Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-01-08

From our Boston Correspondent
BOSTON. Jan. 9Th. 1874

Boston, Jan. 9Th. 1874.
Last Wednesday evening, Charles Brad
laugh the great English Reformer and
orator, gave his third lecture in Music
Hall. His subject was IAN Englishman's
Views on the Irish Question" He had the
closest attention of the audience for an
hour and a quarter, rs he told In his own
inimtable and eloquent manner the story
OF Irish grievance aud English tyranny.
1t was a mastery effort aud the great
mer occasions was fully maintained. He
denounced any revolutionary means for
Irish wrongs, but called upon all to do
what they could now for the Emerald
Isle.
Upon the platform were seated, Hon.
Geo. 5. Boutwell,. A. Bronson Alcott OF
Concord. Rev. Mr.. Alger. Rev. DIR. Miner,
Mrs. Louise Chandler Moulton. Gen. Kill
patrick. Kate Stanton, Rev. Mr.. Sargent,
Virginia Vaughn, William Lloyd Garrison.
Prof. W. ii. Niles, Rev. DIR. Bartol, and
many others. The Hon. Thomas Russell
presided and said that he had the great
honor of being invited to introduce the
speaker of the evening. Fresh from the
celebration OF one of the anniversaries Of
our own freedom. they would have an
especial interest In the story of those who
sought for the right, for which the Ameri-
can people struggled. The true descend
ants of the Pilgrims were not confined to
the people who bear their names but also
those who do their work. Our friend, Is
more truly the representative of our an
cestors. than If he had in his veins the
blood of all the ilancocks. do Tot know
he said, what his opinions on this subject
may be, but | know that they are the
views Of an honest man. who Is always
found on the side of humanity and the
oppressed. Mr.. Bradlaugh then came
forward when he was received with round
after round of applause. lie began by
saying. that the present of a nation, 1t is
said, is governed by the past; it became a
necessity In the treatment OF the question,
to turn over some of the pages of Ireland
for the past two hundred years, and to
deal with il mostly In its interesting period
OF the last seventy or eighty years. | do
not pretend 10 take u just view OF the ques-
ton. but only an Englishman's views OF it.
which may, or may not be just. There
doubtless will be many Irishmen who will
think ! have not gone tar enough. and
many ERglishmeu who will think have
gone too far, but TO the Americans what
| shall say will be OF interest. The Irish
men came here 10 you half starved. dis
contented. and enraged; If they remain SO,
they Will be a source oftroublc 70 you. II
l. therefore your interest as much as it i
mine that thl, question should be solved.
The yesterday can never he recalled. how
ever 1t may be settled. At present three
Ia rf la. Iris L..
leave their country. leave their hearts be-
hind, and send hope and money which
they acquire back 10 aid those with whom
they are in sympathy. To-day they say
dl>loyalty aud discomfort exist in ireland.
The speaker said he was not sure OF the
uisloyalty, but he was sure OF the dscon-
tent. lie bad heard Gladstone preach that
the Ncapoltans had a right to rebel against
Lombard. and other English orators had
gloriiied the veriication of Italy; but he
had yet 10 learn that what was PATRIOTISM
IN one country becomes disloy atty in
another.
True loyalty was loyalty 10 humanity,
but not 10 any tilted house or nation.
There are ties of brotherhood which.
though they may not be agreed in. should
not be ri iicu,ed. | propose 10 admit the
discomfort and To justify the dsloyalty.
Despite the recent legislation and the wise
counsels during the last twenty-five years.
the discomfort must not be placed upon
the Irish but upon the English. for the
wickedne,s with which they have for
generations oppressed this unfortunate
race. Take Ireland a hundred wears ago ;
II was nearly the same a hundred years
before. England forbade the freshman.
when he was striving 10 earn his liyell-
hs,l, ht-b h. e.,
with the English who had conquered his
land. ireland, disappointed in trade and
not allowed to import or export goods
save under English laws, took 10 sheep
raising and wool manufacturing. until con-
tentment began to be restored in many
districts. when suddenly Parliament pass
ed law iorbldding the expectation OF
wooden products, and thus threw forty
thousand people out Of employment. But
II i not the repeal of a statute that
changes the habits of the people. Mems
brains were down to the earth where they
had been crushed. The Irish were CD.
pressed not only in commerce, but in poll
tics and religion. One OF your Journals
said that | opened old wounds, but tell
you those wounds have never been healed.
The charge brought about by these laws.
has been one from self-reiauce 10 morbid
HA~N'siANht- a4Ou-b lHc DaN e
been taken off. the places which they gall
ed are still 50 sore that the victims do not
miss them. But why were these laws
repealed: II WAS through fear. The tardy
justice seemed injustice In the doing.
When George the Third was short OF
troops. he was obliged 10 take the troops
out OF ireland. and when the Mayor ot
Belfast asked for garrison to protect the
place, { a protestant town. all they could
send MAS hall q squadron of Cavalry and
some Infantry, whom people said were
lame. " hat was the cry that went through
Ireland then: They did not take adyau-
taSe of highlands weakness. though they
were armed from one side OF the land to
the other. They did what they could to
keep from their shores the foreign enemy
and thus proved their loyalty. In 1882
Henry Grettan, armed. at the head of 60 :
900 went to Parliament and moved "a
resolution which he thought asserted the
Independence of Ireland; but it did not a
resolution will not give a nation liberty
The people of Ireland believed in the trick
and began TO hope and work. Fitzwilliam
began 10 boldly speak Of Catholic emanci-
patton but he relied on those who never
spoke the truth when a falSehood would
suit their purpose. There was no relief:
the murderer or the thief might escape but
there was no chance for the patriot. The
speaker then eloquently pictured the hor-
rors that were inflicted on the Irish people
aud how their homes were made desolate.
lie said, | do not tell these things, from
love OF them. for. as an Englishman, |
blush for them, but the grandfathers have
scarcely sunk into their graves. who could
have told their children of them and called
upon them TO take refuge. lie then al
luded TO the history of the rebellion. 1t
was not rebellion for ii was planned in
secret and betrayed. The rebellion was
not great thing but it was made much of.
IL was an excuse for putting to death the
dangerous. and to burn the houses of the
disloyal. There was one effort which they
thought would give emancipation and that
was the union. Castlereagh was sent to
Ireland and he knew his business. You
think you know what corruption is here
but you are children to Castlereagh. He
bought all from archbi Shous tn Uauuars