The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-09-13
General Logan on Fenianigm.

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At the great Fcnian Pie.N near
Chicago, last Wednesday, Governor
| IOglcsby, Speaker Colax and General
Logan, who while stumping the
State of Illinois for the Republican
candidates, were invited to speak
there, made rousing speeches. wo
copy a brief sketch orGcneral Logan's
remarks:
FELLOW CITIZENS IT shall nota
tcmpt to address you at any lea,;h.
You have heard from your Governor
aud from the Speaker of the House
ot Representatives, until the road IS
SO plainly marked that no man need
err in following it. SO far as Fen.
laoism Is concerned. | know nothing
.ut It; but 50 far as your strusgle for
Irish Iupcndcnce is couccrucl. you
have my whole heart on your side
Threat cheering | Ny father was
born il the County Mon3han. Ire
hnd, and struggled long for Irish
freedom. lie taught mo the Lesson.
aud | learned it we the lesson OF
patriotism that swears etern-
al onmIy to all oppressors. TGreot
chcoriug.l So. then, whom YOU ask
the true American whether hu il in
favor Of Irish liberty aul opposed to-
British oppression, he lays his hand
upon his heart and swears berpro
high Heaven eternal fidelity to Irish
independence Loud cheering. I IL
has been natural for an Irislnncn 10
join the Democratic party, misled by
the name. My father was Demo.
crat have been Democrat. but
this rebellion changed the status of
parties altogether. We can all sec
plainly now whore the line Is run that
parts patriots from traitors. You-
must not longer be do u,cived. Every
friend Of freedom il the friend of
Irish freedom, aud to lovers of mi.
ycrsal aud impartial sulTr ge only can
irish patriots 90 to lind true friends
The man who would enslayc blacL
man would cnslavc an Irishmcn if he
could. You have been cgrcriou,lv
mistaken in supposing that slaveholi.
.rs have been your firm friends
Ihcy have despised you just as thew
have despiscd black slaves and ali
poor white men, aud have onl, con.
slderod you when they want vour
votes. The neutrality of England
during our war, our Governor and
our Speaker CoIfax have well said, il
good neutrality toward England now.
II the Irish patriots want vessels and
munitions, they shall have them
We amt afraid of England wbv
should we be2 The United States i
a man, man big enough and stout
enough to take caro- of himself, and
need not be afraid of woman
lGrcat cheering Whenever the
'Ilnc comes for Ireland to be free. ii
will not be lrishmcn alone that will
spring to fight for her freedom. We
te'' Mr' johnson, you may put your
foot on the necks of Irishmcn nov
but lrishmcn shall have their turn
by-and-by. The President encour-
aged the poor servant girls and day
iaborers to give half of their earnings
to buy arms and equipments and put
troops in the field, only that he
might coniiscate these arms, aud i'm.
prison their patriot leader. Now. do
you want any more Of that sort of
heip! No, no, no. Well, then,
you had better give Andy johnson
ana his Coppcrheal and Rebel con-
f'derates a wide berth and keep com
p'ny with those who do stand bv
you and don't betray you in the hour
oi your extremity. The t;.ne will
come to try again, and | hope to God
II. !, wiz come soon. Go in aud win.
rlsht for Irish liberty as you fought
I'r the American Government. and
you will win [Grcat cheering.l