New-York tribune., 1873-04-12
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OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF Tbs TkiBoNk'l
% March 22-Marvelous is the humble and
DUh.-s .ervice rendered by the Anglican converts
- master who has nailed their ears 90 the
'm 49, Vatican! Archbishop Manning told the
go l Catholic Club few nights ago that he
N'u-i,,,ded Parliament throughout the whole Irish
ID % debate as he considered il his duty TO
Ob ;,s course. and give information if necessary
20. interested in H." And who were the parties
N-..ssd that wanted information from the Arch
~, sf Westminster Surely not Cardinal Cul-
- che Irish Prelates They had hundred ears
80 and a score Of pens az work conveying 20
q, hourly all the information possible on every
- If the debate and every secret movement
-..o.eted with it. Not a whisper about the lobby
- escape them. If there were no shorthand
.-,sS no special correspondents. no devoted mem
-. Of Parliament no telegraphs, the wstchful at
,,,iapce and patient listening of al Archbishop
-sbt have been useful. especially if his being an
Pnrishman gave him access 10 better sources of IN
to-ation and if the Speakers gallery had not been
.opallv open 10 the Irish Prelates, whose reports
roud be possibly more trusted in Dublin. But l
mes Il was not Dublin but Rome that required the
information
The report Will not be very cheering unless the
,hrnnrh Cardinal Cullen as 70 love fighting for It's
ovp slke and unless the Pope desires that the field
n hattie should be as wide as Christendom. DR..
Naming knows that when IL comes to question of
"a hoStilities England VIII be an antagonist not
~, determined than Germany and yet he, as an
EprFshuan does not shrink from the issue, which
-st Dee as mortal on one side or the other as the
61el Of the two French women who fought lately
with carving knives. He considers that the Gov
,rrmcnt mas put religious education inclined
psne and its descent Is most rapid 10 the point
when religion vii be swept out altogether" There
fore the question Of education IS Of all 80 the most
hrrinc question " and he said that at the next gen
s,I election il behooved Catholics 10 unite and 70
take distinct political action upon IT, So far as lies
IN his power he viii by word writing and act appeal
70 the people TO make II the one great issue, 10
which everything else is 70 be sacrificed. This, |
coupled with the threats from Ireland, means that
tbe Catholic vote Is to make all legislation I'M
possible by turning the scale against the Govern
nent 10 every division. right OF wrong. IN sublime
disregard Of principle. II IS stated to-day that the
Irsb p~lates wish 70 rve the Prime Minister the
Liberal party some space for repentance. and that
thev have sought an interview with that object but
Nj Gladstone declined to receive them. Perhaps /
they meant only to put plasters the cuts inflicted
lelahs which did execution upon it at the bidding Of
the Hierarchy sOrely against the wills Of those hon
orabe gentlemen who were cruelty compelled TO
strike tb.r friends and the friends Of their country
Really after all. IL seems % be a very irprudent |
thing for an English Minister 70 befriend Ireland.
II be studies his own peace Of mind, his own well |
far and his character not 70 speak Of his eternal
salvation be had better lei Irish UDaS trees alone.
Not onlq viii the tough branches rebound and strike
hin IN the face. but every blow of his dislOdges
ht # noxious creatures that shelter in the leaves
and feed on them. These fasten upon him with IN /
tense fury. and cover him with their venom. But /
what Is most extraordinary IN this land blessed by
ST. Patrck-another swarm supposed 70 be bees for /
who's benefit he has been working Ike a Hercules !
denohshing the Upas-ioin fercely in the attack, /
and never cease till they have helped their old ene-
nies to lay him PROSTATE. Every one knows with I
What marvellous energy Mr.. Gladstone toiled for I
two wears az the Church Establishment and the !
Land Question. and amid what opposition and OBJ |
loquy he achieved reforms which other statesman
had ventured "a attempt although Liberals and
Catholics with equal urgency proclaimed their
necessity. On the Education bill he had not only to
bear tempest of wrath from the Opposition, but to
brave the dstTust and hostility of large section Of
hs own supporters and al for the sake of the Cath
olc priests and people of Ireland. Wen, what il
The RESULT Why the representatives Of these
clients Joined the Tories in defeating HIM. striking
hu from behind while fighting their own battles
sod when they got HIM down they trampled on him
with Wild exultstion,
Tl> Dublin Nation. one Of the most respectable
and moderate Of the national organs thus refers
70 the defeat Of the party by whose efforts every
concession Of Catholic claims, from the Union to
The present day, has been ex1Ortcd from the Tories
after repeated. prOJracted and desperate fighting
M. GlsdstOnes regime is over Overwhelmed by
aehous Of reprObatiOn. in which the voice of every
lnshmSn upraised. IL has fallen. With the full
concurrence Of the Irish people of their prelates of
theu priests, Of their patriots, his Administration
has been hurled from office. We are done with the
Wings. With that party Ireland has broken abso-
lutely, and forever. We are done with English
Ministers with English parties with English Parlia-
mentS7 The keenest, most desperate, and most
sEull-breaAIug hattes in which the Irish
ever engage Is between themselves-Celt against
Celt-in the faction -fghts7-which would re-
vve at any time if not kept down by the strong
hand Of the Government. II by chance a small
fofce Of police attempts TO divide them. they are
sure 70 unite By an instructive impulse until they
Enash the peace-preservers and drive them off the
he'd. Having in the spirit of Hbernian paternity.
accomplished this job they set TO again using sticks,
Sonee and all deadly weapons that come 70 hand,
anc always aiming destructively;~ 20 leave perma-
hsut marks upon their antagonists and woe 10 the
s@gger who falls upon half dozen Of these heroes.
lo'it viii 20 hard with them if they do not share
Vie glory Of actually scattering about the brains Of
ee victim. Something like this is what the two
lScuons the Tory and the Catholic have been doing
u Tie House of Commons. After having as they
sad made Mr.. Gladstone " bite the dust they had
es notification to see him his place on the
Treasury bench. amid the cheers Of the Liberal
party. Then the Tories loudly and sternly repudi-
S'eo the Irish Catholics. and the Irish Catholic