The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-21

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reporter proceeded to ST. Paricks Hail. Al that TINT
the crowd on King street could not have NUMBERED
less tan four thousand, and 1t gradually increased
evidently congregated with the intention OF making
mischief. Reviewers wero brandishcd once or Nv cc
although not sing'o shot was actually tired. The
lecture was delivered ST. Patrck's Hail. and between
one hundred and fifty and Two hundred persons were
assembled there TO hear II. The hall, though small
room amid great cheering. anu took hi- the
platform. Mr.. d. Moriarty ami Mr.. Patrick Boyle
were seated on bis right and lett respectively.
Mr. Moriariy introduced the lecturer He said II
hau been reported that U'DonovLn Rosa had Uceu
Drought mere TO SUR up strife. II was false. They
my made tins country the homo OF their adoption.
anu thcy did not desire TO bring into II
any any man VINO would do anything OF the kind.
thear, hear.l They were faithful to the land OF
thtir adoption. and they were the most law abiding
people OF tho country. They were satisfied NJ all
got the land OF their fathers. ("Never'D We're they
70 forget the place where lay the ashes OF their
iaihers where they themselves had rsl breathed tho
breath OF lief II tney did they bastard z ng
themselves. They became bastards, and were not
worthy Of the name Of men, O'ponovan Rossa had
suffered as they were all aware The history OF his
prison llfo disgrace any civilized nation and
when they thought on all the maryrdom through
which he had passed could such man DO forgotten
~ tncm! ('No, no.''l grateful people must not
forget him. In fact O'Donovan Rosa should DO en-.
shrned In their hearts. t'Hcar, nearn and cheers
o'Donoyan Rosa then oesan to speak amid loud
cheering. lie hardly Know him sell, he said so much
co'oreu htc Ito been OF late lie nimsolf al
all. he haa not come among Them TO break their
laws II no had he would not claim protection, be.
cause when he broke the laws any nation he thought
u was not right 10 claim protection rho worst
OF misrepresentation he had seen was what he
regarding himself IN last Saturdays Md,i written
by IAN irish Catholic " This man, IN quoting some
represented ana lied about him. He referred TO the
clause IN mo letter. "into earth dogs buried ~
and made some explanation concerning II, which was
not audible Ho thought no would not say any hing
Tonight worse than u gentleman who governed this
country Ind said OF the English government. He
tncn road very lengthy quotation from nu article
written, he alleged. by Lord Duerin. rotating 10 the
manner IN which the English had Dyed tho
merciai indcpendeu nee OF Ireland Ii there was any
man present who thought no would say anything
worse than what no bad just road he would give HIM
leave to carry out his threat OF shooting him. Ho
hoped no one present would think he was personal
enemy oil his. II was true he went Tor the indt-
pendcncc OF Ireland. IL there was any man present
politically or rcgiously he would tell that person
that he mad spent many dark nour in prison, ana
that curing ans underground prison lifc his memory
was carried back to tho time OF his freedom tho
north OIL Ireland. (Applausc.) He then related the
circumstances or ms imprisonment AT u town
named Ncwtownards, fourteen miles from Belfast no
was arrested Tor swearing IN men, for which no
ceved his punishment. At that time, he said tho
opposition 10 the English rule IN Ireland Was much
protested against by Orangemen as Catholics. He
wished he could 500 similar united action IN Canada.
The peopc hero, although belonging to Britain, wcre
Just as iroe as tho people Of the United Statos There
was however. one curse among them, and that
their religious dssension. The speaker here Teciled
number OF verses composed by himself while IN Jail
subs .qucnt to the affair AT Ncwt0wnards. The lines
wore received with loud cheering. The opposition 10
the Enslish had been going On Tor seven hundred
years, ana no noticed in gong through irish history
that tho Irish people had al ways acted with too m UGH
honor They would not against England tho
weapons which England used against them. The
English had made rciglon tho pretcxt Tor their
quests In every part OF tho world They did thu
case oil Ireland. The MISSIONARIES that were sent
over 10 ireland, however, were a band of robbers.
Tho blood OF Irishmen valued at nothing. In the
sccond volume of Moorc's ''llistory OF Ireland" a
priest was represented Us killing an Irishmsn. and
Immediately aterward saying mass without comics
sion. In TACT IL was no disgrace at all TO kill
freshman anu up to 100 years ago English law did
not mako II penal TO do &C. (Arpiause.) What WON
der was there II Irishnen became rebcllousy Froudo
himseli SAID that no people nd suffered much per-
sccution as they did Tho speaker then went into an
account OF the rising Of 164 and made that
were not AS many Protestants IN tho whole OF ireland
as had boon represented by Froudo as having been
writing against ireland Tor malicious purposes. IA
pano OF glass at this point was broken by sone Ho
sworc ono day TO free his native land. (Checrs) His
own opinion was that II Ireland ever TO get her
independence she must not scruple to meet England
with her own weapons. cloud chcers.l Ho alluded
TO tue rising IN Wexford RS, which OCCASION he
SAID that lrsDmen had failed in thor duty Only
or two counties rose, while tho others remained In
Inherent and looked ON to SEQ II tho ones that had
risen would Turn out successful They acted he said
the part OF cowarda II people wanted their Inde-
pendenco they would have 10 labor aud mako sacri.
raised n sufficient number OF men to ngh, Tor the
liberty OF ireland the lrshmen IN America would
Ing %c%aniary ooniuson rc' &c.
came alarmed and caused some twenty men to DO ar
nine months therc he came out ~ bad boy as ever
In 1865 the government again became alarmed at tho
circumstances and suspended tho habcas corpus, aud
thousands of freshmen wcro sent to prison. Some
ofihem were there still. He was among tnoso who
were arrested aid had to wait three months Tor his
trial. No could be found 10 swear against
him. He described tho circumstances Of his trial,
stating that the evidence which had been sworn
against him was false. After he had defended him.
self In every possible way and condemned the man.
ner In when his trial was conducted ho was COM
pelied at last TO sit down and oxclaim that tho
"a. L. ,,.sls lab. .l,esx
pane OF glass brokon This ono was followed by sew
eral others He was pronounced guilty and sen
fenced TO penal seryitudo Tor HE. he spent somc
other prisons HIS words were 10 The effect that he.
with his fellow prisoners, had suffered great hard.
ships and treated far than other prisoners
lie had no prejudice against any man OF any race,
creed or color. He was only sorry 10 SEQ what he
saw hero nd the sions which existed
among men who should DO brothers. He would not
.injuro or hurt any man. (Anothor window was
brokon.) But while he would not injurc an English
ireland OF English rule (Applause.j lie believed
ireland was quito capable OF governing herself and
while no was IN America he would do all he could 10
help the cause oil her liberty lie only asked them Ia
bear things quietly In tho meantime.
Ar1ER the LECTURE.
Tho scene outside Tho hall was indcscrib liable. Jar.
Wis and King Btroet, eaht ana west vi the hull waG
packed with bowling, shrieking mass, mad with
excitement. and prepared 10 follow any leader that
might turn up The stone throwing continued with
increasing violence, and repeated cries were made Tor
Rosa 10 appear Some one would call, "There he
goes I" and immediately a rush would be mado, and
though tho police used their clubs freely they cou
not resist tho pressure. Captain MCPHERSON slowed
his men with much judgment, ana they worked TO-
gcther charmingy. After u severe tusscl with tho
police, which many heads were damaged and alter
nearly all the windows In the hall mad been broken,
and II became known that Rosa had escaped the cry
of 'Owen Cosgrovc'si'f was raised und tho crowd
made q rush up jarvis and along Qaecn street. AZ
the corner OF Adelaide and jarvis streets another
brush with tho police occurred, and Policeman ortl,
was struck with stone IN tho mead and was rendered
insensbe He carried into the White Rose Tavern,
whore his injuries wero 1ound to DO ; severe that
orders were given Tor ais removal 10 his home, No.
1853 church street. Tho stone HIM tho tom
pie and at last accounts he very low aud not
pcctod to recover The crowd at the junction OF the
two streets named was dispersed, and the different
squads OF police ordered to westward along
Queen street as rapidly as possible Tue sidewalks
crowded with men fastening toward Cosgrove's,
where great nghIinR WINS exnected. Tho police