Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-10
GRANT ANu 1HE PEOPLE OF CORK.
An Enort to Ascertain What Our Ex-Presl
dent Has Done to Offend a Small Fra
ton of Ireland.
Chicago Inter.Ocean,

ShtSee5O AuV .rrsar
Whether the affront put upon General
Grant by the bigoted Corkonian council il
to be remembered aga INST the Irish Pop0la.
lion OF, shat city generally depends upon the
ACTON Of the latter regarding the matter.
Ii they give the insult taci1 sapproya! y
their silence, then they will be regarded in
who origiLaisd the atfront. 1t is hardly
are con ;erned in ~rebuking the ill-bred con-
of civility and hospitality, . distinguished
stranger, representing no largely . friendly
who have often stretched forth their
hands in aid.and sympathy to the Irish race
have been spared this atfront. 1t
would be singular, indeed, if General Grant
had at all times acted 81 ~ to meet tile APP
prevail OF. all classea. He had more than
once offended Englishmen, but the latter
hsd the manliness and good breeding to offer
him naught but welcome and to show their
appreciation Of his eminent abilities by acts
Of the most distinguished consideration.
The trouble with the Irish gentlemen 10
Cork seems to be that they felt called upon
to rebuke some imaginary slight that Cen
ersl Grant had put upon the Catholic church
But the ex-presldent has visited ,tilsr
Catholic countries and other Catholic cities
countries and cities much more important
than Ireland or Cork-and has been receiv.
ed in their places with tn. highest honors.
Who made Cork and the Corkonlan council
the particular champions Of Catholicism?
Who put it into their little souls to disgrace
and their city, and cast odium
on the whole Irish race, by meanly insult
ing . visitor whom the foremost nations of
the world have delighted to honor?
Exactly what it is i'm General Grants rec
ord that caused this furry is uncertain; but
presume it grows out Of this little speech,
made before 1.-THE society of the army of
Tennessee, at Des Moinee,in 1875, in which
he said:
"Let us begin by guarding against every
enemy threatening the perpetuity of free
republican institutions. y II
THE free school is the promoter of that
intelligence which is to preserve us as a free
nation. If We are to have another contest
in the near future of our national existence,
I predict that the division line will not be
Mason and Dixon's, but between patriotism
and intelligence on the one side. and super.
sti ion, ambition, and ignorance on the other
Nov, in this centennial year.of our national
existence, l believe it is a good time to be.
gin the work Of strengthening the founda
ton o fthe house commenced BY our patriot
ic forefathers one hundred years ago a
Concord and Lexington. Let us all labor Il
add all needful guarantees for the more per.
tset security Of free thought, free speech, and
free press, pure morals, unfettered religious
sentiments, and OF equal rights and privile
ges to ali men irrespective of nationality
color, or religion. Encouraesfr free schools
and resolve that notone dollar Of money an
propria.ed for their support no matter how
raised, shall be appropriated TO the supper
of any sectarian school. Resolve that mel
'ther the state nor nation, or both. combined
shall seuplIort institutions of learning othel
than those sufficient to, afford every child
growing up in the land the opportunity o
q good common school education, unmixed
with sectarian, pagan. or atheistic tenets.
Leave the matter Of religion to- the family
altar, the church, and private school suppor-
ted entirely by privase contributions. Keep
the church and state fofeverseparase. With
these safeguards, l bslieve the battlesAAich
created the army of the Tennessee will no,
have been fought ia vain"
If these are the sentiments which the EN-.
inent Councillors oiSCofk feel ealied;upon te
rebuke, then they needsio put their armo,
on for a pretty general quarrel. with the
American pc, pie.