New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-27
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tie Of InsGr,econ aud rebellion seemed 10 vanish OUT
of Irpud md happiness and Joy for the time hog was
tne portion az the lrisl people How long ala - 10y
I'm an evil hour Pitt returned 10 hs old designs. VIZ.
wilinm wns RECALLED on tue ON 90 March, ana lreahu
oujoy OF her peace Tor only Two ,h9rt moIths. 49,,
be recalled, there was scarcely parish VA ireland
that DID not send in petition 70 tno ngSn n, All as
vain Pitt had made his nina To carry out ~ owl
views. On tho day tDat Lord FlzHlnain Ieit DuDln,
the princna rz m OF Dublin took the horses from his
carriage and drew the carriage themselves Gown 70 INC
water side. All Ireland was In tears Whoie nauoh
How easy it was y American friends, to coneiliote
80 change. 10 shows TO the English Government, the
English Parliament and tho English people the nino Of
that lies there IN Ireland, and which they nave never
appealed 10 yet and never touched This turns me very
OF hatred
Tho rebellion broke ont and, Mr.. Fioude truly says
the YCtOrs took away tho ola privileges ana maze te
yoke heavier. by the old privileges Dir Froude means
the Irish Parliament which was taken away nope,
citizens Of America, that tins English gentleman Who
has here 10 got verdict from you, VIII 30 Taught
by that verdict that the right OF home legislation not
privilege, but the right OF every nation on tho cartn
tGreat applause.
Then, in Che course OF his lecture. gong back 70
strengthen his argument, he says: " You mutt not
blame England for being hard upon you Iishmen she
took away your Parliament, she inflicted upon You u
heavier yoke than you tore BEFORE but she could not
help 10, IL was your faultwhat made you rebel q
This Is the argument which the learned gentleman
Ho says the penal laws never would have been
carried out only for the revolution IN ireland IN 100
Now. tho revolution OF 1000 meant the war that Hug
cording TO this learned historian, the penal laws were
the result effect and consequence OF that revolution
Remember, he fixes that date himself, 1000 lLaughter
Now, my friends, what Is the record OF history Inc
penal laws began TO operate in Ireland In 1854 IKE
In 1881 tho Archbishop OF Armagh the Primate Of
Ireland, who an Engsbnan by tho name OF Crom0'
put into jail and left there FOR denying the snpfe
macy Of Harry the Eighth over inc Chureh Oh G9g.
Passing he succeeding years OF Harry the Eights
reign, passing the enactment5 OF Somerset under
Edward the sixth we come to EzaOeths reign anu we
find that she assembled Parliament IN 1000 years
before Dir. FrOude'o revolution. ltreat lauglterI
Here Is one Of the laws passed ny that falllameht
All officers AMI ministers ecclesiastical OF ay-taC
took bound TO take the oath OF supremacy"
They were bound 20 swear that Queen Elzaoeth was
Popess. [Laughter.l That she was the Head OF the
Church. that the OF the Apostles, that
she was the representative OF st. Peter lGreat laugh
teri
Ezabeth-al obliged to take this OATH under pain
Of forfeiture and total incapaeity Any one VINO ais
puted her claims TO spiritual supremacy was 10 Ioao
for the first oense all his estate real ana personal anu
he had estate that were not worth more tan ~
put for year in jail and for the second ana
third oense he was guilty Oh hlgh treason, ana pau 10
death. 49,,
TO enforce thom. Mr.. Froude says they were not en-
forced but we have the acts OF Queen Ezabeths Par
lament appointing inagisrates ana oCers 10 20 os
and enforce these laws ana these were maze O years
before the revolution which Mr. Froude audes to as the
How then can that gentleman ask us to regard the
penal laws as the effect OF that revolutions IN my
the effect generally follows the cause. lLaughter
But this English philosophical historian puts the eHect
az we say in Ireland that putting the cart before the
horse. lUproarious aughterJ
WHY QUEEN ELIZABETH NEEDED PENAL LAWS.
But my friends Mr. Froude tells us, II you remember,
in his recent lecture, that the penal laws OF Elizabeth
were occasoned by the political necessity OF her sua
ton. Here is his argument he gives it. He says:
Elizabeth could not afford to let Ireland be Catholic,
because II Ireland Catholic Ireland must be hostile
to Elizabeth" may tell you now, and hope the ladies
here will pardon for mentioning it, that Queen Eliza
beth was not legitimate child. Her name In common
parance Is too vile for the ladies here
TO hear. Suffice 1t to that Eizabeths mother was
not Elizabeth's fathers wife. lGreat laughterl The
Queen OF England knew the ancient adherence that
Ireland had for such vice. She knew that adherence
out OF Ireands CaholctY and therefore she could
not allow Ireland TO remain Catholic because Ireland
would be hostile TO her II Ireland remained Catholic.
The oily way ;h5 aiii2hls Queen could FOOT put the
Catholics in ireland was by penal laws; making ~
felony for any Irishman 10 remain In Ireland Catholic
Therefore, the English historian says that she passed
these laws because she could not help herself and that
she coerced by the necessity OF her situation"
Now argue from this argument OF Mr.. Froudes, that
If Elizabeth obliged whether she would or not to
pass penal laws why does he turn around and say
that these laws were the effect OF Hugh ONes RevO-
lutioni II they the Euzabeth's neces-
sy then they were not the result OF the immortal Hugh
oNeill's brave effort lCheers.l
His next assertion Is " That after the American War
England only too well disposed 20 do justice TO Ire
land and the proof lies here. He says that the laws
ia" Very wei, now ask you dear friends to reflect
Cstboies were of which MIR Froude SPEAKS Hero they
are In the year Ill., Parliament passed act, TO
able Catholics to take long lease on 90 acres Of bog.
NY American friends, you may not understand the
word bog Ii means marsh which is almost irrecaim-
able which you may drain and drain until doomsday,
and 10 will still remain the original marsh Renewed
lauchterl You may sink fortune In 1t, in arteria
in topdressng, call It in Ireland; and
II is lett couple OF years. II you come back you Will
However, my friends, the Parliament was kinder
than you imagine, for, while they granted
to the Catholics long lease for 30 acres
of bog they also stipulated II the bog was too deep for
land upon which to build house. Half an acre Not
more than half acre. lLaughter.l This holding such
as it was should be within mile Of any city or
town. Oh, NO and mark this II half the bog was not
tue lease was forfeited tLaughter.l
Dear friends, the scripture tells US that King Pharoah
Df Egypt very cruel 10 the Hebrews because he
iered them make bricks without straw but here is
an unfortunate Irshmen TO reclaim IS acres
s sec Concession was the very Parliament that passed it
afraid OF the Protestant ascendancy in Ire
in order TO conciiate them for the slight con-
session they passed another bill granting slO additional
already offered for Papist Priest duly con-
gerted TO the Protestant religion.
THE EFFECT OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE.
In October l777, the reached England that Gen.
Burgoyne had surrenderea TO Gen. Gates The moment
hat the news reached Lord North, who Prime MIN
ser OF England, lie Immediately expressed an ardent
iesre to relax the Penal laws Catholics In January,
he following year. l77s neutrality-suspicious. Of America
was acknowledged by glorious France. [Cheers Aud
he moment that piece of reached England the En-
glish Parliament passed bill for tho relaxation Of the
avs Oh Catholics In May OF the same year the Irish
Parliament passed a bil-now mark Ito enable CathO
les TO lease land-to take lease for 900 years SO IL
eems were TO get out OF the bog at last. lGreat
aughter.l
They also in that year. repealed the unnatural penal
which altered the succession in favor OF the child
hat became Protestant and gave him his fathers prop
,rty; also repeating the law for the prosecution OF
PRIESTS and for the imprisonment OF popish school
masters In the year 1898 they gave back TO the Catho
les the power # eectng member OF Parliament-the
power OF Yog And that is what Mr. Froude calls the
Otal repeal OF the laws against Catholics. The Catho
sstfl fba NOT bp
strates and this English historian comes and says
'YOu fools, you almost free." Well people Of
America II these be Mr. FrOudes notions Of civil and
igous freedom appeal 70 you for Ireland not 10 give
llm the verdict lCheers.l
1.-THE instruction OF 49," continues the learned
gentlemen, threw Ireland back into confusion and
misery, from which she partially delivered by the