The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-26

tns eye u nsAys. u that vhieA d the Anl o. his d
Their. In sseh hAss.: ses.g had besa revealed rnd-
gone, rads gone credit gons all her interests al
hsrfacultss dssroyedbsnkruptey, situtioo, dssoa
utter ruin, utter snnhistios coming upon her. and
ing with speed and the howl OF the gale Ia the Tropics
they Who had besn true 70 the island true - her 10 the
full 70 her freedom" = they Taithfa to hsrf.
adri the dismantled craft and with of the
and fortune hsr from the royal which
ahs had been sshed John Mitchell the frst to step
deckths first to give the word first to take the
fre-the frst to fall Vehement app.use) The events
then shaking Europe TO the centre stimulate the
where tumblipg Ike tbs idols Of the hsahsu Crowns
were tossed about as though they never had been
them thew would not pick the diamonds and tbs uSiss
from them And as though the angel e the Lord passed
over them, before the Spirit OF Freedom the armies Of
the kings fell PROSTATE to the earth 1t might have
wild belief-but eager for the disenth Almant Of
their land might in such crisis be pardoned the belief
that the people had but strike blow prevail
and triumph Mr. Meagher then introduced the of
Smith 0BIien amid the most applause He
said that he knew OF no man who had larger heart for
the people that he jealous for the freedom OF his
country OF his honor that he threw himself into
the nsurrecti0nsry movement with Roman earnesaess
and devotion TODD had temptations save those
which excite to virtue and to heroic goodness des
and prompts the honest conscience. Smith o. rien
sangune Of than others lie thought
1scSi
Roman Catholic cerrym IL they did not head would
at all not dshsarten and restrain them They
did dishearten and restrain Them This q fact
which he (Mr Mespher) knew who would question.
They did in all tho villages and towns where Smith
OBrien endeavored rally and concentrate body of
armed men They did 80 especially en- that occasion
where Smith Brien with handful of ragged and half
armed suddenly and by the merest accident,
into collision with the police But there were noble
devati, from the course which. body, the Roman
Catholic cegymen thought it advisable expedient to
fhp n,nfry fha in rf~rd in I'm for
ipstance-fuIy prepared and prompt to throw them
selves into the movement to aid it and to bless it.
the bishops and the parish priests opposed to
movement and to suppress it brought their immense
operate On the other hand the curates of the Roman
Catholic Cbuych were to man. in favor Of it. This he
knew, that memorable instance young
marching to join o'Brieu, with body OF brave fellows
he had hastily collected and armed from the hard
stores OF the village when the parish priest appeared
ard with severe admonons dismiss ed the good curate
ana his escort Had the Catholic clergy, as body.
taken another coursehad they gone out, the cian
priests went outas i'll mistake not the archbishops of
Milan had done-had they lifted up the in r,nt of
the nsurgent ranks, there would have been different
story written Who else opposed to the movement
The OConnellites, almost to . man. In Waterford
the most vigorous of them were sworn in as Especial
constat les, to put down the Iri-b rebels' So too
the OrargepaIty whe their church and anniver
saries in danger, and so bucked their armor
OF righteousness and pitched their tents under the
lion and unicorn. &c. too, the landlords, who have
lived upon the sweat and blood of the people, and
tremble lest the grave wond give up the dead.
and the victims of their evictions and exactions
swe ling tns army Of the ;a psecp,rate
crushing etributon So too the Castle folk, who had
their opa glasses their bouquets their scented gloves
beggary their caughter protecs and pro-
vide for So too the merchant the tradesmsr the rail
any amount Of money in the bsnkthey believing that
wholesale depi edation or communicate distribution OF
property the thing contemplated being beaten
into this belief by the lurd scribes and seound els OF
the English press who made the most Of that terrible bust
of the month of June ia Paris ealumnate cry
down in Ireland the cause of freedom and republican
ism. Who then, for its Nome the brave young
mechanics of the cities and the few of the writers
of he Dublin and provincial press the Catholic curate
and few of the peasantry though the heart Of all
in the right place But With them famine had done the
worst 1t had eaten the soul and killed there
poor worm to turn upon the foot which threatens its
human fe 1T was thev said ''the eternal destiny of
the land. and Heavens will be dooel"
Thus failed thst movement in Ireland in 1913 But all
failures altogether failures Let them hope that
such wrecks give bedding for the arch that is yet to
span the waters dividing the Irish from the pro-
missed land in sight of which they have stood long.
During the delivery Of those portions of the
where alusens made to Lord Edward Fitzgerald,
Theobad Wolfe Tone, Robert Emmett Thomas Davis,
John Mitchell Wm. Smith OBrien, and othsr Irish pa
trot- the audience evinced the greatest enthusiasm,
cheering each loudly The bold and frank language
used in reference to the Irish priesthood we'll
ccved and in that passage where tina lecturer said that
the priests had and restrained the popus
toa voice cried ou.-"They shall do it m,re,"a
sentiment which was strongly applauded.
At the conclusion of Mr. Meagher's address, the Pres
dent forward and read the following letter from
Gen. Scott -
Gentlemen should be happy to hear Mr.. Meagh ec's
lecture tba evening, but fear not be abs to be
present
return the tickets you kind enough send me-
and beg that the small enclosed may applied for
the benefit Of the sick and disabled among my brother
soldiers of the First Regiment OF New York Volunteers
Worry truly yours, WINFIELD SCOTT
Soon after the reading of this communication the in
mense assembage dispersed