Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-11-06
BURKE AMI FROUDE.
ireland and the Irish by the Irish Priest
and the English Historian.
From the Baltimore Gazette

EIDlu tAE bAAAAlAllt 1aAElAS.I
Some weeks ago we wenS out Of our
way, as some of our readers may have
thought, TO tender words Of vel
come to England's great histO-
risn Of to-day, and to thank
him for coming to this country to talk
sense on a subject on which il and be
had a common, though not an equal in
terest. Judging only from the reports
we have Of Mr.. Froude's lectures or
Ireland, in New York, we see no reason
to retract or qualify one word we said.
They seem to have been, in every sense,
admirable in temper, in matter rich tC
o~verfiOwing, and in style. There seemed
at the beginning 10 be something like
the mutteriug of a coming storm. II
looked as if the Saxon had again touched
the morbid susceptibility Of the Celt,
and as if Mr. Froude, ready, though
not equipped for combat, was
to be dragged at once into the
ring, and, willingly or not, to
be pitted against the accomplished and
alert athlete, whose name We take the
liberty to prefix to these remarks. One
or two ugly phrases hurtled in the air.
"a laundering English or Norman lie,'
was a bolt defiantly flung hither and
AOns vi EDlLrEs hAu AnA1 UGH EuIOuk-
aged and gone on, the result may be
easily imagined. Mr.. Froude, en-
trenched behind the Puritan p~lutOcrats
of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion-Peter COOpers, and Nasts, and
Hitehcocks, would have been applaud
ed 70 the echo in all he said against the
Pope, whether AdriOn or Pic Mono, OF
against Cardinal Pole OF Cardinal Gull
H., . rHhr1... % HB, ALL HILL - Al.
Academy Of Music, the fiery Young Do
minican would have his audiences, fit
and not few, % cheer hina on in de-
nOuncing the accused Saxon. The end
would be, of course, 10 leave matters
much worse than they we're at the be-
ginning-and Ireland, as q theme
for discussion or a subject for
thought, more detestable than ever.
tentment, for those, al least, who look
upon such things disinterestedly, that
better cOunsels have prevailed, and this
new misery Of prOitiess and infiamma-
tory disputation ayerted. There seems
20 be good feeling on both sides. The
brief and exceedingly graceful reply Of
Father Burke, to an address presented
10 him in Boston a day or two ago, re-
moves all doubt as to his attitude, and,
Of course, we know thoroughly what
Mr.. Froude's Is. No Irish Catholic can
read his last lecture ON Irish wrongs
without cordial assent 10 Father Burke's
frank and manly concession that che Is
Incapable Of supporting or propagating
what be knows to be false, aud that
she comes nearer than any man l ever
heard 70 the real root Of the remedy to
be applied 10 Ireland's wrongs" Some
Of Mr.. Burke's prejudieed and excited
hearers must have been a little 3'taken
abaek," when, from his lips, there
fell readily and gracefully, such
words a. these: "The historical
statement Of the very learned
and distinguished Englishman who
has just come amongst you, demand
more than a mere passing review. He
is a learned man, one Of TIE most learned
Of our times, and, / will add, be has
brought TO the study Of history a singu-
lar fearlessness and true Anglo-Saxop
candOr.n And then, be added eloquent
~, but in no asperity: tBut ne has mis-
stated Ireland's story. Such being the
case Ireland's case must be told, and
Irel6nd's case must pe laid before This
Grand jury Of America, and, bv the
blessing of God, IL shall soon Be doneB
This, Il seems TO as, is the true spirit of
a Christian gentleman 10 deepsympafhy
with his native land, and as we vel
coined the English stranger when he
came, IS Il seemed to as, 10 speak the
words Of truth and sObriety, 50, with
perhaps greater earnestness, do we
say "God speedn to the Irishnaan who
is TO give US bis honest view Of the past
and the uregent If we uDp0sa any
word Of ours would be effective ia guild
ing the conduct Of such a discussion, We
should venture one Of respectful coun-
sci. Let Father Burke, when he comes
to speak. as he no doubt hopes TO Do, to
men Of differing ereeds, speak to them
as much IS possible As a layman, and
get rid oil that e~cclesiasticism Of man.
her, the fruit Of having it all their own