Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-03-25

steps in to close his career so that Par
lament is saved the necessity of passing
upon his pretensions. He was born in
1916 was educated at Trinity College,
Dublin, and, being admitted to the bar,
practised law few years, when he be-
came co-editor of -Gavan Duffy's Nation.
" &icles were extremely violent and
titionary, and one of them went 80
Is to advocate the use of yitriol
INST the British troops in case OF
fict in the streets. In 1847 he found
uul the United Irishnldn, which teemed
with legal treason, and after a brief ex-
istence of three months it was suppress
ed and Mitchell sentenced to repatriation
for the term of fourteen years. Upon
his arrival. in Australia he was given a
parole and permitted the freedom of the
colony. He resigned his parole and es-
capped to America in 1854, and was
charged with breaking faith in not sub
hitting himself to arrest instead of es-
Gaping.
His career in the United States was
not very consistent with his pretensions
of great love for freedom. He soon
disguised the friends who were at first
attracted to him as martyrto the cause
of liberty. Among other measures ad-
vocated by him was the reopening of
the African slave trade, and in public
speech he remarked that he sighed for
Lob
tation well stocked with good fat ne
groes."
During the war he was in the South
and edited paper at Richmond, in
which he said one day that the Union
prisoners were treated too well, and that
the Confederate authorities would be
justified in burning them at the stake,
or burying them alive.
A man who talked in this way on this
side of the Atlantic could not have been
very sincere when lac ranted about
"freedom for Ireland" on the other.
The most charitable supposition is that
he was insane if not he was little bet
ter than demagogue. He was man
of great ability, both as writer .and
speaker, but his patriotism and Glove
for Ireland" would seem to have been
little more than love for John Mitchell.
Not long since the London Times, criti
cising his proceedings, described him as
ga Southern confederate during the
American war of secession" He might
have denied it had it been possible, but,
as il was aot, he replied: 81 own the
soft impeachment the Times itself was
a confederate; and so were all the best
men l knew in America" Not very
aoss,.>ltsss~-S1~~ .hn thorscey ,els
Of 1rishmen who fought and bled in
the armies of the North.
Such was the man whom the home
rulers of Tipperary twice elected to rep
resent them in Parliament. A move
ment which brings to the surface as
leaders such men as he was cannot be
expected to inspire much respect and
confidence. Ireland was, at one time,
oppressed and downtrodden, but her
condition now is very much improved.
1t would be still further bettered if
she would cease these useless agitations.
The Irish are an excitable race, very apt
tc go about with ga sprig of shillelah"
under their arm and spelling for "a bit
. of shindy," Only yesterday mass
meeting, 80, 900 strong, gathered in Hyde
Park, denouncing the English and de-
handing the release of Fenian prisoners.
The Englishman is essentially a fair
minded man, though rather slow, and
when convinced of his duty generally
does it sooner or later 1t is not many
months since the Irish Church was
disestablished, but no sooner is this
boon granted than the home rule excite
ment springs up. To ask the Briton to
consent to dismemberment of his en-
pire is preposterous, and the fact of
such demand being made shows that
the movement is engineered by dema-
gogues rather than true lovers of their
country. An able and candid English
paper, well disposed to Ireland, said in
discussing the subject: 1--WE are ready
to grant yet more freedom but dare not.
We would repeal the police laws, but |
while we discuss it there come reports |
of riots and outbreaks which make us |
pause. What would be the condition of |
the country without them ?" The best
advice which friend of the Irish can
offer to them is; Cease these worse than
useless instructions and abortive rebel |
lions; be content to remain part of the
British Empire. Urge your rights calm
ly by reason and argument, and it will
not be long before your condition will
be improved. You will gain more in
this way than in any other.
DR.. JoHN HALL, Presbyterian
preacher of New York, has been lectur-
ing to the Yale theological students
upon clerical manners aud giving them
very good advice. He advises the stu
dents to make the acquaintance of all
the persons to whom they shall minis
ter. He does not regard it essential to
the success of pastoral calls that the
minister should "talk religion" unless |
this can be done naturally and with tact.
In his own pastoral work he says that
he wants to see people in their ''liviDg
rooms, and not be asked to admire
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