National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-02-15
Mr.. PHILLIPS LECTURE.
THE lEIAnp sIavlCts or DANIEL usunntll,


Irclnud'S wnrriors-O'ConneIps Tri-
nmph- Over weilinaiou-An Eloquent
Analysis OF the Character Of IreInnd'a
Great Patriot.
An audience magnificent In ita number and
character hung with infinite delight upon the
eloquent utterances Of Wendell Phillips laat
evening at Lincoln hall. The great orator, the
keenest and ablest Of American aRItators, was
never In better humor, and never spoke with
greater advantage to himself. His figure, as he
stood upon the stage surrounded by majority
Of the best minds OF the country, was kinRly,
and his clear voice sounded through the hall as a
leaders should, waking nation to thought and
sympathy for the oppressed. We should he glad
to give our readers the lecture in full, hut the
following synopsis will convey an Intelligent
idea Of Its learning research, scope and power:
AGITATION.
am 10 talk to you Of Daniel OConnell, the
champion OF Irish Catholic citizenship and the
great example Of modern agitation. Sir Robert
Peel defined agitation to he the "marshallnQ Of
the conscience Of a nation to mould ia laws, and
appeal to the thought and the principles Of a
Community to reach Individually Its hallot-hear-
ing classes" Non can trace the worl 10 Crom-
well aud tho thirty thousand pamphlets Of
George III. iou can trace II through the age Of
,"e' an" hhu " IN "ilhetforce' who, over
W.. " uVsp'.e % rAIAneht, ny leaning back
W, 'v,,H'ouS putpose o' ureh Britain, broke
t",,,.,.,.' ~ nam Anl went up 10 uoh' rs
ssa,'ss ."., r n"n cIsh' hhhureu thousand
No. ,'.u, s' :" Nus "an"S u an evidence OF
NV Wv" '''"'' - ,...
The power, the reach, the real view and spe-
cine machinery Of agitation, England owes TO
Daniel OConnell. lie was the first to elaborate
anu IIol"unug 70 ueepen 10 me state the exact
l'''es M" i''nnal'onA OF the great modern ele-
ment; he taught the art to Golden. and II the
British people owe anything to Golden for hay.
Ing iIftei ,bo h,oa, 80 -. 49,, , ~ NV
nls, W uIoA' ,aN iIom 'hc loaNes OF GREAT
britain, ne learned his lesson at the feet Of the
great Irish orator. Measuring what he had In
his hands with the result he nnolnced he 4. Inc
mos, no,ireab,o ~ al, r,ar ~, - :. ~, ",
MS no'''ea"'e WI ai men 'hh ever appealed 10
'nis elcment'
would faln 10 something to brush away the
clonh which Mr. Froude Ieayes on the ne,n,r,
a, oConn.,I r., ,.'..i -, ~ w,
-, =, ,,,.,.,., - ~ 'o! pNcI 'ne
prv" OF uiAnstohe IN ms treatment OF the Irish,
and which must be hs largest claim TO the grail.
tude Of Great Britain. might he faIrIv sall % ho
borrowed from me ,.ms an, ,hn 80 =, ~ ,, =.
-, -. s' - eas ai' thc No''h VI tue
Kreat lrish champion. OConnell did MOI connne
himself to the simple remedy OF repeal or Cath
Ollie emancipation, Education and IN. rennlaI.
inc Of tho tenpro n, Iand A.. ,,.,,'n,.
-. " ~, ~ N""iv VI Anu' tue WsestaDishmeht
Oh the 'hurch-these three questions c jnnell
laid down In his speeches In defiance Of the
publIc sentiment of that hopr
~, -,
.'
Every thoughiul EnRishman knows that Eng
land to-day Ia occupying but secondI-rate place
on the rhr,s-boanI of E1rnn. rbe ,,., ,hIT,,,
ma, na,,a -, $780,, ~. -.
'ua ' ha'e must afscy cohuuced 70 thls sal re-
SUIT are, hrst, the neglect OF the British Govern
ment towards Its own laboring masses; second.
w. the Injustice of seyen centnr,as ,oyv,,I. H..
ami Tho occssnns ,.,o 49,, ,,.a,.s' ~
,hnu. ~ OCCASIONS nave been frequent within
would have hung herseif mad,x i Lu ~, Sna.nan i
nSIi,ar s,, muns n1 ~ E ng into ,he great
nany bronght nnicr IN neal tnn MI, WIEN W yer.
y nssnms, ,saf y,ye US m w.. ,he n,le hngdom
- u, ~ Il ,nht NV HfSM btiam the Prin-
s,so,I. ,yhsn ,,,,hin ~, toi'ke ~ 70 uAn me
1sr n.tIy IN ,he t,ce ~, n.,ai. sifrk
Isau ~ s,'a,'' h,,, ~ ia, p,ah nhken 10
n ~, ~ nu. sne hheM tha Tue nfst can
ss y, E Ial. " NV hrst-cass
PSrs W "'P'' '''"i" "'u'" STA" her VI the
'A'N' -,,v ro,.o,,,D .,,,,,.-
N. r,,,,. rh ~, roi i,.r.. SnALicE.
,sns,a,io, o,id ,,,. st ,ht NiVhenness OF one
scas M sno'her n ,hnra ,s Se h,9, we weak
tween them" Great Britain has held ne MI ~
cxe,, hnmsaI ~ s,e nps W w sstsi slanI Tor
~ ~ , ~ 81. -, ny Iellglous nate;
, Wy ~ ~ P ~ lnS SAXON race ~ me inJus-
uee Of me most heaTtless government that ever
npnyiIcnrc n, IN inia,,S ~ .oLuat IN the
M y, NY VI Hpu, Ieahn nvlus naek that chal-
shc cannot deny ana WhIrh he, srhnIs,s 1911 ",' y,
ns 10 axnI,n an nv ssh1iafs come TO
they conII moi hny" ayoIias ''''A"'e' anu "hSl
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~ HISTORY OF lkkL IND.
aI s MI ms % tne career OF otOn-
mn sn ,.ts I,sa y, ~, NY in OrusI 70 give
$3.50 n, NJ 1870, y, tns Sah must ketch the
Ior nv nrinrs a. ia rs ~ tseW9rA
W. eSin IN ,he ,s;,n =, ~ hhe peftAn
ths, ,in hs,, ny w s,i ~ i9t a1t
,shI.h n.pas ~ a"S On,iisn W lhal lllsl cDe
Ireland. AMI which S1pnnaiI a csi e M o.
ssnn - n~ota 'ha sm nn,n 'ais ~ JUS uuh
.apH '''N' '"' ""Pa'h' VI the r'hiEed
"''' ra, oon,
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n ,,ssJ y, ,hn @ wv mStNSsi inc met Is Tue
,i,s,ons ha, ~ 70 tne ,e,,, AM lhe second
na'o' ,.e haIeu oi tne ffo'estant 70
lies ~ tSs Fnai,sb ,hamrY TN. Tha m0 PecnIiat-
oes nn, res, U" an snb u S Pyner 70 govern thhi
Inc Irsb rSss Va n nv o niS,nrt PURPOSE oi
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thase ~ - ~ a. sa., h'uChuon anu lah'l'
srnmen, n s,SSS ~ W. ~ hhEshnAns gov.
bnIIed A. Inc ndssii,tS y, H. n, s'Ih 1p9 we're
tng snx sJpcS ION IL wv ',sn Atnolc Rel;
frnSn shg nossiht,,,a' hy mas W NC oslT4tsei
lines fret when ~ ir,.S S"n ~ p1Me, We some
49, ~ i WITH 'ne hisn arr thrown upon our
learn and Ia teach hsya h,sn tn,onia 70
al hy ,he oaiin,,s 4, 49,. ~ pun'lrh
SWR blood mai csmnesd hIna NV WI ny, a ,c o. our
T'se cnds cs,n w 80 ~ ,ios;,, ., T.
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nisaInn, ~ LIN w., ~ mo,u ". nunnleN COM
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20 a. non ny. 'Ote hol ne ah hiuilhis-
49, ", ~. Lui ny eUuiu n.y. pIa'tlc0 as
N, con, L. ~ ,'I an W C9uI hol be priest;
noSi, MI ',1sei , Nv nss from nome wihoqt
hbItisan ", 's,hnoiiIvi' W was pplgeu, " ms
,niiureh were 'hlnoncs, 10 divide the land
D n,t, ,ns i II 3hc emu professor
a s,,Va Mn, IN ,h III ,i V"nPel h,s IhheI
y e mn , .ne "hoS tsAtc. MuoW tot-
,.I chnr,, nn " SUI "" ~. 70 70 tue Epsco,
,sn ns,an,, m on', nut she hroiessei
~ Ih w, SUI 'ooh Az ner husDanhs estate
,s,,ss,ant M, NJ, ~ ~ ~ nc uln hnu
t,r IN, ~ 1. III nm IN, ~ We Sae' ne hhl only 70
AZ IN 80 10 ann saAc Y, lls, suostahuaHy. I
- ~, i ia" ue' n sria heahu testeh lot
n NJ ,h ~ 1slIs, was the code Whlch
no 1, ho,n UhanosnI oonLesses that' ny
y, r, ,, ~ OF ,ne EnRsn Jaw,
Mon ,n,sn LAY 10 RIGHT ~ hhkAlhk.
~, Nv i1esluieu say .thht u couhi nave been
a, A., ~, pn Nv -, lhNIis, AnI ought 70 ne writ
70 ~ '''"'' au" '"'ou pihce"rrgHier HW% I
ne"' - =
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hnhnh hI' tInule mat ne mas painted the b
i ilsrinan rs chIohlc Iebel; nut one OF MI. d
~ ou w., widest eHaggeIatlons Is In regard 10
,n y, w ~ anOunl o. trssthnce When guess