The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-10-05
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The Demeera6S Of EVAnsYllle- nave i
secured the services of their eandi-
date for Vice President 10 hehsave
their sinking cause in this county and
District. They are especially relying
upon the Irish citizens to help carry
them through on their county and
State ticket, sud they hope that
BLAIR's prssaAaaNill do much to-
wards this end. Why should any
Ifishman prefer BLAIR and hisparty
to CoIEAx and hie partYG What has
RLA1R done to attach the Irish people
to him? Both BLAIR aud CoLFAX
have expressed their views upon the
Fenian project, so dear toevery Irish
man. Let us see how they view 1t.
Two years ago BLAIR was called
out by a Fenian organization of st.
Louis, and made the following INSULT
ling and. drunken address to them;o2
1 ,GESsTtI. iEilIT:SS I am with you heart
1, and 2,soulasand heartily say, ~ 600
i,blessI the Fihnegahs,' LAvoice, : Fee
: General. y III know what L am
4 falkiBv about, and / say kinnegaas;
fTTIsug hter and confusiOn.J And
/ saw that hope to see the cause Hour
bish md prosper, and shalt bless the
fdav. when ireland issdgoverned by
i Erishmeri. - In. accompli shing this
/ landabie, undertaking, Twill do all, |
Lean to. assist you. sfflwiH place myself,
! ifneeds be- at your head, march With
/ YOU, to Staten Island, oversee your
embarkation. will stand on the most
1eleYated bluff Of the coast, and as. you
/ raise the green emblem over the Stars
/ aud. Stripes while your steamers, un-
4 der, full yhe0d way are turning their
Iprows, to the East, [ will say good
i.hye';;s God bless, aud may y0ube sue
Eoessfnl lingeyour undertaking. May
i'yeuRliftthe British lion out OF his
Thoots, and Mrest from dis grasp the
emerald gem Of the sea; but whethe 7
or not you shall succeed in this en-
deaVor may gov each and dH remain
an Ireland or eLse,0heTe, and aseveT
aqaisA set, foot aspOss these sforesaa Z on
are wanted there, and zoe can get along
soitt0Kt go1Ii9liGt 35sGs333z
The correctness of this speech is un-
edoubled. 1t was reported ver6attnl
at the times and has been repeatedly
published since, and never denied BY
him Or his friends. Let us contrast
this disgraceful utterance with the
warm-hearted and manly letter of
I.ScHuYLERT COLFAx to go6eo of the
heading officers Of the Fenian organ
[izatinp, enclosing a., contribution to
the fund for tho Irish. Republic:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, - |
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 1884.
DEAR SIR: From the time | saw
the gallant and lamented Corcoran-
so brave in battle, so heroic in cap
tivity-was the head of your organ
ization, | have felt a warm interest il
it, though knowing nothing, of course
Of It's internal machinery, its obliga
tions or its ritual. Remembering
gratefully the historical fact of warn
sympathy expressed by an Irisl
| Parliament for our fathers wheI
struggling for the Independence the!
| won for US, regarding hopefully eDer;
seslt tttfeetel and patriotic e1aCLedu01
thT0aglt 05t the lCOrLd for ndtiOnalgsg
aRCl vc5oiciag that sd many i0yde Irish
Eateg. haze, ,eqYolled \ themselUesi an tn
army Of The Union, to saUe t7teir adopt
1eB country from d5laTchy and destruc
tiOQ, / send you, in. response-to you
request, the enclosed $50, which woulC
be 'larger but for many other demands
on me. Respectfully, yours,
SCHUYLER COLFAX.