The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-05-26

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the astonished eyes Of Pariis.ent. The voic
that used to al Che land With tho thunders o
it's eloqssncs, was now lowered to the neres
He rose He piosuTed dsS before a tbose men tn
agony of Ireland. With streaming eyes b.
imRlored the mercy Of England upon the dyin,
subsidy was denied. Ireland wss told that sh.
might die. England closed her. hand, and tn,
heart broken father Of his country wss told t.
go ana seek some genial CLINE; and there h
might die; but there vas no mercy for hi
Irish people. O'Connell set out for Rome
the Irish people started for America. OCon
heart hs and ID .an tg1sat believe in
and soul, that II anything ON earth could
brighten bis joys in Heaven, his joys would be
to tSo ~ and the o the IL
1 eSists to-day in America With tho instinct OF
Vssno!'clty he turned to Rome, journeying by
. % lI h.,a1 Nay 1
.ne sacr.ments of the Church and with the
ns@es Of Jesus and Mary on bis lips, he died
take cat my heart and send it to Rome let
dust Of !relandw The Doctors who attended
him. The first mon in Irolsnd, France, italy
came and studied his case. They could not
mako gut what sickness or what infirmity was
ms ms. Iney had mover before, been called upon
70 attend man who was dying of broken
heart. OCounell's heart was broken-the
heart that was sent to- Rome-ths heart that
scr - ensarined IN Rome, to-day-was broken for
And, nov. What was the genius, what the
character Of this man What was the secret of
his strength answer again: OConsell was
an that history tells Us to-day, aud all that
history shsaf toll tho nations in . thousand
Year, 70 come o'Conuell was all that, be-
csnse OF the Faith and Cstholicity that was
in him-becauss he was . Catholic of the Ca
sequentiy the instincts of Ireland, and the
heart Of Catholic Irelsnd sprsng 30 meet him,
an and idsnsiasd thsmselvsa with him; 50 that
heart, and one thought. and one mind. Over
all his human efforts, over all his tremendous
exertions in the cause Of freedom = in the !
over all, the light Of Divine Faith; and be
knew that in doing battle for Ireland, he was
battling for God, and for Gods Church. What
made him refuse she "yetosn II would not
the Church; it would only affect the priesthood
si% 1sf rs. that assha bill Of
mind and heart, told him that the State
had no business nnder Heaven to interfere in
the regulation or In the government Of the |
church IN He gave to the Irish people not only
magnificent life that was devoted to their SER
vlce,-out he gave something far higher, great
e1 than this he gave them the bright exam
red Ireland, he showed the world, that the
highest genius can be exalted still more when
~ ~ Is consecrated to the sacred cause of the |
ChuIch and OF holy religion. He taught the |
youth OF Ireland the lesson they had learned /
so we'll from him and from their fathers: that
Ine secret OF lreiands strength aud of Ireland's
ultimate glory and freedom and nationalitv +
lies in Ireland's adherence to her glorious old |
faith lie taught the youth of Ireland that that
man alone is sure to conquer every enemy in
..n,s woria VINO has learned to conquer his own
PASSIONS and himself amongst other things
ne mas contributed largely to make priest of |
me LOT amongst the tenderest recollections of
nay youth,-amongst the things that made |
deep impression on me as q boy, was when 1
stood in the chapsl in Galway, to see the great !
ocenn eh the man that shook the world; that
TO see that great man coming to eight O'clock
Mass in the morning knee1ing amongst rs
and receiving his Holy Communion; to watch
read almost the grand thoughts that were re
passing through that pure mind; to see him
renewing again and again, before Heaven, the
sows that bound him 70 his religion and to his {
SsSsS u This was the grand principle of his
NE this was the secret of bis genius this {
yas the inspiration that produced his success.
And IN this devotion we'll did the Irish CORE r
VOC " they avoided whatever he told them to I
10 shey did it. Oh If God had only left him '
me nd left us united councils. And If God, in .
l6ie stroke that Frustrated Ireland, and broke \
'Connell's heart, the glory that we still d
ISksa =. ioT ~ to might be ours to-day Bat
70 40 ues1u anu gone, MS genius, his al
'ul, his heart and his hopes, still five in the !;
Eed east OF every true son Of Ireland. You and 8
oPes; after the happiness of Heaven, to be. Il
oao Ireland what he 80 often wished and G!
rayed she might be, Great, Glorious and c
rec rec" Great, as her history tells ms in the n
Is ast she has been; Glorious, O'Connell made
er in her glorious victory Of Decentralization
rec !! oh, there is God of justice in Heaven, T.
~ 10 GOD that treasures up the fidelity IA
.1s accepts tho Peoplss saoriace, and. sooner :,
iaseT, crowns 1t. To that God do look. 10
ith the came confidence with which loof pi
=. my g,o Own saavation look to thee oh, God %
ard OF Freedom, to my glorious coontry 81
no When that freedom comes we will know m
Nv to use it; We will know how to respect a.
IT neighbors rights, and not trampie on =.
ON We VIII respect cur neighbours property. y. ns
ID not plundec him. We will never raise o1r th
md in the effort to deprive any people on the hs
rth OF that sacred boon for which we have an
shed SO long the sacred boon of national as
'edom; SecaIse we are Catholics and the th
tholic Church alone teaches man how to | th
. his freedom. N NV" " OF