The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-24

unhappy bondage, TO seek that freed m
which they would enjoy On the glorious
sunlight OF American liberty. Claiming for
twenty centuries to be preeminenlly 'Mi-|
lesians.' a race of soldiers and sta, esmen,
conqterors and law givers, who virtually
organized and constituted the Ireland
known to history for the past fifteen hum
dred years, the Irish people and the cause
for which they contend possess many fea-
lures which naturally appeal with great
force to the Instincts of a free people like
those of the United Suites OF America, and
which can not do less than to kindle In the
ninds and hea<'ts of the latter feelings Of
the pr0foundest sympathy and an honest
and earnest desire for the early and COM
pleto emancipation OF the former. The
same yearnlngs for freedom animate tue
breasts OF lrishulen today that fired the
hearts OF their forefa0hefSs against the ex-
actions the humihations aud the tyr1n-
MES OF the penal code and the hardships
and expressions OF 'poyning's act resist
ance to which, and to similar wrongs, led
to the rebellion, uhe anniversary OF which
you propose TO celebrate. The same spirit
which inspired TO deeds OF Hottest patriot
ism the gallant aud heroic OBrien, EN-
met, CurNn, Grattan, P4rnell. Plunkest and
OConnell sui lives and moves aud has lis
being IN the hearts and aspinaacus OF the
Irish people OF this lima. They are brave.
Intelligent. hardy, ldboflous, Injured to
toll, patient In privation, warm In their AZ
feolions and devoted In their fidelity to
friends, and let Us hope hat their deeply
religious feryor and their passionate love
OF country may yet be rewarded with a
realization OF their utter disanthralment
from the suMerlngs which they have so pa
ticntly borne. Having TO a large extent
emerged from the effects of those not re-
mote centuries, during which. under the
rule al those who governed, education was
felony by law and when the eyes of the
mind were put ont and intellectual blind
ness and habits and tastes of barbarism,
forced Upon her Ireland, under the guild
ance of IL kind providence, may yet emerge
from the threldcm of iyranny and OPP
preston which has few parallels IL his
tory. Her resistance 10 wrong is without
limit, her powers of endurance are simply
wonderful, such as challenge the admita-
ton of all mankind, and we can well hope
that victory may yer. and at no distant
day, be found omblazoned upon the banner
OF the Irish cause"
Hon j S. Hogg. ex-governor: But
,or anoiher engagement have on
November %, shohld with mwch
pleasure accept the invitation to attond
the centennial anniversary of the rebellion
Of 179S to be given by the United Irish
Societies Of Houston at that tdme."
Rev Jchn S. Murphy, Tyler, Texas
In reait.cn TO the proposed so-called
Anglo American alliance / have already
giNea my view to the public thruu h .;
iiVuEiuh fNSN anu at " SUClll given by
be llihernisns OF Houston last summer.
| wish, however, TO re,terate ttose "a
sentiments now and moreover to safe
that from an irish American standpoint
such al alliance would not he feasible
and that II our Naton0l legisiat rs W /
Justly represent their cons ituencies such
an alliance will always he impossible, for
the reason that the grelt majority oil our
American citizens are not OF English es-
traction. and they know England ana her
methods only too well. My greatest regret
at not being able to he present at your
| celebration is that can not participate
IN that patriotic thrill which will certainly
stir the hearts Of all your audience al the
t n@ng OF that beautiful hymn. God
Save Ireland"
| Nellie Murphy recording secretary La
| dies Auxiliary to Ancient order OF iiibern-
/ ians. Denison.
John Mcconnell. president; II. o'Loary.
secretary, and NJ, Saunders county pres-
dent. Hibernlans, Tyie,,. Texas;
Jaupes o'Dowd president fiibernans,
| Fort Worth.
Delmas Givens, secretary division Hi
bernians. Corpus Christi.
~ MCGOWAN. county president and State
organizer Hiberninns Palestine.
The following are extracts from the ora
dion delivered by Rev. Father j. NJ. Kir-
win OF Galveston upon the rebellion of rs;
Who fears TO speak ol 9S?
! Who biusnes at the naIul?'
| The nterrogatory refrain OF the old song,
/ learned at my Brandtauhers Knee. the
fn4st tribute ever paid 10 the b.aye men
OF rhe Irish rebellion comes stealing BACK
into memory tonight and Reluctantly |
/ plcma the answer That l fear to speak OF
/ vs." but ! blush not at the name. Re-
beillon FOUL, d.shomorng word, whose
wrongful blight oft has stained nv
! hottest cause that tongue OF sword Oh NOR
tai ever lost or gained.
How many spirit born to bless
Has sunk beneath that whitening name.
Whom but days an hours success,
Had waited TO eternal fame
glory in the name, but when look
out and see that true men like you men
are plenty here today" regret that the
arduous duties of parish priests iite'
| coupled with the still more trying man
ageplent OF the orphans lalr, mas prevehtea
tle preparation OF an address that might
enth,se and inspire my audience. regret
that | have not the trained eoauehce and
Inspired devotion OF a Grattan or IN u Con
! neil that | might "klnile here a LIVING
| flame thnt nothing can wthatand, tlssl
mere In free America, beyond the Atlantic
| foam wluaro the lonely graves OF some on
| the heroic men who took part IN mat prlei,
| hut fierce and gallant stfuggle Oh rBns
| against might century since, the me1nosY
/
! ,'ssS, to glil6e their descendants through
tie the cnclrtiing gloom to The holy temple o,
frsedom. AN, all ara gone rs the old
/ song says, but stlll llyes on the tame OF
those who died" and in TINS century seW
| nn,,,ia IL az true men like you men scat
tered 10 the ends of the earth, remember
| them WITH ptde,'
Nor Is that memory less dear to us be,
cause the flag they raised. so boldly ana
bure SO braveiy fell In DISASTROUS DAN
Ana WIS ltroa9en under the iron heel Of he
i representatiye OF brute force and unrlgAt-
1 aons aggression. No, no! Tho Irish heart
~ OF TOO generous nature 10 bow down
before the Idol OF power because success ms
crowned II or to forsake q Just cause ps-
cause II has not triumphed.
From all the quarters Of the globe
where the roll OF Englanl's drum IS hsiri,
and from far remote and distant lanns
where It was never heard'-and thahk 'iou,
~ t.,sh race have assembled no The cradle