The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-05-15

was the only measure calculated to rescue
Irishmen from the b0ndage Of an Anglo
Papal despotism, - degrading to Irish mas
tiOnality as it is fatal to Irish morality,
permit me, through your coldms, to share
some Of the oblOquypincurred by the 'elo-
quent Mr.. MCCutciian in his late able and
truthful lecture on "Grattan and his times.n
am glad, however, to And that his national
utterances met ready and heart-felt re-
spouse from many Protestants in the body
of the hall. In endorsing his sentiments,
believe / am but furthering the best in
terests of my native land, and striking
blow, however feeble, for the emancipation
of honest Irishmen OF every class and creed
from the Calling thraidOm of sham piety,
mock patriotism, and selfish place hunting.
Tam, sir, yours obediently,
FREDERIC GooLD.
The Cathedral Church, Marlboro Street.
On Sunday, the great Catholic festival of
Easter was celebrated at the Cathedral
Church with special solemnity. At all the
masses during the morning the church was
we'll filed, and before noon, when the High
Mass was to be celebrated, the sacred edi-
flee was crowded in every part with an
immense congregation, which comprised
many Of the leading Catholic families of
the city. His Eminence the Cardinal Arch
o'clock, and shortly afterwards process
sion, composed of the divinity students of
Clonliffe College, preceded by cross bearers
and acOlytes; the clergy who were to Off
ciate and his Eminence the Cardinal, with
the attendant priests, moved slowly up the
grand isle to the sanctuary, the organ peal
ing forth sacred music. High Mass was
then celebrated. the Rev. Mr.. McSwiggan,
G: c., being high priest; the Rev. Mr..
O'Rdaly, G. c., deacOn,. and the Rev. Mr..
O'Neill, G. c., sub-deacon. His Eminence
the Cardinal was attended at the throne by
the Very Rev. Mgr. Moran and the Very
Rev i, Canon Murphy, administrator. When
assembled the pulpit to preach. Having
observed that during his recent visit to
Rome to attend the great Council Of the
Church, he had had the opportunity of tell
ing His Holiness of the religion aud piety
and love of good works, for which the Ca
nence delivered a most effective and IN
strnctive discourse on the Resurrection Of
Our Lord, showing that this great event
was at once the proof and glory of Chris
tian faith, and pointing out the practical
lessons Of religion and morality which all
Catholics should learn from it. At the ter
of the sermon, which was listened
to with deep attention, his Eminence pro-
ceeded to the high altar, and facing the
vast congregation, bestowed upon them the
Papal Benediction, which he had been
favored to convey to the faithful of the
diocese by the Supreme Pontiff.
Death Of George Henry Aoore.-No task
more painful than that which we perform
% day in making record of the death of
George Henry Moore, could fall to the |
lands of an Irish national journalist. Our
llustrious fellow-laborer in the sacred |
'ause of Irish liberty, will labor for that
cause no more. Only o week ago lie sought
lis home, exhausted by the hard and har-
Issing tolls which he had laid upon himself
n Parliament. Little did we think, as we
ooked upon his face that glowed with all
he fire Of youth, and listened to the voice
hat SO eloquently told his hopes and plans
or Ireland, how soon that fire of intellect
would be quenched in death, and that voice
or ever silenced. He left us In high spirits
md in apparently splendid health, but
when next we heard intelligence of our
riend, it was to learn that he had passed
way. The melancholy message was that
George Henry Moore had died at his resi-
lence in Mayo County, at one o'clock Tues
ay, after only fOrty-eight hours illness.
The immediate cause of death was an at
ack of serious apoplexy. He was attended
o the last by Father Lavelle, and it will
70 at all connected with this most sad and
litter loss-that the closing hours of the
atriot senator's life were soothed by the
of the patriot priest whom
e had loved SO well. We need not to-day
emind the Irish people how, nearly twenty
ears ago, the chivalrous devotion of Geo.
ienry Moore to the faith and Church OF his
athers drew him out of the shackles of
English party, in which the circumstances
t his life had bound him, and sent him
orth, champion of the oppressed and
error to the wronger-gave' to him holy
rust which he never betrayed to the latest
loment of his breath. Need we say that
be public acts of his last few months of
fe We're acts of great genius and vast
1oraI courage-acts vindicating justice,
efying power, denouncing insolent wrong
: strong blows for humanity, for fair play.
Or legal rule, for freedom Is it the evil
estiny of this afflicted land to lose her
blest and her truest sons when she can
7orst afford to lose them7 Our friend has
cen stricken down in the midst of his
atrlotlc plans, but we can safely say that
is name mas not been % writ in waterD
Deep shame were it to Ireland if it were
'rltten so! The nature of our race for
Ids 1t. The bitter saying of the Roman
rator will be reversed for once the few
iults wlieh-sprung from patriotic ardor
will be forgotten by the generous hearts of
reland, aud the various virtues which had
cot In a nature of rare and precious quality
Iill be cherished in the memories of good
len. But what will make good the heavy
,ss to Ireland "Ah who will seize the
lizards wand of power, and the lost clue
egain 7"-Dubiin Nation, 23d alt.
Military Ru6fanism in Kanturk.-The
ally report informs US of series of acts
the most outrageous and reckless, we ]
lay say murderous, blaguardism, perpe-
rated by lot of miscreants i'll military {