The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-10-26
OUR IAIsH LETTER.
October 8, 1873.

Again this week have to chronicle impor-
tant accessions to the ranks of the Irish
national movement for Home Rule. The very
evening wrote to you last, there came from
Tuam to Mr.. A. N. Sullivan, of the NatioR, o
letter from the senior Catholic eurate Of that
town enclosing o check for thirty pounds for
of resolutions adopted the day before at .
meeting of the Archbishop and the priests Of
the deanery. These resolutions were So bscribed
besides his Grace, and declared-to put the
matter briehy-that the result Of the union
with England had been utterly and entitely
disastrous, and that the Irish people were now
of government. The news was at once tele
Rrsphed to London and excited the London
Journals to absolute fury. Those unscrupulous
organs Immediately. denounced the Catholic
clergy as Machiavellian tricketers or worse
But they had scarcely ceased to write on the
subject when they got additional cause for an
Of still another deanery in the great archdio-
cese presided over by DIR. MaoHale-that Of
Ballinrobe, county Mayo-numbering ten in
men in the West of ireland, sent one pound
each to the editor of the Nation as their sab
scriptions to the funds OF the Home Govern.
| ment Association, with request that he would
propose their admission into that body. Bat
this is not ALL On this day Mr. Sullivan re-
ceived o similar Communication from the
priests OF deanery OF Millstreet, diocese OF
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week nearly fifty Catholic clergymen and one
Archbishop, have formally joined the national
| movement. You will remark in fine, that Mr.
| Sullivan, the editor of the Nation, has in each
| case been made the medium Of communicating
the welcome intelligence to the nation. This
| fact shows what influence the Nation has with
the clergy of ireland, and, conversely, how
| national that clergy is.
| But what 1 have written does not represent
all the progress made by the Home Rule cause
during the week few words in reference to
make this plain. Nineteen lrish members OF
Parliament here now signed that requisition
amongst the number being even that uumiti
gated humbug, Sir Patrick O'Brien, member
for Kings county; who undoubtedly never
would have shouted Home Rule unless he saw
that his seat was in danger from his anti Home
parts Of the country have Bignedit; including
all the parish priests and curates Of Nortt
| Kerry and all Of these have written letters
| that when Published will create, I can tell thG
reader, quite . sensation. on Che whole, every
thing looks most hopeful for the old cause
The land from end to end lie being strongly az
array of nationalist strength as can be de
spised by no English minister whatever.
Last Sunday witnessed n fine demonstration
in favor Of amnesty to the the SniSn prisoner r
DuDdalk presided over by Mr.. Callan, IL p.
for that borough, and attended by anongs
others, Mr. Butt, II. p, and Mr.. Martin, N
About thirty thousand people took part in th'
proceedings, and they came from all parts o
! the South, from Armagh, Down and even from
Dublin. am hsppy to say that the greatest
order and harmony prevailed throughout. Th'
speech of the day was Mr.. Butts, bat Mr. Cal
lan's Was decidedly the most spicy. Thus n
ferring to the great majority Of his fellow 1risl
members, Mr.. Callan denounced them as
most rotten and upprincipled Get of politicians
aa afflicted with q moral rindsrpest, and salt
, they should all be stamped out ct the mex
| election. Never was there tEuer eertenc
spoken or written. Tho great majority of tn
Irish members-Conservative and Liberals
arc STEPPED to the lips in corruption and are tn
| Yeriest slaves Of the party managers on eithe