New-York tribune., 1868-05-13


blood, aud registered in hell Applause it remained
for full century IN operation and If it had been posi-
would be now matter OF history But the connvance Of
Protestant England the gentle eourteses OF the human
relationship, checked the fun Of this deysh egs
ation and although IL remained in effect fgil century
her TO the midst IN wretchedness poverty
the French Revolution on the other side of the Channel
awed England into justice Ireland has never WON one
single step from the justice Of England she got all she
has got from her fears tAppause In 1898, dreading
the effect Of the French Revolution, and at the bidding
of repeated nsurrections England finally swept away
so4ne of the harsh features of this code. or
course, during this long century Ireland rose go
again and again in rebellion. Like the classic ie-
gend OF the giant hidden beneath the Island of Sicily
and disturbing the Mediterranean by his struggles me
victim people was nothing but one SERIES ior Ini cen
t9ry OF blessed struggles for justice eluaty anu diS M
Appause But the strongest nonaIey OF Europo ST
always conqueror until 1882 when the great
rng-for IL was selfish and protestant M }
led by GIattan and his t tIe & % rth
unteers sOoOO strong into existence out tle slng @
revolution on this side OF inc Atlantic forced CHARLES
JAMES Fox, at the head OF the British Minis
Parliament and put tho capsheaf the laures of Henry
Grattan IL lasted but very few years You remember
of the century when the Union by fraud and corruption
was finally carried al have stood by the cradle OF my
rising Of I7gs when Ireland made her last terrible at
tempt right herself with her own night raaned naai
the fullest vengeance. The militia OF toIi SnliSI rs
tian people were let loose on .ns me o lanes
Charles and the dissenters suferings graphically pic
tETed by Scott grow pse ana e bo their daughters
Ongng TO them and parent and cd dying py te % sae %
der OF their children m dazed with the sight the eye
ceased anything afterward; nants were pueheu
from the bosoms of their mothers ana tossed rom pay
onet to bayonet with devilish skill daughters were
violated in the presence of father ana m mPthhe ,he
had witnessed the ulnes of the outrage Ihe eou9 9e
came 50 dark 50 low on ireaRd ta o 1aSS Il was at
this hour OF despair when OF her bards put nto e
mouth Of the dying Lord Fitzgerald the wen Aho"h
Ireland ny country the hour Of thy pride and 'p'ndor hath
The chain that wa, spue Thy power hangs heavy around
There are marks the fate cline there turns the fortunes
But the the shall restore thee
Thou at chained to the links which world cannot
with y rnn, through storm and through cloud 'hOu shalt so
Thou doomed for the I6aulis.s 70 toll,
Tie blood Of thy sons and the wealth thy soil shall be iayhe and
Thy rchss With tSani. shall be taken thy y,o with coss' paid
And Of millions who thus sunk aid iorsaken,
Eoi one ban stand @ fort. s3I,s a - lsy ,ds name
BVSH Voa realms BY The pgao and he earthquake destroyed
But 10 hope is for thee"
fAppause It was at such moment as this at the very
close of the last century when the hierarchy and nobility
Of the Catholic IA ftn hsd giving s up seed a Down into the
backness Of despair that OConne just then admitted
would follow him would yet lead them to the level OF
British craftsmanship. [Applausel The first speech
which he made protest against the Union IN Janu
airy, 1900, at meeting which was diSpersed IN;
msdate aft9TSord by the veas SSy0hss ster 6e %
devoted himself for few years 10 his proesson and
then he became suddenly absorbed again IN p9llcMai M
agitation. Mark with moment the sltuatlOh IN
which he found himself Tie hierarchy of the Catholic
Church. who had their flock led again ana agalh TO
slaughter score Of times in the century were too SICK
at heart to venture new effort the nobhy OF t tle
Catholic faith were too sad 10 eaa Ia lnel to %
peasanTy OF Ireland STEPPED IN lgnoranee, 70
the earth in poverty, had 40 weight ana no VOICE. oleI
organization nor press Ihey hae aga anu m gs id them
that no man could rouse them except 70 o ieau @ .e
TO the scatfOd. Even Grattan Win loo'VN ,ay payo,
nets behind him, had led them ony 10 Wer
were the tools with which TO make i'll How Should ne
The law of the British statute book, called le CONVEX
tiOn act forbade any political meeing 10 assoCle Win
sprung like the famous Minerva, from the bIA or our
days always the most statesman-nke brain OF
that epoch, familiar as IL seems htoh 70 IISd.,s
linked together the I3 columns and hurled them one
thunderbot at the British throne Applause Assoela
lion was a forbidden weapon 70 OCOnne. Ihe Govern
ment allowed no assembly In one city 10 reeognae lo e
stence Of an assembly ~ any oIner 1 n be had fis con-
stltuency could not read The long ana weary ihhngnS
OF tbe code that had forbidden education at home aud
education abroad had the masses OF Irish
peasants below the level OF any Othef EuIopSan 49,
We sometimes turn with scOrn from the Irlsh
engrant because he brings 10 our shore ignorance ~
were better that lay one hand upon our ps an our
lps In the dust, remembering that II was the hus Oi
our own blood, for hundred years. tlat dragged MN
down 10 that level. lGreat applause Win what to9s
should the great Irish agitator WoIkt SeSins5 , @
case was hopeless all the more so because pointing
Britain and has own country 70 the eTaPe nrncpe ri
tan IN 17s2 he announced as the eardhal piiiho,Po @
Of his agitation political changes worth one
single drop Of blood that e beosy% would never lit
the bayonet against its power He calea asO 10 wy wy
Irish masses and said II yon trust me you snh m & fbe
pledge goodl No man that did not embrace ~ oo - ~
d son t9@E eoSseUted TO take ali four The
that he was born Of an old lnsh race Eyely ii mn M
in nobody that is not gentleman every men OF nun,
lApplause.l He must 10 gentleman from me lne
In other words he must trace his lineage back TO the
legendary OF Ireland, and that OCOnheit uIu anu
Ireland would heoA nobody who did not prove his phys
cal courage in the field He must be either duesL or
ST. Oars was theology and thence the report that
he intended for the Church. which ne denied o tn1
conviction against the duel and for years ne refused
TO look In that direction AZ IaSt Jd SJoLd Inn neT
sistently for months with insults tnIough Wy Puo
journals, and finally OConne consente1 70 y, oJd ne
actual meeting which was attributed 10 MS coWaloe'
and when At at they Ses tSt M Should fire below the
knee, for while he would expose me- ne WVud 10y t t
he hut unfortunately, his bullet was ieW nches ap0se,
and D'EsteTre died In consequence OF the wound OCon-
nell settled pension OF &2OOO ia IaYOI VI i1 "trH
and recorded vow that he would never again DC lou
on The aeld Twenty years later, when Madam
D'Eserre was summoned ~ court III te ,cDe
tIrev ASIDE s5O0o OF briefs aud hurried across the
island 10 volunteer IN her defense. applause @ Lns
was his first aud only duel Thirdly, he Inust 20 INV, hw
yer; not only so skful but so reputedly sknun taS
the peassntfy who bad never risen against nsmu h
And this he was For 80 long years the Ensn paF Win M
ynx-eyed .vgflance watched him 70 cateh MN ~ & tio
esbes of fhe code OF which Rome had sald 90 cum
nngjy devised that Catholic could not it hls Ignt
hand without violating III and yet Tor ~ lonR yeaLs &
1isnd watched him and never did single man VINO iol
loved hs footsteps feel the right hand OF sher on ns
shoulder IAppause Fourthy' he must DO fi man m 1l
Sis own, OF that ] shall have occasion
To- 10 sPeah ,a,H over his career The first Temarka-
bic EFFORT that he made some 20 years later wnen