New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-30
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS At FACTORY
VILE, ;. l.
A MOST ELOQUENT APPEAL TO IRIsIrIEN-GI;EAT
ENTHu SLASH on TIE ISLAND.

The Grant ana tOlldN NIuD lOr inc la ana
md Districts OF Caseton, staten leland, organized on
the .oth Of July last aud numbering 35J members filled
their hall at Factoryye 20 overlooking last evening, the
occasion being an address 10y the Hon. George william
Curtis who Corresponding Secretary Of the Club The
hall had been very tastcfuy decorated with flags, mot
toes evcrgrcens and Chinese lanterns, and very
fine music furnished Ivy company Of Union Bell
Rucers members 81 this Club- Tho President OF the
club n Wagner. occupied the chair and, 3ter music,
introduced Mr.. Curtis, who was most en,husas.
fcany recei,td, aud said, after thanking his fell
lov-,it1eus for the friendly greeting they had given
him. and refnarkne that nothing was pcasanter 10 him
than % return and taH INTO Ms own place 10 INC klcI-
uoud County huo ana 90 what he could 20 help 10 the
Greatest ctu victory tie world knew thar noble
nero who has never yet known defeat at as VIC come
latiOu 20 dctormluo whether ar-ocraCy and is spirit
shall ro iu ous Government or ia ~ place the prime,
him ~ see what men represent these great American
principles But thc man whom he hnds representing
hcse great principles is not the who. when the Re
bel.yu commenced, said that tO resist " Would De -
revolutionary the Rebellion ltsvlf be -
offered 10 surrender tho Government 70 the armed
t, s,3 q" demand Am unconditional surrender" and
Who from For, D0nelsou 20 Nichbnrg ana itOm lIghs
burgh 90 Tie AppomattoI apple tEcc rec ca tll .h
man Who stands before the country the representative
of pure American ideas: ts j. the man VINO hts gave MS
M peace when he tnke- the helm 81 dyli authority ne
also looked 20 the character and the spirit al inc
an always be determined by the character or
the people who support H. When ne GoL . q, q, "nnu
loader and Who oppose nm, ne IoIhu us ulIu
uents 70 be- tho very men VINO rose ~ ulleu
vito aided tAat RUbcii0n 10 every way Do thtr power
While upon tho 0tncr hand, he saw the very men VINO
when Lc war began, went 20 their treasures were ty
GREAT on small tie men who went 90 the stocking n the
closet, lit.e store carefully h.d away h some s,,el
forward ana fAoe Oh lner Hes tsrg for me hard
I 4. tIf,t audi ue
tlrsc arc tht men who hold up the hauds OF cen
Graut, and they are The men VINO WI p'V h,o Ms n|'
\ most majestic victory. Nor these doac'
An over tins and tho drum beat an" the
bugle rang and out they marched 10 tu' "a" ,,sSII.
land this harvest moon looks down upon desodte ho'
and empty nrcsidcs and each mourning one o oSr"c
dear one, shall not have been shed ia VAN aug ..". W.
may understand our duty TO tne eouh,') NJ, I" c Isi
then remarked that neither men nor poit'o
Of very great Importance; men may 'lo T
living the issues now before the people and every Itthd
Who votes th, election ought to consider tnay p't
act To better myself my family, aud he county
or am iiJ4nng myself n1G my may lave va
great many worthy men IN us rIHks, II mi3
6c disrharred nuiic duties faithfully In times past.
Int these are not the questions that are 40" loD'
clcd: II Is whether the Democratic parp Nv 49,,
represent cqtd rights liberty ana ial A. I,Cs
of men, old laws, aud the Constitution cover up 'ls uu
,ti Ind array Itself against che interests OF tie poor
man here or anywhere else In our broad and toi su
Mr. curtis. whichever mob burns school.house ia
IT, We Are worse on staten Island FOR IL; II men are
d1n,s an IL, GEORGIA. our liberties in Richmond County
lra not secure Mr curtis then revIed ~ l'hC "
ton the people ugand and Ireland 10 shoW tho ts
f nm. ureValtnce OF aristOcrauo principles wat >A"
he do We mud IN England acre. Va I'', "a
600 900 of people, aud yet all the Lana oWhtl ny 'u
mon The number 81 voters too Is IN popofuoL 10 luo
number Of andhOllers; 100000 voters OeIoe ~ .'u
nowed 10 have any voice ~ the Governhts and lhtt
fnti, of these we're controlled by the OWh'iS ol INC
land The tendency of aIislOcrdtlc hst'u''"i'
tho land from the common people DO SpeaA 10 ~, I'm
.uy- he:
the stories Of your wrongs. alh 90 ll9t w. M ,d
matters what think OF the nethnl you 40 IT,
10 cure this evil VIII tell you that tho coh.u ~, ~
land has for coo years been he lost ,aim s,e tr
any land called civilized It's just ~ yc" ts sav
English Governor OF Ireland wrote 10 bs Noscii,' nv
that many murders wero being conted S IT, Irp
Engshnen. loa need not 10 NC ,o'h Hin, tn,T IN he
bic details You remember that Tue ougt IT,, rim
cabin Of the peasant was evidence enough e ,
io be shot You remember tlat arneu pau @
inc over The laad, numbering Innocent men WItnou lol
ocaon. under the pretese Oh ehi1iednh ~ he harm
You may rcmGmhcr. however INC cAse "a e " In,
hess old scncOlnas!er, Wright VINO was sen
fenced TO 900 n ,,ia, ""u note 10 a friend in
French You may remember the GA bAroneiI
who never committed an overt act or hterfu uioy
~ a,d Vim because the Rebels had used his laWn
was nrst HANGED, aud thon his body haSkeu 70 I,r
You may remember the case ot to Joy ,a -
thn snn If mn rsliuan band OF troopers entered Tue
house and binding the boy ana ms h9tnsl 'setnIi,
aneJ ~ tIr hoy wac the of the Rebel Doughtfty
an hcing told that he was, the reply came Ihen ne
must die and raising ;s lnusket nc tco I'M ~ Ter
a." trir.r thou IN tie mother clung fianucay 10 hsr
nv th cnn failed Ia discharged ana taking another
from Que Of comrades he hred ana ,ne Sarge LIN
,h, 49, arm IIc went away but moment aiter reap
neorrd and demanded Of the mother II the boy was uSu
n.,i ,hc H. -, were streaming from her eye she reped
,hnf he w,s dcad-cnough but the ruiian not satisfied
xcaImed 81 est no should not be- here is another ana
sl,ot the boy through the heart Tie speaset uu hot
wander that Irslucu protested here was Whoe ndoh
heins, murdered aud the Governor himself ohIsed TO
,h,,tru hi. own toOps win the gallown 10 Keep mem
tm,n exermlnating the people For 600 years. Ireland
, n Zines coniscalcd aud there Is not u
ace az mndcIn history black as that OF when y IT,
r"rded tle morris of England To put ireland do"n N"m
toWctizcns said the speaker, address myself 10 .od
uno have como from That island Is there NOT one "oI
III tells the whole story Of your country wlObgs' anu
- moi tl word uiusticel When you arrived mere sDu
49,, ,ft your home. aud crossed the sea because Oh me
n ,nric ou To you In your native land ana Wheh
wis ntolerablo Thou meet you on the sioie anu I
on "a, leone Ynu ten that there was never llusu'
Inc that of Ireland, and say to yon th1 wrongs q,
Ireland are indeed deep; but ALSO IeH YOU 'aa e
at this very time men ia 'hiS ''NN"' "