Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-17


and peeullar ulaima upan va, not Only
brca,,ss Irish hiood oouusea through tho
yelns nt o. many OF us, but because We
srs bound 10 them by ties OF affection
and gratitude, -,
More than two centuries ago they
sen, ship loads OF provisions 10 we
amishins people OF Massachusetts
siIl later, during tho war OF lndrpehu'
enre, large supplies at clothing were
sent, especially from Cork amid threats
ami dsnunoiallons, IT, thu hall clad sol
dieu ot Valley Forge, Ireland Was
made Ia sutiur aud ses her furllameh!
des,royed on account OF tho sympathy W
sn many ut her people With the Amen'
can revolution aud herause sixteen thou.
sand lrishmen fought IN the army OF
Washington, a,
la ms, only two years ago, When TIE
angel ot death spread It's dark wings
over 81 large and hir portion at TIE
south when cities weru almost ioP"r
uated and there we're scaWely enough
living 10 bury the dead, Ireland was on,
at the first foreign nations W srhd
ralirt funds a. the yellow lover Snl'''
ers. M where has heroIsm made a
sacrifice az enjoyed a triumph IN whN'
lroland has not been represented
In no portion at our country 10 lh'''
any vlass ot her CitIsens who have not
been tenedtod hy their people, There
has boon no cause which ever enlisted
the sympathy aud suppnrl ut any con
sidarahlt portion at Americans WHEN
has not been assisted hy lrlshmen,
These two eminent Irish nNilrs, Mh'
snu,e years agu sought aud lnnnd mere
AN ASYLUM, although thoroughly unil'd
AT hn,ne aud earnestly ani harmonious
Nv engaged IN the cause at Young l'o
land, when our Wat hogan, With thochar
artruslc Irish love at tall play they
took different slides, and the deN"i9o
ot each dignihrd aud strengthened th,
CAUSE which hn served, | believe thai
We all nov cherish With equal respect
and Tenderness the memory al The ll
cutri aud lnarlcss Mitchell, the valiant
friend at tho South, Hui that vt lhnud'
Francis Mraghcr, the linton oilirrr Wh'
49, ldliantN lrd AT Mchnoni, Antirlam
aud ChauOullursylilo the SoldirH whom
his matvhlrss eluluunrn hal brought t.
hts standard aud inspired with an cn
thusIastir devotion H. their cause,
Without tho definite and accurate Ia
formation which We possehs We mlghl
sAtr, conclude that the suffering at III,
Irish In not the result ut WdulrnrU, illc
meas an dissipation Whenever au l'ish
man IL relieved from the tlur necessity
at employing all ut his time IN the hard
task 1t earning his daily hood when h,
van devote liilu tine t. mental lm
prov omnnt aud Ciu save a Small portion
rt his wages, ha advances with unusual
rapltIk Aua certainty IT, the hish places
at any WccuraIinn IA Whlvh h' may az,
rU,r Unfortunately, m hls native laud
hts condition II such that With hNnmhi,
sur,tss. gnod health and Slr,tt economy
the Wages ut the people arn only aide
IT, nnpph themselves With lh'
bare uuresnallos vi lite, mual M,l
POTATOES. Thousands IN that unhappy
lanL live ani dio without even tasi
ng other loui and H. whom mrat
ns an article at tood In ultoiN uu
knuwn \ single unprnpllIans seaS"n
the Miuro 1T the cropS TOT one veal
srnds Mliuriug nui starvation stalking
thIuughnul tho island, und u daN thcr,
are uoru than three hunohoi thousand
people - numhcI rlual e. three dithr
ut tho population at car state Mhn arr
aluWN starving
tu\rnu iushmau hat halt u ,hauru
nud ha makes his way Ia the N",li With
Ihr beet IT ~, with nu olhol help than
4 4 ltt4 nathan A.
.ru,up tn ush almS IT nuN one. Nhcu
have Nnu sruu al IRISH hoEsat ~ TIN
country lloN many have ven seen ~
lhv gIvaI army 1T thmrS' Nul du you
und Ihum IA houses at correction ~
within the wallis at our state rrIaon'
Mauy Whu have landed ou our hhuu'
puuullvsS aud unrdUralod hhNoa,hoNrd
success almost Incredible.
Tho must surrrsslulaud Wealthy mel
chant Ut the Union was an Irish mi
without money aud With tcW trlruia
tho sun oi ir,sh paIonta. ~ humhl'
circumstances, with hut tow advantage
hnshruumr ono ui Ihrmoit distinguished
II not the most omiuum at Nmrri,au
lawyers Among tho uuut pruSpvrnu'
aul Wealthy ut tho vutvrrrlslug p"pnh
ton ut the West nni tho Pacific coasI
"a, l,Ianmcu, Who hvgan tholr 'aIcrr'
without mnury nr education iidt II T.
unnecessary IL hook hryuui our uNl
community lnr illustrations irlShmrn
who aru the architects at thct, own let
tunes, Who have attained the r"Hll,"n
t. WhIrh their own hrain'
aud hu,yu entitled thon, 49,
1T lhu mnst nnhly upught public
spItuci, charitable aud patriotic "t "u'
ylllrnS
tat rrslaBs upou time allotted e.
these stnngors, whom kuuw that Nuu
arc impatient H. heat ani I taxi g'rnt
pleasure m introducing ~ you u uatlN,
1T Ireland. lhrgrsudson at - distinguish
ri American, u mvmhcr ~ tho i'ltl-l
Parliament, tho eminent rcIroSrntalN,
IT the cause 1T Ireland lluu. Charlie
Stewart rMuull