Year: 1868

From the London News, April 1871


The Prince and Princess of Wales set foot to-day
on Irish soil, and they are assured of a Thousand
fold welcome from the gallantry and courtesy
Of Of, the an nation, as % wei as from Its loyalty:
people; and nation of born courtiers will not
violate In any jot the code OF politeness The peer
Catholic, Trojan and Tyrian will know no dscrimna-
ton In the cordlality of their welcome to q kind
whose grace, amiability and patient su0erngs have
won and touched all hearts. The royal visit is in
one respect well timed. At the moment when
che House OF Commons has virtually pledged it.
self TO great act OF national justice it is fitting
that the reigning family should not be wanting IN
signs of good VIII toward Ireland. 1t might be well
II royal visits had been earlier and more frequent.


The only remedy for Irish disaiecton is
promse % ras 70 full i the the IS an e%
loyalty depends. The task of necessary repression
has been firmly and judciously performed. Its ex-
ecution may defy censure and may even exact ap-
prova, but 1t cannot win afectiOn. For that other
agencies must be used and the visit Of the Prince and
Princess OF Wales s an augury we hope, Of their
ploymen Except in the rares instances, Irish dis
affection to the English government has seldom in re.
cent times grown into actual disoyay TO the person
OF the monarch or to the ruling dynasty On the
trary almost the only feeling common to Irshmen
OF both creeds and all ranks has been hearty ale-
glance to the throne. In the ceremonial of which
the venerable cathedral will be the scene Protestant
and Catholic peers Will find themselves side by sde
untroubed by controversies as TO whether the saint
and their khshy order aiTs was canoo
a Protestant, or Primitive Christian, or. as
Mr.. Osborne learned authority contends,
myth, and but the shadow or a name They will
meet az 1rishmen and as loyal subjects. Faction,
party Ind sect will for the time be absorbed in a
common patriotism and allegiance. The less courtly
crowd which Will gather ON an occasion probably
interesting to the royal visitors at the Punchestown
race course will be animated by substantially the
same feelings. In giving occasion 10 them the
Prince and Princess OF Wales Will render real aid to
the larger and wiser statesmanship Of the FUTURE IL
is TO be hoped that such help will be renewed from
time to time.


From the London Times, April 15l


- . The Irish people have been more truly
and effectually represented at Westminster than
they ever were In College Green they have done
moro for themselves and have constituted more
influential part Of the general government of TINS
tratons and have unmade them; and have con-
trbuted a. least their share to our political and
public functonaries. Nothing has been done
without them; very much for them; and while the
popular cause and popular interests OF Ireland have
been continually asserted to point far beyond even
recent experience, all the interests OF this island
affecting an exclusive and prescrptive character
have continually decreased In as great proportion.
Whom, then, or what does the Prince represent,
unless 1t be this great imperial unity, with which
Ireland has now living and growing ties, numerous
political obligations and glorious recollectionsf He
does not represent any one church, or class, or
party. Upon many poin ertsins out OF these mat
predictions OF their own Our princes may not or,
at least may only cherish their convictions In the
depths OF their own bosoms. That Is their duty and
II they tranayress they are the first to suffer. Their
duty Is 10 fee FOR al, and much as possible, with
ALL to represent our unity, not diere nces and,
by the rule and example Of that Providence that
cares for us ALL