The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-10-13

an Irish professor to the Englishman, Mr.. Faw- |
cett, who will Insist on reforming the Univer- |
Irish Professor allUde to is Mr.. Thomas Ma |
guirs, ILL., D., the holder of the Latin chair 10 |
Queens College, Galway; and bis letter 10 of
course a plea for the extension OF the mixed or
an attack on the educational position Of Irish |
and on the just claims of the |
Catholic hierarchy. Mr.. Mcguire is opposed
to the establishment in Ireland not only of
Roman Catholic University, pure aud simple, |
but also of anything like the University of
is simply an examining board
engineering to all candidates, wherever edu-
Gated, who pass the necessary examinations
and one of his chief reasons is that the Catho- |
lies of Ireland, who would insist on having on
the examining board q number of representa- |
tives proportionate to their numerical strength
could not furnish a single permanent set of lay
examiners. Aud he says this, rs IL the Catho-
not much better ofBcered than the Queens
University itself, or as if. with improved edu-
cational facilities. ireland would not be con-
tinually increasing her staff Of highly educated
teachers, or as if, In case all else failed her,
she could not import, as does every English
and Irish university, distinguished and comPe-
tent teachers from foreign countries. Again,
pointed by, and removable at the pleasure Of
the Catholic Bishops would have . terrible life
Of it, aud winds up his Communication With
an eulogium on the l,oeraiity OF trinity Col
has mover been to him, o disadvantage. 1t Is
only natural that any man who would express
such views as these, should be held up to pub
lie admiration by tho. Protestant and anti
national press and this press has taken Pro-
fessor Maguire to its loving embraces. But
there is another reason besides his holding the
views on education he does hold, for the act,on
and is therefore invested with ali the influence
which con federate in the ranks of theenemy is
supposed to possess. Yes, Professor Mcguire is
~ H-x I@vsn vvtH< nroa 0Nyso
to prefer the friendship of . Protestant tinker
to that of any Catholic, and, therefore, would
do anything, not absolutely illegal, to please
protsstants ana one ;n OF those .sr at and ri5i.
Guile their fsllow-countrymeR. His meeekness
of soul will he fully demonstrated to you, when
I tell you that he penned his euiogsnn on On
Trinity College after ne had been refused In
that institution because Of his Catholicity almost
every prize and honor re ever sought. His
motive in now putting himself forward as q
champion in opposason to the "a non tSat he
was On unsuccessful candidate for 3 classical
chair in the Catholic University itself.that
institution which he now despises and exc
put forward as o representative of the lnde-
pendent lay Roman Catholics of Ireland! l
need not tell you that he represents only him
self and two or three gentlemen OF gSandal ~
by the Roman Catholic body.
The Home Rule movement is now approach
ing, think, crisis. A large body of nation
alists who are in favor OF Ireland manag.ng
this movement, or at least, from any active
participation in it. Some because they did mol
| like it's leaders: others because they Thought
| the demands of the Home Rule Association
were not large enough and were q compromise
which the Irish nation should and wonld mol
accept and others for reasons less satisfactory
These or some of them are showing some sligh'
action. They have been chiefly pricked NJ
by q circular letter of Mr., Richard Labor, tn.
able and patriotic president of the Queen,
County Independent Club. This letter which
has been addressed to, amongst others, mos
of the Irish Parliamentary representatives pro
poses an assembly of the Irish representative
which shall meet in Dublin annually to devis
a course of parliamentary action and who's
members will bind themselves by writer
pledges to take or ask no government sltua
ton Of emolument or homer, to vote IN accord
With the decision on edon a ana to- ma
J it their chief business to obstrucs and proven
: legislation in the Imperial Parliament, unit
Home Rule is granted. Mr.. Lalor himself doe
: should be in the matter of Home Rule. Well
: several replies to his letter have already lee
published. Amongst Others, Mr.: T. J. Smytt
p p; i M NJ p, ' NJ: G. Dease, n: P, Mr. oNe
Daunt, Mr.. Mccarthy Downing, M. r: an
other prominent politicians. Now while a
of these accede to his proposal OF forming
|
the Irish members and some of them propos
strong written pledges to be taken 6y Iris hin
members, some Of them pretty plainly mn u
3 that the Home Rule Association must CIV
r way to some other society. before they join th
, national movement, while others assert opsnl
: that simple repeal of the Union such as oCof
t nell sought will alone satisfy them Both thes
= latter classes will now probably come e to IA
front urging their favorite views ana ms y
b who form the Home Government Association
:. What the issues of the campaign will Be-
know not. But this 1 know, that II m
Q form or degree of Home Government TOT lr!
e land, be won within the next few years, 1t WI
be due, in no small measure to this very ASS
, citation which was the first body In recel
Il Years to arouse afresh' the national spirit
9 the people and make a national movement Il
$ the restoration of our ancient rights poss
: bility. ' % -
o A Generous Gift.
8 The following correspondence explains