The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-08-18

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member WINS most vehement. and certainly de.
livered g dashipg speech. Now you will esti
mate the strength of the popular party in Gal
de rived their representative, Captain Nolan,
Of his seat, when: mention to yon. that ME.
Henry Is an Englishman and O. Protestant,
that he was selected by the landlords Of Gal
theless, on this occasion, he was either so ex-
ceptfonally honest Of - completely convinced
that his constituents' thought themselves out
ragged by keogh's decision and would not re-
elect him it no did not disapprove of it, that
he spoke IS L have described. apd subscribed.
short time since, one hundred guineas 20 the
Nolan Indemnity Fund. The other speakers
for Dnblin; Nj. p. J. smytb, the member for
;Westmeath, who said Keogh wa "the embodi-
ment, not Of Justice, bnt Judicial corruption
and political profigaoymi M. Mathews Dan.
White, the member for Tipperary; and the
Lord Lieutenant Of the county Glare. On the
other side there spoke the English Attorns, :
General, who stated the position and views Of
the Government. In brief his Argument was !;
the House OF Commons is not court Of appeal
to revise the law Of the Judges, nor q commit
tee OF taste to pronounce Judgement on their
style OF speech. He shirked in fact, the dis
begged the question, and, although the brother
of . Jesuitt-the Rev. Henry j. CoIeridge, the
distinguished editor of the Month he did not
say one word In repyobatiou Of the bideous
heads Of the Church to which that Jesuit he.
iouged. But Mr.: Henry James, an English
lawyer and member for an English borough,
was the great and specisf- adsoeate for the
that capacity he strongly denounced the CAL
way clergy. MT. James is ono of those Radi-
cals-those Liberals-who forget their princi-
pies altogether when they have to deal with
Catholics and the Catholic Church, which they
hate with an absorbing and overwhelming
hatred. It was, therefore, natural that he
should. have acted the part L have just de-
sc.iSsa: Mr. David PlRnket t, was the last
Der for the Orange constituency of the Uni
versity of Dublin. He certainly inherits from
bis uncle, the great and first Lord Plnpkett,
tions his views are of a broad and liberal
character. / am told that as q lecturer on law
at our Inns of Court here he was universally
liked and know myself that his youth, his
splendid and brilliant style of speaking, his
fine presence, and sympathy with many good
objects make him q general favorite. But,
alas either because he is really blind, or be-
cause he prefers to sacrifice his conscience to
pelf and place and power, he holds the most
bigoted. views on all matters with which the
Catholic Church or her clergymen are con-
nected. He may possibly grow liberal ;but at
antieusted Orange sentiments; and on Thurs
day evening last she made q violent attack on
" Ultramontanism,' going over all the absurdi-
ties OF Professionalism in reference to that thing
Whatever it Island ] confess I, though Ca
tholic don't know what it is, though of course
may have rough notion or two ON the sub
Iceland, asking, in conclusion, whether it
rule Ireland" This, like Mr. James hits.
+" brought down the House." There was now
o motion for adjournment, which, after con-
siderable discussion, was carried by $50 votes
4 .tty cod of
those who would have voted in favor of Mr.
Butts motion. No one even expected that
that motion would be carried or would have
received greater number OF yotes ana TINS TINS
not deceived. But this was not the end. The
Irish popular members, by repeated. motions
for adjournment, ut East got the debate ad-
journed to Monday next, when it is more than
doubtful that 1t will be resumed. On the
| whole, the debate must be regarded as not
| altogether satisfactory. Mr.. Butts speech was
failure, although he had good case. aud al
| exception, perhaps, Of Mr. T. J. Smyth, failed
| to bring out into sufficient prominence the in
timidation practised by the Galway Landlords
1 and the partiality evinced by Keogh in moi
| even censuring that intimidation. Letus hope
| that if the debate is resumed some Irish mem
| Der or members will supply this remarkable
| deficiency.
| Ihave said that the Keogh debate has beer
the chief event of the week, with one exeep
| ton. That one exception is the important
| and even startling announcements made in thu
House of Commons, on Tuesday night, by thu
Attorney General cor Ireland, that the Govern
ment has determined to prosecute, for corrup
practises at the Galway election, the Mos
Rev. DR.. Duggan, Bishop of Clonfert, twenty
one Catholic clergymen of Galway, and TIVE
Keogh had reported thirty.six altogether a
ruitRy of undue influence. One of these-Fa
tSer Conway-is now dead. There remains
therefore. eleven who are MOTTO be prosecuted
The reason assigned by the eoyernpent IL EN-
selves for their exemption Is that there is no
them. That is. Keogh, when he reported, tn
Archb;shop Of fuam, the Bishop of Galway
and nine Of their clergy as guilty OF; m.s th
kSs,Ss - oSi0o OF the whele busneSs--did so o.
!, Iinsufficfent evidence. This, surely, rs
yiSfaaf Condemnation of his whole deoistor
Nevertheless. NJ. Gladstone and his car
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