New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-22

ica among tho foremost nations in tho example OF
Justice and liberty presume that you VIII not forSt
The part yod took in this REVOLUTION and the establish
ment Of this Government.
WASHINGTON TRUSTED TIE IRISH.
In the month Of December 1884, the Friendly Sons OF
st. Patrick in Philadelphia elected Washington mem
Dor OF their Society. These we're great friends OF
the great American Father Of his Country. When bis
army lay at Valley Forge. q members OF this Society
suhscrib between Them In $780, 10000 pounds storing
Of Pennsylvania for tho American troops George WASH
lngton accepted the animation WIN thof ooSlGS,u q
accept with singular pleasure the ensign OF so lonu
Society that of the sons Of ST. Patrick, society us
ungushed Tor the hinieSt UuhtItnco 70 vu Ost.u1
During that time what greater honor could ne DestoNcu
by Washington than he bestowed upon the lflshi ,,
When Arnold whose name IS handed down for eternal
cXccratOn. proved traitor Washington was obhged 20
choose The best soldiers IN the army TO sehd 70
West Point From his whole army he selected inc cee
rratcd Pennsylvania Lines az thew called, ana
o uOP5 ETS n PrSctant rbmeh or or those
I'm that day called Scotch lrisn, Whch ueslg
Look over the mu,tcrros OF this regiment aud We ma
such names rs Duffy, Mcclure, and OBrcn. These are
land but of thoroughbred Iushmen. Tncy fought and
bled Tor Washington, ana he loved them
show YOU how their hearts were.
We pratc about Roman ana Grecian patriotism, but
there is nothing which eXcels this. Geo. W. T. Gurus
speaks OF the Irish feeling sympathy IN America :
troubles and Joy I'm her successes and crying nom thlr
hearts: God save America"
IRISH SYMPATHY IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
The speaker then went to claim that Ireland gave
the Colonsts their struggle for Independence
in the ratio OF 100 10 J. compared with all other foreign
nations except France. He cited tho testimony OF g.
W p Custis the ADOPTED sOn-inlaw Of Washington as
to the revolutionary services OF shmen and particu,
aIly his reception Of old soldiers OF the eyOuuon ana
among them one especially who uS1d 10 say WIN Years.,
- and now let me drink to Cen WashlngI9n' whos IN
heaven TINS gay J. IQtso lnlGS7 must 10 DO4Ao III
mind, were In days when America had few friends.
luClc Mda a IcdulHH jill SUMO Olc iCIvlCuNo ~ %
course OF John Burns who having been captured y h9
English aud long confined IN the hold OF peSulenal
pIsOn-smp came crawling up to receive hs sentence,
and being offered liberty ana comforts II he WOnd ohy
join the English, lifted up his eyes TO Heaven ana
shouted; HuTgah for AmCrical" This man was not n
spraGue or GlDS or any other OF me D1t
real Irishman In the face OF such facts, MI Fr0ude
would in vain ask an American verUct favorable TO
England.
He then went to show from the writings Of Pauld
ing and Johnson the action OF the Legislature 0f
Maryland from the fact that hardly man could De re-
Cruited the American 10y the English officers
Ireland though was had 20 decepuons and re-
wards from an acknowledGement IN tne House OF Lord
I'm 49, from the message OF the COnmcnal congress OF
the Irsh from letter Of Franklin IN October,
1878, from Versailles TO the rsh from Nerpanks toast
at NeWYOrk dinner IN celebration Of the abolition OF
the penal laws in speech in which be showed chat these
laws had served America by cnlisng Irish aid from W.
H. Seward and other authorities, that Ireland was earn
est in her aid OF America.
GRATTAS's DEMAND FOR IRISH RULE NOT MISTAKE.
But according Mr.. FrOude Grattan, the noble Graf
tan lapp8uSe who was in general good enough man,
made a mistake when he demanded for Ireland home
rule. England the learned historian claimed, had
learned from the revolt of the colonies and was
then anxious 20 do all IN It's power 10 lessen irish wrongs
so that home government was uncalIgd for IIe
speaker sorry that this untrue. The policy OF
trade Interference si continued. and serious IL
ii was but an iOta OF the wrongs inflicted
No Irshmen were recognized hut Protestant irish
All others were men excu led from the bench, the
bank the exchange me UNIVERSITY, t1e CoIoIg OF
Physicians, and so on. When, then, the English hluE
and Parliament. and arlstOcracy were bound TO have
THIS thing so on u vas HshSou' aoI loI Hl".tdi
rise in the Senate and swear before Heaven that u
should cease As firmly was the oath that should not
reOrted, and while Grdttan worked within lac had
$4,000 volunteers drawn up IN the streets OF Duhn 10
give weight TO his arguments Bitter then was rue
sorrow or the English when member whose position
should have taught him better seconded GTatanS
TIE IRISH GoADED mo REVOLUTION.
My friends the rising Of 1898 took place on the 23d Of
May On that day the United Lishmen rose. askyou
now to consider whether tho Government had any share
that rising in creating that rebellion AS early rs
1871 the country was beginning TO be disturbed according
to Mr. Froudc and during the first few months sc find
certain Lord giving his te.tmOuy as 10 the acIUu or
the English Government. Ho had seen IN lelahd INC
most absurd well as disgusting tyranny thlt any
nation ever grOsied under. Tie troops OF the BRUSH
were sent into Ireland Win these INSTRUCTIONS Livery
Their treatment of the Irish was cruel in the extreme
They peIsccuted them until IRISH blood could stand no
seryc towards TO have yielded without determined
and forcDe assertion of their rights. The lecturer con
tinued hs description Of the OutTdges encouraged Dy
English tyranny and pracced by the troops, ana closed
that portion OF the narrative with the remark, winch
brought great Outces Of enthusiasm from the audience
au ana t tis course was pPs2cd With tie Wow OF pro
voking the great rebellion which followed"
ask YOU IN all this goadng Of people into rebellion,
IL the infamous Government which then ruled Ireland
was not to blame. We're the Irish respons bic when the
myrmdOus OF England were let loose upan hcm ylOat-
Ing every principle Of honor and decencyf Du they
not gOad them into the rebellion Of 1928
Mr. FrOude SAYS several hOtheaded priests put them
selves al the head Of the people. There Father John
Murphy who came home from his duties one day. and
found his house burned his chapel destroyed, and ms
unfortunate parishiUners huddled about the backcued
walls OF the chapel. "Where 10 hyf they cried
Father John Murphy got pixies, put them IN tleli
hhnds and himself at their head here you see MI
ErOude, there ar0 TWO sizes 10 every htoIg'
IbaYe endcaVOred TO give you some portions OF tue
Irish side OF this story resting ana taslhg my stmohy
upon the records of Protestant and English wTers-tes
mopy which have been pleased to put before the gem
erOus American people. have TO apOOgZe LOT the uIy
nave submitted it, and also for the time have used In
doing IT.. on next Tuesday evening we shall DC APP
nroacbing ticklish ground Ireland since the Union,
Ireland To-day and Ireland as my heart and brain tell
me she shall DO in some future time.