Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-19

| Irishmen that unity which your society,
sir, so beautifully conssrvss, and which,
alas, has not yet in the Green Isle, con-
secrated Irish craftsmanship or irish
valOr. We have here what beyond the
blue waves of the Atlantic is denied
united Ireland Why should not our
people be here welded into c0mpaoJ
bulk and indissoluble consistency Why
should sectRrian jealousy or past political
| feuds divide us2 Above all people the
1 COMPOSITE Of brain, muscle and nerve
known a. the Irish people has no element
infused into it which is mean or deteri-
/ CRATES the race. Each and every element
/ contributing to that structure the mod
ern Irishmau has brought to the whole a
fair quota OF intellect, courage, heroism,
historical renOWn and physical vigor. To-
dav he stands, the finest specimen of a
man on earth, UndecRyed In mind, eX-
/ uberant in physical strength, and OF the
most perfect proportions. First %
that grand old Irish race whose origin
rests Tar back mid the mysterious
shadows Of the land of Ed, looming up
in the Rrav mists Of the far remot past
&C times the lire w~Orshippsr," and again
the majestic Druid with the rites of a
grand old Pagan faith, next in refine
/ ment and Intelligence TO the mythology |
| Of the Greek. Sometimes even in these
vague chrOnOlOgies we see the PROV of
/ the PhOauiCian advenUurer touching the
| vardant shores of this Emerald Isle. But
/ we need waste no time on these uncer-
taiuties of antiquity in order 20 ind for
[ this race q glorious herOism. We do
know that the Roman vassalage never
bowed their free spirits; that the fierce
and indOmttable energy Of the NOrsemen
here recOiled before the constant valOr Of
| the Irish Celt, and no Viking OF Northern
seas ever succeeded in planting perma-
neutly on their soil his vagrRnt flag. |
d r - ma-aa.Wa -aHA- &. Tho naafn /
marked Irish councils, and victory blessed
her rms Would to God that the sue
cseding era Of her history had been as aus
piciOuH, Yet even in after misfortunes the
great qualities of this old race ave not
been less conspicuous. Divided by state
I craft, the victims Of brescherous policies,
l and un6Qual tOtho maintalnance longer OF
open war, their soldiers left not the field
while & single military chance remained,
though infants, maids end matrOns per-
ished by starvation. Il viii be difficult to
md in ali the pages Of history, so heroic a
I struggle for national independence IS that
made under Hugh O'Neal. So obstinate
was it, multiplying the most meagsr re-
sources, and drawing from despair itself
the means of hope, 1t is represented
that the last consolation on earth
~vOuchaRfed to Elizabeth was the news of
the surrender OF the Ulster chieftain. 1t
WIS the OnIV UidtictIm that chaRred in the
I AEl1Aua VI AGhsA AGA EADAA ahA ANAoAsAo1h \
soul. But disaster in the field did not
duench the spirit in or break Jhe ener-
gies Of this race. And here is manifested
That indWelIing Endurance hat marks q
people truly fitted for great duties and
noble fortune. War can overcome at the
sword point, the stoutest resistance and
the braVsst ranks. But a people truly /
great of soul do not necessarily sue
cumb to the adversities Of battle, The
conquest Of arms will not work the con-
quest Of soul. Amid the dirsst calamiUies
Of war, borne Town beneath u-ngsnerOus
and oppressive legislation, amid poverty, /
fascinated by famine and pestilence until
the dreary hills Of Limerick and
~SAib5eresn we're sGrewn with the
struts OfdeHth"thicker than was the camp
Of SeunaCherib, when the breath Of the
DESTROYING angel brsathed on his sleeping
dies. Your people have remained IN
conQuerable and u~ncOnquersd. Nor Mr..
President, must it be forgotten that the
af1ugnts pouring into this main stream
OF Irish blood are also pure and bear a
rich strong volume TO swell the common
tide of modern national life and character.
In the contribution of the Norman, the
Scotch and the English gratis on this
grand old Irish runk will be found quail
tiles Of which we must all be proud. There
ls nothing that in past history from which
bitterness on this continent should inter
vens to divide this allied blood
and now blended kindred. II the
BOyns or the Walls of Derry
may excite the pride Of Of the
one in the proves Of his snCes-
tors, the g]lories Of FOnBsnOy and Altman
"a belong 80 the other. II the one should
be tempted to boast Of an Ul-eXercised
and diagraceful political and commercial
supremacy, the other can Justly respond,
"bu for US there would not now have
been left for you British freedom or a
British Empire within which to practice
the fOlliss of British craftsmanship. At
Waterloo your fabric tOttsrsd before the
man Of destinv,' and was saved by Pic
toms Irish divisions, No! here beneath
these broad heavens, and on the ample
spaces Of this virgin continent there can
be and is only one Irish family, blending .
in vigorous bodies and untainted arteries
u veins a varied blood.
In abiding to the endurance of the
Irish race, the speaker said they pushed
their way up to prosperity az their
native primrose Oft-UimsH burst its
way through the snow bank to the u
light of heaven. The speech Of Judge
Brown, we are sorry to say, cannot be
fully reported, owing to the rush Of mat
ter which pressed upon US at q late hour.
There are some points, however, which
cannot be overlooked. BE held
that America, at the present moment,
needed 3 population devoted to conserv- ,
stivism; Of strong religious faith and
OF strong and healthy physique.
The Irish race met exactly these wants.
He paid q merited tribute to the purity Of
the priesthood of Ireland and Of Irish
women, which was such as to be remarked
by all peoples. He stated that the future {
fortunes Of Ireland, so far az its hopes OF (
nationality or even Of anthony in the {
British Empire were concerned, were too
uncertain to admit Of speculation; but ]
that on this continent, and with the OPP
pOrtunlties afforded in America, the Irish
race has every avenue to prosperity ma
terlally, elevation politically and socially,
If properly and i~ntelLgently pursued; and
il was 8 matter of very little impor-
snCe whether the sword Of the O'Neal 5
ind q ChiefJain to WELD tor Wh6th- /
or his red banner should hOat in triumph g
from the walls Of DuBgannCu. All that
Irish pride could crave and all hat a
hope could desire might be
found here. The American people actual
ly, in their present condition, and par
zicularly the South, not only desired, but
needed q multiplied Irish emigration. In
the light Of 9 true political economy the b
5unburst Of Ireland, truly typical Of the E
morning and likewise unfOrtu-
1stely typical Of their national immature
", might here expand into a meridian
3plendOr. This is necessarily a
nssgrs report Of the eloquent speech
IF Judge Brown, which kept the crowd q
IF listeners en- report during its delivery. 2
the fun took place in the
afternoon. There we're foot races, won
Jy Mr., M. Gsrvin. "NickinR tho Duck /"
about a dozen ducks were "nieked."
catching the creased pig was the richest
Gene We have Witnessed for 2 long time.
4 fat pOrker was let loose in the park
It appeared for a moment as if every
me there was after it. He upset every
hing be ran against, and It was
aughable to see the frantic efforts that
we're made to hold him. He was at length
against q pile Of tables, and, be-
az seized firmly by both hands and teeth 90
Z q muscular person, was fairly captured "
here was jig dancing, shooting for 81
singing and qusdrilling all the
vsning, 50 that the round Of pleasure 81
fun did not cease until the assembly al
.roke up at ten or eleven o'clock.
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