The sun., 1885-02-22
PARNELL AND TEE CATHOLICS.
The Late A. II. auinvno's A ppeat as Aasps
ed by Cardinal Manning.

tha Irish situation; that those when submit
tod to tho Cardinal were adopted rs his own
10 tho general vlews expressed" X" therein. and
as such sont to Rome. can permit myself to
extract what Ia most important. here and there
for tho Information Of your readers.
As this writer's chief purpose and that,
presume. OF Cardinal Manning was to an, tho
Homan Curia and the Holy Father right about
the tendencies. aims. principles. utternnces
and personnel OF tho Irish Parliamentary party
and the real nature and purpose OF the Land
League and tho whole national movement Mr.
sullivan went into history OF oil tho national
movements In Ireland. and Of their chief lead
ers--of that under O'Connell in particular.
Contrasting the agitation under tho latter with
that which now rallies under Parnell both
clergy and people. Mr.. sullivan freely confesses
that he docs not find In the religious principles
OF tho present loader the Same flrm ground
for confidence which 0Connel's professed
Cutholicity afforded. Nevertheless. he protests
against the unjust and uniounded condemna-
ton contained In tho Propaganda circular.
Here Is a remarkable passage. fun Of instruc-
tion for tho religious guides Of tho Irish people
at home and abroad:
Men (speaking Of some prelatee) who were
ready 10 brave oncc more hunger. privation.
Imprisonment. torture. and death for Greaklig
the penal iHws against re igion were. some OF
them. Mt every perod far behind the rcsolute
energy and bo'der action OF the body Of the
clergy ana the mass OF tho people. Thus it has
happened that no Catholic leader, no national
icadsr OF tho people, for more than 100 years
neither oConneii. nor Grattan; nor Lucas. nor
Duny. nor Butt nor Parheli-has sver had
countenancc or support from more than sec
tinn. sometimes, MAJORITY. but oitener u
th"m. from the Catholic O'Connei to the
Protestant Parncll. were for n long time. II not
always. regarded by some Of the most innuen-
tiaI OF the prelates ns rash. extreme. vioient.
or mischievous agi,ators. hundred yearsago.
as to-day. we ilnd such preiates conscentiousiy
persuaded that II the benevolent Government
of the hour were let alone. or taken gently. all.
would be, well; Many hings. however. we're
said and done By even tho best OF these Leaders
which would not be sanctioned by episcopal
approval. many things likely to cause nisgiv-
or a. IN o 5Hs sero q tSs and
ar iuous work OF political combat, especially
where nation Is struggling az gnins' grea: odds
ties. even the bes' and wisest OF popular lead
crs make many mistakes OF act and speech.
Especially in Tines Of Sres. pep popusr sSets
ment whore some unusual stress Of suffering
or Injustice has aroused people. no mum can
tnde conduct themselves, in q manner which
calm reflection would in all things approve.
oil. it has. to be remembered that for u long
time the danger has been great that the Lend
which tho Church condemns as criminal, might
penetrate or be admitted into Irish popular
movements. Recently the avowed existence OF
airy purposes haa greatly complicated the sit
uation. and has not alone given just grounds
but has rendered extremely difficult for &C.
clesiastics AZ a distance from Ireland u cor
rect appreciation Of the real state OF affairs.
This concurrence In itself suggests to men
who prize religion and love Ireland the con-
cluston that undor tho pseul ar circumstances
OF Ireland and because OF these peculiar and
exceptional circumstancss. tho free and active
participation. the wise and temperate. but
earnest and sincere participation OF the Cath
Ollie clergy the civil life and DOlitical a hpn
ors OF their people. is a safeguard for society.
a service to religion. and an incalculabl ad.
vantage To the temporal interests and legiti.
mate political endeavors OF the Irish nation.
Such are some OF the wise and far-reachinc
observations which Cardinal Manning adopted
as his own" and submitted to the Holy Father.
to enable the latter to form or correct his own
judgment concerning Irish affairs. Now here
is the very core OF the matter:
A change OF much import has takon place
during the past twenty years In Ireland. O'Gon;;
himself on being Catholic. He was a great
Catholic. and Though he fought aud defeated
and the Church ever in the foreground. Lucas
and Duffy and Moore Az! Magulrs. who led the
lies who made tho help and guidance OF the
i%go1pea p =. the B,shops n not to forbid them,
and more, resoiute than, O'CopnelPs. has more
command of the neople. and is possessed Of
it is led by men who would merely rsdoube
their activity and increase their power II the
SsTs sss Ssx maS sn nos ss say IN s
hut for the presence and influence OF the clergy
the present movement would DO coloriess rs TO
religious sentiment and principle: and we
know how easily such q movement. wh-n
"coloress," may drift into, or be led into or be
pushed into. negative or positive hostility to
religion. 1t is situation wnich calls for deli
know the men now at the head Of the Irish
national intinatAIy T-nfil m
tirelnrnt from Parliament, two years ago. /
worked side by side viii ttem from the outset.
Senate and on the platform with them.
studied stu them closely: set myseIi to Judge
ty but sseeie from Sem In fact or in
feeling. | say, ,emphatcaliy that no man who
them, or who. has viewed them ony from a
distance-perhaps from an opposite camp-is
likely to be an impartial and competent wit
ness to their real character. aims. and mo-
tivss. No more. Of course. would mere par
or approaching them. in accurately discerning
what they are and what they are not may lead
to disasters difficult to repair
This was mani!sstly a warning to the vati.
can not to accept the nd.men. OF Errington. a
seceder from the Home Rule party. on the Irish
Parliamentary party and It's leader. Mr.. Suli-
van continues:
The men who now lead tho Irish people are
absolutely un conscious OF any feeling purpose
or design hurtful or hostile to re eligiOn. and in
my judgment. nothing but neg lect or mis-
management can allow them. or cause them. to
come into any collision with it.
Since these words were written. the Arch
bishops and Bishops Of ireland have solemnly
placed In the hands OF Mr. Parnel and his
party the Interests most dear to their flocks,
that OF education among thom. The enthu.
siasm which this fact has caused all over Ire
land proves how well the prelates we're in
sni ha dan,
prevented eifectually. And one OF the dearest
purposes OF Mr. Sullivan in his last year has
thus become a reality. Even when he wrote,
the public support givcn to the national party
by Archbishop Croke. Bishops Nuty. Butler,
Fitzgerald. and others was a guarantee that
the movement should not deviate from tho
right track.
Again say. IN tho wholesome corrective in
fuence OF the Catholic clorgy in the national
movement, this peril has found the strongest
check can discern to avertts mischief. ="
Moreover, and most fortunately. next to Mr.
Parnel the two men Of greatest power and