Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-23

all through the WIT ulltil VIC AVihApA - "
ourselves by the divine artillery oil justice
When at last we struck at slavery, wher
we declared the slaves to be free, when N
last we voted the Constitutional Amend
ment to abolish slavery in the land, then
victory followed upon the hells OF victory
and this great rebellion was crushed. u ou
do the same. tApplaUse. You stand 10y
liberty whenever you find it assailcd al
over ,he world, and rebuke oppression and
tyranny; give TO other people the same
rights YOU claim for yourselves, and thus
REINFORCED by the public opinion OF all
mankind, we shall rejoice in seeing again
for YOU, as there was once before, an lrisi
Parliament on Dublin Green.
The speaking was very appropriately dl-
Sersificd at tins point by the singing OF
''Shcrman's march to the sea, by Captain
Church, late of the Onc-hundrcd-and-filtl
Illinois infantry.
MAJOR GENERAL LOGAN.
General Logan was then introduced by
the chairman, and spoke as follows:
FELLOW CITIZENS: | shall not attempt tC
address You at any length to-day. lou
have heard the speeches of Coy. Oglesby
and Speaker Coltax, replete with facts ol
such character as must certainly suggest
10 YOU the duty you owe, each and every
one of you. true Americans, whether born
here or here as il citizen, who, by his own
choice has adopted this rs his country. Ii
certainly seems To me that the road was SO
plainly marked out by those speakers that
any man could follow it, and that every
true man will follow that path thus plainly
marked out. whether he be an lrishman, Il
German. or an American born citizen. 80
lar aS your organization il concerned.
dcnOminated the ''Fenian Organization,
know nothing OF il, but SO far as the Irish
people are concerned, struggling us they
are Tor the liberty and independence of Ire
land, SO far YOU nave my most cordial and
heartfelt sympathy in the struggle when
ever il NAV be made; that struggle which
you are determined To make until Ireland
shall be free a. America is to-day. Cheers
/ have more reasons perhaps, for sympa-
thising with YOU in this struggle than the
nere sympathy that is found IN the hearts
of the majority Of free American citizens.
liy father was one of the same kind OF
lrishmCn that YOU claim TO be- My father
was reared in the county of Monaghan. He
was not only an lriShman hat an irish pa
u lAi. dItt itsttt 4itNOttl iitllN lilC HhtltN
OF The people of Ireland. lie taught me the
same principles, and the lesson | learn;
when "A child | remembered as man. So
long as live my hand shall never be turn
ell against the prosperity of the people of
ireland, OF that people who may some day
not verv tar away bc able 10 raise the stan
dard OF liberty and defy Britannia majesty,
and swear that ireland shall bc free, enjoy
ing equal rights and privileges with any
country beneath the shining sun Of heaven.
For nearly seven centuries ireland has
struggled beneath the yoke of the tyranny
of Grcat Britain. She has struggled ON and
on in the hope that her people may at some
time cease IL wear tina; yoke and be as free
rs any people beneath the blue sky. Why
Is it that the lriShmcn. as people. should
submit to foreign oppression: Why shO Il
they not have their liberty? Why Is it that
they are not as much entitled To their lib
crty az any other people: They certainly
have furnished as true poets as any who ev-
cr sang Ia the MuseS-as renowned as those
of any spot on the wide earth Their coun-
try has borne as great and patriotic states
men IS any portion of Gods heritage, and
the trump OF war has sounded in
favor of liberty. there Is 10 bc seen the
green iiag and the lrishman. with his mus
ket bv his side, ready 20 strike blow for
liberty and independence. Cheers. Whcr-
ever in this war we have seen the old flag
Dfthe Government as il was held aloft by
her true patriotic soldiers, with gun barrels
FURNISHED and bavoneis fixed and @liSten-
ns in the sun, there, side by side with the
old starry banner. we could see the green
banner of ireland. and could hear the me
lodouS shouts OF that Irish regiment. of
that gallant Irish regiment from Chicago.
and where 'er the storm of battle RACED.
there might have been heard the shouts of
the Irish soldiers. mingled with the true
native born American, Tor liberty and free
dom. and for the success of our glorious
banner. and for the heel OF this Govern
ment 10 be placed upon The neck of trea-
son. that treason may die out. traitors be
punished, and freedom and liberty endure
forever. Checring
SO then. when you ask true patriot in
this land OF ours, of Whatever nationality
he may be. whether he is in favor of Irish
and Irish liberty, ard opposed
to English tyranny, English oppression and
English aggression. that Pan lays his hand
upon his heart and SAYS: i am in favog OF
the freedom and the Independence of ire
land, and not only that but | am in favol
of the freedom Of all the people into whom
Cod Almighty has breathed the breath oi
life, believing that no man has the right
to Op1Tess another or that one nation
allfy has the right to Oppress. another
r,.ionality.' Loud Cheers. But, my
fellow countrymen, somehow when the
Irish people come 10 this country
they have. it seems to me at least, beer
to a very considerable extent miSled in ref
erence to the true issues before thi.
country. and the course they should them
selves pursue. Ii has been looked on al
pericc,lv natural that when an lriShmal
comes 80 this country he should join th'
Democratic party. True; true. Ny IA
ther was a Democrat and an lrishman. an'
it was not for me To fling his counsels Il
the winds. At that time it WAS expected o
an irishman TO be a Democrat. The wore
Democracy had such a sound in the ear
of an lrishman. Democracy they insisted
to be liberty and freedom. That is tn
meaning of the term, but they forget to sa,
that it has lost much fits original Significa
ton when it is used to denominate part.
in this country, and that the term has beer
perverted and misused for purposes of po
litIcal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. and not for the goo'
of the people at large. / know, too, that
have entertained much the same notions
but | say to-day that this rebellian has ma
tcrially changed the status of parties in thi
country. This rebellion sifted ont the trai
tor from the patriot; exposed the object
and intentions of the designing men in thi
country; and | say plainly. as it has alread
been remarked by the preceding speak
ers, we can see plainly where the line
drawn between the lover OF liberty and tn
traitor and oppressor. The difference b(
tween the advocate of liberty and the love
of slavery is strongly marked, SO that
cannot be mistaken. 1t is no matter whetl
er you have been called Democrats c
what other name YOU may have been dis
tinguished by politically. There is notl
! ing in name; rose by any other nam
would smell as sweet. 1t makes no ditfel
encc. Wherever you see true heart
beats responsive TO the cause OF uniycrs;