The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-01-30

cable announced, on Monday, that Mr..
Deaue, candidate for the representation
Of the County Kerry in Parliament, bad
been violently assaulted during the elec
tion. Murder and assault are 80 en-
tirely the normal moral atmosphere of
the isle OF saints, that Mr.. Dease'a fate
would not be worth mentioning, but for
the fact that it invites attention to the
new phase which the chronic turmoil OF
that country has assumed. Mr.. Dease is
not Protestant, but the popular head
of an ancient Roman Catholic family, OF
large property and exceptionally high
reputation. It would, in fact. be diff
cult to find throughout the island
family which stands higher in the esti-
nation of rich and poor, Catholic and
Protestant. Yet the people who have
assaulted and opposed him are members
Of his own faith, while he is brought for
ward especially at the instance Of the
most enlightened of Irish Roman Catho-
ic prelates.
The truth seems to be that the cry of
Papist and Protestant is now changing
in many parts of the country to s'home
rule" and mo home rule" and the re-
cent anti-home rule declarations Of two
influential members of the English Oabi-
net have, no doubt. tended to heighten
the excitement at the Kerry election.
The Roman Catholic clergy are in o
curious difficulty. They care little what
nominal rule there may exist in Ireland,
so long as practically it lies in their
hands. But even Ireland, ultima Muls
Of Western Europe though she be, can
hardly escape the anti-priest rule epi-
demic which has of late run through
Europe; and she has given nnmistakable
Rigps that the domination of Rome is
no longer to be submitted to with the
blind obedience which attended the be-
hests OF tho Vatican in by-gone days.
While the priests are excessively dis
gusted with Mr.. Gladstone on account
OF his declining to accede to their wishes,
az to separate Roman Catholic schools
and colleges, they are at loss to know
what other party to join. The Home
Rule Party would do we'll enough for
them, but then, unfortunately, it is non
sectarian in character, and has not hith-
erto shown itself at all anxious to con-
oiliate ministers of religion Of any demo-
mination. Indeed, the very return to
Parliament OF its prime promoter, the
member for Meath, woe in measure
protest against priestly interference.
The former member had been an influ-
ential Roman, Catholic gentleman, and
at his. death son of Lord Fingall, O
highly-respected Roman Catholic Pssr,
holding great landed estate in the
County, was brought forward, supported
by the priests; but the people, to the
CONSERVATION and horror of these holy
men, elected heretic-a Presbyterian
outsider. who had taken the lead in the
Home Rule agitation. No doubt, il the
Priest Party combined with the Home
Rule Party, il would materially assist
the movement OF the latter. but there
seems little reason to suppose that the
converse could hold good. At the mo-
ment, therefore, the Roman Catholic hi
erarchy in Ireland is In less influential
position than it has been for years, and
there cen be little doubt that the diver
sion Of the sympathies OF portion Of
its hook in favor Of Home Rule, has ma.
tarially strengthened the hands of the
Government in it's determination to op-
pose the olsims OF tho hierarchy to sepa-
rate education. At present the Home
Rule Party has not one man who CON-
bines considerable property with distin.
guished personal qualifications In its
ranks. It's pretensions are not, there
fore, regarded as very formidable in
Downing streat.-New Fork Times.
A MEMoRADLE CAREER il Ia
yam anohora6 that Pima IY In ,,oova %h.r