The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-12-22
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ences and religious hatreds into the rela-
Hons of life that do not belong to religion"
Meantime, they say to the men of Ireland,
Try and acquire property and wealth.
This can only be done by developing assid-
nous industry; aud that industry can only
peace, and as long as there is truce to
violent political agitation" Then these
men-I was giving the opinions of others,
not my own-these men say to the Irish
men in America,-" Men of ireland in
America-men Of Irish birth-men of
American birth but of Irish bood-we be-
lieye that God has largely intrusted the
destinies of Ireland to you. America de-
mands of her citizens only energy, indus
Try, temperance, truthfulness, obedience to
the laws and any man that has these,
with the brains that God has given to every
fune and grand future. II you are faith
ffal to America in these respects, America
will DO faithful to you. And in proportion
5; - the great Irish element in America rises
eid wealth, it will rise in political influence
1Iand pOwer-the political influence and
sovershadow the whole world, and, to bring
tAbout, peace ard justice, far greater revo-
lutisns in the cause of honor and humanity
than have ever been effected by the sword
This is the Programme of the second class
of Irishmen and tell you capdidiy, that,
ito this programme I give my heart and
asoul.
Is Yoa will ask me about separation from
the crown of England. Well that is tick
.lish question, ladies and gentleman. I dare
say you remember that, VIXEN Charles Ed
ward was Pre tender to the crown Of Eng
Hand, during the first years of the House
sof Hanover, there was toast which the
e5acobite gentlemen used to give. It was
this:
bs live and down With the Pre-
- God bless ia all. that's quite another thing"
= And yet, with tho courage Of an old monk,
I will tell You my mind on this very qaes-
ton. History tells rs that empires, like
men, run the cycle Of year Of their life, and
then die !; no matter how extended their
power, NO matter how mighty their infla-
invincibles their armies; the day comes,
the inevitable day, that brings with it de-
cay and disruption. Thnsit was Nth the era-
pire of the Modes and Persians thus with
mighty the empire of the Assyrians thus
With the Egyptians Of old; thus with the
ever have imagined, for instance, 1900
years ago-before the Goths first came to
the walls of Rome-who- would have i'm
agined that the power that was to rule
with undisputed sway over a territory
greater than the whole Roman Empire,
would be the little unknown island flung
ont into the Western Ocean, known only
BY having been conquered by the Remans,
the ultin,a thule, tue tin leland in the far
ocean. And this was England. Who
would have imagiued that In the cycle of
time this would come to pass Now, my
top of the wheel do you imagine she win
always remain there3 I do not want to
be one bit more loyal than Macaulay:
and Lord Macaulay describes the day
"when the traveller from New Zealand
will take his stand upon the broken arch
Of London bridge to stretch the ruins of St.
Paul's." Is that-wheel of England rising
OF fallipg7 Is Eugland to-day what che
was twenty years agof England, twenty
years ago, in her first alliance with Napo-
ieon had finger in every pie in Europe.
And Lord John Russell and Lord Palmer
ston were busy bodies of the first order.
England to-day has NO more to say in the
affairs of Europe than the Emperor of China
has. You see am only talking philosophy.
A few mon this ago the three great Emperors
Of Germany, Austria, and Russia, -came
together in Berlin to ix the map Of
Europe and they did not even pay the
courtesy of asking England to come in, to
know what she had to say about it.
The army of Euciand to-day is nothing,
q mere cypher. The German Emperor can
bring his i, 20o. 600 men into the field; and
England, for the very life of her, can
not put 100000 men against him. An
English citizeu-a loyal Englishman-wrote
abook called, "The Battle of Dorkingj"
In which he describes a German army
marching on London. The Ebglishman
was loyal; and why should be more loyal
than he OF England's navy, Mr.. Reade,
Chief Constructor of the British navy, has
written an article in q London paper, In
which lie declarea and proves that, at this
raoment, the British feet would be afraid
to 20 into Russian waters. They are not
able to meet Russia. And why should be
more loyal than Mr.. Readef An empire
beQins to totter and crumble to decay when
it Withdraws its forces from it's outlying
provinces; as, in the decay OF Rome, the
Roman legions were Withdrawn from Brit.
ain. England, to-day, says to Canada and
Australia, ooh, take your government into
your own hands; we don't want to DO both
cred with you any more" England, that,
eighty years ago fought for the United Col
onies Of America, as long AZ she could put