The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-06-02
M1,cx11ANEous IRISH NEWs.

MISCELLANEOUS l6lbA 0D"S
IRISH AFFAIRS IN THE HOUSE OF coMMoNs.
We present below the splendid speech VI
John Francis Mcguire, in closing Tue 80 uo
hate. on the 9th ult, in the ROUSE % S H.
mons, on the motion of MT. SmA Sn ~. aS Sno
Repeal of the Convention Act. no nf tha
inc of the Government speeches, ana Oh 'le
vote which followed-27 for the k re ., o
the Act, las against-was simply TINS; ; 'uaS
tho British Ministry are quite con ~
that the Repeal of the Conven.iou M
would afford immediate means ioi a.
thotitative declaration OF 'ne on o On the
and wish of the whole Irish People; s nn
question of an independent iesis'a.u,iII
Thev know what that declaration WV"
EXPRESS as we'll as if 1T hao oeen 60 &C.. ne
fnte them already and their mortar ieal ~,
it leads them to uphold the Son n,ani.
fastation of opinion which would reacu "
,hem across the Channel very soon II tnes
ronla only allow it to be made IN Duolin'
IT, NAV here be remarked that the DISCUS
sion took rather a wide range, lhclu Wna 3
the Home Rule question. Sir Jonn 1.Hs
Tue .no h;tnself an advocate of Home Rule,
and in answer to the Marquis OF nartihs :,
.oT rointed out that the Conventlon AZ
r was nsed in 1872 against Thomas hlrwan'
who had attended a meeting lor .n tha pre
pose of petititioning parlsamemn on liz Cor
q I riga 10 IA an Wto take away from TIT
: Home Rule Association their great!e Is,
# Grievance. for there was nothing on "nic'
Is people throve in Ireland as on gt IN ~,
u Mr.. j. F. Mcguire closed tne s ueu
r9se amidst sta lopd m enss confess
e, - s snae understand why, when attempt
70 ssa aoI y, onestiou of some interest 10 y,
1e Constituents, should be met with souius sn,,
" co-y
IN .he ST., thst 7 am too old a member OF tn tn
an house to be daunted or deterreG Wy Iar;timu
,r- motion of nv honorable friend IS a ieg,'t..'"
challenge to tho fairness ees OF not exist in En-
land should not exist In lreian ~, ,t;on shor
an which letters the free action OF naSio" Tb.
nai appear no longer on the staIu.o rnsans Of ,
an, are in this country more ready means s1;nu 20
uld wishes Of the people than, owing 10 'he nd
ost ence of this law, there are r Ia this law
u'u ',;yyta n moral cowardice which is not cre'
ga able to the spirit of parliament ~, WIZ na
you afraid' Do you d IeNh u, Msonief If
ame %oye no fear of this, then why oDJect 10 tel
ious an inyidious piece of antiquated ieS.sl"T
The honorable baronet, the memSet th ,H, &C
lin. would advocate the repeal OF TINS az ~
deprive the Home Rule Association u, %
ther mental grievance, and he would imply
one there was tendency to grievance hlouse
.sne " Sir Dominic Corrigan-I never said SO;
'usa- m Maguire-That certainly was the
70 o.. preston which the words OF my h .her
here, f.al;no in Ireland that serious grew
rope. does eSist7 There is this beliet-thaC tn
card. perial Parliament is incompetent 10 iss
The usefully or wisely for the lnterna. -. a
Rosa Ireland, which had ceGter ueS IN +bis be1
nerly parliament 70 aeai WV rn,,,J nsk English
ilery, Pro.oana,y sra ns on;nion that this Parla
mpe- =: oe.s ,.notent to the ful consideration t
1T to- local business of England. Is it not tue
anti that with the constantly growing press =
at the its time and resources, there Is saoa T.,
is au- such blocking OF the WY, III ;ts effr
q pro- questions threaten to ABSORB All i.s u
been legislation. Now, sir. for my PaEs, ,,a
t ~ much that this subject OF home huie'
part Oh has been dragged into this debate by me ne
ireaoy of the government, is not likely to oe U
proue before the house this session; out iron.
II be a reasons it has been thought more wise
ion of it's parliamentary discussion till next
estore- This, say, regret for In my Ja" .Ssho
en out of the FIRST consequence lnaS 80 IN
estga- in Home Rnte, as w. s. m;sconoeptio
the public mind of this c ounLiy' r;sa {
ing misrepresentation when a.lee :
norance or from design. Ihere Is n3G
depend connection WIZ WHY Tue a, The programme
man act me It ;nnnsisfent with loyalty
oil, a .,nonao,6 the connection between
merits Countries am q Home Ruler am
stom in ING to Ireland the exclusive manage
nday, at her own affairs which II Is oniy ST nn
ice and to suppose can be better dealI VIII W, ,ov
vessels than here in this house but am 10y
~ tho crown, aud q friend to the connection
u 800 this country and Ireland-whlch co
NAG !as' can, in my judgment, be better ma nj
'ual GUS, through the principle of federation tn'
70 second existing system. And, sir, this pril
absent), local legislation must prevail in the {
, King" notwithstanding the jests OF the
o dead General and tall speaking from the
the cry bench. Indeed 1 Ventur s W S in :
: Rnrn- time he happens 60 be raised to the De
"a p TIC possibly change his opinion ON this 81
1ereu tne otherwise he it not likely to represen
'hich was Liberal constituency, for the tide
counting strongly from borough to borough
ate upon county to county, and invading even
vas taken apparently insensible constituencies
90 lashes.i want proof of this Incorporating al
,ecuted in sal feelingf Why, ask, is the second
st disgnsf officer net sttin the treasury Del
e ~ 80 7oor cause no constituency will accept
Tue Poof who is not IN favor of Ireland man
he CRY u own affairs, and no law officer can :
pledge himself to that policy. lie
- Government deceive themselves WI
70 this question: imagine that IL
:, w 80 ont, and to be heard of no more; oil
d Oh P'P1."t sou II will he fought in this nous