The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-09-13

Hou5Cs, assert that there is no one in tho
iana VINO can or will preach the Gospel
except themselves and four of the bishans'
Archbishop Lotus repeats this assmranpe
only specifying, however, three bishons
What seems still stranger is, that soma ~
the Queens bishops, as Garvey of Kilmore
who was afterward raised to the primacy'
we're Justly suspected to incline to
Iaplstry," by their Episcopal brethren. In
some parts of the country the Papal bishops
were left in,undisturbed possession. The
protestant archbishop of Cashel testifes
That all the sees and livings in the province
OF Ulster are held by the Pope's nominees
G Gn 1854 "a and a%ths solely by his "usurped
of all is that the Romish bishops We're
sometimes employed by the Queens bisho
ops to ordain for them! Thel clerical com
missary of Archbishop LOTUS is accused in
detail of the most shocking profligacy and
prostitution of his Office for immoral pur-
poses, " lechery being incident to Popery.n
So much for the means that were not en-
ployed to convert the Irish to Goods
truth +" the means recommended and
adopted by their English pastors were
simple enough. Edward Waterhouse adj
vises that the Queen should bestow her
bishoprics on soldiers of experience"
inasmuch as there is no room for justice or
sign of religion " till the sword hath made
a way for the law" Lord Chancellor Ger
rard says, still more explicitly, that eff
ever Ireland is to be thoroughly reformed"
the whole Irishry must be subjected to the
sword. Lord Grey tells the Queen that the
extirpatiOn of Popery is the only remedy
for Irish difficulties, and complains that
Gods cause is made second or nothing
at ALL" Archbishop Lotus demands pow
ers for compelling gentlemen and noble
men to go to church," At Cork, where Sir
Henry Sydney "got good and honest Ii. e.
Protestant) juries, twenty -four malefactors
were honorably condemned aud hanged
On another occasion, the lord deputy exc
cuted nineteen young gentlemen, besides
many men of meaner calling, who were
executed by martial law; and Fenton
writes to Walsingham that "the jurors, by
a secret pO,cer of God acOrking on their con-
science, proceed in the trials with great
misunderstanding it a singular act of
piety to their country to weed out such
corrupt members, and, by their extirpation,
the better assure their own estates" Sir
William Drury reports that within less than
two years about four hundred persons have
been executed by martial law in the prov
ince of Munster. The reason for this sys-
tematic adoption of martial law is stated
frankly enough. 1t was impossible to OBJ
tain convictions by legal means. Arch
bishop Lotus writes to Burghley, in 1890,
dwelling on the evil results of permitting
mission to fine and imprison all such as are
obstinate and disobedient, and send those
who can bear their own charges to Eng
land, for examples sake, where they will
no doubt soon be reduced to good con-
formity."
But perhaps the most striking illustration
of Loftus's ecclesiastical policy may be
found in his treatment of Hurley, the Cath
Ole Archbishop of Cashel. Having secured
their prisoner, LOTUS and Wallop, the
Lords Justices, write home for instructions
how to deal with him, and are directed "to
mr. NV fNr rb,x,
alarmed-Loftus was in constant fear of
being murdered--and reply that they have
" no racke or other engine of torture to
terrify him." suggesting that he should be
secretly transferred to the Tower of Lon
don, and tortured there. This did not suit
tortured at Dublin by toasting his feet
against the fire with hot boots. LOTUS
sends his confession to Walsingham, and
recommends, considering how obstinate
and wilful we find him every way" that he
should not be publicly tried, but executed
lawyers do not think there is legal ground
for conviction. After three successive ap-
plicatiOns, Walsingham replies that they
are to proceed to the execution of the arch
bishop by ordinary trial, if possible, but if
the effect of that course is doubtful, they
must take a shorter way by martial law.
He adds her Majesty's high commendation
of their general conduct, and their careful
travail " in this and other like cases. The
Crown lawyers persisted in their opinion,
and Hurley was executed by martial law.
In notifying the execution to the home
government, Lotus processes his readiness
to act Sin like sortn for the future, /" for
the glory of God and her Majesty's crown
md dignity"
Two MoNUMENTs.-The Dublin CORE
,pondent of the Philadelphia Bulletin says:
Irishmen have great yeneration for
heir dead heroes, and it is touching sight
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