The New York herald., 1872-11-30


harder than answering Father Burke on Satur.
day night.
But here Is one thing that Father Burke did not
answer-viz., Mr.. Froude's calumny on the United
ing their country to the government OF France.
This, ! think, demanded Q word from Father
Burke; but, perhaps, he believed what Mr.. Froude
said Oh It, do not believe 1t, and believe that
Nj. Froude has no historical authority for such
statement. II he has he ought to give 1t to men
to go about obtaining lreands freedom. -
Again, Mr.. HERALD, thank you for looking on
thinking 1t was Catholic or Protestant question.
The Irish looked upon the invaders as robbers, and
1t was as robbers and plunderers who forcbly took
ers, and not as Catholics or Protestants. When
the two countries were Catholic England governed
eion ana the English Catholic pnSdered plum the Irish
as Father Burke says wny, read lad in Moore's His
swOre he would consider 1t no sin to kill an Irish
man, and that ne would celebrate mass on Sun
day morning after killing one without making 1t an
Mr.. Froude has spoken much Of Fenianism in his
lectures but Father Burke has not said word at
the famine OF Al. Both OF them totally ignored
the fact that England had, at this present time, in
her prisons t n%o men VINO Were convicted Ie
independence. l don't blame Mr. Fr0ude for for
getting, but certainly Father Burke had nne
good taste IN coming here to defend his government
while these men were undergoing unheard-of tor
edged 10 America to make you . kind Of arbiter
between the two countries you, Mr.. Editor, may
do good for these friends Of mine in prison BY
telling England she il not acting In q very noble
manner In OBTAINING these political prisoners go
many years. And some OF these were convicted for
Quite legal thing for an Englishman to do but a
transportable offence when done by an Irishman.
with ali possible ii respect for the talent and char
acter OF the priest. can call the wind-up nothing
but "hedging" When he said he would, with the
courage OF an old monk" tell us his mind, /
thought we were going to get something manly;
but when heard that Ireland was not fit for free
dom by the sword-when / heard revolution ana
the sword stigmatized, the sword, which alone
has won freedom for America and for every coun-
try that ever obtained freedom--and when the au-
when heard OF freedom coming to Ireland after
Macaulay's New Zealander coming to London, and
their religion-when heard OF another possible
freedom through the Irish becoming rich, and
heard him speak OF these as the better cass-I felt
myself run down very low; and when heard the
audience applaud these sentiments felt what
foolish fellow must have been in the past. Your
words this morning on the lecture revived me so
far as that am now able to write to thank you:-
appears TO us that eloquent Irishmen ike Father
Burke are guilty Of great crime in keeping alive the
reminding the Irish people that they had ancestors Who
right whatever the result When the only lesson they
have got to preach is one Of abcct and cowardly sub
Just so, Mr.. Editor But Father Burke is more
consistent than other clcrgymen on that head. He
never openly denounced men in Ireland for at
tempting to take the sword there to free it ;
whereas have known other men who did do II,
come out TO America and actually speak as Fa ther
Burke speaks--that IL, in manner to lead to revo-
luton.
II Father Burke would take all the anne eiorat tious
that England made IN Ireland think he would
ind very few that were not made by the fear Of
the sword. Indeed. he admitted I'm his last lecture
that England never granted anything but at the
cennon's mouth or the fear OF revolution.
Father Burke has answered Mr.. Froude as a
Catholic, as an Irish priest and In many things as
historian, but he has not answered him as an Irish
nghttng England. Perhaps he does not believe It
or wish it to be 80 freed; then he has answered
Froude In q manner satisfactory to all who
think like him and satisfactory TO England too.
But for all that and for all my 'sfolly'' give me
Froude for Irishmen who desire TO continue men.
Here are his Words
Political freedom, gentlemen Is too precious gift to
be lightly owned. 1t is not 10 oraory newspaper
articles that the faes award the crown Of national
pendence That crown y the reward only Of united per.
hinches from danger admits Of compromise, but
expresses itself In deed as we'll in word 10 win inde-
hce Until England Is beaten upon her knees Ireland
must share the fortunes OF the stronger country II the
Irish race refuses to be reeoneiled 70 rs they mast them
their tndep and win 1t like men. O'
Bravo. Froudei
IL speaking OF nghsipg in ireland, think not that
mean anything that would conflict with the duty
OF an American citizen to America. A good Irish.
man can be good Amersa2 ,nnNdv 9,zen Yours very
P.s-In the "Life Of Adds Emmett, yon viii find
that that American Ambassador to England was
politically Killed when he came to America in CON
sequence OF The action he took regaling the Irish
emigration.