The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-10-26
SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 26, 1878.

NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY M
side. There, for instance, is Mr. synan, one of
the members for the county Limerick. He is q
Catholic and declaims much on behalf Of de-
tsnant-right; but what double-dealing game
he must have been playing for some time past,
when he is able this week to get for his bro
ther government situation worth one thous-
in year or so on the popular ticket; but he
has been efectually bought up by the Wings
by this favor granted to him, and can be hence
ally in their pay.
An Important step has been taken by your
New York Herald in regard to our Home Rule
Yates, the weii known En glish novelist, to this
country to learn all about the movement-its
history, its progress. its probable Issue; and to
series Of. letters Mr. Yates has already inter
viewed several Of the leaders Of the Irish peo-
ple-Mr. A. M. Sullivan, Mr.. Butt, Sir John
Gray, Rev. Professor Gslbraith, and others. I
Yates will tell the truth, the whole truth. and
nothing but the truth. ! suppose he would
not consciously lie I; but he is an Englishman
may, all unknown to himself, warp his judg-
mont to our injury. However, he is, on the
other hand, somewhat Of q cosmopolitan too {;
aud he may thus be fairer to ireland than
Imagine.
earnest this week. This long time past it has
m mon to john Mitchell, one Of tho most oour-
Ireland has produced in This century at all
events. The idea has ut last been seriously
taken mp by number Of Irish nationalists
work thay to do sa be properly and
ther Burke, tie great Dominican Mr.. J. P.
M:.s. So1 r., s }oin MI Mt:i = spy.s
mate friend; John Martin, n. P. for Meath and
the husband Of John Mitohel's sister; Mr.. A.
II. Sullivan. Matte" Mr; T. D; Sullivan. No.
j. Gantwell, Dublin /; Mr. P: McCabe Fay,
Dublin and the two sons-William and John
| of the late John B. Dillon-Mitchels compa-
triot and felow-exile in 1913. Messrs Martin,
symth and Ronayne. and Father Burke, are
| the Treasurers Of the fund, and the two young
billions are appropriately the Secretaries to
whom all Communications are to be addressed.
Already the committee have issued an address
| to the people of Ireland, in which they recall
John Mitcheps signal services to his country,
and call for $4,000 to be presented az gift to
the exiled patriot. They ask above all that
| the money shall be forthcoming within three
| months. There is no doubt aS all that this
| request will be complied with readily and
| heartily, and indeed it were q deadly shame If
anything else could be said on tho subject.
| The committee would not wound the feelings
| of the proud and sentative exile by making him
a mere present of the money. They, therefore,
i
| issue at his convenience select edition OF the
| splendid writings with which he has enriched
the literature of his country. They remind
the people that he 10 really one of the great
| writer's of this nineteenth century, and of this
th ere can be no doubt whatever. In my mind
| he 1auks with Thomas Carlyle in force-in
depth and breadth of thought and sledge
hammer power of expression, and is quite n
humorous.
The Irish Permissive Bill Association IL pre-
pairing for vigorous campaign. The organi
cation is now spread all over Ireland, Leinster
Munster, and Connaught are divided for III
purposes into four districts in some centra
town of which districts an executive commit
tee is established with paid secretary and
lecturer on the temperance question. Ulster il
apparently left to take care of itself; and &C
we'll it may be; for must say it is ali but
unanimously in favor of the Permissive Bill Oh
any other measure which will put an end to The
some populous districts of that province there
are no public houses at all, and in many Others
the evils of those pernicions establishment
are reduced to q ninimaDs by the extensive
prevalence Of teetotalism. However, there II
. huge work to be done by the advocates o
temperance even in Ulster. The PermissivC
Bill A Association here in Dublin is doing every
| thing It can to attract to IL and keep beside
it the workingmen. see that it has now re
solved on offering two or three valuable prizes
for the best speeches on the temperance cause
by genuine workingmen. In fine the temper
| ance cause is looking mp in ireland just now
aud there is no doubt that IL would maxi
, much more progress, were LnoEo no nome hul
cause in the way. One thing is certain haC
we an Irish Parliament in College Green, W.
would very soon 20 almost as far as Maine it
self in exercising the Demon Alcohol.
The news about Father O'Keeffe this week
for the public hear as regularly about hin
!, from the newspapers as they do about the in
: tesminable Spanish war, on the Constitutions
!. question in France, or the persecution in Ger
| inapy--is that his application to be restores
/ to the membership Of the Cailau schools ba
, been once more under the consideration of til
~ A II lNznr raVn ao1 H.
: largo majority. The BOard has called upo
, him to show that he is at to be manager, in
. stead of assuming, as he wautod them TO dc
: that hc 10 fit and they have directed one Q
0 their inspectors to sec how his schools in CA