The New York herald., 1872-12-10
LECTURES LAST EVENING.
DANIEL O,CONNELL.
Lecture by Wendell Phillips at sfeins
way Hell Last Night.

Lecture by Wendell Phillips at Stein
way Hall Last Night.
TO large audience, mostly American. and only
here and there dotted with representatives from
the land OF Erin, Wendell Phillips delivered his
well-known lecture on 'Daniei OConnell." It was
ireshencd up by the criticisms, here and there, OF
Mr.. Froude, and In this respect only differed from
the Lyceum oration OF several years ago. 1t was
delivered In connection with the Mercantile
Library course, and the next lecturer Of this
series will be Bret Harte.
The Grafton was commenced py the assertion OF
O'Connells claims TO the introduction OF that Gle.
ment OF agitation that resulted In great political
reform. Whatever Golden had done, whatever
Gladstone had done, they had taken their laurels
from the brow OF O'Connen. O'Connell did not con-
fine himself to the great question OF repeal all the
great subjects occupied his mind including educa-
ton, the tenure OF land, the compare
tive strength OF the two religious establish
ments OF Ireland. Mr.. Froude had been blamed
for introducing to our attention the rela-
tions between England and Ireland. He, Mr..
Phillips, did not SO blame him. Every thoughtful
Englishman knew that England occupies but q Sec
Ond rate place in the chess board OF Europe. She
has gradually sunk to second rate Power Mr..
Phillips sad that he had said that eight years ago
IN the cooper lnsttute-and 1t had OccastOned
much snrprise-two things had brought this about
IN England very largely namely the neglect OF the
kUfciHiuCHt W iIS OWN BflClSl IudSSeb anu
the Injustice OF seven centuries towards Ireland
The England OF Chatham would have drawn the
sword many times, but she was afraid that Ireland
would stab her in her back. (Cheers.) After u
few remarks in this direction the lecturer traced
very briefly the history of Ireland from the time OF
the code in 1892. long recital OF the wrongs,
and especially the penalties imposed on the Irish
terred to the observation OF Mr.. Froude that the
Irshman was 'chrOnic rebel" He (the lecturcr)
thanked Mr.. Fr0ude for that, for II showed
that they were determined to resist, and
that they knew that they were oppressed. The
public life OF O'COnnell was sketched from the Pc
riOd when the relaxation OF the code enabled him
to practice as a lawyer. At this time O'C0nnell
sought to arouse the people to sense OF their
wrongs; but the hierarchy OF the Church were OPP
posed to it, for the Church said that they had led
their locks already to the scalfold as 1t were For
twenty long years O'COnnel threw three millions
OF the Irish people at the British government at
every critical period in its history This largely
always said that nothing in political life worth
one drop OF blood. He also SAID that nothing was
politically right that was morally wrong. These
were the two corner stones OF his political creed.
He (the lecturer) thought that Tor the purpose for
which OCOnnell lived God had raised no man
New England orators rolled into one were not equal
to the great Irish chief He had majestic physique.
God had put that royal soul into noble body,
He was like our own Daniel in that respect.
Mr.. Phillips then related number of well-knOWn
anecdotes about OCOnnell, such as the celebrated
hot crosse Examination and the speech delivered in
Irish, to the dismay OF the London Times reporters
The lecturer, however, spiced the narration Of the
anecdotes by slight departures from accuracy, in
order that his audience might be more thoroughly
tickled, ana closed by graceful tribute to Mr..
OConnel's political integrity.