The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-10-05
I From Our Own Correspondent. ]
OUR IRIgH LETTER.

DUBLIN, September 49, 1873.
The Home Rule cause has received an im-
mense impetus within the past week. The Ca
tholic clergy would at last seem to have de-
termined on joining the movement on snasse.
Prudential reasons have hitherto prevented
them from doing so, but those reasons are, it
appears, no icnger patent, and the bishops and
beside their people in the battle for the ma
tiona1 IiglRs Of the country. refer to the
declaration on the question of Homo Rule put
cese of Cloyue-one of tho largest, richest,
and most ultramontane of Irish dioceses. The
Most Rev. DR.. Keano and his clergy declare
that the time has arrived when the interests
of their country requires from them as priests
and Irishmep,. q public procurement on the
notional question. Next, they assert that as
impartial hiatcry has branded as nheopstitu-
tional and corrupt, tho means by which the
lative independence, they regard the claim
made by the Home Government Association
for its restoration as the assertion of q true
principle and the vindication of an outraged
right. And thirdly, while emphatically dis
claiming any intention of seeking for separa-
ton from England, they suggest, as the best
means of giving practical effect to their views,
Iiu of the representatives. of all interested la
this great question" and they are the entire
people, without distinction of creed or class''--
means, on q broad and definite basis, the na-
tons demand for the restoration Of its plan
dered rights.
1t is Interesting to see the views taken Of
this important pronouncement by the friends
of Home Rule and its enemies respectively.
The former are naturally In high glee, know
ing, as they do. that the Bishop of Cloyne and
his clergy has only anticipated in the matter
almost all the other bishops and priests Of Ire
land, and that, the clergy with them, there
can be no doubt Of success for the national
cause. The opponents of Home Role, on the
other hand, are apgered beyond measure for
the same reason, and It 20 amusing to see the
straits they are in for making little Of the
Cloyns declaration and fFightnjng the clergy
of the other dioceaes from endorsing 1t. The
Tory English garrison in Irelaud-says that
the Cloyne priests are not in earnest at all,
and have done Whist they have done only to
frighten ar. Gladstone into giving them good
education measure. need not say how false
this is. Again, the Daily Necs, u London Lib
the Protestants Of Ireland that Homo Role
would mean Rome Rule, now declares, in order
to frighten the Catholic hierarchy, that under
Home Rule the Catholic Church would nlateri-
ally suffer in Ireland. Such self-contradictoTy
declarations are, however, only to be expected
when one considers that the opponents of
Home R0le have not o leg to stand upon.
The suggestion of O conference on the whole
subject OF Home Rule, made in the Cloyne de-
claration was, as happen to know, made by
issue of that declaration. The Association,
although it has gained mightily In power since
three years ago it was formed as Q private
meeting in the Billion or Imperial HoteIin this
city, stin has not grown 30 nightly Is it felt
it ought, and il o general election came it's ro-
sources wouid be quite inadequate TO enable II
to exercise an effective influence in all the con-
stituencies together. The notion therefore,
Of having q conference of all the friends of
Home Rule to prepare for the coming CAM