Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-12-04
Anecdotes of 0'Connell.

He was despOtc and arrogant, SO nave
heard persons affirm but one thing we
NAV say, there was nothing sardonic or
jnhuman in The public combais OF y Con-
nell. Even his abuse had sort Of buoyant
exaygera,ion in il, that made II kindly.
There was no moment in his most angry
invec,ive in which the saddened look Of an
o o,ponen, could not move him and no
storm OF excitement in which the whisper
OF friend could no, soften him. There
was certain tenderness underl, ing all that
passed on the surface OF his nature, which
was ever ready TO bubble up, and TO bring
ihs dvinest feelings Of man sparkling into
light. No opponen, was ever more fierce.
", or more ably, or more successfully, his
antagonist, than Lord Stanley. On one
occasion, " hen OConnell had spoken in
his usual strain on The wrongs Of Ireland
Lord Stanley asserted that he was as
much a friend 10 Ireland as OConneil.
"Then," returned O'Connell, you can
be no enemy of mine-iet our hearts shake
hands 2" Ia the political combats OF "
Connell, there was an intellectual enjoy.
men,, and happy sef-sals action. which
always saved them from rancor or impa-
eabIi,y. In this very case. for instance.
Of Lord S,anley-lhe glow Of honor in The
strife. and the sense Of being strong enough
for il, left no room in his mind for malice.
One nigh, Lord Lyndhurs, was in the
full career Of an eIoquen, TRADE agains, o..
Counell. O'Connell happened jus, to en-
ter the House Of Lords, as the noble orator
was building up lofty climax, which he
capped by Cicero's apos,rophe 10 CaiaIne.
Cs,aIine, OF course. being translated into
Melesian Irish. sisnfied O'ConnelI. "Ha!
O'Connell.' said friend 10 hun. Lynd-
hurs, has been giving you a drubb'ng.'
"All righ,,' replied O'Connell. 81 have
come this moment from the Free Mason's
Tavern, where have been abusing Lord
Lyndhurst. Tit for tat is fair pldy.'
That was coarse retort which he made
to Shaw. the Member at one lime for the
Dublin University yet not more coarse than
the provocaiion. The honorable MEM
ba," (Mr. O'ConnelD said Mr.. Shaw.
"h has charged me with being aciua,ed by
Q spiritual ferociy; bu, my Ieroci'y is not
that which takes for its symbol. deaths
head and cross bones.' NO." shouted
O'Connell, yours is eolrs head and jou
bones" Bu, such unmixedIy fierce ex.
pressions, did no, often escape him. For,
there was commonly iocund and sportive
eay.,y, a quiet banter in The satire OF o.
Connell, which generally tended 10 moder-
ate, Fl, did not multiply its bitterness. His
hi, a, Walter. OF the " London Tunes"
sitting on q bench by himsel!--as his pa.
Der was about 10 aposla,ise. has been often
quoted, and always enjoyed" Like the
lss, rose OF summer O'Connell remarked
=. he sa, blooming alone" Ills hi q, the
journal. itself, was still better. =" The
Times," he wro:e, 4" lies like misplaced
mile stone, which can never, by any posi-.
b,lty, tell the truth" Whatever may he
considered the sins or vice Of O'Connell's
public conduct. he gave uiierance 10 one
maxim, which strikes me as containing q
principle Of truth and power, as grand as
~e can conceive Of. for the guidance Of
public men. II is this: "'hnf no political
adraninee is worfh single crime."-
CReu. Henry Gihs.
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