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CITIZEN, SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1854., s '
termmed to publish this address, and its extensive circulation
among Irishman and the friends of Ireland will be hailed with
much gratification. , '
After the oration, the society convened at its usual place of
‘“‘?”““&'r when the following olllcers were duly elected for the en-
suin ear:
President-Dr. Wm. Reynolds.
Vice Presidents-E. Bellirlgcr, ‘r., Wm. M. McGuinnis.
Secretary and Treasurer-L. T. l’..evi.n.
A large number of the members and their friends assembled in
the evening and suppsd together. Mr. Van Wart proved his skill
and taste in providingasupper for Irishmen, and his guests proved
their toll appreciation of his ability in this department. We may
be -furnished with full and graphic reports of the evening session
which will duly appear.
run on as cusstssrox, s. c.
The Hibernian Society celebrated their 53d Anniversary on
Fr-day. the 17th March, with more than their usual spirit and en-
thusiasm: ’lbcy as their Hall in the forenoon, and
elected the following officers for the ensuing year:- enry .
nner, resident, James Adgcr, Vice President, 1. IV. Caldwell,
Treasurer, VV. P. O‘Iiara, Secrets ,
After the transaction of other business, the President submitted
the following resolutions:
' Resolved, That this Society will present a block of native gran.
e to the monument to be erected in the city of Charleston to
John C. Calhoun, as their humble tribute to the memory of the
greatest at", all Ireland’s illustrious descendants.
At six o‘clocl;, the Society, with a number of invited guests, sat
down to at sumptuous dinner, furnished by Nit‘. D. Mixer, of the
Charleston Hotel. .
Letters of ppclogy were received, among others, one from Gen-
a sa - io '
c‘rsl Shields, In which h ys . “Altl ugh in
my heart at your festive board in love,‘ loyalty and devotion for
ll 0,‘ and ‘our own immortal Shamrock.’ ”
Among the toasts were the following: i
I Ths Doy.,-A festival wbuso lintiulll mtnrn draws clutter In every climb the
I es that unite the sons otlrelsnd.
Inlvmd.-The darkness and gloom that hart! shrouded her career, lire but the
shadows that Veil ms rising of on sun. .
Mn: United Stulu.-In he: infancy utl asylum, in her strength I protection.
‘he holds the Egl! of her sovereignty over all who seek in: shelter of her
Th 5 ' m ‘
by m: 'tl:x‘:B9.gr5hZ1;f?os:.V‘9It1lR. Lil.c spmnor old, nlm sslimalcl her wealth
h The on. Jamie 5hi'eld.s.- In the battle field, and in the Senate Chamber,
s has devoted hlmaelfto his country. Le: no m.ui-nrsh a
name which miisi ever so proudly tllusime the devotion criiio Only to the
land of his adoption. o
A John Mitchel,
Iloila-bound by no fa
which shelters Iilm in his mic. .
Tlmrms Frum:l's Mccuzlter.-To the shores of the Pacidc, we extend to him
its nearly welenriid, which a year slut-s we so gladly i,,.l.io him ni ilirs board.
1? , the evening deputations were sent and fraternal salu-
tfitions interchanged with the “ Irish Volunteers," “ St. Patrick's
Society," “ Irish Mutual Bcnevolennt Society," “ Msagber
Guards,” “ Emmet Volunteers,” and the f‘lllontgomory Guards,”
who were celebrating the da elsewhere. ltlessagcs were also
transmitted by telegraph to the sister Societioa in Columbia,
Savannah and Augusta. - ‘
run luv AT new oshnns.
We take the following from the New Orleans Couritr
consisting o q a number of Father ltlathew Temperance e
ties; Hibernian, St. Michael and St. Jose li Hencvolcnt Associa-
tions, and other Societies and Associations, named after a est ev.
Chnrcli, dressed in their beautiful regalia. and after bcinrv fanned
into line, with the worthy Fathers of the Priesthood in carriages,
‘with banners waving, and some four or five ext’-‘.lent bands of mu-
sic playing ‘ St. Patrick's day in the lllomiug.‘ they marched
through all the principal streets of the city; and we must compli-
ment those in the procession by saying that they were the finest
looking and most sturily body of men that we It we ever seen, wit
that stately mien and erect bearing so characimistic of the ‘Sons
of the Soil.’ 1’ cy conducted themselves with great decorum.
VVe were rcjoiccd to ace the ‘ stars and stripes’ waving by the
side of the green flag of ‘ Erin's lslo ;' it showed that although
they had not forgotten the loud of their birth, iocy reverence the
land they live in. you might as well try to cause the young
mother to forget her first-born-the flower to forget the dew, oran
Aincrican or et eorgo Washington, as a. truo-Matted Ion of the
Emerald Isle to forget the land of his birth. It is true, the foot-
prints of the stranger is seen on the bills where they s orted in
youth-and the balls that once echoed with tint": infantile glcc,
now resound to the heavy tramp of the Saxon. But still, the
Irishman, no matter whether he is awandcrcr amid the Alps,
or in the “'estern wilds or Southern swamp, he turns toward Ire.
landllkc the Jew in captivity did toward Jerusalem, as the Mecca
pf‘ 1:3; heart. and wccpu for his poor down-tralldcn and rlesolato
s e .
. -i-ii: oar nr IIACDN, DA. i
Thonatal day of Ireland's Patron Saint, was cel.:br:ited in lila-
cunwrtli more than usual spirit and enthusiasm. The Hibernian
f.)t0N Tsncv. EB
and the friends of Ireland. upon the return of this ai ‘lpll3l.0lII occa- A
sion, alluded in pathetic terms. to c. a home directed rnncins ofthg
Iriahmnii upon this day, howcv-r distant from his n..‘ o In-id, and
drew in beautiful picture of a mental visit to the Emerald Isle. Ha
noxt proceeded to examine the causes oftho widepsp cad expatrin.
tion of the Irish racmjvho lg" eisztsbbid hm! pouring .n n continu-
ous stroam from tho inliospltall: Eli‘ ores of Ireland, I w illustrate by
their genius, and to sigvmlizs y)t eiplpouragasl; the b. no I of pvc.
country oriptlie habitable pl" “a 6 “(Spa or aim r going Into
Tie will W" i':.'”..“. .;:.-22:2,"; 3:“
"P”''‘“’‘3 “““" "f ""5 mm ,1 on mis-ruleluftbo " ii‘hoG a
Collie race, must be the WW-"Y 5“ “ t “E “ ‘“"
e
mqiinilstintirs ofthe as, were concluded by n son; ..'s an el-
ggant supper and a ball.
.
n A 56 V
dent that the political mate of
. rs: an as iutwiunz.
The Anniversary of Ireland‘: Patron Saint was celebrated in a
style and spirit, characteristic of the Irishmen of Milwaukee.
At 9) o'clock, the Milwaukee City Guards assembled at their
1'
ball, Dicl'.erman's Block, formed in line under the command o
m
fit Society, under the ltlartlalship of P. ltIcI)on
front of the Hibernian Society, was borne a bee
posed of Amaranth and Eternal flowers, in the centre efwhich was
a heart, syinbolical of the devotion of an Irisbman's heart to the
emblem of man's salvation. Thcn followed the standard bcarer,
carrying at beautiful banner, on either side of which, were inscrib-
ed appropriate emblems. > y
In the evening about two hundred and my persons sat down to
supper at Metropolitan Hall, which was beautifully decorated with
banners and evergreens.
The usual patriotic toasts were proposed and drunk.
rah: DAY IN o1-iiss. rucss.
In several other places, including Carboridale Pa., tbsidny was
celebrated with great spirit, and we regret that our space will not
permit us to give the details.
LEITEB FROM 110851773.
The following letter, addressed by Gov. Kossuth to I friend in
Boston, shows the impression produced on the Republicans of
Europe by the recall of Mr. Sanders 2
Lonnon, March 2, 18.34.
No. 21 Alpha Road, Regent‘: Park. i
Iloxoxsn Sin : The last steamer from New York brought nsthe
sad news that the Senate of the United States has refused to
sanction the nomination of George N. Sanders as the,Consul-
General of the United States in London.
s I happen to now what an induential part Mr. Sanders had
in the last Presidential election and in the brilliant triumph of the
' as we had hers, besides, daily opportunity
to see the zeal and energy with which Colonel Sanders has exert-
ed liimsclfto protect and to further the co '
United States, and as w
rises the satisfaction with and the confidence in him on t
' countrymen while bore in their business matters, as well as
the general esteem of all which he had already gained-so has the'
ccision y mentioned of the Senate, as an act void of any
foundation, been of a sort to produce an utter utonishment wit
s all.
country, to feel-that I have any right whatsoever of making any
rcmarks on this much-to-be-regretted aiTa.ii'. -
But the affair has another, a much more important effect. It
strikes, in its consequences, at the very foundation of our most
sacred interests. I mean the freedom of enslaved nations in
Europe, and the future of republican principles on this Continent.
The Consul, Mr. Sanders, has in this respect. shown himself
here a true republican, as a man of principle. He has offered us
llio-alas !-ve rare spectacle of an American standing firm by
his republican principles, professed when but a simple citizen
’ coun , even in his oliieizil capacity as a functionary,
and in all his political, diplomatical, and social relations, as an
agent of his Government. As a Consul of the United States
he has proved himself a supporter of political exiles and a true
friend of the cause of European freedom. He was always ready
to render to us all, who are working for the victory of republican
principles, such scrvicu as viers compatible with the duties and
right! of his position. -
a word, as a true and worthy representative of republican
America, he has proved himself‘, by publicu well as private con-
duct, the supporter ofrepubliean principles. And this was to us
rvico so mucht o more important, as it is more and more evi-
‘urops has reached a crisis which
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justice towards the people of the United States not to ertt at
a conduct similar to that of Consul Sanders towards the ltcpublis
cans of Europe, in a moment like the resent one, merits not only
our thanks, but also the confidence of tlio sovereign people of this
Union, and that be has made himself well deserving in the cause
of the honor, importance and interests of his nation.
It is under such circumstances, Sir, that the Senate has refused
a sanction a nomination of Mr. Sand in Co lttl. The
Senate has, through this, its unexpected dec ion, given a severe
blow to the cause of European freedom. “'e are, indeed, not
only‘to be deprived of the warm sympathy and active cooperation
winch Mr. Sandersgin the circle of his legitimate rights,‘ has so
readily bcstowed on us, but, what is more, the Senate has, by ‘its
decision, given rise to comment: of this " ii-that it repudiate:
its former sympathies for European Freedom, and that it wishes
not that its agents in Europe shall promote the triumph of repub-
lican principles. ,
I am very far from believing that my member of the Senate had
an idea to injure willin ly this cause when voting as the did '
not be will, at least she will not be izgizirul us-to so much we are
entitled before God, the world and the history.
d ‘yet America has damaged us: tho Sanato, by its decision,
inflicte a severe blow on our cause. '
been also often told, While in the United
ones of the people deem it their duty and highest honor to be the
expressions of tho opular will, so that I cannot doubt that if
public opinion waul , in a constitutional way, manifest itselfwith
conaisLerlt vigor, the President of the United States would excr-
eise his privilege with lcasure by once more proposing Mr. San-
ders as the American got-isul in London. J the Senate, now
conscious of the political cctiscquencu of its refusal, would
notion it un nirnourl ; and so, personal feelings yiclding to
higher aims, to fidelity towards re ublican principles, both the
elevated branches of that great lgemucralio Power would be
anxious to 'vs in this critical moment an unmistakable declaration
to the worl , that the oppressed nations in Europe have no reason
to doubt the sympathicl of the United States, while the despair
would learn that the republican sympathies of an American States-
oliicer are I sure claim to the conullcnco of the American Govern-
ment. - I
When I left America, I recommended in particular, to the Car-
mans also, to take care of the grains of active sympathy for Euro-
pean freedom sown in the republican soil; for they sre those
who are writing‘ in their carts the republican fee ‘age of
their new country, with the love for the old fatlicrland. And the
free future of this old fnlberland, is in solidarity with the future
of all other nations. .
Vs are now at that most momentous and critical turning point
where this future has to be decided on for ages to come. no
'1: more in the scale and it can overbaloncc. So I addressed
myself to you, Sir, with the anxious prayer that you may, by your
and your friends‘ exertion, so work in t e press, as well as by
meeting, in sue way that the will of the people may manifest
itself, and that the severe blow struck involunlarily by the Senate
shall be made good again, and the sarcastic laugliterof the despots
shall be clianged into a triumph of European republicans.
ave the honor to remain, with high consideration, yours,
y, Kossiri-ii.
l‘-IR. SANDERS.-HIS OWN ACCOUNT OF THE .‘lfA’l'TEP..
The ex-Consul himself has written nlonglelter, inwhich hs
n-lord correctly surihntsr his rec.-iu to ’porssnsl' hostility and in-
' After detailing some facts connected with the Dzmomzlic
Rama as furnishing a key to the mystery. He thus proceed
“In accepting this office I did not resign an of my privileges
as an American citizen. I entered under obligations to attend to
the commercial business of my count
The Consul has no diploniatic powers, and is not presumed
to be even consulted by the Minister. I did not, howcvcr, wnle
as Consul; my letters were not even dated at the Consulate. It
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tropolis, no odd: how important or valuable the information. But
1 did wi-it&:ind, without contrary instructions from the De art-
mcnt, shall continue to write, as long as I may be here. such items
as I shall judge of consequence to Americans, and I challenge
Senators to oint out anything objectionable in Ilicirl.
“ “What I ad to communicate was not of such A character as is
called for in a dispatch to the Department, but such as I judged
pp be of sufficient importance to be interesting to the people at
are. ,.. .,....
“ I have not acted upon the centralizing policy ofscnding every-
thing to ivsnhingmn nnd nothing to the r-oplr. I feel it to be my
duty, as Consul, to constantly report oucli
might think important to their interests.
"on. CASS. r '. - 1‘ i .
"Upon the nomination of Frank Pierce itwas pvoclaimed by the
ms and from the slump, that by-genes were to bob ‘. ones.. I
never licard it sail that I was to be made the only exception to the s
rul . But as that issue has been made I proudly and defiantly
take it up. Gen. (‘ass has acted only as ninety-nine men in i- ’
nary hundreds would act, and I am glad he docs not now embar-
rass me by his vote. . . , <
' ' I “ ‘HIE Loxoori cossuurn. ,
“ This office is, nll things considered, the most desirable in the
gift of the President, especially for an active, patriotic American,
who will gladly take all the opportunities it olfrrs of giving his
countrymen iiiforniatiori on the many important interests centering
here and ramifying to all parts of the wor .- '
‘f It is worth not less than dftcen thousand dollars a year. I
hope the clevcrest follow in American will get it. Your fellow
. , . ‘ . , G
citizen, so. N. Saxons."
-. Conusvos or Ermorsilv Nu-loss.-According to the Boston
.
for, were such the case, one would be obliged to despair about the
vitality of Republican principles-but it is not less a fact, that the
dccision, though unintentionally, has done Iueh in‘ .
cspotlcal Cabinets Europe are in high spirits over it.
They eonsidcrit as 3 practical relractation and an iclatmlt revoca-
tion of the principles contained in the Inaugural aldrc-is of the
President, and the Koszta note.‘ They atlirin that the Senate has
rejected Mr. Sanders just for the reason of his maintaining most
consistently his Republican principles in his social intercourse
with the Republicans of Euro e. They take it as an assurance,
on evidence that tho Dcspots of Europe have nothing to fear, and
that we on the other hand have nothing to hope from tho Gow.-rll-
men; of America. And while this elicits a scornfully triumphant
smile on the lips of Despotism, the public spirit of the enslaved
natiomi fcols oppressed under it. n a "s just in the present
critical moment, when the faith in the Republican sy
merica was to be so import t, so encouraging and so beneliceot.
. Such is the hard moral blow which the Senate struck on Euro-
pi-an free om. ‘ ‘ . ,
Has the Senate, as I am soniident of it, done this not intention-
ally, so it is A sad thing, that this august body, in tho oggy uri 3-
pbcre of paltry party interests, had not calculated the real elfccl
of ill a . ' .
The remembrance of American history and the logical concate
nations of consequences to be deducted from the iumtlamonl-11
principles of its Slate ntructlire would perhaps utbonze in “I
expect that America should Ilrlp the cause of freedom in Eurnpc-
at least has ever his Excollcncy, the iiclual Prrriaonz. acknow-
Mse-I it, that America is at a drbtor to nnropn for herlIl-'91'l!-
ut even if she shoul not help us, so much have we, at all
Court" , he value of the merchantnay-icsoftlisCantiI'mIl11lM11005
is valued at I50,ll0D,0’J0 dollars. That of the nicrchasnt navy of 1
Great Britain is rated at double that sum. It iseriilonlv therefore. ,
that on the my rational supposition that n stat? OFF!‘-'1"“.‘l: 067--
ducive to com m" rospcrily. H0 MUD“ 1“ “‘,"’l',“ “' “’
strong an inducement to abstain iron:
The one of France in vi"
Fibs: country is c:rric.l on.
1-[nvrr-, Nantes, Bordeaux, blarscillcs, Calais, and Bologna.
Ion, Chcrbourg, and Brest
entries being of cargoes adapted to the trades Collncclcd
with the Frgnch navy’. hi-lp(llan% has ?l:p‘iit1l‘,80l)Syc?.scls. Norway,
upworrlsofmorlo. 3" ,‘h" ",'z[r-m 9 ‘c ya icxnica more tlinn
10,000; but nollbi-ro t (-so as , “Win; ‘one snla also of their
“air, gqunl the tonnage ofHal.and. - Spain, Pflissin, Greece, ",3
ustrla come next. e.-ic V p .
mount of the tonnage of Great Britftim ., g
. Dui-in zhs ilcbotexln tbollguso. If; the 21st iust., on the sub- ,
ycct of gncpr-&aslnggtii:Dpp‘yo pmpignmpys. ll.ir.PJ<-nits, of Boston,
movalt e i; o‘l';II“.s I‘ fl“ . ‘ Y vcs.f mvldcil. Tbgt any
mnmhnr on o ouse e1 ucprtxpn aVlVnB'“.ho any 11...] 1-,.,,,,5e1;
Eonsclelrptious orsscrlipu s against receiving the aforesaid per
ierli a owanco, may CCIIUEI o same'altogc1her, or Xmluca the
same. to such 5 mmmiitm up ui his opinion vmay be an equivalent
for his legislative services, in making allldavlt to dig: emy,-3 before
the 'l‘rcasuvcr oftlie Coiunlonweultli.
mm. to expect, that oh. shall not damage us; that if -he will
are im ortant naval stations, but they ':
a comparatively low position as commercial ports, the ’
aving obout an eiglitccnth put of an
at this part, and nothin-v '
is said. however, that I should not write at all from this great rne- .