The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-12-14
Morning Star and Catholic Messenger.
Jew ORLEANS. SUBWAY. DECEMBER II. 1873.
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The Agitation for Homo Rsla In Ireland.
OPINIONS OF A. n, SULLIVAN, EDITOR OF THE
=; 80 T. NATION -,.I. . F.;,gnt. IA
lIFrom the New Yssk Her.id.

.d A. ~ rs hli fAA AN~N" -H'i -'B"Cd3l q
10 as T'tFrom the New Y,sl Hsraia1 - 4'ylSt'
Twas told that Mr.. A. n. Sullivan, the editor
Of the Nation Snewspaperh gentleman who; .
controversy, and who Is j6stly regarded - one
of the leaders of Irish national opinion, could
give me informatio as 70 the present ssa.e =.
of those pledged to the ace9mplishment OF
home rule, which would be fuller and more re-
liable than could be ss Iron .om sny su
vanj at this Office of his journal, In Middle Ab
hey street, -Dnbiin, and was very courteously
tween forty five and fifty years Of age, Of spare
azure. and with q careW orn bnt very intelli-
gent face. When he learned the object OF my
mower, and the following conversation ensued ::
Correspondent-Wiliy you, Mr. Sullivan. kind
" give me some particulars of your lifeI Your
that some details of yonr biography would he
interesting to the Heralds readers.
Mr.. Sullivan-With pleasure: believe
much respected in the county of Cork, though |
my immediate relatives filled but very bum |
Bic position. The regard with which we have
its cause mainly in the fact or idea that we be-
long to one of the old families of the district
some minor branch of the Berehaven OSnlii-
van's-the Celtic peasantry, and, indeed, IN
taching exaggerated Importance to the idea OF
family or stock. Ny father, in education and
influence, was much above the station ne nilea;
He was o decorator, house painter. etc, ana
his great ambition was that shonld become q
great artist; SO / was taught drawing. no
was mined may aim 1sss s hs took
part, and our family, from . respectable po-
sition, was plunged into the keenest distress ss..
set of to Dublin. mere lad, full OF vague as
Irisfs Academy supporting myaelf meantime 40
best I could, becoming q great painter an
lifting my father out OF bus troaS,e. s ,e1 En.
hibition of 1858 in making drawings for the
illustrated papers, and then l crossed over 70
h0n dart on in s Mho artist
made the acquaintance of several literary
men, and began to contribute to magazines end
ss to on Quit Ire
land for Australia he offered to dispose of his
share in the Nation to me, Mr.. John Cashe
One Of nav fathers friends supplied tho means
and became one of the proprieto.s and editors
of the Natson, the entire property passing int
afser. In 1sS7 visited Americs, and Travelled
there for Eve months. went through sh'
whole of the Valley of Wyoming. knapsaok OF
back and sketohbook in hand, collected stor
Of valuable information about the massacre
and made sketches of every point OF ineeIss!
published the result in q little book. "a Visi
Valley Of eat 9 " print In 1ss
the execution of ALLEN, Larkin and oBrien i
Manchester, for what the English people cor
sdsr "the murder Of Sergeant reats
wild excitement in ireland, where the deaf
of poor Brett was believed might say know y,
hays been r. Sasss ID aB Re ah9 Fenian
ton. Men, like myself, who had incurred 20
fierce hostility Of tho Fenians in reprehendin
th saS aea q at
teri A monster funeral procession, at whic
$50 900 people either looked on or took par
came of in Dublin, John Martin, II. p, al
at
dicted, second Indictment being laid again
for ws .Ss In Of ensRsss
written by my brother aud had never be-
seen by me until they were read against me
court on the application for my commit!
on the press charge I was brought to tri
frst. and convicted. On the funeral Proee
sion charge was brought up the next day b
disagreed, and the prosecution fell throug
INIT On the conviction against mo on the I'll
trial, ] was sentenced TO elk months impr1so
nenS in Richmond Jail. And here is DIR
feature in the case. found myseif prison
in o jAl over which for six years (three ysi
previously to that time) had been myself
Board Of saperintendeuce of City Priso
Aud 1 helped to sdminister the affairs OF :
prison while, experimenting its igor r., =
JanuSrv when found the prosecution
hand, tho oficers know should come on sga
and in their personal relations towards
snarea humiliation, which Is the real sting
inpribossaient; but, sPart from this. 1 "
treated an q common thief or burglar, with
81. exception thht by special request of the Bot
of Snperintendence to the Lord Lieuten9n
was exempted from wearing the prison Ore
twas kept in solitary confinement, in sto
floor cell, twelve feet by eight, with only
of wood chained to the floor for my wife
American lady whom married in ls6ATto
on on the one day in the week she was allos
to see me. My interviews with my mot
were conducted through o grated WIND
with a prison officer on either side !n
fourth month l was liberated in compiia
with tho prayer of memorial, which va
curiosity, being signed. by conservati'
Wbies, fationalists, Orangemen and ultram
lanes. Instantly my release commit
was formed to present me with ssrvi ;s
silver or some such testimonial, but naviu
horror of this kind of thing, declined
profFsred offer, and my friends ceased thSir
ertions not, however, until they had collee
como E4OO This sum handed over IS NY
aoriptiou toward che erection OF statu
Henry Grattan in College Green.
IRGsH LITERATURE.
Correspondent-I understand, MT: Snlh'
that Won have devoted Q considerable amo
of exertion and capital to the adyanoemen