The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-10-02

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Garfield and the IlIsn.
The following are the portions of the re
cent speech of Judge Wallace OF Chicago a
indianapolis, referred to III our last as adapted
to this climate as well as to Indiana;
come now to novel feature of the can
vass--.he attempt of the republicans, IN theil
last desperate effort, to win the friendship OF
a class of people whom they have always
treated it'll contemplate lrish.AmerlCans.
The appeal of the radicals to the Irish
Americans to save them or they perish would
be supremacy impertincnt with any candl
date. But with Garfield no language can
Justly describe the degree Of insolenCe which
the appeal implies.
Let us see what claim Garfield has upon
the Irish. Mr. Garfield was representative
in congress III 1867. During the first session
o: the iorieih congress, on the Sth day OF
March, 1857, the Hon. Fernando Wood OF
New Ytrk, asked unanimous consent to Offer
a resolution of sympathy with the IRISH peo
pie Mr.. Broomhall, republican, objected
Mr. Wood then moved to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution. Upon this question
there were lO4 yeas and II nays.
| OF these fourteen there were thirteen repub.
| liCans, and of these thirteen two ure now re
publican candidates one of them IS James \
Garfield, republican candidate for president
the other is Shelby NJ. Cullom, republican
candidate for governor OF Illinois.
| read the resolution, so that all fair-mindcd
men can Judge whether or not any lover OF
! liberty could consistently vote against 1t, and
whether or not any American congressman
who remembered the loyal sacrifices of Irish.
men in the union army-the cOunlrymen and
comrades of Sheridan, Shields, Corcoran and
gan-should have opposed it. Nay
more strike out Ireland and substitute Cuba,
Poland, Zululand, or any other struggling and
oppressed nationality, and ask, What honest
lover of liberty should vote against it9 The
| language of the resolution was this
| Resoiped That this house extends its SYM
pathy to the people OF Ireland in their pend
ing struggle tor constitul. nal liberty. If the
despoic governments in Europe shall be
allowed to establish monarchlcal institutions
in America, so should the United States foster
and promote the extension of republican in
Istitutions IN Europe.
| During the Fenian invasion Of Canada, a
number OF prisoners were captured by the
British authorities Among them was n
priest, Rev. Father Mcmahon. This priest
probably remembered the centuries Of wrongs
which his country had suffered at the hands
with the invasion. But his purpose in ac-
companying the little army was to do II
priests duty-to minister to the spiritual
wants of his Counrymen. With view to
SECURING the release of this lrsn.American
clergyman and the other prisoners then held
IN Canada, on the Eth day of April, 1871, Mr..
| kinsella. of New York, offered the following
resolution, and moved the suspension of the
rules and its adoption;
| Whereas, A conference is now being held
between joint high commissioners represent
ing the government of the United States and
that of Great Britain; and
| Whereas. 1t is expected and desired that the
several questions which keep up unklnd feel
ings between the people of the respective
countries shall he settled through the abors
of such Joint high commissioners; and
Whereas, The prolonged incarceration in
the prisons of the dominion of Canada OF
persons accused of violating the neutrality
laws is q source of irritation to large number
of American citizens; therefore,
Resoired, That the president of the United
States be respectfully requested to have the
case of such persons presented before such
JOINT high commission, to the end that their
release may be effected
James A. Garfield objected to the suspcn-
sion of the rules, and then voted against the
| reSOlullOU uiTtCtiHp tuc picsiuVh' " USE Ills
influence to secure the liberation of non
combatant clergyman, and few poor men
who had been in prison several years. And
now Irish-AmeriCans are asked to support
him for the presidency!
| come to another event IN MIR. Garfleld's
congressional life. The sundry civil apprc-
pristIon bill of the first session of the forty.
third congress was sent back from the senate
to the house with certain amendments, IN.
GLIDING one appropriating S2o,Oo0 to the
Little Sisters of the Poor" The Little Sis
tiers of the Poor" 1 need hardly say, is an or.
ganlLation of charitable ladies whose lives
are devoted Ia the care of the aged poor, and
who never inquire what Is the creed of the
poor or whether they have any creed or not.
| Mr.. Garfield opposed the Appropriation on
1.-The fllmsy pretensc that II was for a sCCtariaD
institution. Gen. Butler called MIR. Garield's
attention 10 the fact that there was also an
appropriation OF $4,000 which had received
his sanction for the "Woman's Christian AS
lsociation" of Washington. Mr.. Garfield re-
piled that no woman not Catholic could be
"A corporator in tins charity managed by the
l"Littic Sisters of the Poor" Gen. Butler re.
piled that no woman not a Protestant could
be a corperator in the "Woman's Christian
i Association" Yet Mr.. Garfield persisted IN
his opposition and voted against the appro.
pration, notwithstanding that 1t was defended
hy such leading republicans a Gen. Butler
Mr.. Hoar, of Massachusetts, Mr. John Cessna,
lof PENNSYLVANIA, and Mr.. Parker of Missouri.
II say that only the most relentless fanatic
the most intolerant bigot could have opposed
this item; especially when he favored an