68 THE IRISH PEOPLE. 



of Catholics is enough to turn the scale of empire. 

 They have enabled you to vanquish those French, 

 for a supposed attachment to whom you disqualify 

 the Irish Catholics. The Russian, the Austrian, and 

 the Prussian armies fled before the armies of France. 

 Neither the insensibility of the Russian soldier, nor 

 the skilful evolutions of the Prussian, availed them 

 in the day of battle ; they all fled before the French 

 armies ; so that with her collected force she gave a 

 final stroke to the liberties of Europe. Whatever 

 remained of the glory of Europe fell at the feet of 

 France. In the last contest with Austria feats of 

 courage were displayed by the Austrians, such as 

 could be equalled by nothing but the courage that 

 conquered them ; and yet the armies of Austria were 

 in a short time shattered by the armies of France. 



" And if in another part of the Continent you have 

 been enabled to oppose that nation with more suc- 

 cess, to whom was that success principally to be 

 ascribed? It was to the Scotch Presbyterian, a 

 steady and gallant soldier. It was to the Irish 

 Catholics, whom you have incapacitated from hon- 

 ours and rank, and who, while he was exposing to 

 every breeze his garments bathed in the blood of 

 France, was also carrying about with him the marks 

 of your disqualification. One regiment, which had 

 lately distinguished itself in a remarkable manner, 



