Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-17
ERIN Go.BRAeH.



NO ancient traditions or Olympian glo'
RES save those that float down the corri'
dora Of time A. Indian Legends, tho Gus
tom Of celebrating so old an event may
seem ridiculous, but the time will come
when The Revolutionary struggle, headed
,lby the immortal Washington, will be
celebrated In like manner, although at
present that important event is well nigh
forgotten in the fog engepdered BY latter
| day patriots Of the Credit Mobilier
stripe. Europeans. however, have bet.
ter memories of great events, and cling,
iyy.like, more closely to the great ma
tional oaks that hourished for hundreds
of years. aud which shed glory on their
native lands. II Is proper that Irish
men should celebrate st. Patricks day
with their warmest love and veneratiop,
lItawakens in them spark of the long
ago, when the wolf dog lay down by the
harp Of Irene, and the bards sang songs
OF llt QhtA
when her kings with standards of green un-
Lea The Red Branch Knights to danger
Rre the Emerald gem of the western world
Was set in the crown Of Stranger.
II also brings back to their minds
many of the golden legends Of their land,
for every Irish hillside has its poem of
chivalry, and every UNCOVERED ruin its
charming history, aud every lake and
mountain tradition Of the sweetest
fancy.
The shamrock, having been used by
St. Patrick as the tre.foil emblem of the
Trinity by which he redeemed the land
from Druidism to Christianity, is enough
10 awaken in Irish hearts the deepest
emotions, because the light of that en-
blem still blazes on every hearth, and the
love of the shamrock still lives in every
soul. The Round Towers are in ruins,
the Baal-fres are extinguished, but the
love Of religion and its handmade, lib
orty, burns fiercely in every bosom.
Today in this land Of liberty men from
the banks of the More, the SURE, the
Liffy, the Shannon, the Blackwater and
the Boyne celebrate the great aHniyer-
sary. In the old land the tyrant's chains
are most bitter and CALLING, but yet, as
the lark scars and sings above the mead |
ows, as the white thorn blooms in every |
hedge, as the daisy lifts its beauteous
face to greet the village maiden, and as
the immortal ivy clings TO ancient and
ruined walls, just so sure will the day
come when the Emerald Isle will no
longer be chained to the rock of vassal-
age, and will become once more free to
take her place among the nations of the
earth in accordance with the great prin-
ciples of republicanism that just now
seem to be oyershadowing the world.
CELEBRATION TODAY
AT nine o'clock this morning the pro-
cession took position in front of the Hi
herman Hall, on the corner of Main and
Adams streets, and took up the line of
march down Main to Beal, out Beal to
DeSoto, down DeSoto to st. Patrick
church, where religious services were
duly celebrated. .sUABG tA1
The order of procession was as fol
lows: %tt n
Chief Of Police Athy and Assistants;
Chief Marshal James Reilly and Assist
ant Marshals Thomas Casey and John
Downs Hibernian Brass-band; Presi-
dent League and officers Of the Hiber-
nian Society in carriages, followed by
members of the press in carriages mem
bers Of the Hibernian Society marching,
nearly two hundred strong, and wearing
badges and shamrocks-the banner of
the society, the green flag Of Ireland and
the United States flag were carried by
the society; Christian Brothers. College
Band, followed by members of the
Italian Society, with officers in car
riages; Irish Association, followed BY
citizens on foot.
The procession, as It moved down
Main street this forenoon presented a |
fine appearance, with flags and banners
flying. 1t was nearly half a mile in
length, and was witnessed by hundreds
of our citizens who crowded the side
walks.
When the procession reached St. Pat
rick's church, the participants fled into
the building and attended religious wor-
ship, which was followed by an eloquent
discourse, delivered by Rev. Father Nc |
Ian, of Jackson, Tennessee,
At the close Of the exercises the pro-
eessien reformed, and moved out in the
following order: From the church to st,
Josephs Convent, continuing on pesotO
street to Madison street, CAT Madison
to ChsrIpstoH avenue; thence to Chris
tan Brothers College, on Adams street; |
up Adams street to St. Peters church,
up Third street to LaSalette Academy,
st. Mays and St Bridgets churches
thence up Third to Auction; out Auc-
ton to Main; down Main street to Coch-
ran Hall, where reunion isprogressing
as we 20 to press.
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