New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-20
speeeh OF Gen. O,Neill, the Hero OF IiIncsione
Ridge.

A. tho Grand Fenian pjc-nic near Chicago, on the
18Th inst Gen ONc the FcniaH commander at Fort Lire
and the victory Limestone Ridge present and maze
stirring speech He said that he did Why he soond
be called upon speak except that his eouLmen toug'
at as lie was brave enough TO 10 Canada be wou.d
be Sad enough 10 stand up before them aud make q
speech. He had seen bullets and that TOO mach and
acted too little; and TO do 80 after listening sp2ech
maker He thought that IRISH fault. They ai1 nc
would rather face them lhan adlos Aen io was 0'
- ,, ,oorer, and oeant;ni they bad learA
I'll la ,vc.--rp.on. Tie causc Of Icnian!sm was y
-. nd e.,iioas one. It must be % whom The GOV.
- ~ the State. Gen. Logan. ard speaker tuIaA
49,, expressed their sympathy win The o'der Inv
cause which tlose men Veie VIKING W a1'O'-
was that % human liberty for all men, black and wl'e
who had been &c tie image Of God He Wiling
10 Jay Lis lie time TO secure tic victory 81 ioso
principles. lie knew Aboonlsm not POI Mar enc
S SrI s so wo55 ecei,e s1d sell them osd s 10
and patriotism. vel yRe vas oeghng 70 de popaer
hold tem bolnd 10 them longer What Others hnd among
them the President hsd said OF their friendship % tie lsh
friends al Nssbvil had urged Lin assa he President,
Ginning that he friend to The Fenans bat though he
lad neyer before voted he INTENDED hereafter 10 vote for the
party and the men who ty their deeds and h'i
words had shown their sympathy fI l.is9nen lhe had
vassed Tennessee against The Know Hothng bu that Wes
mercy 70 DeGoas ,hc n9araiv laws in sueh ouer
ruin their hopes while he lad given item ia ehgnce
they have been successful Many men Old not believe
thew coad not COO soldiers IN Canada but II IL had not been
f tie groit vigilance the President and his subordinate
800 600 men would have been there they wcni month
have Led every position IN CaBsda TbUe Democrats
who had pretended Do their lifelong friends Lad betrayed
tLem believed President johnson would turn lin (the
speaker over TO the British IL be dared but the American
people would permit IT, Their pretended friends had sold
him trusted they would be disappointed no longer aud
while he did intend 10 become politician, lie was
going for the paItS that would assist them and be
hoped that every Irishman there would do the ZANE.
They had been deceived and eod long enough But that
Demoerac party hs showed st when the Irish were pre-
raif 10 strike "a their ehains they would cot allow IT, rearing
hat they might l'se something tertby AZ the time when
lie freedom Of their land within their grasp, 1t was
snsehed from them by the President and Lis associates
Their army purely Irish Hundreds and thou
sands Of Americans who Lad fought North and south
ready 10 on striking blow for Ireland. Many officers
were ready go with Them but the President bad In his
great speedines'. stopped that He was probably
affaid 10 let tbe Ir1sh go 10 Canada lest they
eond not be present 20 vote the Democratic ticket.
Had those been allowed TO stay in Canada, the English
would have been on their knees the Felians With Canada
thew could have fitted prvaecrs destroyed English
merce and before years have brought her her knees
IL was his opinion they cond have liberated Ireland without
striking blow there