Ellsworth American., 1886-04-22

Mr.. Carpenters second lecture in Ellsworth
was fully up to his first delivered in February
last. This second lecture was in Hancock
Hall. on Thursday evening OF last week, under
the auspices Of the High School Building As
sociation. Throughout |, was intensely in
teresting and >tirringly eloquent The speak
er said that nation may have great variety
OF natural resources and outward blessings
which he mentioned in detail, hut without lib
erty all these are as nothing. That man i A
benefactor who preserves in,iolable his ma
tons liberty. Almost every nation has had
It's great heroes and preservers: Switzerland
bad its Tell. America its Washington. Peru
its Boliyer and Ireland its O'CopneU who
had but one theme and that was ireland.
Daniel O'Connell, eldest son of Morgan
'onheil OF Dsrrynane, near Cahirciveen. in
the county Of Kerry, Ireland. was born An-
gust 9, l1,5. He received his first e,lucsiioual
training in the open air school Of learning
from the hedgc-row schoolmaster As Young
o'Connell was Catholic. the religious intol-
erancc of his time would not allow him 10
enter the schools which were open to the
Protestant youths of his country. In 1870 he
was sent 10 the English College at st. Omer.
where he had high rank as scholar, hut he
was prematurely driven home by the out
break OF the Revolution. Entering as law
student at Lineoln's Inn in I794. he WAS called
to the bar In 1,9s. Here again his religion
deprived him of the privileges to which he
would have been entitled had he been a
Protestant He rose steadily in his profession
and becam" in every deed 1.-THE Liberator Of
Ireland" He lahored for the freedom Of the
press. freedom in religion. freedom in man
in short for a free people in II free nation. He
said most cloqnently that no nation can ever
be free so long as il Is slave 10 it, own vices
There j. slavery more disastrous 10 liberty
than human bondage. and that j. slavery to
strong drink. Daniel O'Conncll was 4 tee
totaler who drank his toasts in water and
thundcred his eloqucnce against the Disgrace
ful scenes caused by the use of intoxicating
liquor a. a beverage. He was great lover Of
the Irish people for whose rights he was ever
ready To labor. He believed in persuasion rath-
er than in brute force. and regarded the hearts
Of hi> fcllowmen being especially open 10
the sacred influences of the eyangel of Peace
and the messenger OF Love. Though he
sometimes buried hi, assailant> in a shower
Of scurrlity. he was a man OF almost match
less power and tho uncrowuri King OF ireland
In ls2s o'Connel was elected member ~
parliament for Glare, though he was denied
scat in that body. by reason OF hi being
Obliged To refuse It prescribed oath- Of abr
Duration aud supremacy which were then made
the grounds for the exclusion of Roman Cath
olc- from the legislative body. The discus
sion which grew Out Of this resulted in the
passage OF the wcil-known me assure Of taiho-
lie Emancipation whereupon p'ConncII wa-
body With great efficiency for several YEAR
ll- health giving way In his great lahnr> he
went 10 Genoa Tor mildcr climate where he
died May II. l>i,. MY body 10 ireland IN,
heart tn Rome, my soul to heaven were hi,
last words