The New York herald., 1872-11-22
B y r K E..
A Fourth Reply to James
Anthony Fr0ude.
eaATTAn AND THE VOLUNTEERS.


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The Catholic Persecution Under Queen Anne
Irishmen and tho American Revolution
Why Home Rule Under Grattan Failed.
Father Tom Burke delivered last evening the
fourth OF his course OF lectures Irish history In
reply to Mr.. James Anthony FrOude, taking for his
subject "Grattan and the Volunteers" There was
larger audience than at any OF the previous lee
tures contrary to an expectation in some quarters
that the interest in the subject was exhausted. 1t
Is scarcely necessary to add that tho reverend
lecturer was frequently hailed with tremendous
applause
Father Burke began by adverting to Mr.. Froude's
reply to the remarks made in regard to his ac-
curacy as historian, and saying that nothing
was farther from his (3urkes) wishes than to
wound the sensibilities OF an honorable man and
that he hoped nothing he had said had done so.
Coming at once to his subject, he continued by
alludlng to the treatment Ireland had received
from Queene Anne, whom one would have sup
posed would nave cherished some kindly feeling
for the people who had so freely shed their blood
for her father. No sooner had she come to the
throne than cry was made by the Protestants for
yet more
CRUEL REpREssIvE MEASURES lia
that no Catholic could inherit land; that q child,
even an infant, who conformed to the Protestant
creed was removed from the control OF It's Catholic
father, while many other equally unjust provisions
were passed-among the rest one that no Catholic
could live within a walled town In I'LL, and up
to the last year Of Queen Anncs reign still other
laws OF the same character were passed, and the
Catholic clergy ana laty were hunted down as II
they were wild bulls. Mr. Froude excused this
tuYo kx.i-
retaliation for the persecution Of the Huguenots In
France. He referred especially to the revocation
OF the
sl EDIcT OF NANTES. a
But there was this difference between the Irish
Catholics and the Hugenots-the former were pro-
tected In their liberty by treaty, which they had
conquered by their own right arms-the Treaty Of
Limerick-while the latter enjoyed no such guaran-
tee. Another excuse given by Mr.. Froude was
that the Irish were favorable to the cause OF the
Pretender. To this he gave an emphatic denial.
The Irish people were utterly tired Of the shame
less and ungrateful race of the Stuarts, knowing
well that no matter whether England were gov.
erned by m U BDu
STUART OR HANovERIAN,
Ireland would still receive the same unjust treat.
ment at the hands OF an English sovereign. Macau-
lay goated the misery or the Irish Catholics at
clared that ''n the eye OF the law there was no
such thing in existence as an Irish CathOlicD But
every penal law that was possible, Thought they y
could now make Ireland garden, as Mr.. Fronde
Sas % but
self regarded them with hatred. And now, indeed,
| Mr.. Fr0ude .4yisk 0N 4Ea4a
for the interference OF the English Parliament with
the manufacturing industries OF the Irish descend
Orange faction that, as Mr.. Froude said, many Of
them lett Ireland and came to America, and he
were caused by the unfortunate accident Of Eng.
land being at the time governed by pltiful-hearted
merchants. But the truth was that this was no
there, whether Saxon or Norman or Celt, Protcs-
tant or Catholic Mr.. FrOude had tried to nsf8
M. ENLIST THE sYNPArHIEs .Fvla
| OF Americans for the Protestants who had thus
left Ireland, and so far this learned historian was
in the right. But he went on to say further that
| the Catholics were at the same time crawling to
the foot Of the throne Of George ILL.,, and quoted
said declared the American Revolution an unnatu.
raj rebellion. But who was 1t that was said to
other Catholic mobiles living within the pale. And
who authorized these gentlemen to speak for the
remained true to the Catholic iaith had been uni
1ormly thrown in the scale against the liberties Of
rsh@sn: .S, Me nS Father Bqrss had only
toned, and in that there was not one word about
| THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. NH
In 1775 the Catholics were In the dust; they had
no votes, and could not elect even parish beade ;
and yet Mr.. Froude wished us to believe that they
across the Atlantic. it was true that the Catholics
had been crushed he'd Is much as possible, but their
Lord Howe, writing from America in 1776 had
| said, ''6end me out German troops, as I have q
great dislike for Irish Catholics. who are to be
ber Of other authorities to the same effect, and
| read letter from Washington, praislng the aj
| nas nl DEVOTION AND PATRIOTISM
| Of the Irshmen who took up arms for the cause OF
American freedom. Many others among Americas 8
greatest men had borne the same testimony. Mr..
had the same opinion about Irishmen that an Eng.
lshman Of the last century would have had. MI.
| that In the Revolution, up to the coming OF the
French, Highmen Outnumbered all other foreign
JOHNSON ohsr ali spoke
| the same effect The 4 4 913 .ttUtaaIs -tf
| Maryland LRaIsLATURE 4e8 rs
| in formal series OF resolutions denounced the
| oppression OF England and the uncompromisng
resistance Of ireland, and closed BY saying that
Irtsh-Amerlcans did honor to their adopted cOun-
try. Never, then, until gratitude ana justice
ceased to be part OF American human nature,
he desired to get Most OF the recruits obtained in
| Ireland for the British army In America were
employed in Edinburgh Major Roach, one OF the
recruiting agents in ireland, confessed that 1t was
e ges sngs recruit s
the Irish people, thanking them for their sympathy
REFUSAL TO AID
| In their subjugation. BENJAMIN Franklin, who was
Of Versailles as American agent, wrote, In l77s to
the Irish people, assuring them OF the sympathy Of
| the American people with Ireland. Alter the pas
| sage OF Catholic emancipation much later, there
was banquet In New York, at which Mr. Verplanck
had said that the penal laws had, ut any rate, had
| the good effect OF giving America the support Of
many thousands OF Irishmen. Mr.. W. II. Seward
said In l847 that Ireland had not only sympathized
with the colonies, but yielded at once her cheerful
| support OF the American idea OF r. ts
UNIVERSAL FREEDOM. m
The Marquis Of Chastelun had said, further that
| while an Engishman ana Sc0tchman were looked
upon with dlstrus in spite OF the strongest recon.
mendatl0ns In their favor, an Irishman's dialect
| was sure pledge OF his loyalty to America. In
| the American war, however. 1t had been ct last
arranged that 1000 men should be taken fr0m Ire
land and sent to America, and 1t was suggested
that their place should be flled BY Hessians; but
this the Irish Parliament declined and proposed TO
thAmaelVea To raise In a b0du NJ