, 1881-11-06

''tiuleS that trleu mems souls. nave sceil 1ty
father, when bending ,,naer the weight t
OF 50 years start ut n favorable mention 2F y
! '.Oid Engand,~ us he always called II. Us u
electrified With eyes cleaning with ansef, G m, MS
| form would straighten, his step would oc nr'n.
] aud In every word and gesture he showed that
| he was ''cascr for the fray.'' Those old yete-
desolutlns War Of the Revolution, with its In;
| dun rnids and unssacrcs They remembered
| tho inhuln.n execution Of Nathan Hale. tho
horrors Of the Jersey prtson-ship. tue massacre
at Fort Griswold, u1d the like. and thcn the s.ic.
ecssion Of outraees which led to the a.f of lsl-
tlo not mention thesc things TO revive antu1osl-
frthers Of the Nation. without whose resolutc
and nncolnproulislng spirit there would hnve
hnye heard NY fati1or relate thar in oue Of
the towns Of LItchileld County. Con!ecttct't,
from which his father culi=r.ted ut about tho
end nj tho lust century, there lived !, m.n
of considerable wcnlth who had son VIII, ut
the brcak.ng out OF the War of tho hcfuutiol
cspou:ed tue Loyal cause and %as given 4 Lacy.
tenants commission III the British army <at
the close OF the wur tho young ruan fonn! hli-
sel1. with numerous other Tories. an sx'le Ut
a!if1 Nova SGota which was TO T"r'.s .:'ty
cy. there being no commerce or 1nanufactufes.
all Industry hhylng been interrupted by the
war, and scarcc!y any money in circu'ntion, that
the collection ct dcbt ur even taxes was !lHno5t
Impossible This condition ut affairs cnused
many a:sturnansHs nnd naIy t',c, enn'nats i;>;
bis name was Ws!is! proposed i! y
his li0F-tOwEsncn that II theywoull consent
t,tN OF the town. But they would not consent.
These sturdy patriots would submit tonny prl-
vnuons and endure my hurdshi1s rather tnnn
have Tory dwell among 1hei!1- lhey could
forgive aud forget, By, they knew they always
aatiM remember: Here viii ala that aftera @
lew years tho fugitive quietly RETURNED to Con-
llcctIcut without uolestution.
Woulu It be out III place here to inquire cor.
ccrnlnT the grievances Of our 1rlsf, brethren ne
people mite England with IL perfect haired. II
they nnvc cause, nught they to br hancd for
that which we deem NOT t.. repreheuslolo in
The recent passage Of the Land nct by PArtE.-
lent is All admission that there is cause for this
a disposition to right tho wrong. nnt will th!s
be ctfecttini: ireland today should be us pros
porous nnd wealthy us her ncighbor, Hci~
Stricken country in the world instead, is
is not because of misgovcrn:nent-bccaus
ct IT'S vicious land tenure. which IS but robbery,
nient: Or is it because tho Irish almost uni
ycrsaIly although there arc honorable excep-
nors> hate their kind IL Ut IL colorct skin, and
That they SO naturally, or rnther .ullutural!y, "
which blind hatred Is tho one single principle
ot This thnr tho Irish arc incapable OF Improve
1ne't, Of home government, and OF prosperity:
But there were others besides Lafayette, and
ltOchAinbcnu, and Sttl1bcI who fought our bat-
ties und rendered US good service i'll those trying
times. and toward whom We have ever hcen truly
grateful There was amonG others DE knlh anu
Pulaski, a,ld John Paul Jones, and Isichurtl
MONTGOMERY, names treasured it, tucmtFry ard
honored in American history No American
visits Quebec without Eearching out with the
deepest interest and reverence tho spot where |
1Ent gallant and iMpctuous lrlshtnan,G eli. Mont
gonlery. fell. And none visit Savannah hut 70
observe with equal reverence the memorials
But let US hope aftcr nIl that the dawning OF
tho fabled millennium ere another YORKTOWN |
centennial may enable us to Invite tho descend