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The Irish in America. A lecture by William R. Grace, Mayor of New York, at Boston theatre, February 21, 1886

MLA citation style
Grace, W. R. “The Irish In America. A Lecture By William R. Grace, Mayor Of New York, At Boston Theatre, February 21, 1886”. no date. 973.7 R243 V.13:no.19, McDonnell Bros., 1886.
APA citation style
Grace, W. R. (1886). The Irish in America. A lecture by William R. Grace, Mayor of New York, at Boston theatre, February 21, 1886. 973.7 R243 V.13:no.19. Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3Aslpmiscella_482
Chicago citation style
Grace, William Russell. “The Irish In America. A Lecture By William R. Grace, Mayor Of New York, At Boston Theatre, February 21, 1886”. 973.7 R243 V.13:no.19, State Library of Pennsylvania - Miscellany, 1886. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3Aslpmiscella_482.
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Title

The Irish in America. A lecture by William R. Grace, Mayor of New York, at Boston theatre, February 21, 1886

Subject

Irish -- United States
Irish Americans
Ireland. Irish Land Act, 1870
Ireland -- History -- Famine, 1845-1852
Aliens -- United States -- Law and legislation
United States -- Emigration and immigration
Anti-Catholicism -- United States
Fenians
Land League (Ireland)
Parnell, Charles Stewart, 1846-1891.

Description

This speech contains a discussion of the problem of the Irish in America. Pro-Irish, it cites such remarkable traits as adaptability and the organization of the Irish community for political purposes. Mentions Cromwell's Navigation Laws and the Irish community of Logan founded in Pennsylvania in 1699. Speaks of the Quebec Act, which allowed Catholics to hold positions in business and politics in English colonies. Points to the anti-Catholic sentiment of the original colonies, which they attempted to overcome in their appeal to Quebec during the Revolution. Notes the anti-Presbyterian sentiment in England and the work of the members of the sect in the Revolutionary War. Discusses the immigration laws of the newly formed republic and the early Alien and Sedition laws. Mentions the uprising of anti-Irish feeling as immigration grew, and the 1834 burning of the Ursuline Convent in Charlestown. Speaks of the Native American movement, its attempted takeover of local government and its role in the split of the Whig party. Notes the Protestant Know-Nothingism movement of the mid-19th Century. Gives the figures for American-born Irishmen and their various industries. Speaks of Fenianism and the Land League, as well as James Stephens and Charles Stewart Parnell, as well as Michael Davitt and the Fenian Brotherhood. Discusses sharecropping in Ireland and the Land Bills of 1870 and 1881. Ends with a discourse on Parnell and the other Irish in Parliament.

Creator

Grace, William Russell, 1832-1904

Publisher

McDonnell Bros.

Date

1886

Location Covered

United States

Type

text

Original Format

Pamphlets

Digital Format

image/jp2

Identifier

ocm04880617

Source

973.7 R243 v.13:no.19

Language

eng

Relation

Pamphlet 19 of v.13 of the Rebellion Pamphlets

Rights

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Contact

For information on source and images, contact the State Library of Pennsylvania, Digital Rights Office, Forum Bldg., 607 South Dr, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0600. Phone: (717) 783-5969

Contributing Institution

State Library of Pennsylvania

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.