The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22

his qualities, intellectually and socially.
and being endowed with a rare busi,
ness capacity and comprehensive know
ledge of public affairs, all go to show
that ne fully merits the honor and dis
tincton of being elected to the National
Congress, where he WILL with honor to
himself and for the good of all, carry
out the wishes of his constituents. In
the National Congress Pennsylvania
should be represented by uncompromis-
ing Protectionists.
Concerning the Scotch-Irish clan-ap-
pellation, outside of its application in
Connection with some organization or
society, we cannot see where any ma
tional Importance could he attached to
it. Returning to the period of the Revo-
lutionary war, we find the names of men
of Celtic origin. who had taken prom
inent part in the war. But we cannot
say with any degree of certainty that
they were "Scotch-Irish'' or Irish
Scotch particularly, though some writ
ers claim that they were either Irish
or Scotch descent. We are inclined to
think that they were among those
heroes of the Revolution, Welsh or
Welsh descent. For instance. the Irish
claim that Paul Jones was of Irish de-
scent and General Morgan also. But
the fact should not be overlooked that
the names, Jones, Davis, Morgan, Lewis,
Hopkins Williams, McWilliams, Phil
lips and NcPhillips, common in Ireland,
were Of Welsh descent. There is another
concurrent fact which might be
here mentioned. Mostly all the
following names, prominent IN
the Revolution, were either ac-
tive or honorary members of the So
ciety of United Irishmen. which society
had existed in the colonies prior to and
during the war; and of which General
Washington himself was made mem
Der by adoption. The society existed
under assumed names as Sons of Lib
erty,'' Friendly Sons of st. Patrick,
etc. The headquarters of the United
Irishmen society was in Paris. 1t was
there that the Emmets were made MEM
bers The society was principally COM
posed of Protestants, though its prin-
ciples did not exclude Catholics. 1t was
secret and open to honorable men, irish
or Irish extraction by either parent,
without regard to creed, and only
conjunction Of conscience or aversion
to secrecy, kept a Catholic out of the
society in those years of colonial strug-
giles.
Writers. who are possibly partial in
their views, or who might not have fully
considered the lines of ancestry OF
Scotch, Irish and Welsh. who
have figured prominently in the
Revolution, claim those names
were all Irish or 1rish-Ameri-
can." But it seems they were of COM
mingled Irish, Scotch and w elsh blood.
There is much in a name. So the reader
may Judge.
CELTIC FOREFATHERs.
Here is list of some of the heroes of
the Revolutions: Maor General John
Sullivan, Major General Joseph War
ren, Commodore John Barry, George
John Starts, Matthew Thornton,
the Carroll family, the Ciintons, the
Wilson's, of North Carolina, the Bar
bers, three officers of the Barber family.
Colonel Nixon, Captain Moore. Colonel
John Mcclure, Colonel 2ebulon Butler.
Captain John Campbell. General AN
drew Lewis, Colonel Charles Lewis,
Captain Joseph Graham, Colonel Brown,
Colonel Lynch, David Ramsay CHis-
torian) Major George Graham, General
Wayne. General Green. General Wal