The Osceola times., 1877-12-15

II cannot BE- siscs Ihavs known
His love. Gods love sesms dearsr too;
He hes come near to me, and shown
what for the hunbless he ean do.
LAfe's iatsful hngess intsrt wine
Ths human love with the divine.
o., love. Ieve, love Oh, sls.sd word.
That never did und es:tand
I1llin my eAr his voice hoard,
And foit The pssssuce Of his hand;
No more waIk with eyss cast down;
-AHMs Year Rosmd.
WENDELL PHILLIPS LECTURE.
Whas He saia sf Ds.isl o'Csa.ssa-A
oeea ssesy Well fsaa.
A large and representative audience
sathered ct Pixies operahouse, Cincin.
natl, lest week, to hear from the lipa Of
one Of Americas finest orators, the tale
OF remarkable man who lived In event.
full times, and whose name, above all
Others, stands out In bold relief in the
annals Of Irish history.
Mr.. Phillips began BY saying that he
should endeavor to describe the career of
Daniel o OConnell, one Of the most elo-
quent orators, one of the most devoted
patriots, and the most successful states
man that the Irish race ever produced.
II Il proper that his praises should be
spoken In this country. America owes
more to him than TO any other statesman
Of the last generation, for It was he who
taught AmSricans - well, - others, the
way to attain liberty and progress under
q consultation, and not In defiance TO It.
He was . great Statesman, because be
had N plant the very seeds Of liberty,
and watch over the germ from the very
beginning Of It. growth. Perhaps be was
not such statesman as those who have
welded the military power Of nations.
II Luther, who invented the tools with
which he labored, who struggled
single-handed against a world, and
then OCounell deserves the
fame. The claim on his behalf, In its
broadest signification, IL that when Irish.
mon despeirsd for the country, when
England was balked in every attempt TO
handle the problem, when Pitt and Fox
acknowledged themselves puzzled, and
the ablest intellect OF the:age had given
up al hope Of . solution, and were pre-
ressd TO submit 70 the result, come in
Whist uan3s y us1hA, then be came for.
ward and pointed out - enav vav IN
master the difRculty. He gave hssS
yean TO the work Of gaining citizenship
Tor Ireland. II We consider the circum.
stances. ne shall 80 the magnitude o.
the labor which he took upon himself
Heve was an Island, inhabited BY . race
Of fdispirited and broken down BY repeated
bloody unsuccessful rebellions. They
were ! people full Of quarrel. Poverty
stricken and ignorant, they were below
The very basis Of modern systems Of 70
form. The masses could not read, 1nt
therefore the pres, the engine Of reforu
il there days, could not be applied =
them. They were too ignorant Of thei
rights 10 know how to maintain them
and too we'll assured of their wrongs Il
endure them tamely. Team Swift, VIII
twice balked England in her attempte'
oppression Gratten, Curren, Emmet an
BuFke-Burke, who was greater thal
Cicero In the senate, and almost equal :
plato in the assembly-all these ha
aaincd point afteT point, here one an
there another, but they gained no gusl
snty. A point gained was not assured
There vas no time when Statesmen woul
M have hailed With delight the pro-
rect of Z psace secured BY the stongei
eusranty. Pitt and Fox were eags
"a brine about . settlement. Tho
knew ven that more than once
word from Grattan would hay
broken the chain which bound u
two countries together. Itdoes not tai
. very penstsating eye, even now.
discover Why Bismarck can insult Enl
lard With fmpunity. In the Dania
VA. and in the Franco-P Prussian war,
slappcd her In the fnce until the worl
wondered ct II. But he knew, and b.
stateounen knew, that 70 the west Of b
was anchorsd . fsigats wheae guns wou
b turnsd upon her in the event Of
lorpIGn war. None ere moEe fully o.
ociocs Of the desire of the slx or Gig
million inhabltanx Of Ireland III
a EnGlish statssnsn. Thsy have not be-
quist on the question. Itwas O'Conn'
Who hrst discovered method for liftil
: ths question 70 . plaos among the =
iorces of ths empife. All those Leads
, Who had preceded him were sagacios
. eloquent snd succsnful, bat they cou
not sivst what they hsd gained. ]
discovered ths by. ard placsd Il IN !
pounosuion Of Irsand. Hs taught I
koW % cblain ~ rishts vitAsat blot
II IA. Il WAS be vho instructed Z
poanantsy 70 90 within ths laws, and }
. ob&aln psivilsges which Ghsir oppresst
had doniod 70 then. When We ha
pohea Of his sloqusnce, his ingeuuiI
III ssssuity, his nnihiliAg eood natu
. and his truly eathslio welcome to eve
! | strungling Gaun, " have not reach
J ~ oIinax ofhh chazactsr. His high
: roGoWn = = ~ sob1e, 6r.sghtsd, aou
J s1n1snnan. He foand ~ peopls
:. Isolnna Z ~ II quaxreling ects, whs
I ~ oortinsnt pitied ard England {
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