The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-10
THE LIBERTY OF IRELAND.
Lecture By Colonel W. ". Roberts. =, .oo..~
M In~GsfuIp.

| Lecture by Colonel W. II. Roberts. =, coon.r
Institute.
lecture was delivered lasr eveanr IN the ,arr. hau
OF tho Cooper Institute by Colonel w. r Robsr,s ~
@rhe Freedom. or Ireland indispensable 10 Universal
Libertyn There extremely large attendance ana
the meeting was characterized with great enthusiasm
Al eight clock General John A. Cochrans was miro
duced 10 the audience Chairman Of the meeting Ia
assuming the chair he made brief address, expresspy
his sympathy with the efforts which being made Tor
Irish freedom
Colonel W. r. Roberts then came forward and AZ
began the lecture After depicting vvidy She miser,
which prevails in Ireland az the present time he said the
proposition made 10 the tilo announced for his lecture
might rather strange Que, and one scarcely
justified by the facts But he beie red that portion
OF this earth could BIO ensayed ~ithou, other portions
being directly Indirectly Interested. He believed that
nation which Ia all ages hal 70 the worid 70
many brave arms right minds, 50 many bill
liant tnteects, 50 many warm hearts, ana when ha"
scattered its children all over the earth. conld not
be oppressed without other nations sharing the cone
qrences OF hor ensagement MANY people we're OF the
opnlon that peacent agitation cou.s bring freedom :"
ireland, but Us proof tha thts~ss not the case ne
would ask what results mad oacn accomplished 10 the
past BY snch corrsss What right hrd England grantei
TO the Irish people until had been wrong from her bv
forey Ireland was today oppressed NJ when Eng
land first gained complete mastery the Green sie,
and would be until her sous rs ng their might,
combining all over the world should sme their herodi
tay foe to the EARTH and her utterly and
forever. 70 shcs how one nation IS intimately
only necessary 10 po,n. 20 the present condi-
ton Of England herself rho English people believed
when they robbed tho rish peovlo o. their properly
and deprived them OF Their liberties that they would
gain power themselves that every pound wrung from
the Irish people would be pound added 20 ther own
wealth, aud that when their lords and arsocracy pos
sessed the soil of Ireland the power Of England would
what had been the resu't9 England, with all her
boosted love OF liberty. with all her hypo-
to-day the oppressed the most degraded and
the brutal country on the face Of Gods earth. In
holders in ENGLAND but in 1915 after lapse of only
forty1ve years. the number OF andanldeFs had dwin
from the Irish people had 70 enrich tho tyrants Of
the English people aud In putting the yoke Of slavery
on Irisbmcn. Eogiishmen nvetcd tho chains upon
themselves. App!ansc) In that fact alone
tho principle proved that wrong Furnishes itsei.
In ls4s in every eight OF the Eoglish people we're
absolute and common paupers lie woald IKE 70 press
that also upon the attention Of those who boosted OF
English freedom and English justice, aud ask whether
the evil caused by Enfkh law and English aristoc-
lacy, whether had been BROUGHT on themselves by
the wretched nise able people What was Ireland DO.
fore England cursed and polluted her soil with tho foot
OF her sodiersy There not country on the fa'o
the earth SO prosperous or 30 happy, or 30 lndepen
republic and the only then existing excepting the
Roman empire Under the name OF kings ireland LAD
ston by the viii Or the people her civilization
into all lands her learning proserbial the genius
Of asf 70 "A h aa aI or s
and though they had faults, b. knew also ihai
they had virtues which neither tho tongue
or SANDER the heel o the oppcssor could take away
from them. The American people had deep stake M
the freedom OF Ireland Nc nation should feel so deeply
interested in Irish freedom as amerca not because tbov
had supplied 50 large iof the population Of Amer
ca because they had made their homes here AMI s
qured wealth and position but Tor another aud very
weighty God had made the Irish race TRUTH,
race and God had gycn Ireland e. healthy and
beautiful climate and whether free or ensiaved,
millions Of her children would be constantly coming I"
these shores Certainly wond be better for them 10
come here a. children or free and independent srcs.
educated in the spiri. OF liberty brought up III fun
understanding of the obligations which freeman owes
TO FREQ government than 70 como here ignorant Un
educated and almost degraded Colonel Roberts closed
by calling upon the American people to assist tho Irish
people 10 their struggle for Freedom from love u free
DOM and the Of bestOwng others the blessed
boon or liberty which they themselves enjoyed.