New-York tribune., 1872-10-19

The Catholic reSetion which was sweeping around
chose her place on tile Pope side and chose 10
bly,. and from the another Protestant sovereign
assembled the English the cause Of the Catholic
religion and the cause OF independence became IN
separately and irrevOcaDly one.
IRELAND UNDER QUEEN ELIZABETH.
So stood the matter at the opening Of the regn-in
some respects may call it the great and glorious reign
OF Queen Elizabeth. It then that England became
the ardent champion Of the Reformation burst her nar
row limits and great power in tho world IL
was then-but must not hngeT the brilliant aspect
of the period have to do win the b I3id on NV WA Nv
fell darker from the luster elsewhere DAcA as PoaI ~
shall endeavor 10 be just to all parties. Elizabeth
never sought the dangers thrust upon her your own
great historian whom nave Deoa rouI l ~ ,or b,ct
wardness than finds auit with her over aacritY Hne
the Cabocs speak of her as soourge and tyrant Mr..
Motley quarrels with her ulewarmness. In quarrel
40 desperate / think sac did well IN hesitatug
to take M the sword When she did draw
t sGe siSb,t Sheath IL again until the star
TO come down i'm blood became liked forever in the
northern heavens again 20 grow pale lAppauseI
Ireland having thrown IN her fortune IN tue losing
side should share in the defeat and sur from II was
inevitable. Would that could say that Eizabeh's con-
duct toward that country had been as upright s hef
Just and taat she had borrowed no poisoned
arrows from the quiver OF her adyersarics.
In the main insist that she desired only good % Ire
land Elizabeth came the throne and found she had
% keep In order two furious factions who, II sne iet
them loose, desired nothing so much as 10 teal Sa.4
cumstances would allow, 10 her iatners pOncy: eAe
the Pope about his business again ana estaDshed
the English Episcopal Church with he Apostolic success
sion, it is called and liturgy 50 Ike Tie mas tl4t he
clergy home now It who dter from the Catholics
elastic ei1o1e for Protestsnts to Il in sense of
their own IL was sometimes @askea-Wly @ c. CoCIu @ Ioo @
Elizabeth have left her subjects 70 choose their own re-
lgi0n LEFT religion nee, as We cay nov nov,
simply because It was lmposslple, LAe ~. i,3'Ha1I ~
Catholic regi0nl IL W9s lnpOssDle 4yI neI ~ ui @ %
cause the Roman Catholic religion declared her puOc
enemy ana never ceased lIUh tue 49, @ 80 -,
IT, had allowed Catholics ana PrOteatans 70 nave
their separate chapes 1t would have been found IN IN
var aud lighting in every town and village. They say
land where they were half Protestants. but why did
she try Ireland where there we're no Proteslante
Il is blame her for what she DID than 10 say
precisely what she ought 70 have done
FUNCTIONS OF THE IRISH PARLIAMENT
The Irish pretend that II she had left their EeIgon
alone they would have remained good subjects sue
would have been exceedingly sangune person n she
had trusted to any such expectation. So long as En-
gland was Protestant, Ireland whether she was dis
turbed In the matter Of her religion not would have
been equally on the side Of Elzabeths enemes and t
Is 70 be understood that the idea or goyernnS
Ireland by a province is repugnanJ allogeJher 70
English principles. Whatever forms OF freedom
& +, e forr,s ~ f-eedorn ireland was 10 be- GOV
erned consututionaly, II said by her own Lords
in the Honse Of Upper Lords of Ireland and 10 have
allowed them remain there without requiring from
them so much oath 70 the sovereign WouIu nave
been 10 hand over Ireland 10 her deadly enemies.
What. then, did Elizabeth do These Bishops had
taken the oath OF supremacy % her Iather ce rcqIu
them 10 take ID again. IL would have been wei II She
had gone no further IL is idle % pass laws which can
not be executed but IL the Will and custom tAag
everv Important act OF Parliament passed in England
should be passed in the Irish Parliament also. L. was
Thought PROBABLE n difference made ~ would give
the English Catholics ground for complaining. so the
English liturgy and prayer-JOOk were form
ally extended to Ireland the mass was pro-
h6itec, and the service of tic established
church was set m in its place That the law, but
what the execution OF 1T AT the beginning OF
Elizabeth reign not educated a5 an and there
was not the ightest attempt 10 do It, EnetentHs OF
the Bishops refused TO take the cath. size removed
two Of them and left all the rest 70 govern thfir
di0coses IL their own way. having esJ.DIisleu
Professionalism she ought to have sent over
tant eoionists bat did nothing Of the kind For aU
pearauce sake had Protestant law but LEFT IL 10 be
laughed at Ike boys 40 scaIe-crOw. Mouey LAz-neJl
was exceedingly cnary OF giving 10 any purpose I1la
exasperate the Cathoics nothing had Oeen oone
10 weaken them. Elizabeth ord red her vlceroyd
70 avoid exciting the pre- atiees o., tho peopeto AesP
giving oense for first Soyears Of her reign she
TACT she showed that she afraid % NEEDLE V4--
P0pery She wished. Ike her atner 70 reform lle4I'
cufrv For all those years the English garrison Ia l4e-
land ra-ey exceeded l5uJ men, and she PROVOKED ie
number " heTetcs allowed 10 remain IN TIE land pr all
Why did nj the Irish nation, VINO we're bound DY no
oath and obligation, rise win tAer SUCKS Anl 'e-
fIr these would have been sufno.enJ-lad drive Eliza
beth's retluue OF ll-cOthe1, L-pad and Adl starved
vr,s nor a nation at ALL Elizabeth understood tuclr
nature only TOO we'll enc knew that tney hated eacn
tense either or religion country; that there was
a cheap and easy way 70 manage them uy turning luef
swords agaiust one another According 10 tAe LlsusA
onetifutOu there was 10 standing army and organ
ized police I mOckery 70 extend 5ucL system 20
tbere aswerabe only the VcerOY, 10 enforce law and
establish order -Four thousand men Distributed ~ gar
would have been suheent and inc most honorable
course IL the long would have been the cheapest
MIsERIEs OF TIE IRISH NATION.
But zabetA fell back the Constitution. The loyal
part should keep in order the dioyal part sac pted
the chiefs one against another In fact great Irish
leader becoming dangerous she bribed neighDor %
make war upon him. with she promise Of his land The
rest was perfectly horrible. The As glorious years OF
Elizabeth were 70 Ireland years OF unrcmtilAg wretch
Where was then the Irish heart that beats true
70 tbe cause Of Ireands liberty Where was III LIT
the echoes answer ia the war shfeks Ot the sh cns
10 bet1av her c0mTadss and England never knew tle
pan u DuLng one 10 Yeuay anotneg IAN Ian oI teflos
record OF bOQd ana s-l51tlAs 1SloNs, LOU, w Jl5
ana their children pcrsLed win hunger II not by
the sword. And Elizabeth wished no Aarin. Sbe dd
not wish 70 hurt sele Iau p7L iOl !ls wv 5aAg' @
Fugishmeu undertook settle IN the country 10 keep
the peace za9eth % wgH- nos o.c Ie..r Ok H. ,IS- De
size called spoauOH ana 80 tBe numbering went ON The
0ners nally came " LOOK upon their oacnIes villa
beasts which they were entltled to e1teruinate.
ESGLASD's EFFORT TO TRASsFLASr LOYALTY
The reicr OF Queen Elizabeth was terminated By one
OF the most magnannous Of her life. The question
of strength between the countries had now been
tried Three times ireland had resolved 10 shake OF the
English yoke. Three she had failed ana now she
lay painting and exhausted; but the problem Of final
settlement was as far off To govern Ireland
required force OF sufficient strength 20 keep the peace
and for such a state OF affrs there provision
made in the English Constitution. II ireland was ever
to be identified with England, If the two Islands
we're ever 70 De linked together IN
common unity Of purpose, there was only
one expedeuU by which such thing could
b. brought about Iceland be eOlOnized by OF
another race and OF another creed, on whom England
could rely. Not men ike the Norinans, bat men VINO
would themselves set example OF industry, and IN
trOduce new habits. The chance 10 bring about what
NAV call this new reformation offered after El1i-
betn's death. The Catholics had everywhere believed