The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-08-06

: ! che most prominent men in each Of the var
3 ious sections of national politicians: Re
eight-men." O'Connellites, Mitcheiites
Eenians, Liberals, etc. The well know
9 veteran Repeater, O'Neill Daunt, proceed
J ed to Tuam specially charged to seek tb.
counsel and co operation of the great mar
: whose name alone it was felt would be
} equivalent to national approval-the illus.
} trions Dr.. McHale, " Archbishop of the
} West" If any one living could be fairly
J assumed to speak as O'Connell bimsei
J would speak if now alive, John McHaie y
cause personifed.
MIR. Daunt returned to Dublin bearing
the news that not only did the Archbishop
approve, but that he would himself head
the reqnisition. The announcement was
hailed with cheers, like the tidings of some
| great victory. A few days later, accord
ingly, the following form of requisition
was circulated for signature:
| We the undersigned feel bound to declare
| our conviction that it is necessary to the peacs
and prosperity of Ireland, and would be con-
dncive to the strength and stability of the
United Kingdom, that the right of domestic
Legislation on ali Irish affairs should be re-
stored to our country and that it is desirable
storatlon upon the following princi ples:
To obtain for our country the right and
privilege OF managing our own fairs, by a
Parliament Assem- bled in Ireland composed of
Her Maj esty the Sovereign, and the Lords and
Commons of Ireland.
=" To SECURE for that Parliament, under a fed.
erai arrangement, the right of legislating for
and regulating all matters relating to the in
terpal affairs of Ireland and control over Irish
resources and revenues, 81 hject to the obligation
OF contributing our just proportion of the i'm
perial expenditure.
To leave to an Imperial Parliament the
power OF dealing with all questions affecting
the Imperial crown and government, legisla-
tion regarding the colonies and other Deepen
denotes OF the crown, the relation of the united
empire with foreign States and all matters ap-
pertaining to the defence and the stability of
the empire at large.
ITO obtain such an adjustment of the rela.
tlons between the two countries without any
interference with the prerogatives of the
crown, or any disturbances of the principles of
The cons sitution.
And We hereby invite conference, to be
held at such time and place, as may be found
generally most convenient, of all those favor
able to the above principles, to consider the
best and most expedent means of Carrying
them into practical effect"
1t was expected that probably between
five and ten thousand signatures might be
obtained to this document among the influ-
entlal political classes in Ireland, rendering
IL the largest and most notable array of
the kind ever seen in the country. In |
rev weeks, however, nearly trenty fire |
thousand names of what may truly be |
called representative men" were appended |
to it! Only those who were in Ireland at the |
created
by the appearance of the leading Dublin |
newspapers one day with four or five pages
OF each devoted to what could be after all |
only portion of this monster re QUESTION.
Not only was every county represented,
nearly every barony bad sent it's best and
worth'est men. Although most amaze
nent was at the time created by the array
Of what was termed men Of posi- tion," the
promoters of the movement valued even
more the names Of certain men in middle
and humble life, town traders, tenant farm
BIS, artisans, and others, who we're we'll
Known to be the men in each locality most
rusted by their own class. Of magistrates,
members of Parliament, peers "a few), bish-
BPS, ciergymen protestant as we'll as Cath
'llc), mayors, sheriffs. municipal represen-
atives, town commissioners, poor-law
guardians, there we're altogether literally
thousands. 30 general q miDgliug of classes
md creeds and political sections had never
'efore been known ION a scale of such
nagnitude) in Ireland. Yet no effort had
zen made to collect signatures after the ]
ashton of petition signing. The object !
vas to Geek half dozen names of really .
representative men from each district, and
hese were applied for through the post
tice. In nearly every case the document,
then returned signed by score or two, I
las accompanied by a letter stating that I
8 many thousand of signatures from that I
istrict would have been forwarded if ne.
eesary.
Tuesday, the Is of November, 1873,
'as the date publicly fixed for the confer.
nee, which was convened "to meet from
ay to day until it's proceedings are con- +
uded." AS the day approached, the most
ltense interest and curiosity were excited n
y the event, not merely in Dublin and n
lroughout Ireland, but all over Great
ritaln. The great circular hall of the Ro- n
lnda was transformed into the semblance N
legislative chamber, the attendant
lite of apartments being converted into b
vision lobbies,t dining rooms, writing q
,oms ETC., while the handsome gallery
hich sweeps around the hall was seTapart D
# spectators. n
The English newspapers seemed much Z
Dubbed by all this They did not like that p
eiand should in any shape or form take to 2
playing at parliament" as they sneering- B
expressed it; and this conference affair Z,
as wildly, dangerously suggestive to the B
too imaginative" Irish. There was, how F
yer, they declared, one consolation for 3
lem: ont of evil would come good this