The Morning herald., 1875-10-09
The COn<litioM of Ireland.
LECTURE Bc c'coNSoR PoEER, NJ. ?.

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Cooper lnstitute last evening to heec Mr..
UConnor pewcr, Nj. p. in has lect6rc on
:" The Condition of lrcland: Social, Politi-
cal and industrial" \ beautiful dhslroid-
cred silk flag. nresn;ed by the pes!e OF
Tirpe-arv 70 the SsSty,inth regiment, and
a bright American Banner, were suspended
above the platform Tae lecturer was lg-
,roduced,o theaueienc- by Genesal p. Il.
Ssres. who wis utse ed TO this cher by Ma
ier Raggcyty, There were present on the
stage C Geseral Thomas F. Baatke, NJ: .ior
ConvAgham, Rther Kelley, Cobnel ,hn
Neisn and Others. Mr.. VCounor Power
has 81 strong if'mt hsn,isor,e face. He|
has n tirn mouth and rose ard s.is tea tuaes
generally give tha eypreSsiSa OF 0igor.
force and courag He speaks withou the
least pereeptible Irish accent. His voice
is we'll adapted for the ressTnn,. and his
language is sinsularly pare and fiecuve.
He is above the middle height, of compact
frame and manly bearing. lbs ap pearanee
was greeted with tumultuous app! ause. He
began bv saving that ae had cor ne acress
1000 miles ci ocean TO try and explain to
them the condition of Ire, and, / .er wrongs
and srtfarinos, her wa,sss AID ! Ter necesSi-
ties. In America there was II snspAnted
Irish nation. exercising atre less lntiu-
ence on the political ,''oogh of The country.
Encland!s representation, though not
numerically :ss large, vas sill considerable.
Though he, Ambassador st Washington,
who has free excess to the car of the Exc
cu,iye, England, of co,rrse, he $ an adFal'-
taoe In the annals OF Amer ca, however,
he could fua s,nrle assurance of American
sympathy With IriSl, freed ,m Ireland
reciprocated ,iis feeling, and since the day
Cornwaliis +zzaendered isis su ord at York
town to tie -Say Richmond opened her
gates to the victorious p 1nie$ OF the North,
restoring ,ssica ard the pes ce once more
between the Yxo distrac.ad sections of
once happy k.ad, Irishnen have never
fatered in Jk.eir friendship az d admiration
ofshe great Rep<,blic. He ins listed that the
cause of ,resand' was the calls, .of humanitv
and rs s,,ch asr.<t needs win le sympathy
of AL VIII look with any deg rec OF fav.r
on t}1e Of erss Of struggling ne tonalities to
gain their freedom. In re gard to The
social cor GItion of Ireland, thu re were more
than 5000 0s) tenant farmers no were com
pletelv at E.ercT of the lmdlo, Fds til I they
were 5iable Mt .any moment to 'oe thro~f, out
of their lit, le holdings. Nine -tenths OF the
soil was in the hands On mel who held 1t
bv ripht of rnauest, which y as Simply the
riaht af b, ute force. In egard 70 the
LoNins of xland by Englan L, there never
W. q time when, If the l. eavy hand Ct
mower h,d b, pn Withdrawn, the Irish ,peo-
ple would COZ tinue the Eagli sh conneetion
FL s;nn,e ~, unent. Ever ince til, act OF
,,1;n, was n wed there have been two
grces act;nq, rthe Irish mind, the dis
graceful mis-. governments "l .!e III,
Rerial party and he lelisg''9a 1;h on, a' o'
: attained dur;nc The brief,p,riod Of her par.
i;.n,nnt ] ,r,, ;rJo, nntlenee Here the speak
nr nno,oJ frnn, . Vi. Jonah Harrington an
attractive sketch ei the happy condition o.
the Irish people ':,ore .i'e Ivy "eS ~ & "'L', L',
was passed how t. a''e i'u''I'Sleu' no" n:i
nobility and gentr, s'aTeu d, .No'l'. o.i '"el
estates, how religio R,o,Ssehs!o !o.'' "eie <"r
tl,ro,,mL ,,,o ;,a,,ar &C Of ana,ive Parlia
. siiusn ,,,;r ' -. tive interests. he he
i;lN i;ansa ~. ,;,,n W., Id but intensity tht
1ona;,a % ,',,s of ,hn Ir;.h ar for all Irish Par
i:a,I, i:s. y, cS,lara c:r, a.. He was in la
ii".'ls''I n. ~ II 9, e1,ces between Eng
land and Ir>llnd settleo 's.' ~ i''' e e. Ia
1ional basis. and not on 1 II. sas.s..r' y. "a
pedieney Ireland ard / " ts:'u h'ai ee'.s'
10 he enemies on one C '.' =,
-lat is BY the restoration oe's,N .I' - ~:
birthrich. Of which she ,J ps.'.e' x I0
The national members from l'ei"''u ~ l, ''!'
British Parliament had 70. n.'s.eo 'ne' in.
'Iu-i e.:- a:He ,,.,;I:.r - o,v 'iiish Minis
nv which declined to yield Ihe ~ y !>!.s' ;'
5r'.-aI a. ~. r,'>ii,;n, w ~ I--,anj he was happy
70 say !, *.s greatly inryoTe5. 1'S ~ :
i, could TO: compete With Engk - . .'e
a.. u! 80 ,I .I; i wss on Of the
.e-..s-.' 49, -: -a.,-L c,,n,, could
T.asseS IN these rl~ie-n days. Ire VII. liz
thought, noEcve-. was backward IN nu
:.ruri-g industry net :" mucn o' a.i,,,
9: ,l.s !-i1:enc1 OF mineral e"i'i nI
a. 0: Ii. jealousy OF Ing 's''u .;'u
and the poohi!i;ive !es'SE. 'ssa' s
lsrelleS in par times ., Irish MANN ~. q.
tures r:ih a view Of utterly extlnGurh. -
them i,. the ben.f, of the more favor ~
manufacturer. Of Lar, a.hire. The lec,uI ;.
quoted fs.m a hi,,or. Of Irish trade
show the;s..nv cnactments made ey u
English go-e., :rent in the ras, ce n'ur! -
cripple t.e ind,rstrirs Of tl'e ~
ter islc. 81 English vet Of sCharlee
II, prohihix5 81 irlorta;ion OF int ea.'.@ W
into England :s,,m lre.ard when 1T 'n'rr'
ferred with the y, oh'' Of English graz 'er'
but there VA. Ne ? -chib.;;'n Of the exp or.
tation Of cattle fr.l, ireland in TIE ialnA,e
Of 1916 AMI 49,, when whole districts
we're depopnlased ;sn! thou ands pe'i::hed
bv the way-idr. NJ i he wor:. restrictions
on the trade of Ireian, remained i'll 'c-re
until IFS, wien the r'rit Of tie A|arl
can Revolution rren Mho l,eL:rd and e 7