The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-31
HOME RULE.

The alleged incapacity of English states
: men to deal with questions affecting the fee
ings, if not the interests of Irishmen, wa
never more conspicuously exhibited than b.
, that Liberal Of the Liberals, John Bright in
2 recently published letter on the subject Q
Home Rule for Ireland written in reply to
letter and pamphlet sent to him by the Rev
T. O'Malley, Of Dublin. The great English
Radical tells his Celtic correspondent
: that the Mitchell plan, '.if Ireland were
unanimous and strong enough, might be at
tempted, and might succeed" but that these
conditions being wanting, ''there is this fatal
objection to it, that it is impossible, and only
mad or wicked men will urge Irishmen to at
tempt it, AS to the Federation plan, OF
Home Rule scheme, Mr.. Bright CURLY says il
is quite as impossible as the other. and is
"eminently childish and absurd
| This is certainly a very summary way Of
disposing of grave proposition,
which, whatever may be its practical bear
ings, has gained the sympathies of many able
and thoughtful men, and enlisted the active
support of large proportion Of the educated
classes in Ireland. Like their American
imitators the English Liberals, Wings and
Tories all appear to think that having long
fought for their independence, the Irish must,
now that their union with the sister island is
consummated, be forever treated as a con-
quered race, or at best, as children in
capable Of taking care Of themselves, and
handed over to the tender mercies of rough
riding troopers as was done in the time of
Cromwell and his Successors, or to the milder
and more civilized, but still CALLING yoke Of
imported proconsuls and magistrates What
Sheridan was so anxious to be to the people
of the South, Cromwell and his contributors
for many ger erations have been to
the island Of saints and martyrs
If thieving gangs of camp follow
ers and carpet-bag adventurers have
descended upon us like the seven plaques of
Egypt, and have been ever since devas- |
tating and depredating all around, hordes Of
British contractors, mddlemen and petty
tyrants, upheld by the might of Great Bril-
tain, nave also trampled over the
rights and devoured the substance of the |
IRISH up to very recent period of
the history Of both countries. 1t is
creditable to the British Government that,
owing to their many CONCESSIONS as
simple acts of justice We're called, made to
Ireland, since the accession of Lord Crews
Reform Ministry forty-four years ego,
he desire for repeal has somewhat decreased,
large number, if not an absolute
majority of Irish Repealers and "Fenians
icing now disposed to accept Home Rale as a
satisfactory settlement Of past grievances, and
n acceptable substitute for the utopian dream
f absolute independence. AS London
ourna', not liable to the suspicion OF looking
18th favor upon any purely Irish party well
emarks: " Home Rule is better than either
'epeal or Fenianism, and shows growing
pirit OF Cancellation, yet it is to this party
lat Mr. Bright has offered this bitter pill,
le only effect of which will be to unite them |
i'll further, and render them yet more sus-
lcious of English politicians. Mr. Bright .
as always been considered one Of the best !
lends of Ireland, and, as the end of his
tier shows, he still claims to be so regarded. y
he is, Irishmen may well say Heaven !,
7fend us from our friends y 4