The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-07

less Tor coming years, II this 10 be statesman
then emphaUcaiy was O'Connel one. To 40
lifted by previous preparation-does not
Chatham or Colbert Richelieu or Wapole 0ner
their tltle 10 be statesmen-Dut 20 do TINS as Mar
tin Luther aid In renting his own tools when the
mlghtlest forces tnat ever moulaed human aifalrs
are arrayed against ntm-that Is what ranks him
among the greatest statesmen England ever had.
Az the negro chlef said when he was carried INTO
erty; am only branch have planted the tree
SO deep ages Will never rootit up.n And whatever
NAV he SAID OF Hayti her nationally has never
been assaied.
WHAT o'coNNELL DID FOR IRELAND.
sne Gr ngppa waS IN
leading place in Europe, Ireland an unimportant
island lying at her leeI. OConnell louhd her
broken, dlsheartened displriieo. servile; ne
made her n nation: ne IL was whose first word
tossed out sir Robert PEEPS Cabinet ana gave
government to the wings Inc measures he
advocated were the ballot, the ABOLITION OF
corn laws and the destruction OF slavery; and to
him Is due the success OF these measures. 10 hlm
is due that continued disconrent which has
dragged England down 10 be a second rate Power
ON the cness board OF Europe. tCheers.) |
know other have contributed to
TINS result, but the nation 0'Connell created
is the main cause or the change IN
England's importance. Grattan held her Tor
few years, and thought he mad nation, but Pitt
| crushed II one hour the whole OF Gratfan's he
III that In FAMOUS uniou-a union which has peen
1tly described as the 'the union or the shark with
It's prey''-and she lay again upon her back help
less. O'Connel lifted ner into place; no longer
II suppliant, but a conqaeror, uictatlng ner terms
This Is the proper STAND poInt from which to view
him rank
| THE IRISH CURSE
| know there who Will sDeer at the
claims made for him men VINO cannot see him
hut through the spectacles OF tory criticism VINO
hAted hln as q Catholic and an Irisumon nil they
! learned to hate MIN as conqueror. He was
| iaDorlng under the Irish curse he was born an
| freshman and a genius. The island was soaked
with tue blood oil countless rebellons-that island
the yalor OF whose people had been proved on
/ every battle Held In Europe lie found her with a
shacKle on every limb. and something must be
done 10 remedy her condition. lie found Ireland a
"a No W. in dian Ia
them as did the slavery question. Tne
gave TO John Bull the ballot as thes now nave Il
under the act OF 1852 and IL Is sui doubtful If the
had not fought for 1t. And however great may be
Russell and Gladstone and Palmerston, they Will
De judged by the irish question alone.
RUSSIA AND BISMARCK
Why does Alexander OF Russia and Bismarck
initiate any attempt that England may make in
EuropeY IL is because they know they have but
to raise finger, and when England is IN DIM
Guilty Ireland stands ready 10 stab her In the back.
! Where was English craftsmanship when she al
lowed such state OF things TO grow so lormida ADLER
Ireland was at mis- time community impover-
1shed by five centuries Of oppression, torn by
hatred ana religious bgotry, her MOBILES hopeless
or traitors traitors Protestant Irlsnman was
the armies or Europe. Puritan nate gave
them weapon. ireland sunk under code
winch, according TO Montesquieu could only have
! been iormeu by devils ana ought TO be registered
! IN hell. Here thls one man IN II land ruled by
wealth and birth and olce himsef OF
low birth, without wealth or once.
overaYelng king and people. He wrote his own
! individual purpose ON the statute books OF the
! nat on sa ely TO emancpate the Catholics ana
lift up his peope TO the rights OF citizenship. For
this was given the genius OF swift, the eloauence
OF Burrill Tor the Accomplishment of this Gratran
Burke and Sheridan wasted their lives. For
the accom- pishment or this all labored England
made treaties and broke otnets IL was ali the
same. Tney failed. and they not only tailed. but
they ackno wledged tnat broau as were their nos.
sessions, Keen their w.t. they could not
achleve 1t. O'Connell achieved IL. (Cheers)
Out Of this darkness he brought light. OF TINS
tnGI mn Dpntt
said he only an agitaror and dema-
aogue. Fle on the lot OF English statesmen that
allowed themselves TO be ruled by "A demagogue,
| What must they say OF his subjects II he IS be
called demagogref Briefly stated o'Connell did
! he created public opinion and nation.
He gave, her British citizenship, he gave
gave The negro the ballot, this planted the seeds
OF civil equality; OConneu did ths tor the lrisa-
quent, put he was statesman. and he had the
Destiny OF the naticn IN ms own keeping.
age he might nave one hand on The telegra, h
amt the other on the steam engine and say ''Inese
are mine, ior first ,ansht you the proper method
snacke Is brokon and falls OF the Irish race,
O'Connel may say, 81 taught you the way"
l. o'CoNNELL'S METHOD.
Thus far have been talking only OF his wonder.
full ability, bot The method by which he achieved
! THIS success IL by far more remarkable than that
| he achieved tt.
Here the orator read the beautiful poem in
which the Irish poet pays this tribute to O'Con-
"ie found his country chained, and set her
Free"
He Is styled the Liberator OF his land but both
! England anu America Will remember MIN by o
ana the great title which extends farther and
takes In more In lts scope Is that OF the Great
| Agitator.
The speaker then explained what be meant by
an agtator, and gave O'Conne high praise Tor his
Independence and sruthiulness, At the same
some rather severe RAGS, saying that
every American az ne walks looks over his
| hun. We are taught TO do what OConnsll seemed
to do-avold the truth If 1t Injuries your case.
suppose we were, tonight assembled IN a eau
Gus and was one Of your SPEAKERS you would
not allow me to ten you all | know or
that the truin could injure the truth Swift ruled
England Tor time with the pamphlet; OConne
ns the the
Of carrying people together. He en-
grated democracy upon ENGLAND. Garrison
and the arrest and the greatest chance a
race ever saw Is the result. Snow me c0ange as
nell gave when lie Invented agitation. [
know that o'Connell has been accused on
tie ground that ms language was often
vulgar; il not tory language; IL not
whlte-livered men. 1t is one hundred years since
O'Connell's birth, and It Will take nun
his statute correctly. he found the irish peo-
| pie covered ana England arrogant, and it was
necessary 10 touch the extremest law, and speak
| even TO the verge oil insolence, that England
mel has been cnareed with insinceriIy in de.
manclng repeal He valued Catholic eman-
| cipatlon a means OF repeal. | appreciate
OConnel.'s loyalty QLaughter.) My good friends,
| / mean just what say. Ii were an lrisnman |
would cling to the throne. Ireland alone would
be lost In insgnincance; her strength lies In max
Ing herself part OF the empire. Ireland may tnen
become to England as Scotland 10 to-day, but I'M
| til that day comes 1 maintain that OConnell was
right in demanding rome rule. II were an Irish
man would write over my grave the words or
Grattan-'Keep knocking at the Union"
IRISH ZEAL.
We imagine an Irsnman 10 be zealot on IRE;
! but Grattan was the best leader vi MS days.
| There was at least one hour when word rom
! Grattan would have stirred up revolt. OF O'Con-
! nels gifts the most remarkable was his patience.
| lie waited many years TIL prejudice grew wise,
! apd he moulded the enthusiasm OF an eXcItable
| race. The hate OF the Catholics and Protest IS
| and nation in velvet ana rags he moulded into
| one power fierce but harmonious.
| THE CENTENNIAL IN NEW YORK.
| nprAT MEETING LAST NTcuT coOprp