The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-09-19

Mems Defence Association for the purpose Of
legally aiding and assisting the Constituted
authorities in putting down those celebrations.
They will aid them legally, but believe no
amount of moral suasion, clerical or lay, will
prevent them from putting them down them
selves if they be again attempted"
I 1t is not against such landlords as Mr. Stat
| ford OBrien, of Tipperary, that the Irish ten
ant farmers desire or need protection. Let us
tell the reason why we say SO: few days
since o banquet was given by the tenantry on
the OBrien estate to Lieutenant OBrien, the
son of the landlord, on the occasion of his re-
tirement from the army The chairman, Mr..
trate of the county, said he had been a tenant
on the estate for thirty years, and he could and
did assert that @during that time there never
praoticed against any single one of the ten
antry, high or low, rich or poor, on this extern
sive property" Nor was this the best that
could be said. "If it so happened that any
tenant on that estate was unfortunate in not
being able to pay his debts (and we are all
liable to pecuniary misfortuncs) every help or
assistance that any reasonable man could ex-
-pect, was literally bestowed ON him at the
hands of Stafford OBrien; and when any ten
ant became too much embarrassed and sunk in
debt, and when it was his wish to part with
his holding, there was no necessity to ask the
landlords permission to dispose of it. The
tenant SO circumstanced was at perfect liberty,
according to the rules of the estate, to sell his
interest-and valuable interest it was under
such landlord Stafford O'Brien-to any
man on or outside his estate in fact, to the
best bidder"
Self Detenoe.-For any benefits that may
arise from the Commission, the Catholics of
Derry and the surrounding country will have
themselves to thank. The government turned
their attention to the state of the case only
when they found that those people, abandon
ing all expectation of protection from the au-
thorities, had taken very effective measures to
protect themselves. In truth, it has been as
certaned and it is now well known, that from
the time of the last election up to a recent
date a state of things existed in Derry which
n slight accident might have developed into a
terrific scene of riot and slaughter almost rpou
the city had been since n remote period we'll
provided with arms; the Catholics at last re-
solved to place themselves on an equality with
them in that respect, deeming such step
strictly necessary to save themselves from in
suit and outrage, and for the protection of
their lives and property.
amnesty Meetings in DH5lia.-The popular
feeling in favor of amnesty received still fur
ther expression by a number of ward meetings
held in Dublin on Wednesday, 25th nit. The
meetings were crowded by highly respectable
audiences, and were addressed by several gen.
tlemen of standing and influence in the city.
The requisition for one of those meetings had
been signed by the Lord Mayor elect, gentle |
man of Conservative politics, and we believe |
that his act was quite in consouance with the |
feeling entertained by his party generally on |
this subject. There Isl in fact, no class party
of men in Ireland who desire the continued in
of the prisoners, and we trust the (
time is close at hand when the government, |
yielding to the popular wish, so earnestly, tenn
perately and respectfully expressed at those
various metropolitan and provincial meetings, |
will open the prison gates and restore the cap
tives to home and friends and liberty.
The amnesty Morcment.-The great demon
STATIONS in Galway Drogheda, Waterford, and |
other places throughout'the country, together |
with the important ward meetings in Dublin, |
can hardly fail to arrest the instant attention
Of her Maiesty's Government. The people of |
Ireland have declared emphatically that the |
time for amnesty and Cancellation has arrived. |
When Napoleon opens the prison doors to 100 !
of the most dangerous of the Continental |
British Government can hard
~ afford to detain as convicts men whose mis-
taken and misdirected zeal was their only
fault. The need of mercy already granted has |
not been appreciably abused and it encour- |
aged the hopes of the people for full and |
perfect measure of pardon. we feel convinced |
that, as freedom must be eventually granted, |
we speak the nations mind when we say-the |
sooner the better.--freemat.
Representation of ITppcra,.y- people of |
Tipperary, deprived as they have been by the |
death of Mr.. Moore, as hSgh-mfnded |
and true representative as ever entered Parlia- |
meut, occupy AT this moment the post of honor !
as the advance guard of tenant right. The |
first election that will take place in a southern
district after the carrying of the Church ques-
looks to Tipperary for a pronouncement so |
clear as to admit of no misconception, SO en- |
phatic as to leaye no doubt IS to the fixed pur- I
pose of the Irish nation. The Church question |
was carried because every Liberal constituency |
declared deIeHda est Cartilage, and every indi- |
vidual adopted the one opinion, disestablsh- |
ment and disendowment," and tsno compro-
mise" Tipperary-" gallant Tipperary"-wiIl
have to give the watchword in the new cam |
paign. and Will he tho first to elect a-ne1x-pslr-
liamentary recruit for the dashing charge of
the Irish Brigade" for free hearths and secure
homes for the old Irish race.
Funeral Of The late Mr.. Moore, N. P.-The re-
mains of the late lamented Mr.. Moore, NJ p.
Were brought TO Dublin the 25th nit. The
coffin, in richly upholstered and handsomely
mounted oak, was forwarded to the Cathedral
Church Of TipperarF, where it lay in state,
while the peasantry assembled in large num-
bers to testify their respect to the memory of a
generous landlord and faithful representative
On Saturday morning the cortege, extending
very considerable length, proceeded to the
new Church of Lattern, which was richly
draped in black cloth, and aSthaunt having
been sung by the clergy of the archdiocese, the
coffin was lowered into the vault prepared for
its reception. -
The Erictioas at C1oaeea.-The- Rev James
Naher, Z. p, of CarIow-G Taigue, has published