, 1879-02-26
GRANT IN IRELAND.

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lcx-r Observation-Disclosures Affairs Dlycusash
by n ForeiEner.
corvtsnon,irnct Ee,o 1nrt Iitraia.
DUBLIN, Feb. 8.-In the cnurst Of political
speech delivered in Carlow last Saturday, Air.
Owen Lewis, N. r. mnde an attack on Gen.
urnnt, uud It ia Interesting In connection with
the cx-PrcsIdcnt'a slslt to Ireland. lto said:
"Turnsng TO q very different character, We
have ths year been honorod by visit from
Con. Grnut. In my opluon the people OF Cork
behaved with dignity n.ltl sclf-rcspect In rcfus-
Ing TO give auy public recognition to man
who, when iu power, had douo his best to stir
up q wanson and ,nprovokcd war Of cxtcrmiua-
tion against Cathoiclty Iii America. Jcoud Us
coined rs visitor OIL Irish so't.h
This attack stirred ur MI m1rlsh-Amcricap,"
who addressed card to tic F,etfnans ,!o1trHai,
nsying AlF. Lewis how mud when Gen. Grant
"hal done hls best 10 stir up q wanton und ,tI,-
nsnyokcd War nf cxtermtllntton against Catflo-
lcItv In America" TO this Mr. Lewis made lilo
following reply III the columns OF the ffeema'.'s
Journal:
"suELBounSE HoTEL, Feb. 4.-SIn: shall
have much pleasure In supplying "An Irish
American u with tic Information which he de-
slrcs, though should haye thought he would
have been as we'll acquainted With recent Amer
speech at Carlow tntellIgtbiu to your correspond.
cnt It will Ia necessary rst to refer to tho rol,-
dtion Of educational nuttcss, in tl'e United
States. The common schools" which are
supported by the Government at tho public tx
pci,sc, nro purely secular IN ther. character
nnd working, no religious instruction bcsn.
permitted. OF coursr, 1t Is Impossible for any
Catholics who pravtlcu their religion to tnakc
il mistake not, among othcrs), the proportion
which they are compelled to contribute Is as
much as tlircc.eiEhths OF Tic wl,o!c cost. Uudur
these circumstances It occurred to come Cathu-
ask that portion Of the funds which they arc
| forced to contribute should be dcvoted to sfc
maintenance Of their own dcnomnntIonnl
schools, instead OF having to pay twice over,-
oneu for the support Of n achuol Which was no
use to them, n.,d again for The support of tho
acllool w1lcre tl.eir children wcrc being adu-
Gated. III Now York, by the way, The majority
OF poor cl,lltlrGn In rcfUrtnatorics und ornilnn-
was stunning tic country III the Republican in
time as President. Most American Catholics
are Democrats, anu were consequently hts
sasaaees eatsa &c conceived eaSs s0 ss da:
holical idea Of ralsnC religious cry agnlnst the
Iris, attl representing them Ms anxtoua to cstnb~
| llsh tho InuutsItion, And hand over tlr entiro
.Iesults. Accordingly, at Des Mosnea, 1a.. he
made tho following speech, III either June or
July, 1876: III wn are to t,ave another conicst
| IN the ncar future OF our NATIONAL existence.
prCulCt klHL lnc AlflulliH Will H1b VI
md Dtxon's, but between patriotism md Intel
jigcnce OIL tho QUO side and snpeFst!ttoE, ninbl-
! ton, nnG iguprauce OIL the OTHER. Now, in this
| centennial ycnr Of 0nr nai1nnai existence bo-
strengthening t',e foundation Of l.o house com.
Inelccl by our putrlotts fore!athers l0o years
| ago at Concord ind Lexington" Nov, III TIN
mouth Of nit Nnscrupuiolls man. who lad lutely
cxtingu!shrd In blood the Southern movement
Of Independence, amd WHO was aetunlly hold
tng down several StAtea lr brute force, these
words could only hAyu ane NJ two moan'
ings. Either lI0 desired 70 introduce Ii
sgal csrkae, ts Amstsa or es' ,ys ta r.
was tantamount to civil war agatust Catholics.
This was thu view tatsen ol them by NIL Amcri.
cans at tho tine, aild It alsy WAS that Of tllt
London 17nHs, alui OF o.! ihc anti' 'Cathnli,
rapturously ha,lcd Us i'oolg declaration Of wnt
| against Uitratnontanisul. Gen. Nraut lii not
SUCCEED either In prolonglng bis Dic,ntosahip OF
y aroasl9g whfrwtna of relsiots q :n, perssca,
people. WHO saw through hls infAnaus lrstGns
md refused to bo parsica 10 Them. Possibly
also, tho knowledge tfint American Catholic.
were determined and rcfoiute nletl, Win wlolr
thing to do with tlm t'otl.sl'eccss Of tho move
mout. Tic Nnow-NathiaE agitatInn 1T i've
an.l.twcnty years agu illuminated I.
eu. eoHssn't s,s fosssIy Ia; hfsss' %
might bu willing To admit TINT hlicl. waa no
very unlike "a war OF uxternlnatlon," and tim
Gen. Graul'feondNrt tn trying to arouse It wa
open to tho charge Ut bufug " "wantnn and wick
cd.'' Unless thu cx-trcsidcBt intended this, n
| was aiming Ut an Introduction Of tho Cs fnr
kuup}, lila words hau to meanings charg'
which have mover before hcnsI brought aEa,ns
him. may aIsu reicr ynur, correspondent Il
tho 4Vatoa II Jan. y, ili which ho will hnd attu
dry Instances Ut tbs UNIFORM courtesy u treat
merk uld rutncl language 10 which cSerythin;
\ uud every oue Catholic was subjected to ut th
llunds ut Gc,,. ltraut, THIS t!.ction Ia tn choic
nIih classical that an - lr!sl-A1ncrcaI y tn1ls
kindly EXCUSE my quoting It, ownS LEWIS.