St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-05-12
HAAsv1LLE, La, May 18th, 1888.

HAAsvILLE, La, May 18th, 1888. I
Editor DEMOCRAT:
Permit me to offer few words by
way of reply to an article in the DEMO .
GRAFT Of the 9Th inst; that giant effuslon
poured ont so literally, Cromwell-like,
by Mr.. 'Terrence Mcclure" OF st. Ian
dry parish. The reason say OF st.
Landry parish is that ] am well ac-
quainted with Terrence Mcclure in the
town of D. out West, but plain
Terrence is a Dynamite man. So, we
have two "Terrences," and both "Mc-
guires.n The one of the parish of st.
Landry, il we are permitted to form an
opinion, is Orange the other is Dyna-
mite. No doubt but they are cousins.
Now, MIR. Terrence Mcclure OF parish
of ST. Landry, if you ever try your hand
at wit or sarcasm again, do get up some
about it. That three legged stool is so
| old that it is stale and would hardly
provoke smile on the face OF a Hoten-
tot. You say "there is no doubt but
| what Ireland was oppressed, but this
oppression was being gradually re-
removed through the lawful efforts OF
| her statesmen" In answer to the above
master stroke, will give you the opin-
ion of an Englishman in the Peoples
Journal. He says: eve must abandon
the arrogant assumption that we are
the governors of Ireland. A good meas
ure loses half its power to 90 g00d,
| Just because it eminates from us: Inc
| Irish hate us. 1t is a painful thing to
write, but it is a fact nevertheless. Let
| us not like fools shut our eyes to the
facts. Let us own it, and act accord
ingly. and in a sense broader, wider
/ than any politician has yet dared to an
nounce it, let us leave Irish questions
to Irishmen mind our own social evils
4 (Which we have been sadly neglecting)
and y it'll all our hearts wish for Ire.
land wisdom to guide her straight"
Oppression being removed;" Carlyle
in his Tour OF Ireland reports misery
and oppression throughout Ireland"
Take M Mr.. Proud, the English histo-
rian. His opinion is that the Irish are
oppressed" DR.. Locke in his letters
to the Toledo Blade remarks that he
4 went to Ireland full OF prejudice but
he says, zone day in the country took
IN . late copy Of the New York World,
Democrat. we find the following edi-
torial:
"They (the Irish) have no chance
against the conquerors in open war, but
/ a smothered war has been the lmmemo-
rial condition of things among them.
When a general insurrectlon is hopeless,
assassination is war, Mr.. Lowell to the
contrary Notwithstanding and it is the
only mode of warfare possible" and
| the same paper goes on to say that
england applauded John Browns
method in Virginia:" How is that fol
"cyclone", Mr.. Terrence McGnlre 81
/ Parish of st. Landry !? =,
> Again, more evidence 1of you. ne
Commercial Advertiser comes to the
i, front thnsly on Irish affairs: eff Eng
!. land found condition of affairs in any
: other country analogous to that IN Ire.
land AZ the present time, she wonlc
deem IT her duty to Interfere ON the
oround that such state was indlspu
s fable evidence and maladministration
En- Gland is the Mrs. Jellyby among ma
!, tions. and this becomes the more ap
: narent the longer we study her rela
: tions to the Eastern question and he
s neglect and injustice to those living I'M
q der her own flag" Yet you, say tina
; Oppression was being gradually re-
: moved.n How by what process Mr.
s James Redpath says not, but "oppres
V sionn was becoming more lntoierable
: That is what all well informed writers
= cardinals, bishops, priests, laymen ant
1OuTUI1iSUS " We 49, =,
e = time that Ireland was not Oppressed
the time the EnEhsh ao set fo9t
9 hands of few agitators and remain
a there Parnell is an agitator, Car
e dinal McCabe, Bishop Longlne
The Nun of Kenmore and many Others
Do YOU mean to say and make believ
!, that the money so generously contribu
t, ted nv the world was never used for tn
- benefit of starving Irish 2 Let tn
. readers of the DEMOCRAT anwser tina
Z aforce OH logic" Nonsense. Its tn
t. force of Dynamite that would use, an
c. your Cromwell-like utterances WI
!. have no effect whatever on the Dyns
!, :, mite party. Suppose they are eased !. Q
y at the end Of rope, what is the due
$, ence, It's quicker death than 6eln
re starved by heartless landlords, and 10
. dear sir, the Dynamite party is !, +
stronger than you, Mr.. Terrence MI
At CURE of Parish of st. Landry may hay
III any idea Of. Read the following
n 1Home rule would never be permltte
4 in Ireland" What, never Z. II this