, 1873-10-20
Lecture by John Z. Finerty, Esq,
on =" The Irish Brigade"
Graphic Sketch of It's Remark
able Military Achieve
mentS.
Interesting Sermon by tho Rev.
Mr. Hosmer, Of
Quincy.
Dedication Of the New Mariners
Temple.



rJ1E PLATFonM.
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Lecture OH the Irish nrigado by John
r. F1nestS, taq'
Mr. John F. Finorty 1eoturod last evening In
Father Mathew Temperance Hail, corndr Of
11n,atc5 md 11orr;r,r eIroota ~, Il nj. 1.,sh
nr;,r,5o II n,,o.. ,,a. 1s ..,,. ..,..s, Ss
ni,6aoe' inete was lafgo AUDIENCE "hfoh
listened with intonao intoreat, and frequently
upplaulsd. Mr. Il. 2. Collins introduced tho
lecturer. Following ia MI occurato Hyuouse of
fia rcnor1,a
art. ,''
A1.or Inc enstomafy preliminary "ofaB' TUG
concerning tho splendid military record Of tho
1rjsh troons In tha T,roncI, aorvico.from t1,o and
If TIM aorcntecnl, nil tn % .ho same ncrlo,1 nj NJ The tha
oi,toan,' @ ~ ~ sano,as a =, us
poetic tradition. but upon tlo irrefutablo tosti-
mony of tic official reporks Of the several mn
parcmcnts In which TIM r,r;raaoa ,yoro cncoooa
G1od IN n,ortor loast l,i,oiy IN n.",t T,,s,,
at the expense OF dalilc vanity-tho Dl-
rcau do Ii Guorre.. or Trench War
Ofilce. nj paris. .Thoso fneumot,ts warn
condenser mr. conicd hv two nb1o Triah
militory Observation-Disclosures ~ o'n,nnor rod and
John Cornelius O'Callaghan. Their works
especially OCallagian's, recently published-
give every detail OF tho Franco-1rist orraniz.-
tions ond botb rritora 1,ovo hoon oxtporoolv
s.ous, '.'A oosn "t,sele naso oeop o1.lonlols
careful to assert nothing that might give the
enemies of ireland chance to impugn their
geracity. It waB somewhat remarkable, but
mono tic 1ess true. that Enplish cbronic1ora
.r,,n 30 r,,1o ,,a,,, .a1..,, n t'. s' .,., .,
VINO as fnlo' nave taken moan pleasure IN
aspossng 1rlah courage ut homo, changed thetr
tone wien lrleh yalor in the armies Of Europo
becamo thoir theme, It was onsy onnu1h to
neconnt tau ,h;s o,o,, "q 10 Ss 1sSsr. onou1a "
AetSAAue 1bA tAl2 tt44E4t IL ALllbllBA NIAkGIH
nfaAenca Tue lfish Holdlefs OF Franco. Spain. or
Austria--for Irish regiments worc plentiful In
the sr1nies Of those Stotes-they know TINT their
standard wonld In ,,ron,,,t1v .,,ot ~ r,ros,.r w.
s,,taa ~, 49, ~ ",;9:I. ~. "us p4euu'y te~
'u1ou ny .ho military annals OF the Con"
t;ncnt. Such witnesses they could not
easily ignore, and thus Lord Macaulay
and Mr., Froude-both bitter onono;o. ~
o s,s.o tt nas1oa-usu pue', oohpolco not
a.onu 60 ackno%teaGe' @ oaG also 70 compliment the
proWess o. the lrial hoidGry OF France in the
W.T. W.T. Was9a py noarly aii europe aga1net Louis
,s , aha ~ o's E nuccosSorgs & or ny theae monarcha
sga,nsx ss;a @ a1i IT, Erope anls much' the lecturer
~ sala, Was Dy WY o. preface ena that mono OF
nls n aaditofs might mlstake Lib rtterapce8 for
:. u wig YasatleA OF "iias some pooplo called
nisn imagnotsenoss - nseaso by no
"1s,s 81 nhi!ea .,' 10 netlvos Of ireland.
d9 explain a.. 1no eaases that led to this wariike
exodus from IRELAND to France, the speaker gave
aepa taeslnS E'anSo ~ tns EuHl!dn NeVqlntlon OF
tooo' Nn.s4 tu ieu - VIZ uuPUGhst!Ua VI JAmea II.
and saG or tno rlnso ct orSngo
9n the bfltlsh throne, under the tito OF William
~. i.o,,na win. H.. r,,u,,o. ,,., ,,,
o,ana 1ow Maen ne ss, tno EngMsh M pamshea hing
;ia o5 dtG% 'he smo5a ~ nus neah James
IKE ~ or ha mousse haa some iaulte. He was
ht jS an1 % as cGnsGanonco arbitrary
pus -. ns sieaI onsnse, III Engnan eyes, conssted
IL nud sshod L' ~ va was zueon - q %
~ aa1 Maaaou 1o give n.s o. 5ho
were a, unu9s
eai,a, ~ i!g!as Will tuel5
to.toSSaG5ec's M % oi osnef M Movoo
5oa ton ns w "c 10 81 Ia oet py stane'
- 20 ~ a0a taP W ues t
& uta ~ aa.a ~ ,,a - tny ;,i
au ~ Rlsaorso 1acn l'Gnts % s.u temalnGa 20
mo to the irig 10 vas uaapon apI5 IN thas path
OF Engllsa @ o!gosry, being inc Gnly British mon
1e fro r11aa ~, III, ato,a 1 % sua sn peut
'nno,aa u ~ -, 9 1a,o s 4s 3cub
. uy enos ,,ai1, ~ eus III ao1n ~ looo
wy wy GG41npoeca egnay OF uroteseants catholics
hs roya onor to- SUPPORT in byuaa by Gim
anu Ills SUCCESSORS, tho equal rights Of all his