The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-12-22
Morning star and Catholic MESSENGER.


G. Continued from third page.
.,,r.Dpt,ou by whicsr- the fu-t
farnai CastIereaeh, the Ipo1iticnl hapostatss
carried that destestable Act of Union. MT
Fronde has had the good taste to pass oy
the dirty subject without touching it, and
I think can, DC pethiog bsttes% -.
ever grievances Ireland complained OF
would he removed by legislation after the
Act of Union" 1t was expected, 1t Is quite
true. Even the Catholics expected some
thing. They were promised In wiring. 10y
Lord CORVALLIS. that Cathciie Emanc'pa,
ton should be given them If they wouId
consent to the Upion.1 Pitt himself pleag
ed himself through his Lord Lieutenant,
that he would never take Office and that ne
would never administer or serve In the
Government unless Catholic Emancipation
was made Cabinet measure. The honor
of Pitt was engaged !; the honor OF Fog
land was enga ged the honor OF the braves
though, in America, unfortunate soldier,
CORVALLIS, was engaged. But the wicked
act was accomplished and, then, the
Catholics of Ireland we're left to sing Tom
Moores sopg-"I'd mourn the hopes that
leave me-" They were left to mediate in
bitterness of spirit upon tho nature Of Eng
lish faith.
Now, let me introduce an honored name
e that shall return to by and by. At that
time the Parliament of Ireland was bribed
with money and with titles, and the Cath
lie people of Ireland were bribed~ by prom
ised emancipation, if they would sanction
the Union. Then it was that young man
appeared in Dublin, speaking for the first
time against the Uniop, in the name of the
Catholics of Ireland and that young man
was the glorious Daniel O'Connsh. Two
or three Of the Bishops gave KIND or
tacit, negative assent to the measure. ID
the hope of getting Catholic Emancipation
the Catholic lords Of the Pale were only
too willing to pass any measure that the
Epglish Government would require.
Committee ip Dublin; and here are his words,
OConnell appeared before the Catholic
Catholics, of the people of Ireland; - So, 4.
he said, sit is my sentiment, and'1 am
satisfied It is the sentiment not only Of
every gentleman that hears me, but Of the
Catholic people of ireland, that they are
opposed to this injurious, insnl 81 e.. an S
lection has to bring upon Us the renewal
of the penal lave, We would boldly meet
prescription and oppression, which have
been the testimony of our virtue, and
throw ourselves once more on the mercy
of our Protestant brethren, sooner than
give our assent to the political murder of
our county," 81 know" he says, 81 do
know that. although exclusive advantages
may be ambiguousiy held forth to the
Irish Catholic, to seduce him from the sac
req duty WHICH 10 OWcb 70 uko SOoneAy
vet l know that tho Catholics of Ireland
will still remember that they have coun-
try; and they will never accept of any ad-
vantage as q sect which would debase and
destroy them as q people," Shade OF the
great departed, you never uttered %;e trner
every true Irishman, priest and layman,
subscribes to these glorious sentiments
wherever that Irishman is to be fonnd TO-
night.
Now, Mr.. Froude goes on, in an innocent
sort of way. He Gays: 1t IS stTangs
people Of ireland were still grumbiing and
compsining; yet they had NO foundation fol
their complaints they were not treated
upjustly" These are his words. Good
God people of America what idea can ri:
gentleman have in thisf What did tnis
which be declares that England will main
tain-what did 1t bring to Ireland7 What
gain did it bring to Ireland, and what loss
did it infiict ON her answer, from his.
tory. The gain of the Union to ireland
was simply netbing-absolutely nothing
and ask you to coneider two or three OF
the losses.
First Of all then, relember, my friends
that Ireland, before the Union, had hei
own National Debt, as she had her OWE
The Natlonal debt of Ireland, in the year
1898, did not amount to three millions Of
money. In the year 1900, the year of the
Union, the National Debt of ireland
amounted to twenty eight millions of mon
ey. They increased it nine-fold in s1
years. Howl will tell you. England
had in ireland, for her own purposes, a,
the time of the Union, l26 500 soldiers
Pretty tough busiDess, that of keeping Ire
land down in these days. She made IrelanG
pay for every man of them. She did no.
pay penny of her own money for them
In order tn carry the Union. England speD
enormous sums of money for brides t.
spies and informers and to members O
Parliament. She took every penny Of thi,
money out of the Irish treasury. There
were eighty four rotten boroughs disfran
chised at the time of the Union and Eng
land paid to those who owned those Dor
she actually paid them one million two
hundred thousand pounds sterling for their
loss; the loss being in losing the nomina-
ton borougbs, the loss by the proprietor
of the corrupt influence in returning these
members to Parliament. Ireland was made