The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-12-29

seemed to be firmly fixed in his post. One day,
however, the secretary of that BODY asked nm
what was his religion, and on being toiu that
it was the Catholic, that functlonary, Win the
sanction of the Association, dismissed the I'M |
fortunate man Immediately, without assigning
cause for the step. This is a fair specimen act.
Will not any Catholic who records his vote Tor
the candidate of party which could be guilty
of such all act, deserve to be eternaily DIS
gracedH Is,
The Derry Election is still the subject of dis
cussion in the public press. Mr.. Lewis, the
successful candidate, has written to the Times,
| praising the manner in which the Ballot work
| ed at tie election, and expressing his belief
| that the Conservative electors would nor now
part with it for anything. No doubt MI. Lewis
| is perfectly sincere; Ole always likes thing
when it works in his favor. Bat what woala
Mr. Lewis have said had the Ballot worked
, the other way? You can easily imagine, ana
| when the next election comes round, and Tory
candidates are sent t" In" right about in nlno
out of every ten OF "ur constituencies. you may
| expect to hear any lhiuS but pris' OF the mea-
sure against which the stupid party fought 30
long and obstinate % ii ght. But I" 'nrn TO an,
other topic. 1t is now universally admltced
that the reasons OF Mr.. Lewis overwhelming
victory and OF A!r. Bggar'S overwhelming de-
feat are exactly tee ''r'"'' Lana netore you
in my last letter. l Att.. OF now repeat those
reasons. - +,
The Government will want him sadly In the
House of Commons in the coming session. lor
many Irish questions will be up Tor settlement,
and IiitS.-l.4-s- IN fne
House There has again been some talk that
Major O'Reilley. ore of the members for Long
f,rI will be provided with foreign appoint
,cnt and that the Attorney General VIII con
t.st fhc vacancy that will be thus created
and although there seems at present 40 llkell'
hood of Major ORei!ley's retirement, am III,
formed good authority that the uoveiniio ,Ia
are fecliur their way in Longford, arguing nc
donbt. from the defeat there of John Martin III
1869, that the Nationalists are no. stIone
enough for the Wings or lrnperlalists, anu re,
| living also, no doubt. on the support o, tn'
nri,sts Bat as the Nation has announcea, Tue
Sational!sts will put forward Captain Nolan
of Galway, and the priests VIII hatdly oPposs
linn for the nominee OF the Government
lille tEe tenant farmers, who will have th
protection of the ballot, will scarcely vote 10
anyone in preference to the man W no mas car t
into effect the doctrine that restoration Is ~: .n
only true compensation for caprlcious eS!ct'on
Hnoother Mace the Government have their eS
On il Trslee This constituency is represents
ar rather misrepresented, at present ny
ODonoghue, once tue aroeuV Na'iv ~
Tho weak -kueed Government hack. AT III
time of the memorable Kerry election, uh,e'
IT, fourths of the constituency called upon , |,
to resign, in consequence OF letssr W VIII =
, wrote against the candidature OF MT blenhS
hassett the Home Ruler; to which request l
paid no attention whatever. Consiaerln2 In
fact, one would certainly say that ISaiee W:
above all places not the place lot tne ,.r,on
General; and l can tell you, from person :,
knowled ge Of the Inhabitants, that III Is "ot i
place. A good Catholic, home hulee, anu
. Kerry man is ready to fight tnac lunc . Ia
there Mt any time at all and 1t Is almost &C
tain that lie will fight successfully. W ne
then will Mr.. Pales tud u seat No Nv t,Ie
Ireland. The scandal ard disgrace OF aiio
inc LAWYERS to make constituencies StePp"
atones to the bench, the Irish people arc
length determined to abate. aai
We have eleven Mayors in Ireland, 1nciuo.
the Lord Mayor of Dublin, and the ann
election of these officers took place on !;
J, Monday in the varioeB corporations. iiefe
hos the names of the men chosen Tor inc VI,
on. with description OF thcr ,I'r seyeraIiy
my i"n": Mr.. J. w. Mackey (fI"me Rnler), Dnol
re Mr. Daly QHome Ruler), Cork Mr.. hiiitT"'
Homs R%sr), D1oESfeaSf r: w W1ffa kSnT
~. us (iiome RulerJ, Kilkenny; Mr.. j. a. Hendef'
nf CTory5, Belfast; Mr.. VIM. Greene (1iner
,ree Wexford; Mr. Edward can SconserSati,
tt he nndnnderrvG and Mr.. 7. II. Williams &C
@ servative), Sligo. Frsm this it will be obser
go that five Mayors are Home Rulers W.
aeio liberals. and four Conservatives, ana /
80 Tins the Home Rule party has maJoElVS
i ;nH the total But there could have been -
nion more Home Rule Mayor, at least, eiec!eS
H:s tho Home Rulers liked. The Waterfront
rity npoiinn ia now almost entirely composed
liSs' tJone Rulers, and yet they elected Consui
oPu i've This was owing to a compact Una
pal as Torv is to be elected Mayor every thiro y
OF OF 10y ia characteristic of the Tory party
Ihe ban in fultiIluent of that compact Tue II
VINO pnIors declared for its man, u gave out
holic the election W. 1To,,a fRuIe. In Cork, TIE
iulg- was againsV, 80 n more discredItable II
peak party playeu Unme Rulers aud Liberia
wing, In that Guy .o IN snch "A majority that "
atbo- the Connc'l arc nt f,rwnrd for the Off
cr all ever man '"e! p,s',ri!y III, elected. I
&c he. Mayor must ".,C,m' of lac; ALWAYS been t
,tible nominee mas ~, p;,,, iL,. Conservatives
con- ed WltHo"l " thay Md no chance of
ing of quite aware "a ,h.ir VIEWS and therefore
tie on ny Il Lla1 - m. r.,,uucri rlrriIug.
OF de- inaihtu away 49, L.r,is met and sci,
ate of year, AS us"at; ~" n Irand th,ukiug tina
orous their lh'n i ,n,iI a. usual remain
wires ConseT N"l nr at Ien.t would II,
med l from tue ,;,, f tbs Liberal and Home