The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-06

was put to a grand test. Mr.. VeseY Fitzgerald,
the member for Clare, was appointed Cabinet
Minister ana was obliged 10 go TO his constituents
r reelection. Amer some elaboration ana con-
O'COnnel forward as their candidate. Twenty
six thousand pounds were at once SUD
sefDed to defray the expenses OF the cleo
crisis had arrived. On one side was the Brit
isR government with its vast resources: on tue
other the grand organization called INTO NE oy
the breath Of 0'ConnelPs eloquence. lie went
down TO the field OF battle accompanied by Shiel,
Father Mcguire, the defeated controverslallst,
Tom Steele and OGorman MahOn. The latter
two, ardent repealers, proposed and seconded
O'Connen on The 30th Of June, 1928, ana the Hon.
WIN. Yesey Fitzgerald was proposed and seconded
by Sir Edward 0Brlen, Smith O'Bren's father,
and SIR Augustus FITZGERALD. Alter poll OF six
days OiConnell was declared duly elected by ma
jority OF 1901. The Ministry found that the tide OF
pubic opinion was irresistible, and during the
following year, 1922 the catholic Emancipation
bill was carried IN the House of Lords by major
ICY OF lO5 and IN the Commons by 34S TO ITO. Dub
lin was in blaze of 10y, and the hard-won victory
was celebrated throughout the length anu breadth
OF the land. Thus was achieved by the genius OF
single man. VINO had entered on the contest with
out any advantage OF rank or wealth, or influence,
grand revolution, bloodless. aud vet more I'M
porlant Ia It's results tnan one OF WelungtOns VIC
tories.
REFUSING TO TAKE THE oATHs OF SUPREMACY AND
ALLEGIANCE.
on che 18th OF May, 1929, OiConnell, accompanied
by Lords Ebringrou and Dancannon, appeared at
the bar TO CLAIM his seat he Clerk OF the House
rendered aim the odlous oatns OF supremacy and
allegiance, as taken previous TO the passing OF
the Relei act He refused, and tue Solicitor Cen
eral then moved that a new writ be issued for
care. The second election took place on the 30th
July, 1929, and O'ConHell was RE- turned without
opposition. ON the 81 o. February 1880 having
been introduced by sir Francis Burdett and MT.
NJ a. Taylor, he took the oath as prescribed under
the Relief act. He was the nrst Cathonc who sat
IN Parliament for perloa OF $50 years, and he
tells US himself that he the first lrlsh Catholic
who either IN England or Ireland Was elected 10
seat in the Br1tlsn senate.
MALIGNITY OF THE MINISTRY.
The Ministry OF Wellington and Peel, although
beng obliged TO yield tue boon Of e Emancipation 10
a menace OF q nation banded together, deter
mined co render the act as nugatory as possible
and introduced measures suspendlng every YES
tge OF political liberty and leaving the people as
justice to Ireland was not to be obtained from an
English parliament, and the tioe OF popular feel
ing set in Wild Irresistible force toward repeal.
The evaporation OF the Lioerator against the
Ministry intense, and he denounced their
prosecuting measures asarhst .ne lrisn CStn9ics
IN the MOST bitter terms The Cabinet OF yelling
ton and Peel tottered toward It's fail, and in 1882
1T was succeeded by the Reformed Parliament
wnlch inaugurated its reign OF power over Ireland
by the Accountable Coercion OIL. According te
tnis bill no political meeting could be held IN any
part OF Ireland without the express PERMISSION OF
the Lord Lieutenant. The debates on this bill
were perhaps the most splendid examples or
UConnel's parliamentary powers. He had TO
Macaulay, Stanley and Peel, with host OF lesser
lights, while Lord Brougham was numbering
against him in the other House. But IL was uni
versally admitted that ne held his own through
out
THE GREAT REPEAL AGITATION
was next lnaugurated by OiC1nnel, Tor after the
excitement attending the Reform, 1.-THE aud
Municipal bills had suDsided ne was forced to the
conclusion that no redress Tor the grievances or
Ireland might be expected rom an alien parlla-
ment He accordingly, returned to Dublin and
founded the Loyal National Repeal Association,
Tor the purpose or restoring to his country her
Legislature. on April 10, 1870, the first meeting
was held in the Corn Exchange guiding, the
great emanclpator presiding. HIS address on thai
occasion was inspiring and earnest He vas
elected Lord Mayor OF Dublin In the following
year, being the first CathoLc elevaIed TO that
dignity for centuries, and was the s1le and
acknowledged leader OF the lrsn people. Early
IN lS43, rom his acme in Derrynane, he addressed
letter 20 the ASSOCIATION asking that 5000 QUO re-
pealers should be enrolled. Then followed the
monster meetings. at which hundreds OF thou
sands OF repealers were In attendance. Then
the LiDerator attained, perhaps,
TEE PINNACLE OF HIS GLORY.
Never was there more order good humor or
stern resolve exhibited IN any nation or age
Than that which cnaracterzed those immense as
sc mblages OF unarmed men. The greatest OF ali was
held around the hill OF Tara, over three-qusrters
OF "A million people being present. Inc seat OF the
ancient royalty OF Ireland was an appropriate Sc
lection Tor repeal meeting. Here OConnell,
STANDING by the stone where the kings OF Ireland
once were crowned, sketcned the coming glorIes
OF mis- country Beneath MIN, like mighty ocean,
were his countrymen. The entire absence OF dis
order at those meetings was due not only TO the
influence oil OiConneL, but also to the great la
bors Of Father Theobald Mathew, the apostle OF
federalism.
THE GOVERNMENT AND THE RETAILERS
But the determined struggle for repeal was
q
airy procession at Ciontarl In effect hanaed the
Repeal Association over 10 the governments. The
military style or that famous document attracted
the attention OF the government, VINO at once
saw that they held the agitation in the hollow OF
their hands. The intended meeting was prohib-
ited and the repeal prosecutions followed. The
state trials resulted in the imprisonment, on the
3Oth OF May, 1914, or the Lberator, ELS son John,
Tom steele, Z. Barrett, the Rev. Mr.. 1ierney, the
Rev. Mr.. Tyrrell the Hon. Charles Gavan Duffy,
late Minister OF crown Lands In Australia; DR..
Gray and Mr. 7. NJ. Ray, secretary to the Assocla-
ton OF the nine the three latter are the only sur
vivors The sentence oil the Irish court was re-
Versed on an appeal to the House OF Lords,
the then Chlei Justice OF England declaring that
the trial oil O'Connell by jury, which was packed
in the most approved fashion under the tory
regime, was ga mockery deluson and snare"
and after 100 days captivity the repeal martyrsn
were released and received by grand trlUmDhal
procession During tnlS imprisonment was laid
the pas1s OF that malady whicn cut short the life
Of O'Connell The Young Ireland party was
ganIzed at this period. The controversy between
hem aud O'Connel on the Queens colleges began
" bile 0'Conneil was yet prisoner IN Richmond.
O'Connell wrote articles IN the FrsenldnS Journal
on the education question. These were replied
10 in the organs OF the Young Ireland party, and
then, step by sep, was induced that breach
openly avoWed by Meagher. ended in secession.
FAREWELL 10 IRELAND.
on Monday. the 25tn or January, 1S47, O'Connell
took part for the last time In the proceedings OF
ConcilatiOn Hail, where the two rival
meet. Tne potato famine was then devastat-
ing Ireland, the repeal party was almost
destroyed by dissensions ana the prospects Of tue
country rocked so gloomy that his energies seemed
TO sink before the pressure OF keen mental
anxiety and physical prostratIon AT this meet.
lug O'Gonnell made his last speech in Ireland.
THE BEGINNING or TIE END.
On she following Thursday he lett Ireland for
ever accompanied by M. John O'COnnell, MIR.
Daniel O'Connell, Jr., who aad just been returned
nom Dundak, and Alderman Timothy OiBrlen,
then the representative OF Cashel OF the Kings.n
On Monday, the St1 OF February the LIDerator
was IN MS place In tue House u Commons. There
he reiterated the demand Tor "fOod,u and
cautioned tao government mat unless it
acted promptly and vigorously zone quar-
ter OF the population would succumD to the
iamtne,n wnich then aflilct q the people. THIS
was the last speech ne made within the chamber OF
81, stephens. UCOnnelrs health was then almost
gone. For a time his streng nuctuated, aud,
though various rumOrs were anoat, none seemed
TO Teaiize the true extent OF the danger.
THE LAST SCENE or rms KyENTFUL HISTORY.
On the 2lst OF April, accompanied by Rev. DR..
Mley, his devoted friend, and Daniel O'COnnell,
Jr.. tRe great EmanclpatOr set out Tor dome, feel
ing conscious mat tae sands OF nfe had well nigh
run OUT. On arriving ia Paris he was received
with the most distinguished honors oy the Arch
bishop, mOnta.embcrt De LarOcue Jacqueiln. and
on resaming MS journey le met every where the
greatest marks o. respect aud admiration. ON
reaching gnugV d. "a IN a n