Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-08-25

kne that many Of the men who went !
into Canada had been captured. feared
the co lsequcncss might be very severe pun !
ishment. I lad very geod reason TO be-
Ieve, from the kindness OF heart OF the
Prs sidcnt, that he would promptly take
incasures--only, Of course, ~ solicitation
aud inlercession--t to have those men to-
leased or the punishment modified or miti-
gated And what Anxieties would be re
iiesvi If it were known TO the President
wss interesting himself in behalf Of these
prisoners Mothers and wives of those
captured and imprisoned ones would feel
better II they could only know the eye 81
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for th.k Ss'HaH. ~; ~ surely # hs
,SAi0I SsiSceier nd snlar1 en0se ~ IT.
umph, they would have been anxious 70
know that the Presidentwas doing some
thing On thIs suhjsst. The Dsmocnu were
al ANXIOUS 70 knew thai somAhing should
b. known ~ 70 The ,nteadons end efforts q
the Government in this matter. With the
nope Of having the correspondence betvecn
our Goyernmcat snd England on this suh-
ect laid before the people, and that the
:. fenisns" themselves might zee what the
President was doing in This matter, ! asked
leave on Monday, June 25th, the day whtss
resolutions mig.t be oTivAt 10 whsch NJ obs
lection irds made, 10 offer resolution fe>
questinf the Presailnt t6 mot incnnpaaibe
with the pubic irtercsts) to inform the
House what steps, If any, had been taken
by the Government for thc release Of tifc
Fcnian prisoners ii Canada
But was not allowed TO offer that reso~
luton objection being made, it would not
be allowed TO be voted Oa,at IN. DO you
ask me who objected to proposition SO
reasonable, SO pioper-one which would
give relief 10 % many despondent AND
bleeding hearts-one which, by some means
getting to the esFs ofthe Suffering prisoners
in Canada. would mitigate their pain, by
assuring them the great Government Of the
United States, although compelled BY cir
cumstanccs TO prevent the invasion OF
neighbours territory in tlmc Of peace, would
still. - far a. possible, throw around those
taken prisoners in the act Of invasion its
kindest care. and do Ill in it, power to OBJ
tain for them oil possible relief!
Who objected TO The introduction Of the
resolstsool Surely Il could not have been
those fiends II the '.Hsnisns," those who
havs ben = sealoss lstSay 70 induce the
Uslisf th.t Il vas the President and bis
friends whs wsrs crossing h path Of Fenan
progress and conquest But NO, my ooun-
try men, the objection was made BY your
late found friends Il came from Tho Radi.
cal side Of lloass, and from them only
Cane frusn thoss Who were. unwilling the
neutrality laws should ~ repealed, % that
you might have = chance TO- pitch ist0"
England and redress the. wrongs Of csntu-
RIGS. Came from those who havc ever de-
neuneed and maligned you, until noe. ,iear~
ing ne loss Of power, and sscasiues ~ even
fAlss psetsnccAs 70 winy 10 theis Sanport,
SO as, if possibls. - saye tbesA tren annih
ilation. Yet, unwilling publicly to fulfill
private promises, or even allow nything to
he done for you il they prevent it, they Oh
ject to even n resolution OF inquiry, - 10
what the President il doing to mitigate the
8, Gerinee Of yohr peoblN Int even this
they do covsrsly-they we're afraid to be
4 own openly q oAjecting tvse SsasoAble
proposition. Hence the reporter for the
Associated Press was requested not to give
the names Of the ohjcctofs, so that the Irish
might not know who objected. and thus keep
up the attempted delusion Of Radical sup
port OF Irish freedom. But the members Of
Of the House knew who objected, and the
CioJe OF Tuesday. the 26th, notes the whole
procedure. Sill, 4 itst
The fact is, the Irish as apeople, or the
Fenians as an organization, cannot rely on
Puritanism, the chief support OF kadicalism
is to be benefited thereby
Laying aside his notes, Mr.. Hogan said ::
I have read read that much, my country.
men, and yet feel like cries Of "Go on,
20 on."1 Look 1t the Irish in America,
look At the necessity Of their organizing
themselves. A powee in these United States
for sixty years, they, BY their proves and
power, have, to > grsas degree, sus' aimed
and aided in carryieg forward tho prisciplcs
Of this Govsrnmsoe NsAFs b.
y In l776, which 8ave the weld 8 1es'ara.
ton such - The hie1Dsy Of man had never
seen before, the Irish and tbc Immediate de-
scendants Of lrshmen predominated in that
selventlon. ThWslwas Irish intellect, and
Irish courage. and Irish prowess; and there
too, ID that immortal conchvs, sat man
who, but few years before, had come, poor,
helpless, almost forsaken, to this country,
| and had to apprentice himselfin order to pay
his passage over; but he. with the industry,
with tho skilI, with the courage ami will Of
n trus>born lrishman, not only paid his pas
| sage money; but advssced to greatness and
wien that immortal conclave was elected,
he sat proudly among the magnatcs Of the
land, and gave assurance 10 the world That
| lrishmen were NsN. $50
And where has not Irish bravery illustra-
tted itself; on what battlefield. fron Pootc-
noy to the bloody wilderness? Wherever
men have fought, there Irishmen have barred
their bosoms to the shafts Of death, and
never knew what it vas to turn their backs
upon foe. They have spread oil over this
land, illustrating all sciences and all arts
found in al she learned professions. He
who fills the chair at this meeting Is sur
geon, and you were among your speakers to
have Richard UGorman to-day. Every-
where they are found; and now let them
unite and build up IN Irish. American ele>
ment in this great confederacy Of States; let
them sweep out the destructive Kadicalism
that 10 seeking to overturn our liberties.-
You love that star upon that green nag,
that reminds you Of the shamrock, and Of
the lovely isle which, for hundreds of years
has been oppressed BY power that ought
never 70 have been laid upon Il. But here.
on the other eide, there u dag. What ore
those stars upoa III They are States, and
the whole thirty-si1 Of them are to Be- re-
stored - The Republic Of The United States.
[Chesrs.
For this, my ceuntrynsn, We have shed
alnese oceans Il blood. Fer this Coreosm,
Meagher, and others fought. For this Irish
men tore o. every stitch Of clothing, al but
their little breeo4sA md iato ths fight they
went l0rplt cheers You, recoilsct tie
slosy Of Doh) seoy +whse 4ho Irish came,
came victory And ttiumph-and they viii
m again ifeM theifs lsshsrxy, and 81 To
ballst, a By VI bal6t. Trey win 60 forth to
rescue those glo,io stars and stripes, ard
70 vindicase tas dselaraaien that their Irish
ancestors made il Phiadelphia in ! 776. -
fCheefs.l go A.
have detaissd you lcdgst than intend.
ed. There arc ssveral otber gentlemen to
speak. There Is { great work before you.
Every man Shoald fus Mia shoulder TO it,
Lot every m>e cspstis~ae hiasek . esnmit-
tee Of one. And move on the eiofiods column.
Let unity Of sentiment be al over the couh-
Try, ali for our country, our whole country,
and nothing but our c0uutry, and when that
is restored Diet Sbt Ireland next. J
srxEcn o. M. ncxERnAxY.
w CkaisMan sa1 Ladies snd 0taAe-
men desire q tho outset to remark, that
wish you to be silent u hsar me for my
oassea and ;f vasn d. M Iosseo ka~~ .r~n r