The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-01-29
Morning Star and Catholic Messenger.
Nxw ORLEANs. SUNDAY. JANUAkx -. le.'.
The Union, and By What Means Il Was Carried

oifa in ali its pristine horrors, he would
refer the latter, without hesitation, as the
esser and more endurable evil. He would
,ather confide IN the Justice OF MS oretnren,
,cnntry &c the feet Of foreigners. If there
- any man present who could be SO far |
mentally degraded IS to- consent to the |
Of the liberty, the constltutl0n
and even tho name Of Ireland, ne wouio
sppeal to his private interests, ana woul9
cail on him not to leave the direction and
of his commerce and properly
TO strangers, over whom he could have no
the wear 1900 was one Of which O'Con-
nell never spoke nor, wrote blt I'D DltGer
and whitening language. " MS NC
a. consnmmated tho crimes which, during
nasrlv seveng centuries, the English Gov
ernmeut perpetrated against Ireland. III
yyaa the year of the destruction OF the
IrfSh Legislature. It was the fatal, ever 20
be aocursed, year OF the enactmenI , .. .uo
unionn II j. pIoS%a Of s@insnt asisa
tor never for one mome-4t underwent
ohanoe-that, as in January, 1eoO, before
the Union VII carried, a. in 1913, when
Standardization had been enjoyed for years,
and when he published his memoir 80
in any Intervening ~. sss ssliprwouid have
nrefhrred. if driven to an alternative. 70
sEac-:acs kmancipation rather than resign
sitncather the government of ireland into
the hands of the British Legislature.
The session Of 1900 at length arriyeI,
and it was to be the last Session - VIC a led
Parliament. The House had to be packe9
w;tI, creatures of the Government, anu
Co.t,areaOh was not stinted in the money
niacad AT his disposal for the accomplish
ment of this end. The ordinary price OF
vote was ssOOO, and civil or m1htary APP
pointment worth f2oOo yeal' a nv,~ ~. ~ T.
Rnaaell once stated at public dinner tnas
e. Union was carried at an expense OF
csn GOO: but O'Connell, appealing to Far-
Eemaotarv Documents, ahrms tnat Inc
nacnniary corruption amounted altogeGnei
fo about s3OOO, 600 sterling" LORD Gas.
,tlereagh was not satisfied VIII om ;nd;nlanaI
~;Ided reward of subservience TO ln9lv,oua,
namhars of Parliament; he boldly 0ec!aieu
His intention of bribing the entire pooy ny
..,b.t no xvas pleased to call compensation
for loss of patronage and interess. Al
members Of the legislative assembly wno
should be losers Sby the Union weie ; ~ oo
racomnensed for their losses, aud million
ord half of the public money were spe-
c;ailv devoted to this purpose. Every ser
s,;ca renderei to the Government, had lts
annointed price. No delicacy was 1elgneo
In making the offer, nor was tnefe any
hesitation ia fulfilling the promise gwen;
Every nobleman or gentleman VINO returned
= ,Saml,sr TO serve in Parliauept was tc
receive ELS, 600 as a compensation ZOE the
1css of l,;s borough. Every member whe
.Durchased seat was to have MS purcnas'
money returned without further enquiry
Lord Shannon and the MARQUIS VI Ly e.
ceiyed 945,OOO each, to console the" ~ J.
tbe, ioss Of their borough influence. b!
another successful stratagem Governmen
oficas were bestowed on some members, J!
order that the seats which they were, II
conseouence, obliged by the flace Dill, '
resign, might be filed ny depenaei;,TiG; ems,
nnderstrappers, who were only too WIND
tn ohev the behests of their patrons. Noml
nation boroughs were bought up for Tn
ernress nurpOse of introducing aiSps lnt
i the House-Scotch and Engllsn omcers
servants of the Government, VINO mig!
swell the num0sr Of yG5es bes at Il
same neriod recall to our minds ID: JONI
son,s def,nition of pension as pay gwen
a state bireling to betray his country, an
of a pensioner as q slave OF o state hireo
a stipend to obey master. 1904
In the Session of January, 1SOO, an Inc
aant occurred which places in a stroi
light the opposition and the cunning pr
ceea;nUs Of the party in power. MT. Ora
tan. who. like Charles James Fox, wh
weary of continual defeat, had Withdraw
from the House of Commons, and mao
tired into the country, was inIuoeu a ~ as
himself to be put in nomlnation again a.
Parliameptary candidate, that he might,
noss;hle. at the eleventh hour. save lrela
from her impending fate. The PAM
weakness and the disease which he enour
wonld have forbidden all thought OF
newipg political career, If he had
nerceiyed. and keenly felt, that the tath'
land was in its death-strnggle. A vacar
had occurred in the close borough Oh wa
low. and knowing that he could be return
without opposition, so far as the proPrie
of the borough was regarded, he yleldeo
the intreaties of his friends. But the no
T.orda CORVALLIS and Castlereagh W
alive TO the Importance of the resurrect
Of Grattan, They dreaded the apparlt
of euch q reuenGnt on the boards OF
Honse. They withheld the writ of elect
All the last moment which the law I
1nitted. and till they fondly imagined
itwonid be. too late to return Mr.. Grat
in Mme for the approaching debate on
ITnion It was not until after the l5tl
Jaf,navv-the frat day of the session.
tba writ was delivered to the returning
Ger. The election was held lmmeola1
and by extraordinary -promptitnde
Grattan was returned before midnight.
one O'clock the return was on It's wa.
Dublin : it arrived at five; and p
of Grattan's friends repaired to the PR
residence of the proper officer. Ihoug
was i'm bed and fast asleep, they OBJ
him to rise anGsto present the VIII TO
l;ament before seven i'll the morning,
the House was warmly debating the
mentous question of the Union. a wnl
ron along the benches" Grattan Is ele
IN -, bis seat immediately