The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-09
CORK COUNCIL
And the Brisk Little Breeze
They Created.
National Associated Press to the Star.

National Associated Press to the Star.
NEW YORK, JAM 9.-The Sun to-day says
there were only twenty-three men at the
meeting last night to make arrangements
for mass meeting to protest against the &C
ton of the Town Council of the City OF
Cork toward Grant The furniture of the
room consisted of one packing box, one
empty lager beer keg, one rickety wooden
settee with room for four persons and a
step-ladder turned on its side thatfurnished
seats for ten.
1t is said that those calling for meeting
here and in Washing on are all, or nearly
all, federal office-holders or seekers.
An article signed Irish Brigade" in the
Herald of to-day gives several additional
reasons for the justification of the Cork
Town Council in ignoring Grant. When
Grant was commanding the army he in
suited priest, who asked him for sub
scription to a church for soldiers, saying
he would not give - dollar for any
Catholic object whatever. When Cen
eral Grant became President the grounds
around the White House were kept
in order by an old Irish Catholic named
Mathews, who had been appointed by An
drew Jackson, and who had retained his
position through all administrations until
Grant turned him adrift notwithstanding
the efforts of several Republican Senators
to have the old man retained. Grant re-
fused to appoint Gen. Meagher's son to
West Point, although there were twelve ap-
pointments at the time in his gift, and
would do nothing for members of the Irish
Brigade.
The Sisters of Charity at Charleston had
a convent and hospital burned at the siege
of that 70 nj
Confedera soldiers alike, and many Con-
gressmen interested themselves to pass a
bill for their relief The President would
not sign "the bill giving those
women money" Every President. from
Washington's term, attended the annual
commencement of the Georgetown Catholic
College, and distributed prizes. Grant re-
fused. Grants Des Moines speech was a
bid for another Know-Nothing prescription
movement.
The Herald Washington special says a
number of prominent Irish residents in this
city have inauguarated movement for a
meeting of Irish citizens for expressing con-
demnaion of The indignity offered to Grant
by the Council of the city of Cork. All the
gentlemen at the head of the movement
hold positions under the Government. and
MANY of them we're officers under Grant in
the late war while others served in the
ranks of Irish regiments. Several were also
prisonersin in English jails during the Fenian
troubles in 1866 A fact is cited here that,
so far as known, Grant was the only Presi-
dent of the United States, Whig
Democrat or Republican, who ever
selected a Roman Catholic for Cabinet
officer. Reference is had to Borie, Ex-Sec-
retary of The Navy, between whom and the
ExPresdent the Marniest friendship still
exists as evidenced by the fact hat Grant is
often most welcome guest at Borie's Phila-
delphia residence. 1t is announced that
the wel-known Catholic priest, Fa her Far
rell, of st. Joseph's, was to preside at the
meeting here to protest against Corks dis
courtesy to Grant.