The Morning herald., 1876-07-10

his plan Of union embracing ireland hhi
proposed conssderacy, the example Q
i America ~ contagious, and England il
her agony called the Irish volunteers i
arms. Avolunteer army 81, 900 strong wa
speedy organized and equipped. Fre'
Etrade and Parliamentary independence
were demanded and denied. Pending II.
negotiations, white winged messengers car
ried acro1s the Atlantic the news Of the fall
Of Yorktown. Delegations from the citi
Isep soldiery met in Dublin-upon tht
breech Of the volunteer cannon was thu
legend "Free trade Or else" Free trade
and Parliamentary Independence were con-
ceded, and at once Ireland arose to the dig
nifty Of Nationhood. It is admitted by oil
impartial writer's upon the subject, thai
"no Nation IN the aorld made such ropid
strides in prosperity as did ireland, during
the eighteen gears Of her nationality"
In 1900 the act of union was forced up
on Ireland, and by it. even the senlblance
Of . representative body ceased to exis-
there. The rebellions Of 1898 and 1903
failed, and for twenty years Ireland lay
painting in her weakness and travail.
Veonnell infused life into her, and wen Ca
tholic Emancipation in Extraordinarily
as the Duke of Wellington said to save the
Empire from civil. war. The next de-
cade saw many ametiorative laws upon the
1.-THE and corporation questions passed. In
1s41 OConnell first demanded repeal of
the act of Union Of 1900, and a restoration
of the parliamentary status wrenched from
England less by the eloquence Of Gratten,
and Flood-than by the arms Of the vol
uuteers. A repeal Of the union, to the
English people meant dismemberement
of the Empire. Political scholars we'll
know the danger that lurked under the
different views and courses taken by the
Irish, and English Parliaments, upon the
Regency question when the Prince Of
Wales became regent upon the insanity
of his father in 1888. The repeal move
ment was crushed by the imprisonment and
subsequent death of OConnell-and espec-
tally by the terrible famine which killed
1000, 900 of the Irish people. The brilliant
political school of "Young Ireland" essay
ing in 1S4S to call the people to arms, but
failed, and realized in themselves the truth
of the poetic thought Of Moore
"Tis treason to love her
Death to defend"
For twenty years Irish discomfort as
sumed various shapes, Tenant right agita-
ton, demand for equalization of religious
rights and fenian conspiracies. Concess-
ion after concession was granted but others
at ence arose.
Home Rule is to us in this country per-
fectly simple, it is in fact a movement to
introduce the American system of govern
ment into the British Empire. TASKS that
Ireland shall have legislature with pow
ers analogous to those of the general as
sembly of our state. A legislature compe-
tent to regulate her domestic affairs. Ire
land would also send representatives to the
Imperial Parliament as the American
States elect members to Congress. Parlia-
ment to have power to regulate National
affairs. This is the object of the Home
Rule movement, and it will be seen that it
differs from the "Free Trade and Parlia-
mentary Independence" Of Gratten--the
Repeal agitation of OConnell, the separa-
tist movement of OBrien, Duffy, and
Mitchell, in lS4s. 1t aims to give to Ire
land a legislature upon domestic affairs
alone,
1t is worth rejecting upon-how we have
influenced Irish politics. In the revolu-
tionary period, our struggle operated upon
England so as to enable ireland to obtain |
her demands. In century after, Ireland
turns her eyes to the United States and |
having studied her system Of government
cries out aloud, and asks to be American
lied so far as to give her a State Legisla-
ture. This of all other movements, claims
The moral support of every lover Of Ameri-
,an Institutions, as it is the first practical
evidence of their fitness for all people who