The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-05-30
7HE SC0TCH:ZRSH.
A Great Meeting Of the Noble
Clan at Pittsburgh.
PROMINENT PEOPLE PRESENT.
DIR. Mclntosh's Address to the Con.
Eress-Spccch Full oflnformnt lon
and History - Irish Question
Handled Without Gloves

flTTsBCRGH, May g0.-Ihe second
great Scotch.Irish Congress OF America
opened in Mechanical Hall, this city, to,
day, with probably 1000 delegates and
visitors from all parts OF tho United States
and Canada. 1t was II o'clock when
Robert Bonner, President Of the Asso.
citation, called the Congress to order.
The vast auditorium was then well
filled, and the scene presented was in.
spring. The hall was tasteiuliy decor.
ated with strcamers Of bunting aud pot.
ted plants, while over the stage was
large painting OF the coat OF arms OF the
Association. Among the delegates
were many well.known people, inclad.
Ing Robert Bonner, of the New York
Ledger; Joseph +. Johnston, Birminp.
ham, Ala; L. G. Mcdowell, Nashville:
Colonel 7. 7. Wright, Florida, founder
of the Scotch.lrish Society Of America
Robert Burns, Tacoma, Washington
Rev. DR.. John S. Mcintosh, OF Phiadel.
phla; W. Z. Robinson, Of BROOKLYN.
and Rev. DR.. D. G. Kelly, Of Tennessee
After prayer by Rev. /. N. Hays, D.
D., OF this city, Mayor II. I. Courley
was introduced, and in brief address,
extended hearty welcome to the mem.
bers Of Congress. Governor Beavor fol-
lowed with an address OF welcome, on
behalf OF the State OF Pennsylvania.
which was responded to obrieily by Presi.
dent Bonner. The report OF tue Execu-
tive Committee was then read by Pro.
lessor McCloskie, Of Princeton. The re.
port showed wonderful growth OF the
Society in the past year, aud recon.
mended certain changes in the cons,itu-
ton Of the organization. At its conclu-
sion Rev. DR.. Mcintosh, OF Philadelphia.
delivered an address on ''The making OF
an Ulster man."
Il was first intended to have Hon, W.
G. P. Breckenridge Of Kentucky deliver
the first oration after the address Of well
come but a telegram to-day from Mr..
breckenridge announced that he could
not possibly reach here until Tomorrow.
Mr.. Mclntosh's address was listened
to with great interest by the large assem-.
blage and frequently he was interrupted
by applause.
DR.. M'ISTosu's ADDRESS.
DR.. Mcintosh drew bright picture Of
the scene spread out in County Down,
fifteen years ago, before three clergy.
men, OF which he was one. He said in
part:
ave three told the then land Of the
Scotch-Irish; fos one was Lowlander
from Dumfrieshire, Scotland, and the
second was a typical FISHERMAN from
the bills OF Down in Ireland, and the
third was Scotch-Irishman born on
the banks OF our own Schnylkill, cousins
all by race, yet each type Of his own
branch OF the common stock. The u
sherman and the Lowlauder differed
widely, and proposed to walk from Low
lander to Ulstermau and on to Scotch.
lrlshman, and endeavor to explain the
reason.
Look at the seed.bed OF our race
the Lowlands OF Scotland. Here is
where the Celtic blood comes into our
veins, and not from Ireland. But the
old Britons formed the stock. 10 that
rare blood the scholarly Scot from Dal.
riada, the plant, large limbed Pitt, the
poetic Celt, the shrewd acquisitive An.
glo Saxon, the patient Frisian, the daring
Dane, breezy Jute, the organizing, sys.
tematic, feudal Norman, brought each
his contribution. For about two CEN
turies the Lowland Scotch settles,
strengthens solidities. During this fix.
ing period he is baked and hardened and !
prrged by battles with soil aud weather,
with Southern English and Northern
Gael, wrestles with poverty and politics,
confessions and theology until under the
finishing hand Of Knox he stands forth |
man.