Southport Telegraph

The following remarks of O'Connell and the Rev. Mr. Moriarty, pastor of the church which was burned by the mob in Philadelphia, last summer, explain themselves:

Mr. O'Connell again rose. and said he had to hand in, the subscription of the Rev. Mr. Moriarty, of Philadelphia, whom he regretted to see in this country. Personally, he rejoiced to see him, but he regretted exceedingly the cause that had brought him there —it was to raise money to rebuild the Catholic churches that had been burned during the late riots. [Hear.] The public were aware that atrocity unparalleled in civilized times, horrors that made men ashamed to belong to human nature, had been perpetrated by the inhabitants of Philadelphia under the name of "Natives," against the Catholics and the Irish. On the first occasion of these riots they held a meeting for the purpose of entering into resolutions against the Catholics, and as the Irish were allowing them to proceed peaceably, they moved an adjournment unto the Irish quarter. They then went looking for a riot, and the person who went amongst Irishmen for such a purpose was not likely to be disappointed, or if he were, he could easily get up a riot himself. They destroyed two Catholic churches, and on the fourth of July, the anniversary of American independence, that brutal and barbarous mob got the authorities to disarm the Catholics, under the pretence that they would be protected, and then attacked them until they were driven back by a superior military force. Such was the origin of this horrible instance of bigotry and fanaticism [Hear, hear, hear] He rejoiced that no Catholic people had ever been guilty of any fanatical violence, though Catholic sovereigns—as in the atrocious reign of Queen Mary of England —had done so. He read the other day in an American newspaper a leading article, stating that peace could never be established in America until the misguided and unfortunate people, the Mormons, were annihilated; and then it added, that after the Mormons were exterminated they should exterminate the Catholics. He would leave the meeting to consider what a state of society it was in which such a newspaper was supported. It was from that system of miscreant murder that his reverend friend had returned, and he trusted that his introduction of him to that association would not be injurious to him in his efforts to collect subscriptions for the erection of those churches [Cheers, and hear, hear].

The Rev. Mr. Moriarty, on rising to address the meeting, was received with loud cheering, and proceeded to speak at some length. He begged to assure his friends that were it only for the sake of their religion he appealed to them, he would not come forward so willingly, but during the recent outrages in the United States it was not only the extermination of Catholicity, but the suppression of the spirit of nationality, and of the movement in favor of Ireland which was sought for.— [Cheers.] Her cause had been advocated by the educated, enlightened, and civilized men of America, but he was sorry to say that the number of such men there was few. Although the name of poor Philadelphia had been seldom heard in that hall. he could assure the meeting that there was to be found love and zeal for old Ireland, and that they were ready to lay down their lives for her sake. [Loud cheers.] They had suffered much there, but in obedience to the mandate of the teacher of nations (Mr. O'Connell) they had avoided every chance of a collision with their enemies. [Cheers.] Their houses had been laid waste—their churches burned—his own life had been three times attempted in the public streets of Philadelphia. [Loud cries of " oh, oh!"] He had nothing to depend upon for his protection, but his own fearlessness, and he did not doubt but that he and his fellow countrymen in America would again raise up the cross to be encircled by a wreath of shamrocks. [Cheers.] He trusted that these words would be heard across the Atlantic. The design of parties was to exterminate, or to frighten them.— Cheers. He trusted no Irishman would leave America. It was intended to frighten clergy and laity out of that country. but they were not to be frightened. [Loud cheers.] They might be exterminated, but it would only be while, with their dying breath, they called aloud for their cross, and for their glorious fatherland. [Loud cheers.] The news of his reception here would be gratifying to his friends in America; and he would be able to make the news ring through the United States, that there was deep sympathy felt for the persecuted Irish by their fellow countrymen in their native land. The Rev. gentleman concluded by commenting upon the ingratitude of the United States, which would venture to exterminate Irishmen, when they had done so much for that country by their bravery and talent. [Cheers.]

The Secretary announced the receipt of the following remittances: $11 from Flushing, Long Island; $25 from Patterson, New Jersey; and $50 from Troy, United States.