The New York herald., 1867-03-28
THEOBOLD WOLFE TONE.



very large audience assembled last evening at the
Cooper Institute by the announcement that Mr.
John Savage would deliver lecture under the auspices
Of the Fsnan brotherhood The subject selected for the
occasion by the lecturer Theobold Wolfe Tone and
the Cause Of Ireland" At eight O'Clock Mr. Savage,
with number Of friends presented himself on the plat
form and was received by the audience with hearty
plaudits Mr.. Savage opened by graphically depicting
the condition Of Ireland and the Irish under the
successive regns Of the Stuar under the Protecorae
and during the oppressive reign Of William OF Orange
He then down she time OF the enactment OF the
penal laws code which, the lecturer said IN the words
Of Edmund Burke, "was OF wise and elaborate
connvance well fitted TOR the oppression mpover-
ment Of their human nature ITSELF ever proceeded
from the perverted ingenuity OF man." Thomas Davis,
he sa had welle ptomxed the execution and effect OF
The penal laws IN verse.
They brbed the nock. they bribed the son,
10 sell the priest and ROB the sIre
peT Tpoa a0Ss Ss 1sSs az %o sas .ss r % ssn
Amoag Am as III ,ss msos poor
Were hid the pious and the true;
Aud recreant slave
Had riches, rank and relinue.
Great applause He then recounted. the efforts Of
patriotic Protestants TO ameioate the condition Of the
country referring 70 the writings Of Molyneux, Swift
and Lucas The lecturer the briefly sketched the early
life of Tone. He said Tones lie from the moment he
found his mission was full of energy, action and
achievement that was impossible In brief lecture TO
do the subject any justice The history OF life spoke
to All true and patriotic hearts Like all efforts OF great
ness his labors suggest more than they convey and
supply their own commentary 70 the thoughtful and
nquring mind Wolfe Tone essentially of the
people, his father being tradesman, keeping coach
factory IN Dublin, and his n grandfather being a
displayed so much talent that his tutor pre-
vailed upon his father 10 send him to a Latin
school, say ing that IL thousand ptes to throw
away the boys talents in business that by giving him
liberal education he would rise to eminence After
competinq bis studies Tone entered upon the noble
Which he sacritc ID His aim
object redemption OF his native land from the
gall ny yoke Of seridom imposed upon It by England
The then sketchei the abors OF Tone in behalf
Of the Catholics o. Ireland, his exile 10 America. his
return TO France and tho organization OF the three
great exped ,ions lifted In France and Hamburg
General hoche, Dacndels and Humbert and under
Admiral De Wincr aid the Of the Irish people,
then ready TO revolt against iheir inhanan rulers
board the Hoche When Identified by SIR George Hill
he was in the uniform Of a French officer; but
when ordered 70 he fettered he dvested himself
Of the uniform, Indignantly excaiming "These feters
shall degrade the insignia Of the free nation which
have served" (Applause) Resuming his calmness,
he offered his limbs for the irons and when fetered he
said :-sFor the cause which have embraced feel
prouder to wear these chains than r were decorated
with the Star and Carter OF England" Great applause
Tone, Immediately after his capture, conveyed on
horseback Dublin thrown into the Proyosts prison.
under the notorious Major Sandvs, tried by court mar
tal and sentenced TO DEATH tate which he anticipated
and was prepared for And closed the wonderful
career Of q wonderful man, one who falling a
onv means os any out
can hope 10 win its freedom sustain it-unity and
mutual trust which breeds universal courage Tone not
only struck out this path but he struck INTO il He 70
auguratsd and perfected the greatest organization for
national purposes that had exised p ireland for centu
ries The Of Ireland, concluded the lecturer, in
the days Of Tone the Of Ireland to day Those
who would make It what he designed to make II must
follow his example. We cannot honor his devotion,
labos sacrifices We fail 70 acknowledge the gallant
determination OF those who now aspire to emulate his
spirit the hillsidcs Of holy Ireland II may seem
audacious TO some that men unknown and apparently
Of slight influence should attempt that which he
and bis fellow patriots failed TO achieve. But
let Us remember that this world accepted apostle
Of liberty has told that II tho Of property will
aid pariossm, must call 10 its suppors that nu
merous respectable class OF the community he men
Of mo- properly" tAppsuseD These .'nen in the gap'
must BE- Judged by the cause tnsy fight and die for
ontiuued applause) II the canse v Just the men are
iustieod-(spplauseE most assurodly II Tone and
she men Of 'ss were night the Of 81 mot wrong
Tremendous appause)-and John Bright 10 tustined
and Unstable In demanding reform In England. which
claims be the freost nation earth how much more
justiHable the in ireland, seeking any change
which must better the most oppressed Great cheer
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The audience was briefly addressed BY Mr.. Delaney,
the chairman Of the Brotherhood and Immediately after
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