The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-04-27
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HEw ORLEANS, SUNDAY. APRIL 81. le,31
From Our Own Correspondent.
DUB IRISH LETTER.
DUBLIN, April Sd, 1873.

DUBLIN, April Sd, 1873.
The registered proprietor of the Ulster Err
aminer has been severely punished forhis arti-
cles on Judge Lawson. That judicial person
sentenced him Saturday morning last to
four months imprisonment and to pay q fine
the name of the Ulster Examiners responsible
conductor-nlade an affidavit on this day week
answering the charges against him, and he got
Mr.. Butt to read the affidavit and explain his
4 articles But the affidavit and MIR. Butts
speech were disregarded by the judge except
where they served to intlame his Indignation.
of the authority of the court. While there
was no doubt that this was a lie it is yet true
that the affidavit withdrew nothing that was
contained in the obnoxious articles but on the
contrary affirmed that everything that was in
4 them was within the proper limits of discus
sion. In other words, it was not an AFFECT
apology, and an ahjeet apology Lawson vowed
was the only thing that could induce him to
treat Mr.. MacAleese 1eniently. He was deter
mined from the first to intict heavy punish
ment, unless that gentleman went on his knees
to beg pardon. So that his taking two days to
consider the matter was all nonsense. You
, may be sure that he and his colleague, Keogh,
chuckled over their wine at the fact that he
had got within his grasp at last journalist
who had often "pitched into" both of them,
and that they determined from the very first
that he should get it hot and heavy.
This ferocious sentence has been regarded by
all persons in Ireland, except the Northern
Z Orapgcmen, as a fragrant outrage on justice,
and even Orangemen themselves were aston
ished at it. Even some of the English journals
have condemned it quite too 1t is
seen by all that the Examiner had committed
NO crime at all-was guilty, at the most, of
slight MANIFESTATION. 1t is, moreover, seen that
the reason it was punished was not because it
had committed any crime, but because it was
q fearless denounccr of rottenness in high
quarters, of judicial corruption, of the crime
of putting on the Irish bench men who, with
the instincts of viper, had worked their way
through the Shiny paths of political intrigue,
and because, of all things in the world, snch a
journal is feared and hated by such men as
Lawson and Keogh. Because, therefore, there
was no moral cri me committed by the Erami-
ner, the public have determined that it shall
Lawson. Four hundred pounds sterling
have already been collected for Mr.. MacAleese
in Belfast, and it is determined to collect at
least six hundred more and to present the
same to him when he is released from prison.
This is the answer of the public to the on
slaught of Lawson. Another effect has been
to set people thinking that it is by no means
desirable to have the power of summarily pun
ishing for contempt of court vested in men
who, like Lawson, have consciences, and
are apt to disregard their oaths. But until we
have an Irish Parliament we may be sure that
this power will continue vested in our judges,
and when We have an Irish Parliament it will
not be necessary to take it away; for then we
shall have honest and impartial judges, if it
were necessary, in order to effect desirablca
contamination, to make a clean sweep of Law
son, keogh & Co.
Lawson distinguished himself last summer by
an attempt to prove that the priests of Galway
had committed not merely legal crime, but
moral one, and should BIO treated by every
honest man as common felons forgot then
to add that such attempt came very badly
from Lawson. If Justice had her way he
would be now undergoing long term OF i'm
prisonment fer the double crime of bribery
and undue interference, instead of being in Il
position to sentence others. He member
for the corrupt little borough OF Portarlin gton
hpr ha mo
doubt. at all that he bought his seat as we'll as
your Mr.. Caldwell bought his in the Senate
rich in order to do this, for the electorate Of
Portarlingtou consists only OF about ninety
persons, and only half of these were willing TO
sell their votes to him.
What can be accounted only ~ Il great ma
tional religious ceremony took place in every
church and chapel throug bout Ireland on San
day last. l aliude to the dedication of Ireland
10 the Sacred Heart, which was performed in
accordance with n resolution of the Archbish-
ops and Bishops passed Mt their meeting in
February. Iridium preceded the ceremony
while on Sunday the crowds that every W here
were seen approaching the altar rails for the
purpose OF receiving the Holy Communion
were unusually large, even for Ireland. Here
in Dublin the priests had to turn out of several
of the churches at IL o'clock on SATURDAY.
night several thousand people waiting for con-
fession, there being no prospect of their being
able to give them all n hearing. The same
may be said of several other towns. Never
before was there such general recourse to
the Sacraments, and all classes and both sexes
contributed to the throng. Any who saw
our churches the last three days of last week
and on Sunday could not, indeed, have failed
to be convinced that against the ever-risiug
tide of infdelty all around ne, ireland is still,
as of old, like q rock in its invincible Cathok-
city. The truth is that the people We're tonch-
ed by the fact that their country, as well rs
themselves, was being dedicated to Jesus;
which shows that those who strive to dissoci-
ate the cause of nationality from tho cause of
the Catholic religion in this country, are going
the right way to destroy the latter
Father Burke preached on the opening day
of the Iridium in the Pro-Cathedral, Marlbo-
ro' street, in Dublin, and again in the same
place on Sunday. heard this latter sermon.
1t was q very fine piece of eloqnence aud
deeply moved those who heard it. The follow
ing eyening-that is, Monday-tho Rev.
gentleman started for Rome, in company with
Father Lily, of New Ysrk. He is to be back
here in time to preach on the festival of St.
Catharine of Sienna. Great a preacher as he
is, venture to say that his superior is to be
found here in the person of Father Banon, the
Jesuit This say in fear and trembling, forI
know it is considered something like heresy to
question, either here in America, Father
Burkes primacy.
The contest for Tyrone has commenced. tho