The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-05-20
IRIsH MAIL NEws.
dates 10 May 4th.
THE DEBATE ON HOME RULE.

mons In favor Of o ''selece com mittee to inquire
into the nature, the extent and grounds OF
the demand made by n large proposition OF the
Irish people for the restoration TO ireland OF
an Irish Parliament" was, after short debate
on the Gath uit, defeated by vote OF All TO
Ga, the minority numbering three votes more
than laat Year. Fifty four of the 103 Irish
members, and thirteen English members voted
for the motion.
Mr. King -Earman v no seconded the motion,
argued that Home Ralewas not q Catholic
movement. The frat body of men w no spoke
up for it were principally Protestants-Con'
serv ative gentlemen. He himself, ss an advo-
cate of Home Rule, had been twico defeated at
elections through the influence of the Catholic
clergy, and if that body were now in favor OF
it, that was the result OF subsequent study
aud conviction. The opposition was opened
by Foster (LibsraO who argued that Federa-
lism would limit the power of Parliament by
statnte and destroy the elasticity OF the Con
stitution, and JnaJ in case OF COL nicb between
the Imperial and local Parliament or Par;'a'
ments The decision would have to lie eithtr
with the courts, as in the United States, or IN
the despotic will of the Sovereign, as in Austro'
Hungary. After number OF other speecues
pro and con Faucett, (Liberaf) rose to denohhee
the motion. the Home Rule Confederaoy, Its
Vice President aud Secretary and all its works
His speech was 3 very angry ono snd ne vas
evidently much irritated by letter from Mr'
o DonnelI, published in the London Times, IN
forming the Liberal party that they would Dc
kept ont Of Office till they accepted the Home
Rule programme. and he declared thst tue VAST
majority OF Sne A1UeT6l party Ahu AoOuoh 49,
main out of G fi oe till the youngest member had
grown grey with age than be intimldated ID
this manner. AS for himself they might tGrn
him ont and keep him ont but he had rather
never enter Parliament again than 70 vote
nst his convictions. He would Willingly
Join IN transferring to Dublin Private Blli
legislation aud in giving to Ireland EXTENDED
local government, but no more. anc II an AT
tempt were ever made to use a nice balance of
parties to force Home Rule on weak Govern
ment, all ought TO unite to resist 1t, and ne
for one, if Conservative Governmen' had
slender majority, would come 10 It's rescue
MIR. Bait gave sketch of the subjects which
would fall into the province of an Irish Legs,
disqualification, Prisons. Municipal aud
Irish Parliazaentary Franchises, and 80 forth,
and said that questions like that whether the
Postoffice should be Irish or Imperial could be
settled in Committee. Lastly, he protested
ag ainst being accused of terrorism, ana askeu
whether the supporters of the Permlssive BIZ
or marriage with q deceased wife's sister did
not ask for pledges FROM candidates. Lord
Harrington, the Liberal leader, was as uncom
| promising rs Sir d. Hioks-Beaeh. the Tory Sec
retary for Ireland, IN his opposition to the mo-
tion, which was hns4ly put and lost as ABOVE
| stated. .
The Dublin Natics, referring to this subject,
| says We hope no patriotic frishmen will have
! his attachment to the Home Rule canse in the
| ali ghtest degree diminished by the defeat OF
Mr. Butte motion on Tuesday night in,the
| Honse of Commons. The result of that deteas
should simply be to make the Irish people
| more energetic and resolute than ever in their
| action for the recovery OF the national rights
of their country. Never should they regard
| the mo" of the House of Commons as decisive
either of he Justice of their claims or of their
| power IL ltimateiy to enforeetbem Euglshmen
| would fain have US take the word of their
| "Eouse' az the decree OF fate, Bat to that we
| dsmur altogether. There is, thank God. II
| spirit in the Irish peogle that will DOT allow
| them to bow their heads .S snch pretentlons
] or tainely submit to tue lnlusties ot whioh
| they baYe been made the Victims Tneir right
| eous struggle may be q shcrt or long one an
| easy or a desperate one, according 10 the
| course of circumstances which are yet hid
| from in futurity, but, at all eVents,
| On the cause must go.
Amid 10y or veal or Voc,
| Till W Q have our isle q sson free and g'and
| The moral We draw from the vote on MI
| F,ntl,s motion is simply that abolder and more
| vigorous line of parliamentary policy on the
part of the Irish members is Rot only acVisaele
but absolutely necessary for the turtherauce o'
the cause. This view ia cons'stent with rea
son aud common sense. forward movement
must be made. The system OF going "ronnG
and round" will not suit. 1t will do very wei
for q fiy-wheel II mill horse, but not for s
political party who have charge OF an i'm
portant public measure. Questions nj mlno
importance may hs, aud often are, won oI
mere persistency, withont any change OF. tso
| tics OF ID crease of energy. triumph may b'
won in that way fog the Permissive BAL or th'
Deceased Wifes Sister, We go farther, ant
| saw that, with patience and perseverance ant
plodding on in the present. groove some OF th
smalIsr measures of reform proposed by th
Irish party may ultimately be carried throng
, the House of Commons and passed into law
But We believe that to ensoce the success
I within any reasonable time, of our larger ma
tional demands, aud especially of the HON
Rule cause, the adoption of what we may CO
a warlike policy in the House is essential. ]
. is not too much TO say that the politically AZ
/. tive portion of the Irish people have aiEead
Il nrouounced in it's favor. The national pres
d of Ireland, with scarcely On exception, nav
done 80. Our organized coun rymen in !nl
- land have declared for it cuphatic"ily. An
y if Mr.. Butt were now to issue manifesto
r the Irish nation declaring that the time ha
D, come when he felt bound to lead the 1rls
s party in a policy of that kind, 20 have I
1t doubt that no wonld be answered ftth a she'
. of glad approval and a promise of hearty su
10 mort from one end of Ireland to the other-a
m and from every laud on earth in which b
= | oountrymen have found q location, We Shou
" be delg ghted to zee MIR. Butt going in for
no bold and spirited a>course of action. But ce
tain are we that the irish people will go in f
Cd it at all events.
dy THE BUTT TESTIMONIAL.
" The Butt Testimonial Fund was swelled Ia
" Sunday by the contributions of the people
hS the dioceses of Limerick and Waterford. c.