Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-06-01
SCOTCH Irish DAY.
THE GREAT CONGRESS At PITTSBURG COMES
TO AN END.
Governor Campbell, of Ohio, Tells Of the Great
Men Of the Raee-Dr. Hall Describes
Their Character President Harrison
Meets the Congress.

PITTsBURG. May 31.-A very large num-
Der of persons attended the Scotch-lrlsh
conference this morning On the stage
were Gov. Campbell, of Ohio, and the Ia
dies and gentlemen who accompanied him,
and the officers of the Scotch-lrish Society
Among them were Rev. DIR. ID. Steele,
President of the Reformed Presbyterian
Theological Seminary at Philadelphia;
Rev. DR.. Donehoe, of Pittsburg and others
After the excitement created by President
Harrison's reception had subdided, Presi-
dent Robert Bonner introduced the Rev
DR.. Ferguson, President of Westminster
College, who opened with prayer. Gov.
Campbell, of Ohio, then made his bow TO
the large audience. after few Introductory
remarks by the President. The Governor
was greeted with most spontaneous, loud
and prolonged applause
GOV. CAMPBELL's ADDRESS.
The history of the Scotch-Irish in Ohio,
Gov. Campbell said, is the same as their
history in any other State. The Scotch
Irishman came there and settled, and the
impress of his thrift and energy is felt in
every part of the State. The ScOtch-lrish
did not settle in any particular part of the
State. but scattered all over the State and
helped TO build up every part OF 1t Inc
early history of Ohio was written by the
Yankees, but were it not for the IN
dustrv and push and energy of the
Scotch Irish there would have been
much less for them TO write. Governor
Campbell then described at length the
growth of the Scotch-lrish in ONO ana
mentioned the numberless governors. caoi-
net officers and other prominent politicians
who. during the past century have been
drawn from the race in that State. But
politics is not the only line in which the
Ohio Scotch-Irishman is felt, Governor
Campbell continued. In religious circles,
in educational circles and in newspaper
circles many of the most famous men of the
country came from the Scotch-ltlsh homes
of the Buckeye State. The names Of
Horace Greely, Whitelaw Reid, Col. Cock
rel and dozen or more were examples.
THEIR RECORD IN WAR.
But" he said. ''leaving the ranks of the
civilian and turning to the Scotch-lrish
soldier of Ohio what a record we find.
Ohio wrote $50, 900 names on the enlistment
roll and she wrote the Scotch-lrish names
at the top. What Ohioans not proud OF
that patriot soldier, statesman, Gen. L. >.
Grant. and Sheridan, lighting Phil, who
is not proud of him. Then there was Gus
ter the hero of the Northwest, and old
Rosy What Buckeye does not rever-
ence the name Of Gen. ROsecrans. Ihere
were others. hundreds of them, but 1t
would take all day to tell of them You
know them. all Americans know theu.
This history of the achievements OF the
Scotch-Irish of Ohio is written high upon
tablets of fame and their influence is go
ing down through all the ages as the sold
foundations on which the grand super
structure of that State is built"
Gov. Campbells address was not very
lengthy, but il was of intense interest, and
was delivered in manner that won the
hearts. DR. White. of Washington and
Lee University, the great Scotch-Irish in
stitutiOn of Virginia. was the next speaker.
The founding and history of the college,
and its great work as an educational insti-
tuition and molder of morals in the South,
were dwelt upon, and the address was con
cluded with prophesy OF still brighter
achievements for the future.
THE CONFERENCE CLOSES.
The closing night of the Congress was
largely attended. Afteran opening prayer,
the Rev. DR. John Hall, of New York, de
lived witty lecture on "Ulster as it is To
day" He said he did not think there
were any pure Irish, as min
Cling of many races at different
times had produced the present
Scotch-Irish man. an Irishman, however,
who was ever at the front in the good and
ambitious, and a Scot who was never III
the rear. where there was an opportunity
TO distinguish his race and himself. lie
was loudly applauded.