The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-04-15


black. or base bloody. and brutal" or YER,
angels Of goodness over and over again. He
dealt profusely with national vanity. and laid
on his fattery with ladle. But these-whict
| Sir Gavan Duffy seems. with strange obtuse-
| ness all through both volumes. TO forget and
nevor consider In his estimate-are the vices OF
all such leaders Of slave people. himself
| born . slave" brought forth Ut such . Time for
such purpose and compelled to combat with
| such circumstances. and mono Of the same
| giant proportions had over less Of them. He
| was essentially the representative man OF his
race and used the only means the time gave.
His intellect, his nature. his countenance. his
manner were all MicsInn on a giant scale. He
was huge in person. and OF that immense phys
ical strength and untirlng industry which be-
long to men who command their kind.
Thus sturdy Cromwell pushed broad shouldered on,
Thus burly Luthor breasted Babylon.
Aud huge inbed Moha,nmed ciuohcd prophets crown.
He possessed all the cunning. the ingenious
schcmng. the double edged satire OF his people.
He fortified real grievance with humbug. and
rounded of genuine eloquence with cajoery.
But in u moment. like great ship OF war. he
could cut his cable OF hyperbole. spread his
enormous canvas. and launch into wide sen
o! reasoning eloquence. His arguments IN tho
Trimbeston case and Persse w. Persse are of
massive magnificence. He appealed to tradi-
tons OF greatness and supremacy In the mythic
periods OF history. and gathered multt,ides
turning on these traditions to drink glory In
historic dreams OF victory at the "Nnth OF
Mulln Mast" and WAS crowned with tho an
cient Irish cap at Tarn OF the Kings. In fine
he was In all things an Irishman. a splendid
specimen OF his pooro. Evan ais OVERLOOKING
warmth OF heart. In which no was woman
to In fI,n nl.ur ntnr 10 falt fhn
feelings Of the Irish people. suffered their
grievances He WAS great In giving voice AMI
embodiment to their wrongs. In this was his
true greatness.
The death OF O'Connell In this famine year
deprived Ireland. as after mistakes and their
melancholy consequences showed OF tho only
statesman who possessed the capacity to guide
bis country through the crisis which the fam
inc and the French Revolution had created and
who enjoyed the amount OF public confidence
which IL an equal necessary condition for sue
cess. We cannot concur with Sir Gavan Duffy
In the opinion that tho energies and utility Of
O'Connell. though they may have been weak
encd by tho advances OF disease. were up to the
famine exhausted. The first want OF n people
is leader and when man OF O'Connells GO
MUS had actually been accepted by the people
n moral power had been created which might
gerous movement. Sir Gavan Duffy is incor-
rect. too. in stating that the Irish people. as n
people. ever faltcred in their loyalty to O'Con-
nell. Their priesthood. which has ever been
the telephone Of thcir voice. as n body were. IA
Sir Gavan admits true to him to the core. The
Irish have boen. indeed ever noted for their
personal loyalty as distinguished even from
patriotism. "a shown in such cases as that OF
that wrotched creature James. Patriotism is
holy pnssion-that which Is most surely
founded on reason and religion. and which
may best justify tho hercest effort OF man in
obedience TO it: but great and noble as 1t is 1t
seizes on the imagination rather than tho AZ
fections Of its votares. and is for tho most part
without that spirit OF personal hcrosm
which has iumincd so many pagos OF history
with tho magical light OF romance. Patriot
ism. In its popular sense. is generally presented
to tho mind in masses 1t ponetrates crowds it
arms town. n province. a nation; II speaks
tho universal language: 1t addresses tho uni
versal feeling; 1t is generated by society and
often destroyed by dispersion while loyalty
begins ends. and IL centred in the individual
and grows moro vivid and intense as tho ut
mosphere around 1t Is darkenod and the hour
Of its own extinction approaches. Such was
the loyalty Of Ireland to O'Connsll. His death
left the national party without loyalty and in n
state Of disorgnn ization. which continued dur
ing the remaining months OF its existence.
Among the various subordinate man tn whom
his removal gave monicntary superiority. the
foremost place fell sn tho amiable and pure
minded O'Bren Of whose noble character as
q gallant gentleman we have already spoken.
but who possesses none Of the qualities Of
statesman. and WAS wholly untitled for it.
Among n people all orators themselves. and
lDrrply in fuppc,I nv orntnry In WAC poor
speaker. with harsh. hcstatinG. monn'onous
tono Of voice. TIL. expression 70 his face WAS
mild, with someth ing OF u serious calmneSs his
manner unsympathetic and cold. and his smile
sarcastic. or rather perhaps. concnited.
He was VOL informed. Industrious. and Of an.
tiuue proby but. though most respectable
member, he was very weak head Of n party.
ls views were confused his conduct singular
~ unskilfu. and the influence he undoubtedly
possessed from his high personal character in
his party WAS one ~ tho first and surest
presngrs and causcs Of its III success. On
occasions no could he severely practical. He
gnve an instanc" Of this in being the FIRST to de-
wise and predict tho results OF that Paria-
mentary policy which Mr.. Parnell has pursued
with such great success. He held and demon
sirated in n very nblo paper that q Pnria-
mentary campaign conducted by sixty Irish
representatives honestly md boldly might
bring the state OF public business In Paria-
m"nt to such n position that Repeal Of the
Union would BIO tho only solution. Such
policy. pursued by tho bravo and brilliant band
of men who thon surrounded O'Brien and per
severed In win unshnken patience. we can
safely say. looking calmly from this height Of
n quarter Of n century. would have had fair
chance OF achieving home government.
In our former rcvew We give sketch Of tho