The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-12-15
FATHER BURKE's FOURTH LECTURE
GRATTAN AND THE VOLUNTEERS
IRISH SYMPATHY FOR AMERICA DURING
THE REVOLUTION.
Why Home Rule Failed Under Grattan.
Especially reported for the phil.dslp phi. Standard

The fourth lecture, in reply to Mr.. Froude
was delivered in the Academy Of Music,
New York, on Thursday evening, Nov. 2ist,
by the Very Rev. Thos. N. Burke, o. P.
Every available spot in the house was oc-
,enpied. The lecture was within few
min ties as long as the previous one .tw O
hours and over. Such q lengthy historical
discourse is novelty in lecturing in this
country /; but still greater wonder is the
endurance Of the orator aud the people.
The character of the address whicl. we
give below in full, will speak for itself.
The immense audience, which listened to
it throughout with undivided attention at
tests both the attractiveness Of the subject,
and the eloquence and erudition of the
learned Dominican. a.. ..f,,ll,,,+,, l.c.,, ,
/. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN 81 have per-
seems to be somewhat irritated by remarks
that have been made as to his accuracy as
an historian. Lest any word Of mine
might hurt in the least degree the just sus-
capabilities of an honorable man, beg
beforehand to cay that nothing was farther
from my thoughts than the slightest word,
either Of p rsonality or disrespect for on Q
who has won for himself SO high name as
an English historian. Aud, therefore,
sincerely hope that it is not any word of
mine which may have fallen from me, even
in the heat of our amicable controversy,
that can have given the least offence to
that gentleman. Thus, as l would expect
from him, or any other learned gentleman,
the treatment which one &c ntlemsn is snp-
posed to show to another, so do also wish
to give him that treatment. And now.
my friends, we come to the matter in hand.
Last evening l had to traverse great pOr-
ton of my country's history in reviewing
the statement OF the English historiars aud
l was obligedto leave almost untnuched one
portion of the story, nameiy-the period
which covers the reign of QReen Anne.
This estimable lady, of whom history re-
cords the unwomanly vice of an overload
ness for eating, came TO the English throne
on the demise of William Of Orange, in
1902, aud on that throne she sat until l7A.
AS before remarked, it was perhaps nat
ural that the Irish people-the Catholics oil
Ireland, trodden into the very dust--that
they should have expected some relief from
tue daughter of man for whom they had
shed their blood, and from the grand.
daughter of the other Stuart king foI
whom they had fought 30 bravely in 1919
The return that the Irish people got from
this good lady was quite of another kind
from what they might have expected.
Not cohteDt with the atrOciOus laws that
had been already enacted against the Ca.
| tholics of Ireland--not content with the
fragrant breach of the articles of limerick
of which her royal brother in law, William
was guilty, NO sooner does Anne come to
the throne, and send the Duke Of Ormond
| as Lord Lieutenant to Ireland, than thu
English asceDdancy, that is to cay, tue Pro.
testant faction in Ireland, got upon. theiI
knees to the new Lord Lieutenant to beg o
him for the sake of the Lord to save then
from these desperate Roman Catholics
Great Lord! A people robbed, persecutet
and slain until only miserable remnant o
them were left, without a voice in the ma
tons councils without vote even ct th'
humblest board that sat to transact tin
meanest par0chial business these we're th'
men against whom the strong PrOtestaD
| ascendspcy of Ireland made their cum
plant in 1903. And SO well were these com
piaiEts heard, my friends, that We fine
edict after edict going out, declaring tha
no PRpist shall be able to inherit or posses
land, or to bay land, or have it even made
a lease declaring that it a Catholic oiiilt
wished to become Protestant, that tina
moment that child became tire owner an
master of his fathers estate, and bis fathe
remained only his pepsioner or tenant 70
life upon the bounty Of lis own apOatRt
son declaring That a Child, NO matter no
young eEss az infast--eoiIfOEuedan and b,
ii came PEOtestAnt, that nSOSnens that tlIIl
> was to be removed from the guaTdianshi
and custody of the father, and wHs to I
1 band.h ox,.r IN eOm. pr.,.ys.ant relltill