Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-08-02
local NEWS.
GREAT MASS MEETING OF lRS SHNEN
ATGROEER'S THEATRE
Speeches of Hon. John He San au! others
Resolutions endorsing President John

Speeches of Hon. John HcSan n nv! others
Resolutions endorsing President John
son.
Last evening Growers Theatre was ,ienseIy
crowGed by Irisamen and their frien d., in in
GLIDING snumoer ofIadies, wao had a sembled
| in pursuance to call setting forth that ..in
view OF the contingencies of ne hour a mass
meeting OF Irish citizens is caIlad TO taa,e coun.
sci Together and 70 adopt such measured as may
be necessary. as - the proper course 30 be pur.
sued ny teen, be In as good citizens ami As pa
| triotic Irishmenn
The scaxe was decorated with Rnrlber OF
National flags, And the Grees Flag of Erin
with the --Glorions sunburst' occupied Il con =
Lpicuous position.
On the stage were about one hundred cen-
rlemen. prominent citizens of the District, and
| in the orchestra was the celebrated Harine
land, led by Professor Scala. Ehe band per-
| termed appropriate music during The eve-
ming.
Shortly after O'Clock the meeting was called
to.order by Ar. James Mcguire. on whose mo-
ton DR.. Thomas EntIseIl was called tI the
chair and Col. Jas T.. q Belrne and Dir : p
BrOpby elected Secretaries.
Major q 'Beirne proPo sed the following gen
fJemen as ce-presideuts of the meeting, and
they Were unanimously elected:
e-PresIdents-Colonel James MaguEe,
John M cDermott, John +. Callan, Andrew }
Joyce, VIM. Forsyth, Michael Tally. James
Mctfr&nn, Richard OuSshan, y. O'i)onoghue,
Dr. P.'Croghan, Dennis Murphy, Taos. Bono
no, JOHN O'Meara.
MIR. Erophy here read 1he call for The meet
ing "h;ch was received with shoGts OF ap-
plause.
The Chair, DR.. AntiseIl. made a few remarks.
in the coarse of which he s<iid he Tae nroEd
mat 1T "a III The District OF Columbia that
lrIshmenfIRve first con yene6. IN numbers such
as these around me. 10 brand the audacioUs
parleying ct the Radical party with any por-
ton of onT feilow-Countrymen in the terms
most hitting for the offer of such an unholy al
lance IEpplause.l They knew that the
Radical party have been working with grea.
effect TO create disSPnsIOn between IrislrRsu
and the Admin stratIon on account of The ar-
ton OF the Government on the frontier. Every
intelligent maR knew that ia. President had 4
plain dnty 10 perform to prevent 4 breach of
The neutrality laws, applause, and in carry
l!sy out this duty IL was done IN so humane a
splrlt mat not an irishman had suffered III life
and limb.
ThIs is an IRISH meeting without doubt Even
Mayer Haggerty hiCnselt would hardly think
1t Otherwise. 1t Is not such meeting as was
held toe other day, wten MAJOR Hsggerty him.
self con id not see an iEishman, and | hone as
it is the first which has met, il will be but one
OF many which VIII speak in trumpet tones the
warning voice TO all Irishmen everywhere
through che country, that no alliance-not
even Tor intermediate purposes-can ever be
made between US and that party-our, and al
ways our enemy. [Applause. party with
many faces, formerly Native American and
Know Nothing. then the John Brown and the
lrreprsssible Conflict party, and lastly, the
great obstruction 10 the permanent peace of
this country.
If this Radical party In Congress, now the
sudden champions OF Tie Irish on the frontier,
thought the neutrality law should not be en-
forced, why did they not repeal it, [Ap-
plause.] They were the legislators; they were
IN Congress; they We're unanimous; why did
they not repeal the law (! And then, and only
then. could they Justly charge the Administra-
ton with betraying Irishmen. But it did not
suit that party 10 do this: they never really
meant TO give aid TO Irishmen: they never
wished the neutIility law repealed; they never
want 10 break with England, Tor they are the
English party in this country. TApplause
They SIMPLY wanted the 1rishmen to break
with the Ad miListration and go over to them,
and help 10 Keep their wicked words and works
e N active operapGn for at least another Com
gressional term. Voices" Never! neyer!u
Iou know that party-a party who, few
years back, IN New England refused 10 aIIoyU
lrlshmen to bear arms-prOscribed their hold
Ing any State offices These are the men this
Is tne party who now come to us and from the
halls of Congress say: ANDREW johnson mas
deceived you. Fal! off from him: come TO Us
1t Is true we have been your bitter opponents
IN iormer years, your open enemies always;
but come TO ms now. We have but one arm
open TO receive you; the other is filled with
the banner of higOtry. and what Is not so filled
Is occupied by the burly form of the negro
applause. for whom we intend higher and
better things than we ever did tor Won Come
to us; we need ASSISTANCE TO support our party
come and make up a noble triao OF Oppressive
radicals IL Irish Democracy and full blown
negro eGualty.' lApplause. Are you going
TO listen 10 that voice TCrles of mo. moi
Certainly not. Iou are, l trust. upon TINS
evening, in a voice so loud and long continued
as 10 be heard upon the 18th of August and TO
be reverberated TO the coming elections, about
TO start that strain of democratic harmony
which, taken up by lrishmen everywhere upon
the way, VIII constitute portion of the noble
hymn OF fraternity 10 be chanted with thunders
OF acx(amatiou in PhiladeIphia-a strain pro-
GGla%,eE over n, the length and breadth Of the
VIII II lend our influence for the oppres-
sion of one portion of this nation by the other
that we will ally ourselves only 70 that marty
Which acts out Tor the general good OF the whole
country, and therefore that We support Andrew
johnson In his efforts to restore this once great
country TO its former unity and 10 increased
prosperity. GGreat applause.l
Col. q Beirne offered the following resoIu.
uORs, the reading Of which was frequently in
terrupted by applause, and they were adopted
by acclamatlon:
Whereas desperate efforts are being made TO
alternate the ftalty and affection which the
IRISH citizen has ever entertained for the Com
sutution and Government OF the United States
and though the detection of 4 few ambitious
men OF our race would seem 10 give color To
the claim set up by party which is now lby
professions OF newborn frlendship) seeking to
entlce us from our alliance with life long
friends, yet il is n duty we owe to ourseIyes
and our children, at this most important crisis
III the affairs OF our beloved country, TO re-
spectfully but fearlessly proclaim the senti
inents or the IRISH citizens of the District of
Columbla; 10 denounce the unnatural alliance
50 trea cherOusly offered; TO prevent any minor
considerations from diverting our efforts from
heir proper channel. and TO send forth a warn
ing voice to our countrymen throughout the
land: Therefore, be II
Resolred, 1st. That We, the Irish citizens of
The District OF Columbia, in con vention assem-
bled, claim, and insist upon having the clam
admitted, that we are Independent of the con-
lrol and interested schemes of any and all no.
Hlical parties, and that no man has authority
10 speak III the name of our people nor 10
pledge The IRISH IN America TO policy which
would, IL successful, be injurious to the peace
interests, and happiness of the whole United
States.
ReSolred, I'd. That the Irish citizens of the
Republic have upon all occasions, al the bal
lot-box and on The battle field. proved their
ltaliy and devotion 10 the Constitution and
nag of their adopted country; for il is now a
historical fact that whilst they have for wears
been opposed to an illberal and proscriptiye
party, thousa OF our race were amongst the
hrst TO rush into the gap OF danger TO put
down rebellion, provoked in part by tho CEN
tralZBg legislators who have, for the most
part, been their bitter and fsnatical enemies
ResOlred. 81, Thar We denounce and repudi-
diate the political charlatans who pretend to
he leaders OF the Irish people; and we declare
tlat this convention of IriSlmeQ nothing