The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-06

AT the late New Enelsud dinner in
New 4ogk, Dr. Bellows made soms
statements which are particu. .arIv
worthy OF note Hesaid
NO less thsu thirteeen mHli,r- Of
money passed through his hands for
the relief Of the widows and oFphsus of
the brave men who fought these hat.
Ties IN the late struggle. he would
State circumstance that would s,a-,a
| ~ be believed unless 10 came from an
/ thorty, that no less than ninety par
cent OF the army who fought through.
out the war were purely American lie
did not think his1friend he Prssi5ent
o. the 81 Patrick Society. would be
obliged 10 him for this statement but
Il was nevertheless, the truth. and II
ms worthy friend was charriuci with
the statement, he would saw 10 him. II
IS SCI bCs let the London Times nut
tnat fact in its pipe and smoke il
More than thst, more than ninety per
cent otthe claims Of wounded soldier
and soldiers widows and orphans came
rom those Of foreign birth. lie did
not say this 70 reflect upon the gallant.
~ and loyalty and bravery Of the Irish
and Germsn and other peoples who
had SO nobly fought for the Union and
the country they had adopted. He
merely did It at this time-at the close
Of the great events through which they
had passed-tO viudicate the character
ant patriotism Of the native element /
and to disaboSe those Powers abroad
who imagined or wished to please |
themselves or their subjects with the /
idea that the great American struggle |
aud the great victory which closed it |
was achieved by the foreign element in /
the country. This was not So With |
oil thanks and gratitude 70 the Irish. /
German and other elements that enter
ed into the struggle be was bound to
make this declaration at the present 4
time
In these statements. says the New
y ork Post, viii be found a sufficient
reply to the English journals which
have had the audacity to assert thar our
VAR for the Union was fought by for
slgners hired for the purpose Tho /
proportion oil adopted citizens In our |
irmy was perhaps as great as We could
nave expected for It was not 10 De ex-
}ected that the head of sn Irish or
Ierman family Just arrived would leave I
ms wife and children, who depended
IN his daily labor,and enrole himself as
soldier 10 light f0r Institutions tho
blessings of winch he had scarce time
% experience, aud in behalf OF which
.e could therefore be expected ID
eel no great enthusiasm But the
reat truth that the Union was de-
ended and the rebellion put down bv
len born and brought up under oar
remains an established fact, I .
onorable both 20 themaud to the Coun-
y for which so many Of them uo5ly
nd down their lives
The other point--hat small as was
he proportion Of men OF foreign birta
-hO went a. volunteers i 10 the ser. q
ice ninety IN a hundred claims for
oiei made by wounded sCiuiers and e.
be widows and orphan children Of .
oldiefs, have come from persons of
)reign births, perhaps, even more
smarkable 10 should bs observed. az 0
q part accounting for this. that the O.
migrant iu this country is generally a q
0or mau, End has no Telauyes VINO s.
light contribute 10 his support, or o
roylde him with Occupali0n-1ut even
laking that allowance, the fact stated |
y Dr. Bellows demonstrates the supe-
.ority Of our Institutions over those Of D
he monaFchies Of the Old World in
aaring up seli-relEut race OF men, 81
al Of resources unwilling 10 depend ! I
Il charity, and ingenius in devi5Ing ,
be means of dispensing with Its aid. Of