The Sun.
London, England, 1839-03-23 00:00:00

RODEN and the Orangemen. A few years ago,
no man in Ireland had the smallest conception
of what impartiality meant, and what was called
the administration of justice was merely gratifying
party spite or a spirit for vengeance by a legal pro-
cess. The Juries, the Magistrates, the Sheriffs,
the Police, the Barrisiers, were all, or nearly all,
chosen from one faction.; the Jurors, in many cases,
belonged to the other, and when they could not
shield their partizans, whether culprits or not, from
the hatred of the Orangemen, the Catholics were
sure to be heavily and severely punished. In those
Tory times, confidence in the administration of the

law was an unknown sentiment for the bulk of the

population ; and naturally they righted or revenged
themselves as far as they could without troubling
themselves about legal forms.

The Whig Government, particularly since
1835, when it became, in a great measure, de-
pendent on the representatives of Ireland,
and, which it never was before, on the bulk
of the population, was compelled to change the
system, and to do justice, as far as the conflicts of
faction would permit it, between both par lies. It
dethroned the Orange tyrants. It mingled Cntho-
lies with Protestants on the judgment scat, in the
Magistracy, and in the Police ; and, for the first
time in Irish history, made impartiality in the ad-
ministration of the law known to the people.
Than a man who has been educated in tyranny
and looks on its exercise as a right, and who is
compelled to acknowledge a just master, there is
no more furious animal. The Ultra-Protestants
and Orangemen, being in that position under Lord
NORMANBY, make bitter and loud complaints, all
of which, when translated into the correct language
of facts, only mean that they can no longer oppress
the people as their forefathers oppressed them, and
as they were in the habit of doing. This is the
gist of all their Jererriades. Let any man read the
speeches of the Irish Noblemen, and he will find

they all resolve into this. One, Lord complains
that he was not consulted about this appointment;
another, that he was overlooked when the Govern-
ment showed mercy to some suffering wretch pro-
voked to commit an outrage. A Mr. SLATTERY
is preferred before some person recommended by
one Lord, and a Mr. CARTER before some other
person recommended by the same Lord : one Peer
finds it a heinous offence that a person convicted of
a riot against the party or the friends of a Peer is
pardoned, and another is prodigiously angry be-
cause all those who have dared to resist being turned
out to starve, are not dragooned into submission.
In short the Orange Tories are a most brutally
treated set of gentlemen, because they are no lon-
ger allowed to be tyrants, and because they cannot
reward their menials by quartering them on the
public.

One source of bitter complaint is the suffering
and persecuted Irish Church, the impoverished and
outraged Church. What, however, is the fact ?
The Church itself is a great scheme of tyranny
and extortion, such as Englishmen could. not
submit to for an hour. A 'foolish, a weak,
or a wicked set of politicians, have resolved in spite
of justice and experience, to maintain a body of
Protestant Priests amongst a Catholic population,
compelling that population to provide them with an
income, while they see their own Priests exposed
to poverty and contumely. Such a blister was
never submitted to by any people. Other tyrants,
when they resolve to controul the religion of their
subjects, leave them no choice, but the tyrants of
the Irish, left them at liberty to choose their reli-
gion, but compelled them to pay the Priests they
hated. Nobody can he surprised that a conspiracy,
open or concealed, exists amongst the bulk of the
Irish, to get rid of this enormity; and the Orange
tyrants, who have fastened it by bayonets on them,
set it down as a grievous fault in her Majesty's Go-
vernment that it cannot controul the course of na-
ture, and keep such an outrage on humanity in
safety, security, and peace.
It was proved by unanswerable documents in
the debate that the condition of Ireland was for-
merly much worse than under the Government of
the Marquis of NORMA NBY, that more crimes
were committed and fewer punished ;. that the law
had acquired force as it became impartial ; and if
the people, retaining those habits of relying on
their own right arms for justice or for vengeance,
still strive in many cases to defeat the law, there
are no longer numerous bodies of armed depre-
dators and assassins traversing the country, openly
setting the police and the law at defiance. It was
proved that faction fights, those feuds which the
Orange Magistrates were accustomed to encou-
rage—and, when they were particularly bloody and
murderous, as the Battle of the Diamond, to toast
in their cups—it was proved that faction fights had
been put an end to since the Whigs began to rule
Ireland in the spirit of impartiality. It was proved
by the Earl of FINGALL, whose testimony is of
the highest value, that Ireland is improving rapidly ;
that property is becoming more secure, and is rising
in , value. We have heard, and believe it to
be correct, that rents are nowhere better paid than in
Ireland, and that the interest of money lent on
mortgage is paid more regularly there than in any
part of the empire. A good proof of the increasing
value of property is to be found iithefa
fact that a
nd
the
Marquis Of WESTMEATH, one oif the loudest
most empty chatterers against the Government,
lately purchased an estate in the desperate
county of Tipperary, and afterwards sold the
half of it at an increased price. The
quantity of corn imported from Ireland into
Englcnd has fallen off because the habits of
improving, and they consume more
theat home. e
Measures have only recently been
adopted to give the people a right to relief, which
if it fill their bellies, will do more to preserve
peace, than all the military power of the em-
pire. Ali these circumstances however, have no
influence over the Tories ; the restoration of their
dearly beloved tyranny becomes more hopeless every
day, the sweets of office are denied them, and they
declare that outrage prevails, and society is has-

tening to ruin.
But if they have no better ground of com-
plaint, and we believe they have none, it is the
duty of the people and of their representatives. to
support the Ministry, at least on the Irish
question, which keeps the Orange tyranny
under. It is said that the Government of Ire-
land is in the hands of Mr. O'CONNELL, and
if it be, in whose hands can it be so fitly placed,
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as those of a mat, who has possessed the confidence of
the bulk. of his countrymen for thirty years ? But it
is not true that the Government is in hands, though
he has considerable influence over it, and the late
Lord Lieutenant took care, and the present Lord
Lieutenant will follow his example, that Mr.
O'CONNELL'S influence never leads Government

to commit injustice. Ireland is split into violent
factions, the one which has long been trodden down
is now rising into power, the Government, whoever

may administer it, must have a most difficult task,
but it would be madness in the people of England
to reinstate the Tories, and by endeavouring to re-
establish Orange ascendancy, provoke resistance,
and perhaps rebellion, to prevent the success of an
old worn-out tyranny.
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Thursday's Monitcur has appeared, without the Royal
Ordinances for the appointment of the Ministry. This
is owinc, to another intrigue, conducted and suited to
the talents of M. Villemain—for we cannot suppose
that the King would descend to the employment of such
an agent, even for the accomplishment of a like pur-
pose. When every difficulty appeared to be surmounted,
M. Villemain discovered that he could not take office ;
so Soult was all at sea again. Thiers made overtures
to M. Cousin ; but we regret to state that the health of
this eminent individual is so delicate, as to prevent his
acceptance of the Department of Public Instruction,
for discharging the duties of which he is so admirably
qus.lified. M. Sanzet was spoken of ; and, in the absence
of Guizot and Cousin, we know no Member of the
Chamber whose appointment would inspire more confi-
dence. However, a very few days must put an end to
this state of uncertainty. In the mean time, the King
will not be idle, His efforts to thwart the extreme views
of the Coalition will be incessant.
The Chamber of Deputies is composed of four hun-
dred and fifty-nine Members. From the following list
of them, professionally arranged, English readers will
be able to form a tolerably correct idea of the influence
which the Court has, or may easily acquire in such an
assembly :
Counsellors of the Court of Cessation six, namely—
MM. Isambert, Bernard de Rennes, Berenger, Thil,
Renouard, and Flerre.
Procureur-General of the same Court, one : M.
Charles Dupin.
Advocates-General of that Court, three : MM. He-
bert, Pas ealis, and Gillon.
First Presidents of the Court, four : MM. Amilhau,
Mater, f3aillard Kerbertin, and Charpentier.
Presi &I-Its of the Court tl;rve • Ikl M. C,lnmutin,
Poulk, Alibutuee..
Co.unsellors of the Court of Cessation, fifteen : MM.
Taillandier, Doson, Portalis, Joscran, I\leilheurat,