The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-03-19

| appointed in his place. This Williams
promptly signed the order, and one fail
afternoon in September, 1856, the thret
companies sadly surrendered their arms
to the state.
I'm a few years a terrible shadow OF
war darkened the land, and the. fierce
rebel yell telling of Fort Sumter and
Bull Run and the prophetic Anderson
Vile prison echoed in every Connecticut
home. A demand for troops was made
on Governor Buckingham by President
Lincoln The governor came to Cap
tain Cahill of the old Washington Guard
and asked him to raise a regiment with
the three disbanded companies as a
nucleus, and to hurry to the front for
the honor Of the state and the glory of
the old flag. Five years ago. replied
Captain Cahill, I was captain of a COM
pany of volunteer militia, and a native
of New England. I was, with my COM
rades, thought unfit to shoulder musk
ct, and the company was disbanded.
The law still stands on the statute
book
"The repeating act went through the
legislature in a single day John c.
Hollister was vlndicated And the
Ninth regiment of Connecticut volun-
ners and noisy drums to its glorious
victories at Pass Christian under Butler
at Bayou Gras under Colonel Cahlll as
brigadier commander, and through the
Shenandoah Valley under another Ger
for whom the rebel yell had no terrors,
General Phil Sheridan. There are few
of that brave regiment with US here to-
night. The flowers of sunny southern
fields have been nodding over the graves
OF many of them these thirty summers.
Would that l could bid them all to
this banquet tonight to hear the next
toast that l intend to propose. oh, if
they could come, at beat of drum, line
on line, with tattered flags, through
yonder doorway, heads erect, bronzed
and scarred-some lame, some MANNED
but all holding proudly at carry the
arms with which they had confounded
their enemies at home and in the field
A few quick words of command from
their handsome pale faced leader and
arms are stacked And at the name
of John c. Hollister caps are off, are
swung in the air, and this building
trembles under the shock of a cheer
from a thousand throats; the cheer
that was theirs in the smoke and
slaughter of battles; a cheer of love
and gratitude and greeting to friends,
and of defiance and SWIFT punishment
to foes; a cheer that has been for CEN
turtles one of the first trumpet notes of
civilization; the cheer of all cheers, the
Celtic cheer.
Gentlemen, I ask you to drink to
John c. Hollister, a man of honor, a
man who sacrificed ambitions claims
and the tender ties of friendship rather
than do injustice"
Hon. Bernard Keating of Bridgeport
then responded to the toast THE Day
esting account of the work that st. Pat |
rick did for Ireland and the place that |
their worthy patron had in the hearts
If all Irish people. He also said that |
he religious prejudice which had been |
he greatest obstacle 10 the progress of |
he Irish people in this country was be- |
ng rapidly removed. He said that |
hose OF different religious faith were |
worthy Of confidence and trust, and |
hat Irishmen must remember that those |
# different religious persuasion were
10 as the result of intellectual convic-
ion.
Judge Simeon e. Baldwin was then
Introduced by Toastmaster Maher as
he descendant of Roger Williams, and |
he representative of the old New Eng
and stock He also expressed the hope |
hat his fame would widen until 1t
hould embrace a seat on the bench of
he United States supreme court.
Judge Baldwin responded to the toast
The State of Connecticut" In his re-
marks Judge Baldwin said:
The state of Connecticut and Ireland
n a measure stand on common ground
$ having suffered from the injustice of
n English king. The commerce Of both
ountries suffered from the hostile pol
" and restricting navigation laws of
he English government, 1t was during
he Revolutionary was that Ireland
aimed for herself what she had not
ad for 800 years, a free army and
reedom Of her courts.
CONSUL DowNEs' SPEECH.
The next speaker was the Hon. Ed
-ard Downes, United States consul at
amsterdam. His address was in the
lain as follows:
The honor your committee has con- r.
erred on me in selecting me to respond
, the toast assigned Is as heartily and
8 gratefully appreciated as is the priv
ege, most precious to me, of celebrat-
lg this day in person with you, kind
lends and dear brothers, Knights of
t. Patrick.
When 1 left home over year and a
af ago I thought my love of country | j,
I'D of friends was perfect. Months of
osence, months of exile, have convinc-
| me there Is a superlative to perfec-
on.
Never did the American shores APP
ar so beautiful as now. Never did the
1ys seem so genial and the girls so
veet and charming.
Friends are dearer, friendships strong
and life brighter and happier. C