The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1868-07-19
,.opr1ro STAR AND CATHOLIC nEssENeEa: eEs
New ORLEANS, SUNDAY. JULY 10. ises.
-rcr1,pr OF A. M. SULLIVAN, ESQ

Is nars IA taon INV. With YOU once more, and not to
sneok of the many things to which my nealS
Would give utterance, (aPpiause,) @ Da'' ss as
onr chairman has reminded you, we aIe
here tonight for non,Rod1i1,lcaaf Rnd11 Of pd mel and
thonah YOU have kindly and most generous
~ responded, / desire to tell you that long
ago When had promised to deliver this
1ectnre- let, little thought it could be classed
"a anything more than an humble efiort OF
mine var wav tas 3heR sGoald 90 as Citizens
and Irishmen. (Applause.) circumstances
compel me tonight from slight physical
Inability to keep more closely to my notes
than should otherwise have done. Ihe IN
terval between my last lecture lgreat ap-
pause and the mas ahomd MOI dsnaeo
health, at least-to deliver a lengthy lee
ture, but l say here, as ever shall say In
other respects, it has not weakened me-.
Mr.. Sullivan then proceeded with his lee
ture. which was of an exceedingly vigorous
and eloquent character, and pr3vokea re-
neated and vehement Outbursts OF applause.
His epitome of the events that followed the
French revolution, the wars with the various
European powers-the long struggle be-
tween France and Austria, and OF the several
invasions of the Tyrol--was strikingly gra-
phic and instructive. ne commenced py
stating that the name of Hofer, the patriot
leader of the Tyrol, was not unknown In
Ireland. Throughout the world it was hal
lowed by a fame far more pure than mon
archs could claim. In life he was humble,
but in death lie was exalted. He whose
greatest pride it was to lead the hardy
mountaineers of Passayer had been placed
as high as the giant cOnquerOrs wEosesar-
mics swept the continent with sword and
flame. The name of HOfer was not unknown
in Ireland, but far too little was known of
his life, that great and glorious example of
every enrolling virtue, religion, patriotism,
self and grandest herOlsm. In his
sketch of Andreas Hofer, Mr.. Sullivan gave
prominence not merely to his ardent patriot
ism, his distinguished bravery, but also to
his .deep religious feeling and constant
practical piety. Hofer was as earnest for the
preservation of the old faith as for the inde-
pendence of the Tyrol. The people who
as they were brave. The Austrian rule was
kind and benevolent. He oftentimes went
to Innspruck dressed i'll the national cos
tune, and wore the national colors, and the
people were fOndly attached to him. so
would it be between other countries and
ICheers.) Hofcr was born in 1z67, at the
village inn kept Ivy his father. die received
N moderate education, and when he came
to manhood, was engaged III business. me
lecturer, having rapidly glanced at the
events that led to the first INVASION OF Lne
gave spir1t-strring account OF the iohs
Continued struggle. the desperate cOnhlcts
the series of victories and reverses in whlct
the Tyrolese were engaged under Hotter
He did full Justice to the undaunted vaio
and unfailing fortitude OF the hero ana TN
Tyroleans through every phase o. .hen u
memorable resistance to the armies u
France and Bavaria. AT length Austrl
having been forced into peace with Napo
leon, the Tyrol was left unaided, and eve
uniformed of the termination OF the wa
between the emperOrs. All their enor'
were vain against the overwheimihs ;,' iot,.
that penetrated the country at every pom
The war died out, and the leaders pecan
.outcasts Hofer was for a considerable tln
concealed, but at length Judas, a Corydo
was found (vehement groanlng) to ci9t'
the Bavarian blood-money The conci"dli
portion of the lecture included an eleque
and impressive description of the arrest, q
removal to Msentua, the trial and executl'
of Hofer. He was shot, but he refused elth
to have his eyes bandaged or to kneel, al
himself gave the word to fire. To the lf
he was fervently pious, and beautifully tt
tilted his confidence in God, his love
country, and his affection for his wife a
children.
Mr., Sullivan concluded as follows:
task is done, and now will say farewe
yet on this subject would fain speak
word to the young men of Ireland, to
youth of that country as dear to me rs
Hofer was the Tyrol, (applause,) and p
sent to them as to myself, as great exc
plar, this glorious Christian patriot. 1 e
to them in Hofers words, ooh, frien
pray-pray always that God may presel
to us the old religion and brotherly lo
throughout the land" (Applause.) Of.
days we have heard strange doctrines
has been attempted to import them into {
own country-the doctrine that the cler
of the Catholic Church, the teaching,
Qnthnrity and influence of thn ('hl,rcl, Ia.