It was not an uninteresting consideration. to learn that the Kingdom of Ireland. by a bold and manly conduct had obtained the redesss of many of its grievances. and it is much to be wished that the blessings of equal liberty and unrestrained commerce may yet prevail more extensively. in the mean time. you may be assured. gentlemen. that the hospitality and beneficence of your countrymen. to our brethren who have been prisoners of war. are neither unknown. or unregarded. The bosom of America is open to receive not only the opulent and respectable stranger. but the oppressed and persecuted of all nations and religions. whom we shall welcome to a participation of all our rights and privileges. if by decency and propriety of conduct they appear to merit the enjoyment. I cannot pause to single out all the Irishmen who have borne their gallant parts in the various wars of the United States. whether they rose to lasting fame like General Sheridan of the Union Army in the Civil War. whose parents had immigrated from County Cavan. or whether they were merely "in the ranks." you may be sure that Pat and Mike and Terence were always to be found in the forefront of the fightafter all. a good fight is an Irishmans greatest luxury and his basic concept of good breeding is to restrain himself only so far as to inquire whether it is a private row or whether anybody can join in. Nor will the Irishman be the last to leaveunless. indeed. he is left stretched out on the field. There were three cats of Kilkenny.
Identified stereotypes
Generalizes about Irishmen's love of fighting.