The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-04-09
Nl1CTII.ANrOUs IRlsH NEWS.

The Irish Di0ioWlty.-Tho lri M p|orJ0
have not shown that interess: 81, 70 M Mh its
importance and It's propositions deserve.
IL is too commonly the practice 10 igoIro
narIiamentary questions which do NOT III
rectly and positively concern oursoisSs.
But as Mr.. Cardwell's bill proposes on the
one hand to increase taxation, and on the
other to touch that freedom from military
service to which we have been accustomed,
Irishmen should feel no secondary lnterest
in it's discussion in Parliament. some oo-
servations which have fallen from the mem
Der for Nottingham on the su41ecG are
worthy our gravest attention. The Hon.
Mr.. Herbert, although brother to LORD Car
narvon, is an advanced Liberal, and CON
sistept follower of Mr.. Gladstone. he 10
an OxfOrdman of distinguished rePute. NC
was a secend-class classical man, ana wenC
out with Fellowship. He was caiIeu "
the bar, but, after q brief career, enterea
the army, and became lieutenant in the 7th
Dragons. He is, therefore, entitled TO AT
tention as o scholar, az jurist, and, IN THIS
particular matter, as q soldier. he Is e4-
actly the man whose opinion Is worm can-
wasting. He is not a mere professional man
in any sense. He has advanced beyond the
stern conservatism of the lawyer and Is no
longer subject to the narrowing lnhoences
of the service. He has acquired posi-
ton in Parliament by his respectable tai
ents, and the outspoken vigor Win wnicn
he expresses opinions contrary to the 1aisa
of his family. Mr.. Herbert Is In favor o.
universal drill and the abolition OF a STAND
ing army. He sees in the one the true safe
guard against invasion, and in the other
cumbrous apparatus for nnpopuiarislng
military service. But looking boldly TO
England's relations abroad has not dis-
tracted Mr.. Herbert's observation from al
fairs at home. England must enter upon
a new act of relations with Ireland" Inc
cheering which followed this announcement
was renewed when the speaker fearlessly
declared that "one of the great reasons
for having standing army was the irish
difficulty" Mr.. Herbert would not deseend
to the palaver of asserting thaS Nc Was var
more Irish than the Irish themselves; put
he would not support any connectlon pc
tween this country and Great britaln
which was based on q maintenance ny
force, He then demanded the arming OF
the Irish people, their instruction IN 1rlll,
and their submission to the compulsory
training which he proposed for the whole
Empire. "The Irish people having SUB
mitted to that training, would be al tne
better able to decide what was pest LOT
themselves. He altogether objected 70
keeping up a standing army In England in
order to dictate q particular policy towards
the sister country. The comprehensive
snirit which dictated such courageous ex-
pressions is worthy of our highest com
mendation. Mr.. Herbert has spoken the
first words in this debate which prove tnat
at least one man appreciates the ol1ncu,cy
and has the honesty to declare the remedy.
The exceptional policy of by-gone DAYS
take her place as power in the Empire
and not as subject province. Distrust
and disability have long been tried, and
failure. omiuous and deplorable, has been
the invariable result. Let us feel ourselves
equal in privilege, in council, IN TRIUMPH
J and we shall not be inferior IN ooeulence
| in self. control, in heroism. Sooner or late,
! confidence must be given us, not WIFE
hesitancy and suspicion, but in q generous
and fraternal spirit. And when passion
aroused by persecution, and distrust, borI
of contemptuous neglect, shall nave peer
dispelled by justice and the magic ooon o
national control in national affairs, England
shall have NO Drawer friends than the PEG
ple of Ireland.-FreemGn
The National Association-A meeting o
the committee of the National Association
was held on Wednesday, at Northumber
land Hotel the Very Rev. Canon NINA
hon. PIP. in the chair. Alderman M'Swir
ey. J.P., referred at some length to tn
1reat importance of the education questlo
t to the Catholic laity, especially OF the mic
D die classes, who at present were pracGica
\ ly excluded from the dement's Oh tue eaac'
tiopal endowments existing in the countr.
IL had been shown that the endowmen
provided for the promotion of informed
. ate no less than of the higher educate lt
- were virtually monopolised by the favort
g. minority. 30 that in the vitality importa
81 education the old Vicious ,si
on Great disappointment was felt at t
apparent neglect Of the education s"nssons que
"a; her Maiesty's Ministers, more especi'
the ly az a distinct and explicit pledge b
it,, ,sy been given by them to settle the 9uestii
hat as the question of the Church and I
ne land Aad been settled. He (Alderm
e.s M'Swiney) thought it was time
'e,. Catholic laity should bestir themselves
.aa matter in which their deepest intere
n1 were involved, and he hoped their rep
ins sentatives and the public bodies VIII
,ss were the centres of political life and az
: INC witty in the country, would evince their
termination not to allow this great. gu
Ca ton of freedom of education to be shel'
eea- or paltered with. In conclusion, Aldern
tho M'Swiney moved resolution to the en-
enc that a public conference on the educat
e its question should be held in Dublin imme