The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-03-29

lDubiin Nation March II

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dublin Nation March II
The resolutions adopted ct the Centhr-
ence OF Home Rule members ON TueEaay
last, will we doubt mot, be hailed with sar
tisfaction By the colntry. The first estab-
The second declares that the party thus
established viii not enter the ranks of, NOR
attach itself to, either Wing or Tory minis.
terisl or opposition following, but will, on
all great issues, decide for atself its course
Rule for Ireland its chief aim and object.
The third resolution pledges the members
~ the party to cohesion, discipline, and
Inity Of action. The fourth, and, in one
sense, the most valuable of alls establishes
Parliamentary Committee, especially
charged with important executive duties,
ON the discharge Of which win largely de.
pend the influence and power ofthe party.
The second resolution is framed with O
view to deprive both oppositionists and
ministerialists of reliance upon the Home
Rule vote in any contingency. In other
words, the Irish party will not enable the
enemy to know where to expect or "plaee"
them on any given occasion will not pub
lish to the enemy their plan of campaign
will not proclaim beforehand upon what
line of march they mean to move, or from
what quarter their attack may be expected.
Each occasion will call forth its own par
ticular course of action. This, NO doubt,
will be denounced as very vexatious and
confusing both to the oppositioD and the
government but that is exactly the merit
of the policy. Preparations OF combina-
tions framed on the assumption that the
Irish members mean to ssvote Wild" will
often be amusingly thrown ont by finding
them voting straight ahead on what they
consider useful legislation. Oppositionist
or ministerialist plans laid to catch the
Home Rule vote by remedial" measures
will as often be found utterly upset, by
the intrsctable Irish voting solidly against
Home Rulers are resolved not TO show
their hand to their sdversaries In the game,
but to meet card with card, and strategy
with strategy. 49,
The third resolution of the Conference
series deals with the exceedingly delicate
ticable unity OF sction in the party. At
first sight it might seem very easy and
simple to frame ahard-and- fast pledge OF
uniformity of action to make Procrus-
team bed on which each member must take
his place. But with every consciousness
would be meant to avert, it may fairly be
owned that others at least as grave might
ensue upon its adoption. Much-nos all,
but q great deal-0f the discipline SO nee
essary to such . political party must be
are very confident that before our Home
Rule members have worked together Tor
two sessions-if the country do ifs part
meantime-shey will have settled down
into thoroughly compact and loyalty
united body.
The Executive, or Parliamentary Com
mittee, of the party will have important
functions to discharge. The country will
look to them as sentinels and guides, at
whose summons the Irish Representatives
will assemble. Let them not cry woft
wolf !" when there is none let them cali
only when there is q real emergency, and
they will never call in vain. The consti.
tuencies ought to make it specially obi
gatory on the members to obey at all bag
ards any call of the Committee declared to
be urgent. By the cooperation given to
the men charged with SO onerous and Ia
borious aduty, the earnesfness and aincerity
of Home Rule member can be very ac-
curately gagged.
On the whole, the resolutions are worthy
| of the occasion. They are not the resi-
| dunn Of angry conflict. They are not the
victory of Q majority over minority, how
soever small. It woald seem, indeed, 90
| if, at lasg, the stars in their seasons were
| fighting on the aide of Sisera. Contempla-
| ting the steady growth of the National
| movement, the proceedings of the great
Convention of November 1873, the magni-
| 6cent triumph at the late elections, and
the earnestness and harmony of last Tues
| days deliberations, one feels, all Feverent-
| ly, impressed with the conviction that o
| just God has looked down upon the strug-
giles of a long suffering but ever faithful
wise way to the peaceful conquest Of their
| ong-lost liberties
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