The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-09-25

iusslaHs WAS assure you that collections
should be made for all the wounded In
every place, irrespective Of nation. The
loss, tho agony, the uncertainty for thou
SANDS and tens of thousands Of families is
heart rending. I enclose the charpie used
ny the surgeons here, the finer the better /:
inns think too coarse. Hydrate of Choral
Is one OF the greatest blessings that can be
sent to the wounded-it is a white POWDER
and as much as will lie on a shilling will
relieve ag0nizing pains and give refreshing
sieep.-Beiieve me, dear Mr.. Sullivan, very
faithfully yours,
CAROLINE QUEENsBERRY."5Y
mat the French wounded in Prussian
hospitals will have the benefit Of any hos
pital aid sent to Prussian hands-as will
the Prussian wounded in the French hos
pitfalls be treated as tenderly as if they lay
in Berlin, tended by German hands-we
people to commit to French hands the ad-
ministration of whatever assistance this
country can send, is quite natural and
praiseworthy. Any other disposition on
our parts would be unnatural and I'M
grateful in the last degree.
In an article on the state of France, the
Spectator recently made several reflections
ourselves in Ireland. Thirty Thousand
good troops" it said, 6" were left behind in
Paris to keep down population which,
| flaming with patriotism, is burning also
with rage against the authors of their mis-
fortunes" Suppose England went to war,
cannot the Spectator guess at part of the
United Kingdom that would require a
great many more than thirty thousand
| troops (that once, indeed, required four
times as many to keep down patriotic
population, also burning with rage that
time cannot consume, against the author
of their misfortnnes We think this puzzle
not hard one. Then we read that caesar
| must not be resisted, and there was, there
fore, throughout France no National G uard.
The Ministry called it out, and it obeyed
| are dangerous to Caesars, and not a man in
its ranks, unless soldier, had ever handled
a rifle or seen a breechloader except in
shop window" We know CHsarsm in
which the Spectator ought to be more con-
cerned-a Cpsarism which cannot tolerate
soldiery in country which it governs by
wills of foreign heads and by sheer strength
! of foreign arms. Again, we find it said
that, "during eighteen years ofthreats and
brides, of tyranny and caresses, Paris, with
her streets commanded by barrack-fOrts,
her people dsarmed and her leaders silen-
ced-has still, in good fortune as in disaster,
hurled her protest against the sway which
has brought her to this pass" This writing
| is of city, and our thought is of a coun-
try; but saving that the latter has borne O
longer thraldOm, felt no caresses, known
always, the words applied to describe one
case exactly tell the truth about another.
Public Meeting in DundaM.-A large and
influential meeting ofthe people of Dundalk
was held in the Town Hall on Wednesday
evening, August "a, I" for the purpose of
raising subscriptions in aid of the sick and
wounded French soldiers in the present
campaign" The greatest enthusiasm pre-
vailed, every one present evincing in the
most appropriate manner their strong SYM
pathy with France in the present struggle
Clonmel.-A demonstration intended to
express sympathy with the French nation,
in the struggle in which they are at pres
day 2Sth ult- A procession was organized
on the Western Road in the afternoon,
from which place it proceeded to Patrick's
Well. The procession gained considerable
strength along the way, and by the time
it reached the last mentioned place, it num-
bered upwards of five hundred. After a
short delay at the Well, the procession
marched back to Clonmel; it was headed
by a fife and drum band, improvised for the
occasion, and two flags-the tricolor on
which was inscribed, "Success to the
French" and "God save Ireland" in silver
letters, and the green, white, and blue.
Ihomastomn.-On Sunday evening 2Sth
ult., Thomastown County Kilkenny was
the scene of much excitement, caused by a
large number of young men, boys, and
women, parading the principal streets and
cheering heartily for the final success of
the French arms.
Meeting in Corh.-An influential public
meeting was held in the Cork Chamber of
Commerce, on Thursday week, for the
purpose of raising funds for the relief of
the wounded French soldiers. In the alb
sence of the Mayor, the chair was taken
by Mr. John DAILY, J.P. A resolution NOV
ed by Mr.. Maguire,. Mp, and seconded by
Mr.. Murphy, NJ. adopted, declaring |
that the meeting Was bound by motives of |
humanity and gratitude to sympathize
with the gallant French nation in their
hour of trial, and arrangements were made
for public subscription; flG0 was sub
scribed on the spot, and it was announced |
that the total amount contributed up to
the present exceeded iG300.
Queenstown.-Th people of Queenstown
have literally responded to the appeal for
the wounded French soldiers whose blood
has been SO freely shed for their beloved
TiRSaIe.-The inhabitants of this historic
town have been amongst the first to
open subscription list upon liberal scale
to assist III succoring the French soldiers
The humane work is progressing rapidly
both in money and material Tor banduges.
Kingscourf-T patriotic inhabitants
Of the peaceable and picturesque village of
Ningscourt showed their sympathy for the
gallant French nation in generous and
practical manner, by contributing mag
lifcent sum.