The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-11

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VANS in Dublin and the parts adjacent.
How the "nest of political problems" the raising of
which Mr. Gladstone three ago. declared would be the
certain consequence of disturbing existing ecclesiastical
arrangements in Ireland is to be dealt with in the final
settlement of the question: remains to be While the
majority of the Irish people opposed to the maintenance
of the large now appropriated to the support OF
the clergy of the small section of the population the Irish
Roman Catholics repudate desire of having those endow-
pecniary aid from the State Should the Irish establish
then exist the result will be to place the
dowments in question at the disposal of the State
GLADsToNEs
The following the resolutions moved Friday Sd
April by Mr. Gladstone in the English House of Commons,
respecting the Established Church in Ireland and carried
against the Government by majority of Sc:
l. That in the opinion of this House it is necessary that
the Established Church of Ireland should to exist
establishment due regard being had to all personal inter-
ests and to all individual rights of property
g. That subject to the foregoing considerations it is ex
edien prevent the creation of new by
the exercise of public patronage and to conne the
aons of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners of Ireland to OBJ
ects of immediate necessity or involving individual rights
pending the final decision of Parliament.
g. That humble address be presented to Her Majesty
humby pray that with view to the purposes aforesaid
Her Majesty would be gracousy pleased place at the dis
posa of Parliament her interest in the tempoaities of the
archbhoprc bshoprcs and other ecclesiastical dgnites
and benefces in Ireland and in the custody thereof
With reference to the above the London Observer says
owe understand that in the event of the Government being
defeated the motion of Mr. Gladstone relative to the dis
endowment of the Irish Church. Mr. Drae will recommend
hitting the country to express an opinion subject of
such grave Importance The attempt deal with question
of much importance abstract resolution of the House
does meet with the approval of several leading members
of the Liberal party and considerable difficulty has been
perenced in deciding upon its precise terms While the
one hand it may be announcement take the of the
House on an abstract resolution it will be contended the
other that the last session of morbund Parliament is not
fit to deal with such question: and that the whole subject
ought be RENTED to the consideration of Parliament
elected upon broader basis of the English Reform acts of
last session and the Scotch and Irish Reform bills to be
passed during the present session. Such the Ministerial
argument in the matter"
Here are the comments of the London Times "The Com
mon it says have resolved that this of the empire
e Irish Church shall be removed The rejection of Lord
SANKEY'S amendment to postpone consideration until the
next Parliament and the adoption of Mr. Gadsones resolu
ton go into Committee merely the first steps of the
operation The national will is to be expressed and
will be in uncertain sound 1t will insist that the work
happily begun shall be thoroughly performed This
ngs is the dawn of reunited empire. Now Ireland
may take confidence from this VOTE that she is sustained by
the vast balance of opinion of the United Kingdom The
wrongs ages be ended and right done amid the
camaton of the nation. This must guarantee peace"
Must it,?
LAWS.
The hon. member for Birmingham never addressed great
meeting without representing the Church rghtfu
grievance 1t constantly asserted that the penal laws
passed enable Protesants insult oppres and annoy
their Catholic counrymen That totally opposed to the
truth The penal laws existed in Ireland two centuries
before the Reformation They from Rome; and there
was great meeting at Kilkenny at which the same laws
which afterwards put in force enacted with the
and memorial sent to the then Pope John KILL complain
ing of the tyranny suffered by the Irish under the English
penal laws They maintained brutal and insulting
they we entirely political engine of government and
when the Reformation they converted to Protestant
ue Protestant rulers and found them ready to
their hands, having been used for two centuries before by
their Catholic counrymen. The mention of them always
gave him the idea that the speaking of them preferred
the irritation of the disease to the hear, hear) He
trusted the representatives of England and Scotland would
not take symptoms of Irish disease from the statements
of professional agtators The noble lord concluded by
urging the importance of settling this question in
happiness Ireland and put end and to
the agitation which has marked her history during several
years.-Lord Hdmilton'S Speech.
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