No Home Rule

Monday, June T, as a memorable day In the British House of Conimons, during the discussion 011 the Irish Home Rule bilí introduced by (iladstone. The Right Hon. George I. Goschen opened the debate. His principal fear seemed to be that if the bilí passed a great ] gle woulil be inaugurntcd by the Catholic clergy of Ireland for the control of i tion of that country. Parnell folio wed, and in a few wcll cbosen word condemned the inflammatory speeches of such men as Lord Kandolph ChurcbtU and Chamberlaiu. The resul t of such speeches was damaging to t canse of Ireland. Of the bilí itself Parnell suiíl We know that the legislation which the premier wislies to constitute is a subordínate parliament, and not like Grattan's, wliiih ws co-equal. VVeshould prefer the restitulion of the Grattan paríiament. There are practical advnntages, howover, in the proposition beforo us, but a paríiament like Grattun's would be much more liki-ly to bring ubout a final settlement cL the ijuist.iou. We understand perfectly well that the imperial paríiament has ultímate i premacy and ultímate sovereignty. I j quite agree with Gladstone and think it one of the most valuable parts of the bilí. I I quite agree with that which Gladstone offers, namely, tbe rcsponsibility of maintaining order iu Ireland by an Irish parliameut, a correct provisión which no State could exist without. As far as the Irish people can accept this bilí they would do so as a finality. There was no" danger of the Catholics in Ulster nsing their power against the protestants Denominatíonal cducation would unquestionably be resumed in Ireland. By constituüng a legislature for the north of Ireland tho protestant majority would be abandoned to their fate under a Dublin paríiament. Not even protestant ulster would be protected. "The best system of government for the country 1 believe to be one which requires the government to be the resuit of all forces of the country." As Ireland never injurcd Chamberlain he could not Esee why hu thrcw his sword in the balance against them. This is the first cup of cold water ever offcred Ireland since tne recall of Lord Witzwiliiam. Parnell thon arraigned the government tor coerción practicad in Ireland the past Bve years in K"ggi"g the presa, suspending the habeas corpus, suppressing the newspapers, and manufacturing new crimes. Such tliings would be done again. In rlnsíntr Parnflll said: I say there isno half way house between grantin legislativo autonomy to Ireland and disenfranchisement and disseverauce to that country. But I refuse to believe those evils will come. I am convinced there is a suflicient number of members who will disregard the appeal which has been made to their passions, and that when th n u mi irs of tne división have been told to-night it will be known that this paríiament in the nineteenth century has been wise, brave and generous enough to agree to give peace nuil happinesa to suffering Ireland." Kir Michael Uicks Beaoh thought the bilí vas a failure because it did not represent the views of the liberal party . It was tho pnuluí-tion of one man - a man who was ln' liiliost in this klngdom, but still practically alone, the remainder of the liberal tendera intending to voto against the bilí. Whatever mjght be the íesult of the división, it was certain the majority of the representativos of Great Gritain would oppose the bilí. The house had no right to modify the unión without the previous consent óf the people of Great Britain, who had not yet been consulted. Mr. Gladstone followed. On arising he was loudly cheered. He expressea his picasure at having listened to the masterv expoaition of te membor from Cork. ï'lic right honorable gentleman says that, t'xrrpting one point, the customs and exofo .intiem, ny tjiiHiit was mutlu in tnw bill after it was lirst subinitted to the cabinet. He has no means of knowing that. if it wero truo, and it happens to bo entirely untrue. This is a matter of great importance, though it is one that has never been seen by Mr. Chamberlain. Mr. Chamberlain took exception to certain provisions of the bill without being acquainted with the whole case. A person who has promised that a bill hhall be reconstrueted is bound to reconstructit; and is that true? A person who has not promised is free to reconBtruct it without promising. Sir Michael talks about dissolution, and I am glad to fínd that upou that point he and I are more nearly associated than on almost any other point of this controversy. I take it to be absolutely beyond dispute upon broad high parliamentary grounds that that whicn is to be voted upon tonight is tho principie of the bill as distinct from the partieulars of the bill. What may be the principie of tho bill I grant that 1 have no authority to determine, but it is our duty to give our own construction of the principie of the bill. I apprehend it to be beyond all question that the members voting for the principie of the bill are entirely and absolutely free; and that if they think there is any sét of provisions by meaos of which a better and fuller effect may be given to the principies of the bill, tln-y are at liberty to display all the detail.';. That does not admit of doubt. Well, the government have taken certain engagements. They have taken an engagement to taxation, for the intervention of the Irish members to the terms of which I need not no w refer They have also broken an engagement, on the claim of Ireland to continued concern through her members in the treatment of imperial subjects generally, and that has entailed a positivo pledge to reconstriict, if we do not entirely remove, the twentyfourth clause and adopt other consequential amendments connected with it Kor the attainment of its end we are perfectly free to deal with them, but it would be the meanest, basest act on the part of the government to pretend that they have a plan of reconstruction ready beförehand, cut and dried in their minds at a time when, from the yery nature of the cause, it must be obvious that it is perfectly clear there can be no sucb thing. [Cheers.J Sir, so much then for the system aml froedom of the members opposed to the bill. Now. sir, I want to say one word on the subject of Irish loyalist. Has Mr. Johnson nquired what was the state of leyalty in Iryland at the close of the eighteenth century? As regards Roman Catholics, they had hardly been born iuto political life. In liis time Dean Swiftspokeof their inoapacity for politics, aod it wonld be absurd to speak of them then as being cit hor loyal or disloyal. "I do not consider that this isaloosely COmpacted empire; but I admit that if means can be devised for establishing a more active connection with our distant possessions, that is an object well worthy of every noble, enlightened man. But what I wisli to observe as far as this bill is concerned, is that this bill, whatever its rinhts or wrongs in other respects, is unquestlonably a step, and an important step, in the dlrectlon of federation. Constantly I hear the words 'uuionists' and 'separatists;' bul. what 1 want to know is who ari' the unionista and who arp the separa Utsl I see this 1 il in ik wi tapèrs of great circulation and elsewhere describod as the 'separation bill.' I speak of other qnartera out Of doors. Spnaiiing of tliis dfscription alone, I say it is the inerest slang of vulgar controversy. This i imnly begging the question. I mu t make a very largo demand u]ion your patienco and iudulgenco, for we conscientiously think there are unionist and dis-unionists, but we conscientiously thing our conduct tends to union. It is the conscientious conviction of the gentlemen opposite that when two countries associatêd, but not ineorporated, with eacfa other, are in disturbed relations with each other the remedy is to créate an absolute legislativo iucorporation. That, I believe, is the doctrine on their side of the house, and thoy believe the dissolution of such incorporations is clearly the move to brlng about a dissolution of the political relations between these two countries. What I say is that this true belief, as proved by history, is this, that when there are disturbed relations between countries that are politically associated, but not ineorporated, the real remedy is to make provisión for civil and independence, subject to imperial unity. Thero has been no great ay of hope for Ireland, no day wnen you might hope completely and definitely to ena the controversy till now after more than ninety years. The long perjodic time has at last run out, and the star has again mounted up into the heavens. What Ireland was doiug for herself in 1793 we, at length, have done. The Roman Catholics have ! v ijqSiu-oí sn usuibSb 910a 0% su9tn oq.vi ubui B Xuutu JO asoajq 9qï ui si .u.n i 9A9i[ -eq I -soii-ma m11'! 's.ipjs qoq- uojsii n nsnai 9jVV 'SjCbs oqs 1"1- o} uaisi] jsnuí 9av PUB 901OA B pUBílJI U9AIÜ 9ABq ',V 'UOlIll (3S XiániosqB jojj9 jhuh jaq ui puu3Ji jo sseoons 9T{% 8j(bui oj psj{abej ou i-tq eq) sbay 9SiqaujJ jo 5j3 íBqx "piiBi uado pUB 99JJ MI'A 'JB8.C 1SB[ JO (juaunsnCpnaj qjiAÍ jainSoi 'uti{ ,u j iM.uíf sii.n .)sll.nn!.i; .(il jLbs O} [njJHiBqj rae j puo -peuuoj9J uasi) SBq puBjoJí jo uoiímu9S3.i(l9J 9qi pin: 'P9AJ0S osjB U99q SBq msirioad paooeg oq,i, [sasaqo] uo!iB[s39[ jo pomaui Bql AVO[[OJ IJI.tt ÏBq Sa0U9Ilï)9SUO0 pUB sjin.ij oq a qii.w 'aoajo ir;i('(ii mo.ij }nq 'in- Ioo3 uiojj 4'n ■a"iu.)ihs 'ai.uo-s poiwclióuBiu 'sj9.( ouii-.í')aoAj qSnojqi sosimi'uil nra9[os jo pjBSajsip pijeoM Í9JJB paBdlOUBUIS - p9)Bd0UBlU3 U.t.x profound conyiction that tho end will be as we foreeeit, and net as you do; that iln ebbiog tlde is witli us. Ireland stands a't yoiu' bar, exjectant, hopeful, alinost suppliant. Her words are the worda of truth and soberness. She asks blessed oblivion of the past, and in that oblivion oor interest is deeper interest than hers. S. we treat our traditions; so we hail the demand of Ireland for what I cali a 1 1 -sed oblivion of the past. She asks also a hoon for the futnre, and that boon for t lic future, unless we are mach mistaken, will le a boon to us in respect to honor no lera than a boon to her in respect to happine.-s. iir piosperity and peace. Think, I beseech you, think welf, think wlsely, think not for the moment, but for years tbat aro to come, before you reject our plan. the speech the votb -was taken which resulted in 311 for the measure and '■' ! 1 r'.ilillst it. The exitemenx during the división had no history in the house of Commons. Lord Kaudolph ChurchiU first discoversd that the government was defeated and by wavine his hat and indulfii"K in otber joyful demonstrations arout'd the entlnisiasm of the members of the op] oat tioD, wbo, rising, waved thcir hats and cbeered again and agnin. When the üs mes were announced the noise was dèafening. The P.arnellites challenged the viitf. O'Connor called for cheers for the : :::ind Old Man," which were given wiih by the n'vernment supporters. Sir Win. Harcourt and his companions rose, bowod t (iladstone, who was somewhat . n.l.ni liissed. Parnellites called for groans tor Chamberlftin, which were given it:i shouLs oL "traitor" aud "Judas Iscariot."