The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-03-02

offered to testify anything that was nee
, essary. Yet, on evidence SO obtained
, whole baronies and counties were de-
clared forfeited to the crown.
\ And here we will give two picture;
drawn by the historian niece in his ac
count OF the instruction Of 1911, show
ing that the English as signally failed to
degrade the Irish to the merciless brutal
standard of English warfare, as to ex.
terminate them
lin Wicklow. Coote's troopers commit
ted murders such as had not been equal
led since the days of the Pagan North
men,"
Little children were carried aloft with
Ing on the pixies OF these barbarians.
whose worthy commander confessed
"ttat he liked such frolics"
Neither age nor sex was spared and
an ecclesiastic was especially certain
Of speedy death.
Fathers Higgins and White Of Mas,
IN Kildare were given up by Coote to
these Glands" though each had been
granted 4 safe conduct by his superior
officer. Lord Ormond.
And these murders were taking place
at the very time when the Franciscans
and Jesults OF Cashel were protecting
| DR.. Pullen, the protestant chancellor OF
! that Cathedral and other protestant
prisoners; while also the castle OF
| Cioughouter, In Cavan, the residence OF
bishop Bidell, was crowded with prot
estant tugitives, all OF whom were care
fully guarded by the chivalrous Phillip
IO'ReIley.'
! When Cromwell had battered down
all the old irish castles and sent the irish
TO hell or Connaught," the 9th OF Eliz-
abeth, the act OF uniformity vas rigor-
ousiy enforced.
| Catholic school masters were forbid
den to teach under pain of felony. Re-
cusants. surrounded in glens aud caves,
| Offering up the holy sacrifice through
the ministry OF some daring priest, were
| shot down or smoked out like vermin.
Come We now to the reign OF William
the Ill OF blessed memory. In 1895, it
was found that the penal laws against
catholics, (the Irish people mark you,)
| required some fixing up SO the follow n
were added.
Ist. IAN act 10 deprive catholics
! from educating their children at home or
abroad, and 70 render them incapable OF
being the guardians OF their oU1s or any
| other persons children
I'd. AN act to disarm the catholics"
e. like act under another name is in favor
to day in Ireland.)
30. An act TO Danish all catholic priests
and prelates.
All this in tull. open violation of the
treaty OF Limerick.
lhen We come to the reign OF queen
Anne which is considered par excellence
tue reign OF the penal code
We can not give space tor recapit-
uIation OF the dlnere at acts which follow
cd III quick succession against the Cath.
olics In this reign. Acts to deprive 8
Catholic OF ali control of his child to
make the enid II spy on his father and
10 reward him with his fathers property
when lie betrayed his parent
II W4s further enacted THAT if pa
PIT should mold q farm producing
proht Srea-er than cnc-thirt OF the rent,
his right 10 such should immediately
| cease aud pass over to the first protes-
tant VINO should discover the rate OF profit
Here are some OF the rewards offered
Tor The discovery OF pagis,.: For discov-
erinS an arch bishop fifty pounds. a
priest. twenty pounds.
In the reign OF George the |. ..Yhs
frs: q the fools and oppressors called
! George" IN 1928, an act WAS introduced
Oh eight resolutions. Further to pre-
vent the growth OF poperyr One OF
these resolutions proposed that every
priest arrested within the realm should
I-out no. We caunot sully our paper by
mentioning the penalty proposed.
do not the corruptions and yillianics
OF men. said Swift, "eat your flesh and
exhaust your spirits"
SO muca tor y very brief and imperfect
Catalogue oI y lew OF the wrongs Ire
land has suffered sufficient We should
"a, .or an American Preenaa's. s.om-
acn ior one reading.
ireland Was never owned by England
never will oe owned.
But 1t nsy be said, by our correspou.
dent. or some others. Still all Won hay.
written aoous Is past. no penal laws now.
40 wrongs let the dead burg the dead. y
iors'ge aad forget aud cease your ICON
tinued clatter."
| 1919 Aa'NAI- - - IL ne biiAb IN Ireland
- Day II IS crime to kill mere Irish
man, that Irishmen can hold property in
thor own country, that a Catholic NAV
become Lord Mayor. a circum,tsncs
we regret very much. tor your irish
Catholic Lord Mayor is generally either
4 tody to England or that nondescr;n,
animal. al Irish patriot. spouting his
loyalty to the English sovereign.
1t Is true that Catholic priests are no
longer hunted, the policy is altogether
changed and they are now invited to
o,nnef 70 the castle; in fact the tiger to
ali appearance, has drawn in its claws
and shows only the velvet paw. hut Il
is the English Tiger alter all, and there
10 more actual danger from the velve,
paw than from the claws. The great
wong exists yet, English rule in ire
land. one people governing another
against the wish of the governed and in
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