Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-01

little cabin homes, who instilled into theil
! youthful minds the principles of opposition
to tyranny, who impressed upon them the
| duty OF upholding the church, who, when
no schools were in existence, yet trained
their children In such wise that they grew
to be the strongest advocates Of liberty, the
devoutest adherents of the church, the
wariest and most aggressive OF people in
war, finance, statesmanship, commerce,
manufactures, science, jurisprudence and
theology"
ONE REFRESHING INSTANCE.
In this connection it is pleasant to note
that our distinguished fellow citizen, Judge
Mellon-who is also a Scotch -Irishman OF
the best type-is cited in the History OF
Allegheny County as giving the credit Of
his success in life to the care and counsels
and teaching of his good Scotch-Irish
mother.
The Scotch-Irish have made no name in
literature, says an authority on the Scotch
Irish. What place he would assign to the
late Jane Grey Swlsshelm in the line OF
literary genius we know not but she was
strong writer, and welded pen that was
mightier than the sword in striking blows
for freedom and against oppression. She
was Scotch-Irish woman of the most pro-
nounced type. She was as tenacious, ag-
gressive, obstinate, positive in her opinions,
unyielding in her convictions of duty as
Andrew jackson, or any of the hard-headed
race who have distinguished themselves in
church and State, in the march of
progress, and in the forefront Of the battles
for freedom, for psalm-singing, for the creed
Of Calvin-and for their own way. Mrs.
Swisshelm's ancestors were siguers Of the
Solemn League and Covenant" and ode
ad he fto he Of Iiv
ings, lands and life." Her forefathers
fought in the battle of the Boyne, and
shared the suferings at the siege of London
derry, and the relentless prosecutions which
the Scotch-Irish endured in those days of
savage bigotry.
FIRST OUT OF HER SPHERE.
This accounts for her having been en-
dowed by nature, as was jackson with the
gift of extracting from every affair and
every relation all the strife it can be made
to yield" She was the first woman in
Western Pennsylvania to venture out of her
sphere, the first woman to become the editor
of political paper-a paper, too, that
showed no hesitation in calling a spade
spade. She attacked Judge Grier for hisruling
in a fugitive slave case to such point of
aggravation that the lawyers said "Grier
was more afraid of her than the devil"
She claims the credit of killing Daniel
Webster politically with her little pen.
She defeated the dictator of Minnesota and
the Democratic party, and was burned In
efigy as ''the mother Of the Republican
party" She was discharged from a Gov
ernment position for speaking disrespect-
fully of Andy johnson. In short her
Scotch-Irish ''dander" was up most Of the
time, and the spirit of her ancestry to dare
to do or die was always ruling trait in her
character.
Other Scotch Irish women there NAV be
with the same strength of mind, with the
same aggressiveness, the same disposition to
right wrong, the same courage OF their con-
victions, but they have not put themselves
into print as did "Sister Jane
BESSIE BRAMBLE.