The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-09-28
,rnine Star and Catholic MESSENGER.
100 yrSNs SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER %, ls7s'
yrrom Our Own Correspondent.
OUR IRISH LETTER.
DUBLIN, September 6, 1873

DUBLIN, September 6, 1873. IN
7 alluded briefly in my last letter to the e Is 2
p%sr Isurkes sermon at Armagh. The reaaSr
? ar rsmember that the Nation found fauao n
w ;iiustrieus Dominiean's assertion lay Y,een
ssfsyt her nationality for instance S;
ia been stamped, out. It found fauis WIZ %;ndli
n..sstement, should add, with eyioeRa Ursee It
ness towards and respeI%S ,ot IN anger Father
s cSI renied to IL on Tuesday, by o iettei W
.hs FJesman Why be did not address 'N W,ion
INC Jhn,t know. The article in the NatgM,
,o" s,o;d had caused him some pain, am hisn0
nc s.ats I'm pressions which, as priest anu an
gg,sSman. he felt bound to remove no ma
aetacIs on himself, but this one he felt oSaha
attaos; cs. both on account of the gravity OF hns
hare and of his respect for the Na'Im .,e1ed
he proceeds to say, thaS es ssaerted he would
W. the last man in the world to assert ~. ny ~
Soo~t would not permit me to publish NY n,0
Tiers shame. But do not bene.e H. lot one Who
Inas and elories in Irelands nationai1J m9 s
iferyently than do. believe in 1T; aop1 so
it; love it," There was no sea himself and
the writer in the Nation They oosn i sts "a
niaed that Ireland 10 Catholic ana tnaG IM1
still a nation but, he says, whilG ne fsth and
adaiity, and thus makes glorious human t g,e
tut Isnend on di vine cause, the writer M que
Nation, in saying, Had Irish natlon ht Moo,
conquered there %andH SS sinks it was the
aoot;nnaIitv that preserved the religion, hnt
thns makes human cause GLORIOUS 1hougn ~ ~
be) produce divine effect. Anu .n s a which o
them ia nearer the truth. The Ndt,on, OF IN ~,
Say has its rejoinder, under tho tue, ~ FL
Now, Father Tom" 1t wr''9s resadilv take
Father Burke's word as to his IneapanE, o. -
noints ont that, while the statements Sch ~ + r
sermon were painfully at vaTa renee a Msv nui
m aseordance with them. 1t goes Oh :
thof Eather Burke writes in such q way y, .
to recognize the fact that the senti.etS 90 on
I;.had rsnorts of his sermon. And as its Jus
I fication of its previous commen LIS "a +
duces the ipsissima rerbG OF the report % =
lows: An 49,,
+o-r;h1s and this time it was not the tain
the Irish people that was assauiteaas ~
"a only their natiosal existence. anu at; on
every nation as its liberty ano l.s na haro;c
wsIe the effoIts Of ireland's kings and Prln
to preserve the treasure Of her nat1onal OK
ence, still, in the providence OF So ont anon
III sioned that Ireland should shlpe OUT alnon
sbs nations as unconquered and unconqmeri
III only upon the question of the divino me 9
her faith. Powerful as was the pr'n 1S;a is
1 nationality, Ireland was dgedsc@ Oh '''' 40
I'd God took It a,oay from as" II,
F aFather Burken continues the Nation,
L zee. everyone will see, that II ahyo1n1 al,
blame, it is not this journal. ~. hnae rono al
ring, as Father Burke ,;t aoG H. zone, dead,
! Inaa;Sshe5"conouered by England, or ia
III ppwav from her by God'-he ought ratn
|GG thank the article in the Na.iom ~, mG;srepo
Il the opportunity of repudiatipg ntie,oH
[% grievous. 40 insufferably hurtful anu w! F.
NJ she irish people, and so inconsistent WI
splsndid-we might say 1r uIs,vaiea The N
~ finally, notices the charge that IL makes
N man cause depend upon divine elec1.
b. yites Father Burke TO say what nu aIt u,
means r ~ successful invasion was foil
|N bv xbe overthrow of Catholicity, asks,
wrong to say that in those regions si tpe he
apoor account mt f foen ~ ESQ we nigh
III say that there would DC ouS pI Fence hs
catholicity in Paris some years ne1 the N
/ Commune been able 10 c oI'9d snncee
conauering Irish nationanty LIE
I'll Int q moor account of Irish Cathonciby
b we attribute divine e1sot NO. 20 the cniy
i. ence which Father Burke saw, or ran .
saw. between himself and ourselves III
rejoice to say, no existence ~ t his arc :
comments would make on all thls a -, .
tbe world knows that had James Inc
nIan of plantations been Thoroughly y,
out all over tho cout try, T In..ar il
more truly Protestant than olS1et 10
And. secondly, l don't think fStn .tl,
ehonld have characterized tue na''o'
|r article as an "attack upon II! ~ -.
q word which implies MOVIES very
IA ent from those which Influenced the :. g
the Nation This reminds me tnae i.
M lin Ereninq Post-that infamous GoSe
~. hr;bed little rag which pretenas Cne
e. nossible zeal and regard for CaSnono ~
|CH IN order that it may the more e1teotu ~
- aae the national cause-had an arIi sl
nEday. in which it also GATED inc W, y
ticle an attack on Father Burke, tuL an1
Whites of its eyes-so to speak-a5 e. cue,
tended) enormity, and said no" .ne
/. about Nationality and religion wouit
|.A the soul of Dollinger g. GO. Eau, aua .
la Father Burke said to 1rienu e1 tI,o
EnI defence of him was far worse that tn ..
|sYSSn and no doubt it must have DISCUSS r
Fl tensely. OF course, the NGttoN IooA q
of the Post No respectable pspett
The Posts object was to be nDle 70
after on au occasion, for instance,
|1cA Naf;on would oppose the candlaaour :,
eminent hack for seat in parli ram y
tors of so-and.so, don't mind the n
l57A naner that attacked Father BURKE VI.
"A GOOD advice" But, to concluoe u;
On this subject, let me just say ma
What the eloquent Dominican inIen n
Fl was that on the question OF sey g1teI
land has been defeated so far 10y Eng
on that of national existence: t"o
To,. ne