The Irish standard., 1910-01-01

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fluence Of the Liberator over the
hearts Of the people that by his coun-
sci and advice the whole country was
peaceful and tranquil. 3
The Government became alarmed at
the spirit of unity Of all the Catholic
people at home and abroad yelling
ton acknowledged that the majority Of
the soldiers were ardent admirers of
/ o'connell. But what broke down oil
opposition was the Glare election,
where the united and concentrated
power of the aristocracy had to give
way before the Overwhelming influence
| OF the Catholic Association, under the
guidance Of O'Connell, who, on his
way to Clare, was accompanied from
Limerick to Ennis by bodyguard IF
sixty thousand men, cheering for the
Liberator." The feelings of the people
were now warmed up to such a de-
gree Of excitement that it was plain
a. crisis was at hand. wellington,
who few months previously had stat
ed that from the confused condition of
parties in England 1t was Impossible
! to introduce any measure for Catholic
emancipation, now had to change his
mind. He resolved at length to con-
cede the Catholic claim.
When this report spread abroad the
bfgots' throughout the Kingdom be-
came delirious. Orangemen began til
howl. The mo Popery" cry was raised.
Brunswick clubs were establish I'll.
Orange lodges revived-all with the
view of preventing the government
from emancipating the Irish Catholics:
but all in vain. The battle was fought
and the victory gained, and Yelling
ton acknowledged his inability to en-
ter a contest with. the Liberator at the
Head of the Irish people. Despite the
opposition of the. fanatics, George Nv
signed the bill granting emancipation
to the Catholics Of Ireland, who, after
centuries of ruthless persecution as
ever proceeded from the perverted in
genuity of man, were set free by the
exertions of Daniel OConnell.
1t is difficult now to describe the
state of feverish excitement that ex-
listed throughout Europe in conse-
quenee Of the great victory gained by
O'C6hnell. In England there WIS
CONSERVATION. 1t was kell known that
the King got into such state of un-
comfortable frenzy when he was asked
by Wellington to sign the Emanctpa-
ton Act he dashed the pen against
the floor and danced on it in a fit of
terrific rage. Wellington insisted that
the document should be signed The
King at length consented, but with
very bad grace-and while putting his
signature to it he exclaimed, "In
these countries we have as rulers King
Dan in Ireland and King William
(Weliington) in England and 1 am
only Dean Of windsor"
Congratulations were heaped on
O'Connell's head from all parts of the
world. He was looked up to as the
great champion. of religious freedom
throughout the world It was ac-
knowiedged that his achievements i'll
compelling the British Government ny
constitutional means, and. in the face
of terrific opposition, to grant Emanci-
patton to the Catholics of Ireland We're
without a parallel in the. history of
nations. HE found the people of
Ireland in chains. broken in spirit and
sunk in despair and he set them
Free" says the historian. :
Fourteen French peers, with the
gifted Count Montalembert at their
head, when presenting an address to
O'Conne.n some time afterwards SAID
to him. your glory Is not only irish,
1t is Catholic. Wherever Catholics be-
gin anew to practice civil virtues ana
devote themselves to the: conquest o:
their civic rights, it is your work.
Wherever religion tends to enanci-
pate itself from the thralldom in which
several generations of sophists and So
called logicians have placed it, to you,
after GOD, is religion indebted" '.-*
" There was no message delighted
oconnell as much as that which lie
received from DR.. Doyle, Bishop of
Kildare, s;some months previously. This
patriot. prelate had cheered the heart
of: O'Connell when on his way to the
famous Glare election: DR.. Doyle,
when writing to- O Cornell on the eve
of that contest, had expressed the fer
vent hope that "the lovers of civil
and religious. liberty in Clare would
do their" duty in the sacred cause to
which! you have devoted your talents,
YOUR fortune and your life" That let
ter commanded great influence with
the. electors of Glare, and was pro-
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