The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-14


ING TELEGRAPH
At the Musical Fund Hall, last evening,
the following speech was made by Hon. John
Hogan, in which that gentleman introduced
George Francis Train to the audience:-
Ladies and Gentlemen am very much graft
fed to have an opportunity of meeting you to-
night, and presiding over this meeting. We
come together here to night Tor "a two-fold
purpose. We meet TO enjoy an intellectual treat.
You know through whom that treat is to be
communicated, and what you have come to
enjoy, you will enjoy. But the purpose to be
subserved IS not so much your gratifca-
tion by means of the intellectual treat
to be impaired to you, as that through this
medium, you may secure something more de-
sirabe even than eloquence more beneficial
than intellectual attainments - aud that is
money. Now you have contributed your money
and come here in order TO this enjoyment.
What is that money for? Well, you all know,
my brethren. For Off yonder, over the briny
deep, there rests in mid ocean little isle
oppressed by men for many centuries, who
have 40 rights there, who have no authority
there but that is usurped. And when men have
sought to rid it OF these spoilers, and sought
there to assert the independence of their yoke,
they have been seized with the grasp of power
and In ielon's cell incarcerated, because they
dared to wish that Ireland might be free.
(Cheers.) You come here tonight to commse
rate their condition, for these men loved Ireland
more than even their own wives or chill
dren, and they sacrificed everything tor
Irelands prospects and Ireland's hopes;
and will you-will you, for whom they
labored, for the elevation OF whose people
you see these wives and these little children
deprived OF food, and raiment, and houses, and
friends when you in this land of liberty can
pile up to them your aid? mo! noO You
wouldn't do it. No, is it in the heart of an
Irishman to-day? Yea, his last dollar would be
given rather than they should suffer. But that
England which has oppressed Ireland, who has
incarcerated these men, deprived them Of their
md hQf uhn
contribute its millions to free another race but
has not a penny for suffering Ireland, and are
unwilling that these men should have any aid
from home, when the ladies OF Dublin sought
to get up an entertainment of musical
character For the benefit of the families of
these mcaTcerated prisoners, England, say,
deprived these starving women and children OF
this aid England has no power here. (That Is
so. Cheers.) She cannot stop us in any way in
trying to aid these poor suffering people; and
the liberality of these Irish American me-
chanics will be poured out for the relief of the
distressed, and of those that are incarcerated.
Now, my iellow-citizens we want to give you
your full moneys worth that you have contri-
buted OF pleasure; and therefore l have the
honor of Introducing to you, as the orator of the
evening, George Francis Train.
TRAINS SPEECH.
Amidst tumultous cheering Mr.. Train spoke
as follows:-The Irish are a generous people.
You are 30 kind hearted that l am sure you will
oblige me by allowing me to pass that applause
over to Ireland to cheer her on. (Cheers.)
believe you are true to those who are true to
you, that you like those who like you, and that
IS all there is of life. THAT ls so.) The Irish
like me and | like the Irish. (Cheers.l But
for twenty years, when you know there broke
out in New England disease which was so con.
tagious in the land, called nigger on the brain"
| ten years later caught disease which has never
left me, but which fear is not very contagious
l am sorry to say, known as "lrishman on the
brain" (Cheers,)
For am thoroughly devoted to your cause,
md hCr yulNof tor Trio
nationality. You have Just listened to the most
eloquent Irishman in this country; he is Irish
all over. (Cheers.) He was one OF the few
men who dared to stand up for you in this late
Congress, demanding that the Irish prisoners
in Ireland should be at once released. (Cheers. }
refer to Mr.. John Hogan; you are well aware
that some of these men are suffering. When
was telegraphed and asked II would speak
tonight l said yes; but thought it too late to
fill house, Only twenty-four hours but ! con-
gratnlate you on having 80 many here to-nigsetS.
When MIR. Hogan alluded to those ICishmen
WbQ vented musical entertainment in Dublin
10 alleviate their sufeTngs, 1t was the same idea
alluded to in my telegram :-''Yes, Erin p,
Pluribus Unum, Erin Go HITagh, Down with
English Despotism ap9 up with Irish Nation
ahty. our H1s1 girls, they SHOULD be unHed-
Three cheers for the Philadelphia Convention
and Andrew Johnson, it's prophet, or the head
centre of constitutional liberty. Cheers,
You remember what was referred to as to the
attempt In Dublin, when they tried TO aid thI
wives of the prisoners.
1t is only the other day, 1t seems to me, that
spoke TO that great audience in the Academy o
Music, when there we're over 600 Fenian Head
Centres on theStage; and they say the Fenian
have done nothing since then. They seem u
have forgotten that they have frightened Nov
Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland int
common war, and they have been under arm
ever since; for all we have no thought {
going there. They seem to have forgotten tina
Canada has called out hundred thousand vo
rf nd r a
The FeniRn invasion of Canada has fightene
Il into q respect for Irish pOReE in America,