The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1878-01-13

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The Cork EsdniRsT has tho following
artitle on the letter OF Mr.. Justin Mccarthy
which we published in our last number:
The idea suggested in the letter Of Mr.
Mccarthy 60 tho NGfiOR, which We copy In
must ntrike thoughtful readers with much
force. Nothing In now moro completely
Recognised than that the real work OF any
great movement 10 done outeide not inside
the House of Commons. 1rish politics are
somehow always identified with the term
agitation, but, ia truth, English people
with ideas are much more constant and
persistent sgitarors than We have amongss
rs. Whenever q notion takes hold of O
dozen or . h1pdred people, they immedi-
ately form an association, which develops
machinery for agitation, and before long
their views are forced upon public atten-
ton through lectures, sqaios. pamphlets,
ptacards, and every other conceivable de-
vice. In this way some most preposterous
proposals. have forced their way to atten-
rjoD, while many grave and Important
questions have got an amount Of c0nsider-
alton and in tho end reached happy eolu-
tion that would probably have never been
ordinary channels Of Discussion What lie
called public opinion may be lkeDed to q
noisy fair where everyone 10 crying bis own
wares, and where merit, right, or justice IL
or little value unless the owner can succeed
in making lite vindieatioa heard above the
din that surrounds him. 10 may NOS be the
best conceivable state Of things, bat IL is o
fact that hns TO be Recognised aud acted
upos. The bulk of tho Eoglish people
know really more Of the anti vaccination
movement than they do Of Home Rule. |
Most Of their ideas on the subject are to
ken from the OFF hand desaneiation Of
speakers who Gnd 1t moro easy to tell I'M
truths about it than to argue. They have,
indeed, the opportunity of knowing If they
70 deeire but il Ia idle to be sssisied VITA |
such assurance. The trsdesmsn who con-
tented himself with intiraating to his debt |
,rs that they could easily ascertain what |
hey owed by coming TO look as his books |
would not DO likely to gather in his ao-
counts very successfully. When We have
} political demand to make, we must be I
ike an iusportunate creditor, pespetualIy |
;hrustiDg is Hnder the nose of the debtor, |
md bsdgeriDg and batting him into pay |
nent. The English people are the debtor |
IT this country for an important right. 1t
. idle talking about the English Govern
nent. That 10 made and remade at the |
pleasure of the nation. It 10 the people |
sho owe us this right they eho1ld be |
shown that they do We do nos hold |
luite the same idea Of the average Eng |
ishman as Mz. Mccarthy. We believe him |
% be very foil of prejndices indeed he is /
quite pFejodiced on every important mat
er that can concern q man, whether il be
national or religious bat be 10 not iDper-
Tio1S to reason even on such Questions.
Within q very brief period something like
\ revolution in English opinion made il 1
possible to pass the land and Church Acts.
similar revolution wOuld be needed to
the enactment of Zone Rule
,ut it 10 not mere unattAinAble. The Par
iamentary force which achieved these Acts
vas born of the public sentiment out of
loors in all probability similar wave of
external feeling will have to be set moving
% carry the crowning measure of the poll
y of Cancellation then initiated. For shat
purpose, il lie true, as Mr.. Mccarthy init
nstes, that it will be necessary to reach
he mass of the English people, and that
he mode OF doing that 10 q subject we'll |
Worthy the attention OF the next National
Conference. 1t may be remarked that the
means already exist, that there are through
ormed for the advancement of the cause.
)f these, however, it must be said that
falfil the necessary conditions.
They influence the Irish population, but
hardly reach the English. In truth, they
re SO largely led by meR who only regard
Home Ruie as step to revelation, that
hey brighten even advanced English poll
i5isns, and delit.le to bridge over the gulf
If prejudice that unbaPpily flows between
he two DatioDs. How to reconcile this
iery patriotic zeal with the calEa earnest
less of q movement that hopes to succeed
~ pereuadiDg rather than by forcing the
English people is . problem that will be-
Rorthy the, best abilities OF the Conference
o solve.