, 1873-02-26
FROUDE CRITICISED.
Tho English Historian Taken to Task for
Ills Structures on Ireland.
Lecture by Wendell Phillips at Tho Union Park
Congregational Church.


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whoh n' 4eo'uroo IN on'cago tass "'n'of' aus
ancient skill and imperturbable coolnoaa OF
dclivory soon to have deserted him. Ho was
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w." 49,, W. ~. n1e ouss1 H., u.sas .sa,as p .,,nt
noa7, ana ms mannor haa tho precision shae
familiar everywhere remarked md notable.
Mr.. ph;llina nnnonncef] Tint b,a lecturc would
conalat ~ y s.r1na ~ nritioara ~, t1,nt 1,st;n-
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thought Mr.. Froudo had not done tho right
thing In returning across tho occnn without lin.
iah,nr his conrac of loot,,roa " T1o snoa1er ;lif.
xt nts G9ursS M o. ~ speaker
American lycoum. Mr. Froudo was attentivo1y
listened to. and Iiberollv ronorted. while In
this oo,,ntr,, ~ saia,t.s ~, a,u,, " aa,.n.
- on,,,1,,,1,,,.;au iii, .,,a ,,,,,i, vS s.,a
chose his own therno. His choice was n
wiae ono. II showed tha. ho understood tho
lycoum eystom. md thu vaat hold that Il Ind IN
tho poopio of tho coi,ntry- 1rho anon1kcr vos
surprised: when listening to him. to find that
01tnongh 10 eamo hore with AL tho reputation or
great historian, ho showed hlmsolf to lack
some Of historians chief characteristics, Ho
WAS no 1,iatorian. onlv nnmnhlctor. un.b,o n
"as ~ s...aa ,..,'st s ta,in uunp'' uaa ~
was simply m Englshman, presenting an Eng
llshman's view Of the Irish question. The jour-
nails wero surprised that ho should have solicited
SO unintercating, and even unwelcome, q topic.
historical parsonage as d subjoot, in whom all
tho world felt an 1ntorest. Mr.. Phillips said
ho differed with tho journals; tho topic was well
chosen. Tho course Of England toward Ireland
crushed France out Of existence, nation foro-
sny s Is m merely an n orsanzod cd ary IN Which
her citizens Ta a, sanc ssys she j. Il animated
Germany was pregnant with the most disastrous
results to Tho caueo Of liberty In the
nineteenth century. Why did not Eng
land into1fero7 Not Because she was
intcrmedd1er. Bismarck amote her In the 7nce,
In tho faco Of Europe. She dareB not draw
sword in any cause, for fcar tint ireland will
stab her in the back; It is not il the power Of
posed to prevent it. II any great power would
nut men, money, and war material into Now Or
leans to-day, Grant would have enough to do at
home, were our country involved in trouble with
% Tie Sneaker % sid that ho was hissod in Cooper
| Jnstituto. goyen years nro. becauso ho
said that ENGLAND was d eocond.rate mower.
Her own Journals aeknowlodgc It
pinin the attitude Of EnSland On tho irish nucs-
ton. Ho eays thet ENGLAND has conquered Ire-
land: but it ID loss truo that ireland has con-
uuorod Encland, ENGLAND has been trying for
not be aecompiinhed III In i've centnrfes oannot bo
qoo S1qe t M M % s sa to n0se sSow VII t
was not the fault Of BIC Plnntnnenote or of the
csuso etxon could not be- mado out Of sorf
bocauso God intended that tho Irish should
40 through tho world under the 1uria-
3iotion, Is it were, Of probate court.
| The historian came horo to sny that morciful
despotism was q blessing. In Its, our fathers
| proclaimed q dospot an unmitigated nuisance.
| Therefore, when Mr, Froudo stated his argl-
mcnt tho Americans decided that, before they
could accept his logic, they must tear the
Deolnration to tattere and abandon al tho preiu.
dicos Of their political past. 30, aIthough be
was listened to By thouannds. and hoard mosi
candidly, ynt press aud people at once rejected
bis conclusions. He conld not bo Just he could
| not paint m Irishman fairly; ho could
not be even man, because he wa
an Engllshman. An Englishman ia entirely
unhblo to look ovor the sides Of his island and
Judge any other nation fairly. He is thorough
" iaBu1ar, and shut up in his selt-conceii. Fit
soul "lves in On alley," and be is completely
unconscious Of It. These points were ILLUSTRATED
by many anecdotes and speeches made b.
Englishmen IN regard to America.
So with Mr. Froude, tho lovelieat thing abou
him was that he Was thoroughly unconscious o.
his own veaknoss and Inconsistency. He do,
ecribes tho barbarism Of tho Irish 800 ycarH ago
Tho Same colors might haYo boen uaed II
painting tho German or tho Eng}fshman o
the same period. Evon Elizabeth WAS dazzlct
by the splenlor Of Kildare; O'Noil astonshet
both Henry VIII: L, !,n and Francis, ~ his mag, reg,