The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-20

Lecture by Thomas Francis NJ nvher.
This gentleman delivered Grafton at the Broadway
tabernacle last evening, for the benefit of the cren
the late Michael Creane active Irish Confederate Of
1915 The kind effect Ia view wen the fame the
speaker brought together large audience. good many
isAh military companies, attended hy Land pre-.
sent. Mr.. hsagher entered the hall about eight
o'clock. and was received with much applause.
Taking for his subject The Penalties Of Pablo Iife
lie commenced with brilliant description of the Oh
feq,ies Of Henry Clay. great city, opaient a. The
Queen Of heba her feet and head put on ths
seds Of widowhoed and bowed in homage TO the
ny the whose would teach and gndden her
10 more IL was not for him to peak The feel
irgs with which scene like this was commemorative. Az
all such soennities there much hlsehood az well a.
truth Fashion could deck herself "a gracefully In the
n on. ming in those liveier saloons where VITA
such seductive subcty Of art bali and bridal dressss
hoered out and puiIed for sale, Vengeance SELF
eted hair and cool its with copons cups poured
nt in memory Of the cofincd fee " ono ceiling alone
was lie induced 70 ,peas. OF one feeling alone which
here was. more than enc yoape heart in that
yast crowd bewildered with the pageant, the incl
cents 4 recalled, the ambition it inspired Tue by bis
farewell 10 the home Of his boyhood 1t has been ,bs
pursery his iances his friendships and his hopes In
pure bright atmospherein the shadow Of aged aurea
with tho voices OF 'he past coriog 10 him IN aiiueot
streams from tie thrones o, the poets the graves Of
the Mssiahhe has been flied with the passion 70 be
great. Tie celebrities Of bstory,he notsbles Of the
sword becsre to him what the gods were to tire fra
qusnters Of The Ayfnine and Acropols. He would emu
late the best the nobest OF them He would servo the
monwealbe the laurellcd chau pion Of the people
he borne to the capitowonfd shake the pillars Of the
senate TAN with periods which should echo through the
curtains tte osiest and thest Of the future. In
TIA. crowd, that gsat array Il arms these long lines Of
houes hung IN black the funeral the solemn music
and the every lip, be behoas his cream OF
fame fulfilled. che young dreamer should beware 1t
glorious 10 be carried to the grave with all the pomp the
fubc could decree II glorious lave ons's gold
and banners tanning the dusty thoroughfare. But let
him heed Ct the Yel lis hropga which these houors
were achieved Let him beware oftbe penalties Of public
le, lis first appearance IL successful But success
provides envy. They say he's orator Then, his eo
quence too lowesy Last Of ALTO the cimax-
It's hish .eoo usre.--tha''s all Here Mr.. Meagber
hurst into splendid passage on Irish eoquence cing
Commons instances Of s beauty, power, and mSSc,
JealS uea, ovestidden ripen into enmities. hliies
sganft his character ano happiness, pursue the publ;
nigh and day, coil about him even IL sacred places
DO not destroy him with tneir sting dsdgure
him WIN their slime i Is no longer his eloqusncee
Trey otpsrage Ihatbas Teen proved; and when the
appauds, 10 bterest critic may hold his tongae aud
Ike whipped hound hudole himself away. l. il his
TaNicthm ,hey imreach. They write him down
c'msgosue hey ransack The history Of tho mos. riot
Gus Zines and rabies for parallel ITO his h,me.
Throwing aside ,le classics and The nges lisrn
story they dive headng into the iouest pool CT vita
1ssn and sea,s A, y the h.n si The young
than al-worse than schcmr BY ten thousand ii nesl
Worse han hhestae, Tie leper is more hieous +aan
WHO in the face of The Saviour is accounted vsr
ihsn be hat brtie his bones upon the cross Let Kim
TIE Of the Pilgrim Fathers say so The of
The reotls Of 's6 ssy He i an adventurer! To
he public cau1e be bas given all. Tor that cause
has done he best anl dared the worst. TINS. for.
tune, genius, life itself has been devoted to it, II
has net made him rich nor fashionable. nssn-
tcr Of Congress City Judge, General oy BIZ
gade. Il has not put per ny in his pocket feather
in his cap. II leaves him in his manhood poor, bHV ho
nest; bsave though desolate; without salary without
N a Ia N AN n
vcntuIer Personal alone redeem him from
the nfa Of The designation. Let bin rise then; bet
proceeds; plant Kubian Oh bis box with boa round
his neck, paint ape or boar win bloody task upon
tie rspei TO illustrate his ancestry c. him buy house
uptown mortgage it for the furniture and opening oai
Of Lake Huron canal the plains o. Patagonia
icr The Presidency snd be bought of handsomely
the night before the convention sta let him 10 this aad
60 it srarny, and he VIII be no adventure,
but influential member Of The best so:iey.
TIN thus it y that, BY a pleasant fiction OF 20
lodgings the better it presumed that MS morals,
well as his Wardrobe, have unde gone sslutary trans
mutation. The vagabcnd OF Bouogne is bapt,zed anew
in tie fcup Of Versailles. drop two of costly
coronation oil viii ems the key Of Blue Beard and impe
ra bees build honeyconbs in the hoa. Of the dead lion
Of December But Il is not that the dsfat o. hs good
canseespeciaDy il that has assumed the r4agni
tude Of Ievou.ionas it in Hungary, Italy, in
IreanGit Is not that this defeat entails upon the public
msn the prescription which the wOrshppers Of
and their pane ID legioncan nnict Its not this alone
pate aud against which if be srines to be true unto
the end no has unfinchingy to steal himself The
ment he enters public life ha name, and everything be-
hpgirg to him. becomes The property OF the public.
Evsrythng he doeshe pettiestDccones notorious ami
exaggerated Should the brooklyn frrryifty To
nesze in pyoscsniom nox AZ Molas theyn Of ,ha
svnt at TIE other end Of Minnesota before the frost is
ont Of the ground. perfect snarger-a hoosicr from
Ttrre Hauie, buckeye from Toledo confronts him in
stage, says he's proud of his acquaintance ssps him
he hack end invites him drink. He finds it i'm
e. q
out o. certain pnce net defined on the map Of either
hemisphere Scripture says there Is no redemption. H.
capituiaes to the inva He descends into the
change ct The Astor House, other popular and
poIulous resort ana tries the drink He bobs TO the
Gu it is reported in tie highest cicss that he ia
H. med sot, and periodically sleeps in The TomSs. a
corspiator against his good name aud happiness dog
eirg him from the ofice o. the Chief OF Police msgnfes
The glass into gallon But it stops not here. They
deg rim 10 bis home; eoc'ness love death
Itself is sacred 70 them. OF the oppressed Catholic O.
Ireland it was Nuniusely said by Grattan, that pass
and stood ~ his cradle stood by bis bridal bed
s-tocd by his nm" The true Of Every public
No festival Of his festival OF the househ old
gnes-hcweve pure. however secret hos ever sa:rcl
fr The il rasien OF the Shiny spe. who worm
ed Themselves into The beautiful teres of lie aud in
spiey items ard special correspondence in tho puois
prints turned their mole like ami thief like pre- per es
to account They did SO With IMMUNITY from tie ntx
tric'b'e obscariiy which they iiyeo Let a WHO
had figured on the platform in the PARK in tho Legi
tufe Ct TIE state or where incur some domestic
vkitation; let his child ppbisid his coaehmsn bay his
aLscond, or the taiin fhfclfsn, and forthwith
in Irnhe nert tive beading q ~ rathe sppctiz-
ing hitter cfie tarroom Expostuae wi the publishers
ofthc scandal and hey III tel the sfc er pulls
mai Protest against the hearcssIes and neecency Of
strl ping the roof from the sanctuary which should lie
invo able, tearing down the DOORS breaking In thu VIA
dows ara exposing the inse the gaze ard criticin
Of The crowd-proiest against these profauies
erd you viii be cio the rub'c curiosity requires oil
iLeir svoro and that with the burglary and sasi
tho public appetite alone be satisted Home ihrn:
howe, dssr Ia the 10 the richest; home dear
er 70 all than throIe altar riumphal car; home is
N A htg In vxu1nr 20
monument Of his ethers the fount head OF he home
Is hut drifting wreck bin WHO ventures r.o pub c
life Should nc one then, enter into public feY Ii were
eovard'y cor clusion ~ was dcspicabie rrudenoe
witch for fear Of being iaTnpo,ned rhrsnk from public
cGty, when Tie wealth demanded In oreD caur.
the voice and Or the citizen. In sach Grill.
oep mcdesty, however puIe, eegsneraed into
Roh, or somefl irg OF findiei guilt. n
t,sct nspired blu. L.. the young asprant to tha Capt.
tai 60 ior'b Patiently proudly conrsgeousy loi hin
p, tceed. lis ru'b, coutSge, genius, would pro
stronger than The cic. the slsnGeres and the soy. Tn