The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-04-14

NEW ORLEANS. SUNDAY MORNING April ID 1870

, p; ino Do Of the fears of Peel aud Wellington
Ireland movement, and, though last moi
E SasS; OF the Fenian scare in England-tha
Euelsn concessions have never been mad,
20 US through any sense of equity. but onI,
: tnroueh fear Of civil war OF foreign com
pmG ;aI Mr.. Gladstone calls "Im
fhat 49,. necessity. MIR. Ronayne asked il
enat was correct policy9 if England did
wisely to refuse whatever was asked ir
peaeeIolness, and to teach US that the only
means We can ever get anything bv ia Inv
turbulence and agitationf Mr.. Ronayne
concluded his excellent speech by an aspi
ration for Homo Rule. The RESOLUTION
passed at the meeting demands the release
Of the political prisoners, and protests
against the Inconsistency Of keeping them
confined In prison when more nrominent
advocates Of Irish national independence
were long since restored to liberty.
similar meeting was held in Water
ford, on historic Ballybricken Hill. IL was
attended by the Waterford Temperance
Band, and about six thousand persons were
present. Alderman Redmond, who pre-
sided, condemned the harshness Of the
bratlsh Government, and contrasted it with
sne examples Of political amnesty 80 fire.
a oehsr 5a. ana 80 uniformly afforded by
most moderate language, declaring that an
amnesty would be both wise and Generous.
was passed on the motion of two members
OF the Corporation, one of whom pointed
out, as the sharpest possible comment upon
the Government of this country, that the
oy England, were now asking mercy for
Irish political prisoners. eff England
were nation, wise, just, or merciful.n the |
speaker truly urged, "such would not be |
now the case" n
In Clonmel the celebration took the
agreeable form of the first annual soiree of
the local Total Abstinence Society, This
association is in it's infancy, and the pro-
ceedings OF Sunday night bid us look with
confidence to its future as one of proud
success and Of good example to the; coun-
try. The hall of meeting was decorated
with national and temperance notices, the
assemb!age was large, and the speeches
delivered by the Rev. p. J. Fiynn. Mr..
Edward Skehan, the Mayor of ClonmeI,
and other gentlemen, were resonant of true
Irish feeling. The air, "God Save Ireland"
grand finale blythe band-brought the
wel!-spene evening to a close.
Reports Of similar demonstrations come
in from. every part of the country. Espe.
cially in Limerick, Drogheda, Traiee, and
Galway, the national spirit manifested it
self in no uncertain form, and not only in
Ireland, but in the capital of Great Britain
and ia scores Of manufacturing centres
throughout that realm, the faithful Irish
did their part full we'll.
Mr.. John Martin. NJ. p. and Mr.. A. NJ.
Sullivan, having been iuvItcd 10y the Glas-
gov branch Of :;ic !,2:ne Ru!e Association
to take part in their celebration of st.
Day, arrived in that city at half
past nine last Saturday evening. The pia
cards posted on Saturday announced the
arrival for ten o'clock, and the consequence
was that thousands of good Irishmen, |
eager to join in welcome, reached the Gale (
DOMAIN Station haitian hour too late to do ,
80. large and enthusiastic crowd had, |
assembled at the station
when MIR. Martin aud Mr.. Sullivan arrived, {
and a deafening Irish cheer, again and |
again renewed, gave greeting. The guests ,
were received by deputation from the
carriage driven by four horses, and were
,hen escorted to the hotel by the enthusiasts
tic crowd. The stirring strains of O band
which headed the cavalcade, the incessant
cheering for Home Rule and its leading
and the magnitude of the pro.
racted the attention of the general popu-
alton, and by the time the hotel was
reached, legion of sturdy Scots had ioin-
I'd the manifestation. As soon as Mr. Mar
in and MIR. Sullivan had retired, Mr.. Fer
yuson congratulated the Irisbmen of Glas-
Cow on the demonstration of that night,
lnd at his request the people dispersed.
On the following Monday evening I
Soiree aud Concert, at which Mr.. Martin 6
presided, were given by the Home Rule :
Branch in the City Hall, in honor of the {
irish National Anniversary. Mr.. Ferguson, 7
rs President of the branch, announced that
! resolution for the release Of the Irish po I
iticai prisoners had inst been telepra nhed / E
TO the meeting which was then being held ,
in Dublin. Mr.. Martin, in his speech as v
chairman, said he loved and bonored the &
and of Wallace and Bruce, the land in q
ater days of Robert Burns and Walter Z
Scott. That land was inhabited, he I
thought, by a people who were not I'M
friendly to the national rigbte Of Ireland {
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