The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-09-15

NEW ORLEANS SUNDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER IS, 1872

they were innocent, and let the Orangemen
off scot free even when they were manifestly
guilty. They may do the same now; but if
they do can tell you the Catholics will not
stand it longer, but will certainly rise in re-
volt against the nefarious system.
The trne purpose of OrangeisIn, its hellsh
righteousness and the implaca bility of its
enmity, were never more clearly illustrated
than by q story originated and circulated at
the end of last week by the Orange press in
reference to the Catholics of Drogheda. Now,
before tell yon what the story was, let me
tell yon that Drogheda is one of the most
peaceable communities in Ireland that al
most every assize is a maiden ono; that the
Protestant and Catholic inhabitants haze ever
lived together on the most friendly terms;
that 80 peaceable and quiet was it during the
rioting at Belfast that full half of its usually
small force of police was drafted away to that
city to put down the Oraugemen. In fact the
last thing in the world you would expect to
hear about Is that it is likely to be the theatre
withstanding these notorious facts-the Orange
journals circulated the base and infamous re-
port that it was feared the Catholics of
Drogheda would turn out on st. Bartholemew's
| butchery of their forefathers by a wholesale
massacre of their Protestant fellow-country-
men and, to make matters worse, the Govern
meut authorities as if they were in league with
the concoctors, actually lend countenancc to
| the rumor by dispatchng in hot haste to
Drogheda an overwhelming force of military
| and police. Of course, there was not the
slightest need for such action; Bartholemew's
Day was marked by the usual peace and quiet.
But many idiotic OF simple Protestants-not
in Drogheda indeed, but here in Dublin and
ment, and no doubt, had generated in them a
suspicion and distrust of their Catholic fellow
| countrymen and this result was exactly what
was aimed at by the Orange concoctors of the
ment. By this time, however, the base and in
famous trick has been thoroughly found out
and exposed. and honest, patriotic people of all
creeds are now asking the Government to dis
| close the name or names of the person or per-
sons on whose informatioDs they acted when
they sent down their forces to Drogheda. The
| Government, of course, will not comply with
| the demand.
Derry will now probably be, for some time to
come, the centre of political interest here Five
| candidates are already aspiring to represent
it. think have told you the names OF three
of these already-namely, Mr. John ltcn Mr..
Lewis, London attorney-both of whom are
Orange Conservatives, and DR.. EvorH kenne-
dy, Dublin ply stefan, who has asoft word for
Home Rule, but is an unmi,igated Wing, going
in for and prepared to accept, whenever ofered,
o Government appointment. The other two
candidates are Alderman McCorkell. local
merchant and regular frne blue Tory, and
Dir. Joseph G. Biggar, one of the richest mer-
chants in Belfast and thorough Home Ruler.
Indeed, he is President of the Belfast Bran ,h
of the Home Rule Association. The contest
will, am all hut certain, lie bet wcen these t wo
men, and here predict that Mr.. Biggar will
| wiz lie is snproI ted l'y til. vast MINORITY OF
the Liberal electors and by not u lew C"aser-
| yativcs If he does win, it ill be by far the
most significant event of the year and VIII al.
most decide the Home Rule question, Just
imagine one of the great strongholds OF
O-aEcesul for generations at last declaring
for Irish independence. The prospect is almost
too cheering to he realized.
A meeting of the Home Government Associ-
alton took place here this evening, at which
was present; The topics discussed were the
Withdrawal of the Hon. Lawrence King linr.
man from the Association because some mem
bers had outside expressed opinions adverse ia
the Infamous keo8h; the late riots in Belfast
and the admirable conduct of the Derry
Orangemen on Lady Day and the great pro.
gress the Association had recently made in all
Guarters On the first III ent toned point it was
pointed out in long and able speech by Pro
fessor Galbraith, of Trinity College, that one
of their fuudame tai rules was that, while all
Z the members were 10 lie agreed on the natioha
question, they might hold and express dlheren
s opinions every other subject and that
: therefore, Mr.. ng-Harman's secession was un
' iustitiablc. lie, however, did not make mucn 0
that secession, pointing ont, in an admirable
C manner, that the strength of the national move
2 ment lay not in one man or two men, howeye
/ respectable and influential, but in the fact tina
$ the yearning which gave it birth lay down II
f the hearts Of the people at large, and was ine
; radicabe. The other matters were spoken by
d amongst Others, Father Thaddeous O'Malley
: irish Federalism, and Father Quaid, the oh
i but fiery aud patriotic parish priest of Gala
e ghau's Mills, county Glare. One # the rese
l. buttons passed was one of thanks to the C,angt
e rncr1-vvho kcr,t-faiet= Lady Day, and wha
IS was especially insisted on in the variou
n specches, was that the Belfast riots, being tn
y direct product II foreign rule, were proc
l. not, as English journals urge, that Home Rnl
u should not be granted, but that it was an abs'
h lutte necessity. Before part from this subJec
n let me lust mention one fact noticed by Pr
It lessor jalbraitII, as an Illustration Of the II,
4 ference in the treatment meted out to Ensidn
b. aud ireland respectively. Last yeas, and pr"
IS of this, We had here severe "is!'a %
At in the shape OF epidemic OF sinai
re Eugiaart AFR
y ed. Sow .hc only real safeguard again
ID this plague 10 vaccination, and one OF Che nr
N 1r+ies nr,, vvorld Ii ink rtR.G fg.ie o: PATE