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Mon. Dillon, Cosgrave.
Oregon. Harrisburg, Sullivan.
Ohio: Bellaire, Whelan. Berea, Donovan. Zal¬
eski, O'Donnell. N. M. H., Collins. Col¬
umbus, Goldrick. Kelly's I., Stenton.
Neb. Lincoln, Hickey. Atkinson, Nightingale,
Virginia City, Feeney. Gold Hill, Crowley.
N. C. Bushill, Cummings. St. Marys Br. Cassidy.
N. Y. Oswego, Kelly. Fredonia, Maloney. Co¬
hoes, Barnes. Rondout, Fleming. Bingham¬
ton McTighe. Buffalo, Murphy and Walsh.
Albany, McCarthy.
Pa. Sharon, Duffy. Dunmore, Coleman. Plains,
Mitchell. Oil City, Russell. Rap, Galla¬
gher. Hazelton, O'Donnell. Beachpond Spil¬
lane. Beaver Meadow, Stack. Dubois Ward.
Rew City, Weaver. Scranton, Walsh. Brad¬
ford, McKevitt.
Tenn. Memphis, Hally.
Texas, Fort Worth, Casey. Coleman, Noonan.
Aquilla, Luby.
Utah T. Promontory, Delahunty. Park City, Day.
Wis. Chippewa Falls, Counsellor Geough. Mad¬
ison O'Sheridan.
Wash T. Port Ludlow, Dunlevy.
Va. Franklin, Waters:
W, Va, Norfolk, Cummings.
Wyo. Ter. Rawlins, Moore.
This list of names supplementary to the various
Gaelic organizations should make the Gealic move¬
ment one of the institutions of the day. All that
is required is United action, and the establishment
of a weekly journal would serve as a record of the
work of the movement, and a channel for the inter¬
change of sentiment. We hope the societies will
take the matter in hand, and lose no time in push¬
ing it. They have a grand opening now if they on¬
ly avail themselves of it.
THE IRISH LANGUAGE MOVEMENT.
It is rumored that Professor ROEHRIG, of Cornell
University, contemplates giving up, temporarily,
if not even permanently, the prominent and highly
lucrative public position he holds as Dean of the
Asiatic Department and Professor of Sanskrit and
Oriental philology in the great University of our
Empire State. His sole object for doing so, is to
make Ireland his new home, with a view of acquir¬
ing a practical and conversational routine of the
Irish language, studying the country and the peo¬
ple of Ireland, and making himself thoroughly
familiar with the Irish question in all its aspects,
relations, and bearings. He then intends to re¬
turn to America, or at least to do so from time to
time, periodically, for the special purpose of lec¬
turing in English as well as in Irish, in all the large
cities of the States, on the interests of Ireland, its
people, its language, literature, antiquities, ancient
laws and history. Such persistent efforts on so
grand a scale, cannot fail to do their godly share
towards promoting the welfare of the Irish nation
marking the place of Ireland in history for ever and
transmitting the record of its ancient fame and
glory to posterity for all ages to come.
Such a self-imposed task, such a courageus
self-exile, such a heroic voluntary abandonment of
every pleasantness and comfort of life, of ample e¬
moluments and great resources of all kinds of a
large circle of devoted relatives, collegues and
friends, of a most brillant and congenial sphere of
social and official existence, of so many deep-rooted
souvenirs habits of thought and life, of personal
attachments and endearments, — will certainly be
one of the most remarkable and forever memorable
incidents connected with the present Irish language
movement: We wish Prof. Rœhrig every success
in his noble undertaking, but we also wish that
such an unparalleled, tremendous sacrifice may not
pass unnoticed and unappreciated among our coun¬
trymen on the other side of the Ocean. An enthu¬
siastic scholar like Prof. Rœhrig, one so disinter¬
ested and full of the spirit of sacrifice in every par¬
ticular of life, — is not presumed to be also a man
of gathered wealth and boarded treasures, a hero
in the financial world; and we might almost ap¬
prehend a rainy day for him to come, that would
cool his ardent sympathies, his glowing love for
Ireland and the Irish people too soon and too sud¬
denly: His non-calculating, improvident enthusi¬
asm might, indeed, appear to us unwise, inconsid¬
erate and rash, did we not at the same time enter¬
tain the hope that our people in the old mother-
country will, even in their own interests and in
the very interests of their cause, place the profess¬
or again in at least a somewhat equivalent position
of life, as the one which he on his own accord is
now so generously leaving behind him. The prof¬
essor's life lies open before the entire world, and
among the many biographies and eulogies concern¬
ing him that have been published both in America
and in all countries of Europe, we need only refer
to the “Dictionary of British and American Au¬
thors" (Vol. II. Article "Rœhrig"), to the "Amer¬
ican-German Conversations — Lexicon", the "Aus¬
land", the Journal Asiatique" (1852), the Reports
of the "Smithsonian Institution", etc., etc., not
to mention the daily press of Germany, France,
England and America. Not only has he been for
many years an honorary member of many of the
first learned societies of Europe and America, but
he has enjoyed also the favor and esteem of kings
and princes, he has been knighted and ennobled
and is in possession of brillant orders, titles and
decorations. He would be eminently qualified
for many an important public position of trust and
responsibility, besides his varied accomplishments
as a scholar, having had ample experience during
his memorable and eventful past life, not only as
a University professor, but also as public Librari¬
an, Government Official, International Agent, State
Translator, Diplomatic Interpreter, etc.
We anticipate for the learned Professor a warm
reception on the other side of the Atlantic.
