The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-06-29
The Hibsrnians in Texas.

The Hberrians in Texas.
As the following resolutions, copied from the
Austin Statesnlan show, the lrishmen of Texas
know how to treat those public men who wan.
tonIy insult them. In this respect they set an
example worthy of imitation by their fellow
countrymen who, in come other parts of the
country, though in the majority, tamely allow
their creed and nationality to be held as suffi-
oient reasons for their total exclusion from Of
fee:
AUSTIN. May 90, 1873.
James T. Mccullough, Esq. President Hiber-
MAN Benevolent and Mutual Aid Association
of Austin, Texas:
SIR-Your select committee, to whom was
referred the question debated at the last meet
ing of this Association, the derisive and disre-
Texas, made by Senator billiard, in the Senate
Chamber of the State Of Texas, on the seventh
of May, pending the discussion of the bill to
inco, porate the Irish Immigrant Aid and Col
tor billiard, by his motion to refer the bill to
the Committee on Stock and Stock Raising
conveyed the insulting insinuation that tho in
terest of the Irish people deserved no higher
tee having upon further inquiry found that
the said Senator billiard, on the occasion re-
ferred to- used other language calculated to
aisparage and insult the Irish race-Irish by
b: nth or descent, and by the suffrage of most
Of whom he now holds his seat in the Senate
of Texas. and
Whereas, The general remarks of the said
Senator billiard, relative to the Irish race,
have been of character degrading to them
and highly reprehensible and uubec0ning him
the said Senator billiard, in his position as q
representative of the people aud
demonstrates that this peopie-the Irish-were
among the earliest of the settlers of the State,
then under the Mexican rule, that in it's strug
foremost, shared the responsibilities, har d.
ships, dangers and sacrifices, as the most zeal
GUS of its heroes, shed their blood freely,
and bore the bnrthens equally with the most
valiant of the brave ones and defenders of the
Republic therefore be it
Resolved, We the united Irishmen and the
descendants of Irishmen in Texas, associated
together for the general good and welfare of
our race, and residing at the capital of this
great State, do hereby enter our solemn and
Indignant protest against the scurrillous and
Indecent Language nsed by sad Senator Dill
lard in the halls of the Legislature, against
the dignity of our race and their descendants,
and that we, the representatives of an element
deserving, at least, of respect, do characterize
the language of Senator billiard, and the man
who uttered it, as vulgar, disrespectab1e, and
deserving of the scorn and reprobation of all
lri ,hman and their descendants in Texas
and throughout the entire land, and be it fur
Their
Resolved, That the renewed thanks of this
association, in it's own behalf, and of the Irish
and Irish-Amercan citizens Of Texas, are here
by rendered to the Hon. Webster Flanagan,
Senator from the Fifth Senatorial District, for
the commendable zeal exhibited in the interest
of our people by the jnst and merited rebuke
which be offered the said Senator billiard on
the occasion herein referred to, and that he,
the said Hon. Webster Flanagan, be commend
ed to the good will of all Irishmen and Irish
Americans and their friends throughout the
State, and be it further
Resolved, That the action of this association
hnSa npnr n a fo1 fn
eral other Irish societies and associations in the
State, and that the Democratic Statesman and
the newspapers published in the district of the
man billiard, who has publicly and grossly in
suited the Irish people, and all other papers
friendly and well sposed be requested to pub
lish the same for the information of all con-
cerned. JAMES X. FARRELL,
Chairman Committee on Resolutions.
DANIEL A. JAMES,
Secretary.
On motion, the report of resolutions of the
select committee was unanimously adopted at
the regular meeting held in the city of Austin
on the thirteenth day of June, 1873.
DANIEL A. JAMES,
Recording Secretary, II. B. and NJ. A. A.
of Austin, Texas.