The Irish standard., 1898-03-26


the public buildings to the ground. He
was truly h-Irishman-like PAX
enham, who sold Ireland for a regiment
Of foot at the time of the alleged union
in 1900 and who was paid off for his
treason by Andrew jackson at New Or
leans in 1S15-this Ross, will repeat,
was truly Scotch-Irishman, for he
scotched Washington before he eft it.
(Cheers and laughter) The Scotch
Irish never boast of Ross and Paken-
han-although they erected a monu-
ment to the former at Rostrevor, County
Down-and yet they were true represen-
tatives of that mongrel breed (cheers
and laughter) who are neither one thing
nor the other-they belong to the neu-
ter gender. (Applause and renewed
laughter.) Again in 1861, England,
which had posed as the champion of the
enslaved blacks-the land Of Clarkson
and of Wilberforce-the country that
had paid s10O0O0,00O indemnity for the
liberation of the West India negroes and
had sent her ships of war to suppress
the African slave trade-this England
betrayed Abraham Lincoln and insulted
his minister, Charles Francis Adams, by
recognizing the belligerency of the
South, in conjunction with Louis Ma
poleop, the very day before the Ameri-
can minister arrived in London, as if to
a cf1 \
speak only the naked, honest truth. 1t
can neither be blamed nor shamed.
cloud Cheers).
I need not dwell on the Trent af-
fair, which occurred few months later,
when Earl Russell, England's Whig for
eign minister, gave Lincoln seven days
In which to deliver up the captured con-
trabands, Mason, Slidell and their secre-
taries. Had Lord Lyons, the ambas-
sador, been as brutal as his government,
war must have resulted and the union
might have been dissolved. At the time,
Russia Offset the sending of the Grena-
dier Guards and nealy 10000 other Brit
ish troops to Canada, by ordering her
Atlantic sQuadrons to New York harbor.
cloud cheers.) She did more Her
government sent Lincoln an assurance
of sympathy and expressed the cordial
wish that the American union might be
perpetual. cloud applause.) Then
England went in heavily on subscrip-
tions to the rebel loan. Among the dis
ttnguished men who bought confederate
bonds, were Lord Robert Cecil, now the
prime minister of England as marquis
and, the late prime minister, William
Ewart Gladstone. (Cheers and laugh
ter.) They lost every cent, for which
devotedly thank God. (Great applause
and laughter.) 1t served them right.
While England was doing this for the
rebels, Germany floated our bonds. loud
and continued applause.) Now Russia,
Germany and France are at loggerheads
with England over affairs in Africa and
the East. Therefore, England wants us
as an ally-to rake her chestnuts out of
the fire of European coalition. l hope
we cannot be caught in such trap. Cap
plause.)
Now, you know as we'll as I, that
the Irish-American people are not op-
posed to the principle of honest arbitra-
tion. have no objection-you have no
objection-to the arbitration Of any in
dividual case that does not violate fix
ed principle or national honor, with any
bitrate with us. It is better sometimes,
to arbitrate than to needlessly waste re-
sources and what are of much more val
ue-human lives. What I object to
what you, have no doubt object to--is
arbitration in Job lots CHEERS and laugh
teri such as that proposed by the British
minister We have no need Of such ar
bitration, which is merely blind for an
entangling alliance. cloud applause.)
To all such fraudulent arbitration l am
opposed, you are opposed-every sensi-
BILE, thinking American citizen is op-
posed. We cannot afford to ALLEVIATE
France, our old ally; Russia, that sent
her fleet and her sympathy, and Ger
many, that foated our bonds, simply to
benefit the selfish policy of England
our bitter enemy in adversely and our
false friend in prosperity. Continued
applause.) We cannot afford to give up
old friends for old enemies. (Hear,
hear, and cheerlng.) Now, because we
need no aid In any difficulty that besets,
| or may beset us, England is ready with
her proffers of help. We need no help,
least Of all from her. The American
shield is broad enough to cover all our
| naval and military requirements-the
wings of the American eagle are large
enough, and strong enough, to protect
the national flag, the national honor,
| against all comers. Although we are
not, like despotic nations, armed to the
teeth, we possess 100000 of fighting
men, who, at the call Of their govern
ment would willingly die to the last man
in defense of our flag, Of our military
honor. and. above all, our principles and
institutions of broadest liberty. (Enthn-
static cheering. America seeks no war
with any nation, but if any nation seeks