The Irish standard., 1895-10-19


3sG6m1aeIl He is not greatly gifted it'll
conlnand % decor rated phraseolog bit
& he h mast ,ot vigorous uage, and
has anpewer Of strong and simple reason
ing, which is equal VI n ntelli gible to- all
classes. He employs the syllogism Of
& the schools as his chief wea pom argt-
nieilt, but uses 1t B with such dexterity
that his au6lisors of the hum blest class
! can follow him without being aware OF
the technical expediealt by which he
masters the understanding. Ills manner
Is peculiar; 1t Isl not fowery or deelam.
atory, but is short, som at abrupt. and
z to use the French phrase Is trenchant ~
His countenance Isl adapted to his mind
and expressive Of the reasoning and con-
troversai Faculties. A Quick, blue eye, a
nose slightly turned up, a strong brow, q
complexion of mountain rnddiness and
/ thick lips which are better formed tor
rude gdisclaim than for polished sarcasm
are his characteristics. He assaulted Mr..
Butler with all his powers and overthrow
7 him. The topic 70 which he addressed
himself was one which was not only call
cuiafed to move the tenants Of MIR. Butter,
but to stir Mr. Butler Himself. He APP
PEAKED to the memory OF his celebrated
Catholic ancestor, Of which Mr. Butter
j
Toby Butler had been Mr.. O'Connell was
and he adjured him not to stand up in
opposition to an Individual whom he was
bound to sustain by a sort Of hereditary
obligation His appeal carried the free
holders away and $50 votes were secured
s to Mr.. ,O'Connell. Father Mcguire was
seconded in this achievement by Mr..
DoDlinick 3ROyane, a. barrister Of the as
ISOLATION OF considerable talents and who
not only speaks the English language
with eloquence, but is master OF the
irish tongue and throwing an educated
mind into the powerful idiom Of the coun-
try wrong ht with uncommon power upory
the passionssof the people. III, Il
In the town CT Ennis, O'Connell was
greeted everywhere with "Caeds Mile
Failthe!' Decorations in profusion
adorned the shops and house tops, and
banners foated gaily over the streets
thSonged with eager spectators. From
the threats of thousands rose cheer on
cheer Of Irish welcome as he passed
Though the. town. He was their hero;
the prayer from the depths OF their
hearts was to find voice in him. Their
hopes were high and noble as the hopes
of other nations; but the prayer, above
that they might worship God and the
bI0SSCU SIISlil awe puA = StAAo oAAAA
pie and with freedom, now so soon to be
realized.
History says of the election that uni
yersal sobriety and order characterized
the proceedings The proprfetors were
aiiazed to see their tenants voting
against the candidates supported by
them. When Mr. Vesey Fitzgerald adj
dressed the people on that memorable
day he won their good feeling by, refer
ring to his father who for his country
had sacrificed position and wealth. Ii,
O'Connell's great speech is renowned;
the vivacity, quickness and wit by which
he won his hearers over to himself is to
his credit. All through the day orators
addressed the M Ltitude from O'ConnelPs
. booth. When the landlords saw the re-
turns were going againt them the old
practice of swearing the voters was re-
sorted to. When the day was over Mr..
C'Connell was declared elected. -
That was a red letter day for the people
of Ireland. In every town rejoicings were
universal For over a hundred years pre-
vious to this event there was little cause
there for civilizations Of any kind. Shiel's
speech or, that day, his earnest appeals
to the landlords to refrain from reveng-
ing themselves on their helpless tenants,
urging them tostake into deep considera-
ton the sad state Of affairs in their coun-
try, and remedy the great evils, is wor-
thy of the noble statesman.
O'Cennell represented five millions Of
Irish Catholics in parliament. Having
read the oath he rejected aloud the part
to which he objected
"That the sacrifice Of the mass, and
the invocation of the Blessed Virgin
Mary, and the other saints as now prac-
ticed in the Church of Rome is impious
and idolatrous.' y,
He then declined to take the oath,
saying, Part of 1t know to be false,
another part of it do not believe to be
t,ue." After much controversity, and hay
ing been sent back to the electors Of
Glare, O'Connell at last took a seat in the
British parliament. In McGee's Ills
tory of Ireland is the following appro-
pirate sketch:
"a strange but we'll authenticated in
cident struck with a somewhat supersti-
tious awe both Protestants and Catholics
iii corner Of Ireland the most remote
from Glare, but not the least interesting
in the result of it's memorable election.
A lofty column on the walls Of Derry
bore the effigy Of Bishop Walker who fell
at the Bcyne armed with a sword typi-
cal OF his martial tncltnatlons rather
then his religious calling. Many long
years by day and night had this sword,
sacred to liberty or ascendancy accord
ing to the eyes with which the spectator
regarded it, turned It's steadfast point to
the broad estuary Of Loeb Foyle. Meth
er the wintry storms nor summer rains
had loosened 1t In the grasp Of the war
like churchman's eftigy, until on the 18th.
day Of April, 1929, the day the royal sig
nature was given to the Act Of Emanci-.
patton, the sword Of Walker fell with a
prophetic crash upon the ramparts Of
Derry and was shattered to pieces. So
we may now say without bitterness. and
almost without reproach, so may fall
and shiver to pieces every code In every;
land beneath the sun which irnpiously.
attempts to shackle conscience or en-.
dows an exclusive caste with the rights
and franchises which belong to an entire
people
SHUFfuNG OFF.
Death Not Such Terrible Thing to,
Face After All.