The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-22

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In the course OF centuries these unnatural laws have
been 20 certain extent modified civilization and en-
many Of them may yet be found unrepeaed on the
English statute books. You may think II bad taste In
upon justice and humanity; ,but at the present hour
there e code OF law regulating the lives lib rites
% the ,sn ps9p s and imposed y English 'rae as
OF manhood The reverend lecturer here explained tho
present law OF eectment which he stated had swept
three hundred and twentysix thousand families COM
prsing two millions of people out Of Ireland from the
year lsA6 to tho present time. That was fair lusna
Of English rule In Ireland Upder such circumstances
II was the duty OF every rhmAn combine and revolt
aganst snch infamous legislation II was wonderful %
remark the slight effect centuries OF wckedsv unjust
and cruel government had produced the Irish
character He believed that none bu, the Celtic
could have withslood such whitening Influences FOR
90 long PERIOD II only owing 10 the tenaciiy Of
the Celtic nature that they possessed present time
greater amount OF public and private than
other people Let them take for instance the Irish
womap.in single lfe az pure as tho driven snow; in
married life, like C;nsars wife, above suspicion Let
them take again, the Irish character for generosity II
was considered crime in Ireland for a 10 dine
with his doors closed Then, again, let them take tho
ted TO friends In the old country the enormous sum
OF 100000 What volumes that fact spoke for
recent struggle between The North and the sonh the
freshmen had noby Wind Gated the strength OF their de-
votion TO their adopted land He hoped, before God.
that they would give unmistakaba proof their
own country Of their love Of liberty. Immense APP.
panse) Father Vaughan then gave sketch OF tho
fanines which have frequently desoaied Ireland and
referred particularly to that OF ~ and as OF which he
was himself an eyewitness He said that the frequent
recurrence Of these amnes rrefunble proof OF
British misrule aud long the English dsspotsm
remained dominant In Ireland famines would every
eight or ten years. In 1892 there had been great
distress In Connanght and that OF the country
Sir Robert Peel then Lord Lieutenant OF Ireland made
journey TO examine into the condition Of affairs In
stead Of telling tho truth he had H. he openly
denied In the British Parliament that there any
suffering among the people, and Knocked at their suffer
ings (HissesD IL that man had insulted the people
OF any other country In that they would have
stabbed him to the heart. When Charlotte Corday
stabbed Marat she did not rid mankind OF greater
monster than be. Applause He THE spcakerI de.
cared before God, angels and that such state
OF things az now exists in Ireland ,s revolving to
human nature and blasphemy against God livery
worthy impulse OF tho human heart every good instinct
planted by God IN tho mind OF man, impellsd him TO
direct all his energies TO remove deplorable
dition OF AFFAIRS at once tAppansel TO vcmovc the
cause OF u and to rise mp Ike and crush out the
Infamous rule that had brought such caAmities upon
mankind Tremendous cbeering.) The reverend
lecturer closed with expression OF his firm belief that
the Irish people, II united were in position to
their independence and freedom.
The meeting was then adjourned, and the audience At
once Dispersed after giving three cheers and tiger for
Father Vaughan and three cheers for James Stephens.