The record-union., 1898-03-05
THE IRISH REBELLION OF '98.
IT'S CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATED.
Stirring Addresses Before the ROD
ert Emmet Club Last
Evening.

6Ven1ASs
The centennial anniversary commeror-
atiye of the Irish rebellion of IS, given
at Turner Hall last night under the
auspices of the Robert Emmet Clup,
was a center of attraction, and before
the exercises were commenced every
seat in the hall was occupied
The nroeramme throughout was en-
tertaining and inspiring. and in nearly
every selection the indomitable and un-
conuuerable spirit of the Evergreen Isle
flashed out.
The Institute Band rendered as an
overture a medley of irish music anu
was heartily applauded for its efforts.
James H. Devine, President OF the
club. departed from his usual rule ana
delivered the first set speech OF ms me-
in order, he said, that his patriotisili
might not get the better of his tongue
and lead him to say things harsher thah
he intended. President DeVlhes re-
marks were as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: we are as
sembled here tonight over o,Ooo illies
away from a land which has peen anu
still remains the birthplace or solulers'
scholars and statesmen from tilhe llh-
memorial to pay homage ana 90 hoiloi
to the memory of one of the most uls-
tinguished and patriotic sons or that II
lustrious land, a man in whom all ttese
magnificent and priceless qualities were
combined: we are here 10 COM
r1emorate the heroic and noble martyr
dom of that devoted statesman ana SOL
der oftliberty, upon the burning affairs
of his 'bleeding country.
"And as the blood of the martyr is
the seed of the church, so the pure ana
innocent blood of one of Ireland most
devoted and patriotic leaders has built
up a tower of living light, around
whichsnot only his own devoted ana pat
riotic,countrymen have rallied and Will
continue to rally until their beloved
country shall assume its proud position
among the free and Independent nations
or the earth; and the name or our re-
nownesd patriotic Robert Emmet shaii De
inscribed on monuments OF rare ana
costly marble and his epitaph snal De
written and emblazoned IN letters oi
gold on monuments of lmperlshapie
bronze upon which the rays OF freedom
sun will forever shine, and when VIII
inspire the devoteeS of freedom the
world over to emulate their splendid eX-
ample, until every link in the chalnS
which bind any of the human famlly III
political or any other form or slavery
shall be shattered and broken, ana all
shall stand before the world dlgnliled
ard ennncipated freemen, never again
to become the helpless slaves OF aVarl-
cious tyrants whose hands and guilty
soulstare reeking red with the innocent
blood of their plundered and helpless
victims such as have characterized the
red-franded tyrants who have been MUIR
dering and robbing the Inflated people
OF unhappy Ireland for 40 years past
I'VE are here TO commemorate aiso
the memory of his compatriots VINO set
the fires of freedom ablaZe on thou
sand hihtops in crushed and plundefe'i
Ireland in the memorable year 1t3S'
those heroes who in that year of stir
ring events and unrewarded hope un-
furled the green flag of Ireland and
bore il aloft high above England
pirate-red upon many a hotly contested
battlefield and over many conquered
town and city. as was and is the custom
of their sires and sons to do on the DAT
tlefields OF the world.
of fire. blood and calamity We're hut
very brief and against great and un-
surmountable odds. nevertheless, never
in the worlds history was more 1e-
struction of life effected by undis-
cipiined and half-armed men against
perfectly armed, equipped and most
brutal veteran troops, many of whom
gained their brutal experience in these
- .iyaev dr. -
oneting the soldiers of liberty who
espoused the noble cause and followed
the fortunes of General Washington,
the father of his country and the no.
BILE champion of its freedom.
'.These mercenary cut-throats, to-
gether with the so-called yeomen. the
peep-o'-day koys, the Orange Soclety,
the ferocioF banditti. known by The
significant lame of 'Wreckers.' and the
whole cowardly, incendiary crew who
amused themselves and were encour-
aged in their nefarious pastime by the
gracious and humane Government OF
England, in burning the houses, grain
and other valuable property of their
fellow-countrymen who dared to assert
their opposition to monarchial tyranny
and robbery, and for no other reason
prdCuce1 The l1OSl DdlDdIlc
on their helpless victims, such as hang
ing until they We're half dead, and
threatening to hang them up again II
they did not confess to some fancied
crime Of which they were not guilty,
and placing pitch-caps on their de-
voted heads. and dragging their help
less victims about as If they We're wild
beasts deserving Of no human sympathy
nor consideration, and raging de-
fenseless women and girls. and throw
ing innocent infants from one to the
other ON the points of their blood drip
ping bayonets and other cruel and saw
age practices as only fiends from he'll
could indulge in.
But these hell-inspired rufiians met
a just and merited retribution and were
speedily wiped out in blood while en-
gagged in their deyilish pasttime OF
burning chapels and the homes of the
people and numbering the simple .Sor-