The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-10-08
NUMBER IS.

: cannot understand the reception in tina
sense, !! think it is so much the worse TO,
yon and them.
Sir, you are hopeful for us, notwithstaud
ing such things as the French reception,
the attack on the police last Sunday, the
elections lately in Tipperary, Loneford
ana Westmeath, and the asssssination of
the wretch Talbot. You are hopeful be
cause you Mcannot but think that frishmen
are, alter all. human beings" Try to con-
firm yourself in that view of the matter:
Try TO think that Irishmen have tt same
natnra! rights with Englishmen. Resign
youtse,'' anu let your c0untrymcn resign
themselves, to enjoy the rights of English
nsn: without insisting any more upon de-
priving the people Of Ireland oil their
rights. Thus you will cease to hate us.
ana we may commence to be yonr friends.
THE REPLY OF THE TIMES.
The Times makes feeble and futile at
tempt to answer the points Of Mr.. Martins
letter. After summarizing the contents O
that document after it's own fashion. it pro-
ceeds to say:
There is something more absurd. more
extravaganza, and more uptrutbfni tbo,
even the coarsest form of national antina-
wy III ar. Maritime view Of the facts befors
us. lie says noe govern Ireland ace crush.
a r and degrade Ireland zee WORK her
convenience M
we should beast of burden. ar the oraa
lures we Keep for our food. In the name
OF ruin ana common sense, il Mr. Martin
VIII permit the Invocation, who are the
I'VE IN this case? The making of orr
tn ."e enolce OF our rulers, and the direc-
eiou o, our policy hive now for seventy
years been in the hands of Parliament i'm
which the English have barely their sbare
OF power and influence. The policy which
mas arisen out of the Union is emphaticaliy
~ mperiai as opposed to national, and is for
the whole, not for any part. 1t cannot be
said that England has governed Scotland
or that the two have governed Ireland, auy
more than that ireland and Scotland have
governed England. Ireland is very much
better represented in Parliament than
many Important districts and populations
d Eoglsnd-t'sc metropolis, for example.
There are very large classes ia England
nat have not the suffrage or the influence
u gives. Mr.. Martin may not give much
attention to the Church of England, but
aoe session passes without blow, and
more thah one blow, mt its position. Not
session has passed for many years without
something being done farther to eaualize
Ill the religious that the State eau recog-
iize Mt ALL ft is not England that does
ms. There is no such political or legisla-
I'VE entity as England. She no more sur
Ives ,, M tue sense OF Dir: Martins Trades
,han Wales does. or the Kingdoms of the
lieptarcby, or the Dukedom Of Normandy.
Mr.. Martin has, indeed, q certain hasy ap-
probation of this fact, for his only wish is
nat all the people in this part of the island
'haii suddenly agree to hate all Irishmcn,
and hang, imprison or drive away as many
10 possible. He wants to see nothing but
hepeaiers and what not on his side OF the
channel, and nothing but Englishmeu of
ne very worst sort on this side. What
iisgusts him beyond all bearing is to see "a
ct Of feilows-the majority, for aughr he
Knows or cares-includipg onrsel yes. labor
ng for equality, unity and peace. lie can
TOT provoke MS to good faction fight. But
his, little as Mr.. Martin may see it, is an
admission that " England aud the :. Eng
ish OF bis hereditary hatred exist no
more. he is running atilt against the sha-
low cast BY his own figure on the fog before
lim. There are traditions of the past in
most parts of these isles, especially
those where distinct races held their ground
oug in the presence Of the more mixed
mass of the population. Happily, these
traditions are generally the theme OF poetry
and tale. In Ireland alone the past sur
wives as q hideous spectre or foul fend.
That has to be laid somehow; bGt itself
Il is an utterly unsubstantial thing. The
ireland OF these furious rawlings have no
existence. There is neither oppressC- nor
We are all brothers, and NAV
again feel ourselves one family. Mr.. Mar
lin cannot but see this dread consumma-
ion, and this il is that stirs his indi9ua-
ion.