The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-23
THE OLD STORY.
The Evictions in Meath Protestant and Catholic
Clergymen Cooperating Action Of
the Clergy and the People-The Catho-
lie Bishops and the National
Board Of Education.

Some time ago referred to the threatened evic-
tons at place called Mullagh In the county Meath.
These evictions have not yet been executed but
1t Is probable that they VIII be in due time, as the
notices to quit have not been Withdrawn. They are
causing great zeal of excitement and uneasiness,
not merely In the county Of Meath, but throughout
the entire country. The Protestant clergyman no
less than the Catholic priest has interested himself
Ia behalf OF the unhappy tenants; and, to my MIND
q nobier duty could not well claim his attention II
1t be. ana no doubt 1t ts the vocation OF clergy
man
| TO BRING CONSOLATION TO THE AFFLICTED.
here Is field for the exercise of his duty; for am
tcld that more wretched and miserable beings than
| these unhappy peasants are not under the
| sun. They are poor, 1t Is true, but
| they are solvent. They are not dispossessed
for any fault OF theirs but because the landlords
for there are two concerned In the busness) wish
to Obtain possession OF buildings 1t is the
old story thousand times told. But 1t seems the
clergy and people OF Meath have come TO the very
natural conclusion
THAT THESE SCENES OF BRUTALITY"
as they were recently called nave been enacted long
enough and to do them justice, they have hit upon
a very judicious plan for exposing the tyranny OF
the two territorial magnates and ndemnirying the
people.
How do they mean to actr Well, must oegin
by referring to what they have already done. At q
meeting OF the whole clergy OF Meath, assembled in
Navan not many days since, 1t was
Resolved, That meeting be held In every parish of the
county order that the people be accurately informed with
and about Kels, and
in every parish the Of these AMI all other
ants who be hereafter subjected to similar ordeal Of
1t was further
Resolved Tia. public meeting should be held at the Null
ike n U1ena
Of protection has been afforded to the enanty Of
Ii was moreover
Resolved That the facts connected with the career Of
any be accurately given to the world and that
collected in defence Of the tenants shall be empowered
that consequent upon publication these
| Should these TWO landlords, in the face OF the
above resolutions, persist in driving their tenants
nay more, they must be blind to their own inter-
ess; for it is evident that should they banisn them
the county during the term OF their natural lives.
1t IS dangerous thing to iname the passions OF the
people by SO gross an outrage on Justce and these
men ought TO pause before they carry into eect an
act that may
BE ATTENDED, WITH THE WORST CONSTITUENCIES.
hope may be able to say IN my next letter that
the notices TO quit have been Withdrawn, for they
not only bring ruin upon the tenant, but disgrace
upon the landlord; and besides, they are an outrage
on he civilization and the jurisprudence Of the
lighlened times IN which we live.
There IS no question IN which the Catholic bishops
OF Ireland lake so deep an interest as IN the question
OF education They are evidently alive to its i'm
p0rtance, and no sacrifice would be deemed too
great to prevent It's control from
PASSING FROM THEIR HANDS.
speaKing on this question. His E9nence newer had
much confidence in the National Board, and every
one knows that he and his brother prelates watch
Its movements with jealousy and suspicion
movement was lately set on foot by the schoomas-
tiers themselves, some OF whom, IT appears, are
supervision Of the priests. The question involved in
TINS movement was SO serious that Mr.. Chichester
Fortescue, Then CHIEF secretary for Ireland, in.
teirogated OH the subject In the House or Commons
he said that the government would never
CONSENT TO THE ALTERATION
demanded by clique Of the national teachers. and
gave those interested in the question in Ireland the
answer that no change would be effected In the
assurances OF the Irish Chief Secretary further at
tempts have been made to set aside the authority OF
the priests, this time, be II remembered. not only by
those directly Interested in freeing
THEMSELVES FROM ECCLESIASTICAL SUPERVISION,
but by the Commissioners themselves. But, wary
ami cunning as these commissioners undoubtedly
are, they will find Paul Cardinal Cullen wary and
cunning enough for them He not to be trned with
on question he has so much at heart. And how
does ne act toward the Commissioners At meet
ing OF AL the bishops and archbishops held IN May
nooth College Thursday last the Following resou
ton was proposed 10y the Roman Catholic Primate
Tuam (Dr. McHaleJ:-"That we have seen with deep
concern the movement recently inaugurated with
the view OF subvertlng the control now vested IN
the managers OF national schools In this country,
1nasmuch as We consider said control TO be
dspensaole safeguard OF the faith and morals of
Catholic children, and we declare that the removal
OF this safeguard must necessarily lead to the sever
ance OF all connection between the Catholic Clergy
and the Board OF National Education
PAUL CARDINAL CULLEN Chairman.
JAMES DoNNELLy, Bishop OF Clogher, Secretary.
This Is no IDLE threat, and you may res: assured
that should the Commissioners persist or, what is
worse succeed, In their resolution the whole CathO
lie youth OF Ireland will be withdrawn from the
schools under the National Board II would no
doubt make great change In the present system,
greater probably than It's promoters contemplated,
but as 1t would take the education or
YOUNG ROMAN CATHOLIC CHILDREN
out OF the hands OF the priests 1t VIII never have
the sanction oil the Roman Catholic hierarchy.