The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-01-15
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testify 70 Irish humiliation, they will tell the
world that we are not yet worthy to trace an
epitaph on the spot where that true-hesrtea
1rishmsn found his last repose. (ApplAuse }.
The permanency of Empets fame shall remain
intact while memory holds it's seat among the
faculties Of men.
nary career of . character we'll calculated 90
touch the chords of human sympathy and to
create interest in the breast of people having
NO political relationship with Ireland. With
the greatest brmness of mind Robert Emmett
possessed . heart that was susceptible to the
feDderesr emotion. He conceived ardent
patriot, John Pbilpot Curran and bis afFect ton
for her, intensified by his own poetic imagina-
ton, was only second to his love for Ireland.
Sarah Cnrrsn refrigerated the feeling of th o
patrio: chief, and in the disastrous event of
his persisted fortunes and mournfol and m
timely death, her happiness WAS considerably
involved. It not alone destroyed her hopes of
earthly bliss, but, sadder still it had the effect
of transfer ming her into q TsviDg maniac, And
when. in obedience TO the demands of society,
she was forced to leave her retirement and ap-
pear in public for . time, che as observed to
move a6oat like one distracted, for her heart
Icy beneath the tomb of Emmett. and all her
thoughts turned necessarily toward her lovers
graya-
Warrington Irving has traced with his
diamond pen the history of her trials and mis-
fortunes, and be tells Us that che sought by
exile On the continent of Europe. far away
from the scenes of her early life, TO blot out
early memories; but the sunshine of Southern
skies sonid not dispel the gloom that had
settled on her soul.n
She wasted away in slow and hopeless
decline, and at last sank into the grave, the
victim of broken heart. And you know,
Tyre Of Moore, Ireland's national poet, to pre-
serve in appropriate Numbers the memory of
Sarah Corraas fidelity.
She {: far from the land whore her young hero seers
a .hs ann ss5 .ss
Fer her heart in his grave 10 lying.
she sinzo the Wild songs of her dear natiye plains
he. sN 'h M t'sss sssss N her strains
How he heart Of the minstrel is breaking.
had ,. a ss for bis
Nor long shall his love stay behind him"
l, woald be impossible for me to enumerate
much less TO speak. suitably might of all the
men who have fixed their fame in Irish history
by their devotion to Irish liberty. But there
are two names, not lees worthy of being
and with your kind permission to these two
wonld now briefly refer. (Applause.)
In my humble opinion, no two Irisbmen can
he named who accomplished more for Irish
nationality, though working on different
principles. Those two
DANIEL o'coNSELL AND THOMAS DAVIS.
trrenBendous applause) Their lives did not
terminate In prison or on the scafold or on the
field, but they sacrificed their whole existence
to the cause of iceland, and feel, therefore, as
ready 10 do honor to their memory as if they
had died sword in hand on some Irish hillside
driving off the robbers of their country. (Ap-
piaase.}
IdoD't ask you to endorse, in every particular,
the policy of Daniel O'Cou oil, but I am not
therefore, unprepared TO pay fitting reverence
10 the memory of that man whom Ireland
gratefully remembers as the cham pion of her
religious emancipation, and the fearless de-
fender, for half century, of her indie
strnctIble nationality. (Applause). / think
1t was lifting, perhaps providential, that W hen,
after a struggle of over six hundred years, Ire
lands sword was broken. "a leader should come
who would vindicate the rational rights of hi >
country by appeals to- the principles of Justice
and Truth.
Being of that opinion, l can speak of the
tactics employed by O'Cenneu during the
struggle for emancipation only in the Ian guage
of the heartlest praise ait" the highest admin j.
ton. (Applause)
There are those who believe, and 1 respect
their opinion, that when he sought to achieve
national independence, and when, as they
allege, he bad the power. he should have
adopted those vigorous measures which hav e
produced success in other lands, where III. II
were found with sufficient courage and self
denial 10 stand up for the liberties of their
country.
bined, in tie very highest degree many of the
nople qualities for which lrelands patriots
have been distinguished, you must Xix upon
Daniel OConneli. (Applause.) He reelected
the chSracteristics at souIe of the greatest men
of the Irish race. lie united the cloq ueuce q f
Grattan with tie courage of Wolf Tone, the in
wisdom OF Edmond Burke, the humor OF
Swift with The VIII OF Sheridan and the en-
thuslasM of Emmet with the tenderness OF
Moore, applause \ very rapid glance at
that portion of lrSh history wbich hears the
footmarks of the Irish Tribune is sufficient to
indicate the large measure OF gratitude that
Ireland owes to her departed son. After tSU3
when Emmets movement bad sunk in the
darkness of defeat, the cause of Catholic
freedom in Ireland had fallen into the bands
of one of the weakest political parties that
ever sprung mp in that country. This party
was composed principally of members of the
Catholic aristocracy OF whom Lord FIDgal was
the leader This party was afraid to invite
the co'oneration of the people in the move
ment. Inis party contented itself with send
ing loyal addresses 10 the govern ment, az if
the path of servillty were the surest road to
emancipation, and this degrading state OF
things continued until Daniel O'COnu II as.
sumed the direction of the national forces
When be did, (ah, then these whining servile
aristocrats were brushed aside TO make room
for Mani = Applause J. when he did,
Ne inanasn tho CnLhnlLn Assnciatinn OF,