The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-06-23
TRIsH MAIL NEWS.
Dublin Nation, juno ist.

Dublin Nation. Juno lst.
THE GOVERNMENT AND THE IRISH MEMBERS
The Government are in q state Of pos.
| tive 5ewilderment. They think they see
| their way ont of the Eastern difficulty, but
| the Western difficulty is moro perplexing
| and appears to be almost ins0luble. With
SchOnvaioff they can come to some agree.
ment, bat what is to be done with Parnell
There is some amusement in playing the
high imperial game with the Emperor OF
Rassia strutting and swelling on the
European stage, the Premier Of England is
in all his glory, and John Bull is proud OF
the performance but there 10 less dignii y
The Government would dearly like that
the name of Ireland should not be as much
as mentioned in times like the present !;
but to be publicly collared by Ireland, to
be stopped on the highway by Ireland, to
be tripped up, and kept back, to be cat
echised, accused, annoyed, and made
ridiculous by Ireland before the whole
mind excruciatipgly painful. But these
are the things which are now taking place.
The Government are actually squirmiDg
in the grasp of few clear headed and
strong handed Irish. membere. A com
mittee 10 sitting to consider how the
situation may be improved, evidence is
beipg given, suggestions are being offered,
plans are being propounded, but objections
are found to lie against every device that
is pnt forward, and no way ont of the
trouble has yet been found. Meantime
the Chancellor .f the Exchequer is going
about the House of Commons weeping for
his supply The votes on Supply, it
seems, were never go cruelty delayed.
The good old custom was to run them
through without question or consideration.
English members were all such jolly good
fellows, they never cared to ask how,
when, or where the public money went,
but now here come a number of trouble
some !rishmen "wanting to know, you
know" They insist upon examining
everything, and having explain nations. They
act, however, within the limit of their
legal and constitutional rights, and therein
lies the trouble and the sorrow of the
whole business. They cannot be struck at
without striking Parliament itself straight
in the face their liberties and privileges
cannot be taken from them without
inficting like deprivation on the whole
representation of Great Britain. There
fore are the minds of English Ministers
perplexed, irritated, and gloomy there
fore do those gentlemen reeolve to throw
aside Irish business of all kinds therefore
do they even break the promise given in
the Qaeen's speech with regard to an Irish
Education Bill therefore do they In fact
wish that Ireland provided that Mr.. Par
nell and certain of his colleagues frat
returned to their homes) could be sunk for
twenty four hours to the bottom of the
Atlantic.
We like this state of things immensely.
1t supplies proof indubitable that an
earnest and spirited Irish party in the
House of Commo can exercise an almost
irresistible pressure on the English Gov
ernment. Their opportunities and their
power will not be materially affected by
any scheme of repression which the Select
Committee can recommend, or tho House
of Commons pass into law. The Irieh
members have no need to be afraid of any
of those pretended preparations for crush-
ing them. They have found the :vulner-
able point in the armour of 1reland's
oppressor they have made discovery of
immense value to this country; the
ueedful thing is that Ireland shall send
them help enough to turn their knowledge |
to good account. Mr.. Parnell, who clearly
sees what can be done, has asked for such
aid, and we believe we can safely cay that, |
when the opportunity is afforded to her,
Ireland will give a satisfactory response to
that appeal.