The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-04-11

face 10 30 genial, that we must give an ex.
tract. We have rarely been moved by any d
shing so appreciative and eloquent-so fall
Of love to the lead and race, of which he 10
so distinguished an ornament:
Fog me the question il not merely one of
literature. There now exists in America more
of my Irish cw-countrymen than remain in
their native country; and ] eannpt but wislr
that my PoeSry, much Of 'wkioh ilInstrates their
history and religion, should reach tho Irish Of
tho disperBio1y IN that land which has extend. I
ed to theln its hospitality. Whoever loves that |
people must follow II in It's wanderings with /
the storms may have cast it, and by Whatever
institutions il niay be cheriahed or proved, it |
may retain with yigsient fidelity, and be valued
which most belong To the ireland of history
and religion. Tho Irish character is SO easily
mistaken by the sr0ugh and ready philosophy
worst, he sees.' To therest he has not the key.
Broad farce, and broad romance, have familiar
lied mon with it's coarser traits Its finer
| reveals themselves to Poetry, She deals with
| what lies beneath the s6siz face She makes lier
stndy, not of the tavern. bnt of the hillside
chapel, and of the cottage hearth without stain
tear hlotted letter and the fip-worn rosary. In
q face seldom joyless, but not seldom overcast,
she finds something which makes her tread the
| wanderers native land, and share with him
the recollections of the past. Those recollec-
tions dear TO All deep-h races, but dearest
to the saddest, have, TO the Irish, been reality
4 in times when the present seemed u dream"
-Wesmuat mot emit bearing testimony to
the excellence of the typography and the
.saakneea and taste of the binding Of the
above volume. -
Il TIE Life of John PAiipot CsrYGR. BY his
}, son. With Additions and Notes by Il.
Shelton Mackenzie. New York: w. j.
Widdleten.
John Philpot Curran is q name dear to
Ireland-nay, to any nation which can ap.
preciate sterling worth and answering pa
triotism. His life is identified with the last
years Of his eountry's freedom, and the ad
vocacy of her children during the Stats
trials, will forever keep his memory greer
: in the hearts of every true Irishman. o
o him Thomas Davis truly said: /" AS a com
panion, unriyaled in sympathy and wit; a,
: orator, whose thoughts went forth like min
listers Of nature, with robes of light an,
;. swords in their hands; a patriot, who bat
tied best when the flag was trampled down
It and a genuine, earnest man, breathing G
: his climate, his country and his time"
;, Sketches of the Irish Bar. By Richard Lalo
% Shiel. With Memoir and Notes by +
,fI Shelton Mackenzie. New York: w.
). Middleton.
The author of these sketches was one {
the most gifted of a race distinguished 70
eloquence. Early initiated into public lif,
y he joined with O'Connell in establishing til
n n Catholic Association, and rendered invalu
able aid to the holy cause. His speech (
n great anti-Catholic meeting in Londo
d created profound impression on the publ
1t mind. When at later period he entere
N the House Of Commons, he at once took q
re exalted position-sindeed it was concede
u he was one of the best Orators of that bod
!. winning applause even from his opponent
= These sketches are highly interesting, al
I'd worthy place in every library.
r.. Personal Sketches of His OVn Times. E
Sir Jonah Darlington. New8ork: v
a j. Middleton.
d Barrington's Sketches have had, and ST
have, wide popularity. The author b
:, longed to class quite distinct from tn
- to which the persons named abo'
70 were naturally attached. Although q To-
.s aIist, he claimed to be at the same time
ne patriot, although he eonfesses he was Meth
" unqnalifiedly. He opposed the iufamo
lg Union, opehlS awning SAitat tuo AiSh
Of Lament was purchased and sold-chara
he teriziDg that transaction as one of the mo
of fragrant acts of corruption on the recor
s. of history. The volume is characteristic
r the times, and has contributed much to tt
ct amusement of one age, and win, no dout
q. do the same for coming ones. -----
ir. Mr. Gogarty, Catholic bookseller n
= stationer, has the publications of Mr..
~ +. Middleton for sssle.
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