Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-08-06
THE WEEKLY HERALD
{. TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, ls7O.


AaAAAn nAku aAA OFeE b1c SVun-
try. Naturalized citizens and many
natives are ready in the expression
Of preference for the one one side
or the other. New York city,
however, seems to bear off the
the palm in intensity.
Every night in the Bowery can
be seen q display Of patriotism for
the Germans. The Orchestra Sc
lects the most patriotic and war
like Of German airs. The sons of
the Emerald Isle and those of La
Belle France seem to be united in
sympathy. Irishmen can never
forget the tender of aid at differ
ent times offered to them in their
various struggles, and that Ireland
has given to France McMahon.
As a consequence of this send-
ment the Irish are now organizing
in New York city an Irish Bri-
gade to be offered to the French
in the present struggle with Prus-
sia. The Brigade is to be limited
TO three thousand men who have
seen service. The Brigade has
been rendered to the Consul, and
with it request that it shall be
be attached to Marshal McMa-
hons division. The French Con-
sui referred the profFer to the
home authorities, and an answer
has been received accepting the
command. The command is to
leave New York in citizens garb,
and rendezvous in Havre, where
arms are to be supplied.
The friends Of Captain John
.Kirwan, who attained his majority
in the Papal army, was afterwards
dangerously wounded at Stepaside,
neart Dublin, on the night Of the
Fenian rising in ls67--subse-
quently escaped from the prison
hospital when his attendants sup
posed he was on the verge of
death, for whose head, dead or
alive, the British Government still
offer a reward of s2O,0O0-will be
glad to learn that he is to be en-
trusted with a prominent CON-
mand id the brigade.
A large meeting Of Frenchmen
was in the mean time held at Del.
monico's, for the purpose of or
ganizing a relief committee. At
this meeting oyer three thousand
dollars were raised.
The Germans are by no means
inactive and an immense meeting
Was held in Brooklyn. DR.. Bar
themelers was chosen to preside
He made short speech in Ger
man, after which Mr.. Schemmel
read q series of resolutions setting
forth that the Germans of Brook
lyn constitute q German Patri
otic Society,"" for supporting boil
the wounded and the widows ant
orphans Of killed and wounded
soldiers, and the Executive Com
mittee cause collections to b,
made for the purpose, and that tn,
resolutions be telegraphed to Kini
William !, the protector Of Ger
many.
DR., Parthelman delivered an ad
dress in the German language, il
which he said there is no doub
of the success of Prussia in tn,
present struggle.
Mr.. Stein of the New York wa
the next speaker. He said that III
enemy worse than the plague hao
visited the old fatherland; Napo
leon, the tyrant of France, tn
oppressor Of freedom, seeks Il
sacrifice the country on the alta
of his ambition. The people o
Germany would never permit th
tyrant and traitor to tread ol
German soil, and possess tn
province of the Rhine. (Cheers.
Germans would never abandon
foot Of German soil, and house
and temples would be given t,
the flames rather than be sufere,
to fall into the hands Of tn
worlds tyrant. Applause
General Seigel and several 9th
ers spoke, when the meeting ad
journed, the Germans shouting 70
Prussia as they left the place.
DURING our recent absence fror
the city Judge Frederic Speed, lat
n1s&or ~ cha 7Hiynaa and Rhnuhli