The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-01-05

NJ STAk AND CAIHOLlC MEC'
never accorded ireland anything yet from
q sense Of true justice, bat from sense OF
fear. The poisoned cna.iee' =, c,a%ssop ei ia
prompted BY no sense Of justice, but 1ears
for his own country, and that rear pushes
him forward. -
O'Connell finally flung himself in front
of his nation and begged for another cnanco.
He had NO strength in the worid-oniy tne !
sympathies Of 5000, 600 Of broken hearted
men behind him. He invited agitation,
but he had no power to organize MS force.
,sS Ta slw nes i hss BEEN here That was il
legal. and her hands were thus tlea: ne
couldn't initiate our own Sam. Adams.
Agitators, then, needed four eiements-tney
must have tbloodn in their veins sney
must prove their physical courage, either
| in the duel or war they must be lawyers;
| men reputed, we'll known, trusted, aud
able to defeat this wicked code they must
| be orators, able to melt millions OF hearts 70
ing AMONG the people, and with INFINITE
patience he planted seed among them. Inc
| only real charge ever made against nlm
was that he was pecupiariy corrupt De.
cause he accepted the ".penny year from
called. But he died a poor man, and MS
own children owe it to the magnanimity OF
the English people that they were nitea
above want by being given ONCE. VIII
these funds he established newspapers ana
committees. and alarm began to spread
among the English, 30 they added clause,
: saving no committee should last longer
than fourteen days. OConnell held these
= fourteen day committees until the meetings.
q law. O'ConneN counseled his friends 10
u stay at home whenever an Engllshman
e visited Ireland, and they did so,
9 Soon after began the agony OF the stIug,
: gle, the crucifixion. The lrisnnan nao h hv
O'Connell's advice. In tue year 1879;
n at last, OConnell went to the electors and
% said to them, "Send me, Catholic as l ann
n to the House of Commons" Lifting them
re- and in the spring Of 1929 he came to Lon
10 don to take his seat. The two oaths were
at handed him, one abjuring the POPE ana
IN the other denying the Cathohe Chnrch. ne
80 said one he knew to be a he, and tAe vsne.
n hours he defended himself, but they sen,
%, him back to ireland but before he coniG
TX get back the Dake of Wellington swept 81
10 the objectionable features from the eeeis
he aided by the Iron Duke. John Randolph
'at of Roanoke, said O'Connell was the man T.
sat lift Ireland to her feet. The wonder o
IN O'Connell's power was it's variety; heiIse
'tn Webster, Everett, Calhoun nor Gay coal
'at do what O'Connell did-melt million g
'as hearts-on the hills of Tara, or enter an
no House of Commons and match SWORDS WEI
sds Earl Derby. 1t was his wonderful versa
ex- ility that won. He had magnlhcene PR
er. sence. and all his motions, all his Worea
a ali his gestures seemed to exact obediene
lar A little O'Conpell whould have been I
Zip. O,Connell at all, He had n stature OF 3
pie feet, infinite grace, that magnetism 50 gre
vei in melting men into ooeoien'e W..
ID that covered the entire gamut, there :"
md. no tone lacking; he could tell story o
moment and have tears in his tone {
'uia next would disarm his antagonist oy
yes' quip or pun; was serene amio ~na.e !.
En- rumult surrounded him. His Wit was
yet most remarkable of his characteristics,
ans was perfectly Irresistible.
aty. Mr., Phillips related several instances
TWO, O'Connelrs wit, and how the 1smes 9s
cted ~ oake fnn of his speeches, 'sas the Il
ace York Herald used to of Abolitionists twer
tiza- years ago." The Thunderer had &c
man quarter, finally, for O'Conneirs Wit a
tho oratory were too powerful for them.
oee5 it wasn't his wit, ready as IL was: coss
ered friend and foe, that gave him victory; ~
Id be land and Ireland both knew that beh
con- his speeches was a man, one who couo
be either bought or buillied.. No man e
10 ne more tt uly held the peoples hearts IN
the hands than did O'Connell Two Wo
lands from him-"Go home"-saved a bio
lands massacre at Clontarf. Two hundred tn
,pean sand men obeyed his words swiftly. I
. that stood O'Conneil alone, holding the 6aia
FINALS IF nower. and never asked place. Bel
is has him a 600 COO of lrishman stood, hating
asons law and loving u fight to that mass
long said. lie that breaks the law helps the {
and NV He owed his power to the fact
80 of he never deserted or denied princi
onnell He never took leaf from that DEVILS
stion. mel of compromise, which is read and p
arriet ticed 40 much here. Kossuth would
word. anvthine to help Hungary. OCoI
that 1vould never do that to help Ireland.
,ntury ton told me no more honest man ever
power tered the House of Commons. He
Praise above a bargain of any kind.
ian DO Mr. Phillips closed his address, "
dress. lasted over two hours, with several chi
to the teristic anecdotes of O'Connell, which
ewhat race;ved with great applause.
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