New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-24
IRELAND'S FATE.
MR.. FRoUDEs THIRD LECTURE.

| sIrY AFTER THE GREAT REBELLION.
James Anthony Froude, the English Histo-
rian delivered fourth Of his series Of lectures on
THE Relations between England and Ireland" at Asso-
citation Hall, last evening. The Important parts OF HIS
| lecture will be found below:
| IIptEs AND GENTLEMEN: Ihaye described TO you the
principles Of government which prevailed in Ireland
during the greater part Of the last century, We nave no
right to surprised that the result was not SATISFACTORY
The natural remedy revolution, and II the irish
| could have made revolution, had they possessed
| suflcient unity OF purpose, sufficient national
virtue sufficient patriotism in the proper sense OF the
word to have risen up and that they would END
their servitude or all die the whole world would have
capped their hands and cried ont that IL was well done
but whether people strong enough to mako reYou
lions not the laws under which society is allowed 10
exist do fail in another to punish injus-
tiee disagreement like always comes home 10
roost [Applausel What ireland could not accomplish
| for herself. America accomplished for her.
For century and half the stream OF Protestant emil
grants had set steadily from the shores OF Ireland 10
America. The Cromweliians, the Scotch and English
CavInist the artisans and mechanics, the missionaries
OF industry and reformation who had been planted In
the Isle lucid intervals of statesmanshp had Deen
driven out by the restraints Of Government and the
pedantry OF Episcopaanism. They had come 10 Amer
lea the way. against tho mother country which
| the Catholic peasanry come now. They had brought
with them consciousness OF wrong, and waited only 10
| pay England for her treatment Of themJ
| WRONGS IRISH PEAsASTRY
century waned. Irish society began to show sgmp-
toms Of uneasy forces working within it. South and
North rsngs OF the peasanry The behavior
OF the poor starving at first most credta
bic them. They tore down fences. They hunted cat
tie over the country but human life there was little
injury OF none. They petitoned only to be allowed 10
keep their little farms on terms not wholly rulnous 10
them and the English viceroys allowed that never had
people greater justification for revolt Allow me TO
| say they had a great moro wrongs to COM
| plain OF at the time than had America at the time
| she asserted her own independence. Lord Townsend
who was Yceroy Ireland, in dispatch to the Home
Government, drew graphic picture Of the landlords
tyranny. But, Of course, there no redress con-
stitutional government could act only by Parliament,
and Parliament law at that time was, unfortunately
| the landlords law The year before the tea
! had been sent floating In Boston Harbor the
| Ulster grandees had sent out a contingent OF
| exasperated emgrants unusually numerous. The
Ulster linen manufacture had been developed ny the
skill and industry Of the Presbytcrians. Compared with
the Southern provinces. Ulster was garden Land had
increased greatly in value. Capital made in trade had
been sunk in the SOIL and educated, enterprsng pea
sanry had converted bog and mountain into corn and
fax felds. The noble lords to whom large part Of
| these lands belonged, as 1t was called, who
had never, perhaps, so much as cast their
eyes on the surface of their property,
concluded that the increased value did not belong TO the
tenants who had created it, but 10 themselves who had
allowed it to be created AS leases fell in, they de-
or rents which could not possibly be paid They served
y wnoaS hs dy %ere
turned adrift These were made homeless ana house,
about by those who ought to have been their natural
| protectors
| IRISH PRoTEsTASTs AMERICAS FRIENDS.
Most II not ALL OF these poor people came of to New
England In the whole number there was probably not
man who could draw trigger carry knapsack that
did not try to clear with the representatives OF
| England in the War Of Independence. Nor, as told
Won IN my first lecture. the arms OF these exles
American The entire Protestant population left
In Ireland except that portion belonging 70 the Estap
lished Church and the land gentry that the Amer
lean cause was their own and in their hearts did what
| lay in them to further American success.
There IL occasion for me to say anything or the re-
laton which exists between the lrsh Catholics ana
American people the I@ Hospitality tg when d
tonate and grateful hope with which IN the old country
they look to America 30 deep - ha ideg upon bo 00
now forgotten which existed between America and
aS 5SS e hs * esS sSSS q so
there a time when the Irish Proesants were nearer
America In heart and In sentiment than the Catholics
AS this statement OF mine has been loudly questoned,
shall prove what say. tApplause.l
You must allow me to read address TO you from the
leading Catholics Of Ireland 10 the Irish Secretary. in
the momentous year IL signed by many OF
the Catholic nobility and purports see, to repre-
sent the feeling of the whole Catholic community.
| VIEWS THE CATHOLIC MOBILES;
tatter ourselves that the occasion,
the motives and your goodness Will engage you 10
cse this trouble As we are Informed that an Intended
subscription His Mqestys afeetionate, loyal and
dutfu Roman Catholic subjects OF the Kingdom OF Ire
land TO raise fund among ourselves TO be employed to
encourage recruits TO enlist for His Majestys service
was necessary by the Government yet being
DESTROYS TO give every assistance IN our power ana 70
give every proof of our sincere affection ana grateful
Of the best OF kings and justly abhorrng the unnatural
rebellion which lately broken out among OF his
American subjects against His Majesty's most sacred
person and Government impressed with deep sense OF
| our duty and allegiance aud feeling ourselves loudly
called upon by every moilye ana every ue mat can
| affect tine hearts OF good and loyal subjects, we
take the liberty TO make on this interesting occasion
am anble tender OF duty and affection TO our good
and gracious king and we humby presume to lay at his
and hands unarmed indeed but jealous, ready and de-
srous TO exert themselves srenuousy In defense OF his
Whatever In any part Of the world Nv they may
be; and 10 exert in an active manner the loyalty ana
| imous constant and unalterabe, &c, &c.
This remarkable address might tempt English admin.
Their policy towards the Irish Catholics Eighty years OF
penal laws had produced this passionate devotion 70 the
followed OF apologies, abect apologies concessions OF
justice to Ireland and we are called yrants ana OPP
| IRELAND's RELATIONS TO AMERICA
But 7 am speaking here Of the relations Of the two
pares ia ireland and America, and by the side OF this
address OF the Catholics will lay letter Of the Veeroy
10 Lord North, written at precisely the same time The
Irish House Of Commons composed almost entirely
OF the land gentry the members OF the Established
Church and OF ali classes Protestants those less
| lfkely TO sympathze with America. Though a house
Ty,ns With very great difficulty as he confessed
and with the help OF purchased majority bare vote
| condemning the revolt OF the Colonies.
The letter alluded TO the gaining strength OF the Pres
byterans in the North, who in their hearts says are
Americans, and who are seeking 70 induce ireland 10
| take an adverse part In this contest.
will from these papers resumed the lecturer,
not msstated the part taken by the two sec
tons of Ireland at the opening Of the war Appanse
| nd hofh Cat lie andp