New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-21
GEN. KIERNANS ADDRESS TO IRISH REPUB-

A large and enthusiastic meeting of the cit-
gems of Mdaletown, Staten Island, and vicinity occurred
on Monday evening tho nth nst az the meeting Han Of
the Grant and COlfax Club. They were addressed By
Gen James L. Herman United States Consul to China
The General commenced by stating the magnitude a the
issues involved in the coming elections and advised an
Americans to consider well before deciding which side 10
take He then addressed himself TO the Irish Americans
described to them Engands toward ireland and
the United States and showed cusvey that England
IA a monarchy and aristocracy, was the common
enemy OF Ireland and America he quoted many nls
tOrca acs IN support Of his argument. which demand
attention. He explained the origin OF Slavery and hos
1t came to be the cause Of the tate keoeloh. e %
out, and that the American freeman, no matter ron
whence had contend against an alliance composed Of
the Northern COpperhead, the Southern Rebel sud
the Monarchical intriguers or England and Franea
He next spoke Of the temporal leanngs OF the Cahohs
Church in America IN favor of despotism and agsnts
publlcansm and advised the rishAmercans 10 dlscrn
mate between the spiritual essence OF the Church. which,
being the Church Of Christ. must be- consequence,
eGnaIity OF an men-and the temporal power Of the
Church. which. derived from man. was the embodiment
Of aristocracy and despotlsn He showed now ne isn
blind dupo and agent OF conspiracy composed OF the
clerical agents Of Kingy Rome, the British arlstocraey
the French Government the southern siayehoner aug
the Northern Democratic demagoge, and asserted that
he could never be true friend OF the land he aad come
TO- or hope for the redemption Of the land nc had lett I'M
less he became a republican IN every sense OF ths
word equally opposed to every form OF ana oP
preston and renderer unto Cesar OF the things which
are psar and unto God OF the things which are Gods
He asserted his devotion 10 the Chnrc ana declared
that he yielded the palm OF being good 10 none
but that history common sense, and facts forced MN
observe the difference, the positive antagonsn, existing
between the temporal policy and the sltal allnus o
the Church that the one was positively American ana
democratic. while the other was as posltvey anu
American and arstOcratc and that. while u was per
fecy consistent for him TO be good Catholic and good
American it necessary for him TO denonnce the des
notsms which had been fOsted by ambitious men on the
Church and cunnngly entwined with ia dogmas. He
advised the utmost respect to the Catholic spiritual
guides such. but advised the Americans 70 as
crmnate the politician and the grestDetweer
the minister Of God aud the agent OF the King OF ROME
acting in conjunction with the AngORebel COppcrhead
conspiracy lie stated that made no difference that Ee
open hmsrcans he eeet was pafeH,
In the fact that rishCatL0cism IN America was syn0ny
nous with democracy" that is the Anglo Rebel Copper
head conspiracy opposed 10 all liberty either IN Ireland
Irish-Amercan Catholic who had the bodness and
honesty out and tell those OF his the TRUTH
bitter in this age and country though OF neees
sity more concealed when the Inquison burned and
tortured in Italy and Spain In the 10th century. lie
the ncessant prosecutions he had suffered since the gese
eal elections Of 1864, when be became Republicans
cnnati in 1864; during the elections NewYork and
NewJersey in 1865 in san Francisco last during hs
Winter and in Washington recently and New York now
1t has been and the same he has been grossly nslted
in the streets In every possible manner been hTed az
has had his character traduced and bh
business prospects undermined, as wen AS M
friends tempered WITH and the most uDgenerous argr
ments used to njure him with them Neither MS latu
which he hadneyoted his time talents and money! saved
him from This persecution He warned all lrtsh-Amert
cans prepared for this persecution they fooweo
He spoke OF the antipathy OF IrlshAmercans 10 the
colored race and showed how utterly unchstlal neon
sstent and unworthy OF them IL and wound no ~
an eloquent admiration 10 all IrishAmecans Ia take the
side OF hue democracy right, and freedom against tht
swinde and ne the false democracy, which allied with
their enemies and opposed alike 10 liberty here ana
the old land as their hopes aud those OF their children
Of the land they left and the lana they hd come 70
depended on theif decision. a,
Gen Kiernan's eloquent and instructive speech WE
probably appear in the columns OF The irsh ReprOu
aud other papers, and friends advise all Irlsh
American Catholics 10 read It,