The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-05-18
Address of the Irish-American
Reform League.

CINCINEATI, May o.--Ine Nat1onal
Committee of the Irish-American Re
| form League has issued the following
address to the Irish-American voters
/ of the United States.
Fellow citizens, a popular conven-
| ton of American citizens assembled
in this city, has to-day placed before
the country declaration OF princ1-
ples intended to be corrective of the
extraordinary condition of affairs now
existing under the administration OF
President Grant Despite the untlr-
ing efforts of interested representa-
tives of British aristocracy and Brit
ish precedence in America to foist up
/ on the people a candidate, whose per
sonal and political antecedents give
strong reasons for the belief that our
government would, under his manage
ment, be transferred wholly, as it Is
now partially, into British foreign
agency; despite the atrocious at
tempt of politicians to ALLEVIATE and
divide the votes of the American clti-
zens into classes or naivities, and to
create jealous and dangerous riyalries
between American citizens OF German
birth and American citizens of Irish
birth by caioling and flattering the
one, and by insulting and denouncing
the other: the convention with
unanimity unprecedented in popular
spontaneous uprising, curbed the as
pirations of British sycophancy-de-
clared the equality of all men before
the law, and united native and natu-
rallied citizens, whether of German,
Irish, French, Italian, or Chinese ex-
traction, by the nomination of Horace
Greeley for President as the choice of
the American people, North, South,
East and West, and of every nativity,
creed and state. Even as we address
these words to you, the glad tidings
have taken lightning wings, and have
found sympathetic response in every
American heart. The national COM
mittee of the Irish-American Reform
League have been in session here
from the organization of the eonven-
ton to its close, vigilantly watching
the movements of men and parties,
earnestly hoping for the failure of the
Vaccinations of our ancient foe and
for the full and free expression by
the convention of the popular will.
This hope has been gratified. and We
most earnestly congratulate the coun-
try on the cordial reciprocity of feel
ing exhibited between the delegates
and those whom they represent.
This body, therefore, in behalf of the
Irish American Reform League, at
once adopted resolution endorsing
the nomination of Horace Greeley for
President, and of Gratz Brown of Mis-
souri, for e-President. 1t is I'M
necessary to inform any portion OF
the American people who Mr.. Greeley
is All know his career, and every
one of Irish birth and descent has pc
culiar reasons for knowing it. In
gratitude is not characteristic of the
Irish people. Our duty is as plain as
it is pleasant. This committee will
not presume to dictate or demand any
particular line of action in behalf of
any portion of the Irish people. We
feel assured that we do not misrepre-
: sent the Irish sentiment of the United
States when we say we have the ut
most confidence in the strong love OF
the Irish people for Horace Greeley.
To such as possess this great personal
regard for our candidate for the presi-
dency we take the liberty of suggest
ing the immediate organization of
Greeley clubs and leagues in every
, town and hamlet, in every ward, city
and county; and that efficient State
: committees be formed for the more
: general direction of and cooperation
in the good work. Then organize.
: and our watchword be "Greeley and
! Victory"
| Signed in behalf of the committee.
z JAMES j. ROGERS, Chairman.
JOHN McCAFFERTY, Secretary.
A resolution endorsing Mr.. Greeley
= for the Presidency was passed at a
: meeting of the National Committee of
/, the Irish Reform League, held in this
: city to-day. The following resolution
was read and adopted:
WHEREAS, This committee has
heard with feelings of great joy the
intelligence of the nomination, by the
Liberal Republican National Conven-
ton, of Horace Greeley, of New
! York, for President, and Mr.. Gratz
! Brown, of Missouri, for Vice Presi-
dent; therefore, be it
Resolped, That we, the national
committee of the Irish-American Re-
form League, in behalf of the organ
ization which we represent through
] out the United States, do hereby most
cordially indorse and ratify said nom
ination, and pledge our entire sup
: port thereto.
+ The Cleveland Leader says that a
. gentleman of that city who prides
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