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AN GAODHAL
THE SAVAGE LOVES HIS NATIVE SHORE.
The savage loves his native shore,
Though rude the soil and chill the air;
Well then may Erin's sons adore,
Their isle which nature formed so fair.
What flood reflects a shore so sweet,
As Shannon great or past'ral Bann?
Or who a friend or foe can meet
So generous as an Irishman?
His hand is rash, his heart is warm,
But principle is still his guide.
None more regrets a deed of harm,
And none forgives with nobler pride.
He may be duped, but won't be dared;
As fit to practice as to plan.
He dearly earns his poor reward,
And spends it like an Irishman.
If strange or poor for you he'll pay,
And guide to where you safe may be.
If you're his guest while e'er you stay,
His cottage holds a jubilee.
His inmost soul he will unlock,
And if he should your secrets scan,
Your confidence he corns to mock,
For faithful is an Irishman.
By honor bound, in woe or wail,
Whate'er she bis he dares to do;
Tempt him with bribes, he will not fail;
Try him in fire, you'll find him true.
He seeks not safety; let his post
Be where it ought, in danger's van;
And if the field of fame be lost,
'Twill not be by an Irishman.
Erin, loved land! from age to age,
Be thou more great, more fam'd and free!
May peace be thine, or shouldst thou wage
Defensive war, cheap victory;
May plenty flow in every field.
With gentle breezes softly fan,
And cheerful smiles serenely gild
The breast of every Irishman.
— ORR.
THE POPE AND IRELAND.
A good deal has been unthinkingly said concer¬
ning the Pope's circular to the Irish clergy. We
look to the circular as the natural sequence of the
Pope's position. The church is interested in the
spiritual and not in the material concerns of man.
Therefore if the Pope believes that the present
agitation should lead to bloodshed it is his duty to
interpose his spiritual authority, and no Catholic
deserving the name can take exception to it. In
this connection it must be borne in mind that the
Roman See bears the same relation to England
spiritually as England does to this country politi¬
cally. It is a well known fact that a large section
of the wealthier portion of Americans are English
today to the back bone. The erection of the An¬
dre statue, and the lion's head as the coat-of-arms
of the Brooklyn Bridge, and the formal opening of
the bridge on the Queen's anniversary demonstrate
this assumption. The Papal See expects the re¬
turn of England to the fold again, and we think it
is justified in that expectation from the large array
of the English aristocracy who have already done
so. In that array are included such names as:
Dukes — Leeds, Norfolk.
Dutchesses — Hamilton, Kent, Athol, Buecleuch,
Grammont and Leeds.
Marquesses — Bute and Ripon.
Marchionesses — Lothian, Londonderry, and
Queensbury.
Earls — Roscommon, Dunraven and Granard.
Countesses — Kenmare, Arundel Buchan, Clare,
Sutherland.
Counts — Walpole, Castlestuart, de la Field.
Viscount Melbourne.
Vicountesses — Fielding, Hampden. Newry
Lords — Fielding, Campden, R. Kerr, Hunt¬
ingtown, Kennedy, W. Kerr, J. Kerr, Thynne.
F. Kerr, de Trafford, Boyle, Carew, Holland, Ken¬
ney, Powys, Norrys, Montieth, Walpole, de Vere-
Spencer, Talbot.
Ladies — Peat, Monsell, Lexon, Howard,
Thynne, H. T. C. Kerr, M. Kerr. A. Kerr,
de Trafford, Blennerhasset, A. Acheson, L. Ache¬
son, Anderson, Armitage, Colthurst, Douglas,
Fullerton, Foley, Duff Gordon, Sage, Holland,
Rossmore, de Vere, Burke, Monteith, Townley,
Castlestuart, Herbert, &c, with over 200 dignita¬
ries and clergymen of the Anglican Church, and
a large number of peers and peeresses who became
Catholics since the publication of this list, without
counting the innumerable host of barons, baron¬
esses and squires who have also done the same.
It is a well known fact that the Queen was accu¬
sed of Catholic tendencies at one time, and rumor
had it that she was about to abdicate in favor of
the Prince of Wales, and to publicly avow her in¬
tentions.
The fact is there are more English aristocrats
Roman Catholics than there are Irish. Hence,
the large English influence which is wielded at
Rome. Gladstone's two sisters are Roman Cath¬
olics, and there is hardly a member of the House
of Lords that has not some member of his family
a Catholic.
Any one acquainted with Irish history must
know that England Catholic is as much an enemy
of Ireland as England Protestant. Hence, the du¬
ty of Irish Catholics is, while yielding implicit
obedience to the Holy See in spiritual matters to
hold firm for their civil rights and to obtain them
by all means.
In issuing the circular to the Irish bishops the
Holy See ought to have told England to permit
the Irish to govern themselves. It could not be
expected that Irish bishops and priests would see
their brothers, sisters and kindred robbed, starved
and plundered without a word of protest — It is
contrary to human nature, and can never obtain
in Ireland.
