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12 THEIR GLORIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS.
can be fonncl in the Fatherland. The sterling traits of character
of the Scotch in Ireland, their frugality, tenacity of
purpose, indomitable will, must ever be an honor to their
character. Their glorious achievements upon American
soil will ever add lustre to their name, and the mighty men
produced of this race in all parts of the American Union will
give enduring fame to that Scotch race, pure
and unmixed,
which, through great tribulation, passed in mighty phalanxes
from Scotland to Ireland, there ^recruited its strength, and
then swept across the stormy Atlantic into the American
wilderness, subdued forests, founded might}'' states, and has
been foremost in the onward march of civilization. They
are proud to stand alone. Scotch in blood, living or born
upon Ireland's soil, the honor is theirs, and theirs alone, and
none can deprive them of their glorious fame !
Rev. John S. Macintosh, D. D., in an eloquent historical
address at the Scotch-Irish Congress, at Columbia, Tenn.,^ in
of the Scotch and the Scotch-Irish :
"
Peculiar and royal race ; yes, that indeed is our race ! I
1889, says
shrink not from magnifying my house and blood with a deep
thanksgiving to that Almighty God who himself made us to
differ, and sent His great messenger to fit us for our earthtask,—
task as peculiar and royal as is the race itself. I
shame me not because of the Lowland thistle and the. Ulster
gorse, of the Covenanter's banner or the Ulsterman's pike.
If we be not the very peculiar people, we Scotch-Irish are a
most peculiar people, who have ever left our own broad, dis-
1 Lovers of the Scotch race, whether living in Scotland, Australia, Ireland,
the United States, or Canada, will find much of interest on "The
Scotcli-Irisli in America," and in Europe, in the published "Proceedings
of the Scotcli-Irish Congresses,"— 4 vols. The first two were published
by Jiobert Clarke & Co., Cincinnati, O. All can be obtained of Hon. A.
C. Floyd, secretary, Columbia, Tenn. A large amount of facts, and
family Jiistory not to be found anywiicre else, is included m the published
histories of the towns of Londonderry, N. H., by Kev. E. L.
Parker; of Anti'im, N. H., by Rev. Warren R. Cochrane; of Bedfoi'd, N.
H., of Acworth and Gilmanton, N. H., of Peterborough, N. H., by Dr.
Albert Smith; of Windham, N. H. and ; "Supplement to the History of
Windham in New Hampshire;" in " Rambles in Europe, with Historical
Facts Relating to Scotch-American Families, gathered in Scotland and
the North of Ireland;" in "Among the Scotch-Irish, a Tour in Seven
Countries, with History of the Uinsmoor Family;" in " History and Proceedings
of the Celebration of the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary
of the Incorporation of the Scotch Settlement of Windham in New
Hampshire, held .Tune D, 1892;" and in "History of the Morison or Morrison
Family." The last six books are by Leonard A. Morrison, A. M.,
Windliam. N. H. P. O., Canobic Lake, N. H., and all except the "History
of Windham" can be obtained of hirn. "The Exercises at the Celebi-ation
of the One i I undred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Settlement
of Lond(mderry, N. H., held June 10, 18Gi»," by Robert C. Mack, Esq.,
Londonderry, N. H.