The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-06
eloquence and the ontoricaf style Of the
Liberator


Liberator.
1S24-rHE CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION.
Lord O'Hagan then traced the events Of
OConnell's public career onward to the year
1824-the year when the Catholic Associa-
ton was formed, an organization which
aroused the whole country 10 a sense Of its
position, and ultimately banded the Catholic
millions Of Ireland together as one man TO
solved to do the work Of men engaged in
last and deadly struggle tor freedom.
ITS USrvERsAIIrT AND MORAL POWER.
This organization was made perfect under
the direction and supervision Of oConDen
from the centre Of the island 10 the sea, and,
unbought and enforced. It's members rem
dered obedience to its chief more absolute
than did the serfs Of tho State 10 Roman
emperor OF an Eastern caliph.
HIs Experience or THE RED" REVOLUTION.
Having witnessed the horrors Of the Preach
A'O'oAuHon, olH having noAHcA ~fNN e~~
miseries which we're produced by the Irish
rebellion Of 1898, oConnell stood forth and
taught the new political gospel, that civil
liberty is worthless when it is secured by q
bloody purchase.
HE PEACEFUL ALTERNATIVES.
And he achieved his great triumph through
a peaceful and just use of the franchise,
which had formerly been prosiituted by the
people to their own debasement.
NATION REsUscrrArED.
The serfs of Ireland assumed the attitude Of
freemen. They stormed the citadels Of the
ascendancy in Church and State, which soon
fell one by one before the liberating con-
queror of the conqueror of Waterloo, by tho
coup de grace which was given TO the strong
holds of intolerance and exclusion at the
Clare election.
THE CLARE ELECTION.
That election was o unique event in the
history of the world. 1t was prophecy Of
the venerable John Keogh that emancipation
would be carried when Catholic would be
elected and sent to Parliament.
A FIRST ATTEMPT TO SECURE IT'S FULFuMENT.
The chief of the Catholics attempted its
fulfilment. A great encounter came on
between the lords of the soil and the people.
| The issue was found to be momentous and
decisive.
THE GOVERNING POWER BEATEN.
All possible efforts were made in order to
insure a victory for the British government
But it was in vain. The prestige of the
English dominion in Ireland had departed.
The letters of interest and of custom had
been wrenched away. The voters of Clare
listened to the voice of their priests and
defed the commands of their landlords, and,
thus demonstrating their fitness for liberty by
their observance of order and temperance,
they elected O'Connell to Parliament and
won emancipation.
NOT FOR THEMSELVES ALONE.
The emancipation triumph was not won
for the Irish Catholics alone, but also for the
Protestants of Ireland.
TRUTH AND REASON BENEFIT HUMANITY.
1t was victory of truth and reason and
of universal application.
ELS DErAMERs
At this point the grafton discusses the
SANDERS which were uttered against o. Connell
at different periods of his life
AFTER EMANCIPATION.
Lord Hagan then proceeds to deal with
the matter of O'ConneIrs career after emanci-
patton, which was, he says sever in the in
terest of popular reform and for the benefit
of the human race without distinction.
THE GRAND LESSON OF HIS LIFE.
statement OF the grand cardinal principles of
O'Connell's life, thus:-
FIrst-The assertion of civil and religious
liberty.
Second Such liberty is not necessarily
associated with revolution.
1hId-That moral force is always prefer
able to physical for the accomplishment of
great political results.
THE CENTENARY SERVICES IN ROME.
ROME, August S, 1875.
Pontifcal high mass was celebrated to-
day in the church of the Irish College, as q
mark of sympathy with the o Connell festival.
THE CELEBRATION IN BOSTON.