The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-03
SUPPRESSED.

The Indianapolis Sentinel. the Journal and
the Western Eclipse Suppressed I'm Ire
land.
The Ulster Examiner published in Bel
fast, Ireland, in its issue of April IL, 1882
gives to its readers letter of rare excellence
written by our fellow-townsmaR, p. A.
Ward, ESQ.,, to Rev. James 0'Boyle, p. P,
Saintfeila, County Antrim. Accompany
ing the letter Mr.. Ward forwarded to Rev
O'Boyle the Indianapolis Sentinel, the In
dianapolis Journal and the Western Eclipse
These papers it seems were not permitted to
pass through the Irish Postoffices, and all be-
cause of the sentiments expressed by certain
gentlemen at the meeting held on St. Pat
rick's Day in this city, as reported by the
Sentinel and the Journal and the publica-
ton of a biographical sketch of Rev
Myron w. Reed in the Western Eclipse
We reproduce the letter of Mr. Ward as it
appeared in the Examiner with head
lines
ZEALAND AND AMERICA LETTER FROM AN
EXILE.
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana. U. s..
March 2lst, 1882.
REV. DEAR FATHER-Were / using our modern
invention, the telephone, to your ear should be
gin what You deem a long and intrusive talk by
saying am an Irish born man and Catholic.
and as such claim your pardon for this letter
Becoming acquainted with your name and IA
miliar with your sentiments toward my unhappy
native land through my reading the report OF
meeting over which you presided recently, In
dulge in the liberty of mailing you a couple of
newspapers published in this city and contain
ing matters kindred TO your own sentiments.
mark the matter referred to in each one of the
papers, that if your duties will permit and in-
clination leads you to read OF now ST. Patriek's
Day last was observed In this beautiful inland
city, You may be gratifed to know that your
struggle in Ireland Is watched with interest, and
by interesting men, from this portion of the Val
ley of the Ohio.
already feel assured this communication viii
be the more readily pardoned as its object Is to
impress your non Catholic friends in Ulster with
the thought-a very significant one, indeed-that
great grand men in America, who are neither
lrishmen nor Catholics, are in hearty sympathy
with the people of Ireland in their present strug
gle And, lest some friend of Mr.. Chief Secretary
Forster should consider the people of Ireland to
be composed solely OF the landlord Class, beg to
add that at this side of the ocean the people of
Ireland supposed to be in the main the
tenantfaimers OF Ireland, and their toiling broth
ers who woik in the towns, together with their
noble advocates. lay and clerical, o. all denomi-
nations. This is the notion we entertain here of
what constitutes the people of Ireland.
All else but these are regarded as but the gOuhl
| ish camp followers of q hostile garrison on the
island.
Now, Rev. dear Father, of the men who in this
| city, on last Friday, voiced the sentiment ex-
pressed by yourself and Mr.. George few weeks
ago. permit me to say who and what they are.
| Mr.. Hendricks, whose name appears in the
printed matter / send you. is universally recOg-
| rized as among the most distinguished OF Amerl-
can living statesmen. Those familiar with the
history of events ss they occurred in the United
States within the past twenty-five years, viii
readily remember the name of Governor Thomas
A: Hendricks. This renowned gentleman and
friend of Ireland since his boyhOod, comes of a
prominent American family, many members OF
which, including his own father, have written
| their names prominently upon the pages Of
American history; The gentleman, who is a
member of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
has from his childhood, been regarded as
being possessed OF pure Christian spirit.
United staIes where his name is a household
word, will approach the person OF Thomas A.
| Hendricks without observing a be coming regard
J for the dignity attaching to HIS public and pri-
vate character.
Mr.. Hendricks is well preserved man, in the
full vigor and bloom of life. He looks like man
year. As he is the idol of one of the great poit-
| ical parties Of this country, he may yet be called
upon to rule the destinies of America.
"A friendly clasp and q kindly grasp"
was the homage this great leader of American
public opinion yielded your countrymen last st.
Patrick's day.
A few years ago Mr.. Hendricks sought rest from
| the labors of an exciting political campaign aud
one in which his own name figured prominently,
by visiting Europe in company. with his sweet
their time on that occasion in Ireland, and when
either of those two distinguished people
speaks condition to the1 Tsnd tSe day DesI
speak from the standpoint of personal ebserya-
| ton.
upon the mind of this American statesman re-
garding what he observed of the condition of
things as he found them existing in Ireland he
remarked to an American friend of his, on his re-
| turn home, the Irish land system is the most
damnable" ION earth" Mr.. Hendricks is, By
no manner OF means, profane man, but he swore
on that occasion.
| Rev Myron W. Reed, whose name appears in
this connection, is an American of the Americans.
and as the pastor OF a wealthy and influential
/ Presbyterian congregation in this city-a cOngre-
CATION ranking among the most thoughtful and
cultured hereabouts-the expression of his senti-
ments should have some weigntiu Belfast. Mr..
Reed Is generally regarded as among the most pow
erful and original thinkers and speakers occupy
ing pulpits in this country, and, Notwithstanding
| that he Is scholarly studious man, his heart
goes out to human kind as a mothers milk goes
| to her child, while his sympathies are as broad
aud towering is the Independence of his spirit
A short while ago, just after the conservation OF
Bishop Chatard for this Diocese, Mr. Reed lectured
IN behalf OF Catholic charity in which our Bish-
/ op was and is greatly interested. The subject
CHOSEN for that occasion was Father Marquette
and the Early French Missions in the Northwest -
So asterIy was the subject treated. and in such
broad, catholic spirit, that the Bishop and many
ers on the OCCASION were pr0fuse in their favor OF
it, have the honor of enjoying Mr.. Reeds per
soual friendship.
You will observe from the biographical sketch
contained In one of the papers | send you that
Mr.. Reed a soldier before he became theolO-
| gian; and, in this connection. 1 may mention a
little incident which occurred on the eve of one
| of the great battles of the late American War.
The regiment in which Mr.. Reed Was then serv-
ing as a private was composed of those big hand
| ed, big hearted American men who, In times of
peace. swing the ak in the pinewoods OF Michigan
and Wisconsin. 1t was on that occasion brgaded
with some troops, from the State of Iowa. in
which your correspondent was interested.
Among those Iowa troops there was. of officers
and men, small sprinkling of Irish and Ger
men Catholics, who hailed with delight the
marching into line of the Tenth Ohio Volun-
teer Infantry, regiment composed exclusively
of Irish Catholics aud under command of
Joe Burke, Galway man. It's chaplain,
ments were made for mass in the woods Mr..
Reeds regfment-those hardy woodsmen from
Michigan and WiscoDsin-marched in a body 10
join their Catholic fellow soldiers in Gssisting,at
the offering Of the holy sacrifice. Poor fellows.
Many of them slept in soldiers graves before that
week was ended.
Mr. Reed was in Ireland three years ago. view
ing for himself the condition of the people,
amongst whom he freely mixed. and his first ut
terances his return to the pulpit of his Church
English rule in Ireland.
Mr.. o q Pearson, whose splendid voice enrap-
tured more than q thousand people last Friday
evening while singing -Old Ireland shalpbe free -
Is the leader OF the choir in Mr.. Reeds Church
and a member OF his congregation.
Mr.. Grubbs Is the Mayor of this city. This gen.
tleman's mpathy with and for the struggling
people In Ireland grows entirely out of his sense
Of right. Mr.. Grubbs knows that while the Irish
element here esteem and respect him they will