New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-10
IRELAND.
csrs'''saeAe' '' W. DusLrs, February, 1859

NsverkheIese, tneIo 10 AnPA0'S
,.....ment, you say-with agrarian murders,
s..-;.l Commission, and no conviction-wItn
she tide of emigration from the land still flowing,
.,d the Government emitting the land settle
-.rt in their measures for Ireland, and the
Church and Queen Tories calling out for more
stringent coercion, Well, but the Government
measures, heretofore, were pere close-'ne'
ran. a meye obstruction, never intended 10 pe
earned. because they pleased nobody-not 'ne
landlords who wanted none-not the tena" !.
who wanted measure based on Justice, TUG. 49,
The tenants right to his own ImpIo'eaMI,I.h s
made by his skill, capital and IaooI, az az aI.d
friends, therefore, Of ngn, ss''1 And Sharman
Cr.v}ord is on the eve OF introducing M on'
N:r.'-ISto pleaee the landlords, as ne 10 nim'
VIZ Isndlord, and which does please the ten
srsrv. for it is approved OF by the League, tne
,snresentative of tenant opinions ana Chains I;
- which will, certainly, get large amount OF
ssrrort from English and Scotch members; and
not the less that the League and the tenantry OF
Ireland, properly so called, abhOr and denounce
A. much those Ribbon murders as the landlords
ar the Attorney. General himself could do.
The fault of non-conviction was not IN the
iury. who believed the testimony OF the W.T.
masses for Kelly-the man tried at Monaghan
r., The murder of Bateson-that he was not pre-
ssnt At an that the witness for the Crown that
svore TO him was mistaken as TO his identity ];
Init in the Attorney General, who had not made
his Ground of prosecution more sure. The ratneT,
sh.t II IL well known that as the Ribbon confed.
sracv extends all over Ireland 1t Is their lnva-
riabie practice to bring the agents, In It's deeds
nj blood. from distance, to avoid detection. 10
mar acme men talk, and read some newspapers,
ION would think the regret was not that the
xuilty escaped, but that the arralgned was not
ksnped-puilty or not-by way of example.
But the Improvement is in the spirit OF the
people.-pot to abandon the country, or theif
rights. in despair but tIpsting In the justice Oh
their cause, TO persevere IN assurance OF success
III the Premiers Reform Bill pass, it will enlarge
the constituency, and prepare tor better represen
tatives,-if the people be but true 10 tnemselVes
30 will the Bill for England prepare the way Tor
the return of men not insensible to popular
rights. Just in proportion as men up to the age,
instead of the ignorant concerted, empty
headed and hollow hearted lordlings OF former
age. imbued with all the prejudices OF the arls-
tocracy, and caring not one farthing Tor the peo-
ule's interests or rights, whom they mlsrepre-
sented shall be sent to legislate, be they Eng
Ish. Scotch, or Irsh is Ireland sure OF fair play,
ali she wants in order to prosperity.
CONTROVERSY.
The Religious controversy has now got
into the hands of two Engishmen, Mr.. Dallas,
the Coyphaus of the Protestant Mission to the
Irish Roman Catholics, and Mr. WlbeSforce'
Secretary of the Catholic Defense Association.
Mr.. Dallas has all the faith OF missionary, who
has exchanged the warfare of this world for the
Gospel of peace. Mr.. Wilberforce has the zeal
and ardor of convert from Professionalism to
the Church of Rome. There is no dispute about
the fact, that in addition to the clergy of the
south and west Of Ireland, who are all active
cOntroversialists, host Of missionaries, Scrip
ture readers, and Bible distributors, are spread
over these districts, that schools, for general,
industrial, and Scriptural instruction and train
ing are established; and that vast multitudes OF
children attend them, notwithstanding the oppo-
sition of the priests, and great numbers have
abandoned the church of their baptism and OF
their fathers.
But Mr.. Wilberforce and the Association say,
that conversions are the result of bribery and
worldly inffuence-that advantage is taken of
the poverty Of the people, and that the hollow
ness of the conversions Is proved by the fact,
that when the influence IS withdrawn or over
come-the poverty mastered, or death. bed at
hand, the priest is sent for, and the confession
made that they were Catholics i'll heart all the
time.
MT Dallas and the Protestant Mission deny
all this; and Archbishop Whately-who is not
connected with the Observation-Disclosures the
assertion that there is no bribery, and that the
converts are prosecuted. This he does as the
result of very strict and impartial investigation.
They cali for scrutiny, and challenge facts. Aud
now the Association are encountering the Mis-
sion, with view to check the "proselyting," as
they call it, by establishing counter-agency OF
Roman Catholic Schools and Missionaries.
The controversy POlificaycontinues The De-
Tense Association have forwarded TO Parliament
a petition.to be followed by others from all
qnarters-piaying for the repeal OF the Titles Blii
Of last Session. This will bring the -" Brigade
into action. But the Minister has already de-
clared that he will neither repeal nor enforce II.
Archbishop Murray has taken no part IN the
proceedings of the Association, and he has been
friendly to the Queens Colleges, and is still one
Of the Education Commissioners. As Pnmate
Cullen and Archbishop MacHale have been held
up as especial favorites at Rome for their oppo-
sition to the Government DR.. Murray has re.
ceived an autograph letter from the Pope laud
ing his management of his diocese and partcu-
larry that he and his clergy obey former papal In
functions by steering clear Of political agitation.
This is the advantage of these mired movements
that the moderate and liberal can be praised
for their cooperation with Government, whom II
Is not desirable 10 cast off altogether, and their
bitter opponents still more lauded, because they
uphold the cause of religion and the rights OF
The controversy Educational that some time
ago seemed terminated, in the entire and final
separation of the Roman Catholic body from the
whole system of National Education in school
and college, as far as the DEGREES of the Synod
of Thurles and their sanction by the Pope could
effect il, is taking contrary direction. New
light seems TO have burst in where no one ex
pscted gleam. DR.. MacHale in his pastoral
announcing the jubilee, no longer condemns the
National Schools, and calls upon his clergy tc
denounce them, and the people TO forsake them
but to petition Parliament for a modification OF
their constitution and rules And the Dean OF
the College Of Cork. and Vice President of that
Of Galway, have determined to continue theil
connection with these institutions till the mat
ter has been reconsidered at Rome. The fact
it, the great mass OF the lsity We're, and are, 70,
the schools and colleges; and, as SO many o.
their Bishops and Clergy declared all along tina,
they were not at all Inconsistent with the min