SUEZ MAIL NEWS. Lord Wolseley and the Uister Loyalists.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 158, 26 June 1886, Page 4

SUEZ MAIL NEWS. Lord Wolseley and the Uister Loyalists.

The foundation for the statement that Lord WolBeley had expressed his determination to throw up hie commission in order to lead the Ulster LoyaMstp, in the event the Home Kule Bi 1 becoming law, is a Speech made by Mr William J Jinston, M.P., in the Orange Hall at Dungannon, On May 6 Mr Johnston, in response to a vote of confidence in him s-poke of the action of Mr Gladstone in bunging in his Home Kule measure*?, which he characterised aa a sop to the Nationalists. He •referred to the action of Lord Spencer in feeing on such intimate teim^ with those who ts-ere his former enemies, and. alluding to the word? of Mr Lecky, tuui lie wa?< either sa "traitoi or a fool " (Ciies of " He's a traitor.") It did seem i-trango that the loyal, the contented, and tlie prosperous in Ireland were to bo handed over to the tender mercies of those who were their bitterest enemies, of those who had cither taken pirt in or countenanced deeds of murder, bloodshed, and boycotting. (Cries Of "Never') He would ask them to be prepared. (Shouts of "We are ready.") He had said in t<he Houso of Commons that the Loyalists would res-isc Home Kule at the pjint of the biyouet, and ho was jeered at by the Nationalists, but *"he Oiungeraen and Loyalists were in earnest, and woio picpared to take the field in defence ot their rights, their liberties, their religion, and their Qu~<-n. (Cheer?, and meat cnthUMa in.) TheGrand Lodge of Ireland met in .Dublin ia-t week, and agreed to lorin provincial councils! or committees, fot the people to take counsel together, and to organic tluniselvjs so as to do what was necessary to protect tiieir rights and liberties. (Cheo* ) And, with tlie a^staucc of ma-iy tiuUide their orcier, tht-y would Join; a nob'o band, ,u J >ho * Mr HJa j-r«m<j s that they weic prepared to do or <ii^ tor the Prott-tant idigio-i (Gieat cheuif ) Loid ~Wol?eh y, the great-gnin.l-on of Colonel WoL-eley, who fought at Butler, and cn-br l,t'oo ulliccta of the British f uni>, had expressed their dctuiminaiiun to thiu« up th. ir commL>-ion s and lead the Ln-ahsit-ol UJs-er. (CrtfCrs ) If itshould tv L r c-nne to a strurrtrle -which he feaiud was intvitable — the> would figit fur tho i ii o nfs and liberties ot thtir i.ativo laijd. A co»re?pin-itnt of the " l'all M.iil Ga^e'te" arid-: ' 1 have k on rno-t uliab.f authuiitj that stop-, are bciiitr raUtn fey the Oiangeiiien to oig.itji-c a loioe to take the field should the Homo Kuk« Biil pas?, raid that th-j fe Jin^ of the Piote^rant j farmers and working mtn are in favour of this couise. Ihe Orange Sjciet>,' on a-:coiuit o; its oigani?,uion, i» taking ' the muter up, anu dit-mct awl pii\,iio | lodge intct'rijii aio being held all o\er the I country. The otgauis-ation will embrace I many outsi.ie Ordr,ue tociotic-, v.h> art) pvep.irtd to take up arm- with their fellow ! Loyalists in Tyrone. Aimigh, .Antrim. ' Derr y , and J).jvm. Promises or a^i-tanre I come fiom Ei.gl.ind, Scotland, and tlie ' colonu> Upw«*uls of 100,000 men am bo raised in lieUnd alotie. '