, 1866-08-16
THE FENlAN PICNIC.
Liberty Birthday Of the Broth:
eThood,
A Munster Gathelingg---Fitteen
Thousand Persons Present.
Stirring Addresses by Gov
ernor Oglesby, Speaker
Colfax, General Lo-
gan and General
O'Meill.
The Lesson OF Universal Liberty
The Doctrine of Consistency Adj
yocated-The Irish and their
Observation-Disclosures Of
the Brotherhood to Vote
against the Copper
johnson Party.


Hans Park. ahont eight miles from Chicago, on
the Galcna Railroad 1twa~ magnificent suc-
cess. greater than was promised or even anucip7t-
ed. The attendance WAS ono uf the 1argc$t gsthcr-
inGs cscr secn In the Northwest The dag was
fine, tho atmosphere balmy, thermometer not too
high for comfort, and The fresh country air pnt
everybody ia tue best OF spirits. Notntlstand~
ing The immense crowd, there Was ample room for
a1l, except in tie cars, where there was AfAe
squeezing, but tint was suffered In the best Of
lin1uos.
The occasion was memorable oae, an s7cnt sus
ctntIis, out of The range OF all past cxpetiencc
These Hcrc no, wanting people Of Other rationale
ties OF lEc s7onIds, hui t1r great buIk OF the cx
cutfionisrs were lr7ss,-it WIS to nil intents and
purposes TN irish gathering. But foz what pur-
poses Tr1ucira1ly TO listen 10 hea1t-stlETtng
eIuee1es from 1hc friends Of Liberty and Right,
over. s1lr 1tsh people in An,er,ea have not bcre
tofore been especially no;ed for their extensive |
o. patient lietenins 10 othcs Than Dcmocrsac
sn yesterday pFssn1ea e. e,s3
gallant ricl, Ocle=by, lIe brave and true General
Logan, aud many othsr onion Republicans were
were ;istc,cd 10 respectfully while they cnrncsatcd
dortrines which have bat too often been clnimed |
10 be o'nezion@ 10 the tsnc irish hcatt obnoxious
however,, not hccnnse The lt:a1t doe, not, OF has
NOT alw1ys hta1en tue time to the glorious l4bcr-
ty anthem, bnt simply becausc the ceorts of dem.
sSosues a,e been bit 100 successful n1sIaa,s IL Ese
ast ess ,iaiR 1npuv'se ~ nse2ss the eonsistcD9
yesis::sy showed iha. ti,c shade. ha,e lefl lhcir
cyes, 1lsat atcy hare dccfMiued TO hear and Judge
Tor themselves 1hi- accomplished, none can
In ali laud. and eras have battcd FOR t- truth and
the I:ut yhcn <'Ece made u11ilifret 10 them and
cotsncEatd to 1eir hearts and co,:sSassess o. t IL
cabai 50 ,cng wss.!rd over = large portion OF the
Irir people in thu Eui:c1 States i departing and
becoming pne OF The thlns. Of the past-lhat
aichnbvd - Is written On Its Talis-lhsi tue glory
For ihc past fortnight. the coppcrhcad. hare
4ere iai.9s ~ sssesr sS s;:ast,s. sa:ess5 zass
rur,ion of IT, Cells elvnenf: i,at ibs presence Of
eight to ,cn thousand enthusiastic lt1c7re=stble
4snp l4s sa wS e
hes iuasnse With ne 5c1's; class a.1 81 1,isae1
PARK yesterday cons,iiuted The nowe. Of III. Irish
population Of this city.
s5ss; q 1 II, IN oqs re
Speakers were listened to sy NIL the people who
could possibly crowd ncar enough to lhc stand Y
hase bcen sneakins from another etasd, IS Ii was
5ssr @ enough , 10 hss5 A.. VIA, n, r., ri "a:
Il sonns men a9enea 10 noa tns words q ihe
from me lips of tic speaker, and responded M %
city and equal lishts, With cnersetic cheer, Of
Repeated, The epcccaes were II bold, pointed,
Ind radical, andi WIS noticeable ,at The more
ilc % ari,lause. Tie Johnsoa.sswasd poliey, boll
domestic mud foreign, seceised unqualified con.
heDasss. sna fsa9as Ale uas 10 5s t.
Of % people tist ,1e z coppefjohnson se party prt
hostile 10 !!.e Cnion programme DEMONSTRATION
The prevailing oriason os she meesln. Was thai
the 3mr l.ad eon,c when The friends u Universe!
Darbon rcac1ionl-ts led by johnson aud Seward
Whs0 sos spee 9Eny a J. has s sSses e
I'M 49, eis S5 P:sjss,ses. we.s sD Sil,iag s 1
70 ~ eoias ss.sss 81 & pss
rights which they demanded far themselves, b
received nj, affirmative response, loud aud dis
and Speaker Cn1fax presented rhc same tesl O
esnal ro'iIical rights ior Ill men, and werc me-
wi:h an u:besisa'ine aad emphatic acceptance q
men present were real, moi bosas Democrats
Tue n;ee,ins is destined 70 aeeomIlish gre:
Mas e % boaae 81 " aa
sssn 10 march uni,er she eesassial aas o. ilSeTt:
and ks sss. W. s9s Id fest Il tSai *
ms the shnltcst nnd =urtst road % the Liseathta
f9 CT cP e pasy @ 's nnS .a,ss III soss Ss il bx1 il
iEju,.ction: ''Whatsoevtr Te would That me
ba.ov,a to vEto you, do &c even 20 10 theNa.''
pen 5 & aa s
Tie work Of The war. 10 stop The wheels OF pr
mess and 10 forge t.v 1aanaeies Of oppression, Il
friends of freedom mud aiairs hy their roice, Il
1ucucc aEd vu'.s TO bring 10 1anei,t the machin
t;ons Q: cnppwtjohneo"iies asaanst eara' rights
the Cniied Sales and against The redemption
dia1 co-e,rrstinn Of tic Feniaas wita the Madica
thr rdorcstic snd foreign ,,olices os th,s Repabi'
III eoErsfheaa 's,acl~ ,S;,'s.sEaay and the snscl
sceins ,hst The end was near: !. was enongh
tutnty thuusNDd OF Irish men and women, pr
claiming fn their paiict :ilence, their deep attc
sion, as we'll as BY their lond huzzas and fers
to be in very deed and truth. hec.
Fo. weeks psesi"usly there had been &c
pieae lie sieal Gains mas. % ii.rns,ea NJ Cd With III te e
1,eiore began 70 think whsther Or not attcr
Accordingly the Committee Of Arrangements &c
ont ,; in., t. Iag ,s prominent entne
s Ss1 to lsio,s, KtIpon*es wsss 5seei1ed E e
ssa and; na'y h; osh;;z '.it StH known out,spos sa
VIII sh5 ratsss q lie people to Se tTee. I'D ap pro
s aS pssis II .s hs nj s Tnsp Tos sps Fen s.
DECD ases: 1hc NJ rssu5i ~ vas that yesterday =
10 Haas Tafls, and in suc., number. AZ to1aim
orc!rheim sf!r transportation farilities tnrni-!
hy tue con1rainec q arrangements, large tho1
thousands tchind. al rhyoush tho morning, I
R5elsy la n,ns 11i hra I on, .h;oseh Tic Mh
1tis,v1stea Of i lit;:e boy who was ,,asslu:
triumphant theological cxansna:ioa, ihst ia Ic
10 1hc question. Which is the chief end OF n.at
he confidently rc;'Iied t.the sul list h1s the h.
ins besn p1oronn1ed 10 lie i,i=h Hsn, won s,n
nraninity Would have ,een m .a,;rsta lie 1i ie1e
aud aetraiel IL ttis eettasn If uut Expressed
from uE sarlr hrar, commsnccd to ma paas
solid bedies from The DoI.h. south, cast And W
10 the picturesque depot pleasantly situated by
eide Of ChIrnSos fEa.Tant river.
Thc three main issainc which carrlea The cxe
ssnnis's to tie scene Of their days alignment
the city at sesc'. O'Clock, nine O'Clock, aud
train Of theer.:g Cells iefl '.c depot 1he pla1li
and ad5sesut streets were crowded to
Ionsboat o: Il va. .asf sne s Sas.s .sccs s p.rss
inspection. 10 cnuse snS.hinE like thorough
probation. There were old mru and young. o.
fns maidsas, al iz:cnt on being The aret 10 =,
lie cars. Al dre1 the severn, rar:ies a1te.nptet
prsecr. tbe': avn individuality III rome way
Sapsr eons'itated shemselyes e
lille distipo ss"ups; Speciality, however, As p:
S,ss ste Uep e. saa sas ~ sa g
The little etoui,f, hampers and al conc1omes,
into one iz1n,enec snase, eouac with n?tarncd fa
10 watch atmospheric arp~ayanees and o:hnTt
Ssieh ii aeat sSss:s sad ps,lirasts p md sc c.
ed upon sseuAd whrse shey hal no ausincss.
Is ~ III sii.,s; ;aa d ;as N ;s,tssl as's s
neld for Investigation and reelection. In
11rt plaea. he weMsa he rnrp1ssed u no.is
who fpostcd .ou'ld l.w moments prrviu
disroEcs the niEs!". lAseniie* MI comp
and netsled ,e::cther mach 1ise chit
nea,h ne protective M p.niens Of the p
or of genuine i iii, good s Anase'S huaos: vii
genuine lr1s!, croad. eernsI Strange. and
only We seeonrilca with the 5oca tha, a,mos,
yorns aud active supporter OF tie green
narees mn ct cnsliss ilair. cherry iip:: aud rpar
f Sc III @ own In indisi hspeness @ and listen
nsctiY savings Of his 1ady yauvc. without ait
.pg e nsSsssts ay vi 1e@no,s @iE H. n'd' nd
1nvnl cf the exercise
GOING OFT.
e,t rsin soss e sesos i ~ aa
vaaed By the waiting c1owa- ssao swaHned
where an Leg thsn n" 'Ee In sa a +sa.
ihe 11sifo,ms, hanging On to tac ral'inc AMI
etaldlne on the couplings, Happily ihs T.
facsh M I air on s ,hs psalfics, 80 that no great IL
u{cpcr 1yps c4pt1icnced, hut such Jam ],
j. dom been seen aud probably VII not soon
pcascd-
About pInety-scven carloads Of cxcnrs
were take1, Ont By the several trains, Saeh
tanning probably one hundred md a9d f12 Z
Atde1 10 fh3E there WAS a p!cntttul eptaak
siSiSas iS - srand totsl of ptobsS!s twelve II