The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-11-25
DANIEL O'CONNEII..

Daniel O'Connell is n name which may wei
scare the light ske,cher Of contemporary characters
For little people, snch as D'lsraci, Borlhwick
Slb,hrope, and II crowd Of Others who dance .hei
way To oblivion slight notice is amply sufficient
] feel quite easy in hitting them OIL ] have NJ
great misgi,ings either with Peel, Stanley Mel
bourne, and that class, who are, in Cambridge
phrase, only Captains of the poll. and no, destined
for The Class List Of posterlty: very shining and
pretty no doubt, but al the bes, ,unly bits VI high
ly polished nlediocrily.
We take our station beneath the gallery Of the
House Of Commons, where We have been placed
by friendly member, under the sanction Of a
Speakers order. There is buz among The slran.
gers around us, and There he s.' "'rha,'s o.
Council passes in whisper from mouth TO mouth
See how he elbows his way aong--a grn,a jest ,and
an Irish greeting for every one he meets. lilo APP
pears the very genius Of good nature. The men,
beers crowd round him mean the Liberal men,
beers. for the Others scowl upon him AS though they
took him fcl an incarnale liend which,by the bye,ls
pretty nearly their sentiment with respect TO him
lie walks down the House about half way, and
then turn towards 4 scat usually upon the second
row of the benches, not Gar from Hume, and IL
round him. but chiefly behind him, appears little
phulanx, which, from TIE peculmrilles Of their TEA
iules and their dresses, yon recognize iun'edLlcl,
Us consisting of imporiullons from the Emerald Isle
and iusi,iouS POINTS Of tho lilusliious aud Tar fam
ed tall lie takes oil his cloak, for The House Is
crowded and hot. but he retains his broad brllned
hat. He sits down, and there you have the Lib
orator and bis tail.
II is an Irish question before the House. and
sadly is their palence tried. Shaw and Jackson
Lefoy, and half score others have in,bued th,
very atmosphere with popPy.juicc.
One Of them, even more tedious than his fell
ows, is coughcd and shuIllcd down. See, rs The
noise grows serious, aud the sitting down Of tie
speaker certain, the broad brimed hat Of the Lib
orator is taken of. aud his brown wig Is left ap'
parent. liz, rises and so do dozen Others, quick
as though hundred needles had at that particular
moment pushed up through the cushions upon
which they sat. The members upon his own side
cdalely give way ,ihosc on the other side per
sst, but the call for O'Connell is universal and
not to be resisted. and he is left in undisputet
possession Of the House. Then arises the strong
TAIL voice of the Liberaor, rcdoent Of iIeh aud
peuty brouuc. Ten TO one but the first sentence
he uiters j. Joke ard u joke 80 sci oil 10y care
less comicaliy Of manner, that il is quite iIresis
table, and call, for an answer ,bie peal Of laughter
Ncle how ic, is The broad vein Of hunIor whIri
he is now working; il is not indeed very polished
nor is i, yery delicale-but how it tells The
spectators, who were lately snoring upon the b,'n
ches in the gallery, are now leaning over The ir'n
and sinking their sides. Suddenly again, III
moment, the House is still lie mas passed from
the humorous to the pathetic. lie Is depicting III,
woes Of his country, dwelling upon her wrongs
piciuring her dcsolalon, appealing to roPpressoIs
MANY of those who sit opposite 10 him have laugh
ed heartily and long when the same theme has