The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-04-13
Morning Star and Catholic Messenger.
SEW ORPHANS, SUNDAY, APRIL Is 1873.
From Our Own Correspondent.
OUR IRISH LETTER.
DUBLIN, March 22d, 1873.

st. Patrick's Day-the national festival-fell
on Monday, and was most extensively and en-
Enthusiastically celebrated in these islands. 1
say these islands, for there is not O town or
city scarcely in England and Scotland which
has not its Irish colony. large or small, and
indeed think there was more enthusiasm ex-
hibited by those exiles than by us mere at
monstration in Hyde Park, London, in which
not less than 10000 Irish took part. On Mon
day evening there was an indoor demonstra-
tion in the same city, at which Sir George Bow
yer, Bart, the eminent English Catholic, pre-
sided, and at which Messrs Martin, NJ. p, De-
lahunty, M. p. Callan, NJ. p, amongst others,
assisted. In Glasgow o most numerously att
tended and enthusiastic celebration was held
in the City Hall, the principal speaker being
Mr.. r. P. Blennerhassett, NJ. P. for Kerry. Mr..
Blennerhassett spoke the evening after at Dun
dee, on the Home Rule question. Amongst tho
many Other English and Scotch demonstra-
tions, those of Liverpool and Newcastle on
Tyne were the chief. At tho latter nearly E100
was collected for the benefit of Daniel Reddin,
the ex-Fenian prisoner, who has been paraly sed
by his treatment in British prisons.
Of Irish celebrations, those in the north of
ireland, where it has been so long supposed
crushed out by Orangeism were both more
numerous and enthusiastic than all the Others
There is not single centre of population in
Ulster which did not witness procession COM
posed of many thousands of persons wearing
the national color and carrying flags with na-
tional notices; while in Belfast and other
places there were concerts, balls and meetings
at which patriotic speeches wero delivered
Professor Gabraith was one of the speakers in
Belfast. In all places-north and south, east
and west-there was much less drunkenness
than usual, and the religious services were car
ried out with unusual solemn Nil y and impressive
ness, and attended by vast and pious crowds.
On the whole, nobody could fail to see that
the Irish people in Ireland are to-day a. we'd
ded both to their political and their religious
faith as they have been at any time these seven
hundred years past.
The night wrote to you last, Mr. Gladstone
announced in the House of Commons the resig-
nation of himself and all his colleagues, in
consequence of the defeat of their University
Bill. Since then Mr.. Disraeli has been offered
the Premiership by the Queen, has declined
not only to form government but to dissolve
called to the helm, and is once more in COM
mand of the vessel of the State. Although
there was majority of three against the Gov
eminent on the University question, that ma
jority was obtained only by the detection of
the Irish Liberal members from the Liberal
ranks, and most of these members would vote
party question. There being really, therefore,
large majority against him. Mi. Disraeli
wisely refused to take Office. Had he taken
office, he would have probably been compelled
enough of this. I only alluded to it for the
purpose of enabling me to introduce a reference
to the prospect Irish Catholics have of getting
justice from the Tory party in the matter Of
on Thursday night last in his statement ex-
planatory of his share in the events of the
ministerial crisis, that his party will do them
as little Justice as the Wings. He repudiated
emphatically the notion of union of the Con-
servatives with the Irish Liberals. saying that
what those members wanted-viz the estab-
lishment of an endowed Catholic University
or University College-could never be pro-
posed by the Conservatives
The restoration of the Gladstone ministry
has given great joy to the Irish Wing members.
These individuals were PANIED to the heart at
being obliged to turn it out of office. Their
feelings and secret opinions, and hopes and
fears, are admirably described in q couple of
clever sq1ibs which ,,, have appeared in the Na-
Cogan (Kildare) The O'Donohuc CTralee). Mr..
Herbert (Kerry), Sergeant Sherlock (Kiugs
County,, and others. are supposed to have held
two meetrgs-one Immediately after the
signation of Gladstone, the other after his
call to Office. At the first, the prevailing feel
ing was one of gloomy dependency, and sew
erai members sing songs to popular airs eN-
to the act they had performed, and condole
with one another on the prospect of their all
being sent to the right about" at the next
election deriving consolation only from the
hope that they might be able to bamboozle the
priests and people once more by Boosting that
they had voted as their constituents wished
the University Bill. The second meeting was
stinguished for absolute hilarity and ioviali-
ty; lively and comic songs take the place of
grave aud gloomy ones, though even then un-
comfortable thoughts about their chances of
reelection disturbed those gentlemen. 1t is
remarkable that not word is now said by any
VAe of them about the duty of making another
attempt to solve tho Education question
They are heartily glad to be rid of that bust
ness, and this fact is not left unDoticed by the
writer of the Nations squibs, which, if con-
tinued, cannot but do an immense amount of
good in opening the eyes of priests and people
to tho fact that these all corrupt politicians
ready to sell their country on the first avail
able opportunity.
But the most remarkable circumstance to be
noted this week in connection with this Uni
versity Bill business and political crisis is the
rage of the English Liberals and their organs
in the press. They are perfectly enraged be-
cause, indeed, the Irish Liberal mem bers exer-
cised their pndoubted und un9uestionable
right of opposing q bill which they believed
TO be fraught with danger to the Cath Ollie faith
and the educational interests of the Irish peo-
pie; For exercising this right they and their
constituents and the Catholics of the United
Kingdom are actually threatened with d rovi-
val of the penal laws "Whatever may be
true, you and your creed are unquestionably
false and if you, in obedience to the dictates
OF your creed, th wart us any more, by the hea-
vens above and the earth beneath we will not
tolerate your conduct. If we are baited much
more, we will renew the campaign against Ca |
tholicism which was waged by Elizabeth and |