To the President Of the United States.
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DEAR SIR We, the Mayor, Aldermen, and
Burgesscs of Cork. in council assembled, desire
most respectfully, in behalf of our fellow -citizons
to express our heartfelt gratitude TO you, sir, the
head of the United States Government, and
through you to her legislature, and also to her
great ard generous people,


In this warm and earnest record of our thank
funess. ii would be out of place TO discuss the
causes of national poverty, restricting the
great mass of the Irish people for subsistence 10
one article OF food, which, though valuable in ma
ny particulars. is in these countries the lowest
class of Diet, and consequently subjects the whole
OF the oorer population constant risk Of scar
city, or even famine, should partial or general
failure of that one crop, the potato, occur.
The lmmOderately cold and sunless summer of
lS45 was follow by deficient potato harvest;
but In 1916 the visitation univ ersal, and its
awful consequences re pressing severely on our
community. Famine brought disease; private
employment for the industrious classes was great.
ly diminished public employment deficient,
and would not supply threo-ftths of the people
with money wages. Grain, at IN exorbant price.
was in many places and difficult of access
starvation and all It's miScres were around us :
but The cry of those who were ready TO perish
was heard, even across the dividing sea- The
American nation with ready sympathy came to
the rescue unsolicited, except by their own hearts
they gave food TO feed the hungry, to check the
tamlne-iever and, under tho blessing of merci-
iul God, to restore the sick health and useful
ness.


/ Sir we are of one blood with YOUR own Anne.
rca-brothers. Many Of the bodes and purest
spirits of England, ireland and Scotia nd have
made thoir homes in the greH Western Reyt.blic
That love of liberty which they carried to your
shores is become your nations character. Of one
mind and one heart with America, we glory in
! her acts of philanthropy; emulate her inde-
peadence. MAY HER BANNER EVER FLOAT ABOVE
THE BRAVE AND FREE.


Sir the generous aid given by the American
| public, and sent on peace making mission in Anne
rlcan ships -of-war, has done more to secure con-
tnued harmony between the counties than any
armament could effect. Your people, bv doing
us good, have recognised the ancestral relation.
ship which belongs 10 us while we, in our COR
fdIal gratitude, will ever use the remembrance OF
your noble benevolcnce the tnisman of amitv.


The light of FREEDOM of trade now dawns upon
I our country the grand law that all men are
brethren is about 10 be mado practical. Your
prompt and liberal frec-wI Offering has been
timely placed the altar OF fraternity lust as
4 the doors OF the temple of commerce are about to
! be thrown widely open. For the future, our mu-
tual necessities Will recommend to us mutual for
boarancc. and mutual benefits exchanged will de-
vclopc mutual estimation, until the best ineres, of
these isIandsand your free States shall bcome as
socIoied. so as every day 10 draw the people more
closely into friendship based on mercantile, mo-
raj anI benevolent intercourse.


Recelgc, sir, our Appreciation Of your most va |.
liable generosity. As Christians and as men,
you have diguitied your nation. Such ;rumphs
are among the proudest laurels which car wreatAe
the brow of the first officer Of great and gener
Gus people.


Done in council at Cork, under the city seal
tho Goth day of July, 1917.


ANDREW f. ROSIIE, Mayor Of Cork.


ALEXANDER MCCARrY, Toaon Clerk.


0c7-It is believed that Gen. Scott has received
orders from Washington, to adopt measures for
disarm;ng the whole Mexican population. as faI
ns practicable. We hope this may be tho case
as we believe that such course is best calculated
to bring about peace.


QIF General Scott, in one of his orders, calls o.
The commanders of regiments and corps, to fur
nsh the names of the sorgeants, corporas anC
other enlisted men, vino distinguished themselve,


IN the recent battles, so they may receive the ben
eft of the act of Congress of March 81, lS47
which authorizes the government TO promote sucl
persons to the rank Of Brevet ID Lieutenant
This is right, and if the appointments are made
IN accordance with merit, an act of Justice will bC
done, those bravo fellows that periled their live.
for their country.


| LET JUSTICE BE DoNE.-The desertion of ;
number of men from the American army. ant
their capture and execution near the city of Mox
lco has given rise 10 many rema rks, rejecting up
on our adopted citizens. The proportion Of for
egners in the Foreign Legion, were American.
"a to So foreigners. The following extract from
the Helena Shield, vindicatcs the much abused
! Irish:


.. has been thought, and we ccnfcss !hat this
was the impression left on mind, that the bat
talon alluded to were mostly from the Emerald
Isle. The New York Police Gazette contains
The names and places of nativity of that infamous
set of scamps, from which we are sorry to learn
that large portion were Americans. They are
classed as folows:-Americans Ga, Irshmen 81,
Germans l6, Scotch 4, and one of each from Eng
land, Nova Scotia, France, and Poland. We pub
ish this account that unj ust reproach may DO ta-
ken from the shou lders of those who do not merit
the sensuro. Let all bear their part


PERRY COUNTY HAS KNOCKED THE BLACK Our.
The following marriage notice, clip from the
Arkansas Democrat:


son the 2Sth day Of October JAMES HApLocK,
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