The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-12-29
fFrom the Boston Post.l
nEEL PHILLIPS ON FR0UDE.

ss yFrom the Boston Post.l
EDEEL PHILLIPS ON FR0UDE.
adlsnce which attended at fremont
toshsar Wendell Phillips criticism
rss FFoude, was much larger than
u baR before been present at the
cf the Parker Fraternity course,
Il satisfaction was unlimited. PeO-
had listened to the celebrated his
Ind the eloquent Dominican were
learn what verdict would be rem
= Mr., Phillips. Mr.. Phillips was
bed promptly at half past7, and
faily an hour and three quarters
disncs frequently applauded and
ted . deep interest in the lecture, of
M following is an abstracts.
GnS Gentlemen.-I am to offer to
o. two suggestions touching Mr..
y Lectures on the relations of Great
rs IRELAND. He said he came here
hfe cnuse before the American peo-
,fnFy.. In my narrow way, l wish to
hour that you lend me tonight in
ia y verdict. 1t was a great prlvi-
Hear the English scholars view of
icaI relations between England aud
rs was thing deeply interesting
student of Eoglish literature and
!; and the interest was deepened into
do when, with generous purpose, he
g receipts of all those lectures to the
u Of our great confagration. l was
d. .nlso, at the channel which he
of l,is address to the American peo-
~ E4yceum. 1t was a recognition of
n .forum for the public discussion of
Rational questions. 1t was compli :
EeIi Reserved to the impartiality and
blIiaence of the audience which make
treat American Lyceum. OF course,
fxSrSle, it was brilliant, picturesque
FaEive, graphic aud Instructive. II
~ bring US any new facts, at least in
nner in which he told US old ones, he
she mood and temper of mind wits
EpGland looks at the question, and
6seH is o great revelation. Horne
sald once, when Gibbon wrote his
D9rephy, that a man who had any
q conceal should do anything rather
rlkS his own life; that he should beg
IS enemy to write it before he pro-
~ an unconscious betrayal Of what
la have been too willing to conceal
kink in the mood, in the standpoint
the whole aspiration of these five
1rsiee of the relations of Great Britain
ard we have the latest and most au'
tho most trustworthy declaration o
Ife ia which the leading Epgliehmer
lay regard the Irish question. we al
naou 70 expect scholars treatment
Is. would bring order out of chaos
lie sangled web of this Irish history
had con fused ali students and puz
he most patient inquirer, would b'
hkeued out and cleared up. For one
Fer. expected an exact statement,
bnrrative, or q logical sequence iron
skoriap, for think it cannot be salt
fr Fronde has ever written anything
sfpryes the name of a history: Fair!.
/, III, IL q fervid, brilliant and earnes
;of party pamphlets. Grouping to
thepe ave presentations of the Iris
os,. after all they are so discordant
~. fragmentary and one-sided tina
vlrrns in the line with the characte
:vhoie literary work. If he had no
,cnairn to name frequently the y Neill
'Ispnnells, the Fitzgeralds, Geraldine
klSres. I should hardly have known, a
E1ad chat it was an Irish story. In m
sssny 81 have had occasion to stud
shat at length the history of lreian
relation to tue British GOvernmea
confess that, with the exception OF
aaf,ea and dates, / should not haV
hired the locality of the picture who
riIliant essayist drew. No doubt Il
|i&ir enough to England. With raj
4 he nainted her as black as she dt
That is honestly to be said. b
n riyeB one broad, liberal, black pig
~ the whole canvas, by small deare'
sea IL all off and brightens up the iinG
4 aaid Of Sir Joshua Reynolds that
erocIaim an artist the first OF pam
til then in detail deny every. qnait,
artist. So Mr.. Fraude, having 10
& sentence of marvellous frankne
nnean Elizabeth was chargeable WI
aviI that a ruler could commit, th'
On. piece by piece, to show that IN
noesiiole way but tue one she dio cou
hMve mat the exigencies of her reg
sFi,etl you turn to ireland, every stat
Of the En- glishman was false. Fa,
il sense: that it clutched at every 10
-bich reflected upon Ireland, while
antad to q Just and merciless scrutil
3 story that is told against Englan
tainted the poverty, anarchy, demo
zion aud degradation OF Ireland for
three centuries az if it stood out exec
Hlly in Europe; as if every other cou
MAS bright and this was the only ia
|. an the continent; whereas lie kne
"a vonId not have denied, if QUESTION:
the same equalid poverty. the sal
lsss immortality aud incredible igne
which he attributed to Poland a