The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-05-11
|orning Star and Catholic Messenger.

,rning Star and Catholic Messenger.
NEW onLEAHs. SUNDAY. NAY II. isss.
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From Our Own Correspondents. pi.sls {
CUR IRIaH LETTER. g:,.ae -
.,>>. DUBLIN, April IS, 1873. 81
We have had two events of frst-class i'm.
etance here in Ireland during the past week;
Conference and public meeting of tenant
me Rule meeting of last night. Let me deal
&h the Farmers Conference FIRST. -
Tor some time past tho classification which
tQpor or later with the Gladstone Land Act
md which the friends Of Gladstone in this
nHntry would fain conceal has been gather
ne form aud Consistency. This it gain
ID s9lemn and authoritative expIessiop. On
~ e4hesday representatives Of all the Farmers
2144s and Tenants Defence associations in
3re1end met in this city and adopted series Of
Igt&at the Land Act does not afford adequate
&oe&kity to the 1rish farmers, and that nothing
'E8eford 1t but fxity Of tenure at D fair rent
kaact permitst eviction but renders the evic-
hstd that eviction shall not be allowed ct all,
4ops In case q asit rent IL net paid regularly
y4hs oeeapier. They have further resolved
WH viii not advocate their claims These re-
were agreed TO unanimously, and at
blic mestiog held on Thuraday they were,
e1fhe motion Of delegate from Ulster. re-
NIX. p. Blennerhassett, n p, aud Mr. Cal.
n. r., we're amongst the speakers, and
{n4e gentlemen and Others declared incl
only means by which Q satisfactory land law
eSHb be obtained for Ireland. There can be no
do14t at all of this. Equally certain is it that
1n& Land Act is totally inadequate measure.
q eansequence, 10 has not stopped emigration.
1u& hfeblood of the country is still being
draiped away as effectually as if Mr.. Gladstone
ha4 never applied his healing hand to the sore
Bsspre pass from this subject, 1 should men
ti1n that the greatest uDanimity and good
feeltng prevailed amongst the members Of the
although they were from the So
callcd Orange Forth rs well as from the South
snA East of Ireland. Il may add that Con-
Haaght was not represented at all on the occa-
sion The reason OF this is not given in the
. native of Galway. OF all
Ysaces in the world Ireland has been the most
6yHannised over by the lords of the soil, but of
nitPlaces in Ireland Connaught has suffered
public spirit in the rest of Irsland---a fiercer
to resist and punish aggression.
8us whatever be the cause, the landlords of
under
slnne their evil authority was ever resisted and
eyerthrown was at the last election for Galway.
sshat they were afraid to do for generations,
% course the tenants could not dare all at once
Aerting in defence of their rights, to the agency
q Earmers Clubs and Tenants Defence Asso-
ssations, or rather, they thought of it, but
gonnaught body of this kind. It would be
sooked on as declaration of war against the
ssndlords, as q sufficient reason for the exter-
nsd tho Of the me 2sasantry but it is to
genntry have by this time become Courageous
e9ough to defy the landlords, and that If an
eeher Conference on the Land Question should
IKE place, their representatives will not be |
by their absence.
The Home Rule meeting held last night at |
ne Rotunda is the best and most convincing |
NEpof OF the impetus which the national move |
l1ont for the restoration of the Irish Parla-
s7snt has received from the late discussions on
kno University Question. The meeting was
sAkher hsdly advertised, yet the largest public |
Ee5l in D1blin was crammed with a very intel
amber of prominent politicians, country gem
tiemen. farmers, and other persons of position |
sd Independence The speakers included Me- |
III, M; p, Mr; p J; smyth. n; p, Mr. CaIlan
81 Dennehy "a magistrate), Mr.. Florence,
.. Mccarthy Ga magistrate) of Skibbereen,
captain Morgan, Presidents of the Kildare |
1snants' Defence Association, and Blr A. M. |
snslivan-all men of weight and influence |
sosne of them appeared for the first time on the |
Home Rule platform in Dublin, and all of them |
quite earnest ard enthusiastic. Mr.. |
seItchell Henry, whom I heard for tho frst
1lene, spoke very well indeed. So did MT. Cal
In, the member for -Dundalk, Who impaired |
piquancy to his remarks by refer
ing in severe but truthful terms, to two or |
three notorious Wing hacks-to wit, 1.-THE |
medical baronet" (Sir D. Corrigan, |
sho sits for the city of Dublin), Sir George !
Bathurst (member for Kinsale). and William |
lonsell POSTMASTER General and M. P. for |
limerick county,, &c the owner" according to
II. Callan, ..or, at any rate, the proprietor of
ne Dublin Ecening Post'-a paper which has !
yer striyen, by pretending great regard for
catholicism, to ingratiate itself with the |
4fiests-te the end that it may make them foes |
= their country's independence. 1t is the |
post nOtorously corrupt but, thank God at /
ne same time, harmless little rag of q paper |
pat has ever existed. 1t would not be in ex
stence now only that it is subsidized by Gov |
Eminent for doing its parrioidal work. But |
Dough of the speakers; they were nearly all
5ew men they all spoke earnestly and deci- |
sedly, at least; and their accession means in |
PINE cases the accession of new and important |
Elements to the ranks Of the Home Govern
cent Association. have now to mention that |
shis very " eek, when the Erening Post was put |
s.ng forth its small thunder against the Asso-
iation, declaring that the priests would not |
pin 1T. twelve or fourteen priests of conse- |
ence have given in their adhesion in letters |
Fhich almost seem to have been written direct |
q as replies to theStraitorous and scandalous
1aO afi Of Hill