The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-09-26
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Thomas Frances Meagher, tho ga,.
LIANT Irish soldier and peerless orator
was appointed Secretary Of the Ter.
sitoiy of Montana, by Grant, among
bis tirst acts and while acting Cover,
nor Of that Territory, hc lost his life
AS soon as his orphaned son arriv.
cd at the proper age, the Presiden,
appointed him a Cadet Mt West Point
All this, however, didn't prevcn,
some min<pired idiot from writing
an uninspircd doggerel, in which he
used the following language, and
which thu Uttumwa Democrat, Of last
week, took pleasure In publishing, in
great haste, to-wit:
:. The sensitive Irish do not taink it right
To GensEs, Aosaher who fought the hard Eight,
On Fredericksburg hills who used the steeling blade
Iha. Grant should refiisc atiff ID The Joint
1nc orphan OF Mcsgher place u West Point.
While an African boy, and the son OF o squsw.
Ana Brigham foangs off-sPr1ngs, who came from
we,s sppoin.ea Cadets, jet tho con Of tho brave
aud siiycy-tongued Meagher in vain did he crave.
si ssa. SPa ' e sSs pine o:nss
Now VIC have tho Western WascA.
moa, Of st. Louis, before us, Of tho
slst. inst. which paper is the leading
Irish Catholic organ, in the west, from
which We take the following:
THE SoN or GENERAL MrAGHER.-.
All our readers will, we are certain,
hc pleased to learn that young Master
Meagher, the son Of the distinguish
cd soldier and patriot, has passed sue
ccssfully his examination for entrance
TO the Military Academy at West.
Point. This item of news lie all the
Morc welcome because of tho pecu-
liar circumstances surrounding young
Meaghcr's case. At an examination
some time back. the boy failed to
reach the required standard. He hesi-
tated in answering some simple ques-
ton. while he acquitted himself cre-
ditably in the more 06stsskse subjects.
Here the interference Of his own and
his father's friend, Mr.. w. r. Roberts,
NJ. c., saved the boy from what would
have been an undeserved rejection.---
The right to stand another examine
tion was given, and he has taken the
palm. We trust his career win be
brilliant in the future, and to Mr..
Roberts We accord the thanks we feel
tor bis good care Of dear Tom Mea-
sLcr's boy"
No administration in the history Of
this country, has ever heaped so many
honor supon distinguished Irishmen as
this one has.
Without looking through the Blue
Book, we can call to mind the fol.
lowing examples: s. ID.
r. II. Sheridan, Lieut.. Gent
" Thomas F. Meagher, Sec.'y and act.
ing Governor Of Montana. s.
j. Pope Hodnett, Assessor of Da-
Major Hagge,ty, Consul at Edin.
burg.
Miles O'Roiley, p. NJ, New York.
Patrick II. Jones, p. NJ, New York.
Thos. Murphy, Collector of New
York and the best office in the United
States. gs
Major Henry O'Connor. Assistant
Attorney General; and hundreds Of
others might be quoted.
We pity the intelligence Of an Irish-
man orrnNy othss man indeed, who
PERSISTS upon being blinded To these
facts, or who is SO ignorant or besotted
rs tobe governed in the casting OF his
ballot by such miserable and false
doggerel as VIC have quoted above
and utterly rcfutcd.
rhere is but one proper place for an
freshman who came TO this country
seeking Liberty, and that is with the
Republican party, which has made
Liberty universal 10 all, without re.
spcct TO nationality, church, creed or