The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-02-22

iHCENGEK, SUNDAY, FEBKUA1
again be elected, as he deserves to be
without opposition.
In Dublin City the Home Rulers will
rally, we trust, round the Lord Mayor
while Leitrim has now a magnificent op
portunit of striking for ireland, and res
cuing it's representation from the hand
of her foes, by the return of Captain F
O'Beirne.
In Queens County there will probably b,
no change. Mr.. Kenelm Digby will, o
course. be reelected with enthusiasm.
In loughal, Sir Joseph M'Kenna takes
the field for Home Rule, Religious Educa.
ton, and Amnesty. When Youghal, six
years ago, rejected Sir j. N. M'Kenna, and
returned an English carpet-bagger, igno-
rant of, If n OF secretly scorning. our country,
we thought and we said that the Coed
was disgrace to Ireland. That disgrace
Youghal will now wipe out.
In Monaghan, Mr.. John Madden, a
sterling Protestant Home Ruler, is in the
| field.
In Drogheda our respected and patriotic
fellow citizen, DR.. w. H. O'Leary, has I'M
furled the Home Rule banner. Mr.. Whit.
worth, who is his opponent, is widely and
deservedly respected, and has many per-
sonal claims on Drogheda; but the people
of Drogheda evidently conceive that in a
crisis like the present personal respect
gives way before public principles.
Cavan will make noble effort. Its
and people of that. gallant county, are de-
termined now or never to free themselves
from odious thraldom. Mr. Biggar is
already in the field, and would make an
excellent representative of Home Rule
constituency.
John Mitchell Nominated for Cork.-The
Nation publishes the following telegram
CORK, Thursday Jan. 29th.-A telegram was
forwarded to John Mitchell last night to this
effect: "1f elected for Cork, will you come o.
The reply received in Cork at twenty minutes
past four O'Clock this afternoon says: of
elected, shall so instantly"
Upon this subject the Cork Examiner
says:
The city election threatens to present us
with very painful spectacle. We have no
to stand up fight with the op-
ponents of the national cause, bat we do
feel very strongly the mischief that is GER
tain to DO wrought by the reckless course
OF those who suppose themselves, and no
doubt intend to be, its friends. No effort
the enemy could devise is likely to be so
perilous as that which the Nationalist have
adopted in putting forward John Mitchell.
we shall not be suspected of any desire to
nndervalue Mr.. Mitchel's sacrifices for Ire
land. When national testimonial in his
honor was projected we did not hesitate to |
Ofer 1T a hearty concurrence and support. |
Without sharing his views of what is right |
for Ireland we can admire the uprightness
Of his character. We therefore speak in |
no spirit of hostility to Mr.. Mitchell when
we deprecate his being put forward at this
moment. Furthermore, we are perfectly |
satisfied that If Mr.. Mitchell understood the |
situation here, as it is quite impossible he |
could do at the distance from which he has |
he would never have given his |
consent to being put in nomination. As |
It ID, If this course be persevered in, while |
Bill over the country the enthusiasm of the |
people ls being devoted to an earnest |
q oeing used to convert Cork into wea
pom for the foe.
If Mr.. Mitchell were one of the elected |
candidates his return would be illegal, and |
lis place wonld be given to the next high
st on the list. Therefore, if the contin-
'ency were possible, it would really have
10 practical effect 80 far as he is concerned.
suit that view of the case is altogether out
u the question and need not be discussed.
There Is another view of it, however which,
We commend to the serious consideration
Il those who have put forward Mr.. Mitchell.
.hey are, most of them, we believe, ami
1ated by friendly feeling to Mr. Ronayne.
however, they are acting With
cry, great recklessuess as regards that {
entlemau. They involve him in contest
inch will cost him a large sum of money ,
ley do more, they imperil his seat We
o not want to enter into a detail of the t
ossible combinations of an election under
lese circumstances. We do not desire to
max out plans for the opponents of the
atlonal cause, though we very much fear
70 could put them up to few divices that
1ey have not already studied. But we say
given the subject our
lost serious attention-that the seat of one
both of the Liberal members will be placed
jeopardy by the course that is now being
AIKEN, and that it is quite on the cards that
IT. Ronayne may have to thank the Ma
onalists of Cork for the loss of his seat,
nd that the country may have to thank
lem for the loss of the services OF one of
Is ablest and purest representatives.