Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-23

/ marx Tor tile bullet. Applause. Let that
! kind Of spirit exist in your hosoms, and
/ that kind of feeling nerve ytm ON. and the
day will come when Ireland can say we are
! free; we have our own Legislative depart
ments and our own Government; we have
made England agree to our demands; we
are people in favor of what is right, of
what is proper of what is just; we are a
/ people in favor of liberty, and freedom
all over the world. Let that bc your motto.
/ March in that column for short time to
cOme--it may be few years, but put
yourselves on the side of liberty, place
yourselves on the side of the men who SYM
pathizc with you and the day will come.
4 Put your trust in God. and all things will
come right in the end | assure you.
GENERAL oNEIII.
! General O'Neill, the next speaker. who
was received with great applause, did not
know why he was called upon to make
speech unless it was that his friends conSid
cred that because he had sufficient courage
TO go into Canada and participate in Il small
! fight there, that he possessed sufficient
courage 10 face the large audience before
him and make speech He did not fear
any bullets in the assembly he was now in,
but certainly would prefer TO face the foe
nianism must certainly be Great cause
when such men as the preceding speakers
! favored it-aye. and supported It, II was
the cause of universal freedom and liberty.
/ He desired nothing, and would not ask
anything for his cOuntymen that he was
not willing to give to all races and classes
of men created in Gods image. The theme
of universal liberty WAS not Il popular one
with many OF his counirymen. Ii had been
decryed by the party which had command
eel Irish votes. That party had now de-
ceived them, and he trusted that ere long
the theme would be a popular one to the
Irish people. President Johnson had prom
iscd to be friend To Irishmcn. Some peO-
pie in Nashville had told the speaker not
, to oppose the President because he was a
Democrat and consequently must be the
friend of Irishmen. He thought that the
friendship of the Democratic party had so
far partakcn far more of promises than any
thing else.
1t was true that President Johnson had
canvaSSed the State of Tennessee against
Know Nothingism. 5ut he did it not really
because he cared for lrishmen. but because
he desired the Governors chair. fhc was
friendly then, what had been the actions
by which he had eyinccd his feelings: He
had thwarted and betrayed lriShmcn when
they had struck for freedom. His party
had sold the lrishman and would sell him
again. Had it not been for the duplicity
of the Presidents party, this days sun
would shine upon 200, co.. soldiers in Can
ada fighting for Irish independence.
The speaker never voted in his lifc--he
was no politician-but intended in the fu-
turc to vote for the men who were friendly
totheir cause. His hearers had followed
party who had proiesscd great friendship
toward them but who in the day OF trOu-
hlc had bascly deserted and deceived them
But for that betrayal lrcl;nd'S freedom wO'd
now be within the grasp of her sons. Let
lrislImcn remember this. and. in future,
vote To raise TO power those men who will
support them. The Fenian organization
had been feeble one, but as soon as they
could have seized the military stations OF
Canada, have placed privatcers upon the
sea, and fought British soldiers on Canad.-
an soil, they would have brought the Brit
ish lion to his knees and have gained the lib
ertv of their behaved land. without striking
a blow upon Irish soil. They could have
done this. When once they had obtained
a ioothold i'm Canada, American merchants
would have fitted up IRISH privatcVrS To prey
upon British commerce. BIZ this means
the pride and wealth of England would be
speedily humbled. Then the Fenian army
in Canada, numbering in its ranks hundreds
and thousands Of good American soldier,
would have been able to fight all the troops
Canada could raise. or England could send
over, and lick them too; and in less than
two wears the green 1lag Of Erin would float
gloriously over Irish hills and valleys. the
harbingcr ct lasting peace and prosperity
to the people of the land which for seven
hundred lolg years had cherished the flow
ret OF liberty in her bosom despite the com
bined influences of Tyranny, despotism and
cruelty.
The speaker was enthusiastically APP
plaudcd during his address, and retired
amid the greatest enthusiasm.