The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
IRISH OF COLONIALDAYS
Nine Signers of the Declaration of independence
Came from the Emerald isle

and 0y-ways OF Ireland. "frown down
al attempts 70 use physical force az the
meetings and ! win yet have an irish
parliament on College Green IT is
not By advancing a political truth once.
twice. or even ten times" O'ConaeI said
on one occasion. that the pubic viii
take Il up and adopt e. Incessant repe-
ttion is required 10 impress political
truths upon the public mind But
OConnei had only one lesson 70 teach.
II Is embraced in the coupleJ from Byron:
Hereditary bonds1eui know ye not
Who would be FREE. themselves must staks ths
blow!
To this end he labored in season and cut
Of season
All things with him tended I'm the direc-
tiOn OF the one animating thought OF his
life-"an irish parliament or College
Green" II the Liberat0r touched the soil
Of Ireland with his bended knee and ten
dered a laurel wreath 70 George " he
committed this act Of apparent servile
humility with the thought that 10 some
way tiie =S27Se be had at heart might be
benefited IN TIE same hopeful spirit
O'COnnen looked upon the accession OF
the fair young Victoria 70 the throne %
England Now we have a monarch who
viii hear me" be intimated 70 his com
patriots.
In IS85 Sir Robert Peel. then the prime
minister. was forced TO retire in favor OF
Lord Melbourne. Melbourne was. there
fore. the premier with the accession ot
Queen Victoria. and how well founded
were his hopes for IreIand's emanclpa-
tion BY the change IN both the moraneh
and the ministry is shown BY O'Conneu's
remarkable letter 20 the people of Ire
land which he penned at London July 4.
1896
Il was rare indeed that the columns Of
the London Times were open to the ''ful-
minatiOns Of the agitator" But this
particular production. which. IN the main.
advocated a loyal adherence 10 the new
order OF things al London. was published
in full BY England's chief newspaper. Il
required a list OF eleven different state
ments. arranged in numerical order. for
O'Conneil 20 detail the resources and 70
describe the actual conditions OF the
oppressed island. This formidable array
OF paragraphs was succeeded BY fifteen
historical facts. also IN numerical order,
70 show what had been done in the past
IN The mutations OF the government OF
the Irish people. and how many causes
had contributed to existing results
Then the agitator began his arguments
for acquiescence- Lord Melbourne had
promised three things-the amendment OF
the Irish reform act. so az 20 purify ths
suffrage 10 reduce the revenues which
were collected IN Ireland for the estab-
lished church OF England. and the pas
sage of a municipal corporation bin. a
measure that had been frequently defeated
IN former governments But all three OF
the bills. O'COnneI said. would be surely
Z shelved IN the House OF Lords Yet the
writer advocated conservatism and sup
/ port OF the Melbourne ministry in a cam
I paign OF education among the people.
England must co Us Justice % said this
manifesto. 'or We win 90 justice 70 our
/ selves, and here follows a paragraph
! which embodies the meaning OF the sen
tenoe which IS quoted above- But the
L course OF the struggle must be Ike the
I last-without a breach OF any law-with-
I out violation OF any dury-wiLhOu1 q
/ crime before nan-WIthout a sin before
God-unstained with any injury 10 the
I property OF any human oeiag-eutrely
free from the pollution OF one drop OF
blood %