, 1874-09-19

arouae feoltug Ut profound gratitude. How
ever threatening tho Louisiana complication may
have appeared. the danger is oyos, aud wo csn
now breathe moro freely. Colyin Joo Forrest.
Mike Hickey, john Y. .Farwoll [whoro WAS Charley
at thia iuncturo p, N. D Judd. aud four Alder
men have telegraphed tho President he may rely
upon them to aid him in promptly and decisivo1y
putting down insurrcction in whatever quarter
Tho assurance Of such "sInnorB OF war" IA
these, whieh woro touGhened In the War OF tho
Rebellion by constant and aYduoua service, has
already stinoned tho Presidential backbone, and
undoubtedly induced tho sudden surrender Of
tho Penn party III Now 0rloanb to Con. Emory.
It Is only to be rogrotted tbas these Veterans,
who haze fought, bled, and died 50 many. times
for their country In time Of danger, did not send
thoir dispatch sooner SO that the President might
layo boon relieved the troublesome necessity Of
ordering troopH and vcssels-of.war to the turbu-
leot city, The military proweaa Of these doughty
warriors was we'll enough bnown to tho Nc
Emery party to convince them that this mani
sosto meant business. They Ind heard Of the
Lagor-Bcer war, aud knew how thcao voterana
swung the Clark street bridge and held 1t like
brave Horatius In tho days Of old. and thus pre-
vented the Prussian Aordes from crossing the
riyor and aaclpg the city. Ia it not nattor Of
history how Joe Forrest. IN 1866 went over to
tho Seventh Ward to quell au Irish insurrection
at tho polls, single handed, and returned to the
South Division in rapid triumph ria North ave-
nue and West Polk street Aas any man
in Louisiana forgotten how Mike Hickey de-
fondcd tho City-Hall aftor the tlro against
tho infurlated 1egions Of tho Nor1 Xeit ia it
not fresh In tl,oir minds how Dixon, and Holden,
and Tarwoll+ and Judd, and Louis Wah1, aud
| tLo four Aldermen came down tho MisasBlppl
| from Cairo to New OrleauH, aud marched from
Atlanta to tho sen, leaving souvenirs Of conquest
| and legends Of horolsm on oyory battlefield and
| in eyory raid? /? They knew thai when Buoh mon
a. ColYin and Joe Forrest aud Mike Hickey
threw themselves. body aud breechcs. into tho
brcach. they must quit fooliug, for tho foath-
ors Ut tue Eagle wero ruflllng, and tho great and
glorious symbol Of freedom and ohickon-steallug
WIS getting rends to scroau'. They know II they
did not cease their insurreotfonary operations
some QUO would got burt. When Onaar un-
shoathos his torrlblo sword, then 1t Ia high time
to stop I'll nonaonao.
Not only Chicago but tho who1e country oweI
this little band Of heroos aobt OF lasting graft
tulo for their opportuue patriotism and timel,
devotion to national freedom. But for tlom
wo might bayo been In the throea Of civil war
But for thom. NcEnsry and Pom might Aav
hold on to their positions aud dotiod the Govern
mont to Gust them. Their tlmoly proffor Of aor
Woo has at least brilgad over tho trouble, II no
utterly squclched the instruction. Should
bAak out agatu, tho President knows wlcro t.
como for his material OF war. Once moro tleB
old.tmo warriors, this Old Guard Of Liberty
. will shoulder their arms and turn thcir face
Southwark under tue command of BRIG. .-Gon
I Colyiu ard bis truaty Captains, Joe Forrost an
= Mike Hickey; aud II tho asghs OF this army. wit
! th. pyotty-waitor girls for viyandioroa nnl II
auaxo-saen for auslara, dooa not atriko terrt
q into tho heart Of the 6outhron, then thoro
i nothing tu thia world which can inti1n!da
II It, and tho presldout might as vol call OF j,
l. dogs Of wur. There Ia only ono thing whle
!. SURPRISES LIZ In this connection Some OF the oil
l. tln,o warriors do not seem to hayo oathuee
l., Whore wan Mike Mcdonald, and Buffalo h1ie
r, aul sa,naslson, aud Dan O'Hara. aud An
l. Evans? Why aro they loitoring about iu Il
J. rssr when tho country Ia iu dangor, en]oyil
'. tser snug ooloea ausl coay AresidoB. wlhio tht
"a companions arc putting on their war-paiut al
n proparing to mako Roma howl? How Ia 1t Il,
10 Nike Mcdonald still ontsapa tile unwary Grangt
r. and Buffalo Miller lays political wreH. mud sa'
~ usbton studies Poor House hoRus, aud Dan 0 LA
~ counts tho city monsy, and Mlke Evana hgus
r. prot..s On COLLECTIONS, when their oo1npatrio
ID ars putting their arrlor to dofond tholr alta
Ut aud tboir frea, and tie ggcou gsayos Of tA
ID s,rss aud othor thiugs2 In tho tutura,
10 country vii dlao1aminass bstwocn the tsuaty a