The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-10
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whom does Mr.. Froude nrsV make Ohis ar
',,rnent9 To whom, on his landing on this
: so GI"S does he offer it2 To an audience of
Ncw Work where, if he had said it three
t,ears before, it would have taken Ian
tern infinitely brighter than Diogenes' to
have found one honest man in the city or
State government. Why, it seems to me
an actual impotence, astonishing, to give
that as a reason why the constitution OF
Grattan could not have succeeded. How
should we have borne it if Tweed had lived
in 1890, and some Englishman had proposed
that the sons of George Ill, with their
mistresses. should come over here, and the
members Of the House of Commons, and
help New York to an honest government ?
Ii seems to me that the painter Of such a
picture is not a fair Judge OF the condl-
ton of Ireland Then again, take this very
criticism on Henry Grattan, w olte Tone OF
1882. who undertook, under the constltu-
ton. to carry out the nationality ct their
country.
MIR. FBOUDE READ Is.
with great nausea, some very absurd proc
lamations that proceeded from the pen OF
Wolfe Tone, but remember that there
have been great many silly proclama
tons. and it does not prove at all, because
u mans head may have been carried away
with the excitement OF the controversy OnaI
he may not he an honest man and paVIiot
after ALL What was it that tu lI ~ Sne
hearts of the young men ., lfelanu Vi tlial
heroic day? Why, he tels us that II was
the French revolution, the revolution that
was tornado and earthquake combined
n s,yept up in its great maelstrom Mackln-
tnsb Jefferson, the duke Of Richmond and
The finest utcllects of Europe. IL swept
kingdoms from their places and even agi-
tated this young republic 1t was no fault
OF Grattan, it was the common misfortune
of that generation that the violence of the
French Revolution upset the hopes and
rendered useless the lahors Of many pa
ticnt and great soul It's not O. he thrown
upon irattuu as an evidence that he lacked
common sense and craftsmanship, but
only that in common with all Europe he
felt the violence Of tina, critical period il
the history Of the human race. Mr.. Phil
lin. next referred t. O'Connell, another
great name which. he said, it had please,
Mr. Froude % fling and sneer al. HC
then proceeded T. compare the condition
of ireland with that Of Poland
Mr. frOude never mentioned the nam,
ut any man who played a part IN Ireland
history. with the exception OF Grattan, hu
/ that he sneercd at him. | appeal, sal,
Mr.. Phillips. t1 the grand jury Of III,
/ american people, whether nation tina
cannot rule nation except with the sword
after 700 years, is not bound t. give up
/ that in enleayoring 70 rule another race ]
/ has no pDlcyeNcept determination, Is It M
bound u give up For seven hundred
years proud and cunceited England ha
been governing impoverished Ireland I'm
der the prctence that ireland cannot tax
care ut itself.
SAY, LET HER TRY
.applaus,.. Mr.. Froude says, why If Ire
land want il we will let her On but W.
know IL will be to anarchy. Still ! say, le
her trv. Suppose she falls suppose tbu
her statesmen fail her. whose tauIJ will j
be- Her own | submit not SUpp1s'
a man were Kidnapped, gagged. bound
robbed, abused, and thrown ou board
ship and taken u sea and suppose that II
mid-ncem his captors relontad and said
we have done wrong; we must let mn
60 = and If they let him loose and fun
him unbound into the sea- and he san
and was drowned-whosc fault would
be- laughter and applause If ! wer
an lrishmau. / know | should BE a FL
nian: | should have followed Smit
O'Brien At last however taught by th
long experience. convinced by the lntellc,
and proved craftsmanship Of Grattdu am
O'C1unell. Mr. Gladstone turns himself /
the problem. Disraeli stands by his sid