The New York herald., 1873-12-22
HoME RULE FOB IRELAND.
American Opinion on the Agita.
ton.


tion.
Views OF ssHome RULE by ProtestaDa
Home Ruler.
TO TEE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
/ was one OF the originators OF the "Home Rule
movement in Ireland. Two or three other gentle
men and myself made the arrangements TO Gail
the frst meeting, In the Billion HOTEL Dublin, To
which Mr. A. NJ Sullivan alluded In re-
ply to your correspondents question, as published
in the HERALD recently. took deep interest
In the progress OF "Home Rule" agitation whiie
remained In Ireland. Ny friend Mr. sullivan and
myself have worked together Tor years in that ana
other reform movements in Ireland, few men
being more OF one mind on most Of the questions
before the Irish public than we two nave been and
continue TO be.
state these facts In order to establish that
have some right TO know the feelings Of my c0un-
trymen on the question Of 'Home Rule" am an
Irish Protestant-an Irish Methodist. My father
Is Northern Irishman, while / was born and
reared In Connaught. was on the editorial stan
q the cork er or eaHs the
Belfast Netcs Letter. the special organ OF the
orangemen OF usser ,anSy s ~ f 'ss Irss
aJs PERMIT me, then. kindly to say that your leading
article to-day rather paints the ireland OF 20 years
ago than the Ireland OF today. me nauonni
sehoola to which Mr.. Sullivan referred s,s have s
"SReN wep as 70 take politics out q the hands
Of the priests And inssead so o. 81 she orans lss
a. IAN enemy Of the human race nI can only inform
you that Mr. a M. Snlvan's "Iistory OF lreland
and noble men that ever reigned IN England and
who would have ruled Ireland airiy Il ne nad Deen
Irish Catholics who believe implicitly in Mr.. Suli-
| vans representation OF "William Prince OF VI
ange." var,
| confined, area and among very insignanc4ani. An
establishments has turned many OF the old Orange
leaders not to care urther for any very close con
tser ehTreh M,.n Yoa write Of the Of Ulster
| as II IL wholly Protestant. By tne census ..
ISL nre so - ussT aSS ews Yon Mi
! thus see that Ulster Is az mncn nn.e enuisieu
to be called Cathonc as Il s to De styled r0ses
| l94,380 Protestants and 1856 Jews; IN munster.
lao2, AIS Catholics. 81 si7 Protestans ana 70 Sews
in Connaught, S03,5S2 Catholics 42,46l Protestants
the four IS divided il rsgoas nous nppop,nss pop,U,s
in any federal arrangements Londonderry entire
orty s Of c Catholics Yet THIS is the Orange sea.
Snt yHa ss we seh' ss Ss saed cashOo
is no divided ireland OF today, such as r you,
to your correspondent does not warrant your edi,
torial comments Men In New YORK VINO are AZ
asAi as It IS at present. When men IS years absent
rom Ireland describe the country as heard ono
.n1s makes wSo MS country feel sad
at such gross Misrepresentation being current III
'hs DO trust ina. tse HERALD win not fall into ths
error OF describing Ireland oi forty years ago az II y
were the Ireland Of l87a There IS no more osnaer
s'Orange and Green' IN Ireland, II sepaIAteu W
extent from England than there y OF sncn s. oc
bear IN mind tnat '.home rule" does not mean
separation from England, but merely parlanent
would remain and any ..civil war; wound bes
pressed by the very same army as at
present. The same power OF army ana
woua oranee and green's a
II their services were needed But there is no neces
1ss Srsen and civil s war" Let ome Rule Tor Ire
iand be discussed on It's own merits, leaving OUT ous
land It has just gwen us instead 'civil peace.
% VIII II 0s WIZ JAMES 1l1 ALEXANDER lsS. MowXTf,
s32 Putnam avenue Brooklyn.
leader OF the Orange democracy Of Ulster.
and Mr.. A. NJ Sullivan, one OF tne Ieauers
on the platform OF the Ulster u ll IN Belfast hand.
in-hand, amid the frantic ch ,ers ana applause OF
n hhnS 81 anss%an ~ the iouor nnu arac
Some Corrections Submitted to tho
Statements or Mr. A. N. Sullivan by .
To THE EDITOR OF THE HKRALD:-
Tread with great attention the correspondence
| OF your representative in Ireland upon the Irish
| question. When tell you that IN my early years
OF journalism was the colleague OF Mr.. A. m. Sui
Ivan, whom your reporter interviewed, think
that may claim place IN your columns to ques-
ton q statement or two that your re-
porter alleges were made by Mr.. Sulli-
vsn Mr.. Sullivan, with reference TO the
l y.or1 n,t,ltvs
against the judicial murder Of Allen, Larkin ana
O'Brien, stated to your reporter that himself
and Mr. John Martin were indicted for his share In
| that proceeding The statement Is strictly true,
and yet it Is paradox to add that II contains =
slppressto reri the sug0estso Nz,st II Mr. Sulli-
van made 1t he did not tell the whole truth, at all
events and AM unwillingi to believe Athat ne
weud stoop sS fSGa course ana 'na' 'nefe
Now, he was indicted with Mr.. John Martin, N. =.
4 a 0as @Sey wnee we're M brourhs a
nesses against US, for Mr.. John Martin, myseiL MI.
i.aor Were tried nrst before the Police Justice,
Mr.. Dix. In the head ofce of police in Dublin and
! on tnat occasion Mr.. Sullivan a. well as Sir 1Onn
ties TO our prosecution Tor the process
sion. They requested that they should ne made
deinquents also. Sir John was not, but Mr. Sulli-
trial Mr.. Jonn Martin and myself were bound over
suing. We were tried in December, think and
we had to give security In $4,000 EACH On the 18th
OF January was arrested under the Lord Lieuten'
) ants warrant ITO take my body, dead OF anye'
into custody,u by virtue and authority OF the Ha-
. beas Corpus Suspension act was arrested BY
> Captains Kavanagh and woulfe. OF the detective
force and never met more courtesy In my NE Or
an occasion which, very naturally, . man recOllf
Z from with disgust The Commission In Dublin
opened the 10th Of February, 1858, and the Rign
Hon. Judge Fitzgerald, In his charge - the Crane
Jury stated that l was indicted, with Mr.. Johl
Martin for the act Of the Manchester Procession
Colonel Kelly who is In the audit ONCE Of tn
Custom House, New York, can verify this. And thu
1 Judge added that at that moment the government
did not intend bring me mp for trial. although trn
bills found against me for treason felony .
far A. M. sullivan must have forgotten me, although
0 have not forgotten him. Again. Mr.. sullivan heIs
no ONCE whatsoever In connection with the De