New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-12
THE ScorcH.IRIsH CONGRESS ENDED.

JOHN KNOX EULoGIZED As THE IMPERsON'
ALTON OF THE QUALITIES OF THE RACE
Nashville. Nav II (spcciaD.-Thc Scotch-lrish Con
gross at Columbia closed today. The meeting was
he largest ever held IN that city and OF the most
Important I'm the history OF the State Tho attendance
was large and the proceedings wcro OF the most In
ercsting character Throughout The stahS repre- sencd
we're Tennessee, Ohio Illinois. Mississippi. PennSyl
vania Kentucky, Virginia Alabama, Arkansas, New
York New jersey Wisconsin, Massachusetts. Florida,
Minnesota ami North Carolina, The visitors were
we'll entertained and express Themselves in every
way satisfied with the results obtained.
when the Congress was called TO order this morn
ing the Rev Mr. Withcrspouu, Of Nashville. offered
prayer and Benton MCNIIllIn, member Of Congress
nom the WITH District Of Tennessee was introduced
lie said the history OF the sc0tch.iH,h was tho his.
tory OF the American people and II Characteristic
Of the race tilat there had not been found single
Anarchist or socialist In lie ranks
At the conclusion OF MIR MCMiliins remarks Or.
Mcintosh OF Philadelphia introduced. The sub.
feet Of Or Mcintosh, Grafton was, John Knox In
Independence Hail. lie said In part:
AS We read history We observe with interest III"
great makers Of the different lands, but who made
these maker whence came these souls Of puio'i
dame whose glowing spirit fires bazcd the new and
broad pathway 10 rest ard freedom. to happy homes
and ever enlRrgng power for the weary anh the down
trOddcn from a % the old worlds packcl and
grooming ssIf pens Who made these makers ?
This (, a question Of the deepest iutcn,t The Puri-
tas know their sircs, the Hugcnoi>, the iloianders
the Germans and every race, but Uhy hS thl, long
silence been the part OF IN" scotch Irish have
these silent ones no bgaUns to grand and ancestral
dead All these nation had rcRpci political pruhl'
W. must feel II strange, II We have no chinitain.
wo had our distinctive marlS, and like ourselves cl
aro strong and stubborn. ~ citizens We arc thinkers
fhc world has IN the scotch-IrshmAu q type
distinct from all and every cAnSs m
duiou and history show tLis type from
lSSO TO 1876, from 100 TO 1855, from
iGas 70 i347 the time OF the great Knox and IN that
time tic great man il John KnuA. 81 once our hos's
and our Joshua father Of tho school father % char
lcrcd freedom fa'h" AZ Southland 81 sirr yes OF rs
all Before Knox wrDugh' aud custauIp hlEs II, or
race had abilities. Afrrr him We ha'c achievements
before HIN rBraritcs, rAr"r. hCiO" him PuWerS,
pow performances bciDrc him suuss'nss, no" sue
cess -
Tho speaker stated that 80 long year, NJ rlosc md
faithful study 81 history Lc knew not whcTr
any man hM greatly and permanently "nshmprl
himself on the memory Il any PEOPLE as John kuS'
had Knox, under God. mSdo The scotch and the
scotch Irish. Al the r. ali him. and Tho largo
they arc in Characteristic build and feature, the nor'
DO they reveal tier great f.rhtlcr's fac". PASSING
rapidly up The line the speaker reviewed M" Drosrc,'
Of the rare from Knox. period by period. up u The
presen' time. Most OF tho visitors started for thcu
homes Tonight.