New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-15

linked with religion" Glory Ito you Mr. Froude
lInughter And ne on 70 say IN eloquent language
irrevooahlv and from that time Catholic religion ane
IRISH independence became inseparaby one lrrea
II the learned gentleman were present Daughtcrl
have d0ught he would rise aud bow his thanks 10 you
sentiments Renewed laughter and appause am
sure. o. be ia not here. he viii not take I'D of me when
Edward died, ana after ham came the reign OF Queen
Many, She ives Catholic. and no doubt prosecuted her
Protestant subjects I'm England. But 1 claim for my
native land that she persecutod account Of
ligiou lGreat applausf.I ! am proud IN addressing an
American audience 10 he able 10 claim this Tor ireland.
that the genius OF the Irish people Is not prosecuting
eenius lApplauseJ There IL not people on the face
Of the earth 81 unwilling Ia prosecute n the cause OF re-
And here are my proofs. Mr.. Froude SAYS that the
ProtCstants barked from Ireland Mary
90 the throne. Sir Jane Ware, in his annals tells
" that tie PrOtesians were being prosecuted m England
uudr Mary, aud they actually ted over 90 ireland for
some oil then. hey are John Harvey Abel Gins, john
Emmons, and Edward Hal. from Cheshire and they
were received heartily mat they remained, and
formed come OF the prominent mercantile hou-es III
The lecturer then took MP the reign Of Elizabeth, who
died leaving ireland at tie hour N her death one vast
slauglter-hOuse and wilderness when James l. sue
cgcded Elizabeth, be found it i'd this state ami tuok hold
~ every Quare foot ~ one OF lreands finest prov
InCes cleared out the hole population. and od with
settlers from England aud Scotland II was called Tie
Plantation OF Ulster" Nr Froude, IL his yapd hstori
This Of eoaree bred revenge: lie tells qs mat in
l6il The Irish rose in rebellion Ihey hd now nc
makes statement m one OF bis lectures, That ~ the
rising of Sir Puem ONel, 81 1872 there w1re $1,000
PrOtl5tants murdered bY tle IRISH" That ~ great
charge for IL be an n tat biush TOT
my fathers but il 10 be untrue why not wipe 10 out
with dsdain from the records Of h-tOryf lAppdusel
3 j. n true Atrthat time there Iroestnt n
In Ireland calling himself minister Of the word OF
God" lie gave s of the whole tran action III
a letter 10 the people gland De gglng Of them to
help their fellow Prolestauts Of Ireland Here are MS
words: IL the intention % the lrsh 70 massacre
ili he English; saturday they were 10 d-4fn theui
Sunday their cattle and ON the next Monday
all the Eng s lhrOats Inc FORMER teE tAetubeu'
d IIfs lag Ter Cd M. E.
Is there anything recorded IN history more uIedului
the persistent, umdTlnE resolution 80 clearly uh4
by the English Government 10 root out eAIpale'
destroy the people OF lrciandt l. there anything r.
corded In history unjust than this systematic con
sttutlOnal robbery OF people when the Almighty Hu,4
created ia Ireland and 90 whum He gave tht lsLaLu,
who had the aboriginal right TO every men OF lsA SOL
lGrcat app.au~ j
On the other uaud, can history bring forth more
MAGNIFICENT spectacle than the calm, nrD, united feso
luton with which In, land stood up pa defense OF ner
rel zion and G.tve up al things rather IMAM -acfnte
she conceived 20 DE the cause of truiuf lOLtes
MI Fruude does not believe that ~ was the cause or
truth. do not blame him. Every man has rlsht 70
hls religious opinions. But Ireland believed 10 was TIE
OF ruth, AID Ireland stood up Tor % Ike one man.
5peal. vi al these things only historically. do not
believe Iu auiuo-Ity. am no believer lu bad blood
do not believe with Nj. FrOudc that the question OF
Irelauds difficulty must remain without solution DO
not give up despair; but this DO say. mat ne
that no mau-has a right o. before an audience OF
AmercI-lf America that has never prosecuted
m the cause Of rciiglOu-Amcrlca that reHptsctH
rial soil, aud the American people 10 sanction by
their verdict the robbery and the persecution OF Wch
England ggIlty! lCheersl
The audience at the close burst into a tumut Of Ell
thusIasm, aud continued the cheering until Father
Burke retired.