The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-08

ichael Dohepy, one of those men who took leading
in the late revolutionary In Ireland It
ntains 16S octave pages Of letter press and IL itho
Fsph portraits, including an excellent one of Mr.
oheny himself which fronts the title page. IL pur-
rts to be "histsy Of the late attempted outbreak
slsnd, embracing the leading events In the Irish
rusgle from the year 1913 the close of ls4sn The
rrative thus takes in period Of six years and
dering that they the most stirring of the last
hf century in that country, and the most eventful
the wonderful career Of OConneIl we need scarcely
form the reader that hs must not expect
bd pete detail Of all the facts In single
,lume Of the dimensions of Mr. Doheny's book IL
oud require many such volumes there are years,
do justice, and the last year would demand at least
20 volumes II it desirable therefore, TO write
by history Of the "lste attempted outbreak at pre-
mt II we're much better the writer had confined him
II to that alone and extend his narrative so far
ck into aud things which possess very lit
interest for the public ut either eide of the Atlantic
deed the recent events Ia Ireland have lost all
power Of attraction they had and many Of those
no its friends nov turn away disgust
pm tbs bare mention of 1.-The Irish revolution" Mr..
Dbeuy, no doubt. intends by his book. to remove
st feeling, ana TO make the good cid cause popular
cs again but We more Than doubt his success Bet
r. far, IN our judgment to bury those TRANSACTIONS
nelly enthusiastically Tor the present till like
Of poor Vote Tone in Boden st0 vn church
Td a nation builds them tonb" Better like the ep
phi of tnmstJ, chat it should continue written TIL
honor Of the country for which he died Ia red
then history end mankind will d. justice to PEG
who must be content to remain under u ciou TIL
y abs dispel it themselves by unfurug their
Gle % sunbarrt Co The wind under which the ONeiis
q coDneils, the SHrshelds the Mo Murroughs, and
Brian eorus fought and slsd in the light If other
Us That light il now ecipsed. aud writing OF
Dobepy's can disspste t.e gloom At best the
tory OF losS must be- the history Of failure; and IL
,uirss ordinary historical usite tact
,cacy Discrimination. patient investig atIon, hard
Dor, the psrsst imparrlahty, combined with S-high
Ter OF Talent pre- the failure being aggravated
b the confusion from being worse contounded."
Whether Mr. Doheny possesses all the qualifications
which have glanced IL IL unnecessary here 20 in
Ire There Is one he does possess and one he does
Ne Is man OF very great ability, aud his style IL
quent and poetical; but he cannot be regarded AS
passionate an d impartial. He WAS too much mixed
IN the movement himself and too warm a partisan,
write com plee aud fair history. The same obs-r-
ION OF course would apply with equal force to other
cool down; and there is . tendency Ia the human
pd, from which Mr.: Doheny cannot elam any special
mption to magnify those scenes in which we are
minent actors, aud deprecsts overlook those
IN which absent. Self love engenders Q
e, through which objects TO US appear double
ir size while those Mt distance not ut all.
here Is one man among the dtstng uished actors
might safely be entrusted with the putting toye-
OF the facts, II his information were only equal TO
fresdom from any faint of prejudice any desire
self sggT aDdisemsnt nau 10 whom ell repossd
bounded confdep &C. ana whose purity Of olives in
he faid or did, WAS never questioned We refer 10
n Martin, Of whom John Mitchell said That he WAS
fit to be an ang,l In heaven He, however il not
a position to write bistory-hs is transported
lon.o
1T MIR. Doheny has managed to produce readable
k CONTAINING much that Is new to the majority of
isrs, and gosd deal that almost, ii not Alto
her forgotten The materials as far rs they so, are
valuable, but there Is not enough OF them. TIE
is consequently imperfect and meagre-soms.
At like fair human trunk, without legs or arms
hay be divided toto three parts first the portion Of
which the author traces the movements of D Con-
the causes which led to the separation OF the
Ireland party, the early history Ut its progress
The deadly opposition OF the great dsmayoyus;
bnd the account Of the sttem pied outbreak. and
ly, the personal adventures OF Nr. Dshsny, after
rsvolutio defeated. The first Is important.
second unsatisfactory and the third entertaining
sierencs to O'Conuell, the friends of Mr.. Doheny
wish on reading his book, that he had trodden
P s,!ighter aud s.ftsr step over his grave " the
ssitstor dsluded his fellow couutrymen for years
(ut money in his purse, or 60 procure goverumen at
Stous Tor his relatives aud friends, Michael Do
moving around him IA the Repeal Association
at the monster meetings; and only abandoned bis
unes 1T the time OF the secession. IL O'CoonsII
political swinder. what becoaes Of the Integrity
7. Dobsny in following him % long or Of his esga-
In not before seeing through the base dvsgus OF =
with whom he was 80 intimately .scq usinted
him take which horn Of the diiemna he peases
Rqusy Inconsistent Is Mr.. Don-ny's defence Of the
h,lc priesthood. from the cnarge Of defeating tse
sct.d instruction. while In another part of hts
he accuses them of drs wing Away the people from
-iapoard OF Smith o Brsn II they did not defeat
% battle; they had arms la their haads, aud have
n still-the majority Of the priests wers ready
l.sdersn including Mr.. Doneoy himself were
y-tbs military would have dsserted Ia thousan d
be popular ranss-America wsssendiag ip-vhst
prevented n stand up hsht' Nr. Don-ny has not
AIMED pd his part OF MS book Ia to cay tue least
g. exceed pgly lame There IL ons gsrug fact,
h will mention. and which does account for
b q the impoteot conclusion namely though
we're orators aud po-ts. statesmen aud p0iti-
editors and essay lists, Ia vyer- aud hiesa,,that
was not one mihtaIy gsnus, one greas revola-
rIy leader among the waols OF those ~ho assum ID
rsdership OF he people We do not cay this ~as
fault, hut their misfortune; and had y collision
no doubt some of those spirits OF the storm which
the tsmpest Of revocation briags out. would have
AIRED the stage, aud led the Irish people 20
\. II not 10 victory but there was not SUN ,ent
.rt among the n.ads II the party even begin the
and give greater actors chance Of taking a past
s afsma.
- .ulogy on Thomas Davis Is n. be.utifal a. It 4.
snd true but there are soma men exalted bsyon1
due proportions hils some are depressed, who ari
NY entitled to proninenc. ADD credit, uf indeed
IL any credit ia beiog CONNECTED win sneh = de-
kbe fni orsJ and other names, loved aud Cherished
widely kDo~n IN irelsod are wholly omitted frb u
york. though they isborsi ~ eSro-stiy ~ hr Do
They did not perhaps make y, many speeches.
her did whatever practical york theirs wss 20 H.
{ ID A. not men soss Who overlooked: eveat-
moot important character are unacc ,unt ahly oct
found Just where We would expect them FOr Ia
be there Is me- mention OF tins disastrous procsei
at the city OF Limsri'k shsre saith y Br,en
Mitchell ana Thomas Francis M aghsr. wrr-
"a. aud the building IN WHOA dinner VA sivs1
-m scd aud fred Ia o onsega.ncs OF sden1n-
that appeared irom toe pen ~ prisst: vet rni'
hn event that hsd more inhuen5e TOT eri than al
had occurred no 90 that time " vas the ds.tn
81 nope. aud " fell like . thusdsrb,lt upon ta-
"a. OF ireland 90 this continent. IL was suppDled
the old Ireland party had been oonciia ed an
ertsd. and that when the light came, t1-y Ony
ia the opportuH t. Juin y0uug lrsisnd agtiosi
on mon fue Hut despair hllsd the land sai
b - Brisn published . letter. sithdrs~tu< frpn
- life Well " Tor hun, nal ne p.r-s, cred IN
~termioation. But he loved the cause too wuil,
wa persuaded, chiefly ~ Nir Daft, Co iientify
sif With it again. It's doom. bOgeycr, was seated
osrrpmcpt ~as encourages 90 prosecute. aot the
Ii.ut.nan bJasted the people ucre npt with
revolutionary Leaders. The very speeches msis
Limerick dinner by Mitchell aud liss<her Ss;s
phjpct - an isoictment. TIE trial ~ Mitchell
ssfsr.d. he ras convicted sni transported with
struggle w. retcue him Ia DUB iu wsere there hs
90 muuh borsung and a. mosh marching sni
hz suo arming OF confederate clubs The pro-
10 ked TO the capital to strike the nrst bls-. II
aud the vas lest. I'll. verJ best tbink
ean now be done, " to
Breathe not It's name-lst 10 rest In the thade."
pch-py's book IL dejicasd to General Shields
us portraits of she followns gentlemen 80 n
.ou. bad AID som. indiaefeDt-NicDs Doh.-
humas Davis, 4. %. Re,tiy w Obusn, X
man jr, rhsmas y. Nesgn,r, John Mitchell "a
q 'Doaohu-. q. %. duffy. and ioho savage rnl
I'VE Of tbese. particularly Messrs DoheDy's so
are good. the rect are poor, aud NJ tor sr. Dil-
it 4. as tnucn like sny bo4y else - htm.