New-York tribune., 1868-05-13
DANIEL o'CONNELL.
ADDRESS OF MR.. WENDELL PHILLIPS AT The
ACADEMY OF MUSIC LAST EVENING.

lecture upon Daniel OCOnnel ut the Academy OF AuSio
m this city. The audience good, and frequently R P
plauded the speaker. Upon the stand were sefe a.
olie Clergymen, as follows: The Rev. Ihoinas Eailei
tbe pov sylvester Malone the Rev Joseph r. Woods
the Rev Henry Coyle the Rev. David Muane' Vne rev
James OIeary D. D., and the Rev. Dr' MoilaI'y' MI
Aaron NJ Powell introduced Mr. Philips WIN pilei ana
pleasant speech. Mr.. Phillips came iOi""'O DU ~
pause and said: -, -. o,,.,, -
oS % ,gni reeognize in day one word as active
agitation an 1 Peel once defined the marshalng Of the
q PssGR to dFes ~ IS shs RSaT HSTG S5 Fact ts that the
reer nation becomes the more utterly democratic the
ga af ia institutions Paradoxioal it may seem, the
necestf this outside agitation this pressure Of public
opinion y direct political action, becomes more ana
posSibe overnment produces the freest possible men
and women. the most the least eTve 10 @ Ie
Judgment OF each 0her. But moments reflection VIII
show any man thai THIS was an unnatural ana
@ and freedom in poIitioai forms al
most inevitably tends to make the individual suDsioe INTO
Suppose we stood in England tonight There Is the no
bty. and there is the Church There is tne trading
tho four and provided the member OF either eau stand
oil his own section he can afford IN very large measure.
three He Is refuge and breakwater against
tine R@t S Yrneg egnnt Eo ours Of absolute deHpcrStc
equality, public opinion Is not only omnipoentit Is
s no hiding from its reach and the result is that
take the old Greek lantern and so about to seek among
hundred You will find not one single AmeIloan Nno
really not who does not fancy at least that he mas
something 20 gain or to lose IN his amblol' @ us ;on S
life, or his business from the gGO1t opiSiDn bDi
and the votes OF those ABOUT oss nm; ~;
individuals each one fearlessy DnFgIg puS ne we
vctiOns; nation compared WIN otneI i we aro
afraid Of eaoh other. II were caucus I0-nlgnt @
od OF t hevond ne necessary and tmd nita
tions of party You not only would not oehahu, SOu
tboaSht TT and what / Thought You would demand
Of meand my value as caucus speaker W0nS iS beb
met the demandthat should not utter one snee worn Worn
that would compromise the vote OF next week. AOu
ond demand at party caucus that should hity ex
soty between the wind and water OF your wants anu
at the balot-box the day MVeE, Ss,oo;rgIy ,n
politics. SO with the press sSeanirsS tba Esss can an
afford only to the cresng wave not go Dey9h1 IT,
The editor might well shoot his reader WIN S
with new idea laughter and cheers He must mt
the exact verge the rank opinion of the day am h0V
anding any fault with him am only deseIlohg h tbe
Boston Journals letter. and by appropriate %
induced its editor to print IT, And as we gaent gnTeS m
said - Couldn't you omit thatP SAID NO, WfVte y ~ ~
he fe there Is not boy in the streets that does
not know it Is true but wish you could omit it, Well
printea the WhOie and side by side he put an article
Of his owD, in which he sad we cIpE PSil,,ns Ia
the next column an article from M Mr tnndps tlIdps
and we only regret the absurd and uniOundG9
with which he concludes IT, ebs aIIed hrs head by
rjnng the comment And that again is the lneYltaDl
TeDnbean community. our institutions floating un-
aachored the shifting surface Of popular OPINION can
ZION and oompel reluctant public to look It and to
consider it. Hence as you see az once tne D[asents
largo issue, twenty years ahead OF lts age presents
itself TO the consideration OF an empire or OF repuD
ccsasv of patfornr outside Of the press Of politics
and of its church, whereOn stand men with no canuGate
s9 ase sse With Sn no H Object t but the truth no purpose
tear the question Open and let the ngns TN tUsI t b %
word OF absolute conviction from the lips OF tine AmeTl-
can citizen He is absorbed into the maelsrom OF the
great Presidential canvass, and It Is moral &
that he should look az subject except from the st"u
nucS in expanation Of word Infinitely haed-agitation
and agitators-but an element which the progress Of
day we trace ITS origin probably to the stormy period
the Long Parlsments though IN general history gives
Robinson Crusoe and the first famous EnPlishman noted
From 6s ddy down to ours It's genealoy is perfect This
was the weapon that WibeIforce used when as Lamar
In Ills hands. (Applause This was the wand with
which oCoune broke the tyrrany OF % 5ne Sor anu
this the bright sword which John BIlght nousSs i
the face OF England applause III the advance oShIu ho
ballot aud Repueiean :; itator m H. no doubt
flat experiment now a triumph in the hands OF william
a%ynens h TO- break 100000 of fetters lAppause
on the other side OF the Wafer d,SoIncn dIs inon'
pS tbe masses OF North Ireland TO the level Of British
citizens ARaqse 4nd dns Il 4 ms Ss fnebt fS igaSr 10 ech
very briefly the OF OConnell Ana IN Oroer 10
frame To%s6 NJ anS S Pend yoa Of the history Of the
race In whose behalf be toed You viii reeolleet per
maps many Of you that Elizabeth three centuries ago
claimed that she had conquered Ireland ana tba
from that time down 70 Mlllan H. H. az TninS HnS
Code relative to Ireland grew gradually INTO PeIeot @
code It was Just at the close OF the seventeehn zen
DTv that N assumed its nal conclusive, and definite
se II was the outburst-the Irish Code as we call It.
The code Of English tyranny relative 70 TlSh ~,
as tho outburs OF two OF the strongest elements OF te
human heartrelgous hate and the Hate oi Iace d ,
was the hatred Of the Protestant to the Catholic ana tne
conemptuOus hatred of the Saxon 70 the CeIt we arc
oreiyes tic most unjust the haughtest the most ag
resye the most overbearng ana impeIlousoI al races
our path, from the cradle down to the present
moment. as the saxon race, is marked by q a
eliberate and systematic treadng under our Ieet OF
s today on both sides Of the Atlantic, the same great
lesson England stands at this hour seeonoate power
on the chessboard Of Europe appause not daring 70
rase ber right hand TO help friend or harm foe WIN IN
IN all ChrstendoIn app9use because sne ~ T 10
fayne In the events Of to-day TO the proudest ana INC
most selfish Of European powers, u Ou Sit snouiv
Q I.s before &@d at at AsS same 'rI9s Providence
aying To us saxOns this side Of the Atlantic relative
10 be victim race among ourselves the same great lesson
Yon shau be lust before you strong" Re
newed appausel out Of this hatred GUY OF tnat
next. perhaps strongest element religious hete-came
Catholic peer allowed TO ST II the hS9se Of LOus
hold Office under the English crown Ho could not st on
a Jury he could not serve in Court OF any capacity
either as counsel attorney juryman If another citi
zen was taxed he paid double taxes In regard
so suits at law he could not De q eHeht.
an edminIstTator Neither could he be physician He
could not even travel miles from his own door with
mi hermit from Justice Of the Peace. In regard to
his RELIGION II was 500 fine month II he did not 90 TO
xisit once month PrOesfant chapel. forfeited two
i.S O ~ ne dlr PonT Insfiees Of the Peace could
at any moment summon Catholic into thelF presence
and unless he would abiure his religion they had Alright 70
Iau,sh him from tbe island Two Justices OF the
Peace could summon any Catholic INTO thelr pres
ence, and unless he would abjure his falsh theH
his personal property. ANY. Protestant who saw q
Catholic in the saddle on horse OF more thal 40 aS
Protestant whose ship lost at by the enemysub
onotrv md force the Sathol,cs o bi nei0hborhood 10