The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-12-15
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concluded from sixth psgo,l
'to speak of the Volunteers, the many
S2ed mopster,n he calls il now, began
Sink it would be proper to reform the
ate and to purge the Parliament of Ire
Henry G rattan said: "I will never claim
,eedom for GOO, ZOO Of my countrymem
hilA II have two millions and more Of
auls3p chains. Give the Catholics Of Ireland
Ill Skvil rights and their franchise. Give
an the power to return members to
e&aash Parliament and Let the nation be
pus an end to the rotten Nom
asfon Boroushs; let the members repre-
1eehe people truly, aud you will have
~ ned your Parliament and established |
&&yer the liberties which the Volunteers |
This was what the Volunteers |
ented, and for this Lord Sheffield called
neU by the very gentle aame-"of Gse
In0y headed monster Bat they did
lGaefhing else very strange. "s1 far tue
Pants that went on might be exPecsed,
14Ahere ia another part OF their conduct
Sfhker national or rational. Some OF the
q ~ for the purpose OF increasing their
SIsHers perhaps, or possibly without cen
HGntien-admitted- Roman Catholics.
- must have been msd-they did it
s5''nut cor sideration and others perhaps
He'd them latterly for the sake OF ac-
1pg members aud strength to force
SEun of the government Of England, to,
~ reform which the governments OF
ESifand never would permit" Because
sSEsrapted to have a rotten Parliament in
hand, and through that Parliament to
S61xoy the country, ssweH bnt that Protest
SfS should allow and encourage this also
form a whole corps of Roman Catao
12Gg4s scarcely to be believed considering
s5 pretensions Of the latter, to fill their
6ll1sber mp, it becomes the system OF the
46lffan Catholics to enroll as many OF US as
12k spring, and there is nothing incredible
5ea vocable in this. Already perhaps
lSliSanSls of these are in arms and In
SeSfr or less ten to one, all the Protest
<Ss1ta will gradually quit the services and 1t
q 95eeessary to prevent the Volunteer arms
1870 failing into more dangerous hands
s. c0unt balance the Catholics" 1hen
7koes on to say: ,-.-.... -
zsff they were only one-fifth instead Of
fifths of the people, the writer OF thu
~ sfGslrryatiops would be the last man to sng
'aeSE about their getting into power. But
4xSw are tho men who do not forget thu
sfz:,natitut;on under which their ancestor
f5yad: they are not blind to what they
IxSiaht have acquired. Persevering for u;
ida of two centuries under every form
III Encouragement, under every severity
seuh1ected to every disadvantage, does no
Iurove indifference to the principles OF thes
religion, thinking as they do, feeling as the e
az. being as they are, they would not
mexa If they did not wish for q change
Nor would Protestants be worthy OF III
{ i7escription of reasonable creatures II the
ala not take precautions to prevent It,"
thus it 10 fact that, the English gov
ernnnent steadily opposed Reform.
would not hear of Reform; because Ine
Ssaasfed to have a venai, c0rruPt, miseFAo',
l1nventy two in their hands. Ii IS 20 tn
+ fRsk. and not to any mistake, that we o"
tie coliapse of that magnificent revoiuuo'
wei. England now adopted another PEI
ssa,rs I'VE have clear evidence OF II:
;sssss,,s, aa William Pitt came into ONCE
arssiafer, his first thought was to put
4 end to tue Irish difficulty. He.woa'a na,
& NJ, more laws made in Ireland ior Arls'
SssSapu. So he united the two Parlamen
I late one, and would not leave iIe,a andan p,
rs shred of its legislative inaePenaee ,.
Ssfis being the programme, how was IL
r. worked outS Mr.. Froude says.
esasos to say, "that the rebeillon op
ssrrs one of those outbreaks OF ir1sa
ss0yernable passion, and OF Arlsh 1heo
ssaaey accompanied by cowafdice anu
Srrachery of which we are bat TOO 1amil'
X IN the history OF lTeldnu. 49,
ether account of 49, Mr.. Froude ga
~ fhat the rebellioparose out of the dist'
h lance of meu's minds, created by the frep
sRoyolution,nL and there is great deai
w FSnth in this. "It set all the wor'd III
hlaze, and the flames spread, no doupe;
Treiand. Mr.. Froude goes on to say u
The Irish government was 80 nam
.szfhSs free Pariament--this Parliament
f3rattan's-that. although they ga"
danger approaching, they could not to'
iks their hands were bound; nay mo-,
He adds Z" The government was oounu NJ
nnnstitu,ional law, and Parliament CO
f,sE touch one of the United 1rishmen u
! zlssy had committed themseives oy SO
Nv - of treason-in other words oy nrAt
s8y f,sg in arms" Now accordingly the histor
q Shere was nothing done TO moiess'
s,s "a Tersecute the people OF Ireland "
fSay rose in arms in 49," My friends,
TIsfng of 1898 took place ON the S3a OF y
TX On tbat day the United lrishmen rose
ssss ~ Won now, whether the government
III NV share in that riaing or cresslng
1Sbellion.
IA early as 1897 the country was De
ring to be disturbed, according 20
Fronde. and we find during the nrsS :, u
Teonths of January, February anu ma
II sg7. Lord MORA giving bis testimon
& ~ - Sba action of the English GoVeI1n