DEATH OF DANIEL O'CONNELL. (From the Hobart Town Courier.)

New Zealander, Volume 3, Issue 147, 27 October 1847, Page 3

DEATH OF DANIEL O'CONNELL. (From the Hobart Town Courier.)

Mr. O'Connell died at Genoa, 15thMay*. A perusal of the numerous reviews of his political career impresses a humiliating lesson on the miud. It is manifest that the event did not produce either the sensation, or the den onsiration of regret, that might have been expected to attendee death of one/ who for forty years, played so conspicuous and important a part in public life. The'notices of the London papers are either cuttingly cool, or cruelly severe. His life is represented to have been perniciously tur bulenti producing social disorganization without any substantial reform— successful, chiefly, in securing for himself the reputation of a patriot with princely payj; but fruitless so far as the advancement of his country was concerned. He lived long euougli to see la mine and fever pervading the land to the liberation of 'which he professed to devote the whole of his talents and energies. Various reasons are assigned for the little excitement the death of O'Connell. created. His popularity had declined with the rise of the " Young Ireland" party— his political vigour and io fluence subsided with the sinking of his constitution : his dissolution had for some time been anticipated. The jourmals of the metropolis according to their,political beut, speak of O'Connell as a " Liberator,"or a "Disturber." But the most favorable reviews seen but slighting notices of such a man. Perhaps the tno&t bit, er comments will be found in the Anti-Ca-tholic journal the Britunniu t

O'Connell's babbling of peace at last broke his spell ; and Young Ireland, which has no more idea of war, nor au inclination to be hanged than he had, instantly I adopted the cry, atid he was eclipsed for ever — the " rent" was no more — and broken in hopes, naked in partizanship and conscious of inevitable and irreparable obscurity, he gave up the struggle and turned his eyes towards Rome, to make saintshipthe last refuge of his character. We tiutik that he threw away his time, his vigour and his understanding— that, privately and publicly, his career was one of extreme auxiety, disappointment and vexation— and that his consciousness of this must have bad a large share insinking him into the grave According to the same journal—* The Irish have already canonized him, and seem only to wait for orders from Rome to place him on a throne of established beatitude. The French treat him in the National taste. He is the hero of a melodrama—the high-souled, dazzling, daring conqueror of prejudices, the sublime asserter of National rights, the orator whose voice melts the multitude, awes senates, appals cabinets, nwakes latent patriotism, converts error, and teaches immortal principles to governments, priests, and people. Dr. Miley, Mr. O'Conwtll's Confessor, writes— His death was serene and happy, for^it was sanctified by the Sacraments, and alleviated by the consolations which our divine religion' lavishes, with so much mercy, on its children. He replied at first in word, and afterwards with look and gesture, to the exhortations which I addressed to him up to the last moment. He rendered up the last sigh with the calm of an infant who fajls off to bleep, on Saturday, at twenty-five minutes to ten, at night. He requested that bis heart— 'that heart which beat for the cause of religion and liberty— should be taken to Rome. We have had that noble heart embalmed, and have en> closed it in a silver urn. 'The 'body, which has also been embalmed, will remain here in a chapel until our return from our pilgrimage to Rome, with his heart, and then it will be transported to his native mountains, to remain there to the day of resurrection. The heart of O'Contiell at Rome, his body in, Ireland, and his soul in Heaven— io not that what the justice of man, and the* mercy of God demands?

The Repeal Association issued the following :— Addrus of the Loyal National Repeal Association to the Petipleof Ireland. Fellow Country meu,— O'Conriell is no more I The animating spirit of Ireland has passed away ] The light of the nations is extinguished I Weep and wail, and let jour grief be without limit, O children of Ireland, for the cup of your affliction is full, and the extent of }our sufferings without measure. The pride of your hearts has been stricken down— the bright one •f Erin is removed— -the liberator of our country bas departed I ■ ■ ■ With a season of sorrow it has pleased the Almighty to afflict us to the uttermost — peitilence and famine blight our. people-— in a foreign country, far aw.ay from his own loved native l<md, low He« the champion of Ireland's liberties. Oh, well may we mourn him, for the whole human race deplore his loss, "and the gloom of our bereavement afticts the world. Fellow-countrymen, how shall we best prove that we loved him whilst living, or mourn for him when dead ? By reverencing bis principles— by obeying his dictate*— by pursuing the same noble objects in the peaceful s.teps he trod. In oue sense, in the .true 'sense, O'Oonnell is not dead ! Men like unto him can never die; all that was mortal has passed away, but th» immortal part remains. His spirit, fellow countrymen, abides with you. His moral teachings are spread for ever through you, and through the universe. No time can extinguish the lessons of his wisdom.* •For ourselves, associated as we were here by him, our purpose is determined to stand by bi* principles, and to abide by his doctrines, and by them alone. This is our fixed and unalterable resolve. Throughout the wide world a mighty void is felt ,• who sbali fill it dp f What nation— what people has not lost a benefactor i Our country bas lost its guide and leader. Ob, let that country still be directed by bis wisdom, and be marshalled beneath his standard. His paths were thfe paths of peace. He walked in the ways of the law and of order. Remember — still remember the motto of his association, the moral of his wisdom and experience — 'The. man who commits a crime gives strength to the enemy.' By his long and .faithful services—by the noble exertions Of bis life— by the glory of his immortal name— we beseech, we implore you, fellow countrymen, swerve not from the principles, desert not the objects, nor abandon the doctrines of O'Connel.

The "Young Ireland* party adopted the following resolutions :— A meeting of the Council of the Irish Confederation, or Young Ireland- Party was held, the Rev. C. P. Meelrnn ptesiding, when the folfowing resolutions were adopted ;— Proposed by Win. 8. OBrien, Eiq., M. P., seconded by C. G. Duffy, Esq.— « That although the members of Hie Irish Confederation were reluctantly compelled by a sense of duty to dissent from some portion* of the later policy of Mr, O'Counell, \6i they sincerely participate in the sentiment of' deep soriow which has Oeen occasioned by the death of our illustrious fellow-countrj man j and that they will earnestly co-operate in whatever proceedings may appear, best calculated to do honor to ' bis memory." Proposed by Tbos. F. Meagher, Esq., seconded by P. J. Smith, Esq.—" That we recommend the members of the Confederation, without delay, to. wear some emblem of mourning upon their persons." ,„, A letter from Genoa ol Ihe 20lh, in the Gazdlte tie Lyons, says :—: — !" Yesterday, (19ih of May), the body of O^Connell was transported to tiie Church of" Delia Vigne, where his funeral obsequies were celebrated. A considerable crowd filled the Church, amongst whom were many of the chief persons of the city. All the Consuls, except the. English were present. The Consul of the United States was in his official costume- The body is to be placed in a chapelle ardente until removed to Ireland. On the urn in which hi* heart has been placed is tlie following inscription :— ♦ Daniel O'Connell, natus Kerry, obiit Genoe, die 15 -Maii, ■ 1,847. /Etatis siias anu iXxu: "