The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-07-23
THE CELTs IN AMERICAN HISTORY.

No bigger mistake was ever made Ivy
any Englishman than that by Joseph
Chamberlain, when he recently said in
his famous speech in parliament, on the
Anglo-Saxon alliance. in reply to John
Morley that the Irish vote in this coun-
try would not stand for moment in the
way of the sympathies which bind to-
gether the Anglo-Saxon race The Irish
vote" said the Birmingham screw
maker, is powerful in America; it has
been successful at times in inducing our
kinsmeu to twist the lions tail but
when we have common interests think
the Ango-Saxons in America know now
to deal with the Irish vote"
The fact is that the Anglo Saxuns i'm
America have been trying to deal with
the Irish vote from the earliest days Of
the republic, but have not succeeded in
destroying its potent influence in ma
tional affairs. In the days of John Adj
ans the allen and selition laws" were
passed by the Anglo-Saxon element to
counteract the Irish vote. Rufus King,
Adams minister to the Court OF St.
James. used his influence with the Brit
| lsh government to keep Irish political
refugees from seeking shelter under the
folds Of the stars and stripes; and when
Thomas Adds Emmett arrived in this
country after a protracted Imprisonment
in Fort George, Scotland. he exposed the
inn Int
in Anglo-lrish affairs, and defeated him
In his candidacy for governor of New
York
The Ango-Saxon element along the
legislatures to deprive the Irish from
voting. and required foreigners to reside
as long as q years in the Yankee states
and own certain amount of property
before they We're admitted to citizenship,
and entitled to vote, though they were
taxed and increased the wealth of the
community by their labor Ii is OILY a
few years ago that these obnoxious laws
against foreigners were repealed in New
Hampshire. The Know Nothing cru
SADIE of the SOS was inauguratcd by the
Anglo-Saxons against the Irish, and in
spite of all opposition they have come TO
the front and exert powerful influence
in not only national but International
affairs.
Writing in the New York Herald on
the Anglo American alliance, lion. John
W. Foster, Harrison s secretary Of state,
declared that the Irish American in
terest exerted a strong influence against
the arbitration treaty, and it is sure TO
make itself felt against any proposition
for an alliance with England Mr. Eos
ter was not foolish enough to belittlc the
influence Of the Irish by repeating the
words of Chamberlain that the anglo
Saxons in America knew how to deal
with the Irish vote. He knew better
than that, and realized the situation as
an American statesman of experience.
lie knew that the power of the Anglo
SaXons in America is OH the wane and
that it Is unable to stem the tide of op-
position against the Anglo American
| movement by Cells and Teutons The
blood of Erin flows in the veins of
american people too strongly to have
them approve of an alliance with Eng
land
The following historic facts, related by
q writer in the New York Sun. in re-
Spouse to ali Anglo-SaXon scribbler. will
show what influence Irishmen have
welded in this country from the days of
the revolution to the present Time
Among other things he says:
| II e. Fl. NJ. will take the trouble TO
visit ST Paul's Church on Broadway, he
will at a glance see there monuments
erected to the memory Of three CeIts
who attained eminence in this country.
| refer to Gen. Richard Montgomery. of
| revolutionary fame: Thomas Adds EN-
| met, one of tho most famous lawyers and
Encouragement of this state, and Dr.
MacNevin, a famous physician and sin
cere patriot
Perhaps e. II. NJ. is versed in Ameri-
can history. If SO he has probably
heard of the Declaration of lndepend-
ence. Twelve of the men who signed
| it were of Celtic origin, namely, Charles
| Carroll. Edward Rutedge, Thomas
Lynch, Jr. John Hancock, William
Whipple. Matthew Thornton ULimerick)
James Smith. George Taylor, George
Read. Thomas Mckean Thomas Nelson,
and Charles Thompson. the perpetual
/ SECRETARY IF rDuvroSs"
| L. II. NJ. may perhaps have heard of
Commodore John Barry, the father of
the American navy. Catholic and a ma
tive Of Wexford. Perhaps, too, he has
heard of Capt. jeremiah O'Brien, who
Won the first naval victory of the revo-
luton for the patriotic cause
In the times that have tried mems
souls the bravest and most trusted of
Washington's associates were men of
purely Celtic origin. for example: Gen.
John Sullivan. Gen. Stephen Muvlan.
Gen. Anthony Wayne, Gen. Andrew
Lewis, Gen. Roche Fermoy. Gen. John
Stark, Gen. Edmund Hand. Gen. James
Clinton, Gen. Rutherford Gen. Thomp-
son. Gen. Irving. and Gen Richard But
ler Half of the patriotic army was