The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-22
A HAPPY HIT.
Henry Ward Bfecher's ~. Pairick's
Dnl speech.
A Handsome rribuio TO Ireia1d aud the
Irish Americans.


NKw YoRK March rs Henry Ws-d
Btecher Wns guest AZ the centenninl ami
vershry OF the fflundiy sons OF 81 ta'fok
ut Delm nicO's, and spoke ~ fttpohh' 10
the toast OF LELAND lie eAid nmonS
other things:
"When | was Invited accepted the IN
ynaLOn from the noy,l y OF w. lhe pro-
verOinl modesty % the lrish ~ suoh that
they wanted somebody tn bfhg Tor mem
They want a q Yankee 20 90 ~, hud thet \
why they chose me, ] net nun once
who misto0k M Tor nn lfshman. nave
some Jegiun blood ia my veins, sltain OF
Scotch, a little OF Welsl, aud II there hsd
hen dfop of Itch add thefe woult
have been n spontaneous combustion, WIN
,.,.sy Attachments | do admire the Irish.
Ffult trees do not eat their fruit, thoy
only bear them. lreland rAlses mon; every
other nation pluok' them. When see tue
Irish hero spending he least saving fhe
most, 40 as 10 yet the reHm ol gold towards
home 10 cheer Their 'athers and mothers, or
10 hiring their sisters aud brothers here, |
truly beiisye IA the SorlD.ural phrase, Tine
least shsll be The greatest Ireland mas
been called TIE Niobu OF nations. To-day
she seems % b. tle cocoon who, anxi0ue
20 save his na,iga Troy, angerei the Grccian
gods aud they san, s-rpsuti 90 de,troy him
and his children. Bat The ssrpsut1 pi OBJ
preston aud destruction vii DO crushed. |
am OF those wac believe that Ireland VIII
not obtain her proper iudepsndenoa untl
she has 30 tet her ibci against England mat
the latter nation viii hud IL 60 nor self iuter'
est to set Ireland rec.
rHGs use DYsAMirE-
this destroying her public buildiog1 or
the innocent beings VINO happen e. be
prGsent--does not meet The appreciation OF
any righi-thinEng mNn. urea Appltus' ]
Time will teaon tne nihil,sis 81 Russia anu
heHoCiAls az Germany and Auttris The
Ia NE Ia ~
that brains are mighuer than muscle. the
fact thai Ireland has been Wreichetly mis.
governed must be acsu0 81 cagoi by Hll
man. TOE IN lrf1 that have nsen mode uH-
der TIM Influence OF our be- Ter knnwledse |
have 1 believe been very So ccesliul Mr..
G. adstone's measure have only been bo |
gun. They will 90 on aud Ireland viii DC |
US free der the crown of England ur |
Scotland guu wales arc; a.
the stata OF Pennsylvania is |
under our Unued States goyeidment. |
A. far rs her local tuteresis ara concerned |
Ireland will be % itee 40 any state IN this |
union. am slrcatv an old man. Many |
voices: No n ] Gent ,men, I'll swap hairs |
with half ~ you, [great irufhterI but : |
believe before die | ehal see Ireland free |
ard prosperous Ireland prospers IN every |
land exec pt its own. rhere they IRE i'm.
poyerished; here they are more likely 10 |
impoversh ~ ] am not born OF Irish |
blood l am not OF the Irish persualion in |
religion, but am man Nowhere shall !
man raise up mis- hands for liberty but j
snail be his priest, his -dvoca'e."
Mr.. Bsecher's speech aroused the audi
ence to the widest pitch of enthusiasm AS
h. sat down every one present sptang to
their feet, waived their hendkerobieie and |
gave three cheers. Mr.. Robert Sewell made
the motion 70 elect Henry Ward Beecber mn
honorory mem Dor OF the society. The mo-
ton was put by the p'e'ident and unani-
mously sdop,ed amid cheers sud APP
plause,