The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-07-26

it was because the government had no man
ready capable of replying to Mr.. Sullivan that
they consented to the adjournment.
On Thursday evening the debate was resumed
not-as had been anticipated-by The ODon-
oghue, but by a good speaker the Home
Rule side. Mr.. Mccarthy, the member for NAL
low. But before go into account of this
evenings discussion, / must merton that just
before Mr.. Mccarthy rose, member was added
to the ranks of the Home Rule party.~~Dr.
Ward who had just been elected for Galway
by three to one over his Gladstonan opponent,
Mr.. Monahan Q. c., took the oaths and his
seat. He introduced by Mr.. Mitchell
Henry County Galway and Mr.. O'Shaugnessy
limerick city,, and as he walked down the
House to his seat he received with hearty
cheer from the Home Rulers. His triumph in
Galway is the greatest slap in the face the
keogh and Lawson faction could possibly re-
ceive; for he was the alter ego of the unsentcd
member Mr. O'Donnell. To return to Mr.. Nc
Carthy. lie delivered an elaborate speech in
explanation Of Federalism, but his address was
too like an essay. The other speakers of the
night on his side were Mr.. Mitchell Henry, The
O'Conor Don, Mr. O'Conor Power, Sir c.
O'Loghlen, Captain Nolan, Mr.. Mccarthy
Downing and Sir P. O'Brieu, all of whom,
with the exception of the last named gentle
man, (who was not, to speak plainly, quite
sober) spoke very plainly, and some of whom,
like Mr.. OConnor Power, spoke rery we'll. On
the other side, appeared Sir NJ. Beach (the
Chief Secretary for Ireland), couple of
obscure Ulster Orangemen, The ODono-
glue, Mr.. Roebuck of Sheffield, Mr.. Lowe,
and Mr.. Disraeli. The incident of the
| evening and the only incident of this
debate on which shall dwell is the discom-
future of the O'Donoghue. Once the leader of the
extreme national party in Ireland, this unfortu-
| nate man turned around some years ago and
| began to revile the cause he espoused and the
men with whom he acted. On this occasion he
| burst out in a carefully prepared speech in an
assault on every one of the leaders of the Home
Rule movement in succession. He accused
them Of insincerity and disloyalty, and de-
| nounced the movement itself mischievous
delusion. He said O'Counell never would have
coun tenanced it. He made special attack on
Mr.. OConnor Power. 1t appears this entle-
| man had written out speech for the occasion
and gave it beforehand to the editor of the
| Ereen,ans' Journal for publication, in case he
got an opportunity of delivering it in the
| Honse. On Tuesday night, rather on We'd
nesday morning, it was telegraphed to the
Freeman that "Mr. Power" addressed the
House; whereupon some person another in
the office of that paper, never thinking that it
might have been Mr. Power, of Waterford
| (Which it. was), rushed to the conclusion that
it was Mr.. O'Connor Power, of Mayo, and gave
this gentleman's speech to the printers. OF
course, next morning everybody saw the mis-
take-The O'Donaghue saw it also and deter
mined to make use of it to Mr.. O'Connor
Powers detriment. He told the House openly
all about the whole affair, and quoted from the
undelv cred speech to show "w what kind OF
animal Home Rule was at home" AS have
said, the British members cheered the O'Don
aghue vocferously and laug hed with him as
he made his sallies against the Home Rulers
But the laugh was soon turned the other way
Nr. O'Connor Power spoke Immediately after
and quoted passages from The onaghues
most anti English speeches of former day:
amid the laughter of the House. The renegade
was regularly hit in the raw. He com
pletely extinguished. The effect of his speech
was killed. He himself felt this, and strove tr
avert his fate by getting up every minute tc
ask the date of the speech from which tn,
quotation was made, etc; but as SIr. Powe
was always able to give answer be sanl
down in confusion. He was dishonest enough
once to question the accuracy of the report
but Mr.. Power, authorized by Mr.. a. NJ
Sullivan, (who sat at his elbow, promptly
informed the House that the proofs of tn,
speech in question corrected by The
ODonaghue himself This " finished" The
ODonaghue. Afterwards Mr.. Mccarthy
Downing pitched into the renegade When he
SAT- down The ODonaChue, in an aud BILE
whisper, said to the honorable member for
Cork You are liar and-a damned liar
Downing;" to which the reply was, Pslaw,
man. don't about what passes from your
polluted lips" At this point some persons
interfered, and at last, I believe, O'Donaghue
promised to send down next day written
apology for his insult.
The division was 81 in favor of Home Rule
and ass against it. Ten English members
voted in the minority, but twenty other