The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-04-07
,r,sox11Axyous IRISH NEWS.
AMNESTY.

AMNESTY.
Large popular demonstrations were made
Yesterday in several parts Of Ireland In
favor Of an amnesty for the political
prisoners. The principal meetings were
those at Drogheda and Cork. In this CITY
with fifteen or twenty bands from the city
and adjoining towns, assembled at Two
O'Clock opposite the Mercy Hospital, and
walked in procession through the city 10
the Park, where a public meeting was he!d
Upwards of twenty thousand persons were
resolution was proposed by MIR. e. 8.
Doran, and seconded by Alderman Dwyer,
demanding the release of the prisoners
still incarceratedtfor political offences, pro-
testing against the injustice and lnconslst-
ency of retaining those men in prison AFTER
dependence had been released, calling on
the senior city and county members to
bring the matter before Parliament. Ihe
proceedings were conducted with pertec1
order, and the demonstration gave quite
an animated aspect to the city, the streets
gentry of Kerry were offered an opportunl-
ty, in connection with this question. of re-
facilitating themselves, to q great extent,
in the estimate of the people. Sir Rowland
Blennerhassett proposed that the Grand
Jury should ask her Majesty's Ministers to
nesty to the Fenian prisoners Gin order
that nothing should remain to mar the
general sentiment of satisfaction at the
recovery of his Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales" 1t is marvellous the mass OF
educated, clever people who cannot see
Rowland was answered with the usual
platitudes which might be taken from the
stereotyped replies to the Amnesty ascot
attn But his auditory were incapable or
approaching the profound force OF SIT
Rowland's observations on the Importance
to the gentry of the county of associating
themselves where possible with the feelings
and wishes of the people. These feelings
they did recently outrage in waneon ano
most aggressive manner, and they apPa-
rently resolved to maintain the estrange-
mept as long as possible. This is only a
familiar example of what has been one of
the curses of Ireland, the determined
hostility of large proportion Of she upper
classes>to whatever happens to be poPu
lar desire. The motion was rejected
Cork Examiner, March IL.
JoHN>FRANcIs MAGUIRE.
The public testimonial to Mr.. John Fran
els Mcguire has reached considerable d.
mensons, and we feel confident thas tne
1 ultimate result will give such practical tes
timony of intelligence and gratitude az
will be most honorable to the irish people
One of the latest contributories to this
creditable movement was his EDinence
the Cardinal Archbishop, who has sent
MacCarthy, one of the Honorary Secreta;
ries, and with the cheque q letter in which
his Eminence extols the great claims Of
Mr.. Mcguire on Irish public gratisnde par
ticularly eulogises his distinguished servi-
, ces both in and out of Parliament, aud re.
fers to Mr.. Maguire's chief literary works
!. 'The Irish in America" and The Pontifi
E cate of Pope Plus the Ninth" His Emil
, pence considers that the former work ha
had most beneficial effects in dissipatin
prejudces against our countryme oeyon'
the Atlantic; whilst, as to the latter, h
e speaks of it as ga mine of erudition, AM
7 an eloquent and triumphant defence of jus
t tice and religion The Bishop of Cork
t the Bishop Of Cloyne, and the Bishop
7 Ross have joined in a formal recommends
= ton to the clergy and laity OF their respee
8 tive dioceses to institute simultaneou
n parochial collection on to- morrow Is
. Patrick's Day), in aid Of the National Tes
d timonial to MIR. John Francis Mcguire o
Il the completion of the seventeenth year
o his Parliamentary services. One OF til
. latest c"ntributories to the testimonial wa
!, the Very Reverend DR.. O'Brien, Dean I
!. Limerick, who accompanied his subscri
II ton by a letter in which he said that Nj
d Mcguire had represented Ireland in an
: out of Parliament, and he had done
II adequately ; that the Catholic has new
d nationalist never forgot he was Catholic
that every parish in Ireland might show
a intelligence and grateful feeling by joinir
d with Cork in this loyal movement ar
n that ga natiopai tribute will be only
J. small sign of national gratitude due
John Francis Maguire-becanse money CO
never represent it.-Nation, March l6th.
e TOBACCO CULTIVATION.
lie Our English rulers adopt peculiar met
e. DDS of developing Irish resources and OF
q of these is forcbly exemplifed by the la
y which prohibits the Irish farmer from Gu
W tivating tobacco. The quantity of that a
y ticle grown annually on the Continent
ID enormous. Holland produces seven M
'e lions of pounds; Belgium, five million
W France, fifty Ave millions; Austria, near
Eve millions, and Greece, three milIioI
The manufacture of the leaf gives rise to
considerable and fourishing industry in
especially in France fam"ns a
&c fetch the highest prices in all the marke
r of Europe. Now, Ireland is admiral
ea adapted for the growth of tobacco, and
q 4 tn 70 orlt 70