The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-03-20

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> but many of the officers who sur
! rounded Washington were fight
\ ing Irish generals. There vas
, NAL Anthony Wayne,' J'.sI
such fighter rs the Irish Fiji
) Sheridan of a later date: You
know Gen. Wayne's record. The
son OF Irish parents, he entered
} the army at twenty nine, fought
at BrandYwine, Germantown
Monmouth. and at the desperate
battle of Stony Point. There
was General Walter Stewart
who came directly and purpose
lily from Ire land at he age of
twenfy-one, and was made Col
onel OF Infantry by Washington,
There was Generol Thompson an
Irishman and a cohiidant of
Washington. There was Major
General Knox a son of an Irish
man, a brave officer, and after
wards in Washington's Cabinet
as his Secretary of War and Ma
w. There was General Irvine
and General Edward Hand,
Wasllington's Adjutant G enerh,
bolh distinguished oM RS.
There was John Barry-''Irish
Jack" they called him-the
founder and first Commodore OF
our Navy, bora in tIe county OF
Wexford. Washington mel HIM
al Philadelphia and thus discov.
cred his abilities. I
All these prominent Irishmen,
with many others. belonged 10
the "Friendly Sons of ST. Pat
rick" an Irish society for social
purposes, Of Phlladelphih This
organization was composed OF
lrishmeM of various creeds-Ca-
tholics, Presbyterians and Epis-
copalians-all united for friend
ly and patriotic purposes, like
band Of brothers. They were
filled with the most Jealous pa
trie!lsm for their adopted coun-
try. They encouraged and aided
in every way the Continental
Army. Their record shows an
expulsion Of one Of their nom
bers for taking part against the
struggle f r merican liberty
In the darkest days ofihe Revo
luton when Washington and
his compstriots were suffering I
amid the SHOWS Of Valley Forge. |
this generous and loyal legion of |
Irish American patriots subscribed i
and paid five hundred aud seven
teen thousand Eve hundred dollars
to the support and maIn'enance of
the American Army! Shall we
now forget their land and HON
when she needs our help? Can
any nation on earth present grea |
ter obligation to Americans? 1t
IS our sacred duty to stand by lro
land ut this hour.
Down from the battle fields O.
the Revolution comes the cry OF
the Irish dead begging America
not to forget her. Up from every
battlefield since. comes the appeal
Of Irish blood shed for our flag not
to forget the old land even if you
do love the new. The memory OF
General Richard Montgomery, the
first American General killed in
the Revolution, appeals for the
land Cf his birth. The spirit of
General Sullivan Of the Contlnen-
tai Army, rises up to ask us TO
stand by his native land. The
memory of General Stark the he
ro of Bunker Hill, Trenton and
Princeton, reminds us not to forgot
Tho land of his father.
My fellow citizens. the history Of
Irish Americans in America is one
)f which we all should be proud
It gives Ireland the right 10 look
he grert Goddess of Liberty equare
a the faco on IhIs question. An
,ther historical fact let me men.
ion. That immortal document,
ho Declaration of Independence, is
all over In its signatures
with the names of men of Irish !.
birth and descent. There is the
.ame of Charles Carroll of Carroll
on, there is General Montgomery,
md Thomas Lynch and George
Reed, all Irish. There IS George
Ia ylor, Edward Rutledgs. Mathew
Thomas Mexican and ;:
[ohn Nixon and James Smith. all >,
isuers Of the Declaration of Inde- :
,endence, and all Irish colonlsts or ::
descendants of Irish colonists. i,
With this record and these deeds v
mericars are glad of an orportu
lily of doing honor and giving aid T
o race that has given so much d
nd given such sacrifices to the n II
ause of America n liberty. o
Yet it is soin ireland. The on g
y sound idea IS that of Parnell and J!
iladstone-let Irish legislate for n n
rish affairs, Scotch Tor Scotch al $
airs, and let all meet IN Imperial !,
'arIlament tor the common affairs Il
+ tho KinrdGm That IL what tho Il