The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-11-21
@srnlng Star and Catholic Messenger.
FEW oRLKANs. SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 81. 1878
THE END OF CONTROVERSY.
[puhl,n Nation. Oct. SOL

NO more AtUcupuB 10 get up u WTAuHiG
about federalism and Repeal" No
moro tricky endeavors to drag the hon.
CURED name of O'Connell into foul attacks
on the Home Rule movement. No more
chances for traitors and deserters to hide
their apostacy behind cloud Of sophistries.
There is an end of controversy and dispu-
tation. The highest authority living on
such an issue-au authority Loyalty and
lovingly recognized by the Irish race at
home and abroad-has spoken, and, " the
cause is finished"
Solemniy, publicly, and deliberateiy-in
the face of the recent controversy aad at
tack--the venerable and illustrious Prelate
of the West, "into whose name az into the
name of Charlemagne, tie epithet great
has become absorbed" has given his sane
ton and appreciation to the work of the
National Conference, and conferred the
priceless honour of his praise aud confd
enoe upon the leader of the National move
ment.
To understand the importance of this
event one needs but to recolect that the
ono man of all the others in Ireland who,
through half a century of pnblic life, never
yet was trepanned into false political
positiou-the one man who, amidst all the
eddies and variable tides and currents of
public affairs, ever stood like a rock of ada
mant, o monument of consistency, of in
tegrity, of principie-has been this aged
prelate, 30 venerable, 30 loved by his ma
ne 0ou was never YET OOEu OI "O-
man who could run scheme of counter
felt patriotism on John of. Tuam. His wis
dom, his sagacity, his keen and far-reach-
ings vision have ever been proverbial and
it has been truly remarked that political
career is an harmonious whole, every part
of which is in concord with the rest.
o-day the Home Rule cause enters on
new chapter of progress. Henceforth its
champions need Iot, while fighting the
enemy in front, turn round to resist a
treacheous flank attack, or foul stab in
the back, from some doraastic traitor. In
ternal controversy can now be disdaiDed.
for we may, in sense. say that OConnell
largely enjoyed O'Copnelrs confidence;
10 man living so fully knew O'Con1elrs
mind no man living 80 thoroughly acted
on O'Connell's principles, as the Lion of
the Fold of JUDAH" His utterauce on the
National question, his Judgment on the
Homo Rule movement, is as if the Great
Tribune arose from his.tomb at Glasuevin
aud spoke in our midst once moret
So vanishes the wild dream of dissension
and discord so perishes the plot of treason.
For more than year deserter-(only one
deserter, thank God from the Home Rule
ranks has been telling the country that the
Home Rule programme was " immoral"
" dishonourabe," base surrender of our
national rights." He was himself one of the
earliest authors, apostles, and advocates of
that programme; thanking public bodies for
adopting it, propounding its addresses
speaking to its resolutions. For three long
years-tbe very time when denunciation
was dutyif any immoral, dishonorable,
or base surrender was afoot-he served
under its flag in the ranks of the most
loyal soldiers. At u moment when his
comrades were in the very grip of combat
With the foe-while they were gallently re-
sisting Draconian coercion code-he took
to flight, forswore his troth, aud proceeded
to assAil the cause he had deserted and the
men whom he betrayed. He thought
Repeal would be captivating cry and
when honest men resented his attack on
the camp he had abandoned, he struck an
attitude aud pretended he was blamed
for being Repeater" No patriotic Irish
man ever blamed any countryman for
being a Repeater; every Home Ruler
. logically as much a "RepeaIer )"
as O'Conncrii' was. Ireland reprobatcd
the deserter, not because he was
Repeater" but because he took to assailing
and eliminating the Home Ru'e cause
which he had for three years pretended to
serve.
The political intelligence of the Irish
masses has been strikingly proved and
yindIcated in the fate which has hefalien
this attempt to split up and overthrow the
Natioual party. up with the Repeal !;
down with Home Rule" was cry which
was expected to set us all by the ears.
But The people saw through the trick they
were sharp enough TO discover that isaac
Butts Home Rule proposal IS OConnetFS
Repeal demand With the International ar
rungements offered beforehand. Next came
the story that OConnell had snapped Lis
fingers at Federalism Ia sort Of Federal
isn), and said, go twasn't worth that
To this the people provokfngly replied that
O'Connell was right, for that Isaac Bntt,
too, would snap his fingers at such a
dwarfcd and curtailed scheme as that one
which was then referred to by O'Counell ;
but O'Connelrs own words remain to prove
he would gladly approve such full aud
comprehensive arrangement as that which
has now been propounded by Isaac Butt.
Thus foiled ia his attempt to fool the PEG
pie, unable to get even one fellow member
TO Join in his conduct, the would be de
stroy er of the Home RS!e party hit upon a
} new idea He would try the pious dodge
Rbbiug himself in a garb of tremendous
religious ZEAL he crept into the Cawtholic
Wing camp, and struck mp an ALLIANCE
offensive and defensive with Mr.. Glad
i.