, 1875-02-18

To tie Editor n The tAt*19o TRIBUNE:
Cn1e.do lob. Ill trast, rir. that you will
allow mo. in the cause OF Justice and trnt1. a
short saacs in your columns 10 make few re-
marEs oil leR1nS article having reference to
tho iIome-i.ule moye:nant in Ireland. whirl, mp
neared III this mornings ireuo Of your highly
Influential Journal. The statement that
appeared IN Saturday Mornings papers,
having rcfnrsncs to tho e-tion sbou.
beiuy ato pied by tho promoters of
tho Ilome-i.ule scheme, suggested, no doubt,
the writing Of tue artclo to which nirh to re-
fer. now, AZ tn tic truth or faischo7d Of that
statement, an NIT III T. position to sar. Hat
this n,ucl, l will veatnre to sag: that aurl,
course vail sooner OF lator 10 adopted tr thu
Iionle Ill:lc members; but t think the annoHace-
Ment OF tho immediate and formal withdrawal Of
the mo1ubrrs IL rather premature and unreliable.
And tic paper which, llaE i4tne1 that annurnce-
ment is not TO bo conBldcrod aH yety good au-
shorty on Bl1ch ElattLIH.
Int my object in nendrg this lcttor to preHs
is not to 1i5euss tic atlvinabllly Of Hlcl covrs3
OF procedure or to point out its advantages or
disadvantages; nor is it my intGutiou to enter
into discussion Of the merits OF tho great corr
rtl.utional movement Which Is ut present eEsas-
ing altct.i'm and occupying the nnls Of ti,v
1r,sl, rooplo at lotne aIy only object III yicg il
to point out aon1c Misrepresentation aud to cur
rret few inaccuracies, which, I presume, we're
uun:entionall! nlaslo by the wrler.
Tho a.iiEio rcfcr:esi to Lrgitsa Ey stating TIM:
ttln oilty o. the 1rs11 people Izrlat.tl aro
op.'oacd 10 the lIumc-lnlo i1,nycnlc.l., a:.i FL
s.rc ously have they opf'>7ci it that. ii the lass
elections. out Of 10J mc1ll'egs sent By Iro1nl -
| the British IIouso of cormonn, onlv fnviy-to:r
| or fofly-ilVe vera elected I'll tlo !some-isl.o
ticket. Now. with regard to oepthiiiu:l u tho
llsh pcorlo to the moscMent. oil I will FL; j..
that tho unparalleled extent a.ld tho wonderful
1,roSycbs which the mo, amcrt has nlalo with
| in n very honFt period Ut tiE1e entirely
rcf"te3 tlis s:ate"cn: that tho majority ci the
pcU;slo are o. rus"d 10 Il III fact, few years
cE.. might t.n Menad tJ that t:lc tTa:n meu-
t'oed il, .lse SCRIPTURES a. tho Emacat Vt Reesls.
fut which l'aa NOW grown into a largo tree under
tho bsas,taes IT which t!lo children Of IteIanA
| nave taseu rhe'ter. Nor. with regard to the
i've ,ncn,bcrn wota elected to support
tho loGae~liule latf'rm:, llat osataiuant
| I kuov to ta tn;::olv uu.rue; aud
| Claim tn have roal rca;'oa for sasnls 20. for
was iu l;ela''d d:lrti" tho isst elections and
thisI'; ran give pretty accurate Information on
thu: mat tc+ Tile Aot rcbut Of tile anht elections
in ir0!GHd tfD" a" sll". iintno-liulers numbered
Hix,:, whist il, E'Eaul fnEssoan uero oltctcd
to sappor tte I;r'na?:,n Of the Ioyenlen'. And,
were IT not for tho sudden au1 unexpected lis
| EuI'l:ion OF the tiiR1tioHn Parliament. which
took eyfry ono by surprise, t!lo II :n!c-Tni.fa
would have secured inHlf@ ;aoIe lcn:Euls ileuge4
| 10 su; ;tturk tiler echnne.
There in another ctntcmont in tha srt:clo IL
which rsll to refcr, viz: tint tho f,nlestaEt+
III ireland Gro opposed to this movement. %ow.
! in REGULATION RI tl.at fact, WILL onf: ray tim:
several counties in t!e Nor:Il Of lroiai,.t, wcro
pruteshutA are III tbs ascendant havo tent in
men ~ support tito nationa! Demand: anG Hl,at
Is moro significant il tho fnct that tLcre VERY
constituencies had bccn heretnfn:o ro&to;cutetI
BY nlel Of tie most bigotsd aud this most auti-
national typo. Yes, thank Gud, religious ani-
nIo4it.ea aud sccta'ian acert'tios are fast dying
out III Ireland, and hopo tic may soon hear Ut
their obze1usas.
The Trotostuntt In 1re1and havo ia,ely learned
in the disesthhlishMent of their Church, how
far they can debe:ld oil tic English Parliament
fur the protection Of their intctests; they have
found. to their cost, that, Wlen the Interest of
tho English auvornn,eat wns to be served, their
interests Tcro to lie thrown overheard; that, III
fact, thoy we're to DO mat.o playtsngs and foot-
balls of. Aud now they arc recognizing that Fact
aad heeug that THUR material Interests would bs
prumotetl by such scheme as that plopounded
by tho Ilono-ltuln patty; AID henre they arc
workng NTH as Inlrh energy pr.sl zeal for its at
tainment AZ their Catholic fellow-countryn,en.
also lead with great deal Of surprise tho
statement ia that article that tho granting of
thiB measure or l1omo Goyetumcnt to ths Irish
nation would lend to hloodsled anaIchy, aud 80
eial disorder After reading ths remark, looked
III to aeo what ra.er was reading; fur really
thought was llerHhing ono OF tho English Pa-
polB. "hcro tho Irish rcoplo aud tho 1rsh nntlon
arc represented II q nation Of to"ls, Or sayagcs,
or madlnen, who Wcrc only Ecpt by tue henngt,-
lnnce of English wrdom from cutting eacl, others
'lroatB OF from cushing out thoir brains against
tho ro,1nd towers. Illere III no man WHO rrErotA
moro than do the propensity to tiissennon aud
strife amongst 1rlphn.cn but l deny that tli.
rrucliyity to c0utuntiou and ds'ls,iou il Inherent
In tho character Of tho lllt poopIe; a,, assert
lllat it ariIcs sn far al it exlEls, fbln the GN-
l'arrnhsinH aud depressing circumstances lntsr
which thuy hayo becu forced to struggle for
thalr national liberties.
1t B!,1ull be, therefore, the duty Of every honest
1rlal!Man WHO loycH sIi4 country, wlio las her
trraath at heart. to cultivate spirit Vt federation
nnd Wisdom amongst tlloeo ard,.uti thom,-suell
q spirit a. viii Induce mea to bacrinca BoEle
poant Of faoAug, suNlc theoretical dcaH, whoil .
Erand opportunity il ol'en To arAioya BY u,litnsi
action sonle practical bonetit fur their uatiye
land.
have confidence in tho future Of 1roland
for 10 brayu tneu tho hopas of tho prcsett arc
tic SUCCESSES Of tho future. can hope with
tho most hopeful and believe With those who
amply to lloand the Ancs which wors written OF
on,snctpstei Nroec0s
Another lIsilas rsars tts n,ouutans I
Der WYE. scfeueT far;
A Msw DeEoltp rails its fountalns |
Against the unarning ssAr.
cro4sad with many bar Ut gloom. We run read |
tlle record OF urcA fully, pf much wickcdaeHs
bur still many all instance Of self-sarr!t1ca aud
devotion, which FGts VIII tiIo h.gntnoss o. .
cnuutry. In tho light Of tue g!or!ous future |
can Hee, not 30 far on "a it n,Ighs soes1, tho
picture OF snothor ireland, crowned with t!.a hc-
hopes OF agca, anu protected by the |
dig,uty aud coynted loyalty Of all her children.
EEHgoN CANTON.
i 1slktnhI0 CAAo.
4 story full OF instruction to the charitable,
aud revealing tho dstreHa 50 widely prevail |
lny in oue or lis uost appalliu. fur1nn IL t3ld Ut
lootl's Theatre, Naw fnlk. In mltt-relluarsaI
Of "Heury "" tho other day, female super
n',,nerary foil faluting to the uooE. Inquiry re-
ycaletl the fact tllat tho poor woman Assl been
without food for tlaree days, aud, on going to