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 Up to 1928, Mr. O'canneIl vas the ehief agltaiof for Cathosic emaneipasiou. By Casls. oiic aAsociaiioas, which he so managed that he kept ihsna ont ot the taags of the :aw, be brought public opinion t0 hsar nvpon the abuses with such power thai they were soreed Gaaily sogive way Nor did he ens- iiae hls labafs oaIy tn dse CalhoIics. Ife was largely snssrunensal in removing dIsa- bsIiiies from the Presbylerlaas sad other dis sensers.
 Ia 1928, tl,e WeiIfnVton Ministry came isl- so power and vezey Fitzgerald was appoin- led to office by which he had so gn through the ordeal of re-cIection F'iszgeraidss fasia- sr had been membef og the Irish ParIia- tneni, sud firmly opposed the UAioH. The son had always heen friendly tn she Caslso-' lies, and II wax supposed thai nn man could stand against ilitn n the county of Clare, unless probably McNauara. vilo had beea Mir. OConnelI's seeard tn the duel wish D'Esterres hgt he Efoa personal friendship tor Fitzgerald refused ta stand TheCatho- lic Asspcaaiion resolved to test llaeiF stsengah, aud though no man conld then take his seat n the British Psrllament who rsfused CD s~esr the Rnman Catholic seligian idola- Hons, Mr. oNConneil, in June of that year, offered himself as candidate. Tom Steele. OGonnaa Nahon, Father Magaire and o.la- CTS cansassed for sIr. O'CaaaelI- lie hiln- self addressed the peopie from tue hussings, aud after an excited canvass, Mr. Q'Gonnell was declared elected The pexl year Cas;se- lie Emancipation passed the House of Lords which had formerly ssierted Il by large majority, and n hen Mf O'CnnnelI psesenied himself he wes refused a seat unless he took the old oath, though la she mean time lhe emancipation acL had ordained new oath. He refused so take the ald oagh and was heard in a powerful speech on his right ,a his seat. We believe he difficulty was 6nally got over by reelection
 ! He was a member of lse British House of Commons the first Catholic sliiing lhas ssa- ] lion for ceiluriesj and at atdiiiereui times rep- resented Clare. Waterford. Kerry. k.llkeaay and Duhlia. city. A his death we believe he [ represented Cork. He was also elected Lord i Mayor oi Dahlln, the first Catholic who ha.l { held that sisnaliop ter three centuries. To 0'Coaasll and his agssalioa may much o! the credit be given for carrying the Rs- form. Act in the British Parliament ia 1852 His later hissory--his yas, repeal agitation luis monster neessngs---his celebrated trial aud IiDpFisonmeai--hi consequent lFiumph- highest law tribunal III the realal--all these are as well known 10 our readers as recent occursenres iu OUT own eouniFy,
 No man halsling the position which 0'Con- nell did could escape the fate of persecution. lie found Ireland grooming under the chains of civil and religious oppression. LFsng cen iaries had sunk her so lns is the Prlson- house t,t despair that It was hard to rouse her esep io tie dignily-or hope. Other la horers Lad worked hard in lhis ieid of toI ---heF poets and orators. her Muores, Gsa,iaus and Csrfans--had sown the seed ia tears, and her pallioss--her Elnmilis and Fnzger- 1 aids :ssses.s.l sl.e sal llh lheir blood The young and powerful agiiasor followed "A spirit wss moaiag o'ss Esin'stask wstees.
 Aud shsieksd a'es tbe saafssy sPpaaass Of the | waves Hos isng. beloved iand shaii yoar glorious 'dsagA- Bescoasasssor mothers sf soxAsdiy slaves r l That voice was not unhesslei Ireland arose ffons her siambefs. Tte etnaueipatios act was carried Reform Was gainel--risii ] and religious disabilities were tetnoyed--asid esiurasion wase0Granchised- and through isls- tice has not yet fi,Ify ifinmphed, our hope in fhe f,at,ars is hri1lf II, she is.rhA ..f fha .a