Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1845-08-01
Daniel O'Connell.

The following is an extract from the late travels of
Vlscount UAr'iDgcourt. now publishing, in continue
ton of Waldie's Library:
OConnel broke up the assembly, and then still
surrounded by aduation, incense, and homage, took
The road TO Tara Hal, an immense mansion belonging
to Mr.. Lynch, and situated al Tie foot of The Mountain
OF Kings. There, under a vast tent, a banquet Of
from one thousand to one thousand two hundred covers
was prepared, at which the Lrberitor was to preside.
The managers Of the entertainment had included mo
among the guests; a room had been kept for me in he
house, and was told that my place at table would be
by the side of the illustrious chief | went TO Tara
HALE accompanied by Henry Gratsn. | was most
eager to enter into conversation with O'Connel, and |
was conducted to a small sitting room, whittier he had
retired to ENJOY some repose after The eXertions Of The
morning. The great Hall of the mansion was full of
company: he was 10 join them at a later hour.
Only one or Two of The Llberator's most intimate
friends, and the hosts daughter, The pretty Miss Cath.
crime Lynch, we're with him. He welcomed me with
gracious courtesy, ard made me sill on The sofa beside
him. | had thus an opportunity of regarding him at
my leisure.
O'Connell is TALL" and strongly built; one would
suppose him to be a wrestler OF the olden time. His
eye is animated and Intelligent, his voice is keen aud
sonorous- He expresses himself elegantly and quietly,
and with convincing sincerity and earnestneSa. HIS
gestures are often c%ignifed, aud though there is a
certain vulgarIty 10 his physiognomy, yet his depOrt-
menl is majestic. lie possesses, moreover, all The good
qualities and all the defects necessary for a popular
orator, being by turns rough and smooth, energetic
and yielding, courteous and abrupt.
Our conversation was extremely animated; he spoke
OF the Queen with profound respect, and Of her Gov
ernment with bitter scorn.
"Welliuglon," said he TO me, "was born six miles
from Tara, and this Irishman thinks only how he can
mast IN l. all - 49,
Besides he has solved q problem for me; he has proved
that without actions of real merit, without Superior
talents, one may become a great man entirely by acct
dent and chance. 1t wes at the very moment when
he was about 10 fly from Waterloo that he found him
self suddenly victorious: and he was the last who ex-
pected It,"
was anxious to speak to O'Connell of the dangers
of rebellion, and Of the risks they themselves ran who
opened 10 others The career of revolt.
81, like you, hate sedition,'' he answered; "but op
preston is also odious TO me. | do not labor TO over.
throw, but to be free. | shall triumph by the force of
principle, by the irresistible progress ofhuman thought;
by the breath of civilization, which coniers a new ex-
Islence on mankind, and by the support of a God of
Justice. | shall have no need of war;"
"You may be aItacked-perseculed."
Prosecutions! let Them come. They will increase
ny power"
"But if the sword quit The SHEATH If the axe
menace your headsi"
"Oh, then, have but TO say one word, and on the
following day | shall have under my banner an army
Of FIVE hundred thousand men, nay, a million if ne.
cessary."
SHOW would you arm your ~;roops2"
"Nothing easier! They would take tho enemy's
*lt has been affirmed that O'Conuell's head, next
to tiht Of Napoleon, is the broadcast aud largest that
has ever been known, ]