The New York herald., 1872-10-18
THE VOLUNTEERS OF 'o2.
Lecture by Father Tom Burke at the
Academy Last Evening.
REPLY TO MR.. FRoUDE.
The Great Lesson of Irish
History.
IN UNION ALONE Is STRENGTH.

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Father Tom Burke lectured last evening on the
s'V0unteers OF 's2n at the Academy of Music, and
the spell Of his 0ratory drew together one OF the
largest audiences that the building has ever held
Every seat was filed, the asles were blocked,
and all round the edge Of the auditorium
there was . thick fringe OF eager
listeners, extending, indeed, near the
doors, far into the corridor. And the audience
were not disappointed in their expectations.
From the outset the Father held his hearers In de-
lighted attention, interrupted only by frequent
peals OF laughter and applause.
The Father was not introduced to the meeting
by chairman, but stepped at once to the front Of
the platform and began his lecture by saying that
he had known, In and out Of England, many
Englshmen ana had esteemed them; but
he had never known an Englishman who
lived for any length OF time In Ire
and without becoming a lover of Ireland
and Its people. Their proverbial love OF Ireland
was indeed cast in their faces in the olden time
repr0ach, andt was said OF the English settlers In
Ireland that they were more Irish than the Irish
themselves. Now such an one had come among
them, great in name and in learning, and also pro-
fessng-and he believed his professions to be
love for the Irish race and people. But there
prOverb which said that none could tell where the
shoe pinched 30 well as the man who wore it. So
when an Englishman tried to explain the sor-
rows and miseres Of Ireland he could
only look at these questions from the out
SIDE With the best intentions public
lecturer might sometimes be a little mistaken.
He had read, for instance, that morning. that this
learned and honorable man spoke Of the golden
age of Ireland and said that the Irish were accus-
toned to look upon the time that went directly
before the English invasion as the golden age of
Ireland while, In truth, the two centuries preced-
Ing 1t were ages OF confusion and blO0dshed.
Father Burke proceeded to say that no intelligent
Irishman pretended that the time OF the Danish
wars was the golden age Of Ireland. That golden
age was the three centuries Immediately
after the conversion OF Ireland by st. Patrick.
The fact was that at the time OF the coming Of the
N0rmans the Danes had already been 0verthrown,
order and law out of anarchy. Mr.. Froude had
also asserted that the Normans had been commits
restore order in Ireland. Henry H., the English
King to whom this bun was stated to have been
aad ana Wa the o. st. mas
Pope should have selected such an agent for
the pacincation Of Ireland ? But this bull had
never been shown to the world until after the
death OF Pope Adrian and he Father Burke) be-
lieved that. from beginning to end, It was thamp
stated that before the Norman conquest the Irish
burrowed under the ground like rabbits. And this
period preceding the Danish wars Father Burke
then described the magnifcence OF the pal
Of Tara and with the
saxons at the same time. Again, Mr.. Froude
had charged that At the time of the American
America But az thar time the irish Parliament, lent
had voted 1000 troops for the cause Of the King,
and these troops went over to America. There
that tGS
Of Ireland's misery was the dissensions of Irish
From he day that the saxon set his foot on
That had been English policy from the
had, to use q common phrase, shown great dis
position to "cotton to one another" But the gov
Englishman in Ireland should not adopt an Irish
name or marry an Irish wife, or associate with
iusing. Father Burke then alluded to the arbitrary
destruction of Irish manufactures by English
tyranny ana went on TO % say mat m h acts
wrong done at the prompting Of England BY the
Irish Pariaments: Parliamenis in Ireland had
been the instruments of English oppression. In the
year 1922 however, for the first time In Irish history
introduction of bad copper money from England.
And the moment the Irish people were thus united
o ese a s
taught by this event. MOlynenx wrote q book prov
ing the right Of Ireland to independence, which
was burned IN London by the public hangman.
Father Burke then went on to the days OF the
American Revolution. England attempted to treat
America as she had treated Ireland, but Jonathan
was man Of other mettle. 1875 saw America
In arms, and England sent over her armies hither,
and poured poured in her Hessan mercenaries mere and hired
rebels Well, after awhile she needed more troops,
AND an ,ns 50 s n tne aseG sns In
turn to send over 1000 Hessians. to keep
Ireland in order. But the Irish Parliament for
your Hessians, and let us raise 1000 Irish
volunteers" Thus It came about that for the first
m on o saw En- ay %
sprang to arms, and then their leaders, the immor
tai Henry Grattan, Flood, Lord Charlemont and the
notwithstanding all-met together and said
.Now, we have $4,000 men; what shall we do with
Henry Grattan. 'Now that we have them at our
back" said he. 1--WE can speak as united nation,
and win mot let them GoTn their until
liberty OF Irelandn Father Burke then traced
the reforms effected by, Henry Grattan-
by that great man in 1852, that Ireland was free
memorable words is enacted that the crown vsa
Of Ireland Is an imperial crown, inseparaby an
% a ae o. Gea % On t w
essentially depended; but that the kingdom OF Ire
land is q distinct kingdom, and with Legislature
make laws for this nation except the King, the
Lords and the Commons Of Ireand.n This
WA ssnt SC the to S and Ss
accepted the declaration within month. S But only only
Irish Legislature, thus themselves emancipated
refused to emancipate the Catholic masses or the
dual breaking up Of the army Of 'as
IN the abolition OF the Irish Parliament in 1SO0
slnce which time the English had made all the laws
Tor Ireland. The great lessons taught by the vol
here @ Religious Se H among '08sss s
had been fought by Catholics and PrOtestants