The Washington times., 1911-11-19
W. B. M. MISQUOTES
CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
To the Editor of THE TIMES.

10 the Editor of THE TIMES:
Mr.. McDonagh quoted washington's
address to the Roman Catholics, COM
paratively few at that time-to uphold
Judge De Lacy's Romanization of the
Juvenile Court. the other day, under
vastly changed conditions of population,
whereupon wv. b. NJ. NJ. D." cites
Continental Congress- Address to Ire.
land. for the same purpose apparently,
bat so mischievously misquotes 1t thai,
Of common decency, 1t must be cor
rected. Is misquoting another sign Of
"The Aloysius Truth Society?"
Taking from a shelf of my library a
book: journal Of the Proceedings Of
Continental Congress, Held at Phila-
delphia, May 10, 1775. published by
order of the Congress, Philadelphia:
printed. London; reprinted for ]. Almon,
lT6." find from page to page 1s2.
both inclusive, ''The Address to the
People of Ireland" and turning to page
Isl. I find that the last paragraph
thereon begins With AsSeps our most
term OF the culture of that day, which
w. B. NJ, M. D., corrupts into Accept
our most grateful acknowledgements
gratitude to Ireland for something OF
other when 1t was not.
Now, turning back to page il6, l find
WI b NJ ana M d. sssdinT further Imsauong m
effort to misrepresent Continental
c ngress as inviting the Irish to settle
In America, whereas, In fact, the Con-
spon 1rens hss s1 hsn saS %
her in substance suffer 1t and stand 1t,
or flee from your poverty for asylum
! with us and refuge in our institutions
which, first, you must acknowledge and
thereto comfort yourselves with de-
cency.
On this point. I will quote Continental
Congress, in full, and ": B. NJ, M D.,
word for word, and, first, Continental
Congress-. as follows:
We perceived that II We continued
commerce with you our agreement not u
import from Britain would be fruitless; AMI
sure. to which nothing but absolute necessity
would have reconciled US. 1t gave US. how
ever. some consolation to reflect that should 8:
America would AFFORD You a safe asylum
| from poverty. and in time from oppressioni
your countrymen have found hospitality.
peace, and sfluence and become united 70
us by all the ties OF copsanguinity. mutual
And. second. w. B. M. M. D.. as
| follows:
Irish parliament and the people OF Ireland
| that the fertile regions Of America wouli
which thousands OF your countrymen have
already found peace and affluence. and be,
come united to us by all the ties of con,
sanguinity. mutual interest. and affection"
What divergence! That left on
w..lch would explain that misquoted.
| Continental Congress intention sup.
planted by w. B. M, NJ DIS motive,
Words, phrases and sentences left out,
changing sense of all. Compare fol
yourself and see.
In that Continental Congress of 177a
were John Sullivan, heading the listi
Dyer, Lynch, Patrick Henry and othert
of Irish blood-American patrioS all
and in their cutting loose from British'
Irish commerce. with alternative invita-.
ton to the Irish to nnd asylum ia
oppression, was the Continental Con,
gress proviso that they must be united
with us by all the ties OF mutual in
terest-mutual interest of government
of separation of church and state thcu
as now, and now as then conserved only
| In eternal vigilance, and truth as we'll
| Do you not think so. w. B. NJ, M. D.?
4 ANDREW GORDON GREEN.