New-York tribune., 1868-03-06
THE IRISH QUESTION.
A PAMPHLET BY LORD RUSSELL.


rial and physical condition Of Ieland the secoho treats VI
Its moral and political stae the third conveys the
writers idea OF the q! policy which Parhament
should adopt during tine present sessOn Tor the remedy
OF the grievances He arms without hesitation, that
lie Protestant Established Church OF Ireland thc main
revence OF which the people hove to complain In pro-
oeedipg 10 consider possible remedial measures, he
formally discards bis panacea OF 1835the Apro'
priatlon Clause, aud then distinctly ayows the ioi-
lowing as the conclusion at which he has arrived.
"That tho endowment Of tho Roman Calho
lie Church in Ireland, the endoTment OF tno
Presbyterian Church, and the reduction OF inc fIo'
tstant Episcopal Church % orc-cghth OF the pcseut
Church revenues Of Ireland would De just auu 'a"'l1
~ The Established Church ais out down 20 'he PoFS
lions which befti it. so may expect to see felolot V
Irelaudl occupy the positions Of Poycaip ana VI OSP
rin aud bv persta sion do work OF teat Concern
ing the amportant subject OF education ne cooiuues
tho second part Of his by quoting rom tlo queen
ary tho following opinion respecting the hoael seoo4
Iu Dublin which visited by Her Majesty Chiiureh
NJ All creed are admitted, ana their different doctrines
are TAUGHT seuartey, II the parents wish il; but the only
teaching enforced that Of the Gospel truths and love
snd charity This is truly CHRISTIAN and onght 20 be the
case everywlsrc." To this Earl Russell appends Il
have only To add 10 this sentiment 'crYent Amen
with few unmportant omissions, the third part OF
Earl Russes letter in which he sets forth his view OF
the coursc that should be adopted by Parliament gwen
below;
But there arc two things required to carry measure
aven OF the utmost importance aud the greatest puDc
Ieneat I'm Parlamcnt the of these is tide Of pub
lie OPINION qeceyM M strong & 70 SSsf e % S15i S stock
of arguments, aud the pirate Interests Mth PICa Ip
ton into sagnan pool The Other requste j. man or
t TO take the leato direct me course 70 os pud pd
sued in Parliament. 10 dgcst tnc lnlo au9u e-Cc,,eu -
and 10 frame the TO be recommend a. In Tegaru
TO TIE first r4ae & cnphfT2 h@y u ant to Re iSrg
0uicscent ana suddenly impetnous Win reSgrG
Vet been in very active or verg. satisfactory STATE
Tie Relief act OF 1879 was acqueseed IN as necessity At
Duke Of ellington nor Lord Grey reher Mr. Peel nor nor
Mr. BrouglaD would have und taken 10 ynpaton ey pn
Clause Of revCr heartily approyea OF py wy
Eia @ 6r een Scs ana aros tf s Il Since ha measure was
givcnup apathy has prevailed But now ieeiing ma las
il is el in earnest that Ireland is rot treated by England
any other country in Europe S 'ee9 fSsn War m at least
faf our army viii be required TO garrison ireland ~
sxcenf nom fear. The reproach is not undeserved
Jiut that reflection need not deter our ieglsiators
bencyolenCo, nor did Charles tie Second and ms ms
brother the Dute Of York consent 60 'se , SGeaS Toy
parry consent TO Catholic Emancipation except from
Tde PARK lad been ieyecd to the ground and sundry
meetings had taken place, more remfrEaDle Iot tnsr
FOR eOqaeaSe such reProaches induce US TO regret
Pas; Injustice but deter Parliament from doing
instce-now late indeed hut not too late SO that the
Gld plan governing Ireland by corrupt eaba having
bonr senerny In favor Of ecclesiastical equality in Ire
landwe may hope that the Irish Church VIII not be muen
iopefr an obstacle peace. But also are tqured
10 eject this 1ghty aud beneficial revolution MT Can,
ming following on this subject the q S0Se 1ot S1 os po
the idle supposiuon that u IS me harness. anu ho' e
For tho great Of pacfying Ireland by just ana
righteous measures man IS REQUIRED; n9 aneeted WIN IN
lie weakness OF but vigorous with the streng o
Insuhood. having seat in the House of Commons ana
MI Canning possessed that confidence from the power
OF his oratory the generosity Of his foreign policy
Lord AthOrp possessed that confidence not from MS
eoauence as an orator. for he was orator. but from
his transparent honesty and liberal principles. Mnen
carrying the Reform BILL Lord Althop SAID; n Iee
tX t esnSot give YOU The grounds of that as
surance but the House has sufficient confidence
at the words confidence in me- there was such shout
In the House Of Commons as never heard beiore OF
'If then, We can find with Che brilliant oratory
Of Canning and the sterling honesty OF AInorp Is $50 70
such that the destiny Of this country ana the pros
poets OF Ireland ought to be CONSIGNED; ,,, n,so,
might indeed reject such man. feel persuaded the
great County Of Lancaster would never ran nm, NM nor
WHAT then required to solve this great question Of
the Irish Churchf is anything difficult 10 be n-
atainabei Far from it, Two steps only are required
affirming the ecclesiastical equality asked for boon to
Ireland by the eminent OF the Roman Cathoc lay
10 give effect TO that resolution No Minister
Crown would advise the Queen to refuse her con n
apigeon.hole TO be thought Of SOME time next year
the pubic specches Of the Ministers of the Crown. We
shall presently fnd IN the recorded debates OF 1874 an
lie present Chancellor OF the Exchequer the leader Of
the House II so happened that IN t9at year moved
consider the state Of Ireland In speaking Of the CaSch D.
said The system which should be as disposed p no 10
Established Church. as regards the Roman Catholics
% SPd Ss on ana O6nE 5G Of ps uay in
the course OF the debate Of 1874, Mr. DsIaed made
duct OF the Tory party toward ireland; and, beginning
with Charles the First showed bow that sovereign had
treated the Irish Roman Catholcs He then laid down
s principle for the present time that We ought not 10
initiate In Ireland the institutions Of England; but ~
and Initiative benches OF English magistrates ought
have in Ireland strong executive and an impartial
tive just administration, and ecclesiastical equality,
Of the physical condition OF the people wonla Ionow;
OF these three requisites, the first twOa strong exeeu
tive and Just adnintratOinarc at present possessed
by Ireland. Why not give ecclesiastical equality Bnt
these were not the only opinions gwen zen ey r Do s m
did not at all understand the morality OF the House
of Commons when gentlemen said II Is extremely De
then there prejudices What are we 70 do sgainst
hSSS referring TO the prevalent disposition TO wait FOR
what is called the expression OF public opinion before
proposing any measure he said: Opinions anoa
the public aind was agtated, and no one who was
in authority came forward TO lead me people
As the natural consequence Of such neglect they com
bned together and carried their crde notions into
eect because nothing was clearer than this, that II
tho Government ld not lead the people the people
when Minister could with safety substitute the fulfill
functions Of government These are. in my opinion
sound maxims, eloquentiy expressed Yer should be
perform those functions OF Government which he declared
cannot be safely neglected ana declines TO estabsh that
isman by which order would be produced, and the ply
sS p4so sosS saw VI Who would reprosh Mr. Dsrae il he
hestates shrinks from this great task For have
in lie oyernmef aud have not attempted during that
time TO carry into effect opinions which In ls4 and ON
the grant TO Maynooth IN lS40 had openly and distinctly
'T have felt for the last quarter of century that