The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-11-21

items to resist future anti Catholic measures.
The visit of the Emperor William may give
momentary stimulus TO the malignant
passions of those who nate Christianity,
and therefore endeavor to prosecute the
clergy and silence the voice Of the Vicar of
Christ. But Signor MiDgbetti will think
twice before committing himself to a thor
oughly Bismarckian policy, or driving the
Pope from the Vatican.
The Dublin correspondent of the New
York Irish-Ameriean, in his letter of the
30.h October, says: .t.
The Irish American, of October 23rd,
which came to hand here this morning,
brings US. in advance of all it's cotempo-
raries, full report of Nj. OConnor Pow
er's lecture on "Irish Members in the,
British Parliament" Several of our most
active politicians in Dublin have read it,
and been much gratifed by the perusal.
They admire the lecture itself as fair,
candid, and temperate statement of the
position of the Irish memb ers and the Home
Rule party, aud they are greatly pleased
by large meeting of Irish-Americans.
Some time agosit was the opinion of many
in this country that the proposals. of the
Home Rule party would not receive a pa
tient hearing on an American platform.
That there were sympathisers with the
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thought that a call for an Irish audience
in the Cooper Institute or any such place,
wonld bring together not these men, but an
assembly of Irishmen who would listen to
nothing but threats and promises of speedy
war with England. 1t is indeed little
wonder that feeling should run very high
amongst the Irish exles in the great cities
of America. Most of them felt the scourge
of British power in their own country
many of them were hunted out by the vile
land laws that left them neither home, nor
field, nor farm Others are political refu-
gees, some of whom had to fly for their
lives, while not a few were conveyed be-
tween fles of soldiers or police to the
steamers side, shipped off for defiant
land, and forbidden ever to return to their
own. To such men the promise of ven
geance on the old oppressor is sweet, and
any propositions that fall short of that are
apt to appear "tame, fiat, and unprofta-
ble." Mr.. OConnor Power, however, had
no projects of insurrection to put forward
in his address he had to appeal, not to
| passion, but to reason, to speak, as he said,
| not of theories, but of realities he did
q respectful and careful hearing This is
very gratifying, for the Home Rulers in
| this country who are giving much of their
time, and thought, aud means, to the
cause in which they are engaged, would be
very sorry indeed if it did not receive fair
|
ca. 1t is true that the struggle in which
the Home Rulers are engaged is constitu-
| tional one, but none other is possible under
| the existing circumstances; they do not
| ask for separation because that is thing
not to be asked, but taken, and Ireland is
not now in condition to take it. But they
ask for that right of native government
under the British Crown which Ireland
formerly enjoyed, and they have strong
hopes of being able to obtain it by right
use of the force which Ireland can put at
her disposal. They believe that under
system of Home Government the Irish ma
ton would ere many years grow prospe-
rous, united, resolute, and powerful; and
that the nation so formed would be well
able to take care of its own honor aud in
terests for the future.
Mr. Powers referred to the fact that no
sooner had the Irish voters been emanci-
pated by the ballot act than they did what
they were never able to do before-they
sent 80 England majority of the Irish rep
resentation pledged to the cause of Home
: Rule. This is a very. serious fact in the
political history of the two countries. Be-
yond doubt, is has occasioned mnch aux O.
ty in high political circles in Eogland. By
a mere chance it happens that the working
maj oTity of the present Ministry is go large
that they can afford to disregard the action
of an united body of fifty mine Home Rule
members; but that state~of things is On
. USUAL anu CANNOT commune. 1nS HarilA-
mentary machinery of England cannot at
ford to have in its midst 80 large b"iy of
members acting independently of English
party considerations, and working for pur-
poses of their own. When the English
Liberal and Tory parties come more near
+ " to balance, then the Irish question will
become one of pressing Importance for
, England, and theu-Lf the Home Rult
members stand true to their cause some dc
cided course will have to be taken by the
government with regard to it. Unquestion'
ably the first endeavor of the government
will be to divide the party aud break it up
They will probably offer some small politi.
, cal concessions and some large personal
considerations to effect that object. L
these fail, either some extraordinary out
: rage on the electoral rights and powers O
this country will have to be perpetrated
or the government must try to come Il
terms with the Irish nation.
WESTERN PRODUCE, Provisions, WINES AMI
LAauoRs-Specal attention is called to the card OF
Byrnes Bros which appears the fifth page of to