The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-07-30


of the yoke of England, they should bear
the yoke Of Rome-seemed to drive them
scared, from the portals of nationality.
About this time, the beginning Of 1870
Mr.. Gladstone raised to the peerage Col
onel Falke Greville Nugent, M. p. for
and fairly popular g liberal ia politics,
was a good landlord, and, though Pro-
testant, kindly and generous to the Catho.
lie clergy and people around him. He had
held his seat by and from che priests for
Lougford County, from the days when 1t
heroically won its independence genera
ton before, had been virtually in the gift
of the Catholic clergy. This vacancy oc-
| CURED In the very fever of the Amnesty
excitement. A few months before Mr..
Gladstone had rather harshly refused the
appeal for Amnesty; and Tipperary made
answer and commentary thereon by elect.
Ing to Parliament one Of the Fenian con-
victs, at the moment q prisoner ia Chatham.
1t was proposed to initiate this course in
Longford, but a more worthy resolve was
taken. John Martin of observation-disclosures
John Martin Zone of the purest, most he
roic, and lovable of Irish patriots, was put in
nomination, although at the moment he
was travelling in America and unaware of
the proceedings. But the clergy at
private conference committed themselves
to the son of their late member brain
less young officer in the army. Neither
party would withdraw their man and ont
of this arose conflict as fierce, bitter, and
relentless as if parties to it had been an
cient and implacable foes instead of life
long and loving friends. Altar denuucia--
tons of the most terrible kind were hurled
at the men who dared to "oppose their eler-
gy" by advocating John Martin. Plat
form 1enuncistiens were hurled at the men
who dared to go "against Ireland by pre-
ferring to stainless and devoted patriot q
brainless little fop who had not a political
idea in his head or spark Of Irish patriot
ism in his heart.
Ireland, and England too, looked on in
intense amszement and curiosity. Here
was q great problem brought to q critical
test. The old story of the anti Catholic
English press, that Irish Catholics would
slavishly "vote black white at the order
ing of their priests, ," was about to be proved
defeated John Martin and carried their man,
but he was subsequently unseated on Pc
tition. The experiment otherwise, how
ever, was decisive. For John Martin, q
Presbyterian Protestant, Catholic people
fought their own clergy as vehemently as
they and those clergy had ever fought the
Tory landlorde. 1t was an exceptional and
painful incident, bat at the moment one of
vast Importance, which proudly vindicated
both priests and people from damaging
calumDy.s
There was no misunderstanding all this.
No Irish Protestant, periodically inclined,
could any longer be scared by the bugbear
of " Catholic intolerance" The time at
last had come for the step they meditated.
The moment had arrived also for some at
tempt to answer the aspirations of Ireland.
And Z" the Hour had brought the Man."
On the night of Thursday, the 18th day
of May, 1870, there were quietly assembled
in the Billion Hotel, Upper Sackville street,
Dublin-the most exclusive and aristocratic
of the quasi private hotels in that city--a
strange gathering. Such men had never
met to confer or act together before. 1t WAS
q private conference of Irish gentlemen
to consider the state of Ireland" But look
ing around the room, one might think the
millennium at hand, when the wolf would
lie down with the lamb and the lion .slum-
Der with the fawn. Men whe were Tories,
nay, Orangemen; men who were ultra
noutanes," men who had been Repealers,
men who were Wings, men who had been
rians, Quakers, Fenians, anti Fenians,
knights, high sheriffs, aristocrats, demo-
crats-a strange array, about fifty In ALL
the triumpant return of Mr. Martin for Meath pIoba.
bly, the moot Catholic constituency in Ireland; the
good. humored contestb being the of Lord FinRaf
| nobility.
tAs this assembly has become In degree historical
may DC Interesting to give the following lis.
l
added ~ vote thereat to make up COMMITTEES on
Resolutions. In nearly case indication of the
political and religious opinions Of the ParJes is now
added. The list lncludes some Of the largest mer
chants in Dublin,
The RI. hon. Edward Purdon, Lord Mayor, Mansiou
house. Protestant Conservative.
Sir John harrington, Ex.Lord Mayor, D.L, Great
Britain street, Prot. Con.
E. Il. KlnAhan j. p ex,Hlgh Sheriff, Merton Square
Tory.
James V. Mickey, Up, BeresfOrd Place. Orange
man.
James w. MAokey, ,ex.Lord Mayor, J.P.. % West
moreland street, Catholic Liberal.
Sir William, Wilde, Merron Square, F.RC.SI.. Prot
Cons.
JHmes, Martin J.PY ez High Sheriff, North Wall
Cath. Lib
Lib.
w. L. Erson. UP, Great Charles street, Or.
Rev. Joseph 4. GAlbraith, Il CD, Trinity College
| Prot. Cons.
Isaao Butt, c.. EcOles street, Prot Nationalist.
, | Il. B. Butt, Eccles StI Get. Prot Nat.
l. Z. W. Boyle, Banker. College Green, Tory.
William Campbell, IS Gardiner's Place, Cath. Lib.
William Daniel Mary street. Cath. LIB.
William DeAker, P.L g., Eden Quay Prot. Cons
. Alderman Gregg, SackvtEs street, Prot Cons.
l Alderman Hamilton, Frederick street, Cath. b
{ peAler.
Armagh, Ecolee street, Prot. Cons.
q Edward N. Hodson. CApel street, Prot. Cons.