Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-08

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The Cen1e snary Of the Birth Of
Robert Emmett.
The one hundredih anniversary Of
lrelaud's m%srtyred patriot, aud Que Of
her most brilliant geniu'es, Robert
Emmett, was quietly and privately cele-
brated, last night, by an assemblsge Of
fOrty.fVe or fifty Irishmen. On enter
ing the room, We found It very taste.
fu ly aud elegantly adorned with ever
greens, pictures of leading Irish
patriots, flags and banners, and festoons
Of white and black Grape, while huge
bowls of punch aud lemonade, aud
sundry boxes OF cigars were set out on
a table at one end of the room.
Capt, John Hartig4n was called 10
the chair and in a few appropriate re.
marks explained the object OF the meet
ing. lie then introduced Mr.. NJ. J.
HulvihiIl as the orator of the occasion,
This was Mr.. Mulvihill's first at.
tempt at public speaking, but
his address was SO I'll quent,
that we would be pleased to give il iull
hal we the splce TO spare. lie paid an
eloquent tribute to the character and
memory Of Emmet, dwell t0uchingly
on the hopes OF lseland's redemption,
which live unquGrchab.e in the bosom
q every rue -Uu Of Erin, declared that
the time would yet come, probably IN
tle near feature, when Emmet's cpitaph
could be writ en-, and explained al
some length, the movement now in
progress to bring that time about. In
alluding to the chrckercd history OF
Ireland, h. said, as 81. Patrick took the
shamrock to illustrate the Trinity, he
~ould adopt the same emblem TO illus.
irAte The three era OF Ireland. AS the
first lead represents the glory and pow
er OF God the Father, 40 ii might DC APP
piled 10 the first era Of Ireland, when
she shoue the gem OF the sea, nor ever
let the foot OF the invader Tread her
soil to wilher the grass where
Il tell. As the second leaf re-
presented the sutf ning sou, jesus, 30
might II b. applied TO Ireland, as she
has bren for The last seven hundred
years, the most prosecuted of nations.
The lAirt leaf, representing the Holy
Ghos', and the happiness Of Heaven,
might b taken ~ ikurGtive oil the
third era, the last and brightest, when
the glOri ,u' Sun.Burst shall tisc above
the world'- horizon, shedding it, lustre
~ a free and happy peopl--'r rec for
ever more. Mr.. NJ. closed with the
stniimcn', MAY we MI live TO see En-
NETS rpittph written"
Tnc whole scene OF Emmct's trial
was then enacted, Capt. Ilarligan as
auming the character o. Lord NorburY,
Mr.. Z j. Larkin, Of Delta, that of
Robert Emmet, JuO. Walsh and Geo.
Murphy being the guards of the pris-
oncr, dressed in Brili.h uniforms, with
mu-kels aud fixed bayonels. The o
tunes Of all were In perfect keeping
with the characters and brought
the scene wildly before the au-
dience. Mr.. LNrkin delivered En-
NETS speech very effectively,
and ut ito close, Capt. Harligsn indig.
nantly threw of the Judges wig aud
gown, as tho paraphernalis Of dishonor,
aud declared that he could not pro.
nounce sentence on a just man, amid
thunderOus applause.
Mr.. II. Bowen then sang "BIian the
Brave" very finely; the toast "0ur
martyred dead" was responded 10 IN a
splendid speech by Mr.. Geo. Murphy
John Walsh sang "Oid Erin's Lovely
Still" with great expression; aud
Messrs. John j, Hartz aud John Stat
terry gave The song, 1.-The Flag OF Ire
land" with a vim aud enthusiasm that
brought down the h use.
Much to our regret, we were COM
PEELED 10 leave al 9 o'clock, IN the very
midst Of this most agreeable social en-.
%terteInment, just at a time when song
and toast were beginning their joyous
round, and against tho protests Of that
genuine Irish hospitality whose seduc.
items are 80 hard to resist.