The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-03-10
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his seat in Parliament represents one OF the
nobiest and most opportune acts of patri-
otto duty performed In this generation. In
words which deserve to live, the electors
Of Tralee inform the recreant member that
he has deserted his country, betrayed bis
trust, and chosen the very time when all
Ireland was aglow with the enthusiasm of
national effort to outrage Irish feeling by
Haunting, as If in boast, the token OF his
detection from the cause of his country to
the service of the British Minister. Before
this cruel pressure, the patience of men
love OF The O'Donohue, who had gloried in
his glory, who had sorrowed for his shame,
who had forborne to strike him down in
the hope that he would agonize Irish hearts
no more, bat silently await his reward from
alien hands, and silently enjoy it-before
tue pressure, we say, of his last offence the
iong-tried patience of these men gave way.
They have sternly called ON him to resign.
A couple Of figures will clearly show the real
force of the electoral reputation. The
gross registered strength of the Tralee
constituency is 1853 the number polled in
the last contest, 1914; the number polled by
The O'Donohue ia, and the number of the
present requisitionists to him l4O.-More
than half the entire constituency, about
three fourths of the polling strength, and q
good deal more than the entire following
Of The o'Donohue in a contest bitterly
fought are represented in the regulation.
Forty other electors make public declara-
aud that they only forbore to put their
names to the requisition out Of compass
sionate regard for The O'Donohue's present
position. He has touched low depths in
politics, but, even in English opinion, he
will sound q GLOVER deep" unless he
promptly yields up to the demand of his
constituents the trust which is no longer his.
Since We wrote the preceding paragraph
o rumor has appeared in print connecting
the name Of The O'Donohue with the Gov.
Of Madras. 1t is said that this
snug post was offered to Lord Morley, but
having been declined by him, that it will
now be rendered to the member in articuIo
mortis. The salary is f50O0 year. No
authority is given for the report.-Dublin
Nation, Feb. 10.
MIR. JOHN MARTIN ON VOTING IN PARL1A-
MENT.
Mr.. John Martin, the Home Rule men,
Der for Meath. writing on the above sub
ject. says that he considers a refusal to
vote upon any motion in the London Par
lament to be the most emphatic method of
protesting against the subsection Of Ireland
to English rule. The act Of 1900 was an
unconstitutional and illegal measure, the
traitorous violation of a solemn interna-
tional treaty. 1t was imposed by English
fraud and violence, and never accepted by
the Irish nation. He refuses to assist in
the rule OF his country by such nefarions
and degrading means as that of the London
Parliament. He thinks there is response
feeling of indignant scorn, which bids him
refuse: He casts DO imputation upon his
Irish Parliamentary comrades who think
differently upen the question of voting in
the London Parliament. He is confident
there are Irish members who vote as
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terest as he is. He distrusts the goodwill
of the British Parliament in legislation for
Ireland. He presumes that the Parliament
of Germany, Hungary, Switzerland, or any
other, if supplied with information, would
be better disposed to legislate in spirit of
Lament. Irish journalists and Parliament
airy representatives supply information to
the English about Irish affairs, and the |
English enact statutes as they please but
a foreign legislative body, disinterested in
making laws for US, would do SO in dis
fair, not malevolent spirit,
which is necessity of our unhappy rela-
tions by the Union usurpation that the |
English, to keep US in subsection, must |
legislate for and rule against our interest,
our wishes, our honor and our strength
He unhesitatingly thinks that the Church
and Land Acts would have been passed by
the English had not a single Irish member
been in existence long ago which recently
persuaded Mr.. Gladstone and his Paria-
ment to face them. The British Parliament
passed them for the reason that it con-
sidered it polite and prudent for England's
interests to do so. He refuses to vote, from
40 morose feeling, no feeling of unchari-
tabieness towards the Engiish-no idea of
spurning policy of pacifcation. His |
whole political life has been struggle to
aid in bringing about pacification. He
only refuses to sanction the wrong done |
by the English against our ow-conntry-
men and our country. He only desires that
we should have peace, through the restora-
ton of our rights and the recognition of
our equality with the Queens subjects in
England.
MEETING AT ATHLoNE.
On Sunday, the 18th ult., there was
great meeting of the clergy and laity held
in the Church of st. Peter. Mr.. John
Ennis, M. P, presided. In his address the
honorable chairman declared himself as
being in favor of Denomnational Educa-
ton. He said :-"Although feel strongly |
on the subject of education, should not be |
here to-day to advocate the denominational