New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-20
THE RELIGIOUS QUARREL INIRELAND

Correspondence Of The N Y. Tribune.
DUBLIN, Tuesday, Oct 3, 1884.
don't want you to think we are going to have
civil war-though the soldiers are all off TO the
Crimea, and The Nation calls upon "the people" to
arm themselves, in case Of an invasion by tie Rus
SLAMS. But we are getting back, rapidly, to the
age of "Break O. day men and the Defender
Emancipation has been thrown away, as pacifca-
tor,-and the famine and the Queens visit,-and
the Exhibition,--and returning prosperity.
The springs are poisoned. The pulpit and the
press, that ought to be the best possible public In
siruetors'-sre the great promoters of social dis
union. Religious strife stirs the tongue and Yields
the pen on both Sides in these guides of the masses;
and exclusive assumptions put forth, totally in
compatible with social union. The religious element
is made TO pervsde everything, on both sides; and
there is strife in everything.
We have tried united education. The principle OF
the system was good one" united secular or liter
cary education: separate religious instruction" But
the Commissioners agreed TO try how much Of the lat
ter elemen-;he religous-they could interblend with
the former-the educational. They got scripture ex-
tracts and lesson books with sacred stories and sacred
poetry, and things went on for time. But the new
OF exclusivisn and strife came with new men, and
II Is found there common religious principles,
and the united education system is pronounced q
failure.
Had they confined themselves TO the education, and
LEI religion alone kept the schoolhouse for educs-
ton and the schoomaster, and left religion TO the
church, ehspel, meeting house, and 10 the parson,
priest and minister, it would have been otherwise.
Poverty iasaid to make acquaintance with strange
companions, and TO compel people t. put up with
them; yet y can keep the peace 10 the poor house.
because Of the chsplsns 1t all the same in Dnge
and D0blin in Aehill and Tuam-the chaplains can.
not sgrte-end each champion igbting for his reli.
g,on ana his batch Of pauper-sick crippled and or
pbehs, TEST they should be wheedled or frightened
away RON him by his antagonist, has his posse OF bot
uehoioels IN the Protestant or Roman Catholic guar.
o'shs VI course the pauper inmates Join in the frsy
EIemplei fou shall have H. from the Sou;h
Doohn Union In the hospital ward are two or tbree
Protestant paupers, in bed The Protestant chan.
lain SITS down At table 10 read for them There are
Rcman Catholic psnpers in other beds Tbs Rom-r
Catholic chaplain enters. He walks mn ana Jax,n
bis boo;s creakiDg loudly TO cen the sonn. 80,
entering the ears Of the Roman Catholic ns,.s--
His reason is, that IL s prohibited by the CbnrR 30
any to be present st Protestant worship or ;n..,;
TIE Protestant chaplain would like 10 mad Add n.
40 that all might hear but he hiss the sarna 49,
ton a. The Roman Catholic chaplain thst a., 49,
thould he present at hear religious service or In
struction from the Romsn Catholic chaplain II nigh.
infect them with superstition or idclatry. 80 the Com
mhs, nsrs are compelled to order screen 70 be Dot
up,-to Keep the peace between the chspssins,--to
tale rrecru,oss lest the poor OF the one pr0ssson
sberld hear hsv the poor Of another prefeescn Are