, 1875-08-28


dfcnca.
Iho following questions. which pitt to him.
ha answered IN i quick and cahlid r'annef
tl,lcat on-To uiat cauts do sou attribute tho
tliHe euce that ua.lifoasod .tAelf On tho platform
brt~etn The Lord Mayor Of Dublin and tho peo'
plo at tho late characterization
toply--1t won entirely duo TO tho 'act thst
I.o1u O'uauaD was announced to doIver the ora
tlun and tito NAtorsiists kiow bcfureltas'n thas,
az q pcnsionos Of tho English Government, 10
would DO obliged to tgntro tho eHofta u1aao W
o'connell on behalf OF ifislt ua.onn,l!s .n,, a"a
vhicll apreara In lie papers, that tho Sat'ons1'
ists we1e correct III thor ANTICIPATING.
Question-n'd got tl,e people wish to honof
noIly- Undoubtedly but t1lcr complaint was
that the Connttsec would nut allow sIom t.
honor tie whos NAL. Itics wanted to honor
O'Connotl ~ 4 Nationalist aud Al polftical prn.
III tho selection Of Lord Otflgsn tile COMMITTEE
only recognlz.d O'Conuell the religious r;uancl-
pator, who hail made high places Accessible "
ilno-sorvIng cAthol1cs
QIcatlpn-WIat nrpcArB to bn thu 1ennRa Of
lilo hierarchy and clergy OF ireland towAsd tho
present unt1unal F1oKtaa'nH7 ....
Ner1Y--l bolleve tlo Eroat naBa of Tho clergy
OF ireland arc IN favor Of sclf-EoVtruo1ciit, but
osLetg. lle hierarchy havo atm afraid. bnt lit
tlo \. mpathy with tile National patty. Huwoyer
tho i}nlIoI q. sB . rule, arc. 30 silent III the
nntsss,a' question. t!sas would not like to nn-
NAV feel strongly In our favor, lhough they
withhold expressions Of sympathy.
,Qucation-What aeollH 10 you tue most feaa-
bio aud al the eane limo the mort unefuI coutse
Tor tlIc Irish pcole, At lsnns End abroad, to
pursue to bet1or tho e1lsI,ng condition Of
ntIalrs
l.ep'y (p|easantIy)-Th in Il very blk q,cs-
t1oo. fuu nlBh: H. wcll aak ttIs nj once 10 stand
Ml' aud deliver y lecture on tho political rr.n,i-
pIcH saa ths tlyrIcai RESOURCES Of the lrAi race.
l3ut trust you Will nn mix INC tc 90 10 lar this
nlu.ung. Ny own courso /. slxod aud una!tera-
bic. l xll Labor for tho ore tllrow Ut Encli-h
rule II. Ireland While one link of tia iinperIa
cIsusu le,nains u seltor constitutional froodom
Of tuo ltiAl tatiut1,
Qu'r..un--Do you bcliove that tho settling Of
tho question Of + university Tor tatlol'u teAch-
Ing IT tue Adjnptnlelif uf tbe tdncut,on question
woad Terminate tho doi,,aud fur tuo ieg,ulati.o
inuGpct dtnce Of Ireland
Ke1ly-ul not at all Tho Irish pcop!c will
10 cuI.lcut with nothing less t1En liberty. fon
might =. we'll cxIoct !" laan who was cheated out
Ut Il0U and 70 "AoM sixpeuce was returned to
iortEo his Cain 10 the rost u tho money.
Qucsluu-Wnat is your opinion "a to tie
power Of tho clelgy iu luturo political move
nellH III tIH cuuIt1yf
llcpIy-TAe p,llt,caI power of ths clorgy has,
tt,l1,s, declined III recent times, n,d may DO
cI.,,o BiIl further III tho fu.u1e bccause tho to-
cenHlY for tAeil interfcropco ls not 70 Rieat "a
now to t,ght thor own baltlus siugle-han4cd.
Bus in U'C.unell'd limo the clergy wcEe 4o
graat champions Of the people; aud, as stu
ucut OF Iiish history. remember with gratitude
tue Nay ttloy usod to lead tho Peupo IL many Il
noble ixht against goyornmousat Tyranny mud
Quobtion--Ato tue Catholic clergy Of England
ns snti.lrlsh as tho rum. and ills VI the En4lnh
people, auu, II bo, to what circumstance do you
attribute tho caIlne2
Nsply-No doubt many Of The English Catll-
ole Clergy arc autl-lrsil, and tho oDis cntlks
can assign for their antlpatby to III is that they
Ato EugAsh. They belong To the cuuquvrluK
race. Dut Cardinal Aauliug, a. I know from
his public utt.raucos and private cunyeraations
with which 1lo has houurod tue, ia a Hlnce!o
fssend aud admlref ot tue Irihh pruplo u
caurso ho IS TOD great MIN to l'aso lis hynl-
paLles eonti actcl by untlonaa prejudieca, aud
lie cal. therefore, do justice to our untiona
chhl lactor. Tboro a'e mallv Irish priests in E,I-
gland. aud they ate amoug tllo ttancleat flleuda
ol tho ir.ah national cauae,
QHehtiun-la the advanced national party In
l1o'nna respectful to tho clerGyt
Hep1y-l have 10 reAson to llink otherwise,
thonvh thcy du not teieyo III the political l1faI-
llDihty OF tho clergy. aud rather disposed to
net Independently VI thclu in political Matera.
Qucstivt,-H lsaau Butt Or ArcbhslIop Mcilaie
wals called upon to speak lle O'Couuell oratiun
would they haye been listened 10, and il 20 why ?
Nepiy-air. uutl or Archbishop Mcila!o would
hhvo ueca Listened to 1oyfulif. Either Of tflozo
distinguished men might lavo been sulootcd
"lth sr.at prop. loty. Mr. Butt is tho leIdgr OF
tAe Homo l;uIo party. thu only constitutional
party now Working to obtain that self-eove,n-
lncnt fer IRELAND wl.ch U'Connelf earusslly I'D
socated but thoc ia not man tlyiu9 who
could mors lilly reprenout 0Conueis than Arch
oHnop alcilRlo. dA Graco would haze been
just tho tnan for tlo eccasson. lie wAa
fellow-laborsr wlth O'Conno!I, aud be would
not only havo done Justice to !ha Libarator ns
tho champion Of CIVIL aud Religious libo!tv, but
ho would laye exhibited Ia hIs language thas
liberation wbtch O'Uonuell MAS always ready TO
cAsond 10 nea OF eyory oass, and co!or; and