The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-10-22
n1scE1LAHEous IRISH NEWS,

NEW URLEAND. OUNUAI M
MlscELLANEous IRISH NEWS
GLADSTONE ON HOME RULE.
Home Rule for ireland is fast becoming !
in England as we'll as in Ireland the most |
prominent political topic of the day. MIR.
Gladstone himself has at last spoken on the |
subject at length and in a manner which
gives it prominence it had not hitherto
enjoyed. On Tuesday that Minister was
presented with the freedom of Aberdeen,
and in returning thanks for the honor con-
ferred upon him, delivered q speech, the
greater part of which had reference to the
Home Rule movement. He treated the
! subject in the most contemptuous manner
| Mr.. Butts return for Limerick, remarking
| that it was we'll that even wild ideas, when
popular and widely diffused, should find
| capable opponents in Parliament he had
heard of only one advantage hkeiy 60
| como of an Irish Parliament, and that was
| that If such an institution were once more
in existence, Irishmen would catch more
fish. Having joked ior awhile in this pitt
able manner, he went on TO express his De-
lief that the leaders of the Home Rule
movement did not seek the disruption OF
Empire; making afterwards, however,
several remarks based on the assumption
, that this was their object. He could not
see that Ireland had ever asked anything
from England that she did not get or that
: there was any Irish grievance. except, per-
haps, the Education one. remaining unre-
. dressed or that Parliament was unable or
unwilling to do for Ireland what was fair
and just. Presently, however, he some
what contradictOrily announced that Par
", il Ireland got Home Rule, England.
Wales and Scotland should get it too, and
then 4" the great capital institutions of the
n country" would be "disintegrated:" There
r are other noteworthy points in chs singu-
speech Mr.. Gladstone spoke very strong
ly about what he called the activity, ener'
gy and self-reliance of the Scotch, attrfbut'
= ing the prosperity of that people almost
j.. entirely to the possession of those admir-
- able qualities. Ii Mr.. Gladstone had no
been 80 anxious as he was to natter th'
,t pride, vanity and self=ieye of his hearers
he might, perhaps, not have entirely over
looked tie fact that pecuniary assistaHc
-, from the Imperial Exchequer has had
;" very great deal, indeed, to do in the build
ic ing up of the fabric of Scotch prosperity
that infinitely more of that kind of assist
~ ance has been given to the g seif-reliant
"a Scotch than to the Irish. Again, Mr.. Glad
nf stone dwelt on the alleged fact that tn
adj Irish want those admirable virtues wiic!
iv he says, the Scotch possess SO abundantiy
i Here again MIR. Gladstone indulges his in
an clination for sneering, presently answerin
ga himself, however, and saying that the n
d. legged fact is owing to British misrule. w
H. have commented elsewhere at some lengt
,e. on this speech here we shall only say tn;
", it was one of the most grotesque and pit
TN able performances we ever remember
IT. have seen Nation, Sept. 30.
We AN 1RIsHMAN's MUNIFrCENcE.
20. 1t will be in the recollection of our rea'
NJ ers that we recorded but few weeks sin
~, the interesting fact that the medal cor
,;n memorative OF the Vatican Council, ar
he furnished to every prelate who assisted
M its deliberations, was formed out of b
tha of virgin silver brought as a votive otfe
Of MAN home by genuine son OF the old
tha irish soil. But few days since it was t
' .no pride and happiness of Mr.. D. j. Oliver
'A0 the Irishman to whom we allude-to sta
-. in the presence of the illustrious Ponti
a. and make yet again another offering
1he Testimony of his loyalty and his affectie
;a:t On the morning of the audience with
lsa Sovereign Pontiff, he placed in the haI
le ea of his Holiness his splendid gift of fl0
ap.; or eaniya leut to 5000 francs, and tt
her completed an Offering OF nearly one ht
.N 70 dred thousand francs made by one "
:; was once nothing moro land is not asian
IL of the reunembrance) than poor "exiie
- Erin" within the space of less than th
80 years. We may mention land we do &c
T. is no spirit of vaiu-glory, but rather as
a.. fortsl that this sam from one Cath
onr CHILD of Catholic Ireland nearly equals
III Rross amount brought to Rome with
as mucn Oh 49, cc.s;,,,, If
:" a,,a. Holy Fathers Jubilee some couple
,o', months ago. Mr.. Oliver is on his
49, to another visit to the mother-land
, fore he sets sail to his western home,
aIst his many friends throughout the co0i
onr will rejoice 60 know that the sbadoV
""' death, which seemed to hang once o
above the happiness Of that home,
been mercif0lly lifted from over It,
notice tnas snsro SpsHs tp'a rr"Sy,ect ~ YEA,