The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-12-17
IRELAND IN ENGLAND.

Ireland is now proved to extend politi
cally far beyond the geographical limits of
the "Emerald Isle" The Atlantic Ocean
and tho Irish Sea are no longer the waters
by which (as the school books say) /" Ire
land is bounded There is not only an
Ireland at home, but Ireland beyond the At
tic, strong and growing into still greater
strength, and whose q" vote " lie counted as
q thing Of great political Importance. The
poor down trodden victims of many heart
less eviction, who fed from q land which
(though their native soilI was to them no
longer a homo, bave grown Hp beyond the
broad waters into s. new nation. In other
parts of the world the same wOndrous
change has taken place Go to Australia,
and an irish nation will he found there, led
have brought TO that distant colony great
talent, devoted love OF Ireland and indOmi-
table energy. Many other lands can tell
the same tale. In fac1, the Irisbman may
say with perfect truth, ro the words of Vir-
gil:
Qu1 regio in torris, nostri ron plena laboris.
tWhat part Of tho world is there which is not familiar
with our cxploioo)
But it is only now that it is discovered
that there is also an ireland in England.
Long has it been known, and admitted even
by England, that Ireland gave to that coun-
try many of its greatest citizens. The
magnificent eloquence of Burke, the bril-
liant powers of Sheridan, whose unmatched
oratory acted like epeli upon the Senate,
and whose wit blaZed like a meteor even in
the hostile atmosphere of London !; the
sweet poems of Goldsmish, whose immortal
lines glow with fresh beauty often as
they are read. All these and many others
are owned to have been really great. Eng
land has also admitted the glories of the
chisel of Foley and the pencil of Maclise
while even the most aristocratic drawing
rooms have echoed To tho glorious lyrics of
NJ =,
the real importance of the - Irish in Eng
land ;" That has now been brought dis
tipctly to tie front.
Nothing has ever occurred till now which
proves that there ia ip Great Britain a strong
body which may almost be called an Irish
nation. This body canrot be less in num-
her taan two millions, and, as the Irish in
Great Britain are no longer mere " hewers
of wood and drawers Of waser," their politi-
cal power is beginning 60 he felt. The
municipal elections whleSr have recently
taken p;sca in the large t<s~Ds of England
Indicate piAini5 aDd eyond all controversy
that Ireiapd's national cause will no longer
be wIthour friends (and strsng friends tOo}
in the Roglish cerporatious. In fourteen
towns men have been returned who are
pledged to eupport the just demand Of Ire
land for Home Rale. In Liverpool, DIR.
C1mmlns, an IrishrnHu aud aO eminent mem
ber of the Euglish bar, and long president OF
returned IN preference to another candidate
who was not in favor of Home Rule. In
another ward 10 the same city DR.. Bligh,
Home Ruler, was returned, and IN some
other caees the candidates wop over the
Irish vote by a declaration IN favor of Home
Role. We might write slMi!Arky of many
other placee, but there is no necessity for
entering Into local details. 1t Is therefore
rot withoat good cause that the Executive
Cum mlttee oI the Hume Rnie Confederation
has passe'i "a resolution coOgratHiatiDg the
IrIsh iu Eagland on thes- traGphs of the
good cause. There is 6oubS Jha6 n vast
amount Of good will he came 0ofn TO Eng
land and tu Ireland by events which have
shown tGat there is &n Awakening III this
country of spirit uf falrpIay To Ireland,
aud that national prejudice Ia at last giving
Tlace to seDSo OF justlce.-LoRaon Uni
verse.
WILLoR WAVE, Toys, ETC.-Oar enterptis