The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-02-05

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assumed by the people Of Kilkenny, ana
the expressed determination never to ask
for n compensation bill, had the euect Oh
forcing such bill from the Government.
Had they asked for compensation oIli,
they would have had nothing OUT measuIe
less to the tenantry. He added that the
| new Act failed as tenure Dill, out IN nc"
| the land marty gave their assent to com
pepsation bill, the value OF which mlght 20
Estimated from the fact that the properly
| thus by law secured to the tenantry amounI-
ed TO over seventy millions sterling, While
the claims of tenants under the third clause
could not he estimated at much less than
forty millions more. These together amount
ed to u sum equal to one-sevcnth OF tne
entire national debt of the empire. he
urged the tenantry at once to co-opefaee 70
special case might be determined, ana
that they might secure for themselves ana
their children the full benefit which THIS
Act was intended to confer: 1t IS lnGeea
to be hoped that after all the labor which
has been expended on the iand 9uestlon,
the new law will be found to bring some
practical benefit to the long-suftering TEN
ant class in Ireland.
The commissioners (says the Untcerse,)
appointed by Government to examine into
the complaints made as to the treatment OF
the political prisoners have just made their
report. We do not propose to enter iuiiy
into it's contents, as it is q document wnlGh
can see at glance, however, that there Is
an evident desire to whitewash the Jail au-
thorities, and that there is a leauing to-
| wards verdict of Not Guilty as regards
the accusation of cruelty. But even In
this Government report there IS quite
enough to show that there was great
amount of unnecessary harshness. Some
of the most glaripg acts of severity are ad-
mitted to have been proved, such as de-
priving the prisoners of warm clothing In
mid winter. The atrocities {no ml!der
| word would be appropriately complained OF
| by Mr.. O'Donovan Rosa are admitted, ana
| he is cOmplimented on the candid and
straightforward manner in which he gave
! his evidence. If the report be not follow
ed by the dismissal of several officials, MIR.
Giadstone's pious horror at the treatment
of the Neapolitan prisoners will take Its
place as one of the chief hypocrlsles OF bis
tory.
At the end of 1869 the Pail Mall was
careful to pa blish diary of Irish crimes,
real and imaginary, committed during the
year. AT ths end of 1870 no such chroni-
Gle appears. This of itself argues the ex-
istence of a better state of things in Ire
land, and an appreciation OF the efforts
which have been made in England to strive,
however blunderingly, to right the wrongs
creased in every way statistics prove; had
there been no further evidence, this tacit
testimony of the anti-Irish Pal Mall would
be sufficient to vouch for the fact We are
thankful to be able to be spared duty for
which we were ready, namely y, that of duly
setting forth a merely non''sat list OF the
chief crimes committed in London alone
during the past year, without horrifying
our readers with their details. Painful and
revolving "a the task would have been, we
were prepared to show to the world that
London journal, "written by gentlemen for
be guilty of such piece of hypocrisy. AS
it is, we are glad to have been spared in
ficting the black catalogue upon our rea-
ders, though we began to draw it up on the
first day Of January, 1870, on purpose for
publication, if required.-Weekty Register.
We have great pleasure in stating that
Mr.. Monsell, M p, has accepted the Office
Mr.. Gladstone on having strength Of mind
enough to defy the remarks of Protes-
tant clique, aud to appoint a Catholic to
such an important post We only wish he
would SO step further, and give Catholic
place in his Cabinet. Meanwhile, we
Newdegate. If they objected to Catholics
in the Artillery, what will they say to the
direction of the Post Office being in Catho
lie handsf The Jesuits will now have it
all their own way, and the secrets of every
household will be at once made known at
Rome, and this all the more easily since the
telegraphs are also under the same juris-
diction. We can well imagine the bad
language that will be used in Exeter Hall
| next May.-Ibsd.
The Representation of Lime,ick.-Mr.
| Isaac Butt, &C., is mentioned as the candi-
| date whom the Home Government Associa-
ton in Dublin, will bring forward in oppo-
sition to Mr.. Monsell, who, through his ap-
pointment as Postmaster-G eneral, has to
seek a renewal of the suffrages of the cleo
tors of the county of Limerick.
Wsdom-never more profound than when
1t cheerfulness of the first Importance
in the conduct of lifehas long enjoined to look
the bright side of thing To do this after ALL
it is to preBnppose certain indispensable
| ditons. For instance, how q man look the
bright side of things" IL he is unfortunate
to have defective vis,onG But lot not such despair
science has achieved wonders and of her favored
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