The Washington times., 1894-11-04
o'coNNBLL TO CLEVELAND.
Worlds Fair Relic Written by Citizen of
This City.

This City.
An interesting address of congratulations
in five languages written by DR.. ]. C. o'Con-
nell, of this city, to President Cleveland upon
the opening of the Columbian Exposition
was recently printed for the first time in the
Philadelphia Hibernian. Here it is:
To His Excellency. Grover Cleveland, Presi-
dent OF the United States:
HoNoRED SIR-The first great event in con-
nection with the world was its creation. The
second great event was the discovery OF the
new world by Christopher Columbus. The
third and last great event was the 400th
anniversary celebration of this discovery.
| The inventor of a new device, the discoverer
OF a new patent is honored, and his discovery
is appreciated in proportion to the benefit
conferred uDon mankind.
The Worlds Fair celebration of the 4o0th
anniversary of the discovery OF the new world
shows the appreciation in which this dis
covery is held by all nations, whose psoples
have united in one grand chorus OF hymns Of
praise and benediction in memory OF the i'm
/ mortal Columbus through whose heaven
! born genius the nights dark veil was lifted
/ Ser the dear. sweet face of Columbia. and a
new world dawned from amidst the clouds OF
darkness which for centuries had enveloped
| it, priceless boon conferred upon man for
| time and eternity-a bOundless field for vast
! developments and reforms. an outlet for the
pent-up aspirations OF those who had groaned
for ages in the grasp OF the autocrat and the
aristocrat.
now greet you in the languages of those
people who have helped TO make our country
peerless among the nations OF the earth.
'Se do beata Tigearna slainte ceud mile
failte romat au Gaedealg teangad do Mont
gomery, Sullivan, Fitzgerald, Barry aGus
Wayne. Bi siad gualan lie gualan 10 Wash
ington ar gao don cat do duie Sc faoi Sean
Gioir. Noir raib oat mar raib an t-EireanRc
dorta S mar raib an glas, taob, le taob, leis an
dearg, an bawn agus an gorm.
Je vous salue dams la langue de La Fay
cite. ct Rochambeau, les mons qui sont
toujourns honore par les Americaines, bras
bras avec Washington, Jackson ct Lincoln.
Ich grdesse sie in her Spraehe De KaIb.
Won Steuben und ihre Landsleute, weIche
durch thren Patriotism, durch hire l telligenz
und durch ihren Fleiss. die besten Elemente
der Americanischen Burger um sieh Vercin-
ingten.
Yo os saludo en- el idioma que usaba la
grandisima Reina de Espana, la Sra. Dna
Dna Ysabel de Castilla quien por SUI hermo-
sas eualidades Y los grandes conocimientos y
belliza de su Corazon quedara siempre IN
primida en- la memorsa de todos los Ameri-
canos.
VI porto mio salute nella madre lingua dell.
ImmortaIe Chrstoforo Colombo. del quae
ben fu detto: Donava al monde un nuovo
monde Di quel eceelso genio, onore gloria
della sua patria, Italia.
In conclusion greet you in the language
of the flag OF our country, the stars and
stripes which is emblematic of all the bless
ings conferred on the human race by this
grand discovery, that flag under which all
worship, untrammeled, the Divine Giver of
all good gifts, and robed in the majesty of
which we, of this day, enjoy life liberty and
manhood; the flag under whose folds our
fathers of 1776 reared the fabric of our young
republic, and under whose fostering care it
has grown to be monument of solid sun
shine with the beacon light of liberty, (the
Stars and Stripes, as a winding stair Of light,
winding around and around its mighty base
towering into the infinite. and proclaiming to
all men, life. liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness-the brotherhood of man, the father
hood OF God. l am, sir, very respectfully
American citizen"
''SEIFRE G. u CoNNA1LL."
TRANSLATION OF THE GAELIC.
Hail. Mr.. President, 1 greet you with 100,-
900 welcomes in the language of Montgomery
Sullivan, Fitzgerald, Barry, and Wayne. They
were shoulder TO shoulder with Washington
in every battle he fought under Old Glory.
There was not battle Of the Revolution in
which Irish blood did not flow freely, nor in
which tho green was not side by side with the
Red, White. and Blue.
TRANSLATION OF FRENCH.
salute you in the language of Lafayette
and Rochambeau, names that are always hon
ored by Americans side by side with Wash
ington, Jackson, and Lincoln.
TRANSLATION OF GERMAN.
greet you in the language of De Kalb, Won
Steuben, and their countrymen, who, by their
patriotism, their intelligence. and their indus
try combine the best elements OF citizenship.
TRANSLATION OF SPANISH.
salute you in the language of the Illus
trious Isabella, Queen of Spain, who, by her
noble qualities of head and heart, will remain
indelibly imprinted in the hearts of all true
Americans.
TRANSLATION OF ITALIAN.
bring to you my salHtations in the mother
tongue of the immortal Christopher Column
bus, of whom it has been well said: He has
given to the world new world by his su-
perior genius, to the honor and glory OF his