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


But there obstacle in the waythe thing would give
paint would wound the honest but deep-rooed the all
pervadlng but unfortunate pre19dlees OF people having
atoms have weight that if the subject be approached at
all it can only be by illusions and lieless generalities
return to Hydalgo's reply
Archbishop Hughes published the world his opinion
that the lrish If Protestant would upset British rule III
Ireland in yeght hours Now the essential thing here,
is the value of this opinion Respecting this value enter
tanned and expressed doubt but the direct If
speculaed doubngy (which did touching the possible
motive that produced the public expression of that important
Archepscopal opinion it's vae could not be affected by
doing However Hydalgo has seized this unimpor
tant circumstance with suspicious and parades it
with an empty triumph Has motive IN acting thus be
good but the performance is not decidedly creditabe
Hydalgo asks, condense his argument) if the Govern
men knew that Professionalism would upset its authority in
the country? why should its great statesmen play the part of
such consummae fools Answer The Government did not
fear the hostile exercise of Protestant power Ireland for it
dreamt of provoking it by unjust legislation other
wise On the contrary its settled policy and is to
that power its side by its friendly treatment of
those who possessed it. AS the Government is of the
power which Ireland if Protestant" could WELD whe pro-
voked is it equally of the (us illwil and alas
utter hepessness of Catholic Ireland There is another
of rtation the Government knows that Catholic
Ireland loves foreign potentae better than it loves its own
were its Catholic to the backbone namely, His
Holiness OF Rome 1t is hoped that this may partly explain
Hydalgo's puzzle.
In order to show the want of patriotism in the Protean
of Ireland he refers to their refusal accept the repeated
and earnest invitations of Mr. OConnell union with the
Catholics in his moral force policy They not have had
the will to do what Mr.. OConne wanted them to do but
this would not them destitute of that power which,
alone the theme of my remarks. And why if / mast
speak of had they not the w? 1t is notorious that Mr.
OConnel an enemy Republicanism and the slave of
Catholic churchmen; carrying priest about with him,
wherever he went. Surely common prejudces being
taken into consideration is very surprising that the
Proestants of the North declined to fall in with Of
this stamp. Glad they Hydalgo goes say "unted
their efforts with the Catholics Ireland would be long since
free from English domination" Well, and why did they
not? They had perhaps lesson in history before their
eyes which may have served to determine their refusal
Possibly the following, related by Mr. OConne himself
in his Memories Ireland Native and Saxon, Vol Speak
ing of the state of things 1893 when Republcanm threat
ened nearly every State in Europe he says: The revol
tonary war about commemorative flames of Republic
anism had spread far and 1t eagerly caught up
amongst the Protestant and especially among the Presbye
rian population of the North of Ireland. Belfast its
men to detach the wealth and intelligence of the Catholics
of Ireland from the Republican party This policy
nobility gentry mercantile and other educated classes almost
to man, separated from the Republican party That which
would otherwise have been revolution became only
successful rebellion" They concilated" Faith, it
aisity done. Jack Downing in a great way
about obtaining the Presidency of these United States
length President Jackson gave him pair of cast off breece
He concated he went home scarcely able restrain
his joy If am guilty of historical bunder here Hy
dalgo is just the one to set me right.
AS further reply to the drift of my remarks he refers
number of historical events about which might be able
and proud to agree with him. without being one step
nearer to the settlement of the point which have in view
and which is, the heesness of Ireland and its cause.-The
process by which, like the barberzng of Samson the people
have been shorn their strength He speaks of great
Jesuit Suarez the prince of theologians ST. Thomas Ac
qunas ETC., teaching that people may under certain
circumstances attempt the overthrow Of unjust
The poor suffering people of ireland know nothing of these
great saints and theological doctors need their teach
ing about what LAWFUL to do against vlanous government
What they want is poe and that the theological doctors
have taken good the people shall have
Does the Church know that the conduct of the British Gov
eminent justies armed resistance Why them does it,
every Sunday, pray for that Government? Why does it
persecue the Fenians Oh the fair prospect of SUGGEST
is not in view And when will it? Never, if the we'll
housed and weed priesthood help it. Whenever the
people move their ordshps the bishops find something to
dapprove Of There will be the crime of secrecy of "at
chance of success" or something else
When recently all the bishops in the world went to Rome
what did they there for? They there very probably
for the purpose of getting the Pope head them in grand
petition to the British Government in favor of the most
faithful Catholic nation on earh-one that never vet gave