The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-08-18
tn. rEs,AHs ron LIBERTY.


That va. q remarkable demonstration al
Chicago on Wednesday. The thousands Of
people-Irish people gathering in Hans
Park to think and talk and feel and cheer for
the cause Of liberty. Not liberty for Ireland
only, but liberty for all men; for the over
throw of oppression Of all kinds. 1t was
grand affair. Comprehend demagogues tried
to keep the Irish away from it, but they failed
Chicago poured out its Irish population !.
thousands there were, men and women, going
to celebrate in the name Of liberty their ab
Duration Of an aristocfaey- hvoring democra.
cy, their heart-Cni with the true love OF
Freedom that demands everywhere manhood
for man. 1t was one of the largest meeting,
evsr witnessed in the West-the most extra.
ordinary. A great Irish celebration; the
greatest ever held in the West; the greatest
but one, perhaps, ever held in the United
States-and all to hear Radicals like General
lOglesby, ard Schuyler Colfax, and General
Logan, and General 0'Neil. Letters were
read from Governor Morton, General Roberts
Senator Trumbull, General Sweeney, Genera
Sheridan, Horace Greeley, and Farnsworth
and the letters were cheered to the echo
Say you wonders win never cease" and put
IT off thus? That crowd gathered to sssaeri.
ice to Liberty" and from its affairs lear
flames that consume the unseemly rags and
tatters in which demagoguery clothes the
searcher for freedom that ii takes in its
spolls AS soon as people love Liberty for
its own sake, they are willing to do justly to
all men.
The speakers we're listened to with great
earnestness, and their utterances met with
hearty applause.
Governor OeLEsBr made long and ex-
cellent address. He talked political gospel
to which those Irishmen responded.
Gen. LOGAN made one of those earnest,
eloquent, incisive, direct speeches of his for
which he has not his equal. Here is its key
note:
Wherever you see true heart it beats
responsive to the cause of universal freedom
and liberty in this land, and where this heart
beats thus responsively to that cause here, il
must beat responsively to the cause of I-ish
freedom as well as for the freedom of every
Oppressed people wherever we find them
Gen. O'NEILL, the gallant Fenian leader.
spake amid hearty applause, and the spirit of
his address shows him to be fit leader of
people seeking freedom. he said.
"Fenianism must certainly be great cause
wnen such men as the preceding speakers ia
vored h-aye, and supported il. 1t was the
n mn, f~n~>l IL. 4 4
desired nothing, and would not ask ANYTHING
for his countrymen that he would not give 10
al races and classes of men created in Gods
image. The theme of universal freedom was
not popular theme with many of his coun>
trymen. II had been decried by that marty
which had commanded Irish votes. Tina,
party had now deceived them, and he r., .,sd
that ere long the theme would be . popular
one to the Irish people,
The speech of Mr.. ColFAx was admirable.
rs his speeches always are He was at the
celebration, he said, "because had read the
noble and patriotic resolutions which YOU
have adopted here; that on the green flag Of
Ireland which yeu love 50 we'll, Won had
written here, in Chicago, Liberty to all and
Justice to all. That is the noble and pa,r;o,.
&c motive that thrills my heart, and | stand
up and clasp eyery mans hand :. h.s...-
that procl.;ms that nobla .as,: of0'ner
hnd.''
We make some extracts from his speecb
which we commend to the attention Of Irish
n aa,;s 80
no''eea hugland's neutrality, and re-
terring 70 The late Fenian invasion of Canada.
said;
When the hon. of Eneiapd's ~,
when the Irish AMY was upon the Csa. %s-
line when Tho ..s,,,;o ie canadian