New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1874-08-27
Home Rule fOr Ireland,

In the House OF Commons, Dr. Butt moved
his resolution in favor Of Home Rule for Ire
land. He maintained that Home Rule in
volved no disturbance of the principles of
the Constitution. The Imperial Parliament,
in which Ireland would still be represented,
would have the power to tax all the resour-
ces OF Ireland as well as q Great Britain
Since the union, Ireland had always been un-
prosperous and dissatisfied. He acknowl-
edged efforts had been made to redress her
grievances but these had failed and always
would fail, because real liberty was denied
The Attorney-General for Ireland gave de-
clded and emphatic negative to all the pro-
positions which DR.. BHtt had advanced. The
present proposal was infinitely more danger
Gus to the peace and prosperity Of the coun-
try than the demand for the repeal of the
Union. a collision of the Imperial aud Irish
Parlaments would be inevitable, particularly
on questions of commerce and finances. The
Marquis of Harrington said the great bulk OF
lrishmen do not desire Home Rule: the
question must be regarded from the imperial
point of view, and the Home having charge
of the imperial interests must reject the mo-
ton, whatever be the effect upon the inter-
nal affairs Of Ireland. The debate was re-
newed OH Thursday, when Mr.. Daniel O'Don-
oShue, member for Tralee, said the Home
ttule movement was miserable compromise,
concocted by those who did not dare to face
the penalties of Fenianism. He acknowledged
the desire of England to concilate Ireland,
and said that perseverance in this agitation
would be in defiance ofgratitude, justice, and
common sense. He said that the ultimate
object OF the leaders of the movement was
to incite Irishmen to force the repeal of the
Union, and their success would plunge Ire
land in civil war, and annul the recent pro-
greSS in that country. He said further that
II England continued to remove every pre-
text Tor the plea of misgovernment in Ire
land, the result would be the dsgraceful fail
ure of the movement. lie firmly believed its
success would bring ruin to the interests OF
every man in Ireland. Mr.. Robert Lowe,
member Tor the University of London, said
the establishment ola local Irish Parliament
would involve the necessity of similar bodies
in Scotland, and the result would be constant
disputes and difficulties. Mr.. Dsracl was
unable to agree that Ireland had right TO
greater amount of self-gOyernment than
Scotland or England, He demonstrated the
groundlessness o. the complaint that Irish
men were not appointed to high offices of lie
Government and denied that Ireland was
treated as conquered country. He said that
two separate parliaments would be constant
ly in collision. The minority in the Irish
Parliament would be always appealing to tho
Imperial Parliament. He opposed the mo-
ton because it was iniourious to both coun-
tries. AT the great crises of the world which
was nearer than some supposed, he wished
the people to be united. To accept this mo-
ton would produce disintegration in England,
and might result in the obstruction of the En-
pre-. At late hour the House divided, and
the resolution was rejected by a qOte of u
Yeas to ass Nays.