The Sun.
London, England, 1823-08-11 00:00:00

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ate, it is stated, two millions of acres of reclaimable ,hog, of a
soil suited to the production of grain ; the mountain districts,
capable of being cultivated or otherwise, improved, :one and a
half millions of acres ; the enelosed commons a million °rams tr
in 'all, four millions of Irish acres. If a loan of
.five millions
sterling, raised at interest of fourper cent., guaranteed by Go-
vernment, were applied in the purchase of those waste lands,
wider the valuation of a jury, and in laying out the samein villages of mutual co-operation—a plan of this kind, seri-
ously.undertaken, would, in our opinion, pacify Ireland per-
manently, and without expence. The saving to the Govern-
ment and to the Public, thenceforward,
,must be Considerable,
and what is still more important, the good enanifile afforded by
the new establishments could not fail of having the best cfl'eet
on the'inhabitants of the surrounding neighbouthOMs.
Laying aside, howeyer, the reasonable prospect of a future
saving in the public expenditure; by adopting the iMprovement
suggested, and supposing that it were dpub..ful whether the
principal sum guaranteed by government could be repaid, to
what better use could a portion of the national resources be ap-
plied, than that of extricating millions of the. people from a
state of misery and suffering, without a parallelin the his!ory of
civilized nations? Should the Select Committee deem it pro-
per to recommend a grant or loan of Money,' and :thus form a
basis for obtaining, by donations and ItianS-frOintrivate indi-
viduals, such farther sums 'as May be required, the
Philanthropic Society would most cheernilly, . eoftsih,oe their
personal and gratuitous exertion 'in aid of any COnunfsslon that
may be appointed, for superintending any PinkaPprded of by
Government, for establishing villages of inuniarco..oP'i,ration.
Several Members of the Philanthropic Society have already
given donations of money, and others'have subscribed to a loan,
to the amount of 4000/. tor the purpose Of carrying this nnicii.
to be desired object into effect. • '
Signed, by order of the Committee,
CLONCLI R Chairnian."
'For Lieut.-General BttowgE,
FREDERICK HOMAN.
EDWA RD ()ROVES, Scc.
Dublin, July 1, 1323. , „

TO ROBERT OWEN, ESQ.'
Georgr-Strcet, AMA!, August 3,11123;
SI It —I did myself the pleasure of attending your Meetings
in the City. of London tavern on Tuesday and Friday last, and
cannot resist the impulse by which I am urged to address you,
though a perfect stranger, in this manner.
I feel the strongest conviction on my mind that your bide-
fatigable endeavours to ameliorate the condition of the nu-
merous labouring classes of mankind proceed from a genuine
principle of sympathy and benevolence towards that estimable,
though in general distressed, portion of the human specks...-.
You are engaged in a mighty warfare, and may look for every
engine that perverse and powerful opposition can devise to be
brought against you, for overthrowing the bright and consoling
results you have so long contemplated, with a liberality of soul
and sentiment almost bevondithe reach of expression. I pray
and hope yours may be the victory,—and that many -more will
be for than against you.
Being now considerably advanced in years, and having
from infancy occasionally mixed with that portion of- our
species whose enlightenca advocate you are, and whose dis-
tresses I never • failed to commisserate, though. without
the power of alleviating them in any degree suited to my
inclinations, I cannot bl•hold your efforts—l must not call
them disinterested (because it is impossible for any one to
take a deeper interest in their ultimate success than your.
self) without a mixture of joy and confidence, that the era
of emancipation is fast approaching; and that the glorious
dawn is already perceptible in the horizon of Inman life.
If you would favour me with an interview, however short, I
think I could unfold to you a state of misery and suffering in
part of Scotland little known, that would, if possible to be
done, give additional energy to your exalted views. My stay
here is only for u very few days ; but wherever I go, and so
long as I shall be a terrestrial sojourner, I will never cease to
pray for your support and success in the great cause you have
sogenerously espoused.
With every benign sentiment in my power to confer, I truly
am, Sir, your sincere and obedient servant,
Itobert Owen, Esti;