The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-08-12


Fifty or sixty ears hence, when seorn of
race has beBa bEnjshed aud bigotry is les
sened, it may bepossible for Ireland to be
safe and free while holding the relation to
England that Scotland does But during
this generation and the next O'Connell was
wise in eXciaiming that Ireland's rights
would never be safe without "home rule"
A substantial repeal OF the Union should be
every Irishmsn's earnest aim Were their
adviser should constantly reoest what Grat
tan ssid IN 1910, The best advice, gentle
men, / can give on all occasions is, keep
knocking at the Union.'" We imagine an
Irisbman to be only q Zealot on fire. We
| fancy
IRISH SPIRIT AND ELooUENoE
to be only blind reckless, hesdlong eBthusi-
ssm. But in truth Grattan was the sober
est leader of his day; holding scrupulously
back the disorderly elements, which frette ed
under his curb. There was one hour at least
when a word from him would have lighted
democratic revolt Throughout the empire.
And the most remarkable Of O'Connell's
gifts was neither his eloqueDee nor his ssgac-
| Ivy; it was his patience-"p2tience, all the
passion pf great souIs'-the tireless patienca
which, fron 1900 to 1920, went irom town to
| town, little aided by the press, to plant the
seeds OF anintelligent and united, es well as
not patriotism. Then, after many years and
long toll, waiting for rivals to be Just, for
! preiudices 20 wear out and for narrowness
to grow wise, using British folly and op-
preston as his wand, he moulded the en-
| thusiasm OF the most excitsble of races
he Just and inevitable Indignation
/ of four millions OF Catholics. the hate OF
pluDdered poverty-pEiest, noble and peas
snt-into one fierce, though harmonious
mass Then be held il in careful check
with sober moderation, watching every OPP
pOrtuni;y, attracting ally ailer ally, never
| iorf5iting any possible friendship; allowing
no provOcailon TO stir him to anything that
would not help his cause-compelling each
hottest and most iguorsnt of his followers 30
remember that " ne who commits crime
helps tho enemy" AT last, when the hour
struck, this power was made To achieve
| justice for itself and put him in London
| him, this despised IIishman, this hated
Catholic, this mere demasogue and man of
words; him 10 hold the tory party in one
hand and tee whig party in the other-all
this without shedding a drop of bicod or
disturbing for a moment the peace of the
empire. While O'Connell held Ireland in
his hand hes people were more orderly, law
abiding and peaceful than for a century be
tore or during any year since. The strength
| of his marvellous control passes compre-
hensiop. Out West / met an Irishman
whose father held him up to see O'CoDnell
address The 100000 men at Tars-literally to
could not all hear even his voice" 'Oh no,
sirl only about $4,000 could hear him. But
| we all kept as Ill aud silent as if we did 7"
With magnanimous fraokness O'Conneil
| once said: 81 never could have held those
monster meetings without crime, without
disorder,
| TUMCLT OR QUARREL,
except for Father Mathews aid" Any
man can bnild furnace and turn water
| into steam-yes, il careless, make il rend his
dwelling in pieces. Genius builds the loco
motive, harnesses this terrible power in
iron traces, holds it with master-hand in
useful limits, and gives it to the pesceabI-
service of man. The Irish people were
IO'COnnall's LOCOMOTIVES, sagacious patience
| and moderation the genius that built it, rsr-
Lament and justice the station he re scbed.
Every one who has studied O'Conuell's life
sees his marked likeness to Luther; the
unity OF both their lives, their wit, the same
massive strength, even if coarse grained;
the ease with which each reac ed the masses.
the power with which they welded them;
tie same unrivalled elcquence, fit for any
audiepes; toe same instinct Of genius that
led them constantly to acts which, as Vol
taire said. foolish men call rash, but wis
dom secs to be brave :" the sa,re brogd
success. Bot O'Cnnnell had one great ele-
ment which La her lacked-the uuiversalitT
of his sympathy: the faT-reaching sagscity
which discarned truth aiar of, just strug
Cling above the horizon; tha loyal brave
ana frank SDlTlb WnlcD dcknDNlctStu anu
served it; the profound and rare faith which
believed tnat the whole OF ruth can never
do harm % the whole OF virIue" From the
serene height OF intellec: aD1 Judgment to
which Gods gii.s bad lifted him, he SAW
G early that no one right was ever in the way
of another that injus ice harms the wrong
doer even more thau the victim, that Who
ever puts 2 chain on another fsstrns
1t also on himself. Serenely confident
tuat the trnth is always safe and justice al
ways expeGieBt, he saw that Intolerance l.
only waut q. faith. He who stlfies free dis
cus-iou secretly doubts whether what he
proiessesto believe is really true. Coierog=
saws See how triumphant in debate aud
action O'ConneIl III Why? Because be as
sefts broad principle, acts up 10 it, rest
his body on il and has faith in It," Co
worker with Father Mstbew-ci ampion OF
| tbe dissenteFs-friend OF the chart sts-ioe OF
the corn lsws-battling against slavery,
| whether in India or the Carolinas-the grea'
democrat, wHo ia Europe seventy years a q
called the people to his side; starting a
movements oi the people, for the people. by
he people Show me anoi her record a.
broad and bravs a. this in the European
history OF our century? Where is
TIE ENeIlsH STATESMAN.
where the Irish leader who can claim one?
No wonder every Engisnman hated ana
feared him. He wounded their prejudlces
at every point. Whig and Tory feared and
mated this broad, brave soul, who dared 10
follow Truth wherever ne saw hsr--w hose
liberation was as broad as human nature
and his sympathy b,uadleSs as the sea. To
show you hat be never took Leaf from our
4 American gospel OF compromi-e; that be
never filed his tongue To siIen one
truth, fsncying so to help another; that he
never sacrificed sns race to save even Ire
lsnd-let me compare him with Kossuth,
whose only merits were his eloquepcs srd
hi, patriotism. When Kossuth was a FaReuil
iaiI he exclaimed, t.Here is a flag wit.,ss,,t
a sain-a nation without a crime" We abb
oitionists appealed 20 bin, 90 eloquent sun
of the Mag ssr, come TO break chains, nave
ou WORT. pulse-best for four mil
lions of negroes bending under yoke ten