The North-Carolina standard., 1846-03-18
Mr., looNEY's LECTURE
Ve had the pleasure, of bearinc, "

w GF4ldO tie ptct4SuI6sO nearIno m IT.,
evening last, 81 The City Hail. Iec,r.. thursday
Mooney on the History and presaot ' ~" Oy Mr.
ireland We were surprised, gr.,i6oI I'"ulOn Of T
ed. Surprised, that Irelands' eorTv Ill., ""0 edf
ing asdt does with 50 much TO enoDra V5Y & ''en
ton of the scholar and the antiuuary - s. ne afn
been so long neglected gratiied n .Su'O s.s have
us Lecturer equal to his subject and 1 ~ among
pectations of his auditory edited h. u. ~ Tue e1'
learning, his graceful eocutiOn, and w.; rs 50 sound
and elevated sentiments 80 NO NOeral
MI, Mooney traced with some m;rn,..
early history of Ireland-its settlement, ,,'S 'ne
ginal organization of its government 1s Ofl'
giles against the: Danes, the sea.Kiuo. 81 =
North-lts resistance, and the triumpbs !, ..,: ~s
ed, before England had name for se;sn.. '''
civilization, over Roman power and domin;. au0
its conversion to Christianity under the n,s..S:
OF St. Patrick-its subsequent advances IN %
Sciences in arts, and in manufactures, until i r~
under the yoke of Britain, and so lost ,l, hn,
uncomfortable love of liberty, and the reDown ~
tained for it by its sons in other ages Ire,ona
ne SAID, had been great nation; and, conlipDs3
the eloquent Lecturer, 1t IS sopitten in Heoyen n,1
." history, that Ireland shall again be
Great, glorious, and free,
FIRST hover of the EARTH and first gem of The s..
Mr.. Mooney stated several facts, which 10 \,
were new, and which, perhaps, deserve to be p.
membered. The honor of having invented ,b,
Trial by Jury he claimed for Ireland from wbcD,.
the knowledge of it was carried into England /,
King Alfred, who was educated in The 6rms,
country. He also stated that Irish legislolm,
were the authors of the doctrine which dvido,
the property Of the deceased parent equally to all
the children and he called his hearers 10 be,,
witness that the Americans, in laying the fouudo.
tions OF their governments, had discarded the old
English law of primogeniture, and adopted that
principle in dividing estates which the mind Of
Ireland had furnished II" "
Mr. Mooney also corrected the erroneous i'm.
preston which exists among many in ibis coun.
try, that the struggle in Ireland for Repeal is in
tended to advance the interests or the designs Of
the Roman CatchoIics above those of other,
He said there was no sectarianism in this effort
TO get clear of the English yoke; that, on the
contrary, many of the great leaders of ireland
were Protestants; and that the best feeling was
cherished for each other by the different Church.
es. 1t was struggle for national independence
by the whole people of Ireland, and not by pOr.
tion of her people for the advancement Of sccta.
rian purposes.
We regret that we have no more room 10 de.
vote to this interesting Lecture. Mr.. Mooney is
evidently well acquainted with his subject and he
seems to appreciate the importance of the work
he is performing That work is, 10 lift up Ire
land 10 the gaze of Americans, as she was and a:
she is-to put, if possible, all prejudices agains
her and her noble history TO sleep--to interest, by
his facts, his pothos, and his stirring appeals, all
liberal spirits this side the water, in her past great
ness and present deplorable condition. A bright
day, say we, to Ireland, but darkness and storms
to her opprcssorl G.