The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-05-28
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MIR. MEAGHER said
in the days Of PIT, and Wapoie, il atrocious
crime 10 be young man. But IL maefed little about
the mocking baptism 1t was with The birth, the career,
and fate OF THE party they had TO do In the autumn OF
1884, the hst number OF the Nation appeared
II was unnecessary TO say word des efplve OF that
Journal the truth OF which II The oracle the genius
that gushed from IL crystal waters from golden iouD
tain.
Wherever, in any sphere seryce there beat an hon
est lrsh heart there that testament OF freedom woke
vibrations which, even 10 that houf, had not ceased TO
play there If the intellect OF the wanderer has been
obscured, II his heart has not been tainted with selfish
ness or seheming, have the memories redeemed by that
gospel the virtues il enforced the destiny claimed Tor
Ireland, been eternally enlhroned Such the effect
abroad. AT home IL formed school OF poticians,
who sought on the highest ground aud with the highest
agencies to work the independence OF their county
First OF all, by the invocation OF pure, deep love OF
country; love flowing from knowledge OF all that
noble in her annals; love that through all
yicssitudes dark brilliant. would be fresh.
ve and Astounding be TO the cause oil Ireland what the
river is 10 The land-a source OF beauty, fertility, and
power equally true TO the past the present. and The fu
tuIe rejecting IN It's depths The RUNS OF the buried
ages the green growth OF the living day. and the mex
tngushabe light, the sun OF freedom. which encompass
ed all.
Hence il was, that the long array Of all who had. in
days gone by done good service TO the old andsoders
scholars saiesmenall given back The worship
of those who stood where they had stood in life, and
now, through this pious labor, made the nhertors
OF recovered glory Hence il was. that from their
inscribed graves-from The prescription 10 which
tenous prudence, inloeran loyalty, base ngrali
tude had consigned them--he men who had risked all
dared ALL lost all for reand who had faced the bayo
net and gibbes of the dioclesans of the English throne
who had poured their blood upon the field and scat
fold, and dying with sublime gentleness had only ask
ed of their country, in return Tor the love and life they
gave her. that their epaphs should not be written until
she took up her place among the nations. Hence it was.
these the martyrs OF the island from their sepu
chres summoned FORTH and the DETAINED were canonized
But this love was no, 10 cling TO the dead alone il
was to embrace the living Burying all those ancorous
recollecons OF creed, and lineage, and calling which
had so long served so fearfuly influence the faculties
of the county, and distract and render powerless the
strength which should have been combined buyiDg all
these rancorous recollectons-he purifying eun
ting the disordered strength OF the counlyhs love
realize the holy project of Theobad Wolfe Tone. And
what was that project! Let those who still would trade
and lhIlvestll make money and nosoriety-slll would
flourish by keeping ave in the name OF uod ae vicious
anpathies that had long preyed upon the heart and
parayzed the ygor OF his poor country hearken 10 the
text:
Unite the whole people OF Ireand-abolish the mem
ory OF past Observation-Disclosures the OF
freshman in place OF the denominations of Protestant
Catholic aud Dssen,er" This the proiect-ihs the
instruction of Wolfe Tone this the pIoec,-this the
grea, end 10 be accomplishment the young writers and
orators OF the school of Irish politics Painting to
see this end accomplishments union in politics and So
ceiy, of all creeds cemened-ths love made perfect
did Thomas Davis utter these noble aspirations:
| ''What matter that at dfe rent shrines w.. .m
| We kneei unto one God
What matter that al different times
| Our fathers won the sod
| As Nubian rocks and E,hiop sand,
| Long drifting down the Nile,
For many Hundred mile -
So Pagan clans TO Ireland came
| And clans OF Chrsendom,
| Yet joined their wisdom and their fame
/ 10 build nation from
And oh tweIe gallant deed
To show before mankind
| How every race and every creed
! Might be by love combined
| Might be combined yet fofget
| The fountains whence they rose,
| As hied by many riVniet
The stately Shannon flows" rs
Nodd hislove contract itself TO The island il cherished
to The cause II Inspired Ii went forth into other lands
Wherever the fight for freedom foot it spoke oui
word OF encouragement-a word of exultaton. Sell
dom had there burst upon the OF the people nober
strain Than that in which, to quote him once again. did
Thomas Davis pour forth his soul in these lines
See Russia preys on Poland where Sobeski reigned
Bohemia servis, Hungary, within her clutches gasp,
And Ireland struggles gaiiandy In Englands lightning
| Oh would all thcte unite or battle alone
Lake m00i' f'h W,,S OF CheIksses-,hey soon
That glorious noon.
God send il soon
| Huuah Tor human freedom p'
The effect Of such sentiments was IN 1s43, attract
towards Ireland The sympahes of every country that bad
mIsIule TO depose, or better condition Of laws 10 in
sttuie This was evident, in a singular degree from the
tone and language Of the German, the French and the
Italian papers, published the liberal interest Thus
had !" Young Ireland" foreign pocy"-thus did
young Ireland secure for their country her cause
her struggle, her principles and hopes, concurrence OF
solcitudes and activities among nations speaking var-
Gus tongues, and having, IL seemed, habits traditions
and interests widely ireconcileable.
But the cause of freedom everywhere the same
IN every cline ELECTED the like sentiment and passion
The rution OF il by all nations would eventuaic iu
unanml,y OF peace and good WILL and serene glory 10
The aggregate OF humanity
But what OF the domestic policy - What of that pol
icy which provoked against the young natonaists OF
Ireland the hatred and the hoongs OF the bigoied the
knavsh and the "loyaP'the needy politcian-the cum
ming and Unsuitable hypocritel They sought 10 exiin
guish the feuds OF former days-o drown in a stream,
deeper Than that oil Bethe the memories that bad long
hurled Oh into conflicting fragments the strength which
should have been IN generous peiy combined and were
therefore, denounced "inhdes by every knave who
drove his trade IN Scripture theology.
Were so denounced because they claimed for all men
and ali Time that equally before the law for which their
fathers bad prayed, and loled, and BLEED Were so de
noced because they neither hypocries nor bgots-
had more love than hared-more truth than fasehood
and to this hour denounced because there is not
amongst them conscience flexible enough perpea,e
TO their own shame and dsmnation, profitable or a
popular" conversion. Tremendous applause
Mr. Meagher then proceeded to recapiluate the other
leading points in the design and creed OF young Ire
land laying particular stress upon the efforts made BY
that party 10 place the political on an intel
ecua basis. For this, he sador this striving 10 have
the public mind enlightened, that il could not be de-
cevedtba so its and reckless creduty might
be corrected-ihat so II might be resoute, active, in
repid and aspiringfor this too they were denounced
as "in6dels." So denounced by men who would keep
the people in the dark that they might keep them in
their grasp, and them their eupldy prompted
OF their necessities required
But in the OF "in6deln they glored In the in
fanny which love OF intelligence and truth Incurred il
was Just and virtuous to exut This, as every other