The New York herald., 1868-08-19

| to sentiment~he said, la think there ought
to be a great change In the condition OF the en-
Clergy fifs Of te are above ali clergy
| OF the Roman Catholics who are the ministers OF
he great mass or he was given by Lord
Mayo who said that the present state OF things IN
| ecclesiastical establishment but he objects
there is no objection 70 establish religious
d' and not by pulling down what want to show
Is the actual of things in which we stand. 1t
If true that the government have, under pressure
endeavored to explain the meaning Of the words
which they used when Lord Mayo said there was
objection to establish religious equality in Ireland
words meant that the Regtum Do,sum given to
the Presbyterians was 70 be increased, and that
Catholics OF Ireland. "a Voice-'They don't want
itn) Was there any act proposed which significantly
contrary, they proposed in March last to establish
Roman Catholic University. which was to be sup.
ported SO ar as respected professorshps &C. out OF
might say with fairness that you were not respons.
sble for the policy, because you had no vote and the
majority Of the House OF Commons was chosen by
tain landowners and selfeected corporations. AS long
as this state OF things existed that might farlybe urged
on your behalf 1t Is not now. There has been a
fundamental change. The enlargement OF your
privileges Is the enlargement Of your responsibilities
1t Is the b0unden duty Of every OF you exercise
tween the men who come before you for your suf-
ra2es with reference to the various great questions
the Irish policy. and most of all that branch OF
It which concerns the existence OF the Irish estab-
shmeas nae aS. tGseers II i be- as fear It Is unde
Is disapproved by the civilized world at large. and of
this there s no doubt for beyond these shores there
TX no question at all as to the improperly OF this
strange policy which has been maintained In Ire
landif be true that this policy Is dsapproved by
the civilized world If Ireland at this moment
| is grief scandal and possibly cause of danger
| to the empire, the blame OF this policy may be
thrown upon others by whom you and your fore
| hlV a N OnV \ ia No
| longer, now that you are invested with the know
ledge of selecting who are to govern you. This,
1t is essential to bring home TO the
mind OF the nation. tCheers1 The policy
and eSopon out Yours win be s blame
the painful state OF things In Ireland continues-that
shameful state OF things which has made it necessary
| guarantee for personal liberty in Ireland. Yours,
too, will be the honor and the praise, and yours
will be tho lasting benefit II now, uniting hearts
and hands, and putting shoulder to shoulder you
| join in nrm and resolute effort to return such
the consideration OF these great questions with
firm determination to deal with Irishmen as they
would deal with Englishmen or Scotchmen, and as
they would wish that Irishmen. 1t had happened,
honor, the praise and the lasting benefit il these
might almost say these inveterate causes Of
eraced, for that Is Impossible but al least subjected
| to mitigating influence on the minds OF the Irish
people, by an earnest determination to do justice and
open future OF happiness, prosperity and content
ment which shall stand in joyful contrast with the
past of that unhappy land: The right honorable
| gentleman concluded amid loud and prolonged
| cheering.
JeG Davis in LiverpooI-An Apology from
Jewish Tradition.
From the Liverpool Post, August IL
Mr.. JEFF rson Davis Is now in Liverpool. He
!, rived on Wednesday and put up at the Adeiphi. We
will not apply to him Byron's address to Napoleon on
"a. %nS yes.snsay sImea via sns nlns. to strive;
But now fallen thing
So abject yet alive.
For he is now a man OF sorrow broken down in
health; entitled to pity but not to pardon No man
during the last half century Occasoned 30 much
misery to the civilized world He introduced rebel.
lion into peaceful, happy and prosperous country,
Of men during the revolt, the impovershment Of
America, the commercial disturbance Of the universe
Europe and the United states this Moment
there Is hardly an individual in this town who Is not
poorer in consequence Of the American rebellion
HSs %snkind ans Ression deisstass @ s neSf
ceeds 1t takes the name Of revolution. This
is Lockes doctrine, and until recently It was the
few escapes from oppression but In rebellion and
hardly ever did revolt entirely fail. In our day,
m orce % a not s
happily. recognize this fact He committed terri
BILE stake, to call it by no harsher name, and the
mistake was based on calculations which sanguine
and thoughtlcss men only could have made.
Mr.. Davis Is entitled to the apology made
for the chosen people by Mr.. Disraeli Whatever
may hare been their nlOttpes theV ,1ere an f,st,,
n1et in the hands or Divine Providence, FOR Il
o,cng 10 that tpstyurper that Christ IN his death
redeemed the tcOrid rom the bondage Of sin. Mr.
Darts unntentiondliy redeemed the people OF Amer
fcd I-orn the sfn or slavery. He originated
rebellion rhfch terminated in universal
liberty The negro stood up q man and
his chains fell on the ground from around
him. Four millions Of men breathe the air
OF freedom and there is nothing visionary In beev
Ing in asserting that had it not been for the South
ern rebellion slavery would have endured for ages
innictng disgrace upon free people, and torture
upon a helpless race. Mr. DAVIS has done 1t unwit-
tinRly done what he did not intend to do; but the
result nevertheless is something for mankind TO
Joce at something to remind the world that In war
and even in rebellion there may be great atonement
for the horrors and sin OF both.