vindicate the purity of the motives which moved men like the leaders of ’98 to do and dare for all, and to “substitute the common name of Irishman for Catholic, Protestant, and Dissenter.”  The promoters, too, were fortunate in their choice of orator for the occasion.  Mr. P.H.  Pearse did full justice to the occasion, and in language, beautiful and impressive, pictured the man and his movements and the lessons to be drawn by us to-day from the lifework of leaders in thought and action like Tone.  Close and consistent adhesion to principles of patriotism and a readiness of self-sacrifice in the pursuit of those principles, were his distinguishing characteristics all through life, and if we in our time would emulate the example of Tone and his times, we must also be ready when the call came to meet any demand made upon us for the promotion of our national welfare.  The orator of the day rightly, in our opinion, described that hallowed spot in Bodenstown as one of the holiest places in Ireland to-day, from the nationalist standpoint, holding as it does the ashes of the man who, without friends, money or influence to help him, and by sheer force of character, intensity of purpose and earnestness, prevailed upon the greatest emperor-general the world has ever seen Napoleon Bonaparte, to make a descent on Ireland, in order to aid our starved, tortured, and persecuted people to shake off the shackles that kept them in slavery, and elevate Ireland once more to the dignity of full, free, and untrammelled nationhood.  We are all familiar with the events following this great effort of Tone’s, and the dark chapters that closed a glorious career.  All that is mortal of Tone is in the keeping of Kildare, and it is a trust that we feel sure is not alone felt to be a high honour, but which cannot fail to keep the cultivation of a high standard of nationality before the people in whose midst repose the remains of one of Ireland’s greatest sons.  Ireland, from the centre to the sea, was represented in Sunday’s great gathering to commemorate the achievements of Wolfe Tone, and the occasion was honoured first by the large and representative character of the throng, secondly by the decorum observed all through the day’s proceedings, and thirdly, by the regularity and precision which attended the entire arrangements.  There was just one other feature which must have been very gratifying to those identified with the organisation of the pilgrimage, namely:  the large proportion of ladies and young people, coming long distances, who made up the gathering.  And they were by no means the least enthusiastic of the throng.  This enthusiasm amongst our young people is one of the most encouraging and promising signs of the times, serving as it does to demonstrate the undying spirit of Irish nationality, and the perpetuation of those principles to which Tone devoted his time, talents, and eventually made the supreme sacrifice of his life in having inculcated amongst his people.  It is