The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-09-06

the Catholic party and advised them not "a
carry out their intentions. But the advice was
not taken, and the Catholic procession with
bands and banners went forward and came
back without molestation. Strange it is, in.
deed, but it is true, that at it's head was the
notorious John Rea, of Belfast-who, after
having been prominent man amongst the
Catholic party in that city, has been for the
last four or five years the mouthpiece of the
lowest type of Orangeism. On the whole, VI
ster turned out nobly in support of Home
Role.
The only place where disturbances resulted
was Lurgan-the hot bed of the most malig-
nant Orangeism in Ireland. The Home Rule
meeting took place in a field three or four miles
from the town. The procession, which was a
most imposing one, passed through the various
streets without, as the correspondent of a
Protestant paper emphatically puts it, even a
loud word being uttered. After the meeting
only those returned to Lurgan who lived there;
aud they returned in the same peaceable and
inotfensive manner in which they set out.
Nevertheless, their bloodthirsty Orange neigh
bors prepared to assail them with stones and
other weapons as they passed by. The police
with the greatest difficulty kept the Orange
men ont of the middle of the street; from be-
hind them and orer their heads came the stones
aimed at the Catholics. OF course, this outra-
geons conduct led to retaliation, and the Cath
olics eventually gave the orangemen more
than they got. The Orange papers set forth,
as usual, the Catholic outrages at full length
and in the most sensational manner, never al
iuding at all to what produced them.
Mr.. p. J. Smyth continues at his reasonable
work of trying to break up the Home Rule
League and the Home Rule movement; but
without much success. He was altogether
absent from the House of Commons while tho
debate on the Coercion Acts was progressing
instead of being present, as the representative
of prosecuted Westmeath ought specially to
have been, he was sending out circulars to all
parts of tho country, asking people to go in for
what he calls Simple Repeal" He did not,
however, say in the circular how repeatedly
and emphaticaliy he had given his adhesion to
the Home Rule programme. He is sending
them out III the uatue of " d. MacNevin," and
says. in them that u few gestlemen~in Dublin
have formed themselves into an "'S2 club"
This is all simple dishonesty. There may pos
8ibly be D. MacNevin," though nobody
seems to know the individual he may be in
he flesh and hired by Mr.. Smyth at few
billings week. But there is no club. Mr.. |
Smyth himself constitutes that body, if it ex-
SITS. He has been striving these two or three |
months at a terrible rate to make it appear
hat there are several persons engaged with |
lin in this business. The Irishmdn has set |
part page for the 's2 club, and every week
here are three or four short articles directed
gainst Home Rule and signed "Tasso,"
md I lSnOyy nnt hot 10 dal !
hat they are written by different persons, but
ny one who has read a single letter Of Mr..
my tbs, would see at a glance that he is the
uthor of them all. Sir. Smyth is getting re-
lies to his circulars, but the replies are not
alculated 10 please him. have heard, for
that the respected President of st.
arlath's College, Tuam, the Very Rev. A. j.
urke, returned him his circular with the
ords written on the back" a new version of
ne old game-diride ct imperd." Whereat Mr..
myth, / have heard, was very indignant. The
ralee Chronicle printed his circular and de-
it in leading article as an act of {
eason to the country. If there were an
ection in Westmeath tomorrow, Mr.. Smytb !
ouId get his walking papers," l hope, for
Ia own sake, that be will change his course
I'D make atonement for his sins, before that /
arrives. q
Sir Charles Gavan Duffy is still in Dublin. !
uring the week he has been visiting Lord
mly (Mr. MOnEelD in Limerick, and DR.. e
umming, his brother-in-iaw, in Belfast. He
ill be going q week hence TO . Spa in the Alps,
ut if what have heard be true, no will not, f
, has been reported, go thence back to Aus 7
ALA, but will return to Ireland for ssOd. q q
we no doubt he would desire to enter Parlia-
emit. and if he did get in there he would be :
valuable accession TO the Homo Ru1e ranks.
for John Mitchell he is living In Strict retire
snt amongst hie friends IN tae North. Johni