The Osceola times., 1877-12-15

10 merit Thus, II h not mere elo-
quence orswit, nor power Of combination
that mark his name, but the evidence
that his was . master mind, able to con.
troll all those with which It came in con-
tact. Al an agitator be deserves grati-
tude for his constitutional method. We
have learned to disliks the words agitater
and agitation. Before We condemn them
We ahould study the word. Agitation IL
an old word with . new meaning; in
fact, It indicates the great, necessary, In
evitable method for advancement. Sir
Robert Peel said 1t was the manhaling
Of the conscience Of the nation for
changing the laws. Il may Be said that
in nation where suffrage ID universal
there is no need Of agitation. Bot the
fact II, the freer the government the more
necessary doea agitation become. Sup.
pose that this was now the time Of your
political contest, which ended some
months since, and suppose that you, ~ .
people, had been aroused By what the
French call . burning question:" can
you not see how 1t would have searched
your society to the very bottomf Al IL
was with the question Of the abolition
Of slavery, 10 II Ia with every such ques-
ton the time comes when every man
must vote or fight on the side that his
principles dictase. He cannot evade the
duty; he does not wish to evade 1t.
Now, passing by the pulpit, there arc two
educaton which are relied on 10 train the
masses, and these are the party and the
press. Now, how far can the party 20
Suppose, in your late canvas, that | had
been your speaker In caucus, and sup.
pose that you were overwhelmed By
the magnitude Of some great ques.
ton which you must grapple
with and bring to some solu.
tion. You would come TO me to learn
how TO vote 20 ~ 10 reach this question.
But 1t il plain that before the caucus or
the political meeting / should not be
permitted TO say ali I know or all you
think. l must stop At . line fixed for
me beforehand. Ny usefulness -
political orator would be gauged by my
success in aging just 70 much - would
Be profitable TO the party, and not .
word more. ! must hit ysu carefully
between the wind and water Of your
ignorance and prejudices. It is not
meant to condemn parties, but TO define
the limit beyond which they cannot pass.
The prem II one Of the grandest elements
of progress, but II has is limitations
The editor might - we'll shoot his sub
ecriben ~ treat them TO the luxury OF
now ideaA He follows reform, but be
does not inaugurate 1t. He does not
make the wave, be only rides upon 1t.
For example, wrote letter once, and
carried it to the e.;:se-.ofa liberal news
paper in Boston. The eds.s. took the
manuscript and read II, and wnxn be
came to the Last seutence be said I: ~
wish you would erase the last sentsnce;"
and answered, t" No, that il the cracker
Of the whip. The whole latter was writ
ten for the sake of that sentence" He
said it wss al true, every word Of It,
but this was not the time 10 make il
public. He had promised to print the
letter, and he could mot break his faith,
but the next morning, when the letter
another column, which expressed regret
for the unfounded statement which Mr..
Phillips had seen ct TO make. The
editor kept his promise BY printing the
letter, and preserved his reputation by
printing the paragraph. Bricks can
not lie made without straw. The party
and the press are grand elements,
but there must Be an element
which moves regardless of everything
bat the truth. OConnell realized the
enxtA. he breadth, and the supreme
power O1 0UtAA1&nW. Ha 1~~~u ~r;th q
iixed political creed. Tss ~ "a wI.n - !
important maxim Of his life was sssa =
political change was worth one drop o.
human blood. This Il principle which
II il difficult for some nations to recog-
nixe. TheFrenchman builds his barricade,
loads his gun to the very lips, and man.
ages to raise his country handbreadth'
II falls back half the distance when the
Reht IL over. The Englishman print
and argues and votes, and when the
change comes, 1t comes to stay. Another
Of O. Connell's principles was that nothing
| is politically right that is morally wrong
Parties 70 BY general averages. When
orc Connell left his party he resolved tohav'
no compromise. The mobiles of his coun
try repealed him. The priests even dis
Outraged him. They said it was crue
to think Of attempting anything in
cause that was hopeless. O'Connel
replied to these doubters that Of the thre'
million heads in Ireland he would wel'
thunderbeldt TO destroy the throne
Bacon might ny TO the engine and tele
er.ph, You arc mine. because l taugh
man 10 invent" So O'Connell, when
aver n single shackle drops from Ira
limbs, can say, "That 10 my work"
| Speaking Of the English code, MI
| Phillips said: You cannot suppose ths
the Irish, with blood like quicksilvel
would be quiet under such oppression
Mr.. Froude said that be was astonishe
TO hnd that the history Of the courtr
was record Of perpetual rebellion. I
courss t was. The people Of lrelan
! daahed themselves against the power
England - sea-birds against the grani!
clifs of our own coast. 1t was onl
ones that there seemed any prospe'
lof tuccou for them. Defeat VI
! | followed BY the most revolving crueltie
|, II was at this, the darkest momen
, that O'CJnnell, young lawye
stepped forward. He was met By. u
/ | coldnen Of the MOBILES and the lea
) Of the priests. He was prevented fro
! any attempt to organise By the act
!. convention which forbade organixatio
snd lorhada any po1itical committee