The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-03-14 00:00:00

PAPERS,

The two candidates for supremacy in the utterance
seditious braggadocio, the Dublin Nation and the United
Irishman, continue to run a neck and neck race, each
anxious, apparently, to be the first to reach the desired
goal, which is shrewdly suspected to be a government pro•
secution, with the honours of martyrdom, rather than
what they ostensibly seek,—an opportunity of crossing
weapons with the loyal Protestants of their own country,
or with a British force. Up to the present week, he of
the United Irishman has had the best of it. His inirni•
table suggestions for gaining possession of the City of
Dublin, slaughtering the military sent against the popu-
lace, broken-bottling their horses,—a mode of dealing
with that useful quadruped somewhat different front
the " bottling " practised amongst our own turf-
men,—and annoying their riders by salutes of chim-
ney pieces, crockery, chairs, fenders, &c., flung by
fair hands from chamber windows, threw all the pre-
vious ravings of his opponent into the shade. lit
of the Nation, however, is sufficiently of an imitative
character to enable him to profit by the example of
sublime phrenzy set him by his opponent, and, accord-
ingly, this week treads closely upon his heels. We shall
not ourselves venture to award the palm of superiority to
either;. but shall confine ourselves to furnishing a feat
specimens, and leave the reader to form his own judg-
ment. As to the elder journalist,—lest offence be taken
at the expression, we had better state, in the langutige of
Cassins, "we said an elder, not a better soldier." We
turn to Mr. Dittry's paper, the Nation, first.
Under the head of the first step"—which said first
step is evidently one towards the complete separation of
Ireland from the British empire—the Nation says that the
people " wilt meet on St. Patrick's Day to consider what
steps should be adopted for the protection of the liberties
and the soil or this country in any emergency to which
the present stateof European politics may give rise ;" and,
after a volley of imprecation against Great Britain, as the
cause of all the serings of Ireland, proceeds to state :

, .
" We believe that &NATIONAL. MILITIA and a NATIONAL
COUNCIL have become essential to our very existence."
For what are a NATIONAL MILITIA and a NATIONAL
COUNCIL wanted ? We quote again :

" War is imminent. If it come, England cannot hold back
from it, whatever be her interest or her will. And here, on
this Irish soil, her enemies may choose to fix their battle
ground. It is their clear policy; her statesmen of old have de-
scribed this island as the back door into England ; and her ene-
mies know it is the weakest point in her cordon.
"If they come, England cannot defend us. Her own coasts
are unguarded; her colonies are held by military possession,
and not a regiment dare she draw from them; Chartist agita-
tion, inflamed by the discontent of the Irish in England, make
her domestic peril nearly as formidable as the dangers from
without. She can ill help herself; us she cannot help at all.
And if she coulo, we dare not trust the lives of our people to
her care. After the tragedy we have been witnessing for the
last two years, it would be murder in the sight of Heaven. A
million of the Irish people lie buried beneath the Irish soil, be-
cause we trust d their defence to England. They died of fever
and famine. Another million may die defenceless as sheep,
under the swords of a foreign soldiery, if we do not take pre-
cautions in time. The natural and onlyadequate precaution LI
a NATIVE MILITIA, Or NATIONAL GUARD.'

We are told how the native militia ought to be armed
"Some sound military authorities hold that the bulk of a na-
tional militia ought to be armed simply with the pike. Fire-
arms are over valued. In pitched battles, it is calculated that
not more than one man falls in every .vix iundred musket shots;
in skirmishes a still smaller proportion. But in a charge of
pikes, whatever front rank holds its ground against it, dies.
Certainly our militia ought not to rely exclusively on either
weapon. The national genius, so vehement and impetuous, ex-
hibits itself with greatest effect in a charge; and for that ser-
vice your pike is the tool."

Bravo ! " Your pike is the tool." Of course, this is
for the enemies of Great Britain, "who may choose to is
the battle ground on Irish soil ;" of course not invited by
Irish patriots for their own purposes:
We have also suggestions as to the dress to be worn by
a national militia, which is to be " very plain." No "petty
frippery" —" a frieze body coat, of a dark colour,
breeches of ticket' or corduroy, a plain wool hat, brogues
or buskins of any strong leather, in one piece and laced
down the centre.' The arms required are described, and
the organisation of the various corps. The incendiary
continues :

"This is the first step; the second follows close upon it. A
National Assembly has been the sure resource of nll struggling
nations. Philadelphia, Paris, Dungannon-are-the catch-words
of its history."

Againv of course, REVOLUTION is the sermon preached.
. Onr journalist has been kind enough to furnish us with
a keyto the real meaning of his various diatribes, in the
shape of an imaginary description of things as be would
wish them to be, contained under the head " Second week
of the Irish Revolution." We give a few extracts from
this choice production :--
"Tranquillity is entirely restored. The barricades are re-
moved. Business begins to be resumed universally. The Hi-
bernian Bank has put up a notice on 'Change that its discounts
recommence to-morrow. Mr. William Murphy has tendered a
public loan of .4100,000 to the Provisional Government. Work-
men are Everywhere employed repairing the streets and houses
which suffered in the insurrection. The large mansions in Ste-
phen's-green last occupied by the English chancellor and Eng-
lish archbishop have been opened as hospitals for the wounded ;
and patriotic ladies attend them in little bands relieved every
second hour. The orange and green cockade is worn univer-
sally, and no words can express the joy that prevails iu the ca-
pital of our Free Nation."
_ __

Who the Mr. Wm. Murphy may be whais thus honored
in prospective. as ready to lend upon such security es
"the second week of the Irish Revolution," we know not•
He must be a boiled specimen of the potato kind, as his
name (Hibernice) implies.
We have several pleasing traits furnished us, with
respect to the generoeity with which Lord Cle-cendon, the
English judges, the archbishops, and other officials are to
be sent home ; some talk as to the honours to be conferred
upon those soldiers of the line and police, who have
" fraternized with the people;" a hint or two as to the
capacity of Messrs. O'Gorman and Meagher, to be made
into commander.in.chief and general, and some talk as to
the fortification of the country. The tenant right is to
be established, and various other things to be done. And
now for a piece of Blarney for the loyal protestant body'
of Ireland :

" Hogan, who has just returned to Ireland, has been instructed
by the commissioners of the fine arts, .to commence, without
delay, an equestrian statue of Sarsfield ; it is to be placed, side
by side, with William the Third in College Green-a) which the
government have ordered to stand in honour of the patriot
protestant: in Ireland.( ! I)

William will feel, we suspect, rather queer in such cool'
parry. A lot of other trash follows, which, if intended
to be a history of what Irish nationality will do, is rather
conclusive as to the fact that, by that same nationality,
Ireland will have gained little of common sense.
Bat, it may be asked, how is this new and independent
nation to carry on it§ government ? Listen :
" It is decreed, that as the bulk of this nation live by agri-
cultural labour, it is essential to the public safety to provide for
an immediate settlement of the tenure of land; and a corn-
mission, consisting of six tenant farmers, and six patriot land-
lords, with Mr. Sharman Crawford as president, shall settle the
basis of tenant-right and valuation for Ireland. They are
further directed to report upon the property of absentees, aime
the improveable waste lands, with a view to divide then` among
the unprovided people."
A truly pleasant idea for some of your liberal absentees
—your Fitzwilliams, Devonshires, &c. We don't, how-
ever, envy the parties to whom the apportionment of the,
estates in question may be entrusted. The thousands 01
representatives of the " ould kings" and nobles of Ire-
land who would have to be passed over have marvellously
queer notions as to the morality of shooting an arbitrator,
who may, unluckily for himself, have undervalued their
claims.

But we must turn to the United Irishman and Mr'
Mitchell, its editor. This gentleman, the recent perpe-
trations of whose pen, it will be remembered, were brought
before the notice of parliament by Lord Stanley, has
thought proper to address a letter to the Lord Lieutenant,
the leading features of which are his giving the lie direct
to Lord Lansdowne, and addressing an humble request to
be favoured with a government prosecution. The scur-
rility of this Mr. Mitchel is scarcely worth quotation-
The would-be felon tells us directly that he is " a Repub-
lican ;" and, by implication, that he is a hero. The
burthen of his raving is an attempt to persuade, his
fellow-countrymen that the insane promise of the French
Republican provisional government, to ensure work 84
good wages for every individual, is within the power 04
the Irish revolutionists. He affords us, besides, a more
important document—a copy of the lying address ,see:
from Ireland to the French government. We give S'
extract or two from the latter most loyal document
"It is now known throughout the world that we lost tvg?'
millions of our population last year by famine, fever, and efiLl".
gration ; but it is not known that this famine, far worse in '7
effects than the ravages of any war, was purposely suffered to
rage and destroy us by the English government, in the vile ha,'d.
of extirpating our ancient name and race."
u rage m
e nt
by h
t thi
thousandsPrmen
e distributede
nished by private charity for the relief of Irish distress '
Now for a sample of Irish loyalty :
fatal*"
"Citizens of Paris—Men of France, accept our CODS- hotly
es—Barnitis excellentiigeve government
mreeteutrn ands for ther
fur
tions—accept our friendship. Let no man, no matter wt
ab-
is, or what his pretensions are, lead you to believe that.;.'"`d,s
men are ready, for even the bribe of repeal, to fight ,
battles again, or shed their blood to prop up her hellish p 0 hl,
No; men of France, no. We will let the British lion sheW
toothless jaws, erect his mane, and roar in impotent rage, 0,7.1,
the aood-stained monster expires—cursed by the world,
crated by mankind—ere we stain ourselves by again figh''iS
under the murderous Union Jack iwainst any nation, intlng
less against you, who have generously7led the van in uproo
tyranny, and restoring man to his original elevation, by.lt.,
lisping the glorious principles of Liberty, equality, and fro
ternity,' and sheaving an example to all nations, that no Pew-
can resist a determined people. As
"Men of France—ln us you shall find friends, not foe, „As
we hail your republic as the saviour of Europe,—we listl I:pr,
the morning star of liberty, the hope of the oppressed—the
ror of tyrants—the avenger of mankind.
ratokl.
"Citizens, in conclusion, we again offer you, our cong ,„i-
-tions on your noble victory; yet so deeply do we feel the kt.'its
baton of our present position, our country a beggar at the Atli
of every nation in Christendom, her people submitting ,c 1", of
to be decimated annually by starvation, at the binul:rt of
foreigners I—the men who profess to be leaders anions offot
systematically sacrificing the welfare of the people to theu.toor
petty, private interests; so keenly do we feel this degrads; yjc-
that we would not presume to congratulate the inatclile:stiolk
tors of Paris, could we not sincerely avow a firm deterniin
to profit by their noble example. . eriadit
profit
when such a determination shall litnV.ol,o
animate Ireland, and give dignity to her councils, "`
deair of the sympathy of France ?" FrOc.
,A pleasant invitation !We fancy, however, that lot
wll have something more important to do than tolls"'
safety to aid such rebellious madmen.

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OPENING OF TliE NEW WELSH EDUCATIONA., • 7,l4veri,
TVTIoN.—On Saint David's Day the town of Liane°held
exhibited a scene of excitement that will doubtless hilt 01
in grateful remembrance for ages yet to come- alum'
early hour the inhabitants were roused from their 1'00:
bers by merry peals of bells, and, as the morning 9(115nd 01°
the excitement increased, the shops were shut, glth the
business was suspended ; the streets were filled vb„„trff
inhabitants of the town and visitors from the c°,,-/ tb°
who were anxious to participate in the pleasure°3-otiel*
cry appointed for the opening of the above ins° Tim
under the residence of the Venerable ArchdeacOrobool
limns, late Rector of the Eninburgh Academy,
literary fame and acqulreraenta it is superfluous to,v""