The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-03-03

Every W here you 20 throughout Eng'and-
Irish people but thev most do eopgregate in
th great centres CT Industry, London, Man
chester, Leeds, Liverpool; and everywhere
you win tiod among them the hv;rm sa"e
life and activity which fnds an out
come now in one way and now in an,
other. This great Irish people in England
history, and are earnestly hopefnl as TO tbe
fnture of this country. The spirit OF patriot
iem is living and inpsrishable among them,
aud they are one and sl thoroughly loyal to
those at home They wish Loyalty to support
and promote the efforts of the peoplesat home
in VT atever direction the national resolve Is
shaped in that struggle for freedom which mas
now continued for more than 1uo years ana "'
whioh period the years 1852, l19S, lSoo, 1879,
lS4S, and 1866 Z, wereepoc hs recalnngt the grand
sud imperishable memories of the oNeiiis
of 'S2. the Fitzgeralu's, the Emmet's, down to
O'Copnell and our present Parliamentary
party, including John Martin and honest joe
Ronayne, whose name lives IN the ahectIoh-
ate memory of the people of Cork.
This ID not the time or place to euter very
largely or minu tey into my pers jnal expert
ences. which SIC neither few nor naiateIe5t'
ing, but tnis may say authoritatiVely, that
irishmen in England of NIL positions will be
respected if they resrect themselves They
can do great and useful wotk for Ireland, ana
here is occasion for copceaiipg their ma
tiupality or putting the shamrock in their
pocket" They will best fortify their pt sitions,
secure the music of the heart which is found
iu the approval of ones own conscience, and
they will also command the respect of all good
meu, of whatever country, by asserting Wild
quiet, manly dignity their nationality on all
proper occasions, clsiming the equal rights OF
Ieisb men TO that measure of consideration and
respect dus to aH honorable mes-tbns -Hlndf.
eating their native land and their own con-
sciences. We in England have been OF late
years learning our political strength, and we
have proved at numerous elections throughout
England and Scotland that candidates for the
representation of 3 great and increasing num-
ber of English and Sc ottish constituencies can
not, and dare not ignore Irish claims, and,
further, that no Government can escape from
|'the atty of taking them into calculation.
triotic borough of Dungarvan put it very hap
PLY short time ago, "We Irish begin by
building their cities and end by governing
| them" At another time I shall discuss in this
place some of the burning political Questions
Of the hour, affecting Parliamentary policy
and tactics, on which am, know, folly in
| accord with large proportion of my old es-
teeued friends auu fellow-citizens OF Cork
hiy plac aud position as al earnest supporter
OF our great national demand for self govern
ment is pretty we'll defined. At present it
wocld not be Etse with the overwhelming ne
cessity that exists for union in the national
ranks, to reopen, or even refer at any length
to the vexsd question CT energy and progress
| as distinguished fcom lethargy aud retrogres-
sion, and hall close my retnarks with the OK
pression of the deep and sincere hopes which
we ell feel, that the time may come-snd our
etisrts shall, we hope, contribute to accelerate
its ooming-when there will be no "lrishmen
in England" in the large sense in which l have
used the term to- nght-that is, in the sense
of d great national settlement In an alien land
conse que Mt on the want of the means and OPP
portur,ties of living at home. With the doe
development of our iuternal resources, and
with the advent of more propitlous Times, the
DAYS when Irishmen will be thus forced abroad
by fate may, and we trust shall, disappear
and that that happy day may soon dawn upon
our land is the earnest hope Of every worthy
son of Ireland.