The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-09-05

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itself This wsstle answer he bad t1smake 20
the honorable member.n4 And u very fame
swer it 10 This last statement Of Mr.. Bruce
makes an inquiry into the treatment of the
political prisoners Imperative. On one side
we have the word of ono of tho prisoners,
which - corroborated by two independent wit
and ON the other we have the Deputy Govera-'
ors, the medical men, and the prison book.
Now if the lattef. be right and the former
wrong, why docs the Government so peraist-
emily refuse an impartial investigation!
ANTRIM Observation-Disclosures Clergyman on,
the Land 2nestioa.--S,ir Shafto Adair prosecutes
his canvass of the County Antrim with great
and rss iaF as 4 has Tt
enthusiastic meeting at Ballymena. The Rev.
Archibald Robinson, in moving the vote of
confidence IN Sir -Shafto Adair, said there Is q
peoples question on which this contest is to be
fought--the question of the tenant farmers of
Ireland. Many are having their eyes opened,
and are looking at this question in proper
light, and 1 maintain that Sir ShafJo Adair
does manly action and humane action in
coming forward to fight the battle of the peo-
pie. / am glad to inform you that he is sound
and healthy; and when he is prepared to go
as he has begun, and give Ireland q trne land
law, do not see how any tenant farmer in
Ireland can refuse TO support him. You should
know by this time that he has said he will do
it; and you should also know by this time that
what he has said he will do, there is very little
chance of his not doing, and If he wishes to
do it, shoald we not help him TO do 1t rightly
1t has turned out in the ularv elOus Providence
of God that Antrim should be the first honored
of all the constituencies of Ireland to send for
ward a man to break the chains of slavery.
Antrim is grand connty-it is noble county
1T is composed of noble men--of independent
men--and sir, if we are independent men, let
us put up the cry of "Adair and Independence
and be successful at the poll, Let remem-
Der that when fighting for him we are fighting
for our homes, for our affairs, for our wives and
children-that we are lighting for liberty in
the future.
Mr.. j. Langton gives publicity in the Daily
NelcS to the circumstances of n case of 8 heart
less eviction" in the County Carlow, which he
has already brought under the notice of Mr..
Bright and MIR. c. Fortescue, and which it may
be well to remember when the land question
comes up for settlement next year, an Illus
tration of the method in which proprietary
rights exercised in Ireland. A tract of
land at Cloheen in the occupation of
twenty-five families of cotters, mum herring 100
individuals, the majority of whom held under
a lease from ''middleman." The little
munity appears to have borne an irreproaeh-
able character. The people had been on the
land since 1921. "They lived, )" says Mr.. Lang
ton, "industrious, peaceable and virtuous
lives, paying their rents pnnctually, owing no
man anything, keeping clear of Fenianism,
terrorism, the workhouse and the gaoI, and
bringing up their children to follow their foot
steps and emulate their loyal and praiseworthy
in the death of the 'midd1eman," and the new
proprietor, acting from arbitrary caprice, "de-
termined that not soul should be allowed to
dwell on the land" The whole twenty-five
families were eyicted the same day, their
cabins We're leveled to the ground, eight armed
policemen presiding over and protecting the
work of demolition, and the greater number of
the wretched people had, as matter of literal
fact to lie in he'd ges and bitches on the road
SIDE q few families more fortunate than the
rest finding refuge in an old and dismantled
oowshed . on the 1and Of neighboring pro
days after the work of desolation had been nc
compIished. In the place of the pleasant, busy
hamlet, which he remembered, he found, not q
deserted village, but bare tract of land where
a few blackened spaces, strewn with heaps OF
rubbish, marked the spot on which the hearths
of these unhappy families had rested for 80
many years. Could anything more horribly
Illustrate the ubiquitous character of the land
code than such n sceneof misery and desolatlon
as this
bishop of Tuam, accompanied by the Rev.
Peter Conway, p. p, Headford, and the Rev.
Edmond Thomas, C. c., Tuam, arrived in
Castlebar on Monday, july % from Hollymount,
he, in company with the Rev. gentlemen,
drove to Crimlin, where the important and inn
posing ceremony of laying the foundation
stone OF q new church was to be celebrated.
His Grace arrived ut his purposed destination
shortly before three o'clock, p. NJ. While pro-
ceeding thither, along the greater part of the
line of route, it was truly gratifying to
witness the respect and reverence which was
displayed for his lordship by all those persons
whom he met on the road leading to Crimlin.
Men and women, as he passed by, knelt down
to receive the blessings of the great Arch
bishop.
Shortly 8Ss5f ;ifSts ElSs iIiiPosifiS ceremony
which brought all together was commenced;
the foundation-stoue of another new Catholic
church was laid; another proof of the spread of
-GHthofiCity WIS demonstrated; and u fresh
victory for religion was achieved. His Grace
then delivered, in the good old vernacular
tongue, a sermon appropriate to the occasion,
after which the interesting proceedings were
brought to close.
DEATH OF. VERY REV. P. CERRAN, p. p,
BALIINN8oRE.-On the. morning of the 2nd
ult., after a brief illness, this distinguished
Clergyman breathed his last. In 1913 he was
appointed by the late Most Rev. DR.. Browne TO
succeed the great and distinguished Father
Tom Maguire and by his zeal, great talents,
and ability he has proved himself 81 worthy
successor of that great man. In Father
Curran's character was blended everything
that could command love, respect, and adj
miration. lie was amiable, kind, and hospit-
able, an rblo theologian, an accomplished
scholar, and thoroughly acquainted with every
branch of literature OF the day. Whilst he
always and invariably labored earnestly in the
vineyard of his Master, he was always ready
to cooperate with any movement that might
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