New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-03
JUSTICE TO IRELAND.
.c,pnrN,L FOR HOME RULE
'hf '1I,y n.ycrnrp-noSoR TO Mr. rAkSAA'-


,,. ,sse, North american taoS hos
'0'" Ill, o-Cardinal Manning
., ,ouowine important letter 10 a" .. ,ne "a.
written ~, ~ % an, calling his attenuo" ~ ~ T;ss
..~ ., the Rev. Mr.. Arthur IN io''o =, ,c,icous
49,. =, 4. a moral mystery how any 'r. ~ parnelte
~. ~ or vote TO hand over irei'"U "
rule ,oro the fear expressed w
"You asK ne -,,,ors liberty Of Proie't"n'S - :,
Mr.. Arthur as " nanaa1 oyer to Parnellte r"'o
'e'' % sor frat because Mr.. ParncN " " ,ho+ he
~ -, aud the other day deeiareo IL" Ion either
,r,1 49,, and die Protestant. 'io ,oato, or Irish
,,i ,,oe,icsn kindred or can pii"s o,,e Protest
y ',,to. or English anteceden's " p 20 ,u,.her no
s!"l'' !l, ,oast Of all in Ireland an" ~ =, ,,a
ants anywhere. '''. yielded by Mr. Parnell Is ''io
cause u7 . =, the Catholic people OF 'r''a " -
sympa'n' ~ naro no hesitation III saying 'n"' . -
persecuted their frotes'Sp' s",,,oro,,s
nav, y, .irtsn aud have been always " ' ,,i.b
sole OF respecting tha' iooi's "
-, beeu so cruelty denied tnein' n.oortors Ip
hss ,r,,cu O, martyrs sre not persoou'o'
III" - tho lie and acts of LORD Baluilo'o az"
pioo' " -, c.,,,utlon Of 1853. NT. Psrnei Mou
',,, ,ro tl,e oath framed ny tie Ca'ho'c n'' 49,, ~
-. Il will not by myself OF any o'no - ,r
,a,r.ctlv ,noiost any person proleSs"N ,o,i,od
,n., ,or or in respect OF religion lie 'h'n.e @
p,r,,on MASSACHUSETTS, 20 come 10 MARY ""u ,,.,'re
H., ,er.ecut,on again broke ou' III hiSi'" ~ n
-, i,to MARYLAND tho prosecuted Episcop"i'an ~
80 - Tho fled from Virginia 1t vas tho ui''"
e,o,o,,,u f., England that brought Pnritsn rc'o'o"'
4, ,fa,ylaud aud dsfTanclsed inc '"luOiio f'i .
e,t Amer. an union Cf this day Is true 10 'ue sym.
., 1ori Baltimore and the Cathohc peoi''o VI N,
,d meyer ADOPT policy which overtime" INC ,oici''
ton VI Maryland . =, Iceland tor nroof
Mr. Fox in his excellent pamphlet why lreianu """',
,t,ue Rule, PAGE sixty.One, has quoted Hei'u" "i"
Tavlcr TO chow that when ID the r''SA VI va,
o.,ants re1 over 10 Dublin for fNety IRON i"r"'o"
80 t,nclaod Dublin merchants rented ANA iurDiSheu
seventv four houses to shelter those VINO lieu lIo''
Bristo They provided foT the aud aitei Tue felSco
, ceased con, syed them back into England Taylor
r thai on these occasions the Catholics han lho upper
hand and they either injured or keo all! o"o ~
,,otsssng a religion different hOn lhelr own ny
.,-ernr persecution they had learned 10 pc mercnui
,cain in 16s9r Catholic Parsmen In pnOhh iaSse
onv laws in favor OF liberty Of conscience at monen'
zoo when in England and scotland CathoncS were Ilo
-, =. is aenseless to quote old ;exs when the grea
ort ot the slxteonth and seventeenth centuries was
Tho main subject Of debate the UNITY Of Chrsush was
~ ,,.p, and precious heritage and they who broke 1t
were one ssyeay and personally guhty OF 'he ac' ihe
rr,servauon of religious unity Tor tho peace OF co
monwealtls and for inheritance OF poseIlty was the
duy Of es but the unity was once broken ine
generations boz into this confusion and division OF the
as are in condition in which persecution ~ crime
and because the millions unconsciously born INTO
state of IrvaOn of which they are not the authors ala
heesuse faith is a moral act OF human liberty In The
reason heart, and the wliL torce may ihaAe H!po
critics il can never generate iaith
Tie pastors and peope OF Catholic Ireland are too
pronly conscious Of these truths deDase the divine
tradition OF their faith with human crUeltos EetJla-
ton would level Ireland down 10 tho massacre OF Co-
well and the penal laws OF Ogmonde, but .hat may not
be suspecol Only giving my Iiyate OPP ion' VIII
ouo,e authorities before which Mr. Arthur WILL
M Vet Of Nov .faar1 1aaf
veg promulgated these words to the whole Catholic
world
".Pne Church. 1t Ia true, deems IL unlawful tc place
~ vt Is forms OF Divine Worship tho same footing
as tue tsOe religion. Still il does not on that account
condemn those who for the sake OF securing some
great good preventing some great EVIL allow by custom
and asac each kind OF to have is place il their
-tatos Indeed tae church is wont diligently 10 take
care thai no one shall be compelled against his VIII to
embrace the Catholic faith. for st. Augustine wisely
rond Is man cannot believe otherwise tnan OF his own
tree VIII
After this il hardly worth adding that Mr. Glad
store provided in bin tnat the statutory Parliament
sboald not establish any religion. But 1t must be ac
knowled.ed t with .he 12n o. July al haud.wtl
Ballast and with cor ics Canada and in Newiound
land before ouI eyes and certain recent speeches rng
ine in our ears aud having Mr. Artburs letters
in rcmeml rance cannot but be AFRAID there may
he aprcals 10 animosnes OF nesh and blood in
fiery cross may be sent round, not p, tle .athouc
majority OF ireland. BAT b. politicians. snl even by
lords whose power Is .onc. they need les! nothing
from Catholic IIelsnd ard they will do veil 20 read
asa,n 4, cops fanie Of tue wolf and lamb.
NH Arthur sptsEs VI handing Ireland Cser TO the
Perueites rule This does to De tie transfer
now proposed For Ireland h1s le.u held by
Z e.rrison ENzaneth James, Cromwell and alism held
It by minority OF English and scot with small num-
Der @. Ishn4eu. The Government essentially ad
verse IN a country Of which the immense majority |
mother accepted The law the fountain from
which ii flowed. CT down, spoiled. exhausted. |
tao irish people coulo regain their critics either
evil religious. II Nh Pts policy of the Union had
baen the Ir.h people would have been en-
franchisci euancpsted and admitted share the
maiug ol laws for Ireland eighty yoaIs ago. The eman-
cpntOn defeated with every circumstance Of irri
hieotry for and twenty years. the Union
bs.G it has been has done ior Ireland than
seem wiling 10 acknow edge. ireland never 30 |
united IA She is The Catholics of Ireland have
never since their confscatious he'd much |
land they holi today. There never so much |
money In Ireland With all its incQ ates, restrictions
and ve1dtions national education WAS never wide
spread. lrelaui mad never powerful a public
opinion. 50 vigorous press great hold upon the
chief centres OF England. upon thc public opinion OF
GIeae Britain upon the Imperial Parliament asst has
at ths boar Tue remnant Of Connsught has become
great peope stl 1t does govern Itself as England
and Scotland DO 1t is indeed represent ia the peria
P Parliament, but until now the minority IN Ireland
with an English or Scotch majority in Parliament
has deeaed or delayed legislation desired
By majority OF the IRISH people The time hSs como
when Ire and shall be handed Itself The people
have attained the 7 majority.
Mr. Psrnell has indeed done what other man at
tempted TO do he has filed the place lie found vacant
e Knows Tie needs and inteprets the desires OF the
IRISH people and therefore leads but the transfer OF
salf fynNap uunrp "a t..tt. ID
10 Ireland and her peops. In these years OF ter
rbie conflict much that is unwise has been
spoken, much that ls wrong has been
lCue much ha. 10 exccrlbe has been erpetrated III
10 not crafty those who Will neither see nor speak OF
anything else by denoAncng such depoablo blemshes
'ncA igDomuiOus brands cause essentially iu.t
Ind sacred 1t is that deny them or condone them.
'at they ase used for purpose aud thev obscure the