Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-04-02

J Irishmeu, nov Co - the Sre,
drama Of your eountr] -. The psr
6dy Of Desnost Is tkel Heas. Uul;k
most performances th0 o eoues 6rst
Henry II. then King pgland. With
forged bull in one hs1 d drawn svor,
/ in the other, and . = Z hunery ri
lowers at his back. pa1 - to the vorl,
that he goes to civilio - ohrissiauis,
your countryi Civili1 people vbos,
civilization marched 81 N side With ev.
cry nation then on earl A people u,
boastsd Of their Brsh6 - ma cu1sos
lof Tsaiasse phez Is1 ~ So 49,
desiug bis PhiIlipics over Greece; and
Cicero was adorning truth with the charm.
of his eloquencc. and showing bis coun
trymen how invincible is justice wher
properly supported. Civilise q pcopl.
who had drank deep from the fountain.
of learning. when the minds of the aaccs.
tors Of Henry and his anglo Norman civ.
ilizers we're CONCEALED like the icc.bound
coasts Of their native Scandinavia. lfra.
pine. FIRE and sword are the instrument:
Of civilization. then. my Irish friends. did
the Great King civilixe! They came
these Normans With their King to con.
quor. rob. to exterminate. and when they
bearded che Celt. in his Green Isle of the
West. they found no cringing Saxon ready y
to lick the hand that smote him. but iron
hearts. impclling stalwart arms that flashed
in their faces the trenchant blade stained
with the blood of the inyinGble Dane,
and wreathed with the memories of Clon.
tart and hundred minor glories
From the reign Of Henry VIII to the
present period We fud the character ofthe
Irish people developed and presented TO
the world by a series of incidents that have
no parallel in history; for treachery, ma
lignity aud spoliation upon the part OF
their enemies. and virtue. valor and in
tcgrity on the part of the Irish. l would
not harrow up your hearts and inaame
your resentment BY narrating the scenes
of horror under the Tudors. l would not
stir up your warm and impulsive blood BY
depicting the massacres of Drogheda.
Carrickfurgus and Wexford; nor would
allude to these terrible agonics through
which your beautiful country passed. only
that wish to present q contrast, and
show how grand and magnificent are the
people who have borne all this. and more,
and emerged from their desola,ion, pure
and unsulIied by a single act that would
cause q shadow Of shame on their brow.
She needs no defense from my hands;
the panegyrics of Macauley. in defense OF
William aud Mary. have BEG fileuccd by
a Mitchell. aud the imputf pnaa tbs,
character of her peopic DN ssS havs
been dissipated BY the geu>u Of her
Burke, and the traducer sent covering
back to his paymasters at Exeter Hall.
Amidst all their revcrscs aud crucifx-
ions Of The soul. did the sons of old Ire
land ever forget the valor and the glories
Of their race? Let the Confederation OF
Kilkenny. in 1912. and the struggle that
followed for eight years. attest; let the
g!ories Of Owen Roe O'Neill. when he
gorged the waters at the ford of Benburb
with the blood of the Puritan, attest; le,
the intrepid. the high-toned, chivalrou,
Sars6eld, in the breach at Limerick. at
test; let the fidelity and uuswerving ad-
herence to his promise. in juxtaposi,ion to
faithless infraction Of solemn treaty by
his enemies at Limerick, attest. Can VIC
We not. at this moment, transport our
selvcsfn imagination to that memorable
day? Car We not see the gallant Sars.
field, standing with the treaty in one
hand. to which he had affixed his name,
and his trusty sword in the other. when
it is announced to him that the French
feet was already in the Shannon. and il
he would only run his sword through the
instrument aud send back the negotia,ors,
| victory would once more crown the stan.
dards Of his little army. aud the shamrock
Of ireland be entwined with the lilies oi
France. There was n struggle to test the
steel Of 4 patriot! Then passed befor,
him the panorama Of his country's woes
lie saw the starving. squallid poor in tn,
bogs Of Connaugh,; he saw the defeat o
his foes and the probable freedom Of hi
country-yea-more, ambition whispere,
ITS sweets in his ear and he almost felt tn
burning crown Of royalty on his brow
But like true Irishman be knew hi
country would rather wear her chain
than gain her freedom by the dishonor Q
her sons! He handed the instrument {
his enemies. laid down bis arms an,
marched out to be cheated By a corrup
parliament. The following year. 1693
on the 10Th day of July Sarsield aud hi
followers in Exile met the English a
Neerwindeu where be had the oppor
tunity TO cross swords again with th
people who had defrauded him aud hi
country; he further beheld the standard
Of Eng gland trailed in the dus, and .hei
scarlet ranks Eiren and rent before his in
trepid charge. and he sent pcaling afte
them the vengeful shout remember Lin
erick." Here was glory enough for Sar.
6eld-a shot of the enemy marshalled b
gallant soul with the spirits Of the brave
He Tough. for bis country in a foreig
land. be fell for liberty aud those he loves
''oh, if there be on this earthly sphere,
A boon, an oseriug heaven holds dear,
'Tis tie last libation liberty draws
From the heart that bleeds ard breaks in h
Il cause
i From this time on to the present da
, The valor Of the sons of Erin is embla,e
} on the annals of nearly every civilized n.
, ton. Go to the classic banks Of Il
Rhine. the battles of Freidlegea an
Spires, in 1702 At the latter place 81
geat's Irish cavalry saved the fortunes
the day. A, Blenheim, when Marlboro
star vas nearly fixed. the charge Of Clare