The Irish standard., 1894-08-11

Ewing, who was member Of the Cabi-
net of Harrison and Taylor and father of
Mrs. Gen. Sherman. John Gibson and
his brother George, whose sharp-shootere
were known as "Glbson's Lambs :" VIM.
Gregg commanded d the vanguard at Ben
nington and the heroic Sergt. Jasper of
Ft Moultrie-all these were Irish or of
Irish blood.
OF their patriotic services the history
Of this country speaks of many of it's
pages, recording brilliant exploits in the
cause of freedom, but one is tempted to
go on and tell of John Kelly, who covered
Washington's retreat from Princeton;
Alexander MARITIME, Colonel at Brandy
wine, afterward Governor of North Caro-
lima; Thompson and Hugh Maxwell, who
assisted in destroying the tea at Boston
all, ali of the blood so offensive to the
nostrils of our super-sensitive A. P. A.
friends, whose patriotism is coupled with
purpose to pander to prejudice for q
political pull.
In almost every important engagement
in the Revolutionary War an Irishman
led. At Bennington, it was Stark; at
the Cowpens, 1t was Morgan; at Stoney
Point, Wayne; at Machias, O'Brien, and
at Monmouth, Knox, Moylan, Wayne and
Ramsey. Their flashing sabres led the
way to liberty through the darkest night
Of the young republic. s,is@s
On the seas the first naval capture
made in the name OF the American col
onies was that of the British store ship
Margaretta, June, 1775, by five brothers,
sons of Maurice O'Brien, native of
Cork, then resident of Maine. OF the
first naval commissions issued by Con-
gress we're the following: To Capts. John
Barry, known as the "father of the
American navy" David Vaughan and
John Fanninge. In the navy in 1901
were Capts. Mcneil, Barrow and Mullow-
ney; Lieuts Poy, McElroy, Mcfsea,
O'Driscoll, Byrne, Somers and cClellan
Midshipmen McDonough, Richard Car
roll, McGrath, Fleming and others, all
Ifish by birth or parentags.
This article is already too long, but the
history of America so bristles with in
stances of the loyalty of Irishmen to the
land Of their adoption that one is puzzled
to know where to begin and where to end.
The A. p. A. has much to say of the
iniquitous Irish societies. Do they know
that Washington accepted "with singu
lar pleasure" a membership in the
Friendly Sons of st. Patrick of Philadel-
phia, g society which contributed to the
starving patriots at Valley Forge 91O3,
500 of Pennsylvania currency? Wash
ington's adopted son, George Washing
ton Parke Curtis, says in his Personal
Recollectlons," "Of the operatives in war
the soldiers mean-up to the coming
OF the French, Ireland furnished in the
ratio of hundred to one of any foreign
nation whatever. Then honored be the
good old service of the sons Of Erin in
the war of independence with the laurels
of the revolution and truth and justice
guarding the pen Of history, inscribe on
the tablets of Americas remembrance
eternal gratitude to Irishmen."
Americans-so called-ehould 1emem
ber that the independence of the colonies
might have been postponed indefinitely
had not heroic Irish youth by the au-
dacity of his argument and the witchery
of his eloquence fred the timorous hearts
of his colleagues of the House of Bur
CESS.
No intelligent Irishman needs the re-
iteration of welcome to the republic-he
is in the house of his fathers, the home
he has helped to build from foundation
to capetone, from architecture to hod-
carrying, and after that house was built
he made It's walls resound with his elo-
quent and persuasive blarney. to keep
the occupants in order. He has left his
plow- in the field and shouldered q rife
to keep the building intact; he has re-
turned from the field Of battle to make
brilliant statesman, theologian, scien-
tist, physician, lawyer, artist, actor, jour
nalist, teacher, farmer or mechanic. He
is as versatile, as ubiquitous, and only
those lacking his brains, brawn, courage
and adaptability doubt his unswerying
patriotism. He is at his own hearth
stone, mark ii! His own! He is proud
of HE Irish blood, but he brings no trea-
son. to the family fireside.