The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-11-30

measures the ancient spirit of independence still prevailed
the clergy displayed little docty in their submission to
the herarcha ORDER and the people had infinite repug
to the foreign practices and especially to the money
tribute which attempted to be levied under different
Names for the benefit of the uramonane church. Always
dissatisfied with the Irish in despite of their concessions
the court of Rome continued to call them bad Christians
cold and rebeous to apostolic discipline; anxiousy
than sought to obtain hold them by associating
its ambition with temporal ambition; and such an
opportunity not long in presenting ITSELF
(1156) When Henry, son of Geofroy Pantagenet, was
become king of England it entered into his desires sig
naize his accession first king of Angevn race by
conquest almost important that of the Norman Viii
Ham, his paernal ancestor He resolved to make himself
master of reland and after the example of the conqeror
of England his first to send embassy the
Pope proposing him in this new enterprise as
his predecessor Alexander H. had taken part in the first
The Pope then reigning Adrian ~, whose family
Breakspeare and who in expatriating himself
very young had thereby escaped the mseres of his cond
ton Too proud to work in the fields beg in England
he took says old historian bold resolution inspired by
necessity He went to France, then Provence then to
Italy, entered rich abbey in quality of secretary became
abbe then bishop and finally pope; for the Roman Church
had at least this beray that made the fortune of all
who devoted themselves to her service without distinction
of origin On the ponca throne Adrian seemed
against the oppresors of his naon far from showing any
thing of the spirit which animated subsequently, the OPPOSE
ton of Thomas Beckett he affected the greatest com
pasance for King Henry H. He received graciosly his
message relative to the project of subugatng Ireland and
after advising with the sacred college, responded by
issuing the celebrated Bull which was lately published in
your columns.
Some of the foregoing statements have been the subject of
controversy the weight of which is said be adverse
fl, Al
that any Pope, English otherwise would commission an
English king plant the religion of Christ in Ireland if
they altogether unfounded Iquote of the author
ties referred to- and give the text on because it throws
light the circumstances under which the Adrian decree
issued this subject being which must always be of
interest to Irshmen No welinformed person now ques
tons the genuneness of the Roman document.
THE ELECTIONS, PAST AND COMING.
The chief interest of the late election in this city conferred
in the Sherfs Office that office being considered equva-
lent to good sized placer in the Colorado mines 1t was
accordingly sort of political Hougomont, on which was
concentrated three several convergng fires But was evil
dent early hour of the day that the Republicans had
no chance unless they allowed to twice. and this
is privilege exclusively owned in Tammany Hail. So of
course it couldn't be done outside of that institution 1t is
alleged that because this old established prerogave
Tammany VIZ voting early and voting oen exercised
too much the Mozarers opposition wing of the democ
racy going to contest the legality of the Tammany
ddates election and to claim the office for their candidate
Judge Connolly, at the point of the law.
The coming election, in December first Tuesday, is to
be for mayor aldermen and school commissioners Tam
many Hail. in the exercise of its discretion has presented
with the name of John T. Hoffman, the present ncum-
bent The nomination is entirely worthy of the source
whence it emanates. Not but that the Tammany ring"
occasionally dominates good men, of whom it would be
easy to mention several. But they such Tam
many dominates for her benefit not for THEIRS
much as they would be of election without her assist
ance. But alege that Mr.. Hoffman is Objectionable be-
cause he has always manifested superclous Indifference
where Irish citizens looked for his assistance although
with the true appreciation of New York politician for
Irish intelligence he very careful to show himself
interested in the Catholic fair that took place here recently