the  Legislature,  allowed  themselves  to  be  bought,
that  they  might  afterwards  be  sold.  All  that  was
earnest  and  energetic  and  honest  in  Ireland
sought  relief  for  her  misery  in  desperate  enter-
prises, or  stood  aside  until  better  days  and  more
auspicious  stars.  Then  the  landlords  of  the  coun-
try remained  entirely,  or  almost  entirely,  aloof
from  the  popular  movements.  With  the  single
exception  of  the  late  Mr.  George  Henry  Moore,
the  representation  of  Ireland  was  abandoned  by
the  country  gentlemen,  who  in  other  times  had
occasionally  rushed  out  of  their  own  ranks  and
taken  up  the  side  of  the  people.  It  is  a  curious
fact,  but  the  man  who,  perhaps,  had  more  influ-
ence than  almost  any  other  in  bringing  Mr.  Par-
nell  into  the  arena  of  Irish  nationality,  has  himself
proved  a  recreant  to  the  cause.
