The Morning herald., 1876-03-17
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to remember. In 1l76 just seven hundred
years ago, the Norman invasion took place;
and for the full length of these dreary sew
en- hundred years, there hes existed either
open civil war, or chronic strife, between
the invaders and the invaded. Ireland,
like other countries, have felt the swerd
of conquest, but has never accepted its AZ
bitrament. England bowed to the defeat
at Hastings, and since then has been ruled
by the Norman Aristocracy; ireland has
again and again been stricken down in
battle but has always risen again; to COM
bat anew. Her History is a study :-and
an enigma During the seven hundred years
Of her resistance great nations have lived,
aourishel, anl died. Poland rose up
within this time, to such might that he'
King, John Sobeiski, at the head Of her
Lesions saved Europe from the Turks by
the crushing defeat Of Vienna. She more
than once threatened the existence 81
Russia, and directed the policy of Eastern
Europe, she is rent into fragments, and
her name has no longer place upon the
Map Of Europe.
Scotland, the child Of ancient ireland,
the land Of Wallace and Bruce, has long
since accepted her destiny as a British
province. ruled at London, and is pros
porous and content, although the names
of Wallace, Bruce and the Black Doug
lass are household words Their cause is
no longer the cause of Scotland. German
principalties and kingdoms without num-
Der have lived and died, during the travail
of Ireland.
What lesson does this teach? That
Irish nationality is indestructible, and
cannot die; that its vitality is 80 all-per-
vading and continuous as to inspire every
! generation Of Irish-born men, since the
invasion to this hour, to protest in the
fashion of their time against the English
dominion in ireland. We will briefly
summarize. For the first four hundred
years, unrcmitting war existed, with vary
! ing fortune. In the reign of Elizabeth the
first attempt to conquer all ireland was
made, and then followed the bloody and
exhaustive war of O'Neil and Elizabeth.
Ireland was beaten, and the courtiers Of
Elizabeth congratulated their mistress
that Ireland was finally conquered. A
generation passes away, and again she is
in arms under Owen Roe UNeil and
O'Donnell; the Parliament, at Kilkenny,
directed the coinage of money, received
Foreign Ambassadors, and governed the
country for ten years with sovereign
power.
The great Cromwell came, and in blood
crushed out, as he thought every vestige
of nationality. The Irish, driven, to
use bis own expression, to hell, Con-
naught, Jgnaica, or Virginia. At last
Ireland is conquered Vain was the boast!
In forty years she was up again, and under
SarsGeld, fought tho crest battles Of the
Boyne and Aughrim; compelled William
to retreat from Limerick in inglorioua
flight and in the end obtained a guarantee
Of religious liberty by The treaty Of Lin.
erick. The gallant soldiery of Sar-feld
J took service in France, Spain, Austria
and Russia; when they had departed the
{ treaty was shamcluliy broken, and the
= deep night Of penal persecution settled
J upon Ireland. Swift. Lucas, and Molo
i neux, the great Protestant publlcists, KEEP
the lamp Of patriotism burning, and wer'
( prosecuted by the English faction in Ire
e land. TEen came che volunteers of 1882
: whose cannon gave Parliamentary indie
Is pendence to Ireland. The rebellion Q
J. 1898 went down in blood to be followe
by that Of lSo3 equally unsuccessful
n VConnell, the great inventor of "nlora
q force agitation" kept up the connecte
resistance winning "Emancipation" j
se 1929. In lS4S Ireland iagain armed fc
7. the contest. For many years sporadi
al Fenian outbreaks have been taking plac
compelling England to keep a garrison
ID nearly $4,000 men in the Island.
q The same fierce hate, of England Of En-,
lish law, and English rule exists to-da
r. as existed in l17G. Time has not softene
Id the hate of the invader, nor cooled the de-
w ire Of separate nationality in the Iris
10 heart.
We believe that God has implanted, tn