Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-21
. Peace is but war in masquerade. !"

Some assert that military men are
dangerous in a Republic. History does
not support the charge. If Caesar destroyed
the Roman, Washington preserved the
American Republic. The great Napoleon
was the champion of democracy. For
despotisms of Europe, and he assumed the
purple from sense of duty to the French
nation and a well founded conviction that
the French people were not capable of
sustaining Republic. He wished to pre-
vent the recurrence of the atrocities of the
French revolution. Napoleon loved liberty
but abhorred the unbridled license of the
mob. Every intelligent man knows that
Napoleon, the greatest General and states
man that ever lived in the tide of time was
the implacable foe of despotism, and that
by his defeat tyrany tfiumphed on the field
of Waterloo. Then, gentlemen, an
other consideration should impel us to cul-
tivate the military art our race is eminetly
a military one. Trace the history of the
Celtic soldiers from their earliest
achievements to the present time,
and you will ever find their names
first upon the roll of honor. The "Iron
Duke" whom we can scarcely forgive for
Waterloo. Sarsfeld, Montgomery, O'Neill
and host of Others throng upon our MEM
ories. History's brightest pages are filled
with the achievements of the Celtic SOL
dierS. And yet that dear little "ISle of the
Ocean," the mother of so many heroes and
statesmen, is crushed beneath a relentless
despotism! Discord and disunion opened
path for the invader, and rivited the
shackles on the limbs of her children. Thus
we have two-fold inducement to tos-
ter and promote military organizations
the safety of our adopted and the freedom
of our native country. He whose name
we bear and aspire to honor,-the story of
whose tragic death has been depicted by
Washington Irving and woven into
Moore's immortal melodies, was one Of the
purest patriots history records. Let US
emulate his virtues and devotion, and per-
hans in our day and generation the epitaph
of Robert Emmett may be written. 1.-THE
wish may be father to the thought, ,"-at
all events, be assured that the sword which
you have confided to my keeping will new
er be drawn but in the cause of free
dom. The custodian will not disap-
point the wishes and expectations of his
friends. Providence has smiled upon our
efforts and blessed all our undertakings.
Then let us press forward to the goal of
our ambition,-to promote the cause of hu-
man liberty. For me, gentlemen let me
again assure you, this occasion is indeed a
happy one. Whatever my future may be,
let it be gloomy or bright, the memory of
this occasion will always remain. Yes!
other climes may separate us-other
friends surround me, but the scenes of
tonight have left an impression on my
heart which in after years 1 will love to
recall, an impression which time cannot
efface or distance obliterate.
To James Nolan and James Doyle much
is due for the untiring energy they ex-
hibited in arranging this very pleasant and
agreeable surprise for their talented Com
mander, and it is pleasure to be able to
say that not man in the company hesi-
tated a second about giving his aid in MR.