New-York tribune., 1875-08-07


"Truly here is the finger of God"
O'CONNELL UNIVERSALLY HoNORED.
That such the character OF the mission OF Daniel
O'Connell is abundanty evidenced in the accamations
of his greatness that began during his lifetime, and
have since ceased to ring throughout the world,
proclamng what is best Of athat his MISSION unlike
that of others destined TO chasse and TO destroy
one only full Of beneficence that not
only do the OF the that he liberated rise up to-
day in every land TO call him blessed. hut even his
whlom enemies unite with in paying homage to his
gifts in acknowledging the purity of his purpose and
and that they had done their worst to thwart,
TO deride, and to dcnounce The unanmitg
of praise that the world is so ready TO bcsiOW
upon the greatest of Irshmen, the hundredth ann
vcrsary of his BIRTH finds It's gorons counterpart IN no
own country, the immortal Washington: When; witilm
brief year from now will come to thlS land IRON M a.,
anniversary of the nation OF which he was inc tnc
chief creator not the least numerous nor the & f%
for his memory VIII be the children and the era!ae%Ih III
field and who denounced him as rebel ana traitor.
1t is not for me in the brief limits o. tnis evening as %
course to tell the oftod tale OF Ireands history OF the
deprivations Of its people from the earliest days ,owau
national unity and government ana the SralsciS , c
trifugal force that was ever found TO ,hwali hwali
clannish ieaousies prcudices, and hates Of ls people
1t is not for me ten of the conqucss by the haied
stranger invited by her aithcss sons; how for CEN
turics the wOuldbe cOnqueror hariled ana oppitssc
race that he hated alien. and all the more because ~
was the victim OF his injustice; how ts hatred ana
oppression became more intense when, ~ ihe SIN
tcenth century, the two races became amen III IL M
to the cruees of political sorvude were sperdduo nc
deeper horrors of religious persecution; nov prone
that had long since doSpartd g tAc naIest &
its rights of conscience and OF the mcr $40" ol luc
in the administrator even OF thc laws OF me
gave all the loyalty OF iiS heart ana IN, roW'Ss VI ~ ~
arms worthless English king in the hope OF some ID,
fs t6e nGnoIty Tt 'OiS of is tmas emil for the dtagy
century that followed. in the continued eSpatri-
alton OF its best and nOblest blood that went
10 fcrtiizc every foreign battlefield and III the new bor
in the shape OF Penal Laws that were Geysrd 10 de
it i, necessary bear all this in mind in order TO
appreciate the mighty work that QC0nne! had to oo'
tend.
oPPRrssIoNs UNDER THE PENAL LAWS.
More particularly is il necessary for us TO remember
the character and operation of these Penal Laws that
were yet in force when O'Connell born hundred
years ago; the utter political noncuty TO which the
Catholic people who were the great majority Of tdc
population, had been reduced. and the utter sub
servency to the OF Ensandof that minority
OF the population which alone had any voice in the Gov
TLe .nccess Of the patrtot in America ana the
determined action cf the Volunteers of forced some
f0 Catholics to teach school and to attain of n"
lower honors OF the Bar Yet enough of it atrocities
remained to soad slIlng pc0pc ihl' we tr9h o.
l7g-, in the suppress son OF whlci brutal sDid'iy
showed that they dd H0t forgotten the lessons OF their
Cromwelan 0ls in the burning lo-slh and ,Ji-
turing of helpless prisoners, and inc bucheiy ~ ii IN
sport of hundreds Of women and en-. drtn There mas
scrcs were followed by the not less brutal executions
ordered by tribunals, III which ii was suiicicn 70 be
sncaking of this code O'Conne once remarked The
temptation to apostatiLe suOng-aias. was too
frequently yielded to-
o'C0NNrILs IABORs FOR IRISH EMANCIPATION.
The remoteness and comparative obscury Of The home
of OConners family in the Businesses of the Kerry
Mountains had saved them and their property from the
operation of of the worst features OF tie Penal
Code. the age of 49, the young OConnei was among
the first avail himself oi the advantages furnished III
the first school Kept by Catholic in Cork aiter the niti-
A
Catholic higher edgca,io. nc VEN ~ % % ,tn a. ]
hrst IN flHhIt.s' "i,J .i ~ 'itn ~ OInnr.
io ol, ,,,.,,,e,,,l,- the Troiish COLLEGE at Dnai.
ana sunSe lueli'f , ,n ~, t5 i,rr,.. ~ tIa I.i,rI
I"Itou 10 - i,h , onT Inn ~ 1-1f = l,y sr,I.l.
nc Dut.o" @ & ii 80 ~ hn ,as a5littc 70 fho Eir M
~ i"''i III ~ -t 1,,,c ,as 81 a upatlur in op-
D, D3,ir - IN nov, 81 Ireland win The i.iusciA al
",f q ryorl, o., tie erso, bribery .rI
rrnon 10 which lc never ceased 10 attr'hu'c most Of
~ ci,.,or,fI+ ills O.. Ireland ana to tho reagaI ol
Hr3ic, he ron,c~ie led ,hc maturity oi his powers and
fine best oIort. Of lis later years. lis hatred CO.. th"
t f ~ lar n Al ", re no ,ts:
NV n p,ri-rllI. ana wisely eyo:ei nr>t hs maicIlcs
=. 1t. md ls rt,t acIuciucnts 10 e cInaHc! ,or uf
l; l',, 's E 80 Mum f.,r +e,n so.,'tj., nt lhc
r,l,. "T I rsf r.,fe- cr, ho could bop, 20 make
;l,em en- zrns OF un Irdcpend,n n matt III.
fty his great natai ifs uol merely, bGt bv his
tInc INDUSTRY .n til stuy praotic. OF H. pJi,sio
rsn, Ia.rtn to I,an tie harvest of such honors and
rtnolunell,s s the somewhat initiated penal cit
n.y. "ii'rt;cvl,rs ~ of = Casc Ll. keen knowledge cf
ir,'',.'n nafurr fEat .avc him almost iniu'tivc
sseaeity ia crrssQuesoninc wines. wonderful
power OF aDaj s!> thc eioq'elce % ha ' l'iS
- ,r,t an ,oninc,l to give iuI br ;a:
hr and 10 make those who would have deS cd Ot
t,'nd biul ber1u.r of hi, religion, ouly too
Ger IN s,cIre the services of i- grca; ab.-
fics with powers thus maturei O'C'nc threw himself
wiz, al me ardur nature The struggle 1Or
Catholic enlaneii1io&n. & "e"i'' t' a. id rr,j, a.
fr"m Nh. conrts not 10 seek mGci-nccdcd rcsi IN
the quiet OF rs home, but 10 The nrw stinssi.s
ana iiDoI5 Vi riI ~ t. ftlo,ic %ssorIIion Here
J." had 10 t;noT I'll upon troubled waters, % con-
ciliate differences OF oWnCii' u co"i ldt WItn"d'
e,.iiuif az med md rlf IN rl,,ns 81 erulicii,-
ION Many o tre .istocraor. ~ c,r 'sarlcs 10 OBJ
tan for thcmsci'es po"er ana pla'o i" "i'i'n ny
& f fe te. rlii5 AMI III rtirs oi Iai Lion