Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-12-13

Father Burke on the Future of
Ireland.

l am only monk, not man OF the
world, and I do not understand much
about these things; but there a.e wiser
heads than mine, and / will give you
their opinion. There is a particular
class of men who love Ireland-love Ire
land truly and sincerely. There is a
particular class of men who love Ireland,
and think, in their love for Ireland, that
if ever she is to be freed it is by insur-
rection, by rising in arms. Well, if the
history which Mr.. Froude has given,
and which l have attempted to review,
if it teaches us anything, it teaches us,
as Irishmen, that there is no use ap-
pealing to the sword. or to armed insur-
rections in Ireland. Mr.. Froude says,
that, to succeed, theie are two things
necessary; namely-union as one man,
and a determination not to sheathe the
sword until the work is done. | know
that would earn louder plaudits, citi-
zens of America, and speak more pop
ular language in the ears Of my auditors,
If 1 were to declare my adhesion to this
GLASS of Irishnen. But there is not
living man that loves Ireland more dear
II than / do. There are those who may
love her more ferventlY, and some love
her with greater distinction. But there
il no man living that loves Ireland more
tenderly or more sincerely than l do. /
prize, citizens Of America, the goodwill
Of my fellow-Irishmen l prize it next
to the grace of God. i also prize the
popularity which, however unworthily,
l possess with them. But / tell you,
American citizens, for all that populari-
ty, for all that goodwill, l would not
compromise one iota of my convictions
nor wodld / state what do not believe
to be true. | do not believe in insur-
rectionary movements in a country so
divided as Ireland. There is another
class Of Irishmen who hold that Ireland
has future glorious-future that
that future is to be wrought out in this
way. They say-and, | think, with
good right-that wealth, acquired by
industry, brings with it power and polit-
ical influence. They say, therefore, TO
the Irish at home, "Try and accumu-
late wealth; lay hold of industry de-
velope the resources Of your country !;
try, in the meantime, to effect that bless
ing Of union, without which there never
can be future for Ireland. Thatunion
can be effected by largeness of mind, by
generosity and urbanity toward your
fellow-citizens; by rising above the mis-
cradle bigotry that carries religious
hatreds into the relations Of life-that
don't belong to religion. Meantime"
they say to the men of Ireland, try to
acquire property, wealth. This can
only be done by peaceful, assiduous in
dustry; and that industry can only be
exercised so lorg as a country is at peace,
80 long as there is truce to violent politi-
cal agitation" Then, these men say
again to the Irishmen in America
/" Men of Ireland in America, men of
Irish birth. men of American birth, but
Of Irish blood, we believe that God has
largely intrusted the destinies of Ireland
to you. America demands of her citi-
zens only energy, industry, truthfulness,
temperance, obedience to the law" -
Accordingly. the man that has these
cannot fail to realize future, and a glo-
rious future, in this grand republic. And
if you are faithful to America in these
respects, America will be faithful to you,
And in proportion as the grand Irish
element in America rises in wealth it
will rise in political influence and power
"a political influence and power which
in few years is destined to overshad-
ow the whole world, and to bring about
peace, justice, and far greater revolu-
tion in the cause of honor and the cause
Of humanity than has ever been effected
by the sword. This is the programe of
second class of Irishmen. Now, | tell
you, candidly, that, to this programe, l
give my heart and soul.
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