The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-02-19
1lIscrILAIrOUs IaisH NEWS.

mers' Clubs of Munster have long since
given their adhesion to the principles of the
Home Government Association, aud now
| we have the pleasure to state that that I'm :
portaut bOdy-the Queens County lnde-
pendent Club, at it's meeting, on the 18th
instant, at marlborough, passed unani-
mOusly q resolution to the effect that a
Native Parliament alone could understand
| the wants of ireland and satisfy her political
requirements. Mr.. NJ ulhallum Marum, J.P.,
who moved this resolution, observed, that
the incapacity of the Imperial Parliament
to legislate justly for Ireland was never
more strikingly displayed than during the
last two sessions the fruits of which, as
far as this country is concerned, have been
a most stringent Coercion Act, an unsatis-
factory Church Act, and more unsatisiac-
tory, if not positively injurious Land Act
MIR. Mar um mentioned several Irish ques-
tons of Importance requiring an imnledi-
ate settlement, and, impossible of Il salts
factory solution at the hands of the Imper
ial Parliament. Other speakers-gentle-
men of high position in the Queen's COun-
ty-followed in the same hopeful strain /;
the President, Mr.. Richard Laior, observ-
ing that their two Parliamentary represent
taIives' were advocates of Home Rule, and
were in favor of ag,tating that question q.
present, with prudence, frmness, and per-
severance. The Catholic clergy were well
represented on the occasion; while some
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giving their warm support to the cause OF
Home Rule. Amongst the latter, was the
veteran patriot, the Rev. Thomas OShea,
p. p. Altogether, the proceedings were of
most gratifying character, and there can
be NO doubt as to their beneficial effect.
an Irish Address TO Jules Faure.-A pub
lie meeting was held on Wednesday night
in the Pillar Room Of the Rotundo, to make
arrangements, in the words of the adver-
maAuf tn UI V a fa fO
NJ. Jules Favre, Minister of Foreign AT
fairs in France, on his expected arrival in
this country" The chair was taken by
Mr.. p. j. Smyth. who addressed the audi
cnce at some length upon the object of the
meeting.
When we in previous numbers of this
journal expressed our belief that the Liber.
and abetted the Italian revolution through
out its entire progress, would do nothing,
and would permit nothing to be done, for
the restoration of the temporal power of
the Pope, we came in for some degree of
censure from enthusiastic persons WHO fat
tered themselves wi Ia the idea that the ex-
preston OF Irish opinion in favor of his
Holiness would induce Mr.. Gladstone to
employ the influence of the English Co
vernment towards efecting such restora-
ton. Their expectations were mainly
founded on passage in Mr.. Gladstone's
letter to Mr.. Dease, Mp, in which, speek-
ing for the Government, he said thAt 'tbey
consider an that relates to the adequate
support of the dignity of the Pope, and to
his personal freedom and independence in
the discharge of his spiritual functions to
be legitimate matter for their notice." These
words, taken in connection with the rest of
the letter, did not seem to us to possess
much significance, and we now have it on
Mr.. Gladstone's own authority that their
al II n finQ n a. 10 nryvo oil s,,IA t.,
respondence, he has explained that the
expressions he used "were in nowise
intended to pledge the Government to
do anything to mix itself up in any man
ner with the Pope's spiritual power, but
were merely designed to express their
upon his person and personal acts by
the civil power, contrary to the prin-
ciples of complete civil and religious liber-
ty, to represent this personal grievance
to the Italian Government" This is whit
ting down the matter to a very fine point
indeed. What, let us ask, may be the
worth of Mr.. Gladstone's original letter.
thus interpreted Is there any human
being weak enough to believe that it is os
tue slightest practical valuef-, We doubt
it. The rejoinder of the friends of the
Pope to MIR. Gladstone in this case might
httingly be made in words often nsed by
OConnell when referring to acts of sham
In a recent number, we remarked upon
the utter recklessness shown by most of
the English journals in commenting upon
Irish affairs without having irst taken the
trouble to make sure of the truth of their
statements, and We nstanced the conduct
of the Berminghans Post in publishing an
allegation that the Irish national party
had not contributed sixpence towards the
relief of the sufferngs in France. We have
now before us another instance Of such
gross misrepresentation. The Bradford
O6serrer-a coarsely and bitterly anti-irish
Journal-in its issue of the 18th inst, has
an article on the Meath election, and GER
tainly it is curiosity. Such bundle of
rlgmarole, such an accumulation of blum
ders s, such tumble of odd notions, is rare
Ireland. We are told that Mr. Plunkett
"believed he had the support of the Ten
ant League" This will be news to Mr..
Plunkett and to Irishmen in general, who
are under the Impression that the Tenant
League ceased to exist some fourteen years
ago. Then we are told that "people alb
stained from voting, not because they
would not like the trouble of going to the
polling booths, but because they feared tn