The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-05-04

selves as II they alone constituted the popula
ton. But the fact is that for very many year
past the Catholics have outnumbered ali til.
Protestant sects united, and these kept quiet
only because their landlords and ma gistrates
power to oppress they could not exercise thei,
political rights without great danger to them
selves in various ways. Now, when they can
d"S", they Immediately show what is the true
political condition of parties in the county.
here venture to predict that at the next gen.
eral election, several Other northern constitu-
e:cies which have hitherto been without the
slightest question set down as Orange. will
come forth ful-fedged Catholic and Nation
allst constituencies. great surprise is in
store Tor 0rangemen, Englshmen, ant-Home
Rulers ri.a and all THAT that kind of thing.
our Irish Whip to injure tho Home Rule move
ment, by representing it as hostile to the
movement for the settlement of the education
question. The Erening Post-the one bribed
organ of the government in that county-has
always gone on this despicable tack and is
now especially at its dirty work with as much
vigor as it is capable of, which is not much
Mr. John Carroll, of Earlsratt, county Kill
kenny, wrote letter the other day to the
Freeman the substance of which may be guess
ed from its heading" Home Rule VS.. Demon
national Education" The document having
Daunt. of the Home Rule Association, felt
himself forced to reply to it. OF course, he
utterly demolished Mr.. Carroll. But though
this is a desirable result, think it would have
thing such West Britons most desire, is to be
noticed at oil. If they are replied to once,
they go on writing ad infnitum, and that is
just what they want to get an opportunity of
doing But since Mr.. Daunt determined to no.
tice Mr.. Carroll, why did he not choose anoth-
er wayo demolishing him than that of argu-
ing with himf Any argument would be
thrown away on such q man and, therefore,
he should merely have pointed out that this
man is simply an old keogh-and Sadlerite-one
who wrote in 1851 in favor of such traitors as
Keogh, and wrote in pretty much the same
way as he does now-is, in fact, and has al
ways been political sham, cheat, humbug,
charlatan, and, as such, should not be listened
to for a moment by respectable people
Another piece of gross wrong and Injustice
Ulster Examiner. He was committed to prison
as a hrst-class msdemeanant, and hitherto
frst-class misdcmeanants in these counties
have been confined in pretty comfortably
furnished room, have had their room cleaned
out by an ordinary prisoner, have been al
lowed to read books and papers, to have a fire,
to zee their friends, to transact their business
to supply their own food. At this present
moment gentleman named Skipworth COM
mitted for contempt of court in England, con-
nected with the IIchborne business and COM
mtted as first-class misdemeanant is treate
an the way above described. But Mr. MacAl-
eese IS treated as an ordinary prisoner. He is
not allowed to see his friends-even- his wife
he Is not allowed books or paper; he is not al
lowed to transact his newspaper business; he
is fed on the prison fare; his hair has been
cropped close and he has been coInpelled-Da
final measure of degredstion--to wear tho pris-
on dress need not say that this circumstance
has excited fresh indignation throughout Ire
matter was brought under the notice of the
government, the government does not appear
to have yet done anything to put an end to
the outrage aud the scandal. JJC