantry adorn s riumphs-no historian teAs 81
its campaigns or gives tho roll ~ Us heroes. Yet
heroes IL has in It's ranksheroes n gallant, "a fllth-
m as any that looked with fearless eve along the ridge
az war iui they live and die In silence. unweIt.
honorcd and unsung. mean the great army OF labor
that day after day BY The anvil or the loom-in the
deep dark mine or the slippery deck. swept By
the storm and washed by the Atlantic syray-afOat
ashoro-n the close workshops Of crowded cities. or
among tie pctiental swam,s and forests Of the Far
West crcatcs builds up, mods, fashions ana hdorns
Tins broad contincat into healthy and happy homes for
man. The sword. ] know, has won great victories.
War has often before nOw carried cl'iZitlon safe
in its bloody hand. Ihe soldier deserves all tie honor
and "A recompense Tor his services. more solid ana
permanent than he ever receives Bn' now that The
is over that the soldier has returned TO lis
home; row thai be has hung up his mussct above hls
hcar;h-iho trophy and memorial o. tie rough days
gone By trust forever; now that peace Tccaiins bun
him 20 his former occupation. even he, thnk. VIII DE
anvil the loom; all honor to the chyalry of labor;
wherever II fights may it triumph for Ito riumrhs are
al for the welfare Of man.. Shall we not care for tho
children oil these. too ,oo VINO perish pei, an IN
too, a sacred legacy TO US Shall not II CRATE
fl society gather ticm 10 its bosom aud guard them
from larinr And these Immigrants whom we invite
10 our shores these thousands of siaiwart men aud
women WHO thrOng here and apply their iEI grown
strength 70 the of the Republic shall not they
too be the subjects Of our carer Remember. Their
education las bean nj charge. For the
raising Of this mighty host the Republic has not
paid one cent They were nurured clothed,
FED and transported hther without any cost To tins
State They swell the ranks OF the armies OF the he.
public toll in its workshops and its fields. Shall
not VIC take parents care OF the children oil those
for whose nurture We were NJ any charger Shall
we not for their sake well our own. save them
from ignorance and sin and ruin, and strive 10 make
them useful friends 20 society. instead OF us most
DANGEROUS foesf There j. no danger 10 a state MS
full Of terror ~ that which threatens II from within IL
has more to fear from the errors and crimes Of It's
miseducated citizens than nom any armies when
It's foreign enemies may array against IT, Let u.s. NJ
least of the lrish race and lineage. prove To our
brethren in thcsdear cd island that we DO not I'M
dervauc the treasures she continues 10 pour INTO our
lap This duty lies near our hand. Let IL De near our
hearts Societies Ike that 10 which you propose 10
devote your funds ought be- by all means supported.
that the orphans OF the children OF our mother Isle
shall not be homeless or f0rsakcn on this b.Aer0us SOL
Trust me these are ties which VIII bind most closely
together the peoples OF the TWO anu
Ireland. This living chain OF sympathy THIS rc.
ciprocating beneiacton; this Interchange OF kni
oces this mutual confidence and love; thisi the true
electric bond whose eeCLal connection old ocean VIII
never strive break The telegraph cable that was 10
have connected Ireland and America lies thousand
iathoms deep. No spark of Intelligence viii ever tIoD
/ across the deep dark ocean gOrgcs where IL lcs
/ drowned. There let Ii lie. The rude Atlantic mas Il
knack Of toying with mans handiwork. tossing II ons
biows In play. or crushing and drowning II ITS wra'h
Ihls Is hckle, uncertain. lawlcss mercess trcacl'
erous: and fear dsloya ecment-for neither Canu'c
lhe king oi old nor DE SANITY the electrician to day can