The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-05
EMNEI's BIRTHDAY.
Enthusiastically Celebrated by the irish
Americans Of Kichmond.

once q year ON the nigh, of the lth
day of March which i the anniversary
of the birthday OF Robert Emmett. the
Irish people assemble tn Cathedral Hall
10 celebrate his memory
The hail. which j., on Marshall street
between Niuth aud tcuth l. a large one
and was crowded with ladies and gentle
men. ON the platform were seated Mr
William DaGion, Nj 4 W kosene and
the orator of The day Nh William +
heddy
Mr. Danon csilel the meeting 20
order as president ot y a. Blien Branch
OF the Land League of Richmond. the
object of which. he salt. WIS known To-
ALL ID isto perpetuate tho memory OF
Robert Emmett Applause lie re
ferred 10 some OF the Incidents in En-
NETS life. his residence in Paris, bis
efforts in 1903 when bee made Als move.
ment in Ireland his arrest. and his
death
Captain Frank Cunningham sang the
song
These songs were male for the pure and free,
They were never Gang ln slavery.
RE was compelled to respond to two
fac0res. and the songs then sung were
the Wearing OF the green and When
the grass grows green.
The ORATOR OF THE EyENIN0
Mr. DeHron then introduced Mr Wm
f. Reddy as the orator of the evening
His address was delivered from memory
Il was ornate and cha-te and one which
was an honor % the orator He did not
t...
lie began hy saying that we were
present I'D celebrate the birthday 0f
great patriot, man. who made
himself an example man whose
life was mixture OF glory
and sorrow lie lived for his love
and died fof his country The orator
gave an account OF Emmett life and p
history or his troubles Eighty years
ago. he said. the young man could have
obtained title of nobility had
he chosen 10 have taken the
side 10 that which he did. and gone 90
London AZ a statesman lie preferred
the opposite tie preferred the struggle
in behalf OF his country and paid for
ms failure with his life. lie attempted
20 capture Dublin and failed. He at-
tempted 10 take possession OF Dublin
Castle aud failed All this YOU know
lie was taken prisoner While awaiting
On interview with Miss Curran
The speech be made all ale familiar
with 10 IS classic Next morning he
was hanged
The only object ol Emmet was 80 ele
yate his country 10 nations level The
Judges who tried him. the counsel who
prosecuted him. the jurors who convict /
ed him have been forgotten. hut the man }
who died patriots death lives no i'm /
mortality
la al humble churchyald la Dublin .
his dust is inferred. The vengeance Of F.
men cannot touch him there ON his .
grave is q marble slab on that slab not .
a letter is carved IL Is wholly plain 80 /
line OF letter will ever be afged /
on ii until the day comes which Ae in T
the last words OF his dying speech said
Let my country take her place among
the nations of the earth, and then, and
not till then, let my epitaph be written.
The greatest man that Ireland has
produced was O'COnnOr He did the
best he could for Irish liberty. but died
ia Italy an exile
In ls4s Davis and o Brien aimed 10 So.
cure Irish freedom but England with her
power refused 10 allow TO- Virginia will
never forget her Lee and Jackson, and
so Will Ireland never forget these patriots
Davis and O'Brien.
Twenty years later the Irish spirit
again broke out only 90 be crushed, but
lie leader, then Isaac Bum, found fol-
owef Mr Charles Stuart Panell took
from Butt the sword OF freedom These
acts, In the chapter OF freedom, are men
toned simply 10 show the stages in the
progress Of Irish liberty
he then told the history of The Home
Rule movement during the past ten
ears \ decade ago the young member
rom Meath had only seven followers.
The next general election gave him
majority OF Irish votes
Then a great siatesman-G iadsto ne
Was heard pleading for home
ulc He made a good fight but lost. ,
Is YOU aud stand here y0u will vet see
he sun shine brightly and freedom for I
Ireland Obtained, and the Grand Old ,
Ian, with Parnell beside him. live 10 see L
accomplished
Mr. Golden, of Philadelphia. made &
leasant speech. He believed that the I
and League should be perpeiuated !
iut for The Land League and Gladstone J
ie Irish members would not now be In /
'arliament You must express Yourself
OF only in plain sympathy but by your
Emmet's birthday ia only twelve DAYS !,
fler that OF Washington. Emmett was :
u insurreciionist; so was Washington
W Washington was TeyOlutionist he
as no more so than Emmett. Had EN-. |
Jet succeeded he would have been the d
ashington OF Ireland But for a
he treachery OF one man, the II
orld would have seen the disappear .
ice OF an empire and the establishment c
place thereof OF number of repub- b
-. 4
AT the conclusion OF Mr. Golden's o
,eech, which was received with ap- %
ause the meeting adjourned. I,