THE ARCHBISHOP OF CASHEL IN EMLY.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume X, Issue 496, 13 October 1882, Page 9

THE ARCHBISHOP OF CASHEL IN EMLY.

b£jfo7t£ I v V /H ReV> **• Groke Performed the ceremony of th?S£i ® *°l the new charch in Eml y- count y Tipperary. At 2r tn wi alOna lOn ° f u the CCTemo °y an address was p-esented in the open S*£tfc ♦ t There was an enormous attendence, Tht^Kff ° g tba i ? ln fell heavil y in the earl 7 Part of the day JjJl^ was ««* by the Rev. Father Power, P.P. From the reP 7 1 ' «i,!i? ra t e We tßke th ? Allowing as reported in the Freeman :- HiHnr, j « you to con sider with me for a moment our actual conwha?«r»?n« if cl™ 3***** as a struggling people-that is to say, hnwh I ' any ' We have mad « during &c last three years, and fhZ iJr+u* ma y secur c and even augment them (hear, hear). Here, £SI« V rr + ° U fu I 8 substa ntially what we have gained. First and o«7^^i np !? 1 ** years 8 &° ifc was beUeved by the great mass of ™rtE? P i1? ?n? n Irish agriculturist was a mere rent-making SS?^S ' f * Was hiß tandem duty to work contentedly in Sw».' a minimum recompense, day and night without ceasing. eWvfn^tt 11 ? 'WfJudiced individual you now meet with is fully £S£ rf?i, ii .C. C ludust "ous husbandman has a first call on the Shin ?n, fn * u e tilbs ami> that while a fair rent should be paid, J h fn possible to the owner of the soil a 9 a capitalist, the cultivator noiidS * N o 7 8h0ul(1 be decently supported out of it as well wh «„* u- ' SdCOn dly, up to three years ago in Ireland the landX,f f agenf ' altogether of their character for wnn*i n iO6i 06 ° r mercy ' were fa *™d npon and flattered, and almost worshipped, externally at least, by the miserable serfs whom they is nSUSi de8 PJ' sed ( hear « n^ r )- To-day the good and just landlord \l If ft T 'M he Ou £ ht to be > whilst the tyrant, though still dreaded. ?£.« f Same defied - Thirdly, up to three years ago in Ireland a iarm irom which an industrious tenant had been evicted for the v^nf y^? ent ° f e *««sive rent would not be twenty-four hoars with IZu f Oros of fools would be found to compete ruinously Sn?Ki^-w he I for its Passion. To-day no one would think of f^w?^ (enthusiastic cheers). Fourthly, up to three years a<ro in nf ™» * ■ i ere were who took a Poetical interest in the condition mo2ffnt g »"n - tUral lab ™rers. They work from six o'clock in the uiuinmg uu six o'clock in the evening, and for wages which in other SSS^J * y might earn in a few hourß - Tbey lived in cabins rwl-Y 5 lOrI Or saya S e men, were fed miserably, "and clad in rags £rp£& ,»i y> thou g Q for the most part fed and housed quite as tESr S 7 M ever ' they are attracting a good deal of attention to thoap pi c ? m P lai nts ; and if the tenant-farmers here present, and wrmiH k c wbom m y words may reach aud possibly influence, nf nnr ac a frien dly advice from me, they would, from motives wi poucy as well as of gratitude, look without delay to the sad case i™«?m i abourers . and strive to improve their condition as far as it is VMM. • in reason t0 do so (cneers). Fifthly, up to three with™? °u m Ireland agitr.tion was at a discount. The people were If* i- • " bad b e<?n more than once betrayed by so-called JhTm "? * om tbcy P ut <heir trnst - Fin e speeches weTe made for htm if* promises given them ; but the orator very often sold mmseu for pay or preferment, soon after swearing that he would die unfnifiii a So ' and the P romises ma de were left, for the most part, ummniied But the trampet of our resurrection was sounded at last it had pleased Providence to spread famine like a pall over our land. Men were awakened by it to a sense of their mean ana mendicant condition ; and the cry went forth and was wafted X t"T S , P eo P lp fro m shore to shore, that Ireland was made for xne insn, and that now or never we should assert our rights, not alone to nve, out to thrive as wel), in our native land (continued cheers). Our Brethren m America and at the Antipodes took up the echoes of ou<expressed resolve, swelled the chorus of our complaint, and thus gave 7 V? Clvilised w °rld the sad and sickening story of Ireland's wretcdedness and wrongs. Our rulers paused, pondered gravely, at Jengtu, on passing li-ish events, gauged their significance aright, and, as usual, struck by the justice of our claims, and etill more by the strength and stability of our organisation, introduced remedial measiires of a substantial character into the House of Commons, and passed them successfully into law (loud cheers). Thereupon, landioras trembled throughout the length and breadth of the land, and racs-rents received a staggering, if not a death-blow in Ireland Moreover, we have a phalanx representing us in the British House of Commons that cannot be bribed or intimidated : and, as we mean soon, piease t»od. to pay our members, we shall add largely ere long to the numerical and effective strength of the advanced party in Parliament. vn tiie whole, then, we have been victorious (cheers). The righteousness of our cause has been all but universally recognised ; rents nave been reduced from 20 to 25 per cent, all round, even by Government ( ommissioners ; further substantial ameliorations cannot be much longer withheld ; and so the sun of Ireland's prosperity may tt vf» * a c begun to shine o «t at last, after a long and dreary nignt of desolation and darkness. Thus it is as to the past. But waat of the future ? Are we able and willing to hold our own ; and in tact, are we resolved to do so. whether against Kavanagb's connscatjon scheme or the coercive legislation of Mr. Gladstone ? (Cries or we are, we are.") Will the landlord's league, like Aaron's rod, cat "P the people's league, and will the threats of fine and imprisonm«M with^wbich the air is now full, frighten or corrupt us ? (Cries oi /"ever, and loud cheers.) On that score I have no apprehension. ♦ ♦k? y i ear frlend P. in this connection you have heard it said, and xnithfnlly said, that force is no remedy. I take leave to add, and to aaa most emphatically, as a warning to you, that crime,' in like manner, )s no remtdy. It is my firm conviction that you have no enemy to dread at this moment but yourselves. Crime and outrage, £ -a part ol any Bectic) n of our people are the only things lam now axraid o f. I dread crime, first, because it is sinful, and because I oeueve tbat sin, a* a rule, is punished even in this life. I dread crime, secondly, because it will give us a bad name where we desire to be well thought of, estranging from our cause the sympathies of all good ana high-minded men, besides bringing direct disgrace on onrwligion «nd country (bear, hear). I dread it, ihirdly, becanse of the soffer-

ings and sorrow which it is sure to entail, not upon its victims alone, but npon its agents and abettors as well (cheers). Be just, and few not That is my motto. Let it be youre also. "Violate no law, whether human or divine. Avail yourselves, by all means, of every constitutional agency still withiu your reach to assart your inalienable right to live and thrive in Ireland. Bear ill-will to nobody. Tolerate all ; but, in these troubled times, repose trust only in a few (loud cheers). All the coercive laws that can be framed will not succeed, I fear, in inducing our people to love and make free with, however they may pray for and forgive, those who have injured and insulted them, or sided with their reputed enemies. Be this as it may, no law can oblige you bid for an evicted vacant farm, or to pay an amount of rent which you have been notoriously unable to make. In all these respects, then, be cautious and resolute, but, above all, be reasonable (great cheering). Now, as in the past, whatever you do in the way of agitation, let it be done or spoken in the open light of day. Stick to the old conntry for weal or woe. Don't think of emigrating if you can at all help it. Ireland is the fittest place for Irishmen to live in. Hold on to the original linesof the national organisation. (Cries of "We will.") Strive to secure your land in fee, or for the fair letting value. Have nothing to do with theories, however plausible or attractive. Avoid angry collision of any kind with the constituted authorities ; submit quietly to what you cannot control ; be prepared to make reasonable sacrifices for the public weal ; put your trust in God above you, and rest assured withal of the full and final triumph of right and justice (enthusiastic cheers).