The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-12-31
Morning Star and Catholic Messenger.
M ORrFANs, SUNDAY. DECEAB1R 81. 18Th.
,rxanxYr HYnuR nIaH XEWS.
rIscHLAnYous nIsH
srR. MARTIN, N. p, ON THE cArHoLI" UNI
vERsITf.


Dear Dean O'Loughlin-I enclose e. 40 my
yearly contribution to the funds of the
frish Catholic University. Iview with ad-
miration and delight the'eforts and sacrt-
Aces of the Irish Catholic people-so poor
in worldly goods, SO rich in religious faith
and patriotic spirit-to maintain for Catho-
lie youth University in which the teach
ing sball not be under control of the enc
mics of their faith and country. Year af-
ter year, my Catholic ACKNOWLEDGING,
untary offerings for this noble object.
They, the poorest portion of the Irish pop
ulation, have no share Of the public proper
ty for support of higher and intermediate
education for their youth. But out Of their
own private means they are resolved to do
Irish population have done for them at the
expense of the State. They know that
their sons are subjected to disabilities and
disadvantages in their professional pur-
suite, because they decline to educate them
nuder Protestant control. But principle is
with shame that little party of Irishmen
are just now striving to secure the help of
the English government and parliament to
enable them to impose their peculiar doc
trines of education upon the vast majority
of their fellow-countrymen in Ireland and
that ministers of my own religious COM
munity arc among the fercest advocates of
this new persecution of the mind. The
Catholic Bishops have not failed, however,
to declare the sentiment Of Catholic Ire
land upon this great matter. If the Eng
lish masters of Ireland will do justice be-
tween the Irish sects as regards State aid
to education, the Irish Catholics will avail
themselves Of their right 90 conceded. If
not, the Irish Catholics will endure the
wrong, as they have long endured, and
will provide ont of their poverty, as they
best may, for the Catholic and national
cd IF 1ria R,,A
ia the desperate efforts Of the English
statesmen at present in Office to persuade
the people of Ireland to consent to the ac-
cursed Union of 1900, it is not unlikely
that almost justice may be offered to the
Irish Catholics in the matter Of education.
know how to take advantage of the exigen-
cies of English policy, without the least
sacrifice of Irish interest, or lowering of
Irish dignity. am, dear sir, sincerely
yours, JOHN MARTIN.
THE DERRY ANNIVERSARIES.
The men of Derry have added yet an
other chapter to the long history of the
perverted ingenuity of man. They have
again exhibited that fertility in deyisinR
expedients to elude the law which If only
displayed in a better cause would be so ad
mirabie. The eighteenth of December Ii
the anniversary of the closing of the gates
Of Derry. As Irishmen we blush to write
proclamation and the presence of a regula,
little army of horse, foot, and artillery
have prevented the streets of Derry being
on this unhappy anniversary, converted
into sbambles running red with civic blood
This year o notable expedient has beer
hit upon.for defeating the law and takins
the authorities by surprise. The 18th Of
December, "new style,", is equivalent t.
the seventh of December, cold styls,n &C
the Derry orangemen have made their ar.
rangements for celebrating their annivers.
ary on the 9TH. So when the good people
of Derry got out of bed on Thursday tiey
saw the Orange flag floating from the sum-
init of the Walker Manument. The au.
thorities appear to be thoroughly paralysed
by the skill with which the Orangemen
have stolen a march upon them, and in the
absence of the usual proclamation do not
know what course to take. The incon-
ceivabfe folly of the whole affair almost
tempts one to despair of Ireland, did we
not know how impotent for evil an incon-
siderable handful of ill-disposed fanatics
always is.-Freeman.
THE SECOND TRIAL OF ROBERT KELLY,
Robert Kelly recently acquitted of shoot
ing the spy Talbot, was again brought up
to be tried on the charge of shooting at,
with intent to kill, Constable Mnllin.
Baron Fitzgerald and Mr.. Justice O'Brien.
presided. When the county jury panel
was aoopt being called, MIR. Butt, &C., ap-
piled to have the trial postponed, on the
vile articles which had been publisied of
the prisoner, the jurors, and the country
generally. Mr.. Butt moved on the afidav-
it of Mr.. Cane, the attorney conducting the
defence, who submitted several extracts
from the atrocious articles in the London
and other English papers, as we'll as the
Orange press of Ireland, and contended
that, under such circumstances, fair trial
could not be had. The Attorney and the
Solicitor General both spoke against the
application, and the judges retired to con-
slider their decision. On their return.
Baron Fitzgerald announced that they were
divided, and therefore the trial should
stand adjourned. Judge O'Brien was in
favor of the adjourning, and Baron Fitz-
gerald against. Following the usual rule
of law in these cases, the court held with
the prisoner, and the case was postponed
till next Commission