The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-10-19

The World Looked on and Gem,
54S ls rf ;$ss4 lr 5s SEssy4
sured England for Robbing
the Green Isle.
Refusing to Take the Oath Be.
cause Part of 1t Was False, III "
s9t 5S5sSE
the Rest Untrue. If
Hereditary bondsmen, know ye not, s Z.
Who would be free, themselves mus r
strike the blow!'' 4a:5

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Hereditary bondsmen, know ye not, 3
Who would be free, themselves mus l
strike the blow!' 4a 3.
. Byron. v
e. Such was the text Of Daniel C'Con-
nell in his first published letter TO tho
people of Ireland in 1921, writes Z. NJ. D.,
in the Buffalo Catholic Union and Times.
Cheerfully, but with caution. for ina
Iightest word was treason, he urged them
to look forward to a better day when Tie
sun would rise upon their count1y's glis-3
tening fields and hills as brightly as u
shone upon all the neighborj.g shores,
Born to be leader Of a nation most
deeply wronged, and to bring before the
world statement OF the subjection OF
his countrymen, his energetic life was
spent in their behalf. Religious liberty,
so dear to the hearts of the Irish people,
had long been denied them. Having no
voice in their own country they were new
ertheless taxed to support the house
wherein the laws imposed upon them
were made. The state offairs was not
far removed from the Sidney policy of
dealing with Ireland as with a new coun-
try to which the inhabitants bad NO right
except as the discoverers, being strong
er nation, chose to grant them.
The world looked on, and while censur~
ing this unfair proceeding synpathizeta
with Ireland The press lookup the top
ic and the condition of affairs became tho
common news throughout the United
States, France, Spain, Italy, Bavaria ana
even in India the general feeling Was
with the Irish people. In all the larger
cities throughout Ireland societies we're
formed for the purpose Of aiding the Ha-
tion-that nation SO long bowed doE1asf7sa
the yoke of tyranny, which was soon to
raise her patient head and cry out for
freedom of religious thought. The
tempting bribes which had been freely
offered for the exchange of the new re-
ligion for the old one in thar Gland Of
saints" had been steadfasuy Withstood!
Their faith was their all! They had been
forced to renounce their goods and their
lands; but not all the tyranny in the
world could wrench from them their
deep-rooted love of their creed. 2
Always first in the heart Of an Irish
man is his faith; his country Is next.
Religion, then, was the chief subject lll
the British parliament session OF 1879
A for nf n
tion and test acts enacted under Charles
Ii against the non-conformists was signed
by 100000 Irish Catholics. Petitions for5
the equal rights of Catholics were signed
by many Protestants, although still more
signed against the bill. G
Appeals were also made by Protestant
dissenters and signed by Catholics. J.. Thus
it was very evident that the restriction Of}
the religious ideas Of nation was not 5to
be lightly Thought upon. 1t was then
that seat in the house became vacant, a
candidate for admission to which vas
obliged to take an oath stating that$the
Catholic religion was idolatrous. MI
Vezey Fitzgerald. the member for Clare,
presented himself to the electors, and adr's
dressed to them a request for a. renewal
of his nomination. The Catholic Associa-3
ton, then so strong in Ireland, had pre-
viously resolved to oppose any candi late,
who would be nominated to office under
Wellington or Peel. Therefore. they sdea.S
cided to appoint candidate themsely ysss
Major Mcnamara, q, popular gentl tlerHan
and liberal Protestant, was unanimously
chosen by them. 10 their surprise nOW-S
ever, he declined deeming it not homer
able to oppose his friend Mr.. Vesey5 nitzTSs
gerald, to whom he was deeply obligataAis taAi
It was under these circumstance Shettl
that the Catholic Assoc. c.ation 3nomtn atedg
Daniel O'Connell, the most popular ma rfs
in all ireland If he were elected, a fact
about which there was little doubt tkles
drawback would be the oath which 1T sWgss
necessary should be taken. Mr.. O'Conss55
nell assured them, however, that III ii hi
were admitted into the house Of commons
he would take his seat without viola Ming
Obliged to take the objecti0nabl d GATH
At once the friends Of eO' Gonnell sef Stos
work with a VIII. Mr.. Tom Steele, WHO
had taken part In the Spanish war
years before, opened the poIitiesal canls
paign. O'Gorman Mahon su bseq qusntl ls
twice elected to par1ian1en 0sSte6fl.
faithfully by his friend and
less, editor of a Bel Hast S1eSysspa q b.
as Richard LaIer SHE, a Il
member Of parliament and rho has 81 ivaps,
us a graphic descript ion Of this E,er.
Father Mcclure also proved himseIf IN
sta11nch friend Tof O'C Connell' 'z TN
priest will be remembered as III
whose famous 5theologica dfse0nr8 M
hIr. Pope has been universally fsad ssags
35 TO Mr. ShieI we are debted tor q
lation OF an incld dent ch ss,ct,lrIs33
this time