The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-07-26
3rning Star and Catholic Messenger.
From Our Own Correspondence
OUR IRISH LETTER.
DUBLIN, July 9TH, 1S

1t last the question of Home Rule for Ire
3o11d has been debated in the House of COM
xtcas, and O vote taken on the demand OF the
fxieh nation. On this night week, MIR. Butt
8aee, in a house crowded in every part, to move
1tk8t the Commons resolve themselves into
:eoramittee to consider the Parliamentary rela-
'fions of England and Ireland and he gave
notice that should this motion be carried he
groald then propose that Irish affairs should be
transacted in an Irish Parliament and Imperial
a4fgirs in an Imperial Parliament. The Home
SRuio leader delivered speech which was not,
inx2sed, much cheered except by his Irish col
mes but was listened to with the most
HID attention on~all sides, and produced so
EAT an effect that the London Times the next
crn ming, pronounced it the best speech, after
she parliamentary method, ever delivered at
Westminster. Every other paper, whether
7English or Irish, joined in a chorus of lauda-
|fion of Mr.. Butts great effort. Ineed not here
attempt summary of what Mr.. Butt said.
After all he did nothing moro than put some
familiar arguments and facts in striking
light. Mr. Bryan, the senior member for Kill
Kenny county, was to second Mr.. Butt, and
Sactually rose to do So But Dr. Ball (the At
torney General for Ireland) rose at the same
time and was called upon by the Speaker.
This gentleman is one of the best debaters on
the government benches and on this occasion
delivered a boisterous speech in opposition to
the Home Rule motion, declaring that neither
Home Rule nor anything like it must ever be
granted. He was, of course. vociferously
kcheered by the British members. Dr.'Ball is
an Irshman and it is sad fact that the best
speeches against Ireland were delivered in the
course of this debate by some of her own sons,
converted by filthy lucre or its equivalent. DR..
kSmyth, the Presbyterian clergyman who rep
resents Derry county in tho Liberal interest,
followed on the same side as DR.. Ball, but his
Hong, prepared Grafton was not pitched in the
gsame key nor animated by the same spirit. Dr.
Ball was opposed to Home Rule chiefly for the
sake of "the Empire ~ DR.. Smyth was opposed
to it for the sake of Ireland itself. Dr.. Smyth
. did not create a great impression, as he is
not an ina girative or very animated speaker,
and moreover he addressed the House during
the dinner hour. A good speech on the Home
Rule side now came from Mr. Richard Power
the young gentleman who represents Water
ford cty-a speech gritty with facts and
proving, beyond the shadow of doubt, two
things-that English rule was decimatinS the
Irish race and that there was 10 choice for
England between Homo Rule and coercion
which at present prevails. Mr.. Power is not
an orator, but he really spoke we'll, having his
remarks prepared. An English member named
Richie member for of the London dor
oughs having spoken against Home Rule, Col.
White, NJ. P. for Tipperary rose. Much dissat-
isfaction had been aroused by this gentleman's
conduct since his election in February, and
there were rumors that he would resign and
that John Mitchell would be put forward fol-
the vacancy. But he delivered avery vigorous
speech in favor of Home Rule. He is colonel
in the Guards, the son of peer, and Lord
Lieutenant of Glare county; and no doubt he
had been told in private life that these posi-
tions were in consistent and Incompatible with
4 Irish self government. Perhaps he was also
afraid that he might be deprived of his conf
mission if he remained a Home Ruler. But
he, in the strongest language, denied that in
acting as he had done, he was disloyal, or that
the Home Rule movement was disloyal one
and he urged several arguments in its favor
speaking in dashing style all through and
evoking the hearty cheers of the Home Rule
party. An English member (Sr c. Legard)
Mr.. Keyes OClery, NJ. P. for historic Wexford
and Lord Chrichton, an Ulster Orangeman-
next addressed the House in succession, MT
O'Clery for Home Rule, the others against it
and then came the Marquis of Harrington and
Mr.. A. NJ. Sullivan. 1t after ten O'Clock
when Lord Harrington rose-the hour for the
leaders of the House; and he is looked to by
come as the future leader of the Liberal party
in Great Britain. He delivered long speech
in the course of which he declared again and
again that his friends would never consent to
grant Home Rule. His speech has been highl
lauded, but think it nothing but dizziness i'll
concrete form. Close on twelve o'clock, Mr.
Sullivan "caught the speakers" and in the
course of three quarters of IAN hour delivered
what I, for my part, think vas the best speech
of the whole night. Tie London Spectator
says distinctly it was by far the best speech OF
the whole debate, and that it showed that Irish
! oratory was not a mere tradition. Indeed, he
was the only real debater of the evening-thas
is, the only speaker who applied himself to
answering the speeches of his opponents. And