The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-09-29

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MISCELLANEOUS IRISH NEWS.
OUR PROSPECTS.
While the political outlook in England
is darkened by the clouds of scarcity and
economic disturbance; while tue struggle I
and the Christianity of Professionalism
wanes gradually before the advancing
forces Of infidelity and scepticism, the
prospects of the coming winter In Ireland
afford no ground for dependency or ap-
prehension. Work there is for active
minds, for combined power, for the hand
Of the patriot and the brain OF the reformer
among us; busy and eventful the season
befor us will probably be but the ai rec.
ton of Irish energy aud irish inteiecS
cial order in unthreatened security: ihat
the coming months will be marked by the
phenomena of great popular movement IN
this country we are In no way disposed 70
doubt; but the cause on which the eHof!s
of the Irish masses are concentrating, II
banned by the philosophy of the English
socialists, will be sped by the wishes OF the
lust minded and the good, for 1t ID the
cause of Manhood, of Progress aud OF Free
dom. That the Home Rule movement,
| great as have been it's strides, and rapid
as it has been in the growth of its powers,
is on the eve of still further development,
Of increased activity aud influence, no one
who watches the poItents Of political
action will venture to deny. Its the great
!e:::ct in Irish politics to-day. The one great
issue has swallowed all the osners up, anu
on the boon of Legislative Independence
the heart of the Irish nation is irrevocably
, act. The passing of the Ballot Act, and
:, the increased Importance attached to con-
: stitutional effort, have probably had some
I effect in stimulating the ardor ana entnusi-
in nf the movement.
> but. whatever may be its origin, the fact is
!; certain that the great object of national
ambition is pursued with n boldness.
>. confidence, and an unanimity OF feeilng
# that may we'll be expected to confuse aho
;. astonish it's opponents. Day by day the
+ evidences multiply, from the Causeway to
q Cape Clear, of the deep hold which the
"a Home Rule principle possesses on the al.
II fections of the Irish masses 'Ihe wave Of
Ia agitation spreads rapidly over the ian NJ
y, 70 and on it's crest rise the hopes and the
10 political fortunes of the people: Great IN
., its proportions, in it's power and in its OBJ
1 :, iects, the national movement 10 still fal
-. from being free from the tongue OF the ca
he lumniator or the whispering o.maice
-. There are far too many private Interest,"
% bound MP with the existence Of foreign rui'
y. in Ireland to allow its overthrow to b
at compassed without resistance; and tn
ne tribe of placemen, existance or In e1Peet
NJ ancy, Of mercenary time servers, OF rognee
~ wiped out without struggle. The Castl
- birelings clutch hard at the spoil on whlc
N they have fattened. and scream wildly
x the prospect of their disondowment TheI
an never yet was an abuse which had not son
A. rotten interest bound up with 1T; ana 81
80 | parent of all abuses in Rehabilitation mi
Ne rule-has spread it's decentralization too ia
~ and employed its seductions too well, to |
aa without defenders and apologists in i
m, days of trial.-Dublin Nation, Sept. z.
} to WORKINGS OF THE NEW LIcENs1Na ACT.
ass The new licensing act was put. in for
ors. in Cork, Tralee and other places thLoug
: at out the country on Sunday last, and wi
am the same beneficial results as have be!
liai achieved In Dublin. In Cork the publ
It's houses were closed ut nine O'CLOCK, n
{ OF only without resistance or disorder, b
mas with greater punctuality, according TO
'ch- Cork Examiner, than had been observ
sts. when the closing hour was eleven.
erm result was, that the city presented duri
It the night perfectly peaceabie and ordel
pose aspect, there being. mo drunken people '
OF ible, and no rows occurring even IN loca
use ties that had been before remarkable
ted, scenes of disorder on Sunday nights; ar
nose secondly, that not single person was
!selt rested for drunkenness, whereas the av
bles age number of cases of drunkenness
ave Sunday nights in Cork had been fifteen
rue sixteen.-1bid:
e a BRITISH SPITE.
the 1t appears that no one WHOM TUG "
'ects ment can aToltrarlly punish OF ueStaue
n to be allowed to evince any sympathy VIII
ism, ever with the Irish natlonal cause OF
the spect for any prominent frena Oh irela
hers Among the thousands VINO assemoleu
eace Cork to do honor to tile remains of
treat Bryan Dillon, there we're, it is said,
law soldiers of the Line-three or four of tt
one being in the procession, the others in
the general crowd. For this alleged crime
he to former have since been sentenced by
ct of military authorities 70 forty days conf