New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-13
LECTURE BY ARCHBISHOP HUGHES.

Last evening Archbishop HUGHEs delivered a lee
ture at the Academy OF Music 10 Fourteenth street,
fol the purpose Of raising funds to be applied to the
Church Of the immaculate Conception, now in pro-
grtss of erection in the upper part of the city.
The stsge was occupied by some two hundred W
more Of the Roman Catholic clergy Of this city and vi
entity The body of the house aud the galleries were
dersely crowded, every available place being oc'
cuped.
About o'clock Archbishop Hughes, preceded by
Vicar &c ncras Stars and Mclean and others came
upon the stage aud were received with tumutuous
applause.
Bhhop HrGHEs COMMENCED By saying that the life
and times of Daniel Cornell furnish theme for the
grouping into subject of the most remarkable and
important public events which history has recorded
a. occurring at any time between the birth aud the
death of public man. regret that the task of pre-
seu,pg those events 10 condensed and yet luminous
form has pot devolved more competent to fulfill
II in manner satisfactory to numerous and 50 en-
lightened an audience the one have the honor to
address. II we begin by speaking of the times Of
O'Connen how wonderful are the public events which
occurred under his eye and within the range of his
personal knowledge! For example; a. his birth the
Catholic population of Ireland were under the nhic-
tons of the penal code which had continued for nearly
nev ,eas and had exercised its baneful and degrad
ING influence on three successive generations. 1t COM
bned IN lis malignant foiings over every portion, 80
to speak OF the mind and body OF the Catholics ct Ire
lspd the strong coil of the anaconda, with the subtle
sting Of the scorpion. IL denied them nights Of prop
erty rights of domestic order, rights of education,
rights of regiOn-in short II denied them every rgh.
except that which cannot be called rght, out ne
cessiiy. namely il aimed at making them paupers IA
REGARDED property barbaiaDs III erence to science
aud general education; and either apostates from the
Catholic fsith. adhereuts thereto uuder the dsad'
vsntages both of pauperism and OF ignorance. De
tas OF specific statutes this subec would be out of
place in lecture necessarily brief this must be.
But may esPe's the whole psrslt in the h words S OF
never ceased To be lover OF his IRISH countrymen
He says:
1T bad that is the penal code vicious perfection. It
gested AZ well disposed all its parts IL machine Of
wise sd elaborate consanee aud as well fitted for the 9p
them Of human nature ITSELF as ever proceeded
from the perverted geuuity Of man"
Under the operation Of such a system, which had
leen in force for than eighty years, Daniel
O'Cornell born in 1875. The sword of the Ameri-
can colonies was ursheathed IN resistance against the
oppressions Of Great Britain IN that same year.
O'Connell on all public occasions ascribed the mtga-
ton of the penal code in Ireland to the successful re
sistance of the American patriots. In l717 British
army in s pride OF place, surrendered al saratoga
the once despsed, insuted and illuminated pr0vin-
ciss TIE renal code relaxed IN l775. ms
relaxation was not the striking OFF Of lresnds letters,
but simply lengthening by ink on two OF the chain
which, in its stringent rvetiDgs had crushed her ener-
gies. 1t gave the Catholics power and dominion over
such remnants Of property OF wi ch they had not been
legally pundered during the three previous
generations But still they could not acquire
even by this relaxation. the right TO pur-
cbase. or a. tenants hold any freehold interest.
In ls52 England was involved in war with other enc
mics whose htets rode triumphant and unopposed In
the British Channel She required 20 900 seamen and
~ mil nd m DrfeF
Ia obtain them from Ireland she relaxed the igor OF
The penal code for second time. By this relaxation
che permitted the Catholics OF Ireland 10 open schools
for tie education OF their youth in literature and re-
lig'on-havng made il crime, by her penal laws
dung the previous eighty years for any Catholic to
teach or to be taught in Ireland or else where II want
of ct ucation be IeprOach TO the lish IN later Times
tits historical fact will be sufficient to assign the
reason II reyerses into a sad and literal sense so
far a. the Irish are concerned the hollow compliment OF
Lord Brougham to the enlightenDg genius OF the BHt
in neople wien procaimng the progress OF education
lie announced that the 4" schOomaster was sbrosd
the schoon as,er had been literally abroad from
Ireland during ninety years. His attempt 10 Keep
school or teach any person Ii ireland, Protestant or
Catholic any species Of literature science, was pun
shed ~ law with banshment and ii be returned after
hansbineut he was subject 10 be hanged az felon.
Under these circumstances was certainly the sch9'
masters interest to he " abroad But II any CatLO-
lie child however young, was sent 10 any foreign
country for education, such infant child incurred
cone Ot dirg pensty-tEat H. forfeiture al al ngut
10 propfrty present or prospective. The speaker
,Len went or al some length to speak OF the many
roveryert. of O'Conne and Of the various obstacles
uynNn In hi. way. o cornell was statesman az
wspsss ustrot. He understood that in the bnefest
possible PERIOD be could get himself transported
70 the g;bbet at home to Van DENIM
Land abroad for the crime OF loving or ia
boriro for bis beloved country. But be wac
too much of statesman for bunder IKE tnL'
He cOmpreLep5 from the beginning that IN ordef 70
etc erea: radical changes of abuses IN the comu-
,iv thew mu.. be made uLdeI the progress OF more
humane .deas, patiently urged and psnentiy waNed
for in tie ameliorston OF ths eocsl and Pohlca coz"
dton Of a great State. Hesee, with al the ns,ulai
inpetuosy of biz individual character, he oenleu ne
Caluest and wise.t philosophy Of statesuAhsnlp ~
rsroirg tie relations Of The means lie lhtehIe'i !" IN
rio[ 10 the end be Wa teTInined 70 ACCOM- pnsI'
"a er,v tb-, . yesrs after afulslgh 20 pun ~
md kis RECOGNITION 6i,tngushed MEMBER Of tuo
IN bs, he seems 10 have -tucef out tle oe.t uesus
- IN realize the dreams OF his Afs-IAiho-1
s13.,,,, and the -epesl Of the union WITH kngianl
Tt.fstsT then proc eded to give Mr.. Conneifs
a. r Cs,toIc Emancipation. NotwthstandIng All
qe h,scies he met with, O'COnEel in ISIS CON-
rCsG -. o-rgpitgtion Of that tremendous power
- vas fc,tsred and fed and extended under bis
,-;Ssnc, until in the year le2y, bad already sub
- he apsthy of Catholic Ireland, the hostility OF
osrcemen the adverse nuehalsu CT the British navy
su1 Aruy, The spurious p.rlotBm OF the House OF
Ccnmop:, the wicked Ch<linacy OF the House Of
Iord, SUPPORTED by tse stolen surpices OF the
,..sbl.Lsd church, a tie sane into objects
-ct.e-y.rg 81 Robert Peel, IT, Duke Of Wellington.
Id I,ItLrrst. &ed isst b.. not last Of a.,