The sun., 1870-01-20

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whole Irish race, which to make all the irish
world rJoice, and all tho English world trcmbe in
It's boots.
ABRAHAM ASD RICHARD At WORK.
Meantime, o'Gorman and o Hail employed them.
selves diligently, They conferred with the lecturer
and spread TIER plans before lin. and he entered
into The business heart and soul Ills brOthertn.law
Mr.. John Martin, who has been rather favornbiy
known ~ ~ Irish patriot for the last tweut " FIVE
years, was then bis guest In Brooklyn and he MAR
thl wou'u De brought TO the Cooper Institute u at
night 10 throw the weight Of Ills quarter of a cCntu.
~ of popularity into the scale with Tanmany. The
lecturer also arranged With the Committee that
onllIl 0llaIl should preside on the occasion, and that
oGorman should be selected TO propose the custo.
mary vote of thanks TO the lecturer of the evening
agreed, OF course.
TnE RvEYrFuL EVENING
Of Thursday, Nov IL, came in due time and with IL
came the lecture The hall was crowded alnost to
suhocation, and the broad platform was covered
with queer mixture OF leading Fenians and Tam
many pohtcians. The Dushwackers were scattered
among the audience to act as cidQuoHrs the best
seats on the platform were set apari for the Tam
manyites, aud everything In splendid readiness
Tor the coup d6tdt; but alas
"Tne best laid schemes o. mice an men
Gang ait aglcyV
n shor., the ubiquitous Fcnians had been made
aware Of the sca6me, even to Its incest details, and
came TO the lecviS.s fully prepared TO defeat the
scncmers. Tie house was ilieu wiz ,hem long be-
tore the hour appointed. As each leading genuine
on psn,an 81 s'eppes out on & the platform he TsCsiyed
made his Appearance, he was greeted with solemn
aud most significant silence. At length Mr.. o'Iall
ing and smiling his blandcst; but nobody appeared
to know HIM A cidgueur 10 the body Of the hall
tried to raise cheer, out tile fierce looks Of those
10 his immediate neighborhood were anything bg.
encouraging, and the shout died under his nous
tsene, while the Tammaayites on tue platform
glanced at each other iearuy, with utter OcN ilder
ment stamped their faces In this unpleasant
condition OF things, Mr.. o'Han brsvciy began his
speech. lie Illuminated furiousy against the tyranys
vi Britain; but there was no applause He let ny
The ketnest shaGs of his brilliant w.t. dispensed his
most pungent puns, and exploded his most irrisist-
able JOKES but-and this was the uukndest OF
dll'-nobody would even laugh at him SO he pulled
up suddenly In unconccaabe disgust and introduced
the leeturer OF the evening.
GO BACK TO swErSY.
When the lecturer finished hts discourse Mr.. John
Mertin was call Il upon and delivered speech, at
which the audience "laughod consumedy." II he
did not convince his hearers ho put them IN the
Oest OF good humoT and this was Tue time Tor poor
Richard to tty what he could do. The l1Queuts
called out "O'GOrman, O'Gormah,' and Richard
gazing smirk; but before he uttered syllable he
was greeted with n vigorous succession OF sroans
and hissSs aud cries OF I" Go back to Tsmmany l'No
less reasurlng He stood his ground long and
bravely tDing to assure the audience that he simply
wansed to rropoee "a vote % .hanks % 70 m1I d,s, us
angry opposition, he grew black IN the face and
retired IN good order With his diseomated and de-
morallzed host The New York correspondent OF a
Dublin paper after describing this scene conludes:
Thus ended this eventful meeting. IL has brought
Mrs. Larktn the snug nttle sum OF E2DO over and
above alt expenses, and It has given bitter proof TO
tie eerTupuonlsts OF Tammany Hall that the Fenlns
are not at all so easily duped as the world sup
swrsSY's INDIGNATION
In fact, the great plot became an ignominious
failure, and tire were the wailngs that follow ed u,
Peter Barr swecny waited GnHiously that night ior
Tie faithful m ssengCr who brought him the news
rom tue Cooper Institute; and tie meeting next
morning between the great Chamberlain and Messrss
O'hail and q German was not by any meaus as plea
In vain did Oakley and Richard endeavor 10 assure
the Masther," that their exettlOns were super
human. aal Tat their l4bOgs were vel done. They
were Oowed eollly ava, With hin. that the work
must be done, and that they must DO %, aud DO II
soon, ~ they hoped for any cuntit uatOu OF their
chiefs favor. SO they sadly cIIne forth from tue
presence, with dogged resolution y try again."
aud pra5 Tor " b tier luck next time
TnE sPEEcHEs TO BE GOT Off ANYHOW.
Now, oHall, oGorman, and their compatriots
went to that meeting full 10 the throat with such
orations they thought would WIN lhe affections Of
any lrishman in the world with heart open to pa
riotism or barney, and they are still convinced that
II those speeches could be only got off some how
other, more tian hall the great battle would be
won. Their next great move, therefore, must be TO
secure opportunity OF delivering theniselye es
where nothing could interrupt them hut the scratch
ink Of the reporters pencils and the plaudits Of
lneir chosen friends. Now. OF all things in the
world, a banquet would be Just tie thing TO suit
There they would nave no audience but those who
paid to cat u dinner and hear speeches, and Who
curdngy would not De inclined 10 spoil ether and
the orsuons could be recorded for tne beneh ui all
all tie embellishments OF "IUli cheers aud
laughter" Therefore, the sMeenyites would have
a bIg banquet; aud tor the houored guest-why,
John Martin las not yet left the country auI h.
not be induced TO do duiy a= a docoy Tor the lam.
many sharpshooters once motef
rHE MILK IN TUE cocoASvr.
To be SUR he can; and Mr.. O'Han has written the
roor <. nteman most persuasive letter, inviting
MN o. tas important banquet This epistie signed
u} Mir q Hall and iuTty-one others--al member.
democratic and Republican, oi the Tammany Ring,
except one or two whose names have been sought
ior an obvious purpose. The letter itself most
valuable document, as showing the qualities
winch Mr. o Hall and the Ring do most admire In a
puUuc man, and We therefore give It here. We trust
We may be paIduned FOR taking the liberty oi itsll-
g.-ing such words and phrases as We think may be
aplli'd with wonderful adaptation to Mr. O'Hans
own charmlng character. We doubt not he must
lave been thinking solely OF his ONn public conduct
and career Nhen he penncd these words, IN WnIeh he
DuC.ascluusy reflects himself:
SKw YORK, Dec IS 1869.
louS MARTIN. ESQ. ;-Ds0r Sir-baylng for many
trtr. uuseTyed YOUR patriotic and cOHstsfenl e0aJ
uIg uDlIc Aie In Ireland, ana appreciatng the
rfHrie,cs you have made In penal exile Tor the prUdis
~ ron tue and avail ourselves Vt the oppoTtu u
ar 4 yolT preselt VISIT TO tie United states 10 ex
r,s our drd for your character IIiAh pdiiaOi
uy HseEsliess, and Dy gIlSHeTrA0 dsr0aoa 10 pTta-
| tpe
| In order 10 assure You In . personal and friendly
manner, of the esteem In which you held, we re.
rpccti4ly a.k yOu to accept an Invitation with
Us and your many rends IN Aew orb. at such time