The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-02-23

to- day Ireland'S best safety-We now au-
dress ourselves, while we point out the
ent in Ireland; the villainous devices by
which our rulers strive to put down liberty
of speech and action i'll this country.
Firstly: it will be noted that it is upon
strdining Of the lac, or piolation of the tar,
and not MpOm observance Of the td,o or naatn-
rely 1t is by trampling on the Constitu-
ton, or suspending the Constitution, they
are pretending to uphold the Constitution.
We ask England mere1y't to be watched and
tried according to her own law; and not
allowed to practice the trick of breaking
and defying that law, and then pleading
the practice of countries where no such law
exists; countries hitherto reviled by boast
full England because no such law existed
there.
We call attention to the fact that the
government organs are-daily publishing
demands or incentives affectedly addressed
to the gOvernment-and not lmprObably
written or dictated by members of the gov
eminent misunderstanding that the law
hould be openly abandoned and dlsre-
ar1cd by the government.
"al attention to the process by which
classes are being trained by the
p papers into the right frame of
the right dcg.l> of docility to
verdict which the government
N to give, by-and-by, when the
trrivcs-when the preliminary
ry process has been sufficiently
recover of the "Fenian' panic, the
lent hopes to brighten, OF else
the popular journals. InconeeHi-
embarrassing truths are to be sup
Il 10y the strong arm OF, not lar, but
.cr. The work is not to be too prenla-
.ey attempted. The public mind is to
sgl;,dually prepared for it. When panic
al terror have, for a sufficient time, done
il work in .upsetting reason and int1am
passion, j: is Judged that the terrorized
will be only-too happy, to condonc
government outrage which pretends to
for it's object punishment of Fenian-
70 this end, the term 60 Fcnianism is
applied to any opinions or actions accusa
"Ory of English rule and government in
"eland; and by degrees the classification
f"Fenianism will be pushed farther and
rther. Having by sufficient repetition
;cntiied ''Fenianism y or s. scdition" with
assistance and >denunciatiOn OF horrible
misrule and he;.rtless injustice, the govern
snent press begin to labor at the next por-
N of the programme. They ask: how
is :. the Fenian press " to be allowed
~ ,ach treason9 With fine glowing
,uation they ask the government, has
.Dublic patience been sufficiently tried
cunningly slip in, as if it were an ad-
1usly broken the law, and intimate
Irors only wait>for the opportunity
ing a verdict to that effect.
EN- this operation on the public mind
Zen allowed sufficient timeto work its
tipse, the government itself openly
Ks ground. 1t will cite into court for
edition or for g Fenianism," men who
% embarrassingly held them to thezguilt
weir conduct towards Ireland. In the
bor ,ciH be diowed to enter only the class
,aUe been prepared by the process already
he'd. If they fail to give the "right'
mt to protect them from those Fen
Aye how, indeed! If the "prepar-
be only rightly done, and if only
epared" are allowed into the jury
government game is safe.
to the nations of Europe, and we
en- to judge the facts for them
it is-by illegality and violence
government strives to rid itself
and accusation. Seven weeks
vcrnment hanged three Irish
rdcrers," upon lverdict moral
blasted, and ruined. Against
ct, the heart and conscience
in revolt. Terrible misgiv-
he souls of those accountable
But they are fiain to stifle
INST it. They scowl around to
Lares to question it: They want
&c public conscience into approval
conduct. To their discontinue
onfronted by the Irish millions
declaring of the gibbet victims,
not murderers." How is this
blcd conscience to DO silenced
-, &ot bylaw, but by prostitution
calling such sentiments Csc
Fenianism," and sending Il
jury into the box to return a
,rdingly.
m :" We at least-can meet
unity. We are of those whe
aid to brave, obloquy, hatred,
injury, withstanding ''Fenian-
riotic and national grounds.
those who are equally ready
Worst that tyranny burst at
is like the present, when,
nSe of coping with " Eenian-
lSht to trample- on~public