Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-03-11

table, O'Connell on the moment arose
and said, any countrymen, the Amer
lean cock, growing on the other side of
the Atlantic, bids you arise from your
drowsy slumbers, and enjoy one day
light and happiness (hear, hear. hear).
Yes! O'ConneI loved Amarica. And
where is the Irishman, that loves the
freedom and independence ofhis native
country, that does not love this land !?
As Priest, it is not for me to speak
for or against any particular form of
government. l am a Priest of that
Church, which NEEDLES with no form
of government. She can fit men for
Heaven, under any, or all forms ofgov-
ernment She nourishes in the hearts
of her children those virtues that rem
der popular liberty desirable. and in
spires rulers with a sense of justice and
the public good. But as an Irishman.
l am proud of America; proud of this
open field. in which civilization, sepa-
rating itself from the old world. and
acquiring new life, displays itself in
all its purity, strength and glory. l
am proud of this land into which the
life-giving and sustaining streams of
energy and valOr are daily poured from
all parts of the world !; Il land not tor
one race or one people, but for the
wronged and down-trodden of all ma
tions, tongues, kindreds; a land, which
the great DR.. Maginn, one of the great
est stars that ever arose on the Catholic
| ornament, called 1.-The land Of promise,
in which the Ark of Freedom shall Sc
curely and forever rest' (thunders of
applause). 1t gladdens my heart to
think that America will ever be a
wholesome check upon the despots of
Europe; and that if they are determin-
| a6 to troy pIa down their naOnla f1ptpr-
mined to trample down those principles
which have been sanctioned by the
wise and good in every age-that all
power is delegated for the good, and not
for the injury of the people, and that
when this power is diverted from its
original purpose, and exercised to the
evident ruin of the community, that
that power is entitled neither to rever-
ence nor respect; in word, if they are
determined to abuse the power with
which they say God has invested them
they must at the same time see the
proud American eagle, the noblest bird
of the feathered tribe, pursuing its ex'
alted onward course on full-spread pin
ions. with steady gaze on the brilliant
sun of its destiny, teaching the young
eaglets of the eai th, as they burst the
shells of their thralldom, to fly upwards
and onwards, pursuingt the same steady
and undertaking course towards the
orb of liberty, then might the tyrantS
have some difficulty in forcing the peo-
pie, upon whom they trampled, tc
Shrink back into the shells from which
they were invited by the daring o.
Franklin's bird Of freedom (rapturous
and long-continued apblause).
In conclusion / may say, that though
IO'Connel has passed away. the cause
oc - ,;oI n ,r1J
grave. The public speaker may die
but the immortal fire shall outlast tht
organ that conveyed it. The invinciblt
superiority of O'Connell's genius. the
power of his speeches and of his teach
ing, the example of his courage, hi;
magnanimity and his disinterestedness
are still the property of Ireland.
O'Connell has planted the seed; the
great tree has grewn up in might
strength and vigor; its branches eX-
tend throughout the land, and not 6
limb or leaf will fall or fade, whilst the
ardor of Irish-patriotic blood shall be
found to irrigate its trunk.
After long and dreary ight Of bon
dage, Ireland has still escaped with the
vivid intellect, the cheerful temper, tho
affectionate spirit. the earnest. the hope
I full enthusiasm, that springs elastic
from every sorrow Qoud cheering)
Aud [ trust that the present generation
will not pass away, until they see Ire,
land, rs she ought to be, the fire of free
dom in her eye, her proud foot on the
grave of buried expressions. end her ex
ultant voice swelling gloriously above
into the lofty Halleluiahs sofenlightenee
and emancipated nations.
The Rev. Gentleman, whose noble
soul-stirring and manly eloqucnce Sc
much resembles that of O'Connen him
self, resumed his seat amidst thunder
of applause.