CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.

HISTORY in General, and the Case of Ireland in Particular-O'Connell versus

Jefferson-Young Ireland-" Poor Ireland "-Her History in the Emigrant

Dépôts and Streets,

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. ix.-xx.

THE ORATOR AND THE ORGANIZER. WOLFE TONE AND HENRY GRATTAN.

National Ideas-Theories of Irish Nationality-Grattan, his Youth-Imitations

of Pope-Criticism on Pope-Grattan's Residence in London-Day-dreaming

and Night-walking-Enters the Irish Commons-The Men and the Time-

Flood, Hussey Burgh, Yelverton, Denis Daly, the Ponsonbys, &c.-France,

Spain, America-Grattan circumscribes himself within "The King, Lords,

and Commons"-"Ireland for the Irish, God Save the Queen"-Grattan

enters the British Commons, and pares the knobs off his club-Tone, his

Youth, College Days, and Marriage - The Law - Pamphleteering -

Early Opinions-Address on the War with Spain-Quotations therefrom-

Grattan and Tone-Michelet on "liberal" Europeans-Coal £5 a Ton--Was

the "Independent" Irish Parliament Independent?-Position of Protestants,

Dissenters, and Catholics-Tone in the Catholic Cause-Founds the Society of

United Irishmen-Tone and Tandy-Growth of United Irishism-Rev. Wm.

Jackson, his Arrest and Death-Tone Exiled to America-Returns to France

-His Labors there, and Three Expeditions-Capture and Death-Grattan

and Alexander Hamilton, Tone and Thomas Jefferson-Analysis of Grattan

and Tone,

THE WEXFORD CAMPAIGN OF '98.

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State of the County Wexford Previous to the Rising-Nature and Character of
the People-Intolerance of the Wexford Volunteers-Orangeism Introduced
by the North Cork Militia-Wexford under Martial Law-The Yeomen-Tor-

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tures-General Abercrombie Resigns-Musgrave Whips a Whiteboy-Mus-

grave and Lord Cornwallis-Massacres at Dunlavin and Carnew-Retribu-

tion-Father Murphy, of Boolavogue, takes the Field-War in the Pulpit,

and a Colonel in a Cassock-Battle of Oulart Hill-Father Murphy "a Fana-

tic"-Progress of the Insurgents-Storming of Enniscorthy-Arrest of Har-

vey, Colclough, and Fitzgerald-Fight near Three Rock Mountains-General

Fawcett's "quick-step" backwards-Wexford Town Surrendered to the Insur-

gents-Harvey Commander-in-Chief-Insurgent Camps-Captain Keugh and

his Little Republic-Priests Kearns and Redmond at Newtownbarry-Battle

of Tubberneering-Priest Roche defeats Col. Walpole-Loyalist Account of

it-Desperate Battle of New Ross-Plunder and Drink-The Peasantry "die

happy"-Scullabogue-Gordon on the Atrocities of the Soldiers-Blood will

have Blood-General Roche's Proclamation-Father Roche Commander-in-

Chief of the "Rebels"-Battle of Arklow-Father Michael Murphy dies Fight-

ing-Sanguinary Spirit of the Priests -Rebel Movements at Borris, Tinehaly,

Lacken-Massacre on Wexford Bridge-Fight at Fookes' Mill-Great Combi-

nation of Royalist Forces-Twenty Thousand Men, and Nine General Officers

-Battle of Enniscorthy-The Forlorn Hope. at Vinegar Hill-Surrender

of Wexford-No Terms with the "Rebels"-Importance of the Wexford Cam-

paign-Gallantry of the "Rebels "-Deductions and Warnings,
65-115

THE TRAIL OF THE MENAPII.

Men of Wexford, Modern Menapians-General Lake and Lord Kingsborough

Decoy the "Rebel" Chiefs-Father Roche, Keugh, Colclough, Bagnal Harvey,

Cornelius Grogan, hanged-Lord Kingsborough a Thief-Executions-Cap-

ture and Death of John Kelly and Esmonde Kyan-Kelly's Head a Foot-ball

-Christianity and Progress-The Trail of Blood-Retreat of the Wexford

Men Out of Wexford-Murphy, of Boolavogue, still with Arms in his Hands-

At Scollagh Gap-Burns Killedmond-Victorious at Goresbridge-at Cas-

tlecomer-Surprised in a Fog on Kilcomney Hill-Massacre-Retreat-Murphy

Hanged at Tullow-Still on the Trail-Fight at Hacketstown--Near Carnew

-Discomfitures-Fight at Ballygullen--William Aylmer, Edward Fitzgerald,

Garret Byrne, and their Expeditions-Anthony Perry and Father Kearns

Hanged-About Kearns-Rebel Generals force the Government to Terms, 119-148

THE UNITED IRISHMEN.

List of Leading Members of the United Irish Society-Progress of the Society
from "Reform " to "Revolution "-A Gallery of Rebels-Hamilton Rowan-
Thomas Russell, Character and Death-Rev. W. Steele Dickson, Henry Joy
McCracken, and the Battle of Antrim, His Character and Death-Henry
Munroe, and the Battle of Ballinahinch, His Character and Death-Lord
Edward Fitzgerald, Career and Character-Doctor John Esmonde, Character

and Death-William Putnam McCabe, His Remarkable Career-Disguises,

Escapes, and Death-James Hope, the Weaver-Rev. Denis Taafe-Watty

Cox, and Dr. Brennan-Edward Molloy, of Rathangan-The "Northern

Star," and "Press," and their Writers-Samuel Neilson, Doctor Drennan, the

Sheares's, Deane Swift, William Preston, T. Addis Emmet, O'Connor, Samp-

son, and others-Robert Emmet, His Career and Death-List of Men in His

Conspiracy,

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151-218

BARON PLUNKET.

The Voice of Death and the Voice of War-Plunket lived Fifty Years too Long

-His Inconsistency-His Game-Plunket in 1800 in the Commons-In 1803

in the Court Prosecuting Emmet-The Brutality of His Speech in the Latter

-Charles Phillips on Plunket-Plunket made Solicitor-General-"Sneers

Down" Daly in the Commons--Sheil's Opinion of Plunket-A Life in a Para-

graph-No Apology-Character of His Intellect-Imbecility-Death,

. 221-239

YOUNG IRELAND.-DANIEL O'CONNELL AND JOHN MITCHEL.

How Posterity treats men-Difference between O'Connell and Mitchel-Three
points in O'Connell's career-Richard Lalor Sheil, his career and writings-
Character of his eloquence, compared with that of O'Connell-The latter sends
Michael Doheny on a confidential mission to Sheil-Catholic Emancipation-
Its effects-Popular frenzy-A caged eagle--Singing old ditties-Repeal Asso-
ciation-Young Ireland-Thomas Davis-Library of Ireland-Death of Davis,
Opinions on him-Thomas Francis Meagher-Mitchel's "Aodh O'Neill "—
Mitchel's Birth, Youth and Marriage-Joins the "Nation "-The uses of Rail-
ways-Prosecution-Holmes's defence-"Old" and "Young" in the "Hall"
-Differences-Meagher's thunderbolt at the Whigs-Politics in England, Ben-
tinck, Peel, D'Israeli, Russell-O'Connell falls into a Whig trap-Meagher
sounds the tocsin of War-Tom Steele-R. O'Gorman, M. J. Barry and Mitchel
on Whig Alliance-" Juvenile Orators "-Tories out of, Whigs in Office-
Dungarvan Election, John Dillon's opinion-O'Connell in the Hall-Dun-
garvan sold to the Whigs-Peace Resolutions-Lord John Russell, O'Con-
nell's authority against Young Ireland-A marked line between "Young"
and "Old "-Squire Topertoe in the "Hall "-The debate-Meagher's
Speech-Mitchel on' 76 and '82-A "drop of blood"-Smith O'Brien and
Father John Kenyon-John O'Connell-Secession-Remonstrance Committee
-Great Meetings in the Rotunda, notes of the Speeches-Bishop Blake and
O'Connell-Irish Confederation formed-Mitchel's Speech-Death of O'Con-
nell-Character of his power-Ireland his Mistress, not his Wife-A "Great
Medicine "-Dust to the desert-Kenyon on O'Connell-Pikes versus Peti-
tions, Mitchel's prayer for the "royal, yet vulgar soul-Land Tenures-Con-
ciliation Hall, Irish Council-Mitchel's labors-Beneficial Measures of the

Whigs-Mitchel's Speech an Agrarian Outrage-The Confederation-He leaves

he "Nation"-Mr. Duffy-Causes of quarrel-T. Devin Reilly leaves the

"Nation "-The Agitator's legacy-The "United Irishman" and its success

-A barn better than a royal house-The paper in the House of Lords—

Case of Ireland's starvation-The Remedy-The Clergy-European Revolu-

tions incite the Confederation-Arrest of Mitchel, O'Brien and Meagher,

Bail accepted-Popular sympathy-Limerick banquet and riot-Treason-

Felony act-Mitchel arrested-State of the town and Clubs-The trial-'98

and '48, Holmes's defence of Mitchel-Mitchel in the Dock-"Promise for

me "-Banishment-Holmes's defiance-Mitchel and Carlyle-O'Connell

and Mitchel-The "Irish Tribune" and "Irish Felon "-Seizure of the

National Organs, and arrest of John Martin, C. Gavan Duffy, Kevin

O'Doherty, R. D'Alton Williams-The City of Dublin in state of siege-

Protestant Repeal Association - Meagher in Waterford, Doheny in

Cashel-Down with the barricades-The leaders in the mountains-

Ballingarry, Killenaule, Glenbower, Portlaw, Rathgormuck- The Priests

of '98 and '48-Arrests of O'Brien, Meagher, O'Donohoe, McManus-

John Martin in the Dock-O'Doherty in the Dock-"Shamrock" Williams

Acquitted, His Genius and Writings-Smith O'Brien, His Career and Charac-

ter--In the Dock-McManus in the Dock-Meagher, His Career, Nature of

His Eloquence-Speech in the Dock-James Fenton Lalor-Dillon-O'Gorman

-Doheny-Joseph Brenan-Dr. Antisell-John O'Mahony, and others-List

of State Prisoners of '48,

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243-355

THOMAS DEVIN REILLY.

His Youth-A Revolutionist-Joins the "Nation"-Writes Himself into a Front

Rank-On Tom Steele-On the Miltonian Theory-" Artful Cecil "-Reilly

Leaves the "Hall"-The "Road Before Us"-Friendship between Mitchel

and Reilly-Extracts from Reilly's Speeches-His Writings in "United Irish-

man and "Felon"-Arrested-Escapes to America, with Rags and Melan-

choly-Finds out Judge Emmet-"The People "-Uncertainty; Walks and

Talks-Music and Tears-"Protective Union," and Marriage-Writings in

"American Review"-George N. Sanders, Reilly, D. W. Holly, and "Demo-

cratic Review"-Old Fogy Trepidation-The Review the rage-Birth of

"Young America," its Sponsors-Reilly on Naturalization-In Washington-

Letters-Absorbed in Politics-Death-Public Expression of Sympathy-

The End,

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INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.

HISTORY IN GENERAL, AND THE CASE OF IRELAND IN PARTICULAR.

"HISTORY is the essence of innumerable biographies;" so saith Carlyle. The truth of this is probably never more manifest than in the chronicle of a revolutionary struggle; or, as exhibited in the annals of a people constantly engaged in an agitation to effect the supremacy of a national will as the ruling trust of the governing power.

In such movements, the leading spirits, the popular rulerswhich does not always mean the actual rulers-the men who are appointed to, or take the helm, are those who enjoy the largest amount of confidence, and whose acts are assented to in a sufficiently palpable manner, by masses of their fellow-menwho exhibit in their persons, by their skill, courage, and determination, the wants and wishes of the multitude-whom the multitude, by an individuality of opinion, identify as holding and pronouncing their desires and ideas, and as shaping the latter into an argumentative tangibility. These men so placed