The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-13

which before his Day, they had been b.oted
IN accomplishing tho former he Wa dtsspponte by
the bIsvfy Of human life ana ether cireamstsn ,ss
IN the latter he succeeded and during his life he
happiness see mainly through his own exerous the
sArs OF Ireland, England Boo land and the colonies
1he great British empire liberated from the eegradir
nrdom to which BY Ubiquitous legsa lion they had been
II with AL his parrotbm he Rad bser Protestant he
night nike others bave distinguished himself by most
susns speeches against tho wrongs infi, by the State
and h fA or OF the rights denied But then he would
risen to species Of only ndvidu sotoriety gene
TAI aomirAtion az patriotic rhstoriciAn. He would
have gone mp IS bisziDg rocket and descended q
mere stiox Catholics OF hardly less powers tlau his
they supposed to be TO the heart Of Ire
iard ~ deep and undoubted sympat hiss, thew
s were 'uSesssyeiy sought to be purchased by toe
or consigned TO execution. Ireland has suffered the loss
OF man, soie and profoundly patriotic devoted to
ntf saIse ont who sacrificed themselves sscr-
need their pubic interest the of their indiv
oual asprAaoss ursustsnsd by any profound acquired
.. npAtny with the great bocy Of the Irish people.
O'CoI eel was OF these. He was statesman AZ
well as patriot he unceirto ID that ia the brsfest
pc sole period he could get himself Transported n tina
gbbet at home Van Oisnan's Land abroad for The
sro oil loving lAbo1ipg his beloved &C untry Bat
ne too much of staiesroan Tor bnnSsr I;ka th;s
be mpiehendsi from the beginning that in order TO
elf CT great snc radical changes in the cou
mtg must be mad. under The progress OF
ineA, pae nty urgeo and pa srty waited the auas
ora OF TIE social and cal conaon ofa great State
fence With Al the natural Dpe.uoy OF his individual
cearscef he blended he csmes and wissst phos
OF sstssnsnshp u Arrspgpg toe relations Of the means
ne intended TO employ TO the end which rs deter
admission puoc life and his r.cogaitSu AZ distin
guShed legal nemo-r Of ths Irish bar seems to have
stndisd out the best means whsreby to realize ths
creams 81 his hIathoEc eruancipauoa and the repesi
OF tas Uaior with England.
Lei % btgn With his ioes Of Csthol: eu,sncips ton
OCc1neh broggnr hereditary influence into the
contest be was not Peer, he tina of peer
But he hAi ths instructive greatness
which ta.e1t ano tmmeoss requirement
10 Inspire He wished 70 break the sttes that
the affairs ard the limbs If hs Csttoc countrynlsn
The task Immense. Ths resistance which il com
aa1a
the resistance Of certain amount OF wisdom on TIE
part OF the Catholic clergy ns country: the re.ianos
OF the ooDirsnt party IN Ireland, the virulencs OF
which was pEoverbishs Orange party: the resistance
OF ns steAd prejudices of the English yeo,nanry SO
cse0 us resistance CT all he corporations Of Crest
srtaD snd rsianc namely, The resistance estsb-
Ashed church me resistance British nay; the
Constance o. the army the Resistance of the Houss
Cemrog ssl OF theua bound by oath TO opp ose the
idea OF Catholic emsncipalor; the resistance If the
mouse ot Lords; the Resistance OF Peel and Wellington
sho Auslesey snd Lord Lyrehurst, and wi say last
but least the resistance OF The British monarch
sei'-sne sh'i41ateo Voieptossy' George tho Fourth
fApp sGSe) UConneil conpreasndec, therefore, what
ne shoud lave TO encounter, and / have
sac before, ne begsn 49, partially and pru-
DENLY sia out his project, whica 20 collect few
lTesk into tssir a riotern Of truth and
o. justice snc when he began the emanc patton of the
Ca hqAcs OF tee British empire easily ueder
stand what dcoui agem he could scarcely
get what wss called house to hear him, house in
fhoss oc.s INFANT ten persons an ienes aud vet
when ne fourc Inly eight 6e not discouraged but
ruhboo into the street and caught two pessersby
brought taem in; and then he began that agitation
men and ove- all opposition tApplause.) vss myself
among thoss Tor many yesrs ana even till ecsntiy
thought hat credit should have been given much
than oiCopnen swsrced WELLINGTON and
TO Pse tne SUM jest or Catholic emancipation;
OF rsceat publication satisfies me that they
yielded Taost reluctantly. And when CONSIDER
a trlnnpE IN contest, the parties to which are
UnsqtsI-Sn individual on one SIDE and an empire
the oshsr-snd consicer tae means by which nat TIL
anph brought abou, it would be worthy of states
to ssudy vail the tactics OF Daniel Oconns, a
statesman TtiS Is the only solitary
in history In which such great results have been
Drought about by rsans .n:ireiy moral and religious
Watched his conduct in his lsogusge, to when
where and hos it would BIS possible for them TO
thrng an Attorney Generals moose around his neck and
brig him tbs b:ief end 10 whioh others
signed before ham, out those be avoided; aad il you will
nncsrstana tbuse maxiEs which ne employed so ire
gusaily, you will that ne not co wsrdne
rot destitute Of nerve and bravery; hut he
3 wise nan and he kneH .hat having excl Led up 70
4 certain point Ct interest his country men. then
it became his duty 70 restrain And. guide, os'
csuse If al any moment he hsd said tho word,
they were; inpst1on. people as they are more
you'd tie impossible diste upon the various pro-
mnent points in tho personal life Of Daniel o'Connel
h3vs sIreaoy fear, exhausted patience, and must
brig ih- PERTH ofmy remarks rhat remains close.
C6oc celi entered pubic IFS IN the 1900 His first
pubic speech against The Union lie of the
i.ts youug protesting Catholic religion who
made Ehelf ut The bar and for long time,
he was hssd ty the hostile judges and shuanei oy his
fellow counsel. But it remarked that while he
not iucravey employed he so use the language Of
Of his fellow osfristers, bot ling up win great
pespex tacss presidents on the bench sad their
Colleagues.
bAg twenty three years c,narued the profess
SIGN OF deriving il income OF from four
to Eve thousand pounds year. In the meantime, with
thar petuosty which belongs hin. and
esressnsSs whic1 distinguished his character,
be rae rcgrrd the dspieAsoi- OF bis rvas and speas
ing d,scrspeculy OF the Corporation Of Dublin he
had 20 nfet one OF Its members. That was DEsterfe
They uist IL toe oarba:ous cue and DEsterIe tel st
the hands o. OConRe That one OF the subjects oil
rioa e hs death. 1t Is true that a. the same time
he cepted another challenge from Mr. Peel,
to meet Beginm; but The fsture Minister
contsved get arrestod When he had got far Lon
don, sad he nsvsr kept his engagement (Applause.)
1 meutit these circumstances simply to shsw that
OC0Dnsl hal rohiDz In his nature of waat the world
sSns'iTas Gala the white feather" He wasnot afraid
OF anyth"g, but he was wise IAN, and amer oriai
pelitt time OF hts with D'Esterrs be
aordec n heaven that be would never accept
cbAlerge fcm any one; snc nsny poitroon, 10 his
future both TIE British Parliament ana elsewhere
took sdvsnt,ge OF bis vow to insult him, kaowng
veSy vel that they exempt from tns retriou
which he would stherwise have inflicted. (Applsuse
Mr. 0conosi has been yartousy reorese nted By many
his ensniss putlshsc looked upon hin rs species of
monster. Those who hne~ b IN ~el knew tast be
bisnjv refined and accomplished gent emsn--a man OF
eminent talents Of the most enlarged aud
violent feelings 81 phiisnthropist During his practcs
at the bar those Orange enemies of his
had a oiHeut cause 10 manage In the -Four Courts
OF Duhiir, Daniel 0'Connen wes their
They sels,ted BIN ard never disappointed
IL The meanIIrne, and WEUsI OtOnneu wa lAoSflng
Win ana tie gasstest Disadvantages for
Eve and ten years TO accomplish .he great end
OF hia life. he cid postpane the opp unity doing
good TO ohers Simply because he coulc not real hs
darling ect his heart. In 1926, bill for the
peal Of ts Test and CORPORATION acs-whch WAS bill
10. the rsla rot OF Catholics st s but Of those Proef
ntA OF tie Bri,ah empire who cid no. oelorg to tie
established ohuxchthat 10 to say. of the dssen
beit Parliament and although oConneI aud his
courrymeo still themselves IN letters, he i. is
said, By the advice of his splrrnsI director, Mr. Le-
strsogs, got Up petition signed BY 10000 Catholics
and 4 10 tie table Of Parliament, where 1t reverted
the ceson Of the ministers snd enabled him erd his Ca
thoc ryrasn their Protestant fellow citizens Of
the empire he css-nters eancipA.sd before Themselves
Aferwssc. -hep IN hue, ne was admitted ana when
the resolutions which mad been imposed reluctantly
re4sved, ycu ana O'Coaren sl his inausncs going
to euss the liberties Of tse British peope spsaE
tine reo- o. Fsrsmept which lad been the object Of
desire v.h az parties Tor than hail century,
snc which would sot have been GRANTEE probsoy til
this dsy had Ii not been ns Daniel oConnsu, ZAP
plouss They CT the changes tnas have