, 1860-09-28

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During period Of fifteen centuries Ireland
has enjoyed about one hundred and fifty years
Of Independence. She has been under the con.
troll Of others during all that time and continues
subject to England up to the present hour. She
was twice conquered by the same power which
subdued England. Her people, who are and have
been brave and warlike race, often rose in re.
bellion against their OppreSsors once with signal
success against the Danes, and often with par.
tal success against the English. The latter al.
ways eventually defeated them by force Of arm /,
and by setting one portion Of them to cutting
the throats Of the others And since what is
called the Reformation" she has always 70.
mented and continually famed the fame Of dis
cord and bigotry between the Catholics and Pro.
testantA "A divided house cannot stand" but
the people who were thus the dupes Of their ty-
rants were the more easily cOerced into submis.
sion, Il not into loyalty and Obedience.
OF the Catholics, who were the more numer.
Gus, ! shall here speak. They, as . people,
have suffered more despOtism than any other
nation on the face Of the earth, not excepting
Poland. They were denied the privileges Of
their religion and the blessings of education |;
for Il was treason to teach Catholic to read and
write, and he who did so lost his right hand for
tie FIRST offence and his life for the second. They
bad iOrcibly to contribute to the support Of
religion made BY act Of Parliament, which they
believed to be nothing but damnabls heresy,
and having for It's authority . spurious bible.
And strangr Is il may appear in these days Of
liberation and balderdash, they have to do 50
yet But why spin out the whole catalogue Of
their grievancess Suffice il to say, the deyl
could not make them worse An did not tamely
submit TO this state Of things; many lost liG,
lands and country In the sacred cause Of liberty.
Others fed the country, disgusted with the
slasish policy Of quiescence adopted by the ma.
jority Of their cOuntrymen, who were mainly in.
stigatsd BY the Romish Priests, especially since
the French Revolution. The descendants Of
some Of those emigrants are TO be found in every
country, high on the roll Of chivalry. And 4
those who left and those who remained did not
die fighting the battles Of their own country,
the swords Of the first and the sympathies Of
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rotten dynassiea with which they wers dsgusted
hundreds O. yeaTs ago. And the lrishman who
raves r. . me world about his suiieringS thinks
Aosssy 1oo gFeas ~ poon lor any put himself
thsy ~ tney oniy support 1he HOY rather
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Insy are p. sseJsah who are ground down BY
heavy ,a1a''on imposed ey horde Of ials clergy
and other pa'npered msnials Of the Holy.
Church. They arc those who having the finest
country In the world, have neither energy nor
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