review and other tory have on this point abundantly proving this might be made but lately a different tone has been assumed by the review and it has just been discovered that though the english have generally in the charges of of ireland yet that they are totally that england has been in fact the great benefactor of ireland � the better we love the real ireland the more strong is our conviction of the duty of to rescue her from the deplorable extremity to which she has been reduced not more we are satisfied by the unexpected of providence than by the extravagant the almost incredible obstinacy and of her own people and why should we hesitate to tell the truth the irish as they call themselves accuse england of all the misfortunes and miseries of ireland even the other day when we sent them ten millions of they told us it was only a paltry and forced of a long series of and whenever they are driven to admit that there is any thing wrong either in the habits or feelings of their countrymen they the reluctant by charging it all on the selfish policy and jealous tyranny of england why therefore are toe not to on such wild by statements of the sober truth why are we not to insist on a fact � notorious to all who are not blinded by national vanity or deceived by popular and delusion � namely that all of civilization arts comfort wealth that ireland she owes exclusively to england � all her errors misery she owes to herself � and not accidentally but by a dogged and unaccountable obstinacy in not merely the counsels not merely the example of england but in and all the attempts that england and englishmen have with most patient and prodigal generosity been for nearly a century and especially for the last fifty years making for her advantage this unfortunate result is mainly to that confusion of ideas that of purpose and above all that reluctance to steady work which are features of the national character but also no doubt in a most important degree to the adverse influence of the roman catholic priests who have always been jealous of any improvement or instruction even in of the present condition of ireland june the ordinary arts of life proffered by the saxon which they � not we must own � have looked on with apprehension as likely to their own influence and as the probable of light and education in other directions if the statement of the review is well founded the prospect of america as well as of england so far as relates to the irish is dismal indeed and we may well despair of any if the irish for seven centuries have and resisted all the efforts of a wise and paternal government for their improvement and remain for all the lavish generosity of the english they must be given up as but if there is reason to agree with most writers on this subject english as well as others in their degradation to persecution oppression and then it may be hoped that a different treatment may produce some improvement in their character in opposition to the review we quote the opinion of the rev smith so well known in various walks of literature as expressing though in pretty strong phrase the general opinions of both english and irish writers on this subject � we think the conduct of the english to ireland to have been a system of cruelty and contemptible meanness with such a climate such a soil and such a people the inferiority of ireland to the rest of europe is directly to the long wickedness of the english government nothing we believe can be more and more directly the of the truth than the statements in the review any one who will take the trouble to examine the history of ireland during its whole connection with england will be abundantly satisfied of this the measures of uie english in relation to ireland and especially the laws against in operation during nearly the � whole of the last century will go very far towards for the present and degradation of the irish people without supposing any peculiar faults in their national character we have but little information concerning ireland prior to the reign of henry the second about the middle of the twelfth century according to whose information must have been derived chiefly from his father in law of whom he has left such a beautiful memorial the inhabitants e of the present of of ireland were similar in character and manners to the people of britain this renowned commander after the conquest of would gladly have carried the roman arms into the neighboring island and have subjected it to the imperial sway says that often spoke of the facility of this enterprise a single being in his opinion sufficient to conquer and retain possession but the emperor jealous of the fame already acquired by in britain was by no means disposed to r his general to gather fresh in ireland thus as says this rational plan of conquest was forever defeated and ireland remained the only country of western europe not subjected to the dominion of home the reason assigned by for the conquest of ireland shows a curious contrast between the relative condition of the people of the two british islands at that time and the present it was supposed by this able that the would wear their chains with less reluctance if the prospect of freedom in the neighboring island were forever removed from their sight alas during the seven centuries of ireland s connection with england there has never been the slightest danger that the prospect of irish freedom or felicity would excite the envy or discontent of the if as it would seem such counsel were given by and rejected by the emperor it might 