New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-10
THE IRISH TOURNAMENT
ANOTHER KNIGHT IN THE FIELD.

way Hail. last night, under the auspices Of the Mercan
tile Library Association. " Daniel O'Conne." The
hall was oiled with respectable aud appreciatve audi
once and tho lecturer repeatedly Interrupted by
Outbursts OF applause.
The platform was crowded with distinguished rest
dents. among whom Peter voorhs, President OF
the Mercantile Library Association the Abraham
T. Lawrence. the Hon. Elijah Ward. tho R5y. Dr..
Ormis.on the Rev. H. c. Potter the Rev Dr.. Bellows,
the Rev. VIM. Adams, WIN. H. Wickham, benjamin IL.
Field, the Hon. VIM. Z. Dodge The Hon. Wilson u.
Hunt the Hon. Benz. l. Gowan, Henry B. Hyde, J. w.
Alexander, the Hon. WIN. c. Alexander the Hon. Henry
E. Davies, Howard Potter. John r Voorhis, Samuel
Hail. NJ D.. the Hon. Hooper c. Van Ycorst. tie Hon.
Robert B. Roosevelt the Hon Chas p. Daily s. Ahern'
T. W. Bellows. Henry A. Hurbur aud Others.
Mr. Phillips, taxing his place az the desk was
loudly apUauded. He began by euOgizing Daniel
O'COunel the champion Of Irish and Catholic citizen
ship and the great type OF modern atatOrs who repre-
scntcd better than any other man OF the century the
modern element OF statesmansnip, and at whose Feet
Golden had learned lessons The ectdrer IN the
OF his remarks made this reference TO Mr.. Froude:
Ipay O'COnnell this tribute with the pleasure
because would fam do something 10 brush away the
cloud which brilliant English brother leaves tho
memory OF O'C0nnel, as If he were merely platform
agi.ator who caught systematically at the out
side shell OF political movement and VINO shipwrecked
his influence by elnging to It after it was fairly eI
hausted
on the contrary. the laurel that to-day for
the brow Of Gladstone, and his treatment OF the Irish
question which will his largest claim the gratitude
OF Great Britain and the admiration OF the English
speaking racethe laurel woven for his brow must be
fairly sad TO be borrowed from the statesmanke sug
gestions Of the great Irish champion. lAppause
Ihave another interest in the career Of O'Counen.
Some men wondered why the English scholar who has
Just left you should have brought 90 America 80 unner
esng topic the relations OF Great Britain and Ire
land do not wonder. Every thoughtful Englishman
knows that England to-day is occupying bat secOnd-
rate place tho chessboard OF Europe that she has
gradually sunk from the position OF rst-class power
was Kissed when said this al Cooper Institute some
eight years ago. to-day, many Of the English journals
acknowledging the fact, searching around In eI-
PLANTATION OF It's necessity.
ENGLAND PowERLEs8.
Two things that have largely contuced 10 this
sad result the neglect Of the British Government to-
ward laboring masses, and the injustice OF seven
centuries toward Ireland [Applause.l The occasions
have been frequent within the last few years. when En
gland longed to draw the sword; when the England Of
Chatham would have flung herself madly into the great
military struggle OF the Continent =, -... 49,.
When Germany trod under rs heel IN con,eTot tns
little Kingdom OF Denmark which gave Princess OF
Wales 10 England she longed to draw me SWORD Wneh
Bismarck struck her lns0lentY IN the flce OF EfOpe
snubbed her IS the word 20 describe tho act-Edgshd
Ion ed 10 draw the sword but she knew that the first
cannOn-hot she ventured to IRE az nrstclass power
Ireland would stab ner IN the back. tAppiauseI
M FIR WlckeuLoHs
was certain % be punished, no matter now long Fr9F-
dence delayed; that the wckedness Of one gecGatloh
would he mt by the wckedness II another, there
were half dozen generations between them.
England has held poisoned chalce 10 the IDS or her
sister Ireland for several hundred years cna.iee
poisoned by religious nate ana tle eontelps "a tAo
Saxon race the injustice Of the most bearesa Gov
Triience nj cod Ireland noIds the chahee back IN her
weakness % England which England cannot deny, and
which her scholars come 10 Us 10 explain 40 soulebh5
inevitable and unavoidable.
The career OF OConnen sheds the directest light on all
these Questions. To give You any idea OF the truth
OF these claims that make for him, must sketch Tor
YOU however briefly, the history " Ireland whch pre-
coded him. background FOR the portrait The reason
DO so Mr. FrUude, IN hs elaborate review OF
his history Ireland has never found any great Irish
name which lie cOndesceud5 20 praise.
After painting Grattan as an houest man. he finishes
by leaving Us with the suggestion tlat 5or al ae Y ~
~ honest smDletOn. Ana Harriet MltlneGu, who has
found something explain every e'iUtyv-
cal act ~ avery Brs sta tesnan who however great
her reudces has never run along the whole HISTORY Of
tho representative Engllshman that she ha5 not
found Ihalf a dozen occasions to praise them,
IN her history OF OCOnnel finds constant ITO
blame him either for bad act, or compelled 70 ac-
and fud that there bad motive Tor IL; In coslns
roll obliged to say that no British subject Ia
day has risen 20 such lever OK lHehco py rue soe
power Of intellect and purpose AZ Daniel OConneh-
he lecturer having setched the principal features OF
the penal code against the Ish Catholics begun ia tho
reign Of Elizabeth, continued: MI troude' after DO
ginning Oh an acknowledgment that queen ElIaDoIn
failed in duty that belonged 70 worthy ruler
to say that Is hard 20 say tat Ia any Aticn-
lar instance she could have acted Inherently
lLaughter.l - -, IT., -. va.
TINS the law winch O'NcI rose IN repetition
from the shoulders Of his feilow-cltizens. ONesl.
brought up in the Of Elizabeth, brought mp ia the
knowledge or the chvalry OF the day. The moment his
foot the soil Of his native Island rose at the mead
OF hi people 10 ding Oh The YOKE And Mr. FFouae says
He tells us the story that wof treated dog, is
still a wolf-that is an Irishman. But when Robert
Bruce educated the way, IN the court OF Ed
ward flung away the gilded chains he could,
and sword for Scotland and hurled defiance at
England. then, in the language 81 Dir fIOude ne Is
patriot, aad scotland model kingdom Laughter and
appause , ..,,,
silent left tho Court Of spain and the moment De
reached Holland, dung defiance at spain, ne Is not
wolf IL IS only Irshman who follows humDlY az "A
great distance these IustrOus examples, preceding
them them the example OF this patriotic course,
that Is VOL treated as = dOS, ana SUI Iehdlh4hB
wolf - -
IuE MEASURE OF IRISH nEsis1ANCE
or course, the Irish rested under that op
preston. thank M. FrOude that he has treated Ire-
land as chronic rebel It shows that 10 least the race
knew that they oppressed and tha they gatAered
all the strength that God had given shem to resist ZAP
/ plausel
Yes they never rested content one OF the Wild eI-
aggeratious OF Mr. FrOude is In regard 70 this very
amount OF resistance f0r observe in the lectures OF That
scholar That always when guesA-dnd IIlsh history Is
full OF guessesw hen guess III one direction YOU'D oo-
precate Ireland, he always accepted that direction.
When, contrary, 10 was necessary % guess IN
the other direction the other result lAo pehuu-
lum Oscillated 10 that side. tLaGghter.l
Foe instance, the population OF Ireland pfOr 10 tns
century was matter OF guess; there never was cen
beginning the seventeenth century, estimates 10 ~
I 100000 o0J,000 men.
M + Dude telling how James conscated six OF The
best counties Of Ireland, says that 10 doesn't Inicn
matter as there only half million or men IN Ire
Il land, and there room fOr q great many more.
II Ido nor ruv.er exactly comprehend tie moral prin-
npu