The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-09-28
AN ANSWER TO THE REV. MR.. HALL.

81 WASHINGTON ST. CHICAGO, Sept. II, 1867.
To the Editor of the Chicago Tribune.
SIR wish conrovert certain statements made by the
Rev. Mr. Hail. in his lecture delivered at the Second Pres
byterian Church, last evening You will trust pardon me
for stating too have done something for the of
the North in England during the war; and therefore claim
hearing
am an Irishman by BIRTH and am proud to say that
American citizen. in Europe during the whole OF
the American war; and the literary staff of good
many papers during that PERIOD among which, will mention
the London American the Fshan the Irish People, every
of which did best to help the of the North
hold testimonial from Mr. ]. A Knight proprietor of the
London American acknowledging services that paper
and which shall have great pleasure in showing to or
Mr. Hail. should you doubt anything that state dislike
to mention these matters but do to show your readers
that have claim them for at least patient hearing
also say that the first person the other side of
the deliver lecture the American in which
the of the North was warmly espoused The lecture
delivered in Dub and was printed in full in the Lon
don american in November, 1862.
Mr. Hall said last evening that the great majority of the
British people, and the great majority ofhe British journals
eposed the of the North The whole tenor of his
lecture the effect that it only the London Times
and few aocats that gave their sympathy the South
emphaticay and distinctly contradict this statement
well that many noble Englishmen sympathized
with the North; but they few and consequently
poweress that they could do nothing to nothing, to
stem the mighty tide of Southern sympathy believe that
Mr. Hall himself did all he could for the North SO did John
Bright and perhaps did few All honor to those
noble few that stood boldly in the midst of scong and
scornul nation and for liberty and union in America.
second to in my admiration for those English
who took this course but cannot let Mr. Halls state
ments pass unchallenged.
Mr. Hall led his audience to believe that only the
London Times that made mssatements about America, and
that espoused the of the South He mentioned those
papers that sided with the North but mentioned word
about those that sided with the South with the exception of
the Times call Mr. Hall to tell what side the Iee
roph the Standard and the Herald took The Telegraph had
in 1866 circulation of more than hundred thousand day.
nearly double that of the Times. To prove how entirely
Southern was haveonly to mention the fact that it in
George Saa letters the American appeared This
did infinitely prejudice the English mind against
the North than Bull Run Russell did, The Telegraph
the great organ of the English middle classes call
Mr. Hall contradict this statement it is not true. Does
Mr.. Hall remember Manhaans' letters in the STANDARD?
And does he know what side that third most influential journal
in England took? 1t rabidy Southern and right we'll
Mr. Hall knows it, Permit mention the of the
London american and the Ider The first of these papers
started in $780, and became connected with in 1862
1t acknowledged to be most ably conducted Journal and
until the broke out doing WE'LL but sooner was
the first shot fired than began go down. simply because
it took the side of the North 1t had to in March, 1863
But have still stronger point in the der paper pub
ished in London in the Southern 1t not only lived
but fourished and the time the London american died
natural death for want of support the linden had five times
the circulation that journal had in its pamiest days.
call on Mr. Hall to answer these facts.
The monsosiy of the assertion that the vast majority of
the British people for the North is such that in the
of truth and the outraged feelings of my American
fellow-citizens whom Mr. Hall must think mbeciles call
him for contradiction of this statement. If the feelings
of the British public anything like what Mr. Hall says
they the pressure that would be necessarily brought to
bear the Government would have forced them sending
ship of in the navy to capture the Alabama if as
has been alleged she escaped unknown the authorities No
such mooed Mr.. Hall glores in the free
institutions of his country, and in the irresistible force of
public opinion in England Will Mr. Hall be good enough
conform the American people how it was that if all those
meetings to sympahize with the North which he tells about
took place. the Government We're not obliged yO capture
the Alabama and the rest of the British pirate cruers
few meetings sympahizng with the North did take place in
the North OF England but overwhelming the majority
on the other side all over the kingdom that the Northern
mpathzers, although counting John Bright and others IN
their ranks were almost politically poweess in England
the war as Brigham Young and the Mormons are pol
n
Lest your readers should imagine that it is secaran am
mostly that prompts write this letter. beg to noe na
am not Catholic, and was born and brought up Fr0-
testant
N OWL