The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-01-12
Morning Star and Catholic Messenge-.
~ oRLxAns, SUNDAY. JANUARY IL. 1879.


-. h.lted. and Father Burke attended by
.av.ral Of the Rev. clergy, proceeded to
tho grand entrance of St. Patrick's church,
whore he was met by the Central boaro ,
of the Hibernian Association, and well
coined in the following words oy its fresi-
dent, Mr.. Frank McGloin:
Reverend Father.-The HiberniaD Associ-
alton Of Louisiana extends to you nearly
welcome. Upon me, as rresi eS ,s Ha snn
duty OF expressing the grateful feelings
which fill their hearts on this occasion:
Nor is my mission ended here; Beng asl'
were the representatives OF the 1rlsn eie-
mont in this city nsd STATE OMIT, t1eS them
selves, but for every man, woman am
child Of Irish nativity, or of Irish descent
whose lot has been cast by destiny upon
the genial soil of Louisiana: thefeIore
quate mouthpiece of large and innuentiai
body of our citizens, in rendering to you
sincere and earnest welcome. knowing
the Irish heart with it's generous impulses
knowing the great debt OF gratitude wn,ch
our people in America owe to you kno"
ing how deeply and earnestly the lrish OF
Louisiana. and, indeed, of the whole South
share with their brethren of other eections,
the yeneration and esteem In whicn you
are held, feel how utterly incapable am
of making even an approach 70 proper
expression Of their feelings.
Although we, who now surround you
and extend to you the hand. of brotherly
greeting, have been removed lar IRON he saU
scene of all your labors, we have not oeen
nnmoved or disinterested spectators. OF
tham We have not considered ourselves
"a having no claim upon the glory OF which
your eloauence and ability, and I1;s your name me-
Like our brethren Of the North, we heard
with anxiety that q learned historian,
man of ability and eloquence, had Quilted
the shores of England, and was on MS way
to those OF America, for the purpose wnlch
could not avoid creating prejudice against
ma in the American mind. A sad and bitter
experience had taught us that many OF the
sons of those Englishmen who so unmercl-
fully slaughtered and robbed our ancestors
had not lost their hatred for us, hao not ot
lost one particle of their traditional want
of scruple. We knew but too we'll that
the same spirit of oppression and tyranny
dvelt vet within their hearts, and that, al
though the civilization of this century pre-.
vented the atrocities OF former years, ~.
it did not prevent merciless crusa1e
apainst our peace and qniet, through ths
means of an unblushing mendaclty, o!
wiliful perversion of history. The aoii!t!
of the man was conceded. An examlnatio'
Of his various roniances, which he has I'm
dertaken to denominate as histories, satls
fed us that the Goddess Of Truth" dl.
not occupy high place in his temple. w
saw him making known and exageraSip y
historical facts, which he conceivee " ~
advantageous to those whose cause ne OF
poused, and garbling or conceailng tnos
which bore against them. -.
We. Irish Of America, had come to tn
Gland of freedom" to make it our homes
selves a portion of the American peoPl
and courted their good opinion. we we
vain enough to imagine that we hed eecu
ed this. We knew how essential this was
our peace and quiet, and to our epo3 eyi;n
II was, therefore, with mingled feelln
of fear and anger that We found ourseiv
nnrsned by English misrepresentatio
even in this our " haven of rest" Ihin
inc ourselves done with England and u
tyranny, we found ourselves na;n hn saIease
onr armor and assuming the defensive,
prevent our being robbed OF the esteem
our fellow-citizens, as our ancestors
been of their goods and chattels.
But kind Providence, which scanned
boDe ;7etermined that an end must n
come to our sufferings at English nan
had provided a means for our protecti
No sooner had this fanciful historian lar
ed on our shores and opened upon us
well prepared batteries, than you, rev
end Father, stepped forward as our cha
pion; and q true and noble champion
Having still upon you the high and b
dignity Of priesthood tne grave anu AN =
ing upon you, and would suffer no den
YOU nevertheless met him, all prepared
he was. with no other drafts upon his
erpy or ability, and we are happy to
that the victory, and glorious one,
rested with you. Every lie he uttered
triumphautly refuted, every slur I Il
emanated from his bigoted heart, was
ed back into his very teeth.
So complete was your victory that 6
his own partisans were compelled to ad
it; and so, the results of all this when
intended as q crushing blow to the l
+heir great advantage. The attention
the American people has been called to
Of our great wrongs, where before it
but superstition Our fears are taT1 of
inc the respect of AmeFica's citiz
Though the exertions of Mr.. Froude'