The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-10-23
Father Bur.. Replies TO Mr.. Froude


Irish orator, addressed an immense
audience at the Academy OF Music, in
New York, Thursday night. The stage
was filled with clergymen Of the Roman
Catholic Church, including Bishop
Lynch, of Charleston. The body Of the
hall was dehsely packed, and owing to
the recent lecture Of Mr. Froude, to
which it was expected Mr.. Burke
would reply, considerable anxiety to
procure admissios was manifested. MIR.
Burke, who appeared in the habit Of
his order, prefaced his subject by stating
that he never knew an Englishman to
have resided in Ireland for any length
of time but he became Ipsis Hiberasis
HiJaniores-more Irish than the Irish
themselves. Such one, said Mr..
Burke, is now among us-a man great
in learning and profound in knowledge.
But, though the gentleman referred to
should get all credit for his intentions,
which were doubtless honorable and
we'll meaning, no person knew how
the shoe pinched better than
he who wore it," The Gold
en- age of Ireland'-an age
to which Irishmen looked back with SO
much pride-and which was said to have
existed before the Norman INVASION
was stated by that gentleman to be an
age of internal dissensions, bloodshed
and massacre. Mr.. Burke explained
that the golden age" was prior to the
invasion OF the Danes in the latter part
OF the third century. A desolating war,
of successive invasions extending over
three hundred years, had devastated the
land prior to the landing Of the Nor
man adventures, and the country had
not recovered from the effects OF this
protracted struggle when the English
landed. 1t had been said that the
Danes remained in Ireland. Yes, said
Mr.. Burke, they we're atlOwed TO remain
in certain cities, on condition Of becom'
ing Catholics, adopting Irish customs
and paying yearly tribute to the King
of Ireland. 1t had also been said that
the Normans were a sort OF police
men," sent to restore order in Ireland.
II, said Mr.. Burke, they were worthy
OF their chief, Henry H., they were, no
doubt, an efficient body. The lecturer
then proceeded to give history OF that
monarch, and quoted st. Ber-
nard' g character OF the Plantsgenets and
drew a vivid picture of the murder OF
Thomas a'Beckett The only opposi-
ton which Henry received in Ireland
was from St. Lawrence o Toole, Arch
bishop OF Dublin. This prelate brought
GG,90U men to the gates Of Dublin. If,
asked Mr.. Burke, Henry had such a
document as the alleged bull OF Adrian,
he could have paralyzei the opposition
of O'Toole by its production. 1t was,
he alleged, never spoken OF or produced
until after the death of Adrian. 1t had
also been asserted by this able historian
that the time of the landing Of the ad-
venturers the Irish were wretched and
miserable, living in caves, and hurrow-
ing IN the earth like rabbits. Yes, but
he would ask his audience toremember
the three centuries OF the remorseless
war with the Danes. mo evidence OF
the art OF building or former civilization,
but few Cyclopean works and a halt
dozen OF round tower" Why! | ask
but for one round tower, one cd ruin,
10 convince any person OF the existence
OF what now is thought to be denied
those VINO could build one could build
twenty; one is evidence OF knowl-
edge OF the grand science OF archl-
lecture. We are asked to believe
that in the glorious American
revolution the Catholics were for Eng
land and the ProtestaDts were in favor
of the colonies. What is the fact?
The English King asked the lrisn Par
Lament, composed strictly OF Protest.
ants, for 1900 Irishmen to fig ght against
struggling liberty, and he got them
and His Most gracious II ghness gave
in return 1000 HessIans to keep down
the refractory Irish. 1t was, said he,
out of that glorious and successful war
that arose the most magnificent events
of Irish history THE Volunteers OF
80" Mr.. Burke then proceeded to
show that it was the policy OF the Eng
lish government spce they first got
footing in Ireland to foster the petty
jealousy Of the chiefs, their motto being
then as now, Divide and Conquer.
He accepted the word OF the great his
torian now among US, that the day
Ireland would he united she would be
invincible. Why, then, said he, seek
to make one Ireland for the Catholic
and one OF his Protestant fellow-coun-
tryman? Mr. Burke then proceeded
with the subject OF his lecture, aud told
the history OF the rise and fail OF the
Volunteers, and concluded by fervid
appeal to his countrymen 10 unite on
broad and liberal basis for the salvation
OF their common country.