The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1886-04-03

A Eathusiasiie Celebration In
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El@qusnt Address by
naasssssmsA weedburn.
Emmst's Day exercises in Washing
IAN we're held in Masonic Temple.
Fully 1000 people were present.
Congressman Brady, of Virginia, acted
a, chairman, aud Congressman Wood
burn, Of Nevada, delivered the oration
Of the day. From the Irish World
we take Mr.. Woodburn's speech,
which was received with great APP
plause:
Mn. PRESIDENT. LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN: | regard II as whole
sumc custom for lrlshmen 10 assemble
in sweet c, mmunlon Ia wreatfIe with
flowers Of affection the memory of
Irelsnd's youngest and most gifted
Insnyr, Robert Emmet. History con-
tAins NO ns ME nlore lovingly enshrincd
10 tue hearts at his cuunlrymrn, he
Gauss uf the hallowed recoilections
that cluster around his iAsi. sal, dying
hour | do not pretend tDat Eminet
wn learned in the art of war, or that
he was . great military organizer, but
/ do claim that he Was the Inprrspna-
tion Of Ireland Is heart, Ireland genius,
Ireland purity aud lrelann's patriot
IAN. The testimony OF his genius Is
the golden stream ut eioquence that
ruled lFvm hls lips when stan1ing on
the brink OF eternity, which still mur-
muu on our ears aud keeps his memory
green. His speech delivered here to-
night is.A monument more enduring
than brass or marble. The circnm-
stances attending ITS delivery leave 1t
without peer. Il will bc read aud
spoken by the aspiring youth Of free
America and free Ireland. too, until
time shall be no more. His purity of
Character Is zttested 10y the soiemnity
OF his dying declaration. that in his
young lifetime he never raised his voice
TO assert lie. His patriotism is
manifested by the manner OF his death.
which in point of barbarity has no
parallel Ia the history of modern
civilization. Doubtless you are all
familiar with the sad details. On the
night before his execution he wrote
farewell letters 10 some relatives, aud
70 hls sweetheart. Sarah Curran. lie
ptaiIsd srrss of her hair and pinned
u on the lapel of his coat which he
Nofe I" the scatfold. He drew per-
iect picture of himself surrounded by
III The paraphernalia of execution. He
kissed his jailer, whose eyes were wet
Win tcars of sympathy tor his prisoner.
ne made request that he be permitted
10 die In the uniform of an Irish Reb-
ell. de loosed his nectie, that the
stroke Ut the executioner's ak might
Ds unerrlng. His blood leaked through
the chinks of the scaffold, and the dogs
OF inomas street licked il up. When
tue head was severed from the body
Tue headsman held it aleft before the
multitude and exclaimed: "rhis IS
Ins head of Robert Emmett, the trail
Ihree-quarters of a century have
siapsed since the enactment of this
oloody drama; enlightened public
opinion has now reversed the judgment
OF Tue Infamous Norbury. To-Day the
scanolu on which he suffered is regard
90 a. a eonsecrated thing. The spot
nnsI'on It stood is holy ground. The
nams OF the traitor" has been canon
,seu aud stands out in letters of living
rgnt on the glorious martyrology of
s'eeoom. venture to assert that
nere 10 not spot of civilized earth
20 matter whether in the palace of the
ue'pot or the hoyel of the peasant
sns' the name of the "traitorn is not
soaeanced with respect. His bones
80 ~ neglected church; a simple,
Sn'nscribsd slab the only indication