The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-09-21
" Too Bad, Father Tom. :"
from the Dublin Nation. Aug. 30.

In the sermon of tho great Irish Domini-
can in Armagh Cathedral on Sunday lae6
there was one passage quite unworthy OF MS
repute as O student Of Irish history. Father
Burke informed his audience that on every
point Of the conflict between ireland and
England save Observation-Disclosures was
beaten that everything else was gone;
that our nationality was lost and only onr
religion had triumphed where 80 much
beside had, 4" by the will Of Providence.
persisted. All this is historically untrue.
1t is most hurtful, most unjust most mis-
chievous. We have heard it all ere now.
Indeed it is stale and hackneyed story
a wretchcd concoction-which is often
used by men who are neither learned,
wise, nor patriotic, when they seek to dam
age the Irish cause or to excuse their own
| desertion of it. We cannot comprehend
how the gifted and eloquent combatant OF
Froude could be found repeating this insi-
dious and deadly inuendo against the ma
tional hopes and the national interests OF
Ireland. If lreand's nationality be gone,
dead, persisted, stamped out, conquered,
oblitarated-if the national battle be- lost,
and if naught remains for US but to consi-
der ourselves Catholic Britons, then let US
tear down the monuments OF that hpge
|imposter O'Connell, who fred our sonls
With the great and grand conviction that
our nationality-the national spirit-the
national iDdividuality-bad survived IN
conquered and unconquerable.
It is NOT historically true that ireland
has lost the battle on every point save re.
ligion. The Irish nation survives: u
may not just now be clothed with all III
many of these to win but it is in a posi-
: ton to win them, it means to win them
and it will win them. Not only Is it no
true that Ireland has been beaten on ths
question of nationality, but it is the lndis
putable fact-a proud and glorious facs TO-
! ireland has bsffied and beaten England IN
o der circumstances where probably an.
Q other nation in the world would have sue
8 cumbed. There is no instance in all his
tory of nationality so triumphant and nm
!, conquerable as ours.
: But suppose Father Burke point to GU
!, Senate House no longer filled with Ire
,, lands legislators7 Suppose he remind q
q | that since our fathers were young men GU
: chief national possession has been foul
d wrested from usf What Of that7 do'
= false would it have been of anyone TO 80
;. Irish Catholicity was. dead when the bruts
;, Henry plundered our temples, or when tn
:; tigress Elizabeth Redeemed the scaffold wit
Q the blood of priest and bishop! Ho
:. false would it have been of any one to sa
- Ireland had lost the battle on religion, an
v been beaten out of her faith, when the pe
= nal code had wrought its hellish mission
g Twas oft proclaimed, but twas always ur
true. Though lost to sight, though az
l. parently extinct, though trampled IN u
z dust, prescribed and banned and " dead
II II law" Irish Catholicity was not conquered
"a Who will say that Irish nationality ID
"a weak aud low to day as was Irish Catht
rs licity in many a dreadful year gone by
y What is it but the insulting jargon OF OIL
T. prosecutors at all times that would Pc
d .uade us we have been conquered, AM
r therefore, should submit. We answer
~ all such men-as our fathers answered the
~ prototypes in the days Of Henry and Eli
- abeth and James and Anue and Villa
D. and George" The struggle is not ende
10 vet" We can tell Father Burke this mut
i'd still further, that had Irish nationality bee
~ couGncred there would be to day but poo
d. account of Irish Catbolicity.
~ Forms of government are very seconuai
- considerations as compared with nation
, life. A nation may change its ruling d.
q, uasties, may pass from absulutism to Il
70 pubIicanisIn, or from Republication
"a monarchy, or may combine for common il
eff terests with other kingdoms but SO lor
~ as it preserves iutact its national spirit al
h. individuality, SO long az it is not absorb'
a. OF obliterated by dominant or suhjug
IN ting power, the nation remains. 1t may
prosecuted, wronged, assaiied, robbie
10 wounded, chained; but whlle it preserv
Il. its individuality and cherished u love
le liberty it is uncOnquered. Even the Pole
d. loaded with chains and bleeding from cru
I'd woupds, sing the national hymn, " Polar
'g is not dead yet" Neither is ireland, r
IN ther Tom.
O. The venerable Frediric Lemaitre, at OF
IN time the most popular actor in Par
orfia ar hn