The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-08-06
con6ding countepance! (Shrieks of laughter I

conuulng cOunteQance! lShrleks OF laughter. |
And yet HE denounces me as an Irishman-a
Celt-a Donnybrook warrior. And does
Wheelock himself look like Goth?
Tho Goth is broad shoudered, broad
chested man. lie has none of those charac-
tcristics. Wheclock looks as though he had
been shot into tho world through a swivel
gun. Roars of laughter Look at the broad
honest, jovial, good natured German
face. Then look at Wheelock He looks as
though he had "lived on buttercd thunder, :"
and it didn't agree with him. Merriment. |
He goes through the world as if some one had
just kicked him, and he was thinking over it?
Laughter.]
have never pla yed the demagogue. have
never appealed to the sentiment of national
ty. This is the first time have ever men,
toned it. But am not ashamed Off I am
not ashamed to belong to the race which pro-
duced Burke, Wellington, Andrew Jackson
and our ever gallant Phil Sheridan .[chcers)
How mean in this land where we are all de.
scendants offoreigners, to cry down any one
on account his ancestry. Why if Wheel
ock had met the great immortal Sheridan in
his immortal ride Of twenty miles from Win
chester, he would have stopped him and pro-
posed to bleed him Of his Irish blood And
if Driscoll had met him, he would have stop
ped him and presented hima bill for adver-
Using his last victory. Prolonged laughter. !
I am Republican because believe in the
principles Of the party. Because believe
in helping and lifting up every man oppressed.
1t is matter Of no moment whether they
vote with us or against US. May God forget
mo if ever add one atom to the weight they
bear. I am friend to all down trod:en races.
l believe in equal Justice and liberty for ALL
hope to see the day when the Irishmen of
this country will recognize the fact that the
party Of liberty shall lie his party-that we
cannot preach liberty to one race and in the
same breath oppression to another.
Mr.. Donnely then spoke of the great move.
ments going on in Europe and the tendency o:
Italy, England, &C., toward Republicanism.
Mr.. Donnelly then spoke of the German ma
ton, saying that he hoped lit would ulti
mately be united in one Coneederation;'' in one
great Republic worthy Of that mighty race,
with a legislature that will properly represent
the great assemblies described by Cesar.
CONCLUSION.
Now, my friends, have detained you quite
long time, and will only say few words
| in conclusion.
You have, so far, given me your support. I
shall be glad, with your confidence and sup
port, to continue in public life. There are va
rious great questions not yet adjusted. Our
reconstruction question is not yet worked up
to complete fulflment. There is also another
great interest. We cannot hope for the pros
perity and perpetuity Of our institutions with
out universal, popular education. would be
glad to be able to work still longer for that great
interest; and there are other and greater
measures to be worked out.
For this reason, should be glad to have your
continued support. I can only ask you if you
desire to support me to make that support felt
| where it will be most eficacious- the
primary meetings. have neither money
to buy your votes nor patronage with which
to corrupt you.
Thank God, can get no Offices from An
drew johnson. (Applause.) l cannot con-
troll the appointment of a village postmaster.
But if my record satisfies you, trust you will
show it by your support.
| Ifyour support is refused it will touch me
more nearly, because it will be taken as an
evidence, all over this nation, that my con-
| stituency think Elihu B.. Washburne was
| right in his treatment Of me. 1t will
be deemed justification Of the Press
SANDERS. 1t will be sent by telegraph
everywhere that you have repudiated me.
II, however, it is your will that shall re-
tire to private life, I can only avail myself OF
this occasion to thank you with all my heart
for giving me an opportunity to take part in
the great events of the past six years; for Civ.
ing me an opportunity to append my name to
the greatest document of our country, second
only to tho Declaration Of Independence the
amendment to the Constitution, forever abol-
isLing slavery in the United States APP
| plause.
thank you that you have given me an op-
portunity to extinguish tho "sum of all villain
ies'-that our flag is now flying above a land
| without slave, land Of freemen soon to be
land without legalized wrong, without an
oppressor, or an oppressed human being.
1fitis your will that retire to private life,
do so with my heart still true to the principles
| OF the party True to the flag which is the en-