The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-07-16
English Q flesholdsrs in ireland.

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After you have abandoned the present
system Of seclusion by law, the great Sc
curity against the possession OF undue
power and influence by Roman Catholics
must be in the discretion of the Crown and
it's advisers. The Roman Catholics acit be
eligible, but not entitled to Office, and ,ohether
they be eligible to this or that office Is Of no
great Importance.
In accordance with this scheme. the
English Government laid down that The
advisers. should have, "directly or indi-
rectly, the appointment Of all the govern
ing bodies in the country" thus giving the
power; if it would only have the will to
correct the abuses which hitherto have
been of its own creation.
To show how closely the English Gov
eminent has followed this programme and
how "' Liberal England governs Catho-
lie Ireland in 1871, as exemplified by the
County of Cork, seventy. EIGHT years after
Catholics were made eligible by law to fill
County Offices" We give below the fol-
lowing statement:
The English Government appoints the Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland, q Protestant English
man; the Chief Secretary for Ireland. Pro
testant Englishman. And these two "aliens
in blood sRd tSa usops
governed. The Castle appoints the High
Sheriff, Protestant; the Lord Lieutenant of
IN sse
the County Court Officials, 8 Professionals, Ca
tholcs the Governors of the Lunatic Asylum,
% Professionals, CATHOLICS; the High Sheriff
County Grand Jury, 10 Protestants, Catho-
| lies; tho Special Jury, 80 Protestants, Catho-
lies; the Petty Jury Us65), 11o Protestants, ss
ants, 10 Catholics the County Grand Jury ap-
point the Baronial High Constables, 10 Pro-
testants, 3 Catholics; the Board of Superin-
tendence, County Jail, 10 Protestants, Catho-
| lies; the Chief Officers of the County Jail,
Professionals, Catholics /; the Assistant County
Surveyors, Professionals, CATHOLICS. The
tie" appoints on that Recommendation, or
otherwise, it thinks proper, tie County
Deputy Lieutenants, 26 Protestants, Catho-
65 Catholics; the Officers of the Militia, 81
Pedestrians, Catholics; the County Magis-
trates constitute the Magisterial Judges of "a
the Magisterial Judges of IS Petty Sessions,
practically all Protestants; the Ex-officio mem.
beers of Presentment Sessions, practically all
Professionals; the Ex-ofacio Members of Boards
Magistrates appoint the Chairman of IL Poor
Law Boards, Ia Protestants, Catholics; the
Clerks eff So Petty Sessions, Al Protestants, IL
Catholics. The Police Department appoints
the Inspectors General, 3 Protestants, Catho-
lie; the Headquarters Officials, "a Protestants,
, Catholics ths County and su Go n
of Cons ab1es, IL Protest ants, Catholics the
, Governors of the Luuatic Asylum appoint the
Chief Officers Protestants, Catholics.
Naturally enough these Grand Jurors and
others, especially those of them who, as
lapdlords, do not pay the tax, are only toe
glad to levy the cess for the improvement
of their own property and that Of the class
r to which they exclusively belong. Thus
600, 900 is yearly levied off the county, the
most of which is expended on new roads
: and new bridges on the properties of thu
e various landlords, their tenantry paying
%1,o To faE la 1,nt inatQnca. of thl
d injustice under different form:
Q The Cork Lunatic Asylum has been con
9 structed within the past few years at al
expenditure Of some 100000, levied Of
y the Catholic occupiers, while their core
n ligionists are practically excluded from it
y fices to which it's governors appoint.
9 How this system works when the life o
e liberty of a political prisoner is at stake
s. sufficient evidence is furnished in the case
1T of some who were tried in the County Cor
after the Fenian troubles. We do not &C
e it was notorious that, when Casey wa
tried, there was not one Catholic juror
of the box, and when the trial of John kearr
w came Off, there was but one-and thi
~ when in Cork there are 494 900 Catholics
C. 49, 900 Protestants. To anticipate any OF
10 iections that may be made on the score I
or qualification, we may add that there al
hundreds of Catholics in the county VIZ
til are duly qualified to serve as Grand il
1, rors through being possessed of a ESQ fire.
til hold, or occupying leasehold property
the annual value of c 100, yet these me-
though in every respect, educationally ar
otherwise, as fit to serve as their Protes
ant neighbors, are never even put on tt
a Grand Jurors list.
ad To pass on to the Militia. Since IL!
ip Catholics have been eligible for appoin
w ments in the Army and Navy. Yet, if '
he glance through the list of the officers OF t.
IS four regiments of Militia il the county '
w find that, of the fifteen officers of the CT
he of Cork Artillery Militia, there is not o
nd Catholic. OF twenty officers in the We
A Cork Artillery there are but three Cath
IS: lies. Of the twenty-six gentlemen W
mt officer the South Cork Light Infantry on
MS two are Catholics; and of the twenty-f
he who hold the same commissions in t
he North Cork Rifles all are Professionals. v
ed commend these latter facts to the notice
its Mr.. Cardwell, and we would ask him, if,
ne the Militia is supposed to be a sort
ol. nursery for the Line, it is likely that So
nat q state of things will encourage Irishm
me to join either force Ulster Examiner.