The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-01-19

IF q neople Christ Our Lord Himself de- |
,iares tbat a ,,nnsa Sivldsd against itself
INST faIi Al sisss tssst esemes,t of alton
n existanca VoSsS3 M f6n n nrferess il that
The nS.s,Ia sf;Ssid IN Shitxa. and the enc
my 81 public freedom and che liberty Of
the pd6pte in all age6has always begun nis
Internal work by tfyipg to create dlvisions
md dissentionG amongst them. mseMs
point,. - an illustrations, to trelands -
Niobe or nations, the martyred mother Wng
bore me- For 700 PEARS we have groane9
beneath the tyrans,s bands, pitsiess ana I
unrelaxing in his ErHsp. .WDyI
Because he governed q divided people.
was bat Che Other day that hat e. e
teeth, that ireland was o slave because sne
was Divided ). and on the day that she was
united. no power under heaven couid DINO
her into slavery fOrsa eingIe hOur.
Union being the frat element OF pa
tional existence and progress, Iesk Mhae e
the first element Of this uni0nN " nas se
the strongest bond that can btna Pe0R.o
together and keep them together = snsEer
at opce-the principle of religious unity; y
is the most sacred Of all bends, becanse Y
is the most abiding, the most upehsngtng;
it Isj i bond fixed by Almighty GOD A'-
Nations are sometimes made one ~ Tue
accidental circumstances Of eonqaesfr Bos
that union that is effecteA By fhe ks Wy ~
must be preserved by TIE swQlo,loE ~
ceases to exist. TaketheBnion Akeangi
and England. 1t was effected by tho AEora
"a sword that was never allowed TO rust
as long as there was Irish blood at manu-
to keep it clean and bright oy 1he 'ea'' N''"
blood of the people. -,.--.-
But that sword has begun to rust TO. oay.
1t is no longer the powerful falcnion II was H.
once in the hand Of q fearless nation. ~
rusts in its scarbbard the nation sna. H"rs
it is afraid to draw it !; and the people OF
ireland are waiting, waiting, thinking tnat
the rust will come over the brightness OF
the blade; and the Ranomsnt it, dues, that
moment the union Which was sedecteagoy
the sword, will be broken by The sMord.:
heaven, but Of earth. Ea's t'' ~
IS Again, the accidental circumstance, ct
| mutual consent may bind ,nations toRether.
For instance, the various States OF tins
American Union, they have" agreed anu
united upon the basis Of ma taaa Hindepen-
deuce and States rights Sc they have
been united, and SO they; are, united, ana
may God in heaven bless that union and
inspire every Americau citizen, gfeaV an a
small, no natter who he be- wisa respecs
for the sacred principles which, the petlop
adopted for il is only By ing t tss
people can be kept together ms9. 30 %
Nations, again, may be bound togethe!
by mutual commercial interests. England
I and France made q commercial treaty Few
years ago.. But FRANCE iOuhu inc uoSsy
4 worked disad vautageousiy to her and dis.
solved the treaty, and the entente cordiaseo
which we hear SO much was broken. liz
There il only one bond that can bind a
,,.or,a AVID Fesr; than together in lnnior
tphatp csn never he dastroyed.r and that H.
the nn;oa of heart. aoul. mind and sym:
~athv that springs from one undivided and
c c mon fsitb. Eyery other bond may b.
SnttaUaa snd vat a 1eonle remain essent.
;.Iis CO. Evsry other preserying eIsmen
of . race NAV be destroyed, and yet &
naonia viii retain their national individu
a,ity. alive and vigorous, in spite of every
thiT y, On sarti,. becanse their union comes
, from God, Behold case in point. Fo,
zSo vsars the neople of nv native hand
have been subjected to a series of the moe
,tarrihIe nersecutions and trials that eve
NV notfon in the world suffered. He
enemies Wished to break in pieces the indi
uaIitv Of ireland. 90 chat the disjecta mem
bra the broken fragments might be cas-
into every nation on earth and amalgamat'
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