The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-09-10
IRISH MAIL NEWS.
IDublin Nation. Aug. -
TIE NATIONAL MEETINGs-

I DeGI
held by s"nr patriotic fellow country men Il
mark their unshaken adherance to the
cause OF Home Rale. Ulster-which come
thouShtiess, or ignorant, or evil minded
people are accustomed to speak Of as if il
were lAGeed an Un Irish province of Ireland
held ior EngIand by Ssxonized population
that same Ulster has heen the chief thea
tre of those displays. From the Anclzr,
trihe-lands of Tyrone ard Tyrconneli, from
" song g-famed Donegal" FROM Antrim of the
IRON chtts, from the pleasant woods OF
Deny, beloved OF St. Columbia, came in
thousands the children Of the o'd and in
destructible native race, to give token
before the world of the deathless love they
bear their native laDd. Stalwart cons were
! they of the old clanamen of O'Neiil and
| ODornG!!. and lmbued with spirit
worthy Of their sires. Who that looked
| upon their muititudin"us array could doubt
| fer a moment that Irish Patriotism ia still
| brave anG strong through all broad Ulster
VITO that witnessed those displays but
should smile st tue silly pretences of those
who, shutting their eyes to facts and fig
uIts, ignore IT their speeches and writings
the very existence Of that patriotic popula-
tlon, and refer to the North of Ireland as if
ldeae and enemies of the people Of the South
aud East and Wcstf True it is that colo
nles OF hostile race were planted on those
grounds, and that some centuries of natu
rallz Ition have not quite taken the foreign
an'mus out OF their breasts. But happily
there is in that respect some tendency to-
wards Improvement We say this, not
withstanding tie fact that some disgracetul
exhibitions of party hatred and turbulence,
directed against the Ulster nation alists,
were witnessed on the occasions of the |
meetings referred to. But these shameful |
proceedings are chargeable, we believe,
upon only the lowest and worst class of |
the orange party. Among the better
grades OF that misciIevous association there
was feeling in favor of peace and good
order. An endeavor had even been made
by some of the Orange chiefs to induce the
towards the Catholic aad national process
sl0nlsts. Though the endeavor was not
enectdai, we have no doubt that it was
sincere, and the mere fact that it was made
marks step In advance on the part of the
Orange fraternity. Not only in this way,
put IN many other ways, there is evidence
pf the decline of anti national virulence
among one section of the population in tho
NORTH, and there is at tho Same time evil
aenco OF sure growth in strength and
. numoers and influence on the part of the
friends of Ireland. At Belfast, Strabane.
LurgaE, LaurencetOWn, Douaghmore
Srossgsr, Bailieborough, and several other
places In the North, there were national ,
professions, orderly meetings, resolutions, !
and speeches, all designed to support the ;
iaeiopal oemanu Wnlcn ID be!ng pressed on ,
,he attention OF the Parliament and Gov. |
of England. At Glasgow, a day ,
1r Two before, there was an immense ga ,
,herlng Tor the same object and purpose
Aud II another proof of the vitality and the
earnestness OF the national sentiment be
Nlshed for, we will have it in the Conven- {
Ion which is to meet in this city on Monday | {
lext. We rejoice in such signs of the {
,lmes." They are of good omen for Sthe ,
uture OF our country. Calm thought and !
vigorous action are essential for the success !
u our national movement. No rest, no J
tentrogression our motto must still be l
On WaId." Also we would say, no i'm q
no assumption of positions, 9
Fhlch with the resources at present at our
command we would be unable to mantain l
19t let Us be courageous, energetic, and re- +
oiote. The country is in good heart. The '
rlsh people, cheered by the battle that has i
'een made for their cause during the past =
eW years, are grateful to their champiuus 0
nd willing to sustain them in any future It
nd forward movements they may think it '
uVlsaoIe to make. Let the Irish repre- .
entatlves only make good use of the par i
recess which has lust com f
nenced, and We undertake to say that it ia +
'lth an lmmeuaely increased moral power t.
nd poNtlcal lbt1ueGce they will bring for il
7ard tho demands of their country on the p
of the English House OF Com Z
lons. Il
The Bome Rulers of Leede have repeated II
he victories of Manchester and Burnley. a.
,ast week we noted the fact that two can si
ldates had come forward for the seat va Il
ated by Mr.. Alderman Carter, and that al
either OF those gentlemen would comply
ith the demands of the Irish electors of A
le borough: Before Monday all this had A
hanged. AT meeting on the evening of al
lsS DAY, at which Captain Kirwan, secre- rb
'ry OF the Home Rule Confederation of ~ ~
rest Britain, and Mr.. Biggar, NJ. P, at of
nded, it was announced that Mr.. Jack W
N, the Conservative, had pronounced bs
mself equivocally on the Irish question, cl
ut that Mr.. Barran, the Liberal, had pro- pi
ised to vote for Mr.. Butts Home Rule Ru
otion, for the release OF all the Fenian e.
'isoners without exception, for the assim an ao
alton of the parliamentary franchise, and tb
Sno eSta aoilsumeht OF volunteers in Ire bu
nd; and it was, therefore, resolved to give I5
r. Barran the Home Rule vote. The re- en-
lt was that on the following day, when mi
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