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

At the annual meeting Of the st. Patrlck's
Benevolent Society the usual annual election
of officers was held, and resulted as follows:
Rev. G. J. Croghan, president; Jas. Cosgrove,
arst president; Jas. Power, second ylce-
president; John Barry, treasurer; W. Baker,
secretary. Committee on Fnance-John
Burke, sr., Simon Fogarty, James Maloney,
Michael Duane, James Rshal. Committee on
Reliet-Thos Murphy, Michael Fisher, Patrick
Kennedy, J. J., Kenny, Richard Murphy, Pat
rick Conroy. Committee on Letters-Daniel
Maher, Michael Hennessy, Ed. O'Day.
In the evening the members, with many in
vited guests, assembled at the hall. In Society
street, one door from the corner OF King
street, to partake of the anniversary supper.
A large table In the shape Of a 7, with a hand
some collation. spread upon It, extended
through the room. The president, the Rev.
CJ. Croghan, occupied the upper end with
many distinguished guests, among whom
were the Revs Dire. Birmingham and Moore,
Messrs. Northrop and Folchi, and Colonel r.
W. Seymour. The members and guests soon
closed mp around the table, and for while
busied themselves with the viands spread
before them. The st. Patrick's Band were
stationed at one end of the room, and eDliven-
ed the feast with their patriotic and beautiful
airs. As soon as The Wanis- of tho -innN- .'----
:. had been satisfied and the clatter OF dishes had
= gradually subsidized, the president rose and
:, gave brief resume of the affairs Of the socie-
!: ty for the past year. Fe said he once more
accepted the honor which they had insisted
on comforting upon him in electlng him their
!, president tor another year. That, during the
I past one, the society had largely Increased In
number, and he touohingly alluded to the de-
ceased members, to whose: memory the COM
= pany drank toast In silence. That the year
{ had been improved In q marked manner, and
they now could polnt to the. st. Patrck's
Band, for the origin and training of which he
J: gave due credit to those entitled to 1t. These
] remarks were received with much applause
andgood humor, and the president concluded
akby offering the first regular toast Of the eve
;; hing:
:, The Day we Celebrate-Dear to u.s. ever held In
fond remembrance BY all tue Irshmen.
!. Aftsr short interlude Of music, 1.-THE Rev.
X DR.. Moore responded. He said they were as
: 6embled to celebrate st. Patrick's Day, which
for fourteen centuries had been dear to the
hearts of all IrishmeD, and of which their
presence proved they understood the mean
fngas wellas their foreiathers It expressed
the sentiment of the nationality and religion
: Of Ireland. These two acted most powerfully
together, and stamped their impress upon the
actions OF every true Irishman. There was
no people which had expressed their
character and religion more widely
than the Irish, because they we're national
and religious. It was on this account that they
were subJec ed to prosecutions, and this
was why the religious laws intended for their
destruction by their tyrauts had failed to ac-
complish their object. The day should be dear
to them all as national and religious celebra-
tion. They now had all the religious truths
ct Patrick taught. 1t was because they were
. Irish and Catholic that they were respected all
over the world. Adyering to Irish history,
the.speaker asked why had the movement OF
ss failed 1t was, he said, because. the. .Catho.
lie power, the handspring of all great Irish
deeds, had been excluded. It failed be.
cause Ireland, if not Catholic nation,
was no nation at all. The spirit OF the age
was fast advancing the principles of selfnle
or home government, and the Intelligence of
Ireland only needed a master-mind to lead to
the establishment OF q great Irish nation. To ac-
complish this they must fortify the great prin-
ciple OF Irish nationality. With this the Irish
had lived on until now under the heaviest
prosecutions. The speaker concluded amid
storm of applause and encouragement, which
showed what an impression his living words
had made upon his sympathetic audience.
The president next gave:
reland-The gem Of the ocean, the genius OF
thy sons shines forth as bright as jewels IN all
quarters OF the earth.
Mr.. Robt. F. Touhey responded, and ex-
pressed his regrets that Mr.. 0'Connor had
been prevented from being present 10 speak
to this toast to which he could not hope to do
Justice. The speaker In glowing words de-
scribed Ireland as the oppressed, then as the
seat OF learning, and finally he spoke of the
glorious SONS to whom she had given birth.
His fruitful theme was well controlled, and
his hjghly-colored pictures provoked frequent
applause.
The next regular toast was:
South Carolna-The home Of our adoption; we
.clino 70 her III her adversely with the 1ond nope,
ere many days that she will be restored 10 ner
former spendor.
To this Colonel R. W. Seymour responded.
He said he was rejoiced to hear the sen'l-
ments which fell from the preceding speakers.
They struck deepwitbin him and warmed up
his blood. He felt an admiration and gra"-