Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-05-09


Frs,As FA.o PsssrxrArou.-Ls Clair
Hall was crowded 10 its utsoss last evening
BY - intelligent an audience ~ oaf city ca
boast Of, 70 witness The pressntatioa Of I
banr e. 70 the rsnian Military Orssnisalios
ofoar city, By ! delegation from ths Sister
hood. TIE banner, . 6ne large oos q
"sspsrald grssn," stamped with the harp o
Ireland. vas presented on behalf Of the Dav
export F.nisn Sisterbo ID BY Mrs. Teresa D.
Sullivan to Capt. Spenesr, with The fellow
isg
Captain Spencer = Though the Fsniau
Sisterhood might have made . more happy
selection in their medium Of presentation,
they could not have chosen one Who would
be more gsatifird ct the opportunity Of pay.
ing compliment to An American.
True, TO many well meaning people
amongst 10 the presentation Of orr Ehs
seems mere fasce-rfect'ng little honcl
on either dunors or receiver. Bot to ~,
feeling q We do, remembering the many
associations-ssd and happy-clustering
round its folds, speaking to US . 1t does, oi
country and home, warm feelings wtthered,
many bright hopes blighted, severed kin
dred and uninscribed grave, telling too Of
gallant aspirations and well fought fields
to Us il is . matter Of no small interest.
Though it may no SO ordained that ito
storied "Sunburst" may never herald the
day Of our country's freedom; though
amidss the smoke Of the cannon and the
flash Of sabre We may never lift 1t 70 .
place beside the glorious banner Of our
sdopted land. We shall still have let the
proud consolation, tina: never had csuse .
more giorions rampant than that Of liish
courage and American honor.
t. our adopted land We can give no more
sacred pledge Of our respect than the placing
our flag in the hands Of one Who has 50
nobly distinguished h.mself in her defence.
To you 'hen, Captain Spencer, We give it
wnh the most pc { Ct trust ,ht shoul Hiss
at 4 OF d feat Il, b ontu bsnn : tsg ace
@ never sully it IN the ads Of an Aneri
can Soldier.
Capt. Spencer responded Is follows:
REPLY OF CAPTAIN SPENCER.
Mrs. OSuliiran and Ladies Of the Fsnian
ISisterhoyd
You will scccpt my thanks on behalf tf
the noble men VINO have enlisted in thi,
city to battle for The freedom Oi their native
land for this beautiful fiag
Feeling - 40, deep interest in the
reedom and welfare Of oil mankind, have
aided what little | could to bring on the
stru ,ele which is to secure the independ
ence Of the Irish nation.
And n"w that the struggle is about to
begin. may this flag be borne through the
tierccst Of the conflict to urge its fnlosers
to push forward to still greater deeds cf
va'or; and although ue may meet wata re
verses, know that the Irish people ~ill
rally round Their standard, and finally &C.
compli>h their great under taking, and lre>
and viii take her place among nations.
The band the, performed . few lively
airs, and Judge Dillon was introduced upon
the stand. For half an hour the Judgeds
coursed eloquently upon the well-known
wrongs Of Ireland. and the incentives ts ac>
ton her sons were receiving, and concluded
By wishing the movement an unqualified
success.
lie was followed by Majo. Barrett. who
somewhat startled the audience BY the as>
; er. ion that the long talked Of struggle
would be commenced in less than .iftsex
days; that the last Fspian speech Was then
being made that Davenporters would hear
and that hghting would soon be tho order
Of the day. After an eloquent address o.
ha + an hour, hS brought his remarks to Z
close, collection Was taken up, and ths
dissolved in an orderly manner. Center
Quinn announced this to be the last publ,
meeting to be held in Davenport until act
ual hostilities shall commence. lows is I,
raise regiment, to be under the command
Of Col. vesper Domeek, Of Princeton, for
merly Captain in the 10th Ohio Vet. Vol
Inf. Davenport sends a company com
manded by Capt. Shaugnessy. Captai
Spencer goes As field officer. We are ais
informed that the Fenian Sisterhood q
this city have received orders from III
Had Center to resolve themselves into
Sanitary Commission.
These movements indicate = determine
purpose and well defined Hans o
the part of,he Fcnians. Our only v I'd {
caution is repeat not the errors Of Ir,
lands past"