The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-02-15

usual summons to his supporters and we wer
"li quie'iy LOOKING forward to the prospect O
another session of tho Parliament of 1868
"hen suddenly on Saturday morning the
morning papers announced that the Queen hat
oecloed' on the advice of her Minister'S to
dissolve Parliament Immediately, and that q
general election would take place within a
fortnight. Here in Dablin, as, I am sure in
every other place throughout the three king
doms, the news startled and COMPOUNDED poli.
ticians People could hardly believe it true
and certainly nothing of the kind ever &C.
CURED before. Very many of the English
papers themselves denounced the act of the
Ministry as unconstitutional and as an ATTEMPT
at personal government. 1t was almost GER
tainly intended as blow to the Homo Rule
party. 1t is curious that Gladstone's majority
had dwindled down to exactly the number of
irish Liberal members and he and his col
leagues knew well that if the Home Rulers
got time to prepare, to organize their forces.
they would change all those Liberal members
into independent Home Rulers and thus sweep
utterly away the power ofany English Liberal
leader. He, therefore, determined to take
them unawares, to compel them to fipbt before
they were ready.
am not sure that his coup will not, to n
large extent, be successful. The new Home
Rule is scarcely yet in working order. 1t has
not got in anything like o sufficient amount of
money. 1t has not organized its forces in anv
single county in Ireland. Its officers and
agents are as yet few. Six months hence it
might defy all the power of any English min
lister; but now it is simply in adumbfoundered
state. Nevertheless, immedia tely On the crisis
arising, it went to work with energy AMI
promptitude. 1t issued magnificent address
to the electors OF ireland on Sunday; and it's
power may be seen in the facts that amongst
'he fifty or sixty candidates that have so far
ssued addresses not more than two or tbree |
IRE anti-Home Rulers; that the Council OF Che |
league which has been sitting en- permanouce |
las been constantly-every minute, might |
ay-in receipt of kilograms from North, South,
Cast and West, asking for proper candidates;
md that even some of the old members of
'arliament who before the dissolution would
ave nothing to say to the League, have swal-
owed its programme whole. And here NAV
emark that the whole need is for men rich
nough to fight O contest. There are nation
lists IN every constituency, but they have not
he money to spend there are the coustitu
ncles only wanting to be asked to elect a
aorough-going Home Ruler. Many constit
ency, fear, will be represented in the next
arliament by ant-Irish Irishmen that wonld
ave sent in thorough nationaliuts if the lat :
81 could only be got to stand and won't this s
o truly sad7 6
There is scarcely any use now in advertips /
what is going on in particular constituencies: il
specially when the results of most of the b
)rOuph alertiopa Ipil
hon am writing next for the STAR. But O
ay notice what is being done in Dabln, n
hich at present is represented by two Wings d
one an honest, the other dishonest nan. b
'sterday there was a meeting of the Corpora So
m, the Lord Mayor in the chair, and the n,
'nserVative members (who are only few in NJ
mber) being absent; tho result of which al
ls the unanimous adoption of a petition to ~
Queen in favor of Home Rule. 1t was W
rther agreed on the suggestion of Sir John
AZ, N. p, that the house should resolve %
elf into a committee to sit daily and make pr
'angements for the return of two Home th
lers for the city. understand that already I Tt
8 committee has achieved good work. The or
I'd Mayor, Mr. Maurice Brooks, q Liberal IN
otestant, will be one OF the Home Rule can "
ates; and should not be surprised if Mr., he
tt were to stand along with him. Mr.. Butt un
y also stand for Tipperary. G G
here is really little else to be written about or,
, week; and /, therefore, bring this letter lie
conclusion with observing that the next ma ma
'k will be one of vast Importance to Ireland mr.,
that shall carefully analyse its results for the
STAR. fro
rees are to be Immediately planted at both vic
IS of Sackville street.-The great street of by
,lin: and there ia seriona tall 80 S,: eve
n Nelson's Pillar. pr pr
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