The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-05-31

on and Mr.. Smyth, in the presence of severa
hundred leading nationalists, followed Mr.
John Martins example and declared thai
while he was satisfied in his own mind tina
simple repeal was preferable to Federalism, be
believed the country had pronounced for the
latter and he, therefore, esteemed it an act o,
public virtue and patriotic duty to 20 in for
Federalism. Again, on the second of March
last, at the conference of Home Rule members
in the City Hail. here in Dublin, at which he
was present, a resolution was passed which he
did not oppose, which in fact passed unani-
mously, and which bound the assembled M.
P.'s to work for Home Rule on the plan defined
by the National Conference-that is, the plan
OF Federalism. Yet, few weeks afterwards
in letters to the Msrchioness Of Queensberry
and Others, he publicly derided, ridiculed and
condemned the Federal plan and said 1t was
q humiliating and dishonorable settlement of
the Irish question; and has this week gone so
| far as to say that if it were carried, the fact
would Argue US nation of monkeys not men.
For several weeks he was left unanswered, the
feeling being that if he were answered an
Importance would be given to his secession
which it would not otherwise acquire The
anti-national papers, however, having taken
of important dimensions in the Home Rule
ranks, Mr.. John Martin replied to Mr.. Smy tn
in the columns of the Nation, pointing out
inter ala that the chief difference between
Federalism and Home Rule was that under the
former the relations of Ireland to England
would be settled before band, while repeal
would leave those relations to be settled here
after. The Nation at the same time pointed
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this matter. Mr. Smyth the following week
replied to Mr.. Martin and to the Nation, but
bis letter was simply collection of AFRO
CANT assumptions and 1oud-sounding as
sertions; and the Nation had no difficulty in
dlsposipg of the document very efectually
Whether he will reply again know not. But
this 4 know that he will not give up his trai.
torous game. The Irishman of last Saturday
announced the formation of an 's2 club as a
rival OF the Home Rule League Mr.. Smyth
will probably be the guiding light of this
body, and will try to win the people to his
side by displays of that pretentious eloquence
for which he is SO we'll noted. But he will not
get in all Ireland probably eighty-two men of
any influence or standing to go with him, and
1 doubt if he will get eighty-two of any class.
He is universally regarded as q general would
be who, after having, in conjunction with his
fellow generals, decided on plan of campaign,
and after the army had begun to march to |
battle, shonld raise mutiny in the ranks |
His conduct may be accurately gagged when
tell the reader that it has been approved and
he himself supported by the avowed enemies
of Home Rule. As to the reason why he is
acting this traitorous part. it is difficult to
speak with confidence. But my own opinion
is that he is of q naturally cantankerous spirit
he was long ago known as the vinegar
,ruet land that he is disappointed at the
'econd-rate position he occupies in the Home
Rule organization.
The conduct of Mr.. Smyth occupied the
attention of every speaker at meeting of the
Home Rule League, held on this evening, and
ls a proof of what little effect his letters have
Produced on the public mind, every speaker
vas cheered to the echo. I mag mention that
It this meeting large number Of now mem
'ers were admitted from various parts of the !
ountry, and that amongst the letters read in :
avor of the movement was one from the pa
riotic Lord French.
AS L am on the subject of Home Rule, NAV :
MENTION that the Irish papers this week pub
sh two powerful letters in favor of the Irish i
ational demand from two illustrious prelates @
the Catholic Church-the most Rev. Dr. {
lynch, the Archbishop of Toronto, and g
he Archbishop of Tuam. The letter of the :
primer the reader will have doubtless seen | :
efore these lines meets his eye; there .
're, shall say no more in reference to it than i
1st it has produced q profound impression q
ere. DR.. MacHsle makes q capital point in e
his letter to the Earl of Derby, the a
ritish Secretary for Foreign Affairs, on the n
round that Ireland has always been treated b
foreign country by England; aud he goes G
i to discant the distress prevailing at Il
resent in Connemara, on the means of reliey- u
g it, and the necessity for England, as we'll ',
for Ireland, of Home Rule for this country NJ
is Grace writes as vigorously and as eloquent Ii
as ever, and his patriotism is warm as in et
e days of O'Conuell. Long may it remain so. u, n,
It is not unlikely that as write the bill for al
Q closing of public houses on Sundays in tr
Gland has received it's second re adng. This la