The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-10-12
success. She is a remarkable wo-

her husband, and has the sole care
!, of the farm. She showed us round
it, and also carried us to the resting
ing-plaCe OF their tavorilc son, on
which there is handsome monument.
Fa'Aer MaHhcw.-I also meta man
who knew Father Matthew in Cork,
and who was temperance man and
an abolilionist. He told me that
Father Matthew was pastor of Il
Catholic church in Cork. He ap-
pears to be good man. There was
Il man named William Martin resid-
ing in his neighborhood, who got him
to read some of the temperance pa
pers, and subsequently to take the
temperance pledge. He then com
menced preaching temperance and
getting the members Of his flock to
take the pledge-which increased to
other individuals, aud in a short
time it required all his time TO adj
minister the pledge. He went to
Limerick, Il short distance from
Cork, for the purpose of administer
ing the pledge, expecting TO find
about 500 people there, instead Of
which 100000 had collected, all
anxious to have the pledge admins
tered to them. Father Matthew was
overpowered with the excess Of his
happy emotions. He said it was the
Lords doing, and there was no
greater proof of it than His having
selected such u humble Individuals
himself for the task. His Bishop
went to him soon afterwards and re-
monstraled at his departing from the
Legitimate course Of his religious du-
ties. He said" Don't you know
that the publicans in the county do
more to sustain our religion than any
Others :" eyes, was the reply of
Father Matthew. 81 do; and |
know also that your brother is one
Of the largest distillcrs in the coun-
ty." Father Matthew aware that
he would be the object Of clerical
censure, aud perhaps removal, wrote
TO the Pope at Rome, and got a COM
mission sent back to him as Vicar
Apostolic, which took him out of the
hands Of the Bishops in Great Brit
ain and Ireland. The Pope said to
him" You look TO me and | will
look to you," SO that we have to com
mend the Pope tor one good thing,
at any rate. Father Matthew now
travels free wherever he che oses to
so, us no one thinks Of charging him
amy thing. He has been charged
with palslmony in taking a shilling
each Tor medals, but he is not amen
able to the censure, as the amount is
not more than the cost. He is indie
pendent as 10 pccuniary cilcGmstan-
ces, as he enjoys 5000 year which
he inherited from his father, and
which for single man, as from his
situation he necessarily is, furnished
an abundance for his support.
saw Father Nat hew ii! Liverpool.
aud IIule party was made up Tor him to
dine WIlh us. Dinner was waiting, but
he would not come, because he said if he
did, twelve hundred persons would 90
away without taking the pledge. We
Went up to the CllhOIlc chapel aud saw a
number of men aud boys crying out and
selling Father Matthew's temperance Ser.
! mon oflhe last Sunday. Ga coming to
" where Father Matthew was, We found
him administering The pledge to sixty and
il hundred persons at a jane. HIS mode
Of dliIg 50 was 10 make them kneel down
and repeat the pledge as he pronounced ii.
| was introduced to him, as from the Uni-
ed Safes. He took hold of both my
hands, aud sid he was always glad to SEE
any one from the Uuiled States, and ask
ed one a, 10 Mr.. DeIavau and others. In
1915, gave tie first pledge in favor OF
Temperance, bul thought on This occasion
| might as well renew it, and applied to
! Father Matthew TO that effect. He said
{ he would administer it to me alone, and
did 50, al the same time giving me his
medal.
The hair of Father Matthew is little
gray. He told nle that he was about fl
ty.four years of age. He wears a long
surloul which CONES about half way be-
tween his khe $ and ankles, and ol1-fush-
Iuned bouts over his pantaloons He
shakes hands with so many that his hands
md face usually show the effects Of IT,
lie is no way pdrtIcuar-kissing the
faces OF the uIe children which the moth,
ers mold up TO him, whether clean or dir
ly. He administers the pledge to large
number at once. H. then gives them
what he calls the sign Of the cross, which
is ii IiuIe dab in the forehead. and it Is in