Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-08-07
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MASS MEETING IN WASH,
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A Great Demonstration Of Adopted
| American irish Citizens-The New
| POlicYOf the hodLcRls DenOuncedr-,
| President johnson -r Endorsed -
| SpseCIles of nIessfS. Gallagher and
| mcLaughIin, OF Baltimore, and
| others. -------.-
On Wednesday, night the Irish adopted
citizens of Washington held a large meet
ing at Growers Theater, with the view Of
expressing their opini0ns as to the hew poll
icy, of the Radicals IN relation to Fenian-
ism, and TO defend die course pursued by
President johnson in enforcing the laws OF
the country The meeti6g, is represented
to have Been very enthusiastic. American
flags we're festooped about the boxes of the
stage and fine Fenian flag was also dis
played. Seats in the orchestra were re-
served for ladies and gentlemen accompa-
tnying them, and they were well filed The
Marine Band, under Prof. Scala, was In at
| tendance, and throughout the evening dis
coursed excellent music. DR. Thomas An
tisell was chosen Chairman, Col. Jas. r.
O'BieTpe aud John p. Brophy, Secretaries.
The following gentlemen we're elected Vice
Presidents: Col. James Mcguire, John Nc
! Dermott, John F. Callan, Andrew J.JOyce,
William Forsyth, Michael Tally, James
McGrann, Richard Oulahan, p. O'DOn-
|
-Thos ,Donoho, John O'Meara.
On taking his seat, DR.. Antisell made a
few brief but fitting remarks. He said he
was glad to notice that this meeting was
really an Irish demonstration, and differed
so widely from the gathering recently call
| ed together at the Seventh Street Fair
BUILDING, where Major Hagarty, even,
could scarcely say that he had seen the face
of an Irishman present. He desired to
4 brand with infamy the audaciCus attempt
of the Radicals to form an alliance with
Irish Americans. The Radicals had all
ways been the consistent enemies of that
| class of American people, If the Radicals
had really wished success to the recent at
tack on Canada, why did they not pass
law repeating the neutrality laws and al
| lowing Sweeny to cross the border p They
| alone mad the power to do so. The Radi-
| Gals were essentially, however, the English
party, and it was the intention furthesttrOm
their hearts to really injure Great Britain.
He hoped that Irishmen would never lend
themselves to party that sought only the
happiness and PROSPERITY ofa section of the
country. "a 81
The resolutions, which were next read,
denounced, in the strongest terms, the un-
natural alliance sought by the Radicals and
the political charlatans who effect to dis
pose of the Irish vote, and pledged sup
port to the restoration policy of President
johnson and to the Philadelphia Conven-
tian. Letters were read from Richard
O'Gorman and Mr.. A. NJ. Kelley, of the
Petersburg Inde1, regrettiBg their inability
to attend, and expressing their sympathy
with the objects of the meeting.
Hon. John Hogan was then introduced.
He defended the President at some length.
He said the Executive had issued procla
nation of neutrality, and prevented the
egress of armed forces from the United
States. This he did simply because the law
required him to do 1t, and because he was
sworn to execute the law. He did not
make it; he could not repeal it.; he could
only enforce it. If he had failed to enforce
it the Radicals would have been the first to
denounce-nay, would doubtless have i'm
| peached him. The United States were at
peace with England, and the President was
legally bound to preserve neutrality The
time was also immature. The United States
had Just emerged from a long and bloody
war. England also had her neutrality laws,
and in that war had winked at violations of
them, to the incalculable injury of Ameri-
can commerce. He believed that theAla-
bama claims were going to beeniorced; bqt
if the United States had sanctioned similar
infractions of the law, could they, with
any show of right, persist In pressing those
claims? Clearly not. The Radicals in
tended to make capital out of the Fenians
anyhow. They were now melting fur
ther Fenian invasion.
SPEECH OF CAPTAIN GALLAGHER. .,y,
Mr., Francis Gallagher, of Maryland, was
next introduced, and said:
1t was but late this afternoon when de-
termined to respond to the kind invitation
Il Ia, Il, - tloa ha 70
send me few days ago, to be present at
| this meeting.
The sentiment found in that letter of
4 invitation, with respect to this meeting,
was, that it was meeting of Irishmen,
for the purpose OF repudiatlng an alliance
| with the Radical party of this country. To
that sentiment heartily responded. L did
| not know till L came here. this afternoon,
when read it in the Star, that there was
anything to be said with respect to the pol
i icy of Andrew Johnson. 1 respond hearth
II ly to the sentiment with regard to repudi-
\ ating any alliance between Irishmen and
the Radical party or any other party.
4 [Cheers. ....,....,.,... .t.-... a.
4 AS Irishmen, 1 think they owe it to their
manhood; to the land that gave them birth;
to the position they occupy here as citizens,
to repudiate and denounce that man or set
| of men who attempt to organize them as
| Irishmen to be bound by the grip OF the
| Radical party, or any other party. ".
Irishmen have intellect enough to read,
think and act for themselves, without TAX
ing lessons in political economy from the
men. who have set themselves up as the
| leaders of this or that faction in the land.
4 [Cheefs.l 'si q sS .3U. "a v j.: :lWyssiE
. Lam and have beenra lifelong Democrat.
| But am not here tonight simply as a
| Democrat. am here as an Irishman, and
not alone as an Irishman, but as an Amer
lean citizen, to defend what believe to be
the true interest and policy of the Gov
eminent. said l. did not know this meet
| ing would be called to support the policy
| of President johnson. In coming here in
the cars from Baltimore in company with
nv friend, Mr.. Mclaughlin, we deliberated
together the question between us, and we
doubted if it would be policy to meet as
| Irishmen only. We believe rather that we
should meet as American citizens, having
the right to support the policy of the Ad-
i ministration, fCheers. .A' ~ s+''
Asa body az Irishmen we can indorse
that policy tonight. 4 Applausesl Iheart-
| ily indorse every syllable pronounced in the
resolutions you have, adopted SO unani-
,mously, ASH said before, have been q
/ lilite-lofiR Democrat, but am net here asa
Democrat tonight, butlasi an Irish Ameri-
Ccan citizen. 1 have been in the, habit Of
making speeches In, days gone by on the
/ stump. and when i found that there was
al effort on the part Of the South, or.rather
llthbp mistaken but great statesmen slf