The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-03-19

wherever blood was split the Irish were to DO
found, and they Had fought and bled IKE
heroes for this land Of their adoption. Iney
now formed powerful element in this coun-
try, where they could nourish aud keep awe
their patriotic sentiments. With these they
wonld one day return and free tnelr
mother Ireland. They loved this SOIL
of their adoption, and had here to fight
battle not as hard as that OF Ireland, but to ena
ble Them to retain constitutional liberty, and 10
| purge their State government OF the corrup-
ton engendered within it. The tones OF tne
| preceding speakers had warmed his blood, and
he felt as though he were but twenty years OF
age. instead of seventy. he was ready to 60
back with them, and, concluded the speaker,
"Whenever John Bull shakes his name at Ire
land, may the American Eagle be ready to
pick out his eyes," The speaker was contin-
ually interrupted by the applause his remarks
ELECTED, and the last sentiment brought down
the house.
The president here announced that the
following named members, with the band,
were appointed a delegation to visit the HI
bernian Society, and show them what the st.
Patrlck's were up to: Messrs. j. Il. DeVereu3,
]. NJ. Touhey, John Burke, John Barry and G.
D. Mulvaney. The delegation left, and the
next toast was given: z,r
Pope Plus IX-The successor Il st. CelestIne,
who commissioned st. Patrick to plant the cross
and preach the faith In Ireland. Long may ne
live, the pride Of our race, ana the ornameut VI
| the Catholic Church.
RESPONDED to By the Very Rev. DR.. Ber-
mingham, who, having excused his voice oy
alleging bad cold. complained that the otner
| sneakers had taken up all the blood and fight
inp. and left him nothing but the man of peace
TO speak about. 1t was great theme, how
ever hard to handle. On one of the seven
hills of Rene, the E:quillne, there had dwelt
for centuries in monastery society OF
priests. In this monastery were the two
chains with which St. Peter had been at two
different periods of his life bound, and which
(so SAYS the legend) had become mlraculously
linked together. In that monastery, St.
Patrick lived, was fed and boarded,
and from this house St. Patrick had
been dispatched to Ireland by st.
Celestine. Pope Plus was not behind
hand. He had not sent st. Patrick, hut he
had sent the first cardinal to Ireland, and the
Archbishop of Dublin was the FIRST cardinal
who had ever resided In the Emerald Iele.
This showed the good will of the Pope to Ire
land, for which the Irish were always CRATE
fnl. The Pope and the Catholics of Ireland
were as head and body. Every man, woman
and child In Ireland was Paplst by principle,
and, in modern times, every Pope was an
Irlshman by his elevation. These remarks were
enthusiastically received, and as the reverend
gentleman sat down three rousing cheers
were given In his honor.
The next regular toast was:
Our Sister Soceties-Designed for noble OBJ.
jects we greet the representatives with pride.
The Rev. c. B. Northrop responded, and
said 1t was hardly appropriate for him to do
SO, as he belonged to no other society but the st.
Patricks Benevolent. He was glad OF the op-
portunity, however, to express his feelings Of
gratitude to the Irish people for being Cath
| Ollie and priest, which he priced higher than
ANYTHING else in this world. he alluded to
the Irfshmen, such as Mitchell, who fell at
Fort Sumter, Commodore McDonough, OF rev.
olutionary fame, and Charles Carroll, who
signed the Declaration of Independence, and
said country which could producefsu men
had bright future IN store for it, when It
would one day become It's own ruler. A rous-
ing cheer and health 10 Father Northrop ga
luted the speaker at Its conclusion.
l-,rt,v-Ivnu uvt.ot, --TfrO II 1c1-tuC ucsL uEdr'
dian of Freedom" was responded to briefly
by Mr. F. W. Miller.
ssIreland's 1llustrlous Martyrs, Living and
Dead" was next given, and responded to by
Mr.. Stephen Mallory, who expressed his In
competence to dojustlce to 80 great subject
which would require the eloquence of Graf
tan. He reviewed the early history Of the
church in Ireland, and alluded 10 the slaught-
er of the clergy and. students by the Danes.
Next to the invaslonAby Henry VII, and then
20 the numberless martyrs who fell beneath
Elizabeth. The subject was brought up to the
present day, and reviewed with a depth Of
learning which attracted all present
The hour was now getting late, and the
guests began to disperse, carrying with them
the recollection of a happy and pleasant re-
union, and celebration in every respect
worthy of The society.
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